Patents by Inventor Teru Hayashi

Teru Hayashi 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).

  • Recording medium transferring apparatus and vibrating element used therein
    Patent number: 5132582
    Abstract: A transfer apparatus for transferring a sheet-like medium has a vibrational element or elements which vibrate under control of electrical energy to move the sheet-like medium along a transfer medium. The vibrational element has a tubular hexagonal body with piezoelectric elements on its faces other then the upper and lower face. The lower face is fixed and the upper face has a projection in the shape of a ball which engages the bottom surface of the sheet-like medium during vibration of the vibrational element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignees: Nihon Kohden Corporation, Teru Hayashi
    Inventors: Teru Hayashi, Hitoshi Niwa