Patents by Inventor Tetsutaro OISHI

Tetsutaro OISHI 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).

  • System, service determining method, and computer program product
    Patent number: 10944810
    Abstract: A system includes a device and one or more information processing apparatuses. The device includes a device-information generator configured to generate device information on the device; and an analyzer determining unit configured to determine any one of the device and the one or more information processing apparatuses as an analyzer for the device information. The one determined as the analyzer includes an analysis unit configured to perform an analysis based on the device information; and a service determining unit configured to determine a service to the device based on a result of the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Ueda, Takenori Oku, Hiroshi Nishida, Satoshi Hatanaka, Takeyoshi Sekine, Yasushi Nakazato, Fumihiro Nagano, Tetsutaro Oishi, Kazuho Satoh
  • Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet feeding device
    Patent number: 10144599
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet container to accommodate a recording medium, a sheet feeding body to press a surface of the recording medium in the sheet container and feed the recording medium in a sheet conveying direction, a pair of sheet position regulators to regulate a position of the recording medium in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction, and a load applier to contact the surface of the recording medium and apply a load to the recording medium at the surface. The recording medium is brought to move toward one of the pair of sheet position regulators while the recording medium is being fed. A lower face position in a standby state of the sheet feeding body is lower than a lower face position in a standby state of the load applier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Wakabayashi, Kaoru Shoji, Masashi Sato, Shohei Shinkawa, Tetsutaro Oishi, Rie Ohtsuka
  • SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET FEEDING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170185025
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet container to accommodate a recording medium, a sheet feeding body to press a surface of the recording medium in the sheet container and feed the recording medium in a sheet conveying direction, a pair of sheet position regulators to regulate a position of the recording medium in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction, and a load applier to contact the surface of the recording medium and apply a load to the recording medium at the surface. The recording medium is brought to move toward one of the pair of sheet position regulators while the recording medium is being fed. A lower face position in a standby state of the sheet feeding body is lower than a lower face position in a standby state of the load applier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: YU WAKABAYASHI, Kaoru Shoji, Masashi Sato, Shohei Shinkawa, Tetsutaro Oishi, Rie Ohtsuka
  • SYSTEM, SERVICE DETERMINING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20160380847
    Abstract: A system includes a device and one or more information processing apparatuses. The device includes a device-information generator configured to generate device information on the device; and an analyzer determining unit configured to determine any one of the device and the one or more information processing apparatuses as an analyzer for the device information. The one determined as the analyzer includes an analysis unit configured to perform an analysis based on the device information; and a service determining unit configured to determine a service to the device based on a result of the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji UEDA, Takenori OKU, Hiroshi NISHIDA, Satoshi HATANAKA, Takeyoshi SEKINE, Yasushi NAKAZATO, Fumihiro NAGANO, Tetsutaro OISHI, Kazuho SATOH