Olympus Optical Company, Ltd.

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Lanier Business Products, a Division of Oxford Industries Inc.

Toshihiko Kadota

Hideki Hayashi

Hiroyuki Ichiyoshi

David K Walz

Hiroyuki Koizumi

Naoyuki Takahashi

Ryoichi Sawaki

Handle for opening and closing photocopier

Input key

An apparatus and a method for aiding the transmission of intent enables a severely physically-handicapped person, who has lost muscular energy due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy or the like, to transmit his/her intent through an electroencephalogram wave. A mechanical switch and an electroencephalogram wave switch are used in combination to allow the transmission of intent over the entire period of such a disease.

Apparatus and method for aiding transmission

Electrophotographic copier

Combined tape recorder and radio

Tape recorder

A tape recorder capable of detecting and discriminating the position of an operating button by the touch of a finger tip comprises a projected wall having a predetermined configuration positioned along each of the operating buttons provided in the tape recorder casing.

A pantograph mechanism comprises a support member adapted for mounting on a stationary support, a holding member disposed in parallel relationship with the support member and adapted for mounting on it a member to be moved, and a pair of links which connect the holding and the support members. The area occupied by the pantograph mechanism is minimized by means of a judicious choice of shape for the links, while permitting a translational movement of the holding member relative to the support member.

Pantograph mechanism

Transcriber

Growing community of inventors

Hachioji, Japan

Toshihiko Kadota