Patents by Inventor Tohru Horio

Tohru Horio 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: 20040217541
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a sheet separating device having a rotary member configured to feed a first sheet picked up by a sheet pick-up device and an obstructing member configured to obstruct feeding of another sheet fed with the first sheet. A drive device is configured to drive the sheet pick-up device and the rotary member to rotate. At least one detecting device is configured to detect a leading edge of the first sheet. A control device is configured to control sheet feeding. The control device is configured to change a rotational speed of one or both of the sheet pick-up device and the rotary member based on a detection result of the at least one detecting device and a drive amount of the drive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: Tohru Horio