Patents by Inventor Yohsuke Edo

Yohsuke Edo 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, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET FEEDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240034578
    Abstract: A sheet feeder includes a sheet loading tray, an air blower, a side air blower, and processing circuitry. The sheet loading tray loads sