Patents by Inventor Saori Yokote

Saori Yokote 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: 10589946
    Abstract: In a sheet stacking apparatus, a first notch portion in which a first limiting member is movable and a second notch portion in which a second limiting member is movable are formed in a stacking surface of a stacking unit, and the first and second notch portions are arranged such that a minimum distance between the first notch portion and a center of the stacking unit in the widthwise direction is shorter than a minimum distance between the second notch portion and the center of the stacking unit in the widthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya Maehara, Saori Yokote
  • Publication number: 20190062090
    Abstract: A first notch portion to which a first limiting member is movable and a second notch portion to which a second limiting member is movable are formed in a stacking surface of a stacking unit, and the first and second notch portions are arranged such that a minimum distance between the first notch portion and a center of the stacking unit in the widthwise direction is smaller than a minimum distance between the second notch portion and the center of the stacking unit in the widthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuya Maehara, Saori Yokote
  • Patent number: 8786913
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus configured to read an image of an original, including: a light source configured to irradiate the original with light; an optical system configured to condense and image a light beam from the light source reflected from the original; a substrate member having a photoelectric conversion unit; a fixing member fixed to the substrate member; a support member configured to support the optical system; and an adhesive bonding the fixing member and the support member together, wherein one of the support member and the fixing member has a protruding portion which protrudes toward the other of the support member and the fixing member, the other has a recessed portion opposed to the protruding portion, the protruding portion protrudes in the recessed portion in a non-contact state to maintain a gap between the protruding portion and the recessed portion, and the adhesive is applied to the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Finetech Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sasaki, Saori Yokote