Patents by Inventor Masashi Kouchi

Masashi Kouchi 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).

  • Image reading device having an automatic document feeder with at least a removable document feeding section
    Patent number: 5715500
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus with an ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), a conveyor mechanism sequentially conveys documents from a document feeding section to a document collecting section by way of a slit for scanning the documents. The feeding section and collecting section are disposed one above the other. The ADF including the feeding section and collecting section can be bodily pulled out toward the operator away from a scanner including a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor, lens, and light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Nakazato, Shigeru Horiguchi, Takashi Taruki, Masashi Kouchi, Makoto Tanaka, Hisayo Ohshita