Patents by Inventor Junici Iida

Junici Iida 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: 6698744
    Abstract: A sheet finisher of the present invention includes jogger fences for jogging sheets sequentially stacked in a stapling section, and a stapler for stapling the sheets together. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) controls a jogger motor such that the jogger fences each move to a first position, a second position, and a third position in accordance with the width of sheets in a direction perpendicular to the direction of sheet conveyance. The first position is remote from the edge of a sheet stack in the direction of the width by a preselected amount. The second position is closer to the edge than the first position by a preselected amount and slightly overlaps the edge. At the third position, when the stapler staples the sheet stack, the jogger fence substantially contacts the edge in accordance with the width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Yamada, Shinji Asami, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Hiromoto Saitoh, Takeshi Sasaki, Hiroki Okada, Junici Iida