Patents by Inventor Takeo Muto

Takeo Muto 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).

  • Patent number: 5335211
    Abstract: A device for displaying information by a hand which is driven by a stepping motor in both forward and backward directions and which moves within a limited range, in which the stepping motor receives a driving signal enough to move and scan the hand in one direction in the whole range of the limited region for facilitating the attachment of the hand, and depending on the object to be measured, overtravel inhibiting circuit means are added to prevent any misdisplay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Muto, Masahiro Sase, Kato Yoshiaki
  • Patent number: 5119349
    Abstract: A device for displaying information by means of a hand which is driven by a stepping motor rotatable in both forward and backward directions and which moves within a limited range, in which the stepping motor receives a driving signal enough to move and scan the hand in one direction in the whole range of the limited region for facilitating the attachment of the hand, and depending on the object to be measured, overtravel inhibiting circuit means are added to prevent any misdisplay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Muto, Masahiro Sase, Kato Yoshiaki
  • Patent number: 4972393
    Abstract: A calendar display apparatus includes a reference signal generator, a calendar data generator, and rotational display members. The reference signal generator generates a reference signal every period of 24 hours. The calendar data generator generates year, month, date, and day data upon reception of the reference signal. The rotational display members are driven by signals from the calendar data generator so as to display a year, a month, a date, and a day. A scale corresponding to the rotational display member for displaying years is constituted by multiple circular scales. Scale marks representing years are sequentially and continuously formed on the multiple circular scales from its inner circumference to outer circumferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Sase, Takeo Muto, Teruho Keida
  • Patent number: 4623261
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece has a minute hand, hour hand, chronograph second hand, chronograph minute hand and chronograph hour hand. A first gear train is provided for transmitting the output of a motor to a second wheel of the chronograph second hand. A second gear train is provided for transmitting the rotation of the chronograph second wheel to a minute wheel of the chronograph minute hand, and a third gear train is separately provided from the first gear train and provided for transmitting the rotation of the chronograph second wheel to an hour wheel of the chronograph hour hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1986
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeo Muto