Patents by Inventor Masatsugu MIZUNO

Masatsugu MIZUNO 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: 9686427
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a casing, an image reading unit, a mounting board, and an antenna. The casing has a side wall positioned at one end thereof in a first direction. The image reading unit is accommodated in the casing and configured to read an image of an original document by scanning in the first direction. The mounting board is accommodated in the casing and mounts an electronic component that is used when the image reading unit reads the image, the mounting board extending in the first direction. The antenna is accommodated in the casing and configured to receive or transmit a radio signal. The antenna is disposed along and adjacent the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Hori, Yasuhiro Asai, Masatsugu Mizuno
  • Patent number: 9592974
    Abstract: A sheet feeder including a driving mechanism moving a stopper, an end of the stopper in a first position being closer to a pickup roller axis than a part of a roller surface of a pickup roller, the end of the stopper in a second position being farther from the pickup roller axis than the part of the roller surface, and a movable set guide having a first surface facing in a particular direction to become farther from the roller surface, the first surface being farther from the pickup roller axis than all the roller surface when the set guide is in a third position and contacts the stopper in the first position, the first surface being closer to the pickup roller axis than the part of the roller surface when the set guide is in a fourth position and separated away from the stopper in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaka Saito, Masatsugu Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20160330337
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a casing, an image reading unit, a mounting board, and an antenna. The casing has a side wall positioned at one end thereof in a first direction. The image reading unit is accommodated in the casing and configured to read an image of an original document by scanning in the first direction. The mounting board is accommodated in the casing and mounts an electronic component that is used when the image reading unit reads the image, the mounting board extending in the first direction. The antenna is accommodated in the casing and configured to receive or transmit a radio signal. The antenna is disposed along and adjacent the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji HORI, Yasuhiro ASAI, Masatsugu MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 9407781
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a casing, an image reading unit, a mounting board, and an antenna. The casing has a side wall positioned at one end thereof in a first direction. The image reading unit is accommodated in the casing and configured to read an image of an original document by scanning in the first direction. The mounting board is accommodated in the casing and mounts an electronic component that is used when the image reading unit reads the image, the mounting board extending in the first direction. The antenna is accommodated in the casing and configured to receive or transmit a radio signal. The antenna is disposed along and adjacent the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Hori, Yasuhiro Asai, Masatsugu Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20160090250
    Abstract: A sheet feeder including a driving mechanism moving a stopper, an end of the stopper in a first position being closer to a pickup roller axis than a part of a roller surface of a pickup roller, the end of the stopper in a second position being farther from the pickup roller axis than the part of the roller surface, and a movable set guide having a first surface facing in a particular direction to become farther from the roller surface, the first surface being farther from the pickup roller axis than all the roller surface when the set guide is in a third position and contacts the stopper in the first position, the first surface being closer to the pickup roller axis than the part of the roller surface when the set guide is in a fourth position and separated away from the stopper in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaka SAITO, Masatsugu MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20150341514
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a casing, an image reading unit, a mounting board, and an antenna. The casing has a side wall positioned at one end thereof in a first direction. The image reading unit is accommodated in the casing and configured to read an image of an original document by scanning in the first direction. The mounting board is accommodated in the casing and mounts an electronic component that is used when the image reading unit reads the image, the mounting board extending in the first direction. The antenna is accommodated in the casing and configured to receive or transmit a radio signal. The antenna is disposed along and adjacent the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji HORI, Yasuhiro ASAI, Masatsugu MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 9100522
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a casing, an image reading unit, a mounting board, and an antenna. The casing has a side wall positioned at one end thereof in a first direction. The image reading unit is accommodated in the casing and configured to read an image of an original document by scanning in the first direction. The mounting board is accommodated in the casing and mounts an electronic component that is used when the image reading unit reads the image, the mounting board extending in the first direction. The antenna is accommodated in the casing and configured to receive or transmit a radio signal. The antenna is disposed along and adjacent the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Hori, Yasuhiro Asai, Masatsugu Mizuno
  • Patent number: 9010749
    Abstract: A sheet feeder is provided that includes a housing, a feed tray having a loading surface, and a swingable opening cover including a sliding contact portion, extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of a sheet. The sliding contact portion is configured to slide in contact with a feed tray in a swing motion of the feed tray from a first position where the loading surface is directed downward above the housing to a second position where the loading surface is directed upward at an upstream side relative to the housing in a feeding direction. The sliding contact portion is disposed on at least one end of the opening cover in the width direction, and exposed to an outside of the sheet feeder when the feed tray is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatsugu Mizuno, Kouji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140293369
