Patents by Inventor Ryuta Kaneda

Ryuta Kaneda 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: 11650539
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet, and a cabinet configured to house the image forming device. The image forming device includes a side plate in which an exhaust port is formed, and the cabinet includes an outer side plate facing the side plate of the image forming device, and a positioning part configured to position the image forming device in the cabinet, the positioning part configured to form a space between the side plate of the image forming device and the outer side plate of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ishida, Ryuta Kaneda, Kentaro Uji
  • Patent number: 11412098
    Abstract: A cabinet includes a first area and a second area arranged in a horizontal direction, an image forming apparatus, and a reading device. The image forming apparatus is accommodated in the first area and forms an image on a sheet and ejects the sheet with the image. The reading device is accommodated in the second area of the cabinet and reads an image of a document. At least a part of the reading device is pulled out from an internal space of the cabinet in a direction orthogonal to the horizontal direction in which the first area and the second area are arranged in a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Uji, Ryuta Kaneda, Masahiro Ishida
  • Publication number: 20210203799
    Abstract: A cabinet includes a first area and a second area arranged in a horizontal direction, an image forming apparatus, and a reading device. The image forming apparatus is accommodated in the first area and forms an image on a sheet and ejects the sheet with the image. The reading device is accommodated in the second area of the cabinet and reads an image of a document. At least a part of the reading device is pulled out from an internal space of the cabinet in a direction orthogonal to the horizontal direction in which the first area and the second area are arranged in a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro UJI, Ryuta KANEDA, Masahiro ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 10712705
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an exterior housing, an image forming unit in the exterior housing, the image forming unit, to form an image on a sheet, a scanner to read the image on a document, a first region in the exterior housing, the image forming unit being disposed in the first region in view from a front side of the exterior housing, a second region arranged side by side with the first region in a lateral direction in the exterior housing in view from the front side of the exterior housing, the scanner being disposed in the second region, and an opening defining a space in a front face of the exterior housing. The opening extends across the first region and the second region in a lower part of the exterior housing below the image forming unit and the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ishida, Yuki Sato, Ryuta Kaneda, Kentaro Uji
  • Publication number: 20200171866
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet, and a cabinet configured to house the image forming device. The image forming device includes a side plate in which an exhaust port is formed, and the cabinet includes an outer side plate facing the side plate of the image forming device, and a positioning part configured to position the image forming device in the cabinet, the positioning part configured to form a space between the side plate of the image forming device and the outer side plate of the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro ISHIDA, Ryuta Kaneda, Kentaro Uji
  • Publication number: 20190361385
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an exterior housing, an image forming unit in the exterior housing, the image forming unit, to form an image on a sheet, a scanner to read the image on a document, a first region in the exterior housing, the image forming unit being disposed in the first region in view from a front side of the exterior housing, a second region arranged side by side with the first region in a lateral direction in the exterior housing in view from the front side of the exterior housing, the scanner being disposed in the second region, and an opening defining a space in a front face of the exterior housing. The opening extends across the first region and the second region in a lower part of the exterior housing below the image forming unit and the scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro ISHIDA, Yuki SATO, Ryuta KANEDA, Kentaro UJI
  • Patent number: 9902578
    Abstract: A sheet containing device, which is included in a sheet feeder and an image forming apparatus, includes a first sheet container, a second sheet container disposed adjacent to the first sheet container, a transfer unit to transfer a bundle of sheets contained in the second sheet container to the first sheet container, a pair of side fences including a first side fence and a second side fence to regulate a position of the bundle of sheets in a width direction of the bundle of sheets loaded on the first sheet container, and a pressing unit mounted on the first side fence and pressing the bundle of sheets loaded on the first sheet container against the second side fence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Wakabayashi, Ryuta Kaneda, Shohei Shinkawa
  • Publication number: 20160334747
    Abstract: A sheet containing device, which is included in a sheet feeder and an image forming apparatus, includes a first sheet container, a second sheet container disposed adjacent to the first sheet container, a transfer unit to transfer a bundle of sheets contained in the second sheet container to the first sheet container, a pair of side fences including a first side fence and a second side fence to regulate a position of the bundle of sheets in a width direction of the bundle of sheets loaded on the first sheet container, and a pressing unit mounted on the first side fence and pressing the bundle of sheets loaded on the first sheet container against the second side fence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu WAKABAYASHI, Ryuta Kaneda, Shohei Shinkawa