Patents by Inventor Masataka Naitou

Masataka Naitou 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).

  • Original image reading device
    Patent number: 5229816
    Abstract: An original image reading device includes an original mount, a feeder for separating and feeding originals on the original mount, a first feed path for guiding each separated and fed original to a reading position, and an inlet for introducing the original discharged from the reading position. A second feed path having a joining portion to join the first feed path guides the original introduced from the inlet to the joining portion while reversing the surface of the original. An original density detection sensor is provided between the joining portion and the reading position in the first feed path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Fujimoto, Masataka Naitou, Katsuaki Hirai