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).
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Publication number: 20220174056Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Takayuki KIHARA, Shota ONO, Yoshitaka YOSHIMURA, Tomohisa SHIMIZU, Shinichi TORIYAMA, Masahiro KIYOSAWA
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Patent number: 11274013Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.Inventors: Tomohisa Shimizu, Dai Tamura, Daichi Tojo
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Patent number: 11066270Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.Inventors: Tomohisa Shimizu, Shogo Iwai
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Publication number: 20200180896Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.Inventors: Tomohisa SHIMIZU, Dai TAMURA, Daichi TOJO
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Publication number: 20200180897Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.Inventors: Tomohisa SHIMIZU, Shogo IWAI
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Patent number: 7971875Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Nisca CorporationInventors: Makoto Iino, Hiroto Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Masato Hosaka, Masaki Higuchi
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Patent number: 7762539Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Nisca CorporationInventors: Jinichi Nagata, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Hideo Yoshikawa, Sei Takahashi, Mamoru Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Shin Tsugane
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Patent number: 7684750Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 27, 2006Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, NISCA CorporationInventors: Jinichi Nagata, Naofumi Okada, Kouzou Yamaguchi, Susumu Hashimoto, Toshiki Ohgita, Yoshitaka Matsumoto, Hideo Yoshikawa, Yasunobu Ohkawa, Kazuhito Shimura, Tomohisa Shimizu
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Publication number: 20090097875Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Nisca CorporationInventors: Jinichi Nagata, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Hideo Yoshikawa, Sei Takahashi, Mamoru Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Shin Tsugane
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Patent number: 7510177Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 1, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Nisca CorporationInventors: Jinichi Nagata, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Hideo Yoshikawa, Sei Takahashi, Mamoru Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Shin Tsugane
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Publication number: 20080088082Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: NISCA CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Iino, Hiroto Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Masato Hosaka, Masaki Higuchi
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Publication number: 20060210337Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2006Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jinichi Nagata, Naofumi Okada, Kouzou Yamaguchi, Susumu Hashimoto, Toshiki Ohgita, Yoshitaka Matsumoto, Hideo Yoshikawa, Yasunobu Ohkawa, Kazuhito Shimura, Tomohisa Shimizu
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Publication number: 20060202402Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NISCA CORPORATIONInventors: Jinichi Nagata, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Hideo Yoshikawa, Sei Takahashi, Mamoru Akiyama, Tomohisa Shimizu, Shin Tsugane
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Patent number: 6883799Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2002Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Nisca CorporationInventors: Satoru Matsuki, Tomohisa Shimizu
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Publication number: 20030075857Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2002Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Satoru Matsuki, Tomohisa Shimizu