Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Fuchi

Tetsuo Fuchi 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).

  • Tubular rotary head cleaner having a non-woven fabric for a magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus
    Patent number: 6069776
    Abstract: A head cleaner for a magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus for cleaning rotary magnetic heads. The head cleaner includes a rotary spindle rotatably mounted on a support arm movable between an operative position, in which the head cleaner is in position to clean the magnetic heads, and an inoperative position separated from the magnetic heads. The head cleaner also includes a plurality of oblong webs of non-woven fabric with or without an abrasive material coated on one surface thereof. The oblong webs of non-woven fabric are fixedly secured to the rotary spindle so as to extend radially outwardly therefrom while being spaced an equal distance from each other in a direction circumferentially thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Hasegawa, Yoshiaki Mizoh, Norimoto Nouchi, Masaya Sakaguchi, Keizou Miyata, Tetsuo Fuchi
  • Head cleaner for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus having a cleaning roller with abrading capability
    Patent number: 5973892
    Abstract: A head cleaner for a magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus for cleaning rotary magnetic heads. The head cleaner includes a rotary spindle rotatably mounted on a support arm movable between an operative position, in which the head cleaner is in position to clean the magnetic heads, and an inoperative position separated from the magnetic heads. The head cleaner also includes a plurality of oblong webs of non-woven fabric with or without an abrasive material coated on one surface thereof. The oblong webs of non-woven fabric are fixedly secured to the rotary spindle so as to extend radially outwardly therefrom while being spaced an equal distance from each other in a direction circumferentially thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Hasegawa, Yoshiaki Mizoh, Norimoto Nouchi, Masaya Sakaguchi, Keizou Miyata, Tetsuo Fuchi