Kanagawa, Japan

Takamoto Shimizu

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Sony Corporation. Active years: 1996.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Takamoto Shimizu. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/takamoto-shimizu

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 10(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1996

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Takamoto Shimizu and Magnetic-Tape Access Innovation.

Introduction

Takamoto Shimizu is an inventor associated with Kanagawa, Japan, and Sony Corporation. His patent work addresses the control of magnetic-tape movement to reach a selected location.

Latest Patents

The supplied information lists one patent for Shimizu: “Apparatus and Method for Accessing a Location on a Magnetic Tape.” The invention controls access to a preselected tape location by adjusting the reel motor’s revolution velocity according to the distance between the tape’s current and target locations. It also accounts for the estimated difference between the motor’s actual velocity and the velocity considered optimal for the operation. The record lists 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Shimizu’s listed patent connects his inventive work with Sony Corporation and focuses on improving control during magnetic-tape access. The available information does not specify his job title, dates of employment, or other career details.

Collaborations

The supplied information names Yoshiaki Hirano and Teruhito Noshiro as Shimizu’s coworkers. It does not specify whether they collaborated with him on the listed patent.

Conclusion

Takamoto Shimizu’s documented invention concerns precise reel-motor control for locating information on magnetic tape, reflecting a focused contribution to tape-access technology.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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