Patents by Inventor Tsuneo Kashitani

Tsuneo Kashitani 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).

  • Indication apparatus with discrete illuminated projections
    Patent number: 4020912
    Abstract: An indicating apparatus for indicating measured values in a digital manner, comprising a graduated plate adapted to be moved in accordance with the weight of an object to be weighed, the graduated plate being provided with numerical characters for indicating the weight in a digital manner and displacement indicating marks for detection of the displacement of the graduated plate, the numerical characters and displacement indicating marks being arranged in the direction of movement of the graduated plate, two light sources opposed to the graduated plate and individually correlated with two adjacent numerical characters, the two light sources being controlled so that either one of them is turned on in response to a signal indicating the displacement of the graduated plate represented by the associated displacement indicating mark thereby to indicate the measured value in a digital manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Kubota Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Hino, Kou Fukui, Tsuneo Kashitani, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Setsuo Hijikata