Patents by Inventor Tomoo Miyagawa
Tomoo Miyagawa 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).
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Patent number: 11048199Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section a casing, and an open-close section. The image forming section forms an image on a sheet. The casing internally houses the image forming section. The casing includes a first opening formed in a front surface of the casing and a second opening formed in an upper surface of the casing. The open-close section includes a first cover, a second cover, and an interlocking section. The first cover includes a first cover main body that opens and closes the first opening. The second cover includes a second cover main body that opens and closes the second opening. The interlocking section opens the second cover main body as the first cover main body is opened.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20190018358Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing, an operation panel, a cover, and a holding section. The operation panel is located on an upper surface portion of the casing. The cover is operable and closable between a closed position and a first open position. The holding section holds the cover in the first open position. The cover includes a cover main body located next to one side of the operation panel and a shaft located on the cover main body in an edge portion near the operation panel. The cover main body is pivotable around the shaft. An inclining angle of the cover main body when the cover is in the first open position is acute relative to the cover main body when the cover is in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomoo MIYAGAWA
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Publication number: 20190018356Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section a casing, and an open-close section. The image forming section forms an image on a sheet. The casing internally houses the image forming section. The casing includes a first opening formed in a front surface of the casing and a second opening formed in an upper surface of the casing. The open-close section includes a first cover, a second cover, and an interlocking section. The first cover includes a first cover main body that opens and closes the first opening. The second cover includes a second cover main body that opens and closes the second opening. The interlocking section opens the second cover main body as the first cover main body is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomoo MIYAGAWA
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Patent number: 9417550Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a body housing, a protruding housing, a light diffusing portion, a light source, a light guide path, and a control unit. The image forming section performs image formation on a sheet. The body housing is formed by a box body with a top surface, and contains the image forming section. The protruding housing is located on the top surface, and has a top portion protruding upwardly above the top surface. The light diffusing portion is located in or near the top portion of the protruding housing. The light source is located inside the body housing or the protruding housing, and emits light. The light guide path guides light emitted by the light source to the light diffusing portion. The control unit controls illumination of the light source based on the information related to the image formation.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20160124340Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a body housing, a protruding housing, a light diffusing portion, a light source, a light guide path, and a control unit. The image forming section performs image formation on a sheet. The body housing is formed by a box body with a top surface, and contains the image forming section. The protruding housing is located on the top surface, and has a top portion protruding upwardly above the top surface. The light diffusing portion is located in or near the top portion of the protruding housing. The light source is located inside the body housing or the protruding housing, and emits light. The light guide path guides light emitted by the light source to the light diffusing portion. The control unit controls illumination of the light source based on the information related to the image formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Patent number: 9268278Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a body housing, a protruding housing, a light diffusing portion, a light source, a light guide path, and a control unit. The image forming section performs image formation on a sheet. The body housing is formed by a box body with a top surface, and contains the image forming section. The protruding housing is located on the top surface, and has a top portion protruding upwardly above the top surface. The light diffusing portion is located in or near the top portion of the protruding housing. The light source is located inside the body housing or the protruding housing, and emits light. The light guide path guides light emitted by the light source to the light diffusing portion. The control unit controls illumination of the light source based on the information related to the image formation.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Patent number: 9256293Abstract: A button key assembly of an operation panel includes button key units. Each button key unit includes button keys and a frame member. The button keys are arranged corresponding to switches on a substrate provided at the operation panel. The frame member supports the button keys via elastic arm members. The button key units are superposed one over the other to form the button key assembly. At least one of the button key units includes a supporting space having a width sufficient for supporting the button keys via the elastic arm members, and a vacant space disposed adjacent to the supporting space on a side closer to the elastic arm members and having a width narrower than the width of the supporting space. A button key of another button key unit superposed on the at least one button key unit is arranged in the vacant space.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20150177661Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a body housing, a protruding housing, a light diffusing portion, a light source, a light guide path, and a control unit. The image forming section performs image formation on a sheet. The body housing is formed by a box body with a top surface, and contains the image forming section. The protruding housing is located on the top surface, and has a top portion protruding upwardly above the top surface. The light diffusing portion is located in or near the top portion of the protruding housing. The light source is located inside the body housing or the protruding housing, and emits light. The light guide path guides light emitted by the light source to the light diffusing portion. The control unit controls illumination of the light source based on the information related to the image formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Patent number: 8989612Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a body housing, a protruding housing, a light diffusing portion, a light source, a light guide path, and a control unit. The image forming section performs image formation on a sheet. The body housing is formed by a box body with a top surface, and contains the image forming section. The protruding housing is located on the top surface, and has a top portion protruding upwardly above the top surface. The light diffusing portion is located in or near the top portion of the protruding housing. The light source is located inside the body housing or the protruding housing, and emits light. The light guide path guides light emitted by the light source to the light diffusing portion. The control unit controls illumination of the light source based on the information related to the image formation.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20130266335Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a body housing, a protruding housing, a light diffusing portion, a light source, a light guide path, and a control unit. The image forming section performs image formation on a sheet. The body housing is formed by a box body with a top surface, and contains the image forming section. The protruding housing is located on the top surface, and has a top portion protruding upwardly above the top surface. The light diffusing portion is located in or near the top portion of the protruding housing. The light source is located inside the body housing or the protruding housing, and emits light. The light guide path guides light emitted by the light source to the light diffusing portion. The control unit controls illumination of the light source based on the information related to the image formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Patent number: D502730Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Kyocera Mita CompanyInventor: Tomoo Miyagawa
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Patent number: D496395Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2003Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventor: Tomoo Miyagawa