Patents by Inventor Ippei Miyahira

Ippei Miyahira 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).

  • Image forming apparatus having staple processing section
    Patent number: 6353727
    Abstract: In the present invention, a staple processing section for collectively stapling a predetermined number of paper sheets, on which an image have been fixed, is contained in a main body housing containing an image forming section, a transfer section, a fixing section, and a conveying path. The staple processing section is integrated with a main body of an image forming apparatus, so that the degree of freedom of design of the paper conveying path is increased, the appearance of the main body of the image forming apparatus can neatly be designed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinori Muraoka, Yoshio Sugishima, Kazuhisa Kondo, Ippei Miyahira, Keiji Okumura