Patents by Inventor Shinpei Sugihara
Shinpei Sugihara 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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Publication number: 20180117787Abstract: A stapler includes a staple striking portion configured to strike a staple to penetrate sheets of paper and a clincher portion configured to bend staple legs of the staple penetrating the sheets of paper. The clincher portion includes a pair of clinchers. The pair of clinchers are configured to perform a first operation and a second operation. In the first operation, the pair of the clinchers move along a surface direction of the sheets of paper to approach each other. In the second operation, the pair of clinchers move to approach the sheets of paper after the first operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshio SHIMIZU, Futoshi KAMEDA, Shinpei SUGIHARA
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Publication number: 20180117749Abstract: The cutting portion includes a pair of introduction portions allowing the staple legs penetrating the sheets of paper to be introduced therein, a pair of cutting members configured to cut the staple legs introduced in the introduction portions, and a discharging path configured to discharge cut staples cut by the cutting members. The discharging path includes a temporary receiving portion for the cut staples provided between the pair of introduction portions. The temporary receiving portion includes a pair of inlet portions respectively provided on side surfaces thereof opposing the introduction portions. The pair of inlet portions are configured to allow the cut staples cut by the cutting members to enter therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshio SHIMIZU, Futoshi KAMEDA, Shinpei SUGIHARA
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Publication number: 20180117788Abstract: The staple receiving portion includes a clamping potion exposed to the paper clamping portion and configured to clamp the sheets of paper, and a staple guide portion provided on an end portion of the clamping portion at a side thereof, on which the staple striking portion is located, and configured to guide the staple struck by the staple striking portion. The clamping portion is made configured of a resin material. The staple guide portion includes a staple leg support member provided on a side of the clamping portion opposite to a side thereof, on which the sheets of paper are clamped, and configured to support the staple legs of the staple struck by the staple striking portion, and a guide member provided to oppose the staple leg support member, the staple leg support member and the guide member are made configured of a metal material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshio SHIMIZU, Futoshi KAMEDA, Shinpei SUGIHARA
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Publication number: 20170259453Abstract: A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a plurality of sheet-type connected staples 10 are stacked; a staple inserting port 14; a staple discharge port 16; a cover member 15 which covers the sheet-type connected staples 10 in the casing 12 from a side of the staple inserting port 14; and a notch portion 18 formed in the casing 12 and extending from an edge of the staple inserting port 14 in an insertion direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Shinpei SUGIHARA, Futoshi KAMEDA
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Publication number: 20170197328Abstract: A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a plurality of sheet-type connected staples 10 are stacked; a staple inserting port 14; a staple discharge port 16; a cover member 15 which covers the sheet-type connected staples 10 in the casing 12 from a side of the staple inserting port 14; and a notch portion 18 formed in the casing 12 and extending from an edge of the staple inserting port 14 in an insertion direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Shinpei SUGIHARA, Futoshi KAMEDA
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Patent number: 9694509Abstract: A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a plurality of sheet-type connected staples 10 are stacked; a staple inserting port 14; a staple discharge port 16; a cover member 15 which covers the sheet-type connected staples 10 in the casing 12 from a side of the staple inserting port 14; and a notch portion 18 formed in the casing 12 and extending from an edge of the staple inserting port 14 in an insertion direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinpei Sugihara, Futoshi Kameda
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Patent number: 9687996Abstract: A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a plurality of sheet-type connected staples 10 are stacked and accommodated; and a notch portion 18 which is formed on one side surface 12a of the casing 12. The notch portion 18 has a shape to enable a push lever 66 of a stapling machine 1 to pass in a detaching operation of the casing 12 from a main-body of the stapling machine 1.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinpei Sugihara, Futoshi Kameda
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Publication number: 20170173817Abstract: A stapler includes a staple cartridge in which a staple is stored, a storage unit to which the staple cartridge is detachably attached, a staple ejecting unit which ejects the staple to penetrate a paper sheet, a cutting unit which cuts a staple leg of the staple penetrating the paper sheet, a binding unit which bends the staple leg of the staple penetrating the paper sheet to bind the paper sheet, a cut staple storage unit which stores a cut staple that is cut by the cutting unit, a cut staple quantity detection unit which detects a quantity of the cut staple stored in the cut staple storage unit, and a discharge unit through which the cutting unit and the cut staple storage unit communicate with each other to guide the cut staple to the cut staple storage unit. The cut staple storage unit is attachable to and detachable from the stapler.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshio SHIMIZU, Futoshi KAMEDA, Yoshio CHIGIRA, Shinpei SUGIHARA
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Publication number: 20170174466Abstract: A stapler includes a staple cartridge in which a staple is stored, a storage unit to which the staple cartridge is attached to be detachable, a staple ejecting unit which ejects out the staple to penetrate a paper sheet, a cutting unit which cuts a staple leg of the staple penetrating the paper sheet, a binding unit which binds the paper sheet by bending the staple leg of the staple penetrating the paper sheet, a cut staple storage unit which stores a cut staple that is cut by the cutting unit, and a discharge unit through which the cutting unit and the cut staple storage unit communicate with each other to guide the cut staple to the cut staple storage unit. The cut staple storage unit is attachable to and detachable from the stapler.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshio SHIMIZU, Futoshi KAMEDA, Shinpei SUGIHARA
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Patent number: 9604386Abstract: A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a connected staple 10 is accommodated and which is to be mounted in a main-body of a stapling-machine 1; a staple discharge portion 16; and a pushed portion 29 which is provided on the casing 12 and to be pushed by a push portion 102 that pushes the casing 12 towards a staple guide portion 75 of a stapling-machine main-body.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinpei Sugihara, Futoshi Kameda
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Patent number: 9586334Abstract: A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a connected staple 10 is accommodated; a staple discharge port 16; a first positioning projection 17d on a surface 12a of the casing 12 on which the staple discharge portion 16 is formed; and a second positioning projection 19 on a surface 12d of the casing 12 which is opposite to the surface 12a on which the staple discharge portion 16 is formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinpei Sugihara, Futoshi Kameda
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Patent number: 9242392Abstract: A refill case is provided with: an accommodating part (2) for accommodating staple-sheets (1); a staple pressing member (4) for pressing a top of the staple-sheets (1); locking saw-toothed portions (6a, 6b) having saw-toothed shapes; and return-preventing claws (5) formed ends of the staple pressing member (4) and engaged with the locking saw-toothed portions. A phase of the saw-toothed shape of the right locking saw-toothed portion is shifted from a phase of the saw-toothed shape of the left locking saw-toothed portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshio Shimizu, Shinpei Sugihara
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Patent number: 9162368Abstract: An electric stapler (10) is provided with a driver mechanism (11) and a clincher mechanism (40). A clamp part (13) is slidably accommodated in a main body (12) of the driver mechanism (11). The clamp part (13) clamps sheets of paper in cooperation with the clincher mechanism (40). The clamp part (13) is urged toward the sheets by a biasing mechanism (14). The biasing mechanism (14) is out of operation of urging the clamp part (13) when the clamp part (13) is in a home position which is the most remote from the clincher mechanism (40).Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Futoshi Kameda, Shinpei Sugihara
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Patent number: 8905285Abstract: An electric stapler is provided with: a driver unit including a driver for striking out a staple to be penetrated through sheets of paper; and a clincher unit including a clincher for bending leg portions of the staple penetrated through the sheets of paper. The driver unit is provided with: a staple storage portion for storing therein a large number of connected staples; a head portion for striking out the staple; a drive portion configured to drive said driver provided slidably in the head portion; and a head raise/lower mechanism configured to relatively move the head portion with respect to the staple storage portion toward the clincher unit to thereby clamp the sheets of paper.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinpei Sugihara, Nobuaki Yagi
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Patent number: 8523039Abstract: A stapler is provided with a driver support part which supports an actuating mechanism of a driver; a clincher support part which is arranged apart from the driver support part in an up/down direction and to which a clincher is fixed; a positioning member provided in a vicinity of one of the clincher support part and the driver support part; a first positioning element provided on the positioning member; and a second positioning element provided on the one of the clincher support part and the driver support part. The driver support part and the clincher support part are simultaneously movable in a right/left direction by substantially the same amount. In cooperation with a clamping operation, the first positioning element and the second positioning element engage with each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinpei Sugihara
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Publication number: 20130098962Abstract: An electric stapler (10) is provided with a driver mechanism (11) and a clincher mechanism (40). A clamp part (13) is slidably accommodated in a main body (12) of the driver mechanism (11). The clamp part (13) clamps sheets of paper in cooperation with the clincher mechanism (40). The clamp part (13) is urged toward the sheets by a biasing mechanism (14). The biasing mechanism (14) is out of operation of urging the clamp part (13) when the clamp part (13) is in a home position which is the most remote from the clincher mechanism (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Futoshi KAMEDA, Shinpei Sugihara
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Patent number: 8251272Abstract: A stapler is provided with: a forming plate (2) configured to form a straight staple (S) into U-shape; a pusher (11) configured to push the formed U-shape staple (S1) in a first direction (Df) toward a driving portion (15); a driver plate (1) configured to drive the staple (S1) within the driving portion (15) toward sheets of paper (P); an engaging portion (27) formed on the forming plate (2); and a receiving portion (20) formed on the pusher (11). The engage portion (27) is configured to engage with the receiving portion (20), during a driving operation of the driver plate (1), so as to prevent the pusher (11) from moving in a second direction (Dr) which is opposite to the first direction (Df).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinpei Sugihara
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Patent number: 8146906Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus equipped with a saddle stitch stapler is provided with: a driver unit (1) configured to drive a staple; a clincher unit (2) configured to clinch the staple driven by the driver unit (1); a saddle portion (3) integrated with the clincher unit (2); and a guide portion (6) configured to guide the clincher unit (2) toward a predetermined position of the driver unit (1), when a center portion (11) of a bundle of sheets (10) is clamped between the clincher unit (2) and a staple striking portion (21) of the driver unit (1) after the center portion (11) of the bundle of sheets (10) is placed on the saddle portion (3).Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinpei Sugihara
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Publication number: 20110147431Abstract: A stapler is provided with a driver support part which supports an actuating mechanism of a driver for driving a staple toward sheets of paper; a clincher support part which is arranged apart from the driver support part in an up/down direction and to which a clincher for clinching the driven-out staple is fixed; a positioning members provided in a vicinity of one of the clincher support part and the driver support part; a first positioning element provided on the positioning member; and a second positioning element provided on the one of the clincher support part and the driver support part. The driver support part and the clincher support part are simultaneously movable in a right/left direction by substantially the same amount. After a clamping operation of clamping the sheets of paper between the driver support part and the clincher support part, the driver carries out a stapling operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinpei SUGIHARA
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Patent number: D694601Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventors: Futoshi Kameda, Shinpei Sugihara