Patents by Inventor Tomoo ASAMI

Tomoo ASAMI 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: 11383905
    Abstract: A binding band includes a band portion, a through opening, a locking portion, a connecting portion, and an index portion. The band portion includes a plurality of locking teeth on one surface of the band portion. The band portion is to be inserted through the through opening. The through opening is disposed on one end of the band portion in a longitudinal direction of the band portion. The locking portion includes a tooth pawl configured to lock the locking teeth when the band portion is inserted through the through opening. The connecting portion protrudes from the locking portion in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the band portion. The index portion is disposed on the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiteru Hagiwara, Hiroshi Nitta, Tomoo Asami, Tetsuya Yano, Toshiharu Kawase, Kohhei Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 10955777
    Abstract: A fixing device includes at least one temperature detector and a device-side connector. The at least one temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the fixing device. The device-side connector is configured to transmit a temperature detection signal from the at least one temperature detector to an image forming apparatus body by mutual contact between a terminal of the device-side connector and a terminal of a body-side connector of the image forming apparatus body. A lead wire of the at least one temperature detector is branched into a plurality of wires connected to the device-side connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Saitoh, Toshiharu Hachisuka, Hiroshi Seo, Yutaka Naitoh, Daisuke Inoue, Masao Katoh, Yutaka Aso, Naohiro Funada, Tomoo Asami, Jun Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20200331676
    Abstract: A binding band includes a band portion, a through opening, a locking portion, a connecting portion, and an index portion. The band portion includes a plurality of locking teeth on one surface of the band portion. The band portion is to be inserted through the through opening. The through opening is disposed on one end of the band portion in a longitudinal direction of the band portion. The locking portion includes a tooth pawl configured to lock the locking teeth when the band portion is inserted through the through opening. The connecting portion protrudes from the locking portion in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the band portion. The index portion is disposed on the connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiteru HAGIWARA, Hiroshi NITTA, Tomoo ASAMI, Tetsuya YANO, Toshiharu KAWASE, Kohhei NAGASAWA
  • Patent number: 10788775
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing member, at least one temperature detector, and a device-side drawer connector. The at least one temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the fixing member, the at least one temperature detector including a plurality of lead wires. The device-side drawer connector has a terminal portion configured to fit with a terminal portion of a body-side drawer connector of an image forming apparatus body to connect the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector to the image forming apparatus body. The device-side drawer connector is configured to branch a signal wire of the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector into a plurality of systems. A plurality of earth wires of the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector is short-circuited to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Okamoto, Seiji Saitoh, Yutaka Naitoh, Toshiharu Hachisuka, Hiroshi Seo, Daisuke Inoue, Masao Katoh, Yutaka Aso, Naohiro Funada, Tomoo Asami
  • Publication number: 20200241452
    Abstract: A fixing device includes at least one temperature detector and a device-side connector. The at least one temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the fixing device. The device-side connector is configured to transmit a temperature detection signal from the at least one temperature detector to an image forming apparatus body by mutual contact between a terminal of the device-side connector and a terminal of a body-side connector of the image forming apparatus body. A lead wire of the at least one temperature detector is branched into a plurality of wires connected to the device-side connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji SAITOH, Toshiharu HACHISUKA, Hiroshi SEO, Yutaka NAITOH, Daisuke INOUE, Masao KATOH, Yutaka ASO, Naohiro FUNADA, Tomoo ASAMI, Jun OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200241453
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing member, at least one temperature detector, and a device-side drawer connector. The at least one temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the fixing member, the at least one temperature detector including a plurality of lead wires. The device-side drawer connector has a terminal portion configured to fit with a terminal portion of a body-side drawer connector of an image forming apparatus body to connect the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector to the image forming apparatus body. The device-side drawer connector is configured to branch a signal wire of the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector into a plurality of systems. A plurality of earth wires of the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector is short-circuited to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun OKAMOTO, Seiji SAITOH, Yutaka NAITOH, Toshiharu HACHISUKA, Hiroshi SEO, Daisuke INOUE, Masao KATOH, Yutaka ASO, Naohiro FUNADA, Tomoo ASAMI