Patents by Inventor Hiromiichi Yamada

Hiromiichi Yamada 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: 5274402
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a feeder means and a recorder. The feeder feeds a sheet of recording paper to a predetermined position in response to a spare paper feed signal instructing the feeding as the sheet of recording paper to the predetermined position preliminarily, and then feeds the sheet of recording paper being stopped at the predetermined position again in response to a record request signal. The recorder records an image on the sheet of recording paper fed by the feeder means through an electrophotographic process. The recorder means starts preparation to execute the electrophotographic process upon receiving the spare paper feed signal. As a results, throughput is increased without causing other problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Serizawa, Akio Noguchi, Yukihide Ushio, Shimpei Matsuo, Kazuro Yamada, Seiji Uchiyama, Makoto Takeuchi, Koichi Suwa, Koichi Hiroshima, Shinichi Tsukida, Manabu Takano, Masahiro Goto, Takahiro Inoue, Hiromiichi Yamada, Junichi Kato, Masaki Ojima