Patents by Inventor Misato Nakayama

Misato Nakayama 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).

  • Sheet conveyance apparatus
    Patent number: 10815091
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing provided with a conveyance path, a conveyance unit which conveys a sheet along the conveyance path, a discharge port from which the sheet conveyed along the conveyance path is discharged, a discharge tray on which the sheet discharged from the discharge port is stacked, and an attitude change unit which changes an attitude of the discharge tray. The discharge tray includes a first sheet receiving surface which is a portion facing the discharge port in a discharge direction of the sheet and on which a leading edge of the sheet lands, and a second sheet receiving surface which is formed at a predetermined inclination with respect to the first sheet receiving surface. The attitude change unit changes the attitude of the discharge tray so that the first sheet receiving surface of the discharge tray is inclined toward the discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sadayuki Kaneko, Misato Nakayama, Asako Chiba, Ayumi Machida, Tetsurou Ishikawa, Yoshinori Kanaya, Yoshihiro Taniike, Masashi Yamaguchi
  • SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190233241
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing provided with a conveyance path, a conveyance unit which conveys a sheet along the conveyance path, a discharge port from which the sheet conveyed along the conveyance path is discharged, a discharge tray on which the sheet discharged from the discharge port is stacked, and an attitude change unit which changes an attitude of the discharge tray. The discharge tray includes a first sheet receiving surface which is a portion facing the discharge port in a discharge direction of the sheet and on which a leading edge of the sheet lands, and a second sheet receiving surface which is formed at a predetermined inclination with respect to the first sheet receiving surface. The attitude change unit changes the attitude of the discharge tray so that the first sheet receiving surface of the discharge tray is inclined toward the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Sadayuki KANEKO, Misato NAKAYAMA, Asako CHIBA, Ayumi MACHIDA, Tetsurou ISHIKAWA, Yoshinori KANAYA, Yoshihiro TANIIKE, Masashi YAMAGUCHI
  • Sheet conveyance apparatus
    Patent number: 10301139
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing provided with a conveyance path, a conveyance unit which conveys a sheet along the conveyance path, a discharge port from which the sheet conveyed along the conveyance path is discharged, a discharge tray on which the sheet discharged from the discharge port is stacked, and an attitude change unit which changes an attitude of the discharge tray. The discharge tray includes a first sheet receiving surface which is a portion facing the discharge port in a discharge direction of the sheet and on which a leading edge of the sheet lands, and a second sheet receiving surface which is formed at a predetermined inclination with respect to the first sheet receiving surface. The attitude change unit changes the attitude of the discharge tray so that the first sheet receiving surface of the discharge tray is inclined toward the discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sadayuki Kaneko, Misato Nakayama, Asako Chiba, Ayumi Machida, Tetsurou Ishikawa, Yoshinori Kanaya, Yoshihiro Taniike, Masashi Yamaguchi
  • SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180257895
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing provided with a conveyance path, a conveyance unit which conveys a sheet along the conveyance path, a discharge port from which the sheet conveyed along the conveyance path is discharged, a discharge tray on which the sheet discharged from the discharge port is stacked, and an attitude change unit which changes an attitude of the discharge tray. The discharge tray includes a first sheet receiving surface which is a portion facing the discharge port in a discharge direction of the sheet and on which a leading edge of the sheet lands, and a second sheet receiving surface which is formed at a predetermined inclination with respect to the first sheet receiving surface. The attitude change unit changes the attitude of the discharge tray so that the first sheet receiving surface of the discharge tray is inclined toward the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Sadayuki KANEKO, Misato NAKAYAMA, Asako CHIBA, Ayumi MACHIDA, Tetsurou ISHIKAWA, Yoshinori KANAYA, Yoshihiro TANIIKE, Masashi YAMAGUCHI
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    Patent number: D741331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: CANON DENSHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki Ishibashi, Misato Nakayama, Hiroshi Komuro, Minoru Sashida