Patents by Inventor Koji Higashikawa

Koji Higashikawa 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 aligning apparatus and processing apparatus used for copying machine
    Patent number: 5881337
    Abstract: A processing apparatus is utilized for a copying machine capable of executing successively a first job and then a second job. An user inputs the number of originals, the number of copies to be made, or the like using a picture plane for setting the first job. Based on information about the input numbers of originals and copies, and information about a copying operation that can be carried out by the copying machine, the number of originals and the number of copies that can be set for the second job are determined. The determined numbers of originals and copies are displayed. Accordingly, the number of originals and the number of copies which exceed a limitation of processing by the copying machine would not be input, thereby improving handling of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Higashikawa, Satoshi Fujii
  • Sheet aligning apparatus and processing apparatus used for copying machine
    Patent number: 5809372
    Abstract: A processing apparatus is utilized for a copying machine capable of executing successively a first job and then a second job. An user inputs the number of originals, the number of copies to be made, or the like using a picture plane for setting the first job. Based on information about the input numbers of originals and copies, and information about a copying operation that can be carried out by the copying machine, the number of originals and the number of copies that can be set for the second job are determined. The determined numbers of originals and copies are displayed. Accordingly, the number of originals and the number of copies which exceed a limitation of processing by the copying machine would not be input, thereby improving handling of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Katsuta, Takuma Ishikawa, Masayoshi Horikawa, Syuichi Katohgi, Koji Higashikawa, Satoshi Fujii