Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Kawashima

Tetsuro Kawashima 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).

  • Publication number: 20050141936
    Abstract: An image forming device includes an image forming device body having an image forming unit in the interior thereof, and at least one paper tray attached to the image forming device on which paper is to be mounted. The paper tray includes a paper mounting unit having a paper mounting surface on which paper is to be mounted, and at least one movable auxiliary mounting unit. The auxiliary mounting unit is supported by the paper mounting unit, and includes an auxiliary mounting surface that is deployed from the paper mounting unit and which serves to extend the mounting surface. The brightnesses of the mounting surface and the auxiliary mounting surface of the paper tray are lower than the brightness of the paper to be mounted on each mounting surface, and the brightness of at least a portion of the auxiliary mounting surface is higher than the brightness of the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuro Kawashima
  • Patent number: 5956540
    Abstract: An image forming device connected to one or more data processing devices is disclosed, and includes a printer unit, a copying unit, a document transport unit for transporting documents printed in the printer unit to a document mounting unit on the copying unit, and a guide member for moving the printer unit between a first position adjacent to the document mounting unit on the copying unit and a second position separated from the document mounting unit. The data processing device sends print jobs to the printer unit, and if multiple copies are desired, the printed documents are sent to the copying unit by the document transport device and copied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Takeda, Toshiyuki Osaka, Yoshihiro Ueda, Makoto Okado, Tsutomu Sugaya, Hitoshi Oishi, Tetsuro Kawashima, Yoshiyuki Takeda
  • Patent number: 5895139
    Abstract: An image forming device connected to one or more data processing devices is disclosed, and includes a printer unit, a copying unit, a document transport unit for transporting documents printed in the printer unit to a document mounting unit on the copying unit, and a guide member for moving the printer unit between a first position adjacent to the document mounting unit on the copying unit and a second position separated from the document mounting unit. The data processing device sends print jobs to the printer unit, and if multiple copies are desired, the printed documents are sent to the copying unit by the document transport device and copied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Osaka, Yasuyuki Hirai, Tetsuro Kawashima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Hideki Takeda, Takeshi Okuda, Makoto Okado, Yoshiyuki Takeda, Tsutomu Sugaya
  • Patent number: 5761586
    Abstract: A developing device includes a toner container for supplying toner; and a container receptacle for receiving the toner container therein. The container receptacle includes a positioning plate for positioning the toner container with respect thereto by making contact with a frontal end of the toner container in an insertion direction, and engaging means provided on the positioning plate. The engaging means has a first engaging member, and a second engaging member partially surrounding the contour of the first engaging member when viewed from a rear end of the toner container in the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kawashima, Yasuyuki Hirai
  • Patent number: 5717973
    Abstract: An image-forming machine has a developing device that includes a developing agent container for containing a developing agent with toner and carrier particles, and a developing agent application device for applying the developing agent onto an image carrier device. The developing device also includes a toner replenishing device for replenishing the developing agent container with toner, a toner concentration detection device for detecting toner concentration of the developing agent, and a toner replenish control device. The toner replenish control device controls the toner replenishing device by comparing a value detected by the toner concentration detection device with a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohisa Endoh, Kohji Shin, Tetsuro Kawashima