Patents by Inventor Keiichi Nagasawa
Keiichi Nagasawa 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).
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Publication number: 20100187743Abstract: In a bookbinding apparatus, an adhesive applying portion applies an adhesive to an end face of a sheet bundle allowed to stand in the substantially vertical direction, a storage portion that gathers and stores the sheet bundle which is applied with the adhesive and bound in the adhesive applying portion while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction, transport means for conveying the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction from the adhesive applying portion to the storage portion along a substantially vertical transport path, and a cutting portion which is provided on the transport path between the adhesive applying portion and the storage portion, and which cuts an end face of the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicants: CANON FINETECH INC., NISCA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Honmochi, Masayoshi Kubo, Toshiaki Nochi, Ken Yonekawa, Yuji Ueno, Keiichi Nagasawa, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Patent number: 7712733Abstract: A bookmaking apparatus includes: a first path for horizontally conveying a sheet bundle; a second path for vertically conveying a cover sheet; a joining stage for joining the cover sheet and sheet bundle; a gripping conveyance device at an upstream side of the joining stage for gripping and conveying the sheet bundle along the first path; and a folding conveyance device arranged at a downstream side of the joining stage for folding and conveying out the cover sheet and sheet bundle. The gripping conveyance device includes opening and closing clamping members for gripping the sheet bundle and clamping control device for opening and closing the clamping members. The clamping control device operates to vary a gripping position of the sheet bundle by the clamping members when joining the sheet bundle to the cover sheet at the joining stage and when conveying the joined sheet bundle to the folding conveyance device.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Nisca CorporationInventors: Keiichi Nagasawa, Akihiko Tsukui, Katsumasa Takagi, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Patent number: 7694948Abstract: In a bookbinding apparatus, an adhesive applying portion applies an adhesive to an end face of a sheet bundle allowed to stand in the substantially vertical direction, a storage portion that gathers and stores the sheet bundle which is applied with the adhesive and bound in the adhesive applying portion while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction, transport means for conveying the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction from the adhesive applying portion to the storage portion along a substantially vertical transport path, and a cutting portion which is provided on the transport path between the adhesive applying portion and the storage portion, and which cuts an end face of the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignees: Canon Finetech Inc., Nisca CorporationInventors: Hiroki Honmochi, Masayoshi Kubo, Toshiaki Nochi, Ken Yonekawa, Yuji Ueno, Keiichi Nagasawa, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Publication number: 20090148215Abstract: Single perforating unit is enabled to perforate for file binders and to cut milling grooves, while with a simple structure file-binder storage and booklet-binding can be carried out reliably. Configurations include: a convey-in path for sequentially transferring sheets; a stacker for collating into bundles sheets from the convey-in path; and an adhesive-layer applicator for adding an adhesive layer to the spine-closure edge of sheet bundles from the stacker. A perforating unit is provided in along the convey-in path, and a control unit for controlling position and/or number of perforations made by the perforating unit is provided with (1) a first operation mode in which it effects the punching of a predetermined number of holes in the edge of sheets, and (2) a second operation mode in which it effects the formation of a predetermined number of crenulated grooves in the edge of sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: NISCA CORPORATIONInventors: Sei Takahashi, Hideki Orii, Naoki Ueda, Keiichi Nagasawa, Kazuyuki Kubota
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Publication number: 20090085271Abstract: A bookmaking apparatus includes: a first path for horizontally conveying a sheet bundle; a second path for vertically conveying a cover sheet; a joining stage for joining the cover sheet and sheet bundle; a gripping conveyance device at an upstream side of the joining stage for gripping and conveying the sheet bundle along the first path; and a folding conveyance device arranged at a downstream side of the joining stage for folding and conveying out the cover sheet and sheet bundle. The gripping conveyance device includes opening and closing clamping members for gripping the sheet bundle and clamping control device for opening and closing the clamping members. The clamping control device operates to vary a gripping position of the sheet bundle by the clamping members when joining the sheet bundle to the cover sheet at the joining stage and when conveying the joined sheet bundle to the folding conveyance device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: Nisca CorporationInventors: Keiichi Nagasawa, Akihiko Tsukui, Katsumasa Takagi, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Publication number: 20090081000Abstract: Bookbinding unit enabling, in encasing inner-leaf sheets in coversheets to form booklets, secure book-forming binding regardless of whether the inner-leaf sheets constitute a simple-sheet bundle or are made up of a plurality of folded-over signature sheets. Constituent components are: inner-leaf sheet tray; coversheet tray; bookbinding process path for guiding sheets from the inner-leaf sheet tray to successive adhesive-application and cover-binding locations; inner-leaf conveyor; coversheet conveyor for conveying coversheets to the cover-binding location; bundle-spine adhesive applicator in the adhesive-application location; and cover binder in the cover-binding location. Components' controller is configured to receive input as to whether inner-sheet-bundle makeup includes saddle-stitch sheets or is of simple sheets only, and, based on the bundle makeup information, varies its control of at least one of the coversheet conveyor, adhesive applicator, and cover binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: NISCA CORPORATIONInventors: Keiichi Nagasawa, Kouichi Kitta, Hideki Orii
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Patent number: 7497428Abstract: A sheet bundle conveyance apparatus includes a tray arranged substantially horizontally below a discharge outlet of an image forming apparatus. The tray, including a drive device for lowering the tray to a sheet configuration position, is configured to rise and lower a predetermined distance between a sheet stacking position and a sheet conveyance position below the sheet stacking position. The apparatus further includes a gripping conveyance device configured to convey a sheet bundle received from the tray to a finishing device at a substantially vertical posture and turned a predetermined angle.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Nisca CorporationInventors: Keiichi Nagasawa, Akihiko Tsukui, Katsumasa Takagi, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Publication number: 20080303201Abstract: In a bookbinding apparatus, an adhesive applying portion applies an adhesive to an end face of a sheet bundle allowed to stand in the substantially vertical direction, a storage portion that gathers and stores the sheet bundle which is applied with the adhesive and bound in the adhesive applying portion while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction, transport means for conveying the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction from the adhesive applying portion to the storage portion along a substantially vertical transport path, and a cutting portion which is provided on the transport path between the adhesive applying portion and the storage portion, and which cuts an end face of the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicants: CANON FINETECH INC., Nisca CorporationInventors: Hiroki Honmochi, Masayoshi Kubo, Toshiaki Nochi, Ken Yonekawa, Yuji Ueno, Keiichi Nagasawa, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Patent number: 7413179Abstract: In a bookbinding apparatus, an adhesive applying portion applies an adhesive to an end face of a sheet bundle allowed to stand in the substantially vertical direction, a storage portion that gathers and stores the sheet bundle which is applied with the adhesive and bound in the adhesive applying portion while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction, transport means for conveying the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction from the adhesive applying portion to the storage portion along a substantially vertical transport path, and a cutting portion which is provided on the transport path between the adhesive applying portion and the storage portion, and which cuts an end face of the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2005Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignees: Canon Finetech Inc., Nisca CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Honmochi, Masayoshi Kubo, Toshiaki Nochi, Ken Yonekawa, Yuji Ueno, Keiichi Nagasawa, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Publication number: 20070009298Abstract: A sheet bundle conveyance apparatus includes a tray arranged substantially horizontally below a discharge outlet of an image forming apparatus. The tray, including a drive device for lowering the tray to a sheet configuration position, is configured to rise and lower a predetermined distance between a sheet stacking position and a sheet conveyance position below the sheet stacking position. The apparatus further includes a gripping conveyance device configured to convey a sheet bundle received from the tray to a finishing device at a