Patents by Inventor Michihito Kumayama

Michihito Kumayama 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: 7810689
    Abstract: A stapler that can push staples into a surface of a paper bundle regardless of thickness of the paper bundle is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the stapler includes a vertical movement section for causing an operating handle to vertically descend together with a staple mounting magazine by pressing the operating handle while keeping the operating handle at a predetermined angle, a post-vertical movement rotating section for causing the operating handle to rotate after the staple mounting magazine vertically descends to come into contact with the paper bundle placed on a horizontal base, and a vertical position fixing section for fixing a vertical position of the staple mounting magazine by starting the rotation of the operating handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Sebek Limited
    Inventor: Michihito Kumayama
  • Patent number: 7571843
    Abstract: A staple storage cassette, comprising a staple assembly slidably installed on a cassette rail member across a pair of guide rails vertically formed parallel with each other, a feeder slidably brought into contact with the rear end part of the staple assembly, and a cassette cover member forming a passage in which staples and the feeder are inserted. A stopper is installed and a blade guide hole is formed at the front end part of the cassette cover member, and engagement recessed parts engaged with the elastically engaged claw pieces of the feeder in one direction are continuously formed in the inner surface of the cassette cover member in the longitudinal direction so that the feeder can be moved in the forward direction only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Sebek Limited
    Inventor: Michihito Kumayama
  • Publication number: 20090014496
    Abstract: A staple storage cassette, comprising a staple assembly slidably installed on a cassette rail member across a pair of guide rails vertically formed parallel with each other, a feeder slidably brought into contact with the rear end part of the staple assembly, and a cassette cover member forming a passage in which staples and the feeder are inserted. A stopper is installed and a blade guide hole is formed at the front end part of the cassette cover member, and engagement recessed parts engaged with the elastically engaged claw pieces of the feeder in one direction are continuously formed in the inner surface of the cassette cover member in the longitudinal direction so that the feeder can be moved in the forward direction only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Michihito Kumayama
  • Publication number: 20080302850
    Abstract: A stapler that can push staples into a surface of a paper bundle regardless of thickness of the paper bundle is provided. A stapler including vertical movement means (24) for causing an operating handle (12) to vertically descend together with a staple mounting magazine (13) by pressing the operating handle (12) while keeping the operating handle at a predetermined angle, post-vertical movement rotating means (18, 27) for causing the operating handle (12) to rotate after the staple mounting magazine (13) vertically descends to come into contact with the paper bundle placed on a horizontal base, and vertical position fixing means (21, 22, 28) for fixing a vertical position of the staple mounting magazine (13) by starting the rotation of the operating handle (12) has been constructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: SEBEK LIMITED
    Inventor: Michihito Kumayama
  • Patent number: 7438206
    Abstract: There is provided a stapler which can perform a stapling operation with smaller force. A connected staple assembly cassette eliminates a metallic feed spring pressing the connected staple assembly, and instead, a reverse movement stop feeder is mounted. A mount sensor for sensing the mounting of the connected staple assembly cassette is provided for the stapler. In addition, a pusher piece is provided in order to follow up the reverse movement stop feeder in the connected staple assembly cassette with the sensing of the mount sensor and to push forward the reverse movement feeder. A magazine support spring for returning the staple mount magazine to the original position is eliminated, and the staple mount magazine can be returned to the original position by the released operation handle. During the advancing of the front staple in the staple lowering slit, the next staple can be blocked from advance movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Michihito Kumayama
  • Publication number: 20060231583
    Abstract: There is provided a stapler which can perform a stapling operation with smaller force. Source-saving of a connected staple assembly cassette as a disposal member and reduction of environmental load due to waste disposal can be aimed. A stapler, in which less trouble such as tangling of a plurality of staples is caused at the time of staple striking operation, is provided. The connected staple assembly cassette eliminates a metallic feed spring pressing the connected staple assembly, and instead, a reverse movement stop feeder is mounted. A mount sensor for sensing the mounting of the connected staple assembly cassette is provided for the stapler. In addition, a pusher piece is provided in order to follow up the reverse movement stop feeder in the connected staple assembly cassette with the sensing of the mount sensor and to push forward the reverse movement feeder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Michihito Kumayama