Patents by Inventor Keiichiro Egami
Keiichiro Egami 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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Patent number: 8233018Abstract: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a first casing and a second casing above the first casing. The second casing is provided with an upper surface including a generally horizontal surface, a lower surface extending beyond the upper surface in a generally horizontal direction and a side surface connecting an end edge of the upper surface and an end edge of the lower surface with each other over the whole area. The first casing is provided with an upper surface coming into contact with the lower surface of the second casing over the whole area and a side surface including a generally vertical surface. An inclined surface connecting the generally vertical surface of the first casing and the generally horizontal surface of the second casing with each other, is provided continuously along the first casing and the second casing.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shougo Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Yosuke Mase, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: 8155556Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a printer unit that forms an image on a recording sheet; an operation panel for operating and/or setting the printer unit, a side on which the operation panel is provided is defined as a front side; and an ejection space on which the recording sheet ejected from the printer unit is placed. As viewed from the front side, a radius curvature of a first portion that intermediates a right side plane of the printer unit and a front plane of the printer unit is larger than a radius curvature of a second portion that intermediates a left side plane of the printer unit and the front plane of the printer unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masato Moribe, Satoru Hattori, Keiichiro Egami, Yosuke Mase, Susumu Misu
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Patent number: 8013883Abstract: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a first casing and a second casing above the first casing. The second casing is provided with an upper surface including a generally horizontal surface, a lower surface extending beyond the upper surface in a generally horizontal direction and a side surface connecting an end edge of the upper surface and an end edge of the lower surface with each other over the whole area. The first casing is provided with an upper surface coming into contact with the lower surface of the second casing over the whole area and a side surface including a generally vertical surface. An inclined surface connecting the generally vertical surface of the first casing and the generally horizontal surface of the second casing with each other, is provided continuously along the first casing and the second casing.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shougo Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Yosuke Mase, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: 8013882Abstract: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section provided above the image forming section and an image scanning section provided above the ejecting section, formed with an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section. A side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface. The casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other, and the ejecting port is formed on the inclined surface, while the operating section is arranged above the ejecting port on the inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shougo Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Yosuke Mase, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Publication number: 20110200354Abstract: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a first casing and a second casing above the first casing. The second casing is provided with an upper surface including a generally horizontal surface, a lower surface extending beyond the upper surface in a generally horizontal direction and a side surface connecting an end edge of the upper surface and an end edge of the lower surface with each other over the whole area. The first casing is provided with an upper surface coming into contact with the lower surface of the second casing over the whole area and a side surface including a generally vertical surface. An inclined surface connecting the generally vertical surface of the first casing and the generally horizontal surface of the second casing with each other, is provided continuously along the first casing and the second casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shougo SATO, Keiichiro EGAMI, Yosuke MASE, Yusuke NAKATA, Kayo HASUI
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Patent number: 7995948Abstract: An image forming device includes a device body, a side cover fixed to the device body to cover a side face of the device body, a top cover attached swingably to the device body to cover an upper face of the device body, the top cover and the side cover defining a mating portion as a boundary region therebetween, a plane portion formed in a first one of the top cover and the side cover, and an inclined portion formed at a side of the first one in the mating portion, the inclined portion including an inclined surface configured to be inclined with respect to the plane portion, the inclined surface extending toward a back surface side of a second one of the top cover and the side cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Yano, Sachiko Yano, legal representative, Keiichiro Egami, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: 7962061Abstract: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section provided above the image forming section and an image scanning section provided above the ejecting section, formed with an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section. A side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface. The casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other, and the ejecting port is formed on the inclined surface, and the operating section is arranged under the ejecting port on the inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shougo Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Yosuke Mase, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: 7957666Abstract: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section above the image forming section and an image scanning section above the ejecting section, formed with an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section. A side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface. The casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other. The ejecting port is formed on the inclined surface. The operating section is inclined along a direction approaching a horizontal surface than the inclined surface under the ejecting port on the inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shougo Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Yosuke Mase, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Publication number: 20090174297Abstract: An image forming device includes a device body, a side cover fixed to the device body to cover a side face of the device body, a top cover attached swingably to the device body to cover an upper face of the device body, the top cover and the side cover defining a mating portion as a boundary region therebetween, a plane portion formed in a first one of the top cover and the side cover, and an inclined portion formed at a side of the first one in the mating portion, the inclined portion including an inclined surface configured to be inclined with respect to the plane portion, the inclined surface extending toward a back surface side of a second one of the top cover and the side cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Yano, Keiichiro Egami, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui, Sachiko Yano
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Publication number: 20090060564Abstract: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section above the image forming section and an image scanning section above the ejecting section, formed with an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section. A side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface. The casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other. The ejecting port is formed on the inclined surface. The operating section is inclined along a direction approaching a horizontal surface than the inclined surface under the ejecting port on the inclined surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shougo Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Yosuke Mase, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Publication number: 20090060575Abstract: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a first casing and a second casing above the first casing. The second casing is provided with an upper surface including a generally horizontal surface, a lower surface extending beyond the upper surface in a generally horizontal direction and a side surface connecting an end edge of the upper surface and an end edge of the lower surface with each other over the whole area. The first casing is provided with an upper surface coming into contact with the lower surface of the second casing over the whole area and a side surface including a generally vertical surface. An inclined surface connecting the generally vertical surface of the first casing and the generally horizontal surface of the second casing with each other, is provided continuously along the first casing and the second casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shougo SATO, Keiichiro EGAMI, Yosuke MASE, Yusuke NAKATA, Kayo HASUI
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Patent number: D607047Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Keiichiro Egami, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: D607048Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Keiichiro Egami, Yusuke Nakata, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: D622762Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2009Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Keiichiro Egami, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: D633555Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Keiichiro Egami
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Patent number: D633557Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Keiichiro Egami, Yukihiko Sato, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: D633558Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Keiichiro Egami, Yukihiko Sato, Kayo Hasui
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Patent number: D643464Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Kayo Hasui, Jiro Suzuki
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Patent number: D647133Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Kayo Hasui, Jiro Suzuki
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Patent number: D667032Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Keiichiro Egami