Patents by Inventor Kazutoshi Ohtsuki

Kazutoshi Ohtsuki 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 device with internal space that accommodates an image holding member
    Patent number: 5920758
    Abstract: An image forming device with an image scanning capability includes an internal accessible space formed between an image scanning unit and an image forming unit. The internal space is for accommodating a recording medium transported through a vertical paper transportation path and ejected to the internal space by an ejection mechanism. The scanning unit is supported by a support assembly such that the scanning unit overhangs the internal space. The support assembly includes two support sides that connect a main body of the device, but leaves two contiguous sides of the internal space open and unblocked so that a user may easily access the recording medium contained in the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazutoshi Ohtsuki