Patents by Inventor Teruo Hitosugi
Teruo Hitosugi 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).
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Patent number: 8126375Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20110286771Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Nobuyuki TAGUCHI, Masayuki YAMANE, Hideo YOSHIZAWA, Takeroh KURENUMA, Takayuki TAMAKI, Seiji TERAZAWA, Masashi HASEGAWA, Fumie SATOH, Teruo HITOSUGI, Takashi HISAZUMI, Goro KATSUYAMA
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Patent number: 7991334Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20110002713Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Patent number: 7853184Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Patent number: 7822371Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body, a held portion, and a standing inhibiting unit. The container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in length direction of the container body. The held portion is attached to the first end and has a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body. The held portion is held by the toner-container holder. The standing inhibiting unit is provided in the held portion and inhibits the toner container from being stood on a horizontal plane with the held portion directed vertically downward with respect to the container body.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Patent number: 7706699Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body, a held portion, and an electric component. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner. The electric component electrically communicates with a component in the main body to detect whether the toner container is operatively set in the toner-container holder. The electric component is attached to the held portion such that when the held portion is attached to the toner-container holder the electric component is located above the toner outlet with respect to a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Patent number: 7702262Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body and a gripper attached to the second end. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and is configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body, and an open/close member for opening/closing the toner outlet in synchronization with an attachment/detachment operation to/from the toner-container holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20070209761Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a label affixing jig which has an A member formed so as to allow a container to pass therethrough, a B member formed so as to allow the container to pass therethrough, a C member, and a D member, wherein the A member is configured to follow expansion and contraction of the B member to closely contact with the adhesive surface of a cylindrically curled stretch label and hold the stretch label on the A member; the B member is configured to contract and expand the A member in the radial direction of the cylindrically curled stretch label; and the C member is a holder of the container; and the D member is a pedestal for the C member and is equipped with a height adjustment unit configured to adjust the height of the C member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Teruo Hitosugi, Hideo Ichikawa
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Publication number: 20070177886Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body, a held portion, and an electric component. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner. The electric component electrically communicates with a component in the main body to detect whether the toner container is operatively set in the toner-container holder. The electric component is attached to the held portion such that when the held portion is attached to the toner-container holder the electric component is located above the toner outlet with respect to a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20070160394Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body and a gripper attached to the second end. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and is configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body, and an open/close member for opening/closing the toner outlet in synchronization with an attachment/detachment operation to/from the toner-container holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20070154244Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body and a held portion. The longitudinal container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in a length direction of the container body. The container body includes a gear configured to engage with a drive gear provided in the main body. The held portion is attached to the first end of the container body and configured to be detachably attached to the toner-container holder. The held portion includes a toner outlet, is configured to be held by the toner-container holder in non-rotating manner, and is biased downwardly by a force applied from the drive gear to the gear when the drive gear rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20070147902Abstract: A toner container includes a longitudinal container body, a held portion, and a standing inhibiting unit. The container body has a first end and a second end distal to the first end in length direction of the container body. The held portion is attached to the first end and has a toner outlet for discharging the toner contained in the container body. The held portion is held by the toner-container holder. The standing inhibiting unit is provided in the held portion and inhibits the toner container from being stood on a horizontal plane with the held portion directed vertically downward with respect to the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Taguchi, Masayuki Yamane, Hideo Yoshizawa, Takeroh Kurenuma, Takayuki Tamaki, Seiji Terazawa, Masashi Hasegawa, Fumie Satoh, Teruo Hitosugi, Takashi Hisazumi, Goro Katsuyama
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Publication number: 20060191984Abstract: A container storage box of the present invention holds a flexible container that includes a flexible part and is capable of discharging its fluid contents for an image forming apparatus. The flexible container is taken out of the container storage box and is placed in a container loading part of the image forming apparatus. The container storage box has rigid sidewalls that prevent the flexible container from deforming during storage. The rigid sidewalls keep the flexible a container in a configuration that is adapted to a container loading part of the image forming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2004Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventor: Teruo Hitosugi