Patents by Inventor Naofumi Murayama

Naofumi Murayama 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: 9042791
    Abstract: A powder accommodation container includes an accommodation container body, a regulation member, and a transport member. The accommodation container body has a hole portion to outside and accommodates powder. The regulation member is provided in the hole portion to regulate a passage of the powder accommodated in the accommodation container body. The transport member is arranged in an inside of the accommodation container body to rotate about a rotating shaft and to transport the powder in the inside of the accommodation container body. The transport member has one end side in a short direction that is arranged on the rotating shaft and the other end side that is a free end, the free end includes a flexible member that is in contact with the accommodation container body to be flexed. The flexible member is locatable to face the hole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji Matsumoto, Iori Togu, Naofumi Murayama, Shigemasa Nakaya, Takuya Iwamura
  • Patent number: 8918033
    Abstract: A powder accommodation container includes an accommodation container body, a regulation member, and a transport member. The accommodation container body has a hole portion to outside and accommodates powder. The regulation member is provided in the hole portion to regulate a passage of the powder accommodated in the accommodation container body. The transport member is arranged in an inside of the accommodation container body to rotate about a rotating shaft and to transport the powder in the inside of the accommodation container body. The transport member has one end side in a short direction that is arranged on the rotating shaft and the other end side that is a free end, the free end includes a flexible member that is in contact with the accommodation container body to be flexed. The flexible member is locatable to face the hole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuji Matsumoto, Iori Togu, Naofumi Murayama, Shigemasa Nakaya, Takuya Iwamura
  • Patent number: 8918034
    Abstract: A powder accommodation container includes an accommodation container body, a regulation member, and a transport member. The accommodation container body has a hole portion to outside and accommodates powder. The regulation member is provided in the hole portion to regulate a passage of the powder accommodated in the accommodation container body. The transport member is arranged in an inside of the accommodation container body to rotate about a rotating shaft and to transport the powder in the inside of the accommodation container body. The transport member has one end side in a short direction that is arranged on the rotating shaft and the other end side that is a free end, the free end includes a flexible member that is in contact with the accommodation container body to be flexed. The flexible member is locatable to face the hole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuji Matsumoto, Iori Togu, Naofumi Murayama, Shigemasa Nakaya, Takuya Iwamura
  • Publication number: 20140105652
    Abstract: A powder accommodation container includes an accommodation container body, a regulation member, and a transport member. The accommodation container body has a hole portion to outside and accommodates powder. The regulation member is provided in the hole portion to regulate a passage of the powder accommodated in the accommodation container body. The transport member is arranged in an inside of the accommodation container body to rotate about a rotating shaft and to transport the powder in the inside of the accommodation container body. The transport member has one end side in a short direction that is arranged on the rotating shaft and the other end side that is a free end, the free end includes a flexible member that is in contact with the accommodation container body to be flexed. The flexible member is locatable to face the hole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji MATSUMOTO, Iori TOGU, Naofumi MURAYAMA, Shigemasa NAKAYA, Takuya IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20140105651
    Abstract: A powder accommodation container includes an accommodation container body, a regulation member, and a transport member. The accommodation container body has a hole portion to outside and accommodates powder. The regulation member is provided in the hole portion to regulate a passage of the powder accommodated in the accommodation container body. The transport member is arranged in an inside of the accommodation container body to rotate about a rotating shaft and to transport the powder in the inside of the accommodation container body. The transport member has one end side in a short direction that is arranged on the rotating shaft and the other end side that is a free end, the free end includes a flexible member that is in contact with the accommodation container body to be flexed. The flexible member is locatable to face the hole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji MATSUMOTO, Iori TOGU, Naofumi MURAYAMA, Shigemasa NAKAYA, Takuya IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20130259537
    Abstract: A powder accommodation container includes an accommodation container body, a regulation member, and a transport member. The accommodation container body has a hole portion to outside and accommodates powder. The regulation member is provided in the hole portion to regulate a passage of the powder accommodated in the accommodation container body. The transport member is arranged in an inside of the accommodation container body to rotate about a rotating shaft and to transport the powder in the inside of the accommodation container body. The transport member has one end side in a short direction that is arranged on the rotating shaft and the other end side that is a free end, the free end includes a flexible member that is in contact with the accommodation container body to be flexed. The flexible member is locatable to face the hole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji MATSUMOTO, Iori TOGU, Naofumi MURAYAMA, Shigemasa NAKAYA, Takuya IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20080080904
    Abstract: An inner cap includes: an outer circumferential portion that has a part to be inserted and fit into an opening portion formed by being surrounded by a projection portion of a space portion; a slip-off preventing projection that is formed at a part located in a downstream side in an insertion direction of the outer circumferential portion to be caught by a projection portion provided on an inner wall of the space portion; an insertion stop projection that is formed at a part located in an upstream side in the insertion direction of the outer circumferential portion to be caught by the projection portion; and an insertion front end surface portion that includes a surface in a concave portion dented at a place located inwardly from the outer circumferential portion in a direction opposite to the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Naofumi Murayama, Kotaro Noguchi
  • Patent number: D712458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Takiguchi, Takuji Matsumoto, Iori Togu, Naofumi Murayama, Shigemasa Nakaya
  • Patent number: D712959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naofumi Murayama, Shigemasa Nakaya, Toshio Takiguchi