Patents by Inventor Masakazu Shirai

Masakazu Shirai 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: 8285169
    Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes: an insulative feeding apparatus main body; plural first feeder lines; and a second feeder line, the feeding apparatus main body having: a first support member that supports the plural first feeder lines; and a second support member that supports the second feeder line, the first support member having: a wall surface part having a wall surface; and at least one projection projected from the wall surface in a direction crossing the wall surface, the plural first feeder lines being provided in space formed between the first support member and the second support member, and mutually partitioned from each other with the at least one projection, and the second feeder line being provided on a side of a surface of the second support member opposite to a surface on a side opposite to the plural first feeder lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Shirai, Masaaki Tokunaga, Naoto Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20110116824
    Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes: an insulative feeding apparatus main body; plural first feeder lines used for supply of electric power; and a second feeder line used for supply of electric power at a voltage different from a voltage of the electric power respectively supplied with the plural first feeder lines, the feeding apparatus main body having: a first support member that supports the plural first feeder lines; and a second support member that supports the second feeder line, the first support member having: a wall surface part having a wall surface; and at least one projection projected from the wall surface in a direction crossing the wall surface, the plural first feeder lines being provided in space formed between the first support member and the second support member, and mutually partitioned from each other with the at least one projection, and the second feeder line being provided on a side of a surface of the second support member opposite to a surface on a side opposite to the plural first feeder
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu SHIRAI, Masaaki Tokunaga, Naoto Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20100232851
    Abstract: A developer-conveying apparatus is provided, the developer-conveying apparatus including: a conveying member that has a rotational axis rotatably set in a container and a blade formed around the rotational axis, the conveying member conveying a developer along the rotational axis by rotation; and a static eliminating member set in the container and eliminating static electricity of the developer in the container by being brought into contact with the developer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Kazumi Yamanaka, Yoshihiro Enomoto, Masaaki Tokunaga, Hirofumi Goto, Shinichi Kawamata, Hiroaki Yagi, Masakazu Shirai