Patents by Inventor Yohichiro Irie

Yohichiro Irie 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: 6250631
    Abstract: A sheet handling unit including a processing station having a stapling mechanism for stapling a plurality of sheets; a plurality of mail trays for receiving sheets transported from the processing station; and a bulk tray for receiving sheets transported from the processing station. The processing station is fixedly provided in a sheet handling unit body. The sheets transported from the processing station are delivered switchably to any of the mail trays or to the bulk tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Hanamoto, Nobuhiro Nishioka, Yohichiro Irie