Patents by Inventor Masanari Shimamoto

Masanari Shimamoto 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: 20220374050
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a rear cover covering a rear face of the display, and a reinforcing member disposed between the display and the rear cover. The reinforcing member includes a base, a plurality of projections protruding from the base to the display, each of the plurality of projections having a top face disposed at a position in contact with or in proximity to the display, and a plurality of recessed portions respectively enclosed by the plurality of projections and recessed from the top face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanari Shimamoto
  • Patent number: 10281866
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearer, an exposure device, a development unit, an adjuster, and a magnetic member. The exposure device forms a latent image on a surface of the image bearer. The developing unit renders the latent image visible with developer including toner and carrier. The adjuster contacts each of the image bearer and the exposure device to regulate a distance between the image bearer and the exposure device. The magnetic member is arranged side by side with the adjuster in a direction of rotation of the image bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okamoto, Nobuyuki Taguchi, Takeshi Fukao, Shinya Karasawa, Takuma Iwasaki, Kentaro Nodera, Masanari Shimamoto
  • Publication number: 20180113411
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearer, an exposure device, a development unit, an adjuster, and a magnetic member. The exposure device forms a latent image on a surface of the image bearer. The developing unit renders the latent image visible with developer including toner and carrier. The adjuster contacts each of the image bearer and the exposure device to regulate a distance between the image bearer and the exposure device. The magnetic member is arranged side by side with the adjuster in a direction of rotation of the image bearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiya Okamoto, Nobuyuki Taguchi, Takeshi Fukao, Shinya Karasawa, Takuma Iwasaki, Kentaro Nodera, Masanari Shimamoto