Patents by Inventor Tsutomo Sato

Tsutomo Sato 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).

  • Patent number: RE48208
    Abstract: A toner cartridge comprises a toner container which contains toner, a driving member winch rotationally drives a conveying member, an agitating member Which agitates a toner in the toner container while being rotated, a driven member which rotates in association with the driving member which is for rotationally driving the agitating member, and a rotational body which rotates according to rotation of the driven member, has a plurality of slits in rotational circumference for identifying a type of the toner cartridge, and has 1/K or more of the slits when a ratio of a rotational speed R1 (rad/s) of the driving member and a rotational speed R2 (rack) of the driven member is K=R2/R1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Tsutomo Sato