Patents by Inventor Kazunori Sasa

Kazunori Sasa 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: 7111838
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus that is capable of preventing a stapled sheet bundle from being misaligned at a side edge thereof or becoming torn or wrinkled when the sheet bundle is discharged. The sheet processing apparatus comprises a stapler that staples a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of sheets, downstream discharge rollers that discharge the sheet bundle, a driving motor that drives the downstream discharge rollers, and a controller that controls the driving device. The controller controls discharge of the sheet bundle in different ways between a case where the stapler staples the sheet bundle at one point thereof and a case where the stapler staples the sheet bundle at two points thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Sasa, Yoshinori Isobe
  • Publication number: 20060066020
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus that is capable of preventing a stapled sheet bundle from being misaligned at a side edge thereof or becoming torn or wrinkled when the sheet bundle is discharged. The sheet processing apparatus comprises a stapler that staples a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of sheets, downstream discharge rollers that discharge the sheet bundle, a driving motor that drives the downstream discharge rollers, and a controller that controls the driving device. The controller controls discharge of the sheet bundle in different ways between a case where the stapler staples the sheet bundle at one point thereof and a case where the stapler staples the sheet bundle at two points thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Sasa, Yoshinori Isobe
  • Patent number: 6981697
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus that is capable of preventing a stapled sheet bundle from being misaligned at a side edge thereof or becoming torn or wrinkled when the sheet bundle is discharged. The sheet processing apparatus comprises a stapler that staples a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of sheets, downstream discharge rollers that discharge the sheet bundle, a driving motor that drives the downstream discharge rollers, and a controller that controls the driving device. The controller controls discharge of the sheet bundle in different ways between a case where the stapler staples the sheet bundle at one point thereof and a case where the stapler staples the sheet bundle at two points thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Sasa, Yoshinori Isobe
  • Publication number: 20040207142
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus that is capable of preventing a stapled sheet bundle from being misaligned at a side edge thereof or becoming torn or wrinkled when the sheet bundle is discharged. The sheet processing apparatus comprises a stapler that staples a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of sheets, downstream discharge rollers that discharge the sheet bundle, a driving motor that drives the downstream discharge rollers, and a controller that controls the driving device. The controller controls discharge of the sheet bundle in different ways between a case where the stapler staples the sheet bundle at one point thereof and a case where the stapler staples the sheet bundle at two points thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicants: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CANON FINETECH INC.
    Inventors: Kazunori Sasa, Yoshinori Isobe
  • Patent number: 6268909
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus that folds plural sheets in folio, an image forming unit forms images an a recording area on the sheets and forms a margin between the recording area and another forming area. A projecting unit folds the sheets upon nipping the sheets between two rollers by projecting between the two rollers so as to nip a part of the sheets where the margin is formed at first. The projecting unit projects to the margin of prescribed width of images formed at an image forming apparatus body to fold the plural sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Honmochi, Seiichiro Adachi, Mitsushige Murata, Kazunori Sasa
  • Patent number: 6224529
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus for stapling multiple sheets with a stapler and delivering the sheets in folio, includes a staple hitting device, a stapler having an anvil opposed to the staple hitting device with respect to a sheet path and a shifting device for shifting the sheet so as to escape a staple from a groove on the anvil after the sheet is stapled by drive of the staple hitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Honmochi, Seiichiro Adachi, Mitsushige Murata, Kazunori Sasa
  • Patent number: 6217016
    Abstract: This invention relates to a sheet processing apparatus for stapling multiple sheets with a stapling means and delivering the sheets in folio, comprising two rollers for folding the sheets in folio and projecting means for projecting between the two rollers to fold the sheets in sandwiching the sheets between the two rollers. One roller of the two rollers, at least, is made movable, and a cam member is further provided capable of correcting a projecting position by the projecting means according to traveling of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Honmochi, Seiichiro Adachi, Mitsushige Murata, Kazunori Sasa