Patents by Inventor Hiromu Nagato

Hiromu Nagato 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).

  • Publication number: 20240163377
    Abstract: An image processing system includes: a laminator that laminates an image surface of paper on which an image is formed, and an image reader that is disposed downstream of the laminator in a paper transport direction and reads the image surface of the paper after the lamination by the laminator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventor: Hiromu NAGATO
  • Publication number: 20230391060
    Abstract: A processing method includes, collectively performing laminate processing with a long laminate film on a plurality of continuously conveyed flat cut sheets; cutting the long laminate film after the laminate processing for each flat cut sheet and obtaining a laminated flat cut sheet; and performing post-processing on the laminated flat cut sheet. An end portion of the laminated flat cut sheet as a reference of the post-processing is the end portion on a side where the laminate film does not protrude from the end portion of each laminated flat cut sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Hiromu NAGATO
  • Patent number: 11480907
    Abstract: A sheet conveyance method using a sheet conveyance apparatus that includes a conveyance path and a plurality of alignment members disposed along the conveyance path, the method includes: determining a set of alignment members to be operated based on a length of the paper sheet from among the plurality of alignment members; and aligning the paper sheet conveyed on the conveyance path using the determined set of alignment members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiromu Nagato
  • Publication number: 20200125023
    Abstract: A sheet conveyance method using a sheet conveyance apparatus that includes a conveyance path and a plurality of alignment members disposed along the conveyance path, the method includes: determining a set of alignment members to be operated based on a length of the paper sheet from among the plurality of alignment members; and aligning the paper sheet conveyed on the conveyance path using the determined set of alignment members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiromu Nagato