Patents by Inventor Naoko Otomo

Naoko Otomo 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).

  • Image forming apparatus of a clamshell type
    Patent number: 5382998
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a lower half body; an upper half body which is mounted on the lower half body and has an axis arranged in parallel to a sheet passage so that the upper half body can be pivoted around the axis; and a platen cover provided on the upper half body so as to open or close in the same direction as that of the upper half body: wherein the sum of pivot angle of the upper half body and the platen cover is smaller than 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Shida, Hisao Satoh, Naoko Otomo, Takeshi Sakabe, Shigeru Okazaki, Tadayoshi Ikeda, Atsushi Ogane