substantially vertical posture and turned a predetermined angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: Nisca CorporationInventors: Keiichi Nagasawa, Akihiko Tsukui, Katsumasa Takagi, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Publication number: 20060258268Abstract: In order to omit a lapping process or a double disk grinding process by performing slicing operation so as not to generate long period waviness on the surface of the wafer in a slicing process and by completely removing short period waviness remaining in the surface of the sliced wafer during a polishing process, there is provided a manufacturing method includes a slicing process of slicing a work of the semiconductor wafer by reciprocating a wire of a wire saw at constant cycles of 3 or more and less than 8 per a minute a grinding process of grinding both sides of the sliced wafer by a grinding wheel, one-side by one-side and a polishing process of performing a chemical mechanical polishing on both sides of the ground wafer by a fixed abrasive grain polishing cloth, in which an abrasive grain is fixed, and a abrasive containing no abrasive grains.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Kensyo Miyata, Seiji Harada, Keiichi Nagasawa
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Patent number: 7080831Abstract: A sheet-sorting apparatus has a stacking tray to stack sheets formed with indicia thereupon, a processing tray to receive said sheets in the process leading to said stacking tray, and when necessary, a path to discharge directly to said stacking tray and a path to discharge said sheets to said stacking tray means via said processing tray means the paths being selectable, enabling a leading set of a plurality of sheets to be discharged directly the stacking tray and continuing to stack subsequent sheet sets in said processing tray through which process leading set of sheets and the subsequent set of sheets are sorted on the stacking tray.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Nisca CorporationInventors: Shinya Sasamoto, Takashi Saito, Yoshihisa Ogasawara, Keiichi Nagasawa, Shigeyuki Sanmiya
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Publication number: 20050265765Abstract: An image formation processing system is provided with an image formation portion, an adhesive applying portion which receives a plurality of sheets from the image formation portion, gathers the received sheets in the shape of a bundle to form a sheet bundle, and applies an adhesive to an end face of the sheet bundle, and a post-processing portion which receives a plurality of sheets from the image formation portion, gathers the received sheets in the shape of a bundle to form a sheet bundle, and performs predetermined post-processing on the sheet bundle, where the adhesive applying portion is disposed downstream of the image formation portion in the sheet transport, while the post-processing portion is disposed downstream of the adhesive applying portion in sheet transport.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicants: Canon Finetech Inc., Nisca CorporationInventors: Hiroki Honmochi, Masayoshi Kubo, Toshiaki Nochi, Ken Yonekawa, Yuji Ueno, Keiichi Nagasawa, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Publication number: 20050249574Abstract: In a bookbinding apparatus, an adhesive applying portion applies an adhesive to an end face of a sheet bundle allowed to stand in the substantially vertical direction, a storage portion that gathers and stores the sheet bundle which is applied with the adhesive and bound in the adhesive applying portion while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction, transport means for conveying the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction from the adhesive applying portion to the storage portion along a substantially vertical transport path, and a cutting portion which is provided on the transport path between the adhesive applying portion and the storage portion, and which cuts an end face of the sheet bundle while letting the sheet bundle stand in the substantially vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicants: Canon Finetech Inc., Nisca CorporationInventors: Hiroki Honmochi, Masayoshi Kubo, Toshiaki Nochi, Ken Yonekawa, Yuji Ueno, Keiichi Nagasawa, Hiroshi Nakagomi
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Publication number: 20040089998Abstract: A sheet-sorting apparatus has a stacking tray to stack sheets formed with indicia thereupon, a processing tray to receive said sheets in the process leading to said stacking tray, and when necessary, a path to discharge directly to said stacking tray and a path to discharge said sheets to said stacking tray means via said processing tray means the paths being selectable, enabling a leading set of a plurality of sheets to be discharged directly the stacking tray and continuing to stack subsequent sheet sets in said processing tray through which process leading set of sheets and the subsequent set of sheets are sorted on the stacking tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Shinya Sasamoto, Takashi Saito, Yoshihisa Ogasawara, Keiichi Nagasawa, Shigeyuki Sanmiya
