Patents by Inventor Mitimasa Otake

Mitimasa Otake 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).

  • Paper feeding cassette with inclined surfaced front face wall
    Patent number: 8678378
    Abstract: A paper feeding cassette includes a cassette body having a bottom wall, a front face wall disposed at a front end of the cassette body, a medium-stacking member disposed so as to be swingable about a support shaft relative to the cassette body wherein the medium-stacking member configured to have a medium thereon stacked, and a mechanism configured to move the medium-stacking member away from the bottom wall. The front face wall includes a curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Mitimasa Otake
  • PAPER FEEDING CASSETTE AND PAPER FEEDING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110062654
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides a paper feeding cassette that comprises a cassette body; a front face wall disposed at a front end of the cassette body so as to be elevated from a bottom wall of the cassette body; a medium-stacking member disposed so as to be swingable about a support shaft relative to the cassette body by using the support shaft as a swinging center, the medium-stacking member configured to have a medium thereon stacked inside the cassette body; and a biasing unit configured to bias the medium-stacking member so as to bring the medium into contact with a feeder, wherein the front face wall comprises a face which regulates the medium along a trajectory drawn by a front end of the medium-stacking member in accordance with a swinging movement of the medium-stacking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitimasa OTAKE
  • Paper feeding cassette and paper feeding device
    Patent number: 7862033
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides a paper feeding cassette that comprises a cassette body; a front face wall disposed at a front end of the cassette body so as to be elevated from a bottom wall of the cassette body; a medium-stacking member disposed so as to be swingable about a support shaft relative to the cassette body by using the support shaft as a swinging center, the medium-stacking member configured to have a medium thereon stacked inside the cassette body; and a biasing unit configured to bias the medium-stacking member so as to bring the medium into contact with a feeder, wherein the front face wall comprises a face which regulates the medium along a trajectory drawn by a front end of the medium-stacking member in accordance with a swinging movement of the medium-stacking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Mitimasa Otake
  • PAPER FEEDING CASSETTE AND PAPER FEEDING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090189336
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides a paper feeding cassette that comprises a cassette body; a front face wall disposed at a front end of the cassette body so as to be elevated from a bottom wall of the cassette body; a medium-stacking member disposed so as to be swingable about a support shaft relative to the cassette body by using the support shaft as a swinging center, the medium-stacking member configured to have a medium thereon stacked inside the cassette body; and a biasing unit configured to bias the medium-stacking member so as to bring the medium into contact with a feeder, wherein the front face wall comprises a face which regulates the medium along a trajectory drawn by a front end of the medium-stacking member in accordance with a swinging movement of the medium-stacking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Mitimasa OTAKE