Patents by Inventor Tomohisa Shimizu

Tomohisa Shimizu 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: 20220174056
    Abstract: An information processing system (1) includes an account-opening task server (100) and an agent server (200), wherein the server (100) includes a transmission unit (102) that transmits, to the server (200), when storing personal information of a user in a personal information database (120), first authentication information for logging in the server (100) with respect to the user and a processing unit (104) that executes, when receiving the first authentication information, processing of reading the user information of the user, and the server (200) includes an ID registration unit (202) that stores second authentication information for the user to log in to the server (200) in an ID storage unit (220) in association with the first authentication information and a login unit (204) that reads, when receiving the second authentication information, the first authentication information corresponding to the second authentication information from the ID storage unit (220) and logs in to the server (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki KIHARA, Shota ONO, Yoshitaka YOSHIMURA, Tomohisa SHIMIZU, Shinichi TORIYAMA, Masahiro KIYOSAWA
  • Patent number: 11274013
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sheet-folding apparatus which includes transporting rollers, folding rollers, a pushing member provided between the transporting rollers and the folding-rollers, and a guide unit for guiding the sheet to the folding-roller pair by using the pushing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Shimizu, Dai Tamura, Daichi Tojo
  • Patent number: 11066270
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet folding apparatus for folding sheets, including: a feeding-roller pair; a loop-forming space provided downstream from the feeding-roller pair, for forming a sheet loop; a pushing member for pushing the looped sheet; a folding-roller pair for nipping a prescribed part of the sheet pushed by the pushing member, thereby to fold the sheet; and a path provided between the feeding-roller pair and the folding-roller pair, for guiding the sheet fed from the feeding-roller pair toward the loop-forming space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Shimizu, Shogo Iwai
  • Publication number: 20200180896
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sheet-folding apparatus which includes transporting rollers, folding rollers, a pushing member provided between the transporting rollers and the folding-rollers, and a guide unit for guiding the sheet to the folding-roller pair by using the pushing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Tomohisa SHIMIZU, Dai TAMURA, Daichi TOJO
  • Publication number: 20200180897
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet folding apparatus for folding sheets, including: a feeding-roller pair; a loop-forming space provided downstream from the feeding-roller pair, for forming a sheet loop; a pushing member for pushing the looped sheet; a folding-roller pair for nipping a prescribed part of the sheet pushed by the pushing member, thereby to fold the sheet; and a path provided between the feeding-roller pair and the folding-roller pair, for guiding the sheet fed from the feeding-roller pair toward the loop-forming space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Tomohisa SHIMIZU, Shogo IWAI
  • Patent number: 7971875
    Abstract: A sheet accumulation apparatus includes a tray moving device elevatably provided at an apparatus frame and having a fork member; a tray device detachably attached to the fork member; a driving device for elevating the tray moving device; and a carrier device having a hand truck frame with a fork member. An operation handle is connected to the hand truck frame for accommodating the tray device separated from the tray moving device to transport the tray device from the tray moving device. The tray moving device and the carrier device are structured so that the tray device is transferred between the tray moving device and the carrier device at an attachment/detachment position at which the tray moving device is lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Iino, Hiroto Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Masato Hosaka, Masaki Higuchi
  • Patent number: 7762539
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes an ejection path that successively feed sheets each with an image found thereon from an ejection outlet. A processing tray is disposed under the ejection outlet to temporarily store sheets fed from the ejection path. A port processing unit performs post processing such as binding and punching. The post processing unit is located under the ejection path and is provided with a cooling fan that sends air toward the post processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Jinichi Nagata, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Hideo Yoshikawa, Sei Takahashi, Mamoru Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Shin Tsugane
  • Patent number: 7684750
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which an original reading portion is disposed in an upper portion of the apparatus main body, a feed portion is disposed in a lower portion of the apparatus main body, and a printing portion is disposed between the original reading portion and the feed portion as an image forming system, is configured as follows. A paper post-processing portion that can perform a plurality of types of paper post-processing for recording paper transported from the apparatus main body after printing by the printing portion is finished, and a discharge portion to which recording paper is discharged after paper post-processing by the paper post-processing portion is finished, are disposed in a space of the apparatus main body formed by the original reading portion, the printing portion, and the feed portion. The paper post-processing portion is provided such that it can slide relative to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, NISCA Corporation
    Inventors: Jinichi Nagata, Naofumi Okada, Kouzou Yamaguchi, Susumu Hashimoto, Toshiki Ohgita, Yoshitaka Matsumoto, Hideo Yoshikawa, Yasunobu Ohkawa, Kazuhito Shimura, Tomohisa Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20090097875
