Patents by Inventor Hongchang SUN

Hongchang SUN 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).

  • Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming system
    Patent number: 10308060
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a binding unit that crimps a predetermined position on a sheet for binding, and a setting unit that sets the number of binding points at which to bind the sheet. The binding unit applies binding to the sheet at different positions as many as the number of binding points set by the setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Hideki Aoyagi, Hongchang Sun
  • Sheet binding processing apparatus, sheet post-processing apparatus having the sheet binding processing apparatus, and image forming system having the sheet post-processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10252485
    Abstract: A sheet binding processing apparatus including a crimp binding member that performs binding processing on a predetermined region of a sheet by sandwiching and pressing the sheet between an upper tooth and a lower tooth meshing with each other, and a detection unit that detects a state of the predetermined region of the sheet to be bound by the crimp binding member. If the detection unit detects that the predetermined region is not capable of binding, the binding processing on the predetermined region is prohibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Hideki Aoyagi, Hongchang Sun
  • SHEET BINDING PROCESSING APPARATUS, SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING THE SHEET BINDING PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING THE SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180104926
    Abstract: A sheet binding processing apparatus including a crimp binding member that performs binding processing on a predetermined region of a sheet by sandwiching and pressing the sheet between an upper tooth and a lower tooth meshing with each other, and a detection unit that detects a state of the predetermined region of the sheet to be bound by the crimp binding member. If the detection unit detects that the predetermined region is not capable of binding, the binding processing on the predetermined region is prohibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Hideki AOYAGI, Hongchang SUN
  • SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180079247
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a binding unit that crimps a predetermined position on a sheet for binding, and a setting unit that sets the number of binding points at which to bind the sheet. The binding unit applies binding to the sheet at different positions as many as the number of binding points set by the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Hideki AOYAGI, Hongchang SUN