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a casing, an image reading unit, a mounting board, and an antenna. The casing has a side wall positioned at one end thereof in a first direction. The image reading unit is accommodated in the casing and configured to read an image of an original document by scanning in the first direction. The mounting board is accommodated in the casing and mounts an electronic component that is used when the image reading unit reads the image, the mounting board extending in the first direction. The antenna is accommodated in the casing and configured to receive or transmit a radio signal. The antenna is disposed along and adjacent the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji HORI, Yasuhiro ASAI, Masatsugu MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20140284876
    Abstract: A sheet feeder is provided that includes a housing, a feed tray having a loading surface, and a swingable opening cover including a sliding contact portion, extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of a sheet. The sliding contact portion is configured to slide in contact with a feed tray in a swing motion of the feed tray from a first position where the loading surface is directed downward above the housing to a second position where the loading surface is directed upward at an upstream side relative to the housing in a feeding direction. The sliding contact portion is disposed on at least one end of the opening cover in the width direction, and exposed to an outside of the sheet feeder when the feed tray is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masatsugu Mizuno, Kouji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8760737
    Abstract: A conveyance apparatus including: a housing including, a first introduction opening to which a first medium is introduced, a first conveyance path through which the first medium is conveyed, a second introduction opening to which a second medium narrower than the first medium is introduced, and a second conveyance path through which the second medium is conveyed; a tray pivotally supported by the housing, rotating between an open position and a close position relative to the housing, and on which the first medium is placed; and a shutter being located at a first position when the tray is located at the open position and being located at a second position when the tray is located at the close position, the first position being located inside the second conveyance path and the second position being located outside the second conveyance path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masatsugu Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8746681
    Abstract: A sheet feeder is provided that includes a housing, a feed tray having a loading surface, and a swingable opening cover including a sliding contact portion, extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of a sheet. The sliding contact portion is configured to slide in contact with a feed tray in a swing motion of the feed tray from a first position where the loading surface is directed downward above the housing to a second position where the loading surface is directed upward at an upstream side relative to the housing in a feeding direction. The sliding contact portion is disposed on at least one end of the opening cover in the width direction, and exposed to an outside of the sheet feeder when the feed tray is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatsugu Mizuno, Kouji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140092451
    Abstract: A conveyance apparatus including: a housing including, a first introduction opening to which a first medium is introduced, a first conveyance path through which the first medium is conveyed, a second introduction opening to which a second medium narrower than the first medium is introduced, and a second conveyance path through which the second medium is conveyed; a tray pivotally supported by the housing, rotating between an open position and a close position relative to the housing, and on which the first medium is placed; and a shutter being located at a first position when the tray is located at the open position and being located at a second position when the tray is located at the close position, the first position being located inside the second conveyance path and the second position being located outside the second conveyance path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masatsugu MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 8657284
    Abstract: A sheet conveyer, including a body, a processing unit, a conveyer roller, a control board, and a board cover, is provided. The body includes a conveyer path and a lower chute with an opening. The conveyer path and a lower area lower than the lower chute are connected with each other through the opening. The processing unit executes a process with the sheet being conveyed. The conveyer roller is partially exposed from the conveyer plane to the conveyer path through the opening. The control board is arranged in the lower area and controls the processing unit to execute the process. The board cover is arranged in a position between the conveyer plane and the control board and covers at least an upper part of the control board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masatsugu Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20130106053
    Abstract: A sheet conveyer, including a body, a processing unit, a conveyer roller, a control bard, and a board cover, is provided. The body includes a conveyer path and a lower chute with an opening. The conveyer path and a lower area lower than the lower chute are connected with each other through the opening. The processing unit executes a process with the sheet being conveyed. The conveyer roller is partially exposed from the conveyer plane to the conveyer path through the opening. The control board is arranged in the lower area and controls the processing unit to execute the process. The board cover is arranged in a position between the conveyer plane and the control board and covers at least an upper part of the control board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masatsugu Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20130056924
    Abstract: A sheet feeder is provided that includes a housing, a feed tray having a loading surface, and a swingable opening cover including a sliding contact portion, extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of a sheet. The sliding contact portion is configured to slide in contact with a feed tray in a swing motion of the feed tray from a first position where the loading surface is directed downward above the housing to a second position where the loading surface is directed upward at an upstream side relative to the housing in a feeding direction. The sliding contact portion is disposed on at least one of ends of the opening cover in the width direction, and exposed to an outside of the sheet feeder when the feed tray is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masatsugu MIZUNO, Kouji WATANABE