Patents by Inventor Wataru Kurita

Wataru Kurita 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).

  • Paper folding apparatus
    Patent number: 7802778
    Abstract: An accordion folding mechanism folds a sheet fed from an image forming apparatus in an accordion shape by repeating a mountain fold and a valley fold in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction. A size setting unit sets a folding size of the mountain fold and the valley fold. A size adjusting unit compares a size of the sheet fed from the image forming apparatus with the folding size, and adjusts the folding size of a predetermined number of folds at a trailing end of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Wataru Kurita
  • Paper folding apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 7470227
    Abstract: A paper folding apparatus which is used as a finisher equipment of an image forming apparatus. The paper folding apparatus can securely fold a sheet of paper, optionally change the starting position for folding a leading edge of the paper, and can produce a thin sheaf of papers even after the papers are folded, without causing the shape of the folded end section fluctuate even in the case of strong paper such as heavy paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Sekine, Takamichi Fujitate, Satoshi Hirata, Wataru Kurita
  • PAPER FOLDING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080174061
    Abstract: An accordion folding mechanism folds a sheet fed from an image forming apparatus in an accordion shape by repeating a mountain fold and a valley fold in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction. A size setting unit sets a folding size of the mountain fold and the valley fold. A size adjusting unit compares a size of the sheet fed from the image forming apparatus with the folding size, and adjusts the folding size of a predetermined number of folds at a trailing end of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventor: Wataru KURITA
  • Paper folding apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same
    Publication number: 20060128543
    Abstract: A paper folding apparatus which is used as a finisher equipment of an image forming apparatus. The paper folding apparatus can securely fold a sheet of paper, optionally change the starting position for folding a leading edge of the paper, and can produce a thin sheaf of papers even after the papers are folded, without causing the shape of the folded end section fluctuate even in the case of strong paper such as heavy paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Noriaki Sekine, Takamichi Fujitate, Satoshi Hirata, Wataru Kurita