Patents by Inventor Kimie Toda

Kimie Toda 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 apparatus
    Patent number: 8433216
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that has a monochrome mode and a full color mode as image forming modes, includes: a power supply unit configured to supply power thereto; a main power switch configured to turn on and off the power supply unit; a mode switching unit configured to selectively and manually be switched between the monochrome mode and the full color mode, wherein the main power switch and the mode switching unit are integrally formed as one mode switch; a power supply interrupting unit configured to interrupt power supply to a part that is necessary to form an image in a mode other than the monochrome mode, when the mode switch is set to the monochrome mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Satoru Ishikake, Masanori Kawasumi, Hideyo Watanabe, Yosuke Saito, Hirokatsu Suzuki, Hiroki Atari, Kimie Toda
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110164895
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that has a monochrome mode and a full color mode as image forming modes, includes: a power supply unit configured to supply power thereto; a main power switch configured to turn on and off the power supply unit; a mode switching unit configured to selectively and manually be switched between the monochrome mode and the full color mode, wherein the main power switch and the mode switching unit are integrally formed as one mode switch; a power supply interrupting unit configured to interrupt power supply to a part that is necessary to form an image in a mode other than the monochrome mode, when the mode switch is set to the monochrome mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Satoru Ishikake, Masanori Kawasumi, Hideyo Watanabe, Yosuke Saito, Hirokatsu Suzuki, Hiroki Atari, Kimie Toda