Patents by Inventor Hiroki KOMADA

Hiroki KOMADA 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).

  • Patent number: 11414293
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an image forming system including a sheet folding processing apparatus and a sheet pressing apparatus capable of performing additional folding processing without decreasing productivity. The sheet pressing apparatus of the present invention includes a pressing roller including a pressing surface configured to press a fold line part of a folding processed sheet conveyed from a carry-in port in a thickness direction of the sheet and a guide portion configured to guide the folding processed sheet so that the fold line part is positioned at the pressing surface, a nipping member configured to nip the fold line part between the pressing surface and the nipping member, a first moving unit configured to move the pressing roller to a nipping position at which the fold line part is nipped between the nipping member and the pressing surface of the pressing roller and a retracting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Shogo Iwai, Hiroki Komada
  • Publication number: 20210395034
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an image forming system including a sheet folding processing apparatus and a sheet pressing apparatus capable of performing additional folding processing without decreasing productivity. The sheet pressing apparatus of the present invention includes a pressing roller including a pressing surface configured to press a fold line part of a folding processed sheet conveyed from a carry-in port in a thickness direction of the sheet and a guide portion configured to guide the folding processed sheet so that the fold line part is positioned at the pressing surface, a nipping member configured to nip the fold line part between the pressing surface and the nipping member, a first moving unit configured to move the pressing roller to a nipping position at which the fold line part is nipped between the nipping member and the pressing roller and a retracting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Shogo IWAI, Hiroki KOMADA
  • Patent number: 11186460
    Abstract: In a sheet folding apparatus for folding a sheet, a sheet is pushed at a predetermined position thereof by a push member while the sheet is being conveyed by a conveyance roller. The predetermined position of the sheet is guided to the nip section of a folding roller pair. Then, the sheet is nipped at the predetermined position thereof and folded by the folding roller pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Komada, Shoubu Kato, Shogo Iwai, Shinichi Ito, Keiichi Atsumi, Akihito Sakano
  • Publication number: 20200223655
    Abstract: In a sheet folding apparatus for folding a sheet, a sheet is pushed at a predetermined position thereof by a push member while the sheet is being conveyed by a conveyance roller. The predetermined position of the sheet is guided to the nip section of a folding roller pair. Then, the sheet is nipped at the predetermined position thereof and folded by the folding roller pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki KOMADA, Shoubu KATO, Shogo IWAI, Shinichi ITO, Keiichi ATSUMI, Akihito SAKANO