Patents by Inventor Ryosuke Muto

Ryosuke Muto 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).

  • Image forming system performing predetermined processing within a certain amount of time after preparation operation, image forming apparatus, and storage medium
    Patent number: 9811040
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus which forms an image on a sheet; and a sheet processing apparatus which includes a processing device which performs predetermined processing on a sheet conveyed from the image forming apparatus. The processing device is able to perform the predetermined processing within a certain amount of time after preparation operation to enable the predetermined processing is completed. The sheet processing apparatus includes a processor which controls timing to start the preparation operation so that the preparation operation is completed when a first sheet which is to be a target of the predetermined processing reaches the processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Ryosuke Muto
  • IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170090384
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus which forms an image on a sheet; and a sheet processing apparatus which includes a processing device which performs predetermined processing on a sheet conveyed from the image forming apparatus. The processing device is able to perform the predetermined processing within a certain amount of time after preparation operation to enable the predetermined processing is completed. The sheet processing apparatus includes a processor which controls timing to start the preparation operation so that the preparation operation is completed when a first sheet which is to be a target of the predetermined processing reaches the processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryosuke Muto