Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Imanari

Hiroshi Imanari 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: 11434041
    Abstract: A packing member for an electronic device includes a packing box for accommodating the electronic device, an accommodating container for accommodating an article packed together with the electronic device, and a cushioning material, including a recessed accommodating portion for accommodating the accommodating container, for holding the electronic device in a state in which the cushioning material is provided between an inner wall of the packing box and the electronic device and in which the electronic device is separated from the inner wall inside the packing box. The cushioning material sandwiched between the accommodating container accommodated in the recessed accommodating portion and the electronic device includes a first cushioning portion contacting the accommodating container and a second cushioning portion separated from the accommodating container by providing a stepped portion from the first cushioning portion toward the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Imanari
  • Publication number: 20210253296
    Abstract: A packing member for an electronic device includes a packing box for accommodating the electronic device, an accommodating container for accommodating an article packed together with the electronic device, and a cushioning material, including a recessed accommodating portion for accommodating the accommodating container, for holding the electronic device in a state in which the cushioning material is provided between an inner wall of the packing box and the electronic device and in which the electronic device is separated from the inner wall inside the packing box. The cushioning material sandwiched between the accommodating container accommodated in the recessed accommodating portion and the electronic device includes a first cushioning portion contacting the accommodating container and a second cushioning portion separated from the accommodating container by providing a stepped portion from the first cushioning portion toward the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi IMANARI
  • Patent number: 10604370
    Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus includes a storage portion to store a sheet, first and second stack portions, first and second conveyance paths to convey a sheet towards the first stack portion and the second stack portion, respectively, a first conveyance unit, a reverse path, and a second conveyance unit. The first conveyance unit is provided downstream of the first conveyance path and reverses and conveys a sheet conveyed to the first conveyance path. The reverse path conveys, once more to the first conveyance path, a sheet that has been reversed by the first conveyance unit. The second conveyance unit is provided in the second conveyance path and downstream of an intersection point between the second conveyance path and the reverse path. While conveying and reversing a sheet conveyed to the second conveyance path towards the reverse path, the second conveyance conveys the conveyed sheet towards the second stack portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamamoto, Hiroshi Imanari, Ryo Iwasawa
  • Publication number: 20180362283
    Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus includes a storage portion to store a sheet, first and second stack portions, first and second conveyance paths to convey a sheet towards the first stack portion and the second stack portion, respectively, a first conveyance unit, a reverse path, and a second conveyance unit. The first conveyance unit is provided downstream of the first conveyance path and reverses and conveys a sheet conveyed to the first conveyance path. The reverse path conveys, once more to the first conveyance path, a sheet that has been reversed by the first conveyance unit. The second conveyance unit is provided in the second conveyance path and downstream of an intersection point between the second conveyance path and the reverse path. While conveying and reversing a sheet conveyed to the second conveyance path towards the reverse path, the second conveyance conveys the conveyed sheet towards the second stack portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamamoto, Hiroshi Imanari, Ryo Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 10031477
    Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes an open/close cover, a side cover, and a fan configured to take in ambient air through a vent hole, and generate airflow to cool an inside of the image forming apparatus, wherein the side cover includes an outside surface C, at least part of which faces the open/close cover, and a vent hole is provided in the outside surface C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Imanari, Satoru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170160699
    Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes an open/close cover, a side cover, and a fan configured to take in ambient air through a vent hole, and generate airflow to cool an inside of the image forming apparatus, wherein the side cover includes an outside surface C, at least part of which faces the open/close cover, and a vent hole is provided in the outside surface C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi Imanari, Satoru Takahashi