Patents by Inventor Naoto TERAO
Naoto TERAO 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).
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Patent number: 11097919Abstract: A recording material processing apparatus includes first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording material bundle; second teeth that move along a linear route toward the first teeth and presses the recording material bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth; and a guide portion that is disposed along the linear route and guides the second teeth moving toward the first teeth.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masashi Matsumoto, Hideaki Ozawa, Yutaka Nobe, Takayuki Uchiyama, Takayuki Fukamachi, Takuya Makita, Naoto Terao, Hiroshi Kato, Mitsuhiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20210122602Abstract: A recording material processing apparatus includes first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording material bundle; second teeth that move along a linear route toward the first teeth and presses the recording material bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth; and a guide portion that is disposed along the linear route and guides the second teeth moving toward the first teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi MATSUMOTO, Hideaki OZAWA, Yutaka NOBE, Takayuki UCHIYAMA, Takayuki FUKAMACHI, Takuya MAKITA, Naoto TERAO, Hiroshi KATO, Mitsuhiro NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 10987890Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a first toothed part including teeth arranged in one direction; and a second toothed part that includes teeth arranged in the one direction and is configured to mesh with the first toothed part and to press a bundle of sheets, wherein at least one first groove is formed between adjacent teeth of the first toothed part, the first groove has cross-sectional areas at central and end portions in a direction orthogonal to the one direction and a direction in which the first and second toothed parts mesh with each other, the one direction and the orthogonal direction are normal to the cross-sectional areas, and the cross-sectional area at the end portion is larger than the cross-sectional area at the central portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto Terao, Hiroaki Awano, Masashi Matsumoto, Yutaka Nobe, Takuya Makita, Yoshiaki Tetsu, Jun Noguchi
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Patent number: 10940710Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a needleless binding device configured to form a recessed or raised impression as a needleless binding part by performing needleless binding on a bundle of sheets; an environment sensor; and a controller configured to perform, based on a value detected by the environment sensor, control to display a confirmation image requesting a user to make confirmation on the needleless binding prior to execution of the needleless binding.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumoto, Hiroaki Awano, Yutaka Nobe, Takuya Makita, Naoto Terao
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Patent number: 10723580Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a set of binding parts configured to press and bind a bundle of recording materials from one side and a remaining side in a thickness direction; a first support part configured to support the bundle of recording materials from the one side by performing rotation toward the bundle of recording materials around a predetermined fulcrum; and a second support part configured to support the bundle of recording materials from the remaining side so as to face the first support part when binding is performed by the set of binding parts.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Nobe, Hiroaki Awano, Masashi Matsumoto, Takuya Makita, Naoto Terao
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Publication number: 20200180339Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a needleless binding device configured to form a recessed or raised impression as a needleless binding part by performing needleless binding on a bundle of sheets; an environment sensor; and a controller configured to perform, based on a value detected by the environment sensor, control to display a confirmation image requesting a user to make confirmation on the needleless binding prior to execution of the needleless binding.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi MATSUMOTO, Hiroaki AWANO, Yutaka NOBE, Takuya MAKITA, Naoto TERAO
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Patent number: 10603945Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a needleless binding device configured to form a recessed or raised impression as a needleless binding part by performing needleless binding on a bundle of sheets; an environment sensor; and a controller configured to perform, based on a value detected by the environment sensor, control to display a confirmation image requesting a user to make confirmation on the needleless binding prior to execution of the needleless binding.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumoto, Hiroaki Awano, Yutaka Nobe, Takuya Makita, Naoto Terao
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Publication number: 20190292001Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a set of binding parts configured to press and bind a bundle of recording materials from one side and a remaining side in a thickness direction; a first support part configured to support the bundle of recording materials from the one side by performing rotation toward the bundle of recording materials around a predetermined fulcrum; and a second support part configured to support the bundle of recording materials from the remaining side so as to face the first support part when binding is performed by the set of binding parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka NOBE, Hiroaki AWANO, Masashi MATSUMOTO, Takuya MAKITA, Naoto TERAO
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Publication number: 20190291497Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a needleless binding device configured to form a recessed or raised impression as a needleless binding part by performing needleless binding on a bundle of sheets; an environment sensor; and a controller configured to perform, based on a value detected by the environment sensor, control to display a confirmation image requesting a user to make confirmation on the needleless binding prior to execution of the needleless binding.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi MATSUMOTO, Hiroaki AWANO, Yutaka NOBE, Takuya MAKITA, Naoto TERAO
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Publication number: 20190283358Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a first toothed part including teeth arranged in one direction; and a second toothed part that includes teeth arranged in the one direction and is configured to mesh with the first toothed part and to press a bundle of sheets, wherein at least one first groove is formed between adjacent teeth of the first toothed part, the first groove has cross-sectional areas at central and end portions in a direction orthogonal to the one direction and a direction in which the first and second toothed parts mesh with each other, the one direction and the orthogonal direction are normal to the cross-sectional areas, and the cross-sectional area at the end portion is larger than the cross-sectional area at the central portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto TERAO, Hiroaki AWANO, Masashi MATSUMOTO, Yutaka NOBE, Takuya MAKITA, Yoshiaki TETSU, Jun NOGUCHI