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Patent number: 6671492Abstract: An image forming device includes an image forming device main body having a discharge portion with a discharge opening for discharging a sheet from one side thereof, a loading tray provided at a top surface of the device main body and lower than the discharge opening for receiving the sheet discharged from the discharge opening, and a sheet finisher unit disposed above the loading tray. The sheet finisher unit includes a supporting device for supporting a conveying direction downstream side of the sheet discharged from the discharge opening, a finishing processing device disposed at one side of the supporting device for carrying out a finishing processing on the sheet supported on the supporting device, and a transfer device for transferring the sheet, which has been processed at the finishing processing means, to the loading tray. The supporting device constitutes the transfer device.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Nisca CorporationInventors: Hideki Mimura, Keiichi Nagasawa
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Patent number: 6619648Abstract: A sheet-sorting apparatus has a stacking tray to stack sheets formed with indicia thereupon, a processing tray to receive said sheets in the process leading to said stacking tray, and when necessary, a path to discharge directly to said stacking tray and a path to discharge said sheets to said stacking tray means via said processing tray means the paths being selectable, enabling a leading set of a plurality of sheets to be discharged directly the stacking tray and continuing to stack subsequent sheet sets in said processing tray through which process leading set of sheets and the subsequent set of sheets are sorted on the stacking tray.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Nisca CorporationInventors: Shinya Sasamoto, Takashi Saito, Yoshihisa Ogasawara, Keiichi Nagasawa, Shigeyuki Sanmiya
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Patent number: 6398203Abstract: A sheet post-handling device made compact by incorporating a stapling unit within a first side frame and a sheet transferring system in a second side frame. A simple mechanism formed of only one driving motor and a transmission means with sheet transmission rollers and a timing gear wheel operated with exquisite timing enables the sheet transferring system to be rationally assembled within the second side frame. With the sheet transferring system, a sheet fed from an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine is transferred in the forward direction, and then, sent back onto a processing tray in the reverse direction. A plurality of sheets sent onto and stacked on the processing tray are stapled, and thereafter, sent out in the forward direction. The stapling unit is movably mounted on the first side frame to facilitate fitting and removal of the staple cartridge into and from the stapling unit and maintenance of the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Nisca CorporationInventors: Takashi Saito, Keiichi Nagasawa, Shigeyuki Sanmiya
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Publication number: 20020038934Abstract: A sheet-sorting apparatus has a stacking tray to stack sheets formed with indicia thereupon, a processing tray to receive said sheets in the process leading to said stacking tray, and when necessary, a path to discharge directly to said stacking tray and a path to discharge said sheets to said stacking tray means via said processing tray means the paths being selectable, enabling a leading set of a plurality of sheets to be discharged directly the stacking tray and continuing to stack subsequent sheet sets in said processing tray through which process leading set of sheets and the subsequent set of sheets are sorted on the stacking tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2001Publication date: April 4, 2002Inventors: Shinya Sasamoto, Takashi Saito, Yoshihisa Ogasawara, Keiichi Nagasawa, Shigeyuki Sanmiya
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Publication number: 20020021924Abstract: An image forming device includes an image forming device main body having a discharge portion with a discharge opening for discharging a sheet from one side thereof, a loading tray provided at a top surface of the device main body and lower than the discharge opening for receiving the sheet discharged from the discharge opening, and a sheet finisher unit disposed above the loading tray. The sheet finisher unit includes a supporting device for supporting a conveying direction downstream side of the sheet discharged from the discharge opening, a finishing processing device disposed at one side of the supporting device for carrying out a finishing processing on the sheet supported on the supporting device, and a transfer device for transferring the sheet, which has been processed at the finishing processing means, to the loading tray. The supporting device constitutes the transfer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Inventors: Hideki Mimura, Keiichi Nagasawa