Patents by Inventor Michihiro HOTTA

Michihiro HOTTA 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: 9058006
    Abstract: A punching processing apparatus includes: a punching scrap collection member that is disposed at a position where punching scraps produced after punching a sheet drop; a punching scrap housing unit that is disposed in the punching scrap collection member and movable in a horizontal direction; a registration detection unit that is movable in a width direction of the sheet for detecting a positional deviation amount of the sheet in the width direction when a position of the sheet in the width direction is adjusted so as to meet a punching position, wherein punching scraps accumulated in the punching scrap housing unit are shaken and flattened out by causing the punching scrap housing unit to move in the horizontal direction in coordination with the movement of the registration detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Michihiro Hotta
  • Patent number: 8997644
    Abstract: A punching device includes a punching unit that punches a hole in a sheet of paper; a container that receives a chad of paper generated upon punching by the punching unit; a dispersing member that is provided within the container and that is configured to disperse the chad of paper; and a guiding member configured to guide the chad of paper that is generated upon punching by the punching unit and fallen into the container to the dispersing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Michihiro Hotta
  • Publication number: 20130343796
    Abstract: A punching processing apparatus includes: a punching scrap collection member that is disposed at a position where punching scraps produced after punching a sheet drop; a punching scrap housing unit that is disposed in the punching scrap collection member and movable in a horizontal direction; a registration detection unit that is movable in a width direction of the sheet for detecting a positional deviation amount of the sheet in the width direction when a position of the sheet in the width direction is adjusted so as to meet a punching position, wherein punching scraps accumulated in the punching scrap housing unit are shaken and flattened out by causing the punching scrap housing unit to move in the horizontal direction in coordination with the movement of the registration detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Michihiro HOTTA
  • Publication number: 20130139708
    Abstract: A punching device includes a punching unit that punches a hole in a sheet of paper; a container that receives a chad of paper generated upon punching by the punching unit; a dispersing member that is provided within the container and that is configured to disperse the chad of paper; and a guiding member configured to guide the chad of paper that is generated upon punching by the punching unit and fallen into the container to the dispersing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Michihiro HOTTA