Patents by Inventor Koji NOGE

Koji NOGE 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).

  • Toner producing apparatus and toner producing method
    Patent number: 9573136
    Abstract: A toner producing apparatus including: a foreign matter separating unit including a foreign matter separating chamber for separating metallic foreign matters contained in raw powder material of toner from the raw powder material of toner by using gravity, a feeding pipe connected to the foreign matter separating chamber so as to feed the raw powder material of toner into the foreign matter separating chamber, and an exhausting pipe connected to the foreign matter separating chamber so as to exhaust the raw powder material of toner from the foreign matter separating chamber; and a pulverizing unit including a rotor, the pulverizing unit being connected to the exhausting pipe of the foreign matter separating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Noge
  • TONER PRODUCING APPARATUS AND TONER PRODUCING METHOD
    Publication number: 20140070035
    Abstract: A toner producing apparatus including: a foreign matter separating unit including a foreign matter separating chamber for separating metallic foreign matters contained in raw powder material of toner from the raw powder material of toner by using gravity, a feeding pipe connected to the foreign matter separating chamber so as to feed the raw powder material of toner into the foreign matter separating chamber, and an exhausting pipe connected to the foreign matter separating chamber so as to exhaust the raw powder material of toner from the foreign matter separating chamber; and a pulverizing unit including a rotor, the pulverizing unit being connected to the exhausting pipe of the foreign matter separating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Koji NOGE