Patents by Inventor Toshikane NISHll

Toshikane NISHll 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).

  • SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET FEEDER
    Publication number: 20160378042
    Abstract: A sheet feeder, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet loader on which a sheet is loaded, a sheet feeding body to feed the sheet from the sheet loader, and a sheet separator disposed to contact the sheet feeding body. The sheet is fed at a first average sheet feeding speed at which the sheet feeding body is in contact with the sheet separator without holding the sheet with the sheet separator. The sheet is fed at a second average sheet feeding speed at which the sheet feeding body is holding the sheet with the sheet separator. The first average sheet feeding speed is set smaller than the second average sheet feeding speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya TANAKA, Mizuna TANAKA, Toshikane NISHll, lkuo FUJII, Hirofumi HORITA