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes an ejection path that successively feed sheets each with an image found thereon from an ejection outlet. A processing tray is disposed under the ejection outlet to temporarily store sheets fed from the ejection path. A port processing unit performs post processing such as binding and punching. The post processing unit is located under the ejection path and is provided with a cooling fan that sends air toward the post processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Jinichi Nagata, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Hideo Yoshikawa, Sei Takahashi, Mamoru Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Shin Tsugane
  • Patent number: 7510177
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes an ejection path that successively feed sheets each with an image found thereon from an ejection outlet. A processing tray is disposed under the ejection outlet to temporarily store sheets fed from the ejection path. A port processing unit performs post processing such as binding and punching. The post processing unit is located under the ejection path and is provided with a cooling fan that sends air toward the post processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Jinichi Nagata, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Hideo Yoshikawa, Sei Takahashi, Mamoru Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Shin Tsugane
  • Publication number: 20080088082
    Abstract: A sheet accumulation apparatus includes a tray moving device elevatably provided at an apparatus frame and having a fork member; a tray device detachably attached to the fork member; a driving device for elevating the tray moving device; and a carrier device having a hand truck frame with a fork member. An operation handle is connected to the hand truck frame for accommodating the tray device separated from the tray moving device to transport the tray device from the tray moving device. The tray moving device and the carrier device are structured so that the tray device is transferred between the tray moving device and the carrier device at an attachment/detachment position at which the tray moving device is lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Iino, Hiroto Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Masato Hosaka, Masaki Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20060210337
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which an original reading portion is disposed in an upper portion of the apparatus main body, a feed portion is disposed in a lower portion of the apparatus main body, and a printing portion is disposed between the original reading portion and the feed portion as an image forming system, is configured as follows. A paper post-processing portion that can perform a plurality of types of paper post-processing for recording paper transported from the apparatus main body after printing by the printing portion is finished, and a discharge portion to which recording paper is discharged after paper post-processing by the paper post-processing portion is finished, are disposed in a space of the apparatus main body formed by the original reading portion, the printing portion, and the feed portion. The paper post-processing portion is provided such that it can slide relative to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jinichi Nagata, Naofumi Okada, Kouzou Yamaguchi, Susumu Hashimoto, Toshiki Ohgita, Yoshitaka Matsumoto, Hideo Yoshikawa, Yasunobu Ohkawa, Kazuhito Shimura, Tomohisa Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20060202402
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes an ejection path that successively feed sheets each with an image found thereon from an ejection outlet. A processing tray is disposed under the ejection outlet to temporarily store sheets fed from the ejection path. A port processing unit performs post processing such as binding and punching. The post processing unit is located under the ejection path and is provided with a cooling fan that sends air toward the post processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jinichi Nagata, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Hideo Yoshikawa, Sei Takahashi, Mamoru Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Shin Tsugane
  • Patent number: 6883799
    Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet storage portion that can store sheets with various sizes and accurately detect a size of the sheets. The sheet feeding apparatus has a sheet storage device, a supporting device for supporting the sheet storage device in a moving path between a sheet replenishing position and a sheet feeding position, a frame for fastening the supporting device, a sheet feeding device for separating the sheets into a single sheet and feeding the single sheet, and a sheet size detecting device established in the moving path for detecting the size of the sheets stored in the sheet storage device. The sheet size detecting device overlaps the sheet storage device in a sheet stacking direction when the sheet storage device is positioned at the sheet feeding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuki, Tomohisa Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20030075857
    Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet storage portion that can store sheets with various sizes and accurately detect a size of the sheets. The sheet feeding apparatus has a sheet storage device, a supporting device for supporting the sheet storage device in a moving path between a sheet replenishing position and a sheet feeding position, a frame for fastening the supporting device, a sheet feeding device for separating the sheets into a single sheet and feeding the single sheet, and a sheet size detecting device established in the moving path for detecting the size of the sheets stored in the sheet storage device. The sheet size detecting device overlaps the sheet storage device in a sheet stacking direction when the sheet storage device is positioned at the sheet feeding position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuki, Tomohisa Shimizu