Patents by Inventor Satoshi Shinguryou

Satoshi Shinguryou 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).

  • Method and apparatus for removing image forming substance from image holding member forming processing situation mark
    Patent number: 5574538
    Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a sheet of transfer paper, an unstabilizing agent is provided to the image holding member. An attaching state between the image forming substance and the image holding member stably attaching the image forming substance on a surface thereof is changed to an unstable state by the unstabilizing agent. The image forming substance is separated and removed from the image holding member by making a separating member come in close contact with the image forming substance on the image holding member having the provided unstabilizing agent. A processing situation mark showing a processing situation of removal of the image forming substance is formed in the image holding member. The processing situation mark can be removed from the image holding member by the image forming substance removing processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Takahashi, Yoshiaki Miyashita, Satoshi Shinguryou, Shinichi Kuramoto, Youichi Asaba, Kiyoshi Tanikawa, Sadao Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Kimura, Kazuhiro Ando, Tadashi Saitoh
  • Method and apparatus for removing image forming substance from image holding member forming processing situation mark
    Patent number: RE37645
    Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a sheet of transfer paper, an unstabilizing agent is provided to the image holding member. An attaching state between the image forming substance and the image holding member stably attaching the image forming substance on a surface thereof is changed to an unstable state by the unstabilizing agent. The image forming substance is separated and removed from the image holding member by making a separating member come in close contact with the image forming substance on the image holding member having the provided unstabilizing agent. A processing situation mark showing a processing situation of removal of the image forming substance is formed in the image holding member. The processing situation mark can be removed from the image holding member by the image forming substance removing processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Takahashi, Yoshiaki Miyashita, Satoshi Shinguryou, Shinichi Kuramoto, Youichi Asaba, Kiyoshi Tanikawa, Sadao Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Kimura, Kazuhiro Ando, Tadashi Saitoh