Patents by Inventor Naoki Komuro

Naoki Komuro 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: 9077827
    Abstract: In order to provide a page-turning reader device and a feeder device capable of continuously acquiring image data of each page of a plurality of booklets, the page-turning reader device (1) includes a feeder unit (102) that feeds a plurality of stacked booklets (10) one by one from a lower side; a holder (203) that grips and fixes a binding edge of the booklet (10) fed from the feeder unit (102); an air suction pad (206), an air blow nozzle (207), and a first page-turning bar (204) configured to turn the pages of the booklet (10) one by one while the booklet (10) is fixed by the holder (203); and an image data acquiring means (11) that acquires image data of each page of the booklet (10) using an image pickup camera (106) in synchronization with a turning operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Cosmograph Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Matsuda, Norichika Hirohashi, Naoki Komuro, Yutaka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140268257
    Abstract: In order to provide a page-turning reader device and a feeder device capable of continuously acquiring image data of each page of a plurality of booklets, the page-turning reader device (1) includes a feeder unit (102) that feeds a plurality of stacked booklets (10) one by one from a lower side; a holder (203) that grips and fixes a binding edge of the booklet (10) fed from the feeder unit (102); an air suction pad (206), an air blow nozzle (207), and a first page-turning bar (204) configured to turn the pages of the booklet (10) one by one while the booklet (10) is fixed by the holder (203); and an image data acquiring means (11) that acquires image data of each page of the booklet (10) using an image pickup camera (106) in synchronization with a turning operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Matsuda, Norichika Hirohashi, Naoki Komuro, Yutaka Sasaki