Patents by Inventor Kuniaki Kimura
Kuniaki Kimura 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: 9725272Abstract: A paper post-processing device includes: a base tray 112 configured to stack paper transferred from an image-forming device; a paper transferring unit including a paper gripper configured to grip a rear end of a paper bundle stacked on the base tray 112, a paper transferring unit configured to transfer the paper gripper; and a stacker tray 103 configured to stack paper transferred from the paper transferring unit, wherein the paper gripper includes an ejector 202 to be fixed, and a gripper 106 rotatably configured about a predetermined angle to the ejector 202, and the paper gripper is configured to grip the several sheets of paper by the ejector 202 and the gripper 106, further including a grip release unit configured to release a grip by the ejector 202 and the gripper 106.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: GRADCO JAPAN LTD.Inventors: Kuniaki Kimura, Kenichi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20160194172Abstract: A paper post-processing device includes: a base tray 112 configured to stack paper transferred from an image forming device; a paper transferring unit including a paper gripper configured to grip a rear end of a paper bundle stacked on the base tray 112, and a paper transferring unit configured to transfer the paper gripper; and a stacker tray 103 configured to stack paper transferred from the paper transferring unit, wherein the paper gripper includes an ejector 202 to be fixed, and a gripper 106 rotatably configured about a predetermined angle to the ejector 202, and wherein the paper gripper is configured to grip the several sheets of paper by the ejector 202 and the gripper 106, further including a grip release unit configured to release a grip by the ejector 202 and the gripper 106.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: GRADCO JAPAN LTD.Inventors: Kuniaki KIMURA, Kenichi WATANABE
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Publication number: 20150203321Abstract: [Problem]A sheet bundle can be stacked with no displacement, a stacking property of the sheet bundle is improved, and sheet receiving time is shortened, which allows improvement of productivity. [Solving Means]A sheet post-processing apparatus 1 includes sheet conveying means 10 for conveying a sheet 100 discharged by an image forming apparatus to a stacking tray 3, jogger and stack means 30 including a pair of left and right joggers 31 that stacks the sheet 100 discharged by the sheet conveying means 10 while supporting and jogging the sheet 100, and a support 20 that is able to be progressed and retreated, and supports a rear end portion of the sheet 100 discharged by the sheet conveying means 10 at a progressing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Kuniaki Kimura, Kenichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 9028190Abstract: A bookbinding apparatus inserts ring parts of a comb-shaped ring into binding holes of a sheet bundle and files and binds the sheet bundle, sequentially and includes a binding hole forming section configured to form binding holes in the sheet, a compiling section configured to arrange the sheet in which the binding holes are formed to make the sheet bundle, a comb-shaped ring feeding section configured to feed the comb-shaped ring piece by piece, a binding section configured to receive the fed comb-shaped ring, insert the ring parts of the comb-shaped ring into the binding holes of the sheet bundle, and bind the sheet bundle, and a bound-book discharging section configured to transfer the sheet bundle bound by the binding section to a storage stacker.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Gradco Japan Ltd.Inventors: Kuniaki Kimura, Kenichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 8840099Abstract: A binding apparatus performs a binding process by bonding the end side of the sheet bundle, and is provided with a notch cutter that forms a notch in the end side used in the sheet binding process in the middle of the sheet conveyance path of the binding apparatus. The notch-forming unit includes a pair of sheet conveyance guides for forming a part of the sheet conveyance path, a cutter provided in a rotatably supported bracket, and a biasing means for applying a force to the cutter to face the sheet conveyance path formed by a pair of the sheet conveyance guides at all times.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Gradco Japan Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Masunari, Yumiko Kato, Kuniaki Kimura, Hiroshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20130272817Abstract: A bookbinding device includes: a heater unit which applies a predetermined heat to a bookbinding tape by a heater so that a binding portion of a sheet bundle is pressure-bonded by melting an adhesive adhered to one surface of the bookbinding tape; a heater moving unit which moves the heater; a sheet bundle moving unit which moves the sheet bundle in a nipped state; and a control unit which controls the heater moving unit and the sheet bundle moving unit so as to perform a preliminary heating step in which the binding portion of the sheet bundle is heated by the heater in advance and heat-fixing step in which a bookbinding tape is heat-fixed to the binding portion of the sheet bundle by the heater while the bookbinding tape overlaps the binding portion of the heated sheet bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Kuniaki KIMURA, Kenichi WATANABE
