Patents by Inventor Minoru Nishimoto

Minoru Nishimoto 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: 4030725
    Abstract: A paper tray for copying machines includes a tray body having a movable side plate and an elastic member operatively connected to the movable side plate whereby as the tray is inserted into a copying machine, the elastic member in cooperation with an actuator on the copier, urges the movable side member against paper placed in the tray and thereby automatically compensates for paper skew as well as paper irregularities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1977
    Assignee: Rank Xerox Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshige Fukui, Akira Tamamura, Minoru Nishimoto