Patents by Inventor Toshiya Aikawa

Toshiya Aikawa 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).

  • Transmissive illumination type image input apparatus
    Patent number: 5291312
    Abstract: An image input apparatus comprises a stage provided on a substantially horizontal surface of a main body of the apparatus and detachably supporting a film original; a stage scanning mechanism for horizontally moving the stage; an illumination unit provided above the stage and containing a light source for illuminating the film original; and a photoelectric converter for effecting photoelectric conversion of the light transmitted by the film original, wherein the illumination unit can assume a position close to the stage and surrounding the upper and lateral spaces of the stage or a position separated from the stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Aikawa, Eisaku Maeda, Satoru Yoshizawa