Patents by Inventor Shohji Morioka

Shohji Morioka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Disk cartridge and device for driving the same
    Patent number: 4747001
    Abstract: A device which is compatible for selectively loading either a first disk cartridge in which a first disk is encased or a second disk cartridge in which a second disk is encased and wherein the radius of the first disk is different from the radius of the second disk, the first cartridge having a first width extending over substantially the whole length of the first cartridge in the intended direction of cartridge insertion, the second cartridge consisting of a front portion having a width equal to the first width and a rear portion having a width greater than the first width, the device including a chassis and a cartridge guiding and loading apparatus supported by the chassis for selectively loading either the first cartridge or the second cartridge, the cartridge guiding and loading apparatus including guides for guiding either the first or the second cartridge as the first or second cartridge is selectively loaded into the device, the guides being moveable between first and second positions such that when in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Limited
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Kokubo, Yoshitaka Iwabuchi, Yoshimasa Fujimoto, Shohji Morioka