Patents by Inventor Ayumu Kuru

Ayumu Kuru 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).

  • Sheet processing apparatus capable of processing conveying jam
    Patent number: 7386964
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus comprises an upper unit, a lower unit and a banding unit. When sheets being conveyed are jammed in the upper unit, the upper unit is stopped and the processes of the lower unit and the banding unit are continuously executed. After the upper unit is stopped, sheets that may possibly be conveyed into the lower unit by inertia are rejected in a safety pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ayumu Kuru, Toru Otsuka, Takahito Shinfuku
  • Sheet processing apparatus capable of processing conveying jam and method thereof
    Patent number: 7017902
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus comprises an upper unit, a lower unit and a banding unit. When sheets being conveyed are jammed in the upper unit, the upper unit is stopped and the processes of the lower unit and the banding unit are continuously executed. After the upper unit is stopped, sheets that may possibly be conveyed into the lower unit by inertia are rejected in a safety pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ayumu Kuru, Toru Otsuka, Takahito Shinfuku
  • Sheet processing apparatus capable of processing conveying jam and method thereof
    Publication number: 20060006594
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus comprises an upper unit, a lower unit and a banding unit. When sheets being conveyed are jammed in the upper unit, the upper unit is stopped and the processes of the lower unit and the banding unit are continuously executed. After the upper unit is stopped, sheets that may possibly be conveyed into the lower unit by inertia are rejected in a safety pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ayumu Kuru, Toru Otsuka, Takahito Shinfuku
  • Sheet processing apparatus
    Publication number: 20040144695
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus comprises an upper unit, a lower unit and a banding unit. When sheets being conveyed are jammed in the upper unit, the upper unit is stopped and the processes of the lower unit and the banding unit are continuously executed. After the upper unit is stopped, sheets that may possibly be conveyed into the lower unit by inertia are rejected in a safety pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ayumu Kuru, Toru Otsuka, Takahito Shinfuku