Patents by Inventor Hirofumi OGASAWARA

Hirofumi OGASAWARA 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).

  • Paper feeder, image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium
    Patent number: 11661292
    Abstract: A paper feeder includes a processor configured to, in a case of lowering a paper feed tray on which paper is placed in an accommodation section that accommodates paper and replenishing paper, the paper feed tray being controlled to be raised/lowered in a case of replenishing paper, control a lowering amount of the paper feed tray according to a number of sheets of paper to be replenished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shinya Harada, Hirotaka Sato, Kenji Tomizawa, Hirofumi Ogasawara, Katsuyuki Fujii, Takayoshi Sato, Ryoji Kawaguchi, Junichi Furusawa, Daiji Kato, Yuichi Hoshino, Masashi Hara, Yuki Akechi, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • PAPER FEEDER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210362970
    Abstract: A paper feeder includes a processor configured to, in a case of lowering a paper feed tray on which paper is placed in an accommodation section that accommodates paper and replenishing paper, the paper feed tray being controlled to be raised/lowered in a case of replenishing paper, control a lowering amount of the paper feed tray according to a number of sheets of paper to be replenished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shinya HARADA, Hirotaka SATO, Kenji TOMIZAWA, Hirofumi OGASAWARA, Katsuyuki FUJII, Takayoshi SATO, Ryoji KAWAGUCHI, Junichi FURUSAWA, Daiji KATO, Yuichi HOSHINO, Masashi HARA, Yuki AKECHI, Shinichi KINOSHITA