Patents by Inventor Shinichirou Wakahara

Shinichirou Wakahara 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
    Publication number: 20060085185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus comprising: an operating part which operates the image forming apparatus; an optional first speaker which outputs information guiding operation of the operating part; and a second speaker which outputs sound information that is different from operation guidance information; wherein when the first speaker and the second speaker disposed such that a surface of the first speaker is directed to a front surface of the image forming apparatus that is opposed to the operating part, and a surface of the second speaker is directed to a side surface of the image forming apparatus that is different from the first speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koki Watanabe, Shinichirou Wakahara, Jiro Shirakata, Koji Takematsu, Shinichirou Hosoi