Patents by Inventor Hidaka Shinobu

Hidaka Shinobu 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).

  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 7524121
    Abstract: A printer includes a front panel having an approximately flat main surface which serves as one of the surfaces of the external housing of the printer, a feed-tray attachment hole for detachably attaching a feed tray which stores a paper sheet to the main body of the printer, and an output hole for outputting the paper sheet after an image is printed, and an output door which is attached to the external panel to cover the output hole such that the output door can be opened and closed, the output door being opened when the printed sheet is output through the output hole. The output door serves as an auxiliary output tray while the output door is open and the printed paper which is output through the output hole is placed on the top surface of the output door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Namekawa, Yoshio Kitamura, Hidaka Shinobu
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 7465110
    Abstract: A printer includes a front panel having an approximately flat main surface which serves as one of the surfaces of the external housing of the printer, a feed-tray attachment hole for detachably attaching a feed tray which stores a paper sheet to the main body of the printer, and an output hole for outputting the paper sheet after an image is printed, and an output door which is attached to the external panel to cover the output hole such that the output door can be opened and closed, the output door being opened when the printed sheet is output through the output hole. The output door serves as an auxiliary output tray while the output door is open and the printed paper which is output through the output hole is placed on the top surface of the output door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Namekawa, Yoshio Kitamura, Hidaka Shinobu
  • Image forming apparatus
    Publication number: 20050179757
    Abstract: A printer includes a front panel having an approximately flat main surface which serves as one of the surfaces of the external housing of the printer, a feed-tray attachment hole for detachably attaching a feed tray which stores a paper sheet to the main body of the printer, and an output hole for outputting the paper sheet after an image is printed, and an output door which is attached to the external panel to cover the output hole such that the output door can be opened and closed, the output door being opened when the printed sheet is output through the output hole. The output door serves as an auxiliary output tray while the output door is open and the printed paper which is output through the output hole is placed on the top surface of the output door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Takumi Namekawa, Yoshio Kitamura, Hidaka Shinobu
  • Image forming apparatus
    Publication number: 20050175388
    Abstract: A printer includes a front panel having an approximately flat main surface which serves as one of the surfaces of the external housing of the printer, a feed-tray attachment hole for detachably attaching a feed tray which stores a paper sheet to the main body of the printer, and an output hole for outputting the paper sheet after an image is printed, and an output door which is attached to the external panel to cover the output hole such that the output door can be opened and closed, the output door being opened when the printed sheet is output through the output hole. The output door serves as an auxiliary output tray while the output door is open and the printed paper which is output through the output hole is placed on the top surface of the output door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Takumi Namekawa, Yoshio Kitamura, Hidaka Shinobu
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 6923584
    Abstract: A printer includes a front panel having an approximately flat main surface which serves as one of the surfaces of the external housing of the printer, a feed-tray attachment hole for detachably attaching a feed tray which stores a paper sheet to the main body of the printer, and an output hole for outputting the paper sheet after an image is printed, and an output door which is attached to the external panel to cover the output hole such that the output door can be opened and closed, the output door being opened when the printed sheet is output through the output hole. The output door serves as an auxiliary output tray while the output door is open and the printed paper which is output through the output hole is placed on the top surface of the output door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Namekawa, Yoshio Kitamura, Hidaka Shinobu
  • Image forming apparatus
    Publication number: 20030138280
    Abstract: A printer includes a front panel having an approximately flat main surface which serves as one of the surfaces of the external housing of the printer, a feed-tray attachment hole for detachably attaching a feed tray which stores a paper sheet to the main body of the printer, and an output hole for outputting the paper sheet after an image is printed, and an output door which is attached to the external panel to cover the output hole such that the output door can be opened and closed, the output door being opened when the printed sheet is output through the output hole. The output door serves as an auxiliary output tray while the output door is open and the printed paper which is output through the output hole is placed on the top surface of the output door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Takumi Namekawa, Yoshio Kitamura, Hidaka Shinobu