Patents by Inventor Kotomi Kameyama

Kotomi Kameyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20250128905
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a first folding roller, a second folding roller, a return conveyance passage, and a third folding roller. The conveyor conveys a sheet along a main conveyance passage in a conveyance direction. The second folding roller facing the first folding roller across the main conveyance passage conveys the sheet by a first conveyance amount. The return conveyance passage having a curvature is branched from the main conveyance passage at a branching position and is merged to the main conveyance passage at a merging position. The third folding roller facing the second folding roller across the return conveyance passage conveys the sheet by a second conveyance amount smaller than the first conveyance amount of the second folding roller. The second folding roller is on an outer peripheral side and the third folding roller is on an inner peripheral side of the return conveyance passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuusuke SHIBASAKI, Atsushi SHINODA, Shuuto TOHKAISHI, Sho ASANO, Wataru TAKAHASHI, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Kotomi KAMEYAMA, Satoshi HIRATA, Shingo YOSHIZAWA, Suzuka FUJITA, Naofumi YOSHIDA, Ryota TAKAYAMA, Hirotaka YASUKAWA, Yoshito SUZUKI, Shinya MONMA, Yuji SUZUKI, Wataru NOZAKI, Jun YAMADA, Naohiro YOSHIDA, Yusuke HIRONO, Takahiro WATANABE, Yohsuke HARAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 12264032
    Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a liquid applier, and a crimper. The conveyor conveys a medium in a conveyance direction. The liquid applier applies liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The crimper presses and deforms the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium to bind the plurality of media. The liquid applier includes a liquid application rotator configured to rotate, in contact with the medium conveyed by the conveyor, about a pivot extending in a main scanning direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the medium and to a thickness direction of the medium, to apply the liquid to the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Suzuki, Kei Sasaki, Kazuki Seto, Kotomi Kameyama
  • Publication number: 20240262650
    Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a liquid applier, and a crimper. The conveyor conveys a medium in a conveyance direction. The liquid applier applies liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The crimper presses and deforms the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium to bind the plurality of media. The liquid applier includes a liquid application rotator configured to rotate, in contact with the medium conveyed by the conveyor, about a pivot extending in a main scanning direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the medium and to a thickness direction of the medium, to apply the liquid to the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Suzuki, Kei Sasaki, Kazuki Seto, Kotomi Kameyama
  • Patent number: 11987468
    Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a receptacle, a liquid applier, and a crimper. The conveyor conveys a medium. The receptacle holds the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The liquid applier is disposed upstream from the receptacle in a conveyance direction of the medium to apply liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The crimper presses and deforms the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium held on the receptacle to bind the plurality of media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Suzuki, Kei Sasaki, Kazuki Seto, Kotomi Kameyama
  • Publication number: 20230234804
    Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a receptacle, a liquid applier, and a crimper. The conveyor conveys a medium. The receptacle holds the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The liquid applier is disposed upstream from the receptacle in a conveyance direction of the medium to apply liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The crimper presses and deforms the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium held on the receptacle to bind the plurality of media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Suzuki, Kei Sasaki, Kazuki Seto, Kotomi Kameyama