Patents by Inventor Iwao Tsuji

Iwao Tsuji 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 insert device, sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method
    Patent number: 9394124
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sheet insert device includes a cassette having a plurality of containing portions each of which contains a plurality of sheets in a vertically stacked state, a moving structure to move the cassette so that the plurality of containing portions are arranged in turn at a pulling-out position, a grip arm to grip the plurality of sheets contained in the containing portion arranged at the pulling-out position in the stacking direction, and a transferring structure which moves the grip arm, to pull out the plurality of sheets at the pulling-out position which are gripped by the grip arm from the containing portion, and transfers the plurality of sheets to a sheet loading part without changing the posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Iwao Tsuji, Kazuhiro Mukai
  • SHEET INSERT DEVICE, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20150132088
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sheet insert device includes a cassette having a plurality of containing portions each of which contains a plurality of sheets in a vertically stacked state, a moving structure to move the cassette so that the plurality of containing portions are arranged in turn at a pulling-out position, a grip arm to grip the plurality of sheets contained in the containing portion arranged at the pulling-out position in the stacking direction, and a transferring structure which moves the grip arm, to pull out the plurality of sheets at the pulling-out position which are gripped by the grip arm from the containing portion, and transfers the plurality of sheets to a sheet loading part without changing the posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Iwao Tsuji, Kazuhiro Mukai