Patents by Inventor Takashi Munakata

Takashi Munakata 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).

  • Publication number: 20250122036
    Abstract: A sheet feeder includes a sheet placement unit to place a sheet, and an indicator indicating a predetermined position at which the sheet is to be set on the sheet placement unit. The indicator is movable between a first position at which the indicator is adjacent to or in contact with the sheet on the sheet placement unit and a second position farther than the first position from the sheet placement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi KUBO, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Ayumu HASHIMOTO, Shinya TAKAI, Takashi FUJII, Ryuichi SHIRANE, Takashi MUNAKATA, Makoto KURATA, Sakiko TOMIZAWA
  • Patent number: 9026009
    Abstract: A toner container for containing toner, removably installable into an apparatus body, includes a container body in which an opening for receiving toner therein or discharging toner therefrom is formed and a handle forming a front end portion of the toner container when the toner container is installed in the apparatus body, the handle having a front face inclined relative to a center axis (L) of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanao Takahashi, Takashi Munakata, Aya Masuda
  • Publication number: 20120237269
    Abstract: A toner container for containing toner, removably installable into an apparatus body, includes a container body in which an opening for receiving toner therein or discharging toner therefrom is formed and a handle forming a front end portion of the toner container when the toner container is installed in the apparatus body, the handle having a front face inclined relative to a center axis (L) of the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Masanao Takahashi, Takashi Munakata, Aya Masuda
  • Patent number: 7184163
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printer capable of being connected with a plurality of personal computers and having a plurality of paper ejection trays. The printer further comprises a plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the paper ejection trays. In a case where a two or more paper ejection trays are occupied by sheets which are ejected in response to at least one ejection instruction from same personal computer, the controller of the printer controls the display units to notify a user that the sheets are ejected to a plurality of paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Munakata, Takashi Onishi, Yoshihiro Ichi
  • Publication number: 20060149617
    Abstract: A mechanism whereby a user can obtain a desired content via a communication network and a content distributor loses no profits. Identification information of each theater and each video content screened at the theater are registered. When a video content viewing request from a member is accepted, the theater which screens the content requested to be viewed is specified, the video content requested to be distributed is distributed to the member via a network, and an incentive for the video content distributed to the member is given to the theater which screens the video content requested to be viewed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicants: WEB-I CO. LTD., Mekiki Creates Co., Ltd., Noriko Yamashita
    Inventors: Noriko Yamashita, Mao Sekiyama, Hikaru Deguchi, Yasuo Yamada, Tomiji Suzuki, Motoaki Shirai, Takashi Munakata
  • Publication number: 20060033955
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printer capable of being connected with a plurality of personal computers and having a plurality of paper ejection trays. The printer further comprises a plurality of display units respectively corresponding to the paper ejection trays. In a case where a two or more paper ejection trays are occupied by sheets which are ejected in response to at least one ejection instruction from same personal computer, the controller of the printer controls the display units to notify a user that the sheets are ejected to a plurality of paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: MINOLTA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Munakata, Takashi Onishi, Yoshihiro Ichi
  • Patent number: D439605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ichi, Yoko Takahashi, Tomonari Asai, Takashi Munakata, Yuusuke Ikeda
  • Patent number: D580482
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Munakata, Aya Masuda, Masanao Takahashi, Yoshihisa Minakawa
  • Patent number: D595766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Munakata, Aya Masuda, Masanao Takahashi, Yoshihisa Minakawa
  • Patent number: D655747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Aya Shin, Masateru Kohno, Masanao Takahashi, Takashi Ishida, Takashi Munakata
  • Patent number: D730980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masateru Kohno, Takashi Munakata, Shigeru Horiguchi, Aya Shin
  • Patent number: D821430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bob Spikman, Takashi Munakata
  • Patent number: D822048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bob Spikman, Takashi Munakata
  • Patent number: D835654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bob Spikman, Takashi Munakata