Patents by Inventor Tatsuaki MORI

Tatsuaki MORI 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: 10543703
    Abstract: A tape cassette having a box-like case having first through sixth outer walls. The first and second outer walls extend in parallel and arranged in a first direction perpendicular to the first and second outer walls, the third and fourth outer walls extend in parallel and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the third and fourth outer walls, the fifth and sixth outer walls extend in parallel and arranged in a third direction perpendicular to the fifth and sixth outer walls, and the first, second and third directions are perpendicular to each other. A discharging port is provided on the fourth outer wall, and a substrate having a storage storing electronically-retrievable information regarding the tape cassette. The substrate is provided to the third outer wall, and at least a part of the substrate overlaps at least a part of the discharge port in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keisuke Nishihara, Tatsuaki Mori, Toshihiro Takahashi, Yoshihiro Ota
  • Publication number: 20190030936
    Abstract: A tape cassette having a box-like case having first through sixth outer walls. The first and second outer walls extend in parallel and arranged in a first direction perpendicular to the first and second outer walls, the third and fourth outer walls extend in parallel and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the third and fourth outer walls, the fifth and sixth outer walls extend in parallel and arranged in a third direction perpendicular to the fifth and sixth outer walls, and the first, second and third directions are perpendicular to each other. A discharging port is provided on the fourth outer wall, and a substrate having a storage storing electronically-retrievable information regarding the tape cassette. The substrate is provided to the third outer wall, and at least a part of the substrate overlaps at least a part of the discharge port in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Keisuke NISHIHARA, Tatsuaki MORI, Toshihiro TAKAHASHI, Yoshihiro OTA
  • Patent number: 9904224
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a process unit configured to form a toner image on a sheet, a fuser configured to heat the sheet passed through the process unit thereby fixing the toner image onto the sheet, a re-conveyor configured to convey the sheet passed through the fuser to the process unit, and a controller configured to perform particular duplex printing including controlling, when a temperature of the fuser is a first temperature, the re-conveyor to convey the sheet passed through the fuser to the process unit in a first period of time, and controlling, when the temperature of the fuser is a second temperature higher than the first temperature, the re-conveyor to convey the sheet passed through the fuser to the process unit in a second period of time longer than the first period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Tomohiro Kondo, Yoshihiro Oyama, Tatsuaki Mori
  • Publication number: 20170060060
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a process unit configured to form a toner image on a sheet, a fuser configured to heat the sheet passed through the process unit thereby fixing the toner image onto the sheet, a re-conveyor configured to convey the sheet passed through the fuser to the process unit, and a controller configured to perform particular duplex printing including controlling, when a temperature of the fuser is a first temperature, the re-conveyor to convey the sheet passed through the fuser to the process unit in a first period of time, and controlling, when the temperature of the fuser is a second temperature higher than the first temperature, the re-conveyor to convey the sheet passed through the fuser to the process unit in a second period of time longer than the first period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Tomohiro KONDO, Yoshihiro OYAMA, Tatsuaki MORI
  • Patent number: 9238562
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including a main body with a first sheet outlet tray and an image forming unit, a feed path configured to guide a sheet from the image forming unit toward the first sheet outlet tray, is provided. The feed path includes a first exit path to guide a sheet toward the first sheet outlet tray and a first duplex path diverging from the feed path to guide a sheet to return to the image forming unit. The main body is attachable with a sheet-exit unit. The sheet-exit unit includes a second sheet outlet tray, a second exit path, and a second duplex path. The second exit path guides a sheet to the second sheet outlet tray. The second exit path is connected with the first exit path when the sheet-exit unit is attached to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuaki Mori, Tomoya Yamamoto, Ryosuke Sakai, Atsushi Hayakawa, Takuya Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150274469
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including a main body with a first sheet outlet tray and an image forming unit, a feed path configured to guide a sheet from the image forming unit toward the first sheet outlet tray, is provided. The feed path includes a first exit path to guide a sheet toward the first sheet outlet tray and a first duplex path diverging from the feed path to guide a sheet to return to the image forming unit. The main body is attachable with a sheet-exit unit. The sheet-exit unit includes a second sheet outlet tray, a second exit path, and a second duplex path. The second exit path guides a sheet to the second sheet outlet tray. The second exit path is connected with the first exit path when the sheet-exit unit is attached to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuaki MORI, Tomoya YAMAMOTO, Ryosuke SAKAI, Atsushi HAYAKAWA, Takuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: D865861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Nishihara, Toshihiro Takahashi, Tatsuaki Mori, Susumu Murata, Shimako Nakai