Patents by Inventor Junzi Sato

Junzi Sato 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: 5259605
    Abstract: A sorter, which sorts sheets transferred from an image forming apparatus to form a plurality of sheet stacks and staples each sheet stacks, is disclosed herewith. The sorter is provided with a plurality of bins arrayed in an upright direction for stacking the sorted sheets, and is provided also with a stapler to staple each sheet stack. The bin is adapted to swing horizontally between a first angular position to stack the sorted sheets and a second angular position to undergo the stapling of the sheet stack by the stapler. The stapler is adapted to move along the upright direction through a plurality of stapling positions, and staples each sheet set at each stapling position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kohji Yoshie, Norio Jouichi, Masanobu Kawano, Yoshikazu Maekawa, Osamu Murata, Junzi Sato, Kazuhiro Hirota, Hisao Hosoya
  • Patent number: 5222721
    Abstract: A sorter provided with a stapler for use with an image forming apparatus, in which there are provided a plurality of bins each for accommodating various widths of recording sheets delivered from the image forming apparatus, the center of the sheets being positioned in the center of the bins. An aligner aligns the accommodated sheets by pushing the sides of the sheets toward a reference stop wall on each of the bins, and a casing to house the bins is integrated into a unit. The casing is movable in a direction at right angles to a feeding direction of the sheets, and is moved to correspond with the width of the sheets. The home position of the casing is set to a position where the minimum width of sheets are accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunobu Miura, Minoru Kawano, Masanobu Kawano, Yoshikazu Maekawa, Osamu Murata, Junzi Sato, Norio Jouichi