Patents by Inventor Hidefumi Sata

Hidefumi Sata 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 having plural air flow paths
    Patent number: 7620342
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image including: a photoreceptor; a charging apparatus for charging the photoreceptor; and exposure apparatus for exposing an image onto the charged photoreceptor and forming an electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor; a development apparatus for developing the electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor; and a plural kinds of air flow paths for discharging air out of the apparatus by ventilating the air in an axial direction of the photoreceptor; wherein air flow directions in the plural kinds of air flow paths are made to be one and the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Machines Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Hidefumi Sata
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090052933
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image including: a photoreceptor; a charging apparatus for charging the photoreceptor; and exposure apparatus for exposing an image onto the charged photoreceptor and forming an electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor; a development apparatus for developing the electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor; and a plural kinds of air flow paths for discharging air out of the apparatus by ventilating the air in an axial direction of the photoreceptor; wherein air flow directions in the plural kinds of air flow paths are made to be one and the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventor: Hidefumi Sata