Patents by Inventor Misaki Uchiyama

Misaki Uchiyama 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: 8396398
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Publication number: 20120141171
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 8121525
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 7840167
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Publication number: 20100254732
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Nobuyuki TAGUCHI, Misaki UCHIYAMA, Masahiro KURITA, Goro KATSUYAMA
  • Patent number: 7747202
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 7720416
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Publication number: 20090180817
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuyuki TAGUCHI, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 7558515
    Abstract: A powder container that is detachably installed in a container housing unit of an image forming apparatus includes a container body including an opening located at a head of the container body, and an engaging part located at a bottom of the container body, the engaging part being engaged with an engagement receiving part of the container housing unit; a drive transferring member that rotates integrally with the container body; and a lid including a discharge outlet that further discharges powder discharged from the opening of the container body, and a shutter that opens and closes the discharge outlet. A position of the powder container in the container housing unit is determined by engaging the engaging part with the engagement receiving part, and operating the lid such that the shutter opens the discharge outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Misaki Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20090123192
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama
  • Patent number: 7447469
    Abstract: A toner container mounting member comprises mounted thereon a plurality of toner containers that perform supply of toner by being themselves rotated. The toner containers are laid in the same direction to be mounted/released from above; a plurality of guiding members that rotatably support the toner containers are integrally formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Misaki Uchiyama, Kazuosa Kuma, Kiyonori Tsuda, Hiroshi Ishii, Yuusuke Noguchi, Makoto Kikura, Yutaka Fukuchi, Kazuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080240771
    Abstract: A powder container that is detachably installed in a container housing unit of an image forming apparatus includes a container body including an opening located at a head of the container body, and an engaging part located at a bottom of the container body, the engaging part being engaged with an engagement receiving part of the container housing unit; a drive transferring member that rotates integrally with the container body; and a lid including a discharge outlet that further discharges powder discharged from the opening of the container body, and a shutter that opens and closes the discharge outlet. A position of the powder container in the container housing unit is determined by engaging the engaging part with the engagement receiving part, and operating the lid such that the shutter opens the discharge outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Masahiro Kurita, Misaki Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 7315715
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention, includes an image forming apparatus comprising a toner storage device storing a toner, an image forming device including a developer, and a toner transfer device provided between the toner storage device and the image forming device. The toner transfer device has a transfer passage, in which a powder is placed before activation of the toner transfer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyonori Tsuda, Misaki Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20060083555
    Abstract: A toner container mounting member comprises mounted thereon a plurality of toner containers that perform supply of toner by being themselves rotated. The toner containers are laid in the same direction to be mounted/released from above; a plurality of guiding members that rotatably support the toner containers are integrally formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Misaki Uchiyama, Kazuosa Kuma, Kiyonori Tsuda, Hiroshi Ishii, Yuusuke Noguchi, Makoto Kikura, Yutaka Fukuchi, Kazuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20060051136
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention, includes an image forming apparatus comprising a toner storage device storing a toner, an image forming device including a developer, and a toner transfer device provided between the toner storage device and the image forming device. The toner transfer device has a transfer passage, in which a powder is placed before activation of the toner transfer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Kiyonori Tsuda, Misaki Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20060034642
    Abstract: The toner bottle exchangeably used in an image forming apparatus. The toner bottle includes a bottle body having a substantially cylindrical shape and configured to contain toner, a gear configured to rotate a part of the toner bottle, a cap attached to the bottle body and including an opening arranged in a circumferential surface of the cap and configured to output toner to a development apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner conveyance mechanism arranged in the bottle body and configured to convey the toner to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Misaki Uchiyama, Masahiro Kurita, Goro Katsuyama