Patents by Inventor Hiromi Nakatsu

Hiromi Nakatsu 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 transporting device for use in an image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 5615877
    Abstract: A sheet transporting device for use in an image forming apparatus includes a first and second sheet transporting members movable in widthwise directions of sheet to be transported, the first sheet transporting member for transporting the sheet in a lengthwise direction of the sheet in contact with one side end portion of the sheet, the second sheet transporting member for transporting the sheet in the lengthwise direction in contact with the other side end portion of the sheet; a moving mechanism for moving the first and second sheet transporting members in widthwise directions of the sheet: a sheet feeder provided at an upstream of the first and second sheet transporting members for holding the sheet temporarily and feeding the sheet to the first and second sheet transporting members; and a controller for controlling the moving mechanism and the sheet feeder to move the first and second sheet transporting members until they come into contact with the sheet while rendering the sheet feeder hold the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Watanabe, Kikunosuke Tsuji, Setsuo Hori, Seiji Kado, Kenichi Satake, Hiromi Nakatsu, Kohichi Baba, Masayuki Ishii, Yoshiko Uriu