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• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
MEC CO LTD	HYOGO PREFECTURE JAPAN AMAGASAKI-SHI HYOGO

International Classification(s)

• G11B:INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BET....

• 1997 Application Filing Year
• G11B Class
• 3365 Applications Filed
• 1446 Patents Issued To-Date
• 42.98 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Shimbo, Takaichi	Tokyo, JP	9	17
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 17

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• 3 Citation Count
• G11B Class

• 5.07 % this patent is cited more than
• 27 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

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US Patent No: 5798900

Pause mechanism for cassette tape recorder

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Abstract

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A pause mechanism for a cassette tape recorder having a drive mechanism for accomplishing modes, such as a record mode, a playback mode, a fast forward mode and a fast rewind mode, and a switch for enabling or disabling the modes, comprises a lever for setting the switch on or off. The lever is designed to have a double-lever structure in such a manner that when a pause lever is operated in each of the modes, the switch can be set on or off without operating each mode lever.

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Date	Code	Event	Description
Sep 20, 2010	STCH	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362
Aug 25, 2010	FP	LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE	Effective Date: Aug 25, 2010
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Mar 29, 2010	REMI	MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED
Aug 25, 2005	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 8
Feb 06, 2002	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 4
Dec 02, 2001	FEPP	FEE PAYMENT PROCEDURE	free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: SMALL ENTITY
Aug 25, 1998	I	Issuance
Mar 06, 1998	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL 8924, FRAME 0543 CONTAINED AN ERROR IN PROPERTY NUMBER 08/788188. DOCUMENT RERECORDED TO CORRECT ERROR ON STATED REEL.;ASSIGNOR:SHIMBO, TAKAICHI;REEL/FRAME:009145/0798 Owner name: NEC CO., LTD., JAPAN Effective Date: Mar 06, 1998
Jan 02, 1997	F	Filing
Jan 02, 1997	PD	Priority Date