Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiko Ito

Mitsuhiko Ito 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).

  • Cassette with turn cover and feed roller control
    Patent number: 4872659
    Abstract: A cassette holding a sheet of paper is arranged in such a manner that a feed roller feeds the sheet of paper into the main body of a printer, copying machine, etc. in a predetermined direction. The cassette is adapted so that it is inserted into and removed from the main body in a direction which is perpendicular to the predetermined direction within a plane of the fed sheet of paper. A member is fixed at a turn cover at one end so that one sheet of paper present on the feed roller is positioned between the turn cover and the other end of the member in order to draw out a sheet of paper when the turn cover is opened. Also, a special feed roller control operation is provided when the last sheet of paper is fed out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Kato, Kunihiro Uotani, Mitsuhiko Ito