Patents by Inventor Toru KATAMOTO

Toru KATAMOTO 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).

  • Image forming device having electrical components
    Patent number: 9134689
    Abstract: This image forming device has a first electrical component and a second electrical component, arranged in positions offset such that there is no mutual overlap; a third electrical component swivelably supported about pivots as pivot points; and support members for pivotably supporting the pivots. The support members pivotably support the pivots between the first electrical component and the second electrical component. The third electrical component, through swiveling, is selectively positioned at a first location overlapping the first electrical component but not overlapping the second electrical component, or at a second location overlapping the second electrical component but not overlapping the first electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Toru Katamoto
  • IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150003857
    Abstract: This image forming device has a first electrical component and a second electrical component, arranged in positions offset such that there is no mutual overlap; a third electrical component swivelably supported about pivots as pivot points; and support members for pivotably supporting the pivots. The support members pivotably support the pivots between the first electrical component and the second electrical component. The third electrical component, through swiveling, is selectively positioned at a first location overlapping the first electrical component but not overlapping the second electrical component, or at a second location overlapping the second electrical component but not overlapping the first electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Toru KATAMOTO