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Publication number: 20130272819Abstract: A bookbinding apparatus inserts ring parts of a comb-shaped ring into binding holes of a sheet bundle and files and binds the sheet bundle, sequentially and includes a binding hole forming section configured to form binding holes in the sheet, a compiling section configured to arrange the sheet in which the binding holes are formed to make the sheet bundle, a comb-shaped ring feeding section configured to feed the comb-shaped ring piece by piece, a binding section configured to receive the fed comb-shaped ring, insert the ring parts of the comb-shaped ring into the binding holes of the sheet bundle, and bind the sheet bundle, and a bound-book discharging section configured to transfer the sheet bundle bound by the binding section to a storage stacker.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Kuniaki KIMURA, Kenichi WATANABE
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Patent number: 8511679Abstract: A sheet processing device in the form of an offset stacker, a sheet fence (103, 104) is provided on a side of sheets (S) to be processed stacked on a stack tray (3) opposite from a jogger (101, 102) so that the sheet fence accurately defines a final offset position of the sheets. When a transient offset position at which the sheets are stacked on the stack tray varies from one sheet to another, the side edges of sheets selected for offset stacking can be lined up without fail owing to the jogging action of the jogger and the supporting action of the sheet fence. A pair of joggers may be arranged on either side of the sheets, along with a pair of corresponding sheets fences on the opposing sides. The jogger and sheet fence on a same side may be supported by a common moveable frame (107, 108).Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Gradco (Japan) Ltd.Inventors: Kuniaki Kimura, Kenichi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120299238Abstract: A sheet processing device in the form of an offset stacker, a sheet fence (103, 104) is provided on a side of sheets (S) to be processed stacked on a stack tray (3) opposite from a jogger (101, 102) so that the sheet fence accurately defines a final offset position of the sheets. When a transient offset position at which the sheets are stacked on the stack tray varies from one sheet to another, the side edges of sheets selected for offset stacking can be lined up without fail owing to the jogging action of the jogger and the supporting action of the sheet fence. A pair of joggers may be arranged on either side of the sheets, along with a pair of corresponding sheets fences on the opposing sides. The jogger and sheet fence on a same side may be supported by a common moveable frame (107, 108).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Kuniaki KIMURA, Kenichi WATANABE
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Patent number: 8257006Abstract: A bookbinding device includes a plurality of annular binders corresponding to binding holes. A part of an annular binder is inserted into a binding hole to be engaged, and by virtue of the insertion of the annular binder into the corresponding binding hole, the sheet bundle is bound to be provided as a booklet. Respective ends of binding members engage with each other, whereby the binding members are unified. The binding members are disposed so as to be aligned and constitute respectively binding member units which can be separated one by one. The pairs of the binding members are located in sequence so as to correspond to the binding holes to be pushed and moved and, thus, to be inserted through the binding holes. The respective ends of the binding members then engage with each other, whereby the binding members are unified.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Gradco (Japan) Ltd.Inventors: Hikoyuki Konno, Kuniaki Kimura
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Publication number: 20120155993Abstract: A binding apparatus performs a binding process by bonding the end side of the sheet bundle, and is provided with a notch cutter that forms a notch in the end side used in the sheet binding process in the middle of the sheet conveyance path of the binding apparatus. The notch forming unit includes a pair of sheet conveyance guides for forming a part of the sheet conveyance path, a cutter provided in a rotatably supported bracket, and a biasing means for applying a force to the cutter to face the sheet conveyance path formed by a pair of the sheet conveyance guides at all times.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Kazushige Masunari, Yumiko Kato, Kuniaki Kimura, Hiroshi Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20100254783Abstract: Disclosed is a bookbinding device. In a bookbinding device, a recording sheet includes at its one end a plurality of binding holes formed so as to penetrate through the recording sheet, and the recording sheets are bundled to be bound at the plurality of binding holes. The bookbinding device includes a plurality of annular binders corresponding to the binding holes. A part of the annular binder is inserted into the binding hole to be engaged, and by virtue of the insertion of the annular binder into the corresponding binding hole, the sheet bundle is bound to be provided as a booklet. The annular binder includes a pair of binding members. The respective ends of the binding members are engaged with each other, whereby the binding members are unified. The binding members are disposed so as to be aligned and constitute respectively binding member units which can be separated one by one.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Hikoyuki Konno, Kuniaki Kimura
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Publication number: 20090236798Abstract: In a sheet processing device in the form of an offset stacker, a sheet fence (103, 104) is provided on a side of sheets (S) to be processed stacked on a stack tray (3) opposite from a jogger (101, 102) so that the sheet fence accurately defines a final offset position of the sheets. Thereby, even when a transient offset position at which the sheets are stacked on the stack tray varies from one sheet to another, the side edges of sheets selected for offset stacking can be lined up without fail owing to the jogging action of the jogger and the supporting action of the sheet fence. A pair of joggers may be arranged on either side of the sheets, along with a pair of corresponding sheets fences on the opposing sides. The jogger and sheet fence on a same side may be supported by a common moveable frame (107, 108) so that the jogging action and sheet fence adjustment can be achieved by a common structure and a common drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Kuniaki KIMURA, Kenichi WATANABE
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Patent number: 7104538Abstract: A sheet post processing device receives, sheets on an inverter structure which causes initial sheets supplied to the inverter to be overlayed first sheet on the second sheet, and moves the overlayed first and second and subsequent sheets to a sheet transport path for delivery to a sheet sending device adapted to be indexed vertically between selective gates and fixed outlets into selected trays, and has a stapler for stapling sheets in sets, before sending the sets to the outlet and into a tray.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1999Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignees: Gradco (Japan) Ltd., Ikegami Communication Equipments, Inc.Inventors: Kuniaki Kimura, Kiichiro Noguchi, Kenji Umehara, Kenichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 4855123Abstract: A method of treating an aqueous sodium sulfide solution, such as white liquor in kraft pulping systems, for the oxidation of the sulfide with oxygen in the presence of a specific activated carbon catalyst which is (a) a particulate activated carbon catalyst having an average particle diameter of 0.2-4 mm, a pore volume of at least 0.25 cc/g in pores with diameters of not smaller than 100 .ANG. and a pore volume of at least 35% of the total pore volume in pores with diameters of not smaller than 100 .ANG. or (b) a fibrous activated carbon catalyst having a specific surface area of 300-2500 m.sup.2 /g and an outer surface area of 0.1-5 m.sup.2 /g.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1988Date of Patent: August 8, 1989Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Suzuki, Shinichi Hara, Kuniaki Kimura, Takeo Ono, Munekazu Nakamura, Yoshihiro Ohguchi
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Patent number: 4822016Abstract: A sheet sorter delivers sheets introduced seriatim from a host unit such as a copier onto a plurality of removable stationary sheet receiving trays through its pivotable sheet guide and discharge mechanism having four pivotal axes. The sheet guide and discharge mechanism is pivotably supported at its one end on two fixed pivotal axes so that the mechanism can be pivotally swung up and down about the two fixed pivotal axes. At the other end of the sheet guide and discharge mechanism, which is unsupported, are disposed the other two pivotal axes and sheet discharge rollers. The swinging motion of the mechanism is achieved by a Geneva drive mechanism including a first driving motor so that the level of the sheet discharge roller is sequentially shifted to be aligned with each of the tray levels and the sheets are seriatim sorted onto the respective trays. The sorter has a second driving motor for driving the sheet discharge rollers.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1987Date of Patent: April 18, 1989Assignee: Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Sakuuchi, Kuniaki Kimura