Patents by Inventor Mikio Saisu

Mikio Saisu 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 forming apparatus mounted with replaceable unit, image forming system, and method of controlling image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 7242873
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has at least one replaceable unit replaceably mounted to an image forming apparatus main body. The image forming apparatus outputs a message purporting that a reservation of an operation mode can be received, at the timing that a replacement timing of the replaceable unit which is currently mounted is close in time. If so, prior to the replacement of the replaceable unit which is current mounted, a reservation of an operation mode for a replaceable unit which is to be mounted next time may be received. Further, if the replacement of the replaceable unit is detected, the image forming apparatus starts the control according to the reserved operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Saisu, Yasushi Sakata, Kiyoshi Nagamine, Haruhiko Okabe, Takeshi Yokoe, Tsuneo Toda, Akinori Ono, Hiroh Soga, Kiyoshi Kimura
  • Image forming apparatus mounted with replaceable unit, image forming system, and method of controlling image forming apparatus
    Publication number: 20050254840
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has at least one replaceable unit replaceably mounted to an image forming apparatus main body. The image forming apparatus outputs a message purporting that a reservation of an operation mode can be received, at the timing that a replacement timing of the replaceable unit which is currently mounted is close in time. If so, prior to the replacement of the replaceable unit which is current mounted, a reservation of an operation mode for a replaceable unit which is to be mounted next time may be received. Further, if the replacement of the replaceable unit is detected, the image forming apparatus starts the control according to the reserved operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio Saisu, Yasushi Sakata, Kiyoshi Nagamine, Haruhiko Okabe, Takeshi Yokoe, Tsuneo Toda, Akinori Ono, Hiroh Soga, Kiyoshi Kimura