Kamakura, Japan

Tomoe Sasayama

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.. Active years: 1992.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Tomoe Sasayama. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/tomoe-sasayama

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 21.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 9(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1992

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Tomoe Sasayama and Facsimile Technology.

Introduction

Tomoe Sasayama is an inventor associated with Kamakura, Japan, and Hitachi, Ltd. Her patent work concerns facsimile equipment for scanning, transmitting, and copying fixed documents.

Latest Patents

The available information lists 1 patent for Sasayama: “Facsimile Apparatus and Method for Processing a Fixed Document.” The invention describes a facsimile apparatus with a transparent document plate and a scanner that uses solid-state light sources, such as LEDs, to illuminate a document. A detector senses the reflected light, allowing the apparatus to create an electronic image signal for transmission to a remote location or for copying.

The apparatus can also feed cut paper from storage and print images using a heat-transfer system that selectively heats an ink film. Printed sheets are received on the upper surface of the storage area. An optional document transporter moves a document past a stationary scanner.

Career Highlights

Sasayama’s listed patent reflects work on integrating document scanning, image transmission, and printing in a single facsimile system. The design combines electronic illumination and detection with paper handling and heat-transfer printing.

Collaborations

Sasayama is associated with Hitachi, Ltd. The provided information also names Katsubumi Ouchi and Keisuke Nakashima as coworkers.

Conclusion

Tomoe Sasayama’s documented invention brings together scanning, facsimile transmission, and copying, illustrating an integrated approach to fixed-document processing.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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