Patents by Inventor Atuyuki Hirose

Atuyuki Hirose 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).

  • Document feeder and image reading apparatus
    Patent number: 6648320
    Abstract: A document feeder apparatus is provided with the first switchback path using a space between a supply tray and a discharge tray arranged to overlap with each other, and the second switchback path between the discharge tray and a pressing cover of a platen. According to a length of an original, a flapper is switched to a position to guide the original to one of the first switchback path and the second switchback path. Through this configuration, it is possible to transport a large size double-sided original. The apparatus can be made small, and productivity of the double-sided original is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Iino, Yasuhito Watanabe, Ichitaro Kubota, Atuyuki Hirose