Patents by Inventor Shouichi Dobashi

Shouichi Dobashi 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: 8256759
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus of the invention includes a sheet guiding unit configured to have plural components including paper carrying components be attached thereto, a tray onto which a sheet of paper is discharged, and a protection cover attached to the sheet guiding unit at a portion in close proximity to the tray side. A protection cover has a cover main body, a screw attachment portion, a screw cover that covers the screw attached to the screw attachment portion, and a slit used for the tip end of the screw cover to be inserted into the cover main body to be fixed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shouichi Dobashi
  • Publication number: 20110074083
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus of the invention includes a sheet guiding unit configured to have plural components including paper carrying components be attached thereto, a tray onto which a sheet of paper is discharged, and a protection cover attached to the sheet guiding unit at a portion in close proximity to the tray side. A protection cover has a cover main body, a screw attachment portion, a screw cover that covers the screw attached to the screw attachment portion, and a slit used for the tip end of the screw cover to be inserted into the cover main body to be fixed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shouichi Dobashi
  • Patent number: 7866646
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus of the invention includes a sheet guiding unit configured to have plural components including paper carrying components be attached thereto, a tray onto which a sheet of paper is discharged, and a protection cover attached to the sheet guiding unit at a portion in close proximity to the tray side. A protection cover has a cover main body, a screw attachment portion, a screw cover that covers the screw attached to the screw attachment portion, and a slit used for the tip end of the screw cover to be inserted into the cover main body to be fixed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shouichi Dobashi
  • Publication number: 20100207313
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus of the invention includes a sheet guiding unit configured to have plural components including paper carrying components be attached thereto, a tray onto which a sheet of paper is discharged, and a protection cover attached to the sheet guiding unit at a portion in close proximity to the tray side. A protection cover has a cover main body, a screw attachment portion, a screw cover that covers the screw attached to the screw attachment portion, and a slit used for the tip end of the screw cover to be inserted into the cover main body to be fixed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shouichi Dobashi
  • Patent number: 7734217
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus of the invention includes a sheet guiding unit configured to have plural components including paper carrying components be attached thereto, a tray onto which a sheet of paper is discharged, and a protection cover attached to the sheet guiding unit at a portion in close proximity to the tray side. A protection cover has a cover main body, a screw attachment portion, a screw cover that covers the screw attached to the screw attachment portion, and a slit used for the tip end of the screw cover to be inserted into the cover main body to be fixed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shouichi Dobashi
  • Publication number: 20080265502
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus of the invention includes a sheet guiding unit configured to have plural components including paper carrying components be attached thereto, a tray onto which a sheet of paper is discharged, and a protection cover attached to the sheet guiding unit at a portion in close proximity to the tray side. A protection cover has a cover main body, a screw attachment portion, a screw cover that covers the screw attached to the screw attachment portion, and a slit used for the tip end of the screw cover to be inserted into the cover main body to be fixed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shouichi Dobashi
  • Publication number: 20080185764
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus of the present invention includes a folding mechanism that includes a folding roller pair disposed along a conveyance path of sheets, the folding mechanism pushing the sheets from a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction into a nip portion between the pair of folding rollers and rotating the folding roller pair to fold the sheets; and a discharge roller pair for discharging, into a paper discharge tray, the sheets that have been folded by the rotation of the folding roller pair, wherein each roller of the folding roller pair has a multilayer structure including a first layer roller and a second layer roller disposed on the outer periphery of the first roller, with the hardness of the first layer roller being higher than the hardness of the second layer roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shouichi Dobashi