Patents by Inventor Tadashi Takei

Tadashi Takei 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).

  • Swing chute paper folding apparatus with active guide
    Patent number: 5425696
    Abstract: A paper folding apparatus for folding a copied sheet of paper discharged from a copying machine. The apparatus includes a feed roller pair for feeding a sheet of paper, a first folding roller pair, a second folding roller pair. This second folding roller pair is disposed in opposition to the first folding roller pair, for folding the sheet of paper fed from the feed roller pair in cooperation with the first folding roller pair. A swingable paper guide unit is disposed above the first and second folding roller pairs, for guiding the sheet of paper fed from the feed roller pair selectively to the first folding roller pair or the second folding roller pair. A paper guide plate is disposed between the first and second folding roller pairs, for leading a leading edge of the sheet of paper guided by the paper guide unit to a nip portion of the first folding roller pair or the second folding roller pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Hara, Michita Igarashi, Tadashi Takei, Yukio Kanazawa