Patents by Inventor Hidefumi SHIBATA

Hidefumi SHIBATA 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: 11155432
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus includes an output tray on which a sheet ejected from a sheet outlet is stacked; a wall disposed downstream from the output tray in a sheet ejection direction; and an alignment member configured to contact and move the sheet on the output tray, to bring a rear end of the sheet in the sheet ejection direction into contact with the wall for alignment. The alignment member is selectively set at three positions of: an alignment position protruding beyond the wall toward the output tray to contact the sheet on the output tray; a withdrawn position inward of the wall; and a home position between the alignment position and the withdrawn position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidefumi Shibata, Yohei Yamazaki, Masanobu Kimata, Yasuki Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20200231399
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus includes an output tray on which a sheet ejected from a sheet outlet is stacked; a wall disposed downstream from the output tray in a sheet ejection direction; and an alignment member configured to contact and move the sheet on the output tray, to bring a rear end of the sheet in the sheet ejection direction into contact with the wall for alignment. The alignment member is selectively set at three positions of: an alignment position protruding beyond the wall toward the output tray to contact the sheet on the output tray; a withdrawn position inward of the wall; and a home position between the alignment position and the withdrawn position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidefumi SHIBATA, Yohei YAMAZAKI, Masanobu KIMATA, Yasuki MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 10023417
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus includes: a sheet stack tray; a rear-end-position regulating member, against which a rear end of the sheet on the tray is butted to align a position of the sheet in a sheet conveying direction to the stack tray, the rear end of the sheet being a rear end in the conveying direction; and a roller member that comes in contact with an upper surface of the sheet conveyed to an upper side of the tray, before the sheet is stacked on a stacking surface on the tray, and conveys the sheet stacked on the stacking surface toward the rear-end-position regulating member, wherein a rotation speed before stacking is set to be smaller than a rotation speed after stacking, and the rotation speed of before stacking is greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidefumi Shibata, Masanobu Kimata, Masaaki Kawasaki, Ryohei Morisaki, Norihiko Murakami, Maki Nishide
  • Publication number: 20160355364
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus includes: a sheet stack tray; a rear-end-position regulating member, against which a rear end of the sheet on the tray is butted to align a position of the sheet in a sheet conveying direction to the stack tray, the rear end of the sheet being a rear end in the conveying direction; and a roller member that comes in contact with an upper surface of the sheet conveyed to an upper side of the tray, before the sheet is stacked on a stacking surface on the tray, and conveys the sheet stacked on the stacking surface toward the rear-end-position regulating member, wherein a rotation speed before stacking is set to be smaller than a rotation speed after stacking, and the rotation speed of before stacking is greater than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidefumi SHIBATA, Masanobu KIMATA, Masaaki KAWASAKI, Ryohei MORISAKI, Norihiko MURAKAMI, Maki NISHIDE