Patents by Inventor Reo KAWAGUCHI

Reo KAWAGUCHI 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).

  • Sheet storage device, image processing apparatus, and control method
    Patent number: 11939176
    Abstract: A sheet storage device includes a body, a tray, a rotating member, an angle sensor, and a controller. The tray is vertically repositionable relative to the body and supports a sheet placed on the tray. The rotating member rotates in conjunction with a vertical movement of the tray. The angle sensor detects a rotation angle of the rotating member. The controller is operatively coupled to the angle sensor and determines a remaining number of sheets placed on the tray based on a detection result of the angle sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Reo Kawaguchi
  • SHEET STORAGE DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20230312276
    Abstract: A sheet storage device includes a body, a tray, a rotating member, an angle sensor, and a controller. The tray is vertically repositionable relative to the body and supports a sheet placed on the tray. The rotating member rotates in conjunction with a vertical movement of the tray. The angle sensor detects a rotation angle of the rotating member. The controller is operatively coupled to the angle sensor and determines a remaining number of sheets placed on the tray based on a detection result of the angle sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Reo KAWAGUCHI