Patents by Inventor Takao Kawadu

Takao Kawadu 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 apparatus and recording-medium-temperature detector unit used in the same
    Patent number: 7280775
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a movable lever which functions as a recording medium detector for detecting the passage of a recording medium and a temperature detecting portion provided on the movable lever. The temperature of the recording medium is detected without providing an additional space for a sensor for detecting the temperature of the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Kubochi, Eiichiro Kimizuka, Fumiki Inui, Satoru Izawa, Masataka Mochiduki, Toshihiko Ochiai, Takao Kawadu, Koji Nihonyanagi, Shinji Hashiguchi
  • Image-forming apparatus and recording-medium-temperature detector unit used in the same
    Publication number: 20050201788
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a movable lever which functions as a recording medium detector for detecting the passage of a recording medium and a temperature detecting portion provided on the movable lever. The temperature of the recording medium is detected without providing an additional space for a sensor for detecting the temperature of the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaka Kubochi, Eiichiro Kimizuka, Fumiki Inui, Satoru Izawa, Masataka Mochiduki, Toshihiko Ochiai, Takao Kawadu, Koji Nihonyanagi, Shinji Hashiguchi