Patents by Inventor Osamu Uto
Osamu Uto 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: 9477192Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body having an inner sheet-output space provided between an image forming unit and an image reading unit provided above the image forming unit, the inner sheet-output space being open on an operator side of the apparatus body; and a sound generating unit provided on the operator side of the apparatus body and facing toward the inner sheet-output space.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Uto, Ryosuke Nara
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Patent number: 9429908Abstract: A connector includes a first connector member and a second connector member. The first connector member retains an integrated circuit having multiple first electrodes in a secured state and is externally contactable with the multiple first electrodes. The second connector member is attachable to and detachable from the first connector member and has a connection unit that is directly connected to the multiple first electrodes of the integrated circuit when the first connector member is attached to the second connector member.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Uto, Tatsuya Soga, Kazuhiro Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20160161912Abstract: A connector includes a first connector member and a second connector member. The first connector member retains an integrated circuit having multiple first electrodes in a secured state and is externally contactable with the multiple first electrodes. The second connector member is attachable to and detachable from the first connector member and has a connection unit that is directly connected to the multiple first electrodes of the integrated circuit when the first connector member is attached to the second connector member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu UTO, Tatsuya SOGA, Kazuhiro YOSHIOKA
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Patent number: 9174481Abstract: A booklet storage includes a first storage member that includes a first receiver portion and a second receiver portion connecting with the first receiver portion; and a second storage member that includes a third receiver portion and a fourth receiver portion connecting with the third receiver portion, wherein the first storage member and the second storage member together receive a booklet in combination, and wherein a first width between the first receiver portion or the second receiver portion and the third receiver portion and a second width between the first receiver portion or the second receiver portion and the fourth receiver portion are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Taichi Fuchu, Hidetoshi Kimura, Yuko Kamimoto, Osamu Uto
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Patent number: 8810833Abstract: An image processing device includes a body that has a first connection portion and a second connection portion inside the body; an image processing board that is electrically connected to the first connection portion, the image processing board performing image processing; a functional board that is disposed so as to cover a part of the image processing board on one side of the image processing board; a side panel attached to the image processing board at a position opposite to the first connection portion, the side panel being a part of a side surface of the body; and an extension board disposed so as to cover another part of the image processing board on the same side as the functional board with respect to the image processing board, the extension board being electrically connected to the second connection portion and independently attachable to and removable from the image processing board.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shiroh Suzuki, Tetsuo Ishizuka, Fumio Furusawa, Osamu Uto
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Patent number: 8565663Abstract: A conveying apparatus has a conveying apparatus main body; and a feeding device including a placement portion that a conveyed material is placed on and a feeding portion that feeds the conveyed material into the conveying apparatus main body, the feeding device being movable between a feedable position and a stored position; and the placement portion and the feeding portion moving relatively to each other between the feedable position and the stored position.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Naito, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Osamu Uto
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Publication number: 20130114191Abstract: A booklet storage includes a first storage member that includes a first receiver portion and a second receiver portion connecting with the first receiver portion; and a second storage member that includes a third receiver portion and a fourth receiver portion connecting with the third receiver portion, wherein the first storage member and the second storage member together receive a booklet in combination, and wherein a first width between the first receiver portion or the second receiver portion and the third receiver portion and a second width between the first receiver portion or the second receiver portion and the fourth receiver portion are different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Taichi FUCHU, Hidetoshi KIMURA, Yuko KAMIMOTO, Osamu UTO
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Patent number: 8301053Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main unit and a process cartridge including: an image holding member rotating about a rotation axis; an image developing device to develop a latent image on the image holding member; and a supporting member formed with a side face spreading in a direction of the rotation axis to support the image holding member and the image developing device and be moved in the direction to be attached/detached to/from the main unit. The main unit includes a main unit connector positioned adjacently to a side face of the supporting member of the process cartridge attached to the main unit such that a face mating with a counterpart connector faces the side face. The process cartridge includes on the side face a cartridge side connector electrically connected to the main unit side connector when the process cartridge is attached to the main unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Uto, Tetsuo Ishizuka, Fumio Furusawa, Shiroh Suzuki
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Patent number: 8290381Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a heating device that heats the image formed at the image forming unit, on the recording medium while recording medium is conveyed; a detecting device that is provided on a downstream side of the heating device in a recording medium conveying direction and detects image density and an image defect of the recording medium; and a stabilizing device that is provided between the detecting device and the heating device and stabilizes physical changes in the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuo Ishizuka, Fumio Furusawa, Osamu Uto, Shiroh Suzuki
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Publication number: 20120044521Abstract: An image processing device includes a body that has a first connection portion and a second connection portion inside the body; an image processing board that is electrically connected to the first connection portion, the image processing board performing image processing; a functional board that is disposed so as to cover a part of the image processing board on one side of the image processing board; a side panel attached to the image processing board at a position opposite to the first connection portion, the side panel being a part of a side surface of the body; and an extension board disposed so as to cover another part of the image processing board on the same side as the functional board with respect to the image processing board, the extension board being electrically connected to the second connection portion and independently attachable to and removable from the image processing board.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shiroh SUZUKI, Tetsuo ISHIZUKA, Fumio FURUSAWA, Osamu UTO
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Publication number: 20110076048Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main unit and a process cartridge including: an image holding member rotating about a rotation axis; an image developing device to develop a latent image on the image holding member; and a supporting member formed with a side face spreading in a direction of the rotation axis to support the image holding member and the image developing device and be moved in the direction to be attached/detached to/from the main unit. The main unit includes a main unit connector positioned adjacently to a side face of the supporting member of the process cartridge attached to the main unit such that a face mating with a counterpart connector faces the side face. The process cartridge includes on the side face a cartridge side connector electrically connected to the main unit side connector when the process cartridge is attached to the main unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: FUJI XEROX Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu UTO, Tetsuo ISHIZUKA, Fumio FURUSAWA, Shiroh SUZUKI
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Patent number: 7873299Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes a conveying unit that includes a conveying passage for conveying a conveyed material, and a positioning and holding unit that holds the conveying unit while positioning the conveying unit. The positioning and holding unit includes a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion, the plate-shaped member constitutes a part of the conveying passage, and the at least one protruding portion protrudes towards the conveying passage which the conveyed material passes through.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Uto, Toshikazu Takubo, Tetsuo Ishizuka
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Publication number: 20100215394Abstract: An image forming device includes an image forming unit that forms a toner image; an image-transfer unit that transfers the toner image formed by the image forming unit onto an recording medium; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image transferred on the recording medium by the image-transfer unit; a conveyance path that guides the recording medium toward the image-transfer unit by changing a conveyance direction of the recording medium fixed with the toner image by the fixing unit; and a reverse path that has at least a partial overlap with the conveyance path in a vertical direction by being folded in a direction opposite to a direction of the conveyance path, and turns over the recording medium by conveying the recording medium toward the image-transfer unit from a front end portion of the recording medium conveying the recording medium toward the image-transfer unit from a front end portion of the recording medium to a rear end portion of the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio FURUSAWA, Tetsuo Ishizuka, Shiroh Suzuki, Osamu Uto
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Publication number: 20100189447Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a heating device that heats the image formed at the image forming unit, on the recording medium while recording medium is conveyed; a detecting device that is provided on a downstream side of the heating device in a recording medium conveying direction and detects image density and an image defect of the recording medium; and a stabilizing device that is provided between the detecting device and the heating device and stabilizes physical changes in the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Tetsuo Ishizuka, Fumio Furusawa, Osamu Uto, Shiroh Suzuki
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Patent number: 7756440Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes a conveying unit that includes a conveying passage for conveying a conveyed material, and a positioning and holding unit that holds the conveying unit while positioning the conveying unit. The positioning and holding unit includes a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion, the plate-shaped member constitutes a part of the conveying passage, and the at least one protruding portion protrudes towards the conveying passage which the conveyed material passes through.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Uto, Toshikazu Takubo, Tetsuo Ishizuka
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Patent number: 7715757Abstract: A pullout unit including a pullout component that is provided at a main body of a device so as to be able to be pulled out from the main body of the device, and that faces a conveying route surface of the main body of the device to form a conveying route on which an object to be conveyed is conveyed, and a scraping member that is provided at the pullout component at the inner side in a pullout direction in which the pullout component is pulled out, and that scrapes the object to be conveyed on the conveying route surface when the pullout component is pulled out, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Makio Uehara, Osamu Uto
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Patent number: 7672627Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer body; a plurality of image forming portions; a secondary transfer unit; a recording medium accommodating container; a waste toner accommodating container; a first electrical part; and a second electrical part.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2008Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shiroh Suzuki, Tetsuo Ishizuka, Fumio Furusawa, Osamu Uto
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Publication number: 20090080947Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer body; a plurality of image forming portions; a secondary transfer unit; a recording medium accommodating container; a waste toner accommodating container; a first electrical part; and a second electrical part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shiroh SUZUKI, Tetsuo ISHIZUKA, Fumio FURUSAWA, Osamu UTO
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Publication number: 20080080916Abstract: A transport apparatus includes a transport unit that includes a transport path through which a transported material is transported; and a positioning-and-holding unit that includes a positioning-and-holding member that positions constituents of the transport apparatus to each other and supports the constituents, and a plate-shaped member that works as a part of the transport path and is detachably connected with the positioning-and-holding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Inventors: Akira Numazaki, Kazuo Takano, Osamu Uto
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Publication number: 20080080890Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes: a conveying unit that comprises a conveying passage for conveying a conveyed material; a positioning and holding unit that holds the conveying unit while positioning the conveying unit, wherein the positioning and holding unit comprises a plate-shaped member having at least one protruding portion, the plate-shaped member constituting a part of the conveying passage, and the at least one protruding portion protruding towards the conveying passage which the conveyed material passes through.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Inventors: Osamu Uto, Toshikazu Takubo, Tetsuo Ishizuka