Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kurita

Masahiro Kurita 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).

  • Patent number: 8396398
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Publication number: 20120141171
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 8121525
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 7840167
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Publication number: 20100254732
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Nobuyuki TAGUCHI, Misaki UCHIYAMA, Masahiro KURITA, Goro KATSUYAMA
  • Patent number: 7747202
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 7720416
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Publication number: 20090180817
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuyuki TAGUCHI, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 7558515
    Abstract: A powder container that is detachably installed in a container housing unit of an image forming apparatus includes a container body including an opening located at a head of the container body, and an engaging part located at a bottom of the container body, the engaging part being engaged with an engagement receiving part of the container housing unit; a drive transferring member that rotates integrally with the container body; and a lid including a discharge outlet that further discharges powder discharged from the opening of the container body, and a shutter that opens and closes the discharge outlet. A position of the powder container in the container housing unit is determined by engaging the engaging part with the engagement receiving part, and operating the lid such that the shutter opens the discharge outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Misaki Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20090123192
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Publication number: 20080240771
    Abstract: A powder container that is detachably installed in a container housing unit of an image forming apparatus includes a container body including an opening located at a head of the container body, and an engaging part located at a bottom of the container body, the engaging part being engaged with an engagement receiving part of the container housing unit; a drive transferring member that rotates integrally with the container body; and a lid including a discharge outlet that further discharges powder discharged from the opening of the container body, and a shutter that opens and closes the discharge outlet. A position of the powder container in the container housing unit is determined by engaging the engaging part with the engagement receiving part, and operating the lid such that the shutter opens the discharge outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Misaki Uchiyama
  • Patent number: D565076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Tatsuo Okuda, Masami Iida
  • Patent number: D587292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Tatsuo Okuda, Masami Iida
  • Patent number: D727416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Makoto Kurata
  • Patent number: D769886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Kurita
  • Patent number: D955470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kabumoto, Masateru Kohno, Yoshihisa Minagawa, Masahiro Kurita, Toshihiro Hamamura, Kanako Hirasawa, Shoichi Hibi
  • Patent number: D956137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kabumoto, Masateru Kohno, Yoshihisa Minagawa, Masahiro Kurita, Toshihiro Hamamura, Kanako Hirasawa, Shoichi Hibi
  • Patent number: D972008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kabumoto, Masateru Kohno, Yoshihisa Minagawa, Masahiro Kurita, Toshihiro Hamamura, Kanako Hirasawa, Shoichi Hibi
  • Patent number: D985653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Shinji Noguchi
  • Patent number: D985657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Shinji Noguchi