Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kodo

Masahiro Kodo 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: 7416181
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus in which an automatic double-side unit 81 is provided free to open and close on the side of an apparatus body 1a, and a manual paper feeding device 61 is provide adjacent to the automatic double-side unit. And, there are provided manual moving mechanisms 75, 86, 86a for moving the manual paper feeding device in a direction away from the side of the apparatus body in association with opening operation of the automatic double-side unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiji Murakami, Masahiro Kodo
  • Publication number: 20080073830
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus in which an automatic double-side unit 81 is provided free to open and close on the side of an apparatus body 1a, and a manual paper feeding device 61 is provide adjacent to the automatic double-side unit. And, there are provided manual moving mechanisms 75, 86, 86a for moving the manual paper feeding device in a direction away from the side of the apparatus body in association with opening operation of the automatic double-side unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Reiji Murakami, Masahiro Kodo
  • Patent number: 7300050
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus in which an automatic double-side unit 81 is provided free to open and close on the side of an apparatus body 1a, and a manual paper feeding device 61 is provide adjacent to the automatic double-side unit. And, there are provided manual moving mechanisms 75, 86, 86a for moving the manual paper feeding device in a direction away from the side of the apparatus body in association with opening operation of the automatic double-side unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiji Murakami, Masahiro Kodo
  • Publication number: 20050040583
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus in which an automatic double-side unit 81 is provided free to open and close on the side of an apparatus body 1a, and a manual paper feeding device 61 is provide adjacent to the automatic double-side unit. And, there are provided manual moving mechanisms 75, 86, 86a for moving the manual paper feeding device in a direction away from the side of the apparatus body in association with opening operation of the automatic double-side unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Reiji Murakami, Masahiro Kodo
  • Patent number: 5539270
    Abstract: The acceleration applied to a selected device such as a magnetic disc drive system can be detected by the use of an acceleration detector having at least one piezoelectric acceleration sensor unit. The sensor unit includes a piezoelectric element, a supporting member for the piezoelectric element and two electrical leads. The piezoelectric element is formed with a pair of elongate sheets made of a piezoelectric ceramic and an intermediate insulation layer interposed between the elongate sheets to generate a voltage difference instantaneously therebetween in response to the acceleration of the acceleration detector. The support member is made of an electrically insulating resin, and has a concave which is formed with side and bottom walls and a top opening. The side wall is provided with a slit in which the piezoelectric element is tightly caught in such a manner as to divide the concave into two open-chambers and be supported by the support member in a cantilever fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Kaji, Hideki Fukozono, Hiroyuki Takami, Hiromi Nishimura, Hidetoshi Takeyama, Hirohisa Tanaka, Masahiro Kodo