Patents by Inventor Kyoji Omi

Kyoji Omi 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).

  • Apparatus for selectively feeding sheets from a plurality of cassettes
    Patent number: 3977666
    Abstract: An apparatus for selectively feeding desired sheets from a plurality of cassettes which store different respective sizes and kinds of sheets includes a handle lever located adjacent to the plurality of cassettes which are disposed in a vertically aligned stack. When the handle lever is moved to the location of a particular cassette containing desired sheets, only that cassette is rendered ready for feeding the sheets. If that cassette is exhausted, an indicator lamp provides a signal for sheet loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Suzuki, Kyoji Omi, Tatsuo Tani, formerly Nishikawa