Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Koichi

Hiroshi Koichi 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: 8777402
    Abstract: An inkjet recording device includes a carriage including a print head for firing ink droplets onto a recording medium from a nozzle; a carriage driving unit configured to drive the carriage; an openable cover configured to cover a moving area of the carriage; a cover lock member configured to lock the cover to a housing; a lock control unit configured to control lock and release of the lock of the cover by the cover lock member; a lock releasing unit configured to request the lock control unit to release the lock; and a carriage power control unit configured to control opening and closing of a power supplying path to the carriage driving unit. The lock control unit causes the cover lock member to release the lock if the lock releasing unit is operated and the carriage power control unit opens the power supplying path to the carriage driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Hiroshi Koichi
  • Publication number: 20130250013
    Abstract: An inkjet recording device includes a carriage including a print head for firing ink droplets onto a recording medium from a nozzle; a carriage driving unit configured to drive the carriage; an openable cover configured to cover a moving area of the carriage; a cover lock member configured to lock the cover to a housing; a lock control unit configured to control lock and release of the lock of the cover by the cover lock member; a lock releasing unit configured to request the lock control unit to release the lock; and a carriage power control unit configured to control opening and closing of a power supplying path to the carriage driving unit. The lock control unit causes the cover lock member to release the lock if the lock releasing unit is operated and the carriage power control unit opens the power supplying path to the carriage driving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Hiroshi KOICHI
  • Patent number: 7440808
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus holds identification information for identifying the electronic apparatus. A replacement unit is detachably connected to the electronic apparatus. The replacement unit holds an operation program to controls the electronic apparatus and determination information. When the replacement unit is connected to the electronic apparatus, it is determined based on the identification information and the determination information whether the operation program can control the electronic apparatus. Upon determining that the operation program can control the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus is controlled with the operation program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Koichi
  • Publication number: 20060204252
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus holds identification information for identifying the electronic apparatus. A replacement unit is detachably connected to the electronic apparatus. The replacement unit holds an operation program to controls the electronic apparatus and determination information. When the replacement unit is connected to the electronic apparatus, it is determined based on the identification information and the determination information whether the operation program can control the electronic apparatus. Upon determining that the operation program can control the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus is controlled with the operation program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Hiroshi Koichi
  • Patent number: 5510907
    Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes: a memory unit for storing subscriber number records indicating destination stations for urgency message transmission, and for storing voice and image urgency message records respectively indicating voice and image urgency messages; an operation unit for selecting one of the destination stations whose records are stored, and for selecting one of message transmit modes; a transmission starting unit for starting an urgency message transmit procedure when one of the destination stations is selected and one of the message transmit modes is selected; and a transmission unit for transmitting an urgency message to the selected destination station through a transmission line when the urgency message transmit procedure is started, the urgency message being one or both of the voice and image urgency messages in accordance with the selected message transmit mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Koichi