Patents by Inventor Takashi Nakagomi

Takashi Nakagomi 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).

  • Apparatus for automatically exchanging record medium cassettes between a plurality of recording and reproducing devices and between cassette storage devices
    Patent number: 6094322
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically exchanging a number of record medium cassettes. The apparatus includes a plurality of cassette exchange units 21-24. Each cassette exchange unit has a cassette storing device 32 in which a plurality of record medium cassettes are installed, one or more recording and reproducing devices 33, a cassette transporting device 34 including a cassette hand over mechanism 35 for transporting desired record medium cassettes between the cassette storing devices and the recording and reproducing devices, and a controller 39. The controllers 39 of the cassette exchange units are controlled by a system controller 40 which is connected to a host computer 70 by means of SCSI cables or interface cables 61-69. The recording and reproducing devices 33 are connected in series with the host computer 70. The cassettes can be transported between the cassette exchange units by means of bridging mechanisms 25-27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Asaca Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nakagomi, Yoshihisa Ohno, Hitoshi Nakamura, Tetsuya Yoshioka, Katsuhiko Tanaka