Patents by Inventor Katsuhito Kato

Katsuhito Kato 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 sorter having non-sorting mode with support expanding capability
    Patent number: 5282611
    Abstract: A sheet sorting apparatus operable in a sorting mode in which sheets are sorted and in a non-sorting mode in which the sheets are not sorted includes a plurality of bins for receiving and sorting the sheets; a stapler for stapling the sheets accommodated in the bins; wherein one of the plural bins functions to receive the sheets in the non-sorting mode; an expander for changing a sheet accommodating space of the bin for receiving the sheets in the non-sorting mode; and a controller for operating the expander to expand the accommodating space when a number of sheets received by the bin is larger than a staplable number of the sheets of the stapler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Ueda, Katsuhito Kato