Patents by Inventor Yohichi Watanabe

Yohichi Watanabe 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).

  • Control panel and apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 7578630
    Abstract: A control panel of the present invention includes a base and a mount mounted on the base and loaded with a display and devices to be operated by the operator of the apparatus. The base includes a support portion for supporting the mount. The support portion supports the front edge portion of the mount by causing it to slidably contact the front edge portion of the support portion in substantially the front-and-rear direction and supports the rear wall of the mount with its rear wall such that the rear wall of the mount is movable in the up-and-down direction and can be fixed in position in the same direction. The angle of the top of the mount is therefore variable without resorting to extra members for angular movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohichi Watanabe, Masanao Takahashi, Masateru Kohno, Satoshi Odanaka
  • Control panel and apparatus using the same
    Publication number: 20050109883
    Abstract: A control panel of the present invention includes a base and a mount mounted on the base and loaded with a display and devices to be operated by the operator of the apparatus. The base includes a support portion for supporting the mount. The support portion supports the front edge portion of the mount by causing it to slidably contact the front edge portion of the support portion in substantially the front-and-rear direction and supports the rear wall of the mount with its rear wall such that the rear wall of the mount is movable in the up-and-down direction and can be fixed in position in the same direction. The angle of the top of the mount is therefore variable without resorting to extra members for angular movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Yohichi Watanabe, Masanao Takahashi, Masateru Kohno, Satoshi Odanaka
  • Wide digital copying machine
    Patent number: D494210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohichi Watanabe, Yoshihisa Minakawa, Satoru Tohyama, Masanao Takahashi, Masateru Kohno
  • High-speed copying machine with a finisher
    Patent number: D588188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Minakawa, Yohichi Watanabe, Masanao Takahashi, Takeshi Kimura
  • Laser printer
    Patent number: D591339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohichi Watanabe, Shigeru Horiguchi