Patents by Inventor Toshikatsu Ichitoh

Toshikatsu Ichitoh 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).

  • Thermal transfer recording apparatus
    Patent number: 4641151
    Abstract: A device associated with a thermal transfer recording apparatus for boosting a pressing force of a thermal head against a platen roller. The thermal head is mounted on one end portion of an elongate support plate which is movable in a seesaw motion about a fulcrum. Output torque of a rotary solenoid device is transmitted to the support plate by a rotary shaft which is connected to the solenoid device, so that the support plate is moved about the fulcrum to press the head against the platen. During recording, an extra drive force is derived from a tension of an ink sheet and imparted via the rotary shaft to the support plate to move the support plate, serving to further intensify the pressing force of the head against the platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Limited
    Inventors: Shigeru Kato, Naomi Osada, Toshikatsu Ichitoh, Masae Murata, Masfumi Mochizuki