Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Hamamo

Hiroaki Hamamo 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 with imbricated discharge of recording paper to improve visual recognition of sorted groups
    Patent number: 5128762
    Abstract: A facsimile machine has a paper discharge tray, and a device for shifting image-carrying recording paper as placed on the discharge tray. The recording paper further carries information relating to senders as recorded on a leading end margin thereof. The shifting device is operable for shifting the recording paper in the direction of paper discharge in timed relation to an operation for recording each series of image data. Consequently, the recording paper is sorted on the discharge tray for visual identification of the senders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Muramatsu, Munehiro Nakatani, Hiroaki Hamamo, Shigenobu Fukushima, Toshio Tsuboi, Kanako Hamano