Patents by Inventor Mitshiro Murata

Mitshiro Murata 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).

  • Document holder for a copier and hinge mechanism therefor
    Patent number: 4853750
    Abstract: A document holder for holding a document sheet on top of and against a document table of a copier is connected to the housing structure of the copier and can be opened and closed with respect to the document table with hinge mechanisms. Each hinge mechanism has a plate adjustably attached to the side surface of the copier housing structure and supports a spring for applying a biasing force on the other hinge plate attached to the document holder. The spring applies its force through a cover piece having a cam surface such that the document holder can be kept open at any angular position and no biasing force acts on it when it is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitshiro Murata, Naofumi Okada, Kazutoshi Yamamoto, Takuharu Tanimoto, Tokuyasu Inoue