Patents by Inventor Takashi Kainuma

Takashi Kainuma 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: 9187272
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a feeding tray, a conveying device, an ejecting tray, a feeding guide and a conveying rib. On the feeding tray, a sheet is placed. The conveying device feeds the sheet on the feeding tray to an image reading device. The ejecting tray receives the sheet after image reading. The feeding guide is configured to be movable in a direction intersecting a feeding direction of the sheet and to regulate a position in a width direction of the sheet on the feeding tray. The conveying rib is configured to be movable in interlocking with movement of the feeding guide and to lead the sheet to be ejected onto the ejecting tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Kainuma
  • Publication number: 20150086241
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit, a first support portion, and a second support portion. First support portion fits with and positions first supported portion, which is end of fixing unit, in up-down direction and supports first supported portion movably in insertion direction of fixing unit toward attachment position. Second support portion fits with and positions second supported portion, which is another end of fixing unit, in up-down direction and supports second supported portion movably in insertion direction. Height adjustment portion adjusts height position of fixing unit by moving second support portion in up-down direction. The first support portion includes vertical surface facing first supported portion and extending in up-down direction, and vertical surface has projection at an end thereof on foreside of insertion direction, the projection projecting from the vertical surface in first direction of going away from the vertical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Takashi Kainuma
  • Publication number: 20150027841
    Abstract: A driving device includes shaft, support member, restraining member, and connection portion. Shaft has a screw portion formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof. Support member rotatably supports shaft. Restraining member restrains shaft so as not to be movable in an axial direction thereof. Connection portion is formed in one end portion of shaft, and has output-side joint member detachably connected thereto. Input-side joint member is engaged by thread with screw portion of shaft so as to be rotatably supported. By being driven to rotate by drive source, input-side joint member is movable between connection position where input-side joint member is connected to output-side joint member and withdrawal position where connection is cut off. Driving device includes compression spring. When input-side joint member is moved from withdrawal position to connection position by drive source, compression spring compressively deform, while being sandwiched by input-side joint member and output-side joint member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Takashi Kainuma
  • Publication number: 20140300044
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a feeding tray, a conveying device, an ejecting tray, a feeding guide and a conveying rib. On the feeding tray, a sheet is placed. The conveying device feeds the sheet on the feeding tray to an image reading device. The ejecting tray receives the sheet after image reading. The feeding guide is configured to be movable in a direction intersecting a feeding direction of the sheet and to regulate a position in a width direction of the sheet on the feeding tray. The conveying rib is configured to be movable in interlocking with movement of the feeding guide and to lead the sheet to be ejected onto the ejecting tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Kainuma
  • Patent number: 5392711
    Abstract: The method which comprises the steps of producing a halftone dot photograph, producing a cut out photograph by cutting out a desired portion of the photograph, adhering the cut out photograph on a transparent film, printing the front side of this film on a positive film to produce a halftone positive film, printing the backside of said film on a negative film to produce a silhouette film in which the cut out portion appears as deep-black, superposing the halftone positive film on a photosensitive resin plate to produce a photographic resin plate, turning the silhouette film upside down and superposing it on the photosensitive resin plate and exposing it to light to produce a silhouette resin plate, alternately bringing the photographic resin plate and silhouette resin plate into contact with a continuous foaming resin plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Kaitec Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Kainuma