Patents by Inventor Hiroomi ARAI

Hiroomi ARAI 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).

  • Movable holding device, operation unit displacement device, and image forming system
    Patent number: 10671004
    Abstract: A movable holding device includes: a base; an attachment unit to which an operation unit is to be attached; and a connecting unit that extends in a longitudinal direction, has recessed members forming a space with each other and being connected to each other so that a relative movement thereof changes a position of the attachment unit with respect to the base, and has one longitudinal end portion connected to the base and another longitudinal end portion connected to the attachment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuyuki Ishida, Bokryong Lee, Hiroomi Arai, Jing Ma
  • MOVABLE HOLDING DEVICE, OPERATION UNIT DISPLACEMENT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200081381
    Abstract: A movable holding device includes: a base; an attachment unit to which an operation unit is to be attached; and a connecting unit that extends in a longitudinal direction, has recessed members forming a space with each other and being connected to each other so that a relative movement thereof changes a position of the attachment unit with respect to the base, and has one longitudinal end portion connected to the base and another longitudinal end portion connected to the attachment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuyuki ISHIDA, Bokryong LEE, Hiroomi ARAI, Jing MA
  • Rotational support mechanism
    Patent number: 9512960
    Abstract: A rotational support mechanism includes: a fixing member that holds a support subject unit; an inner chassis that supports the fixing member so that the fixing member is rotatable in a vertical plane via a tilt shaft structure that is formed between the fixing member and the inner chassis; an outer chassis that is formed so as to cover the inner chassis from outside; a pedestal that supports the inner chassis and the outer chassis so that the inner chassis and the outer chassis are rotatable in a horizontal plane via a swivel shaft that is formed between a combination of the inner chassis and the outer chassis and the pedestal; and a first rotatable range restricting unit that is detachable and restricts a horizontal rotatable range of the support subject unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroomi Arai, Shuichi Tanaka, Miho Kamata
  • ROTATIONAL SUPPORT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20150226372
    Abstract: A rotational support mechanism includes: a fixing member that holds a support subject unit; an inner chassis that supports the fixing member so that the fixing member is rotatable in a vertical plane via a tilt shaft structure that is formed between the fixing member and the inner chassis; an outer chassis that is formed so as to cover the inner chassis from outside; a pedestal that supports the inner chassis and the outer chassis so that the inner chassis and the outer chassis are rotatable in a horizontal plane via a swivel shaft that is formed between a combination of the inner chassis and the outer chassis and the pedestal; and a first rotatable range restricting unit that is detachable and restricts a horizontal rotatable range of the support subject unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroomi ARAI, Shuichi TANAKA, Miho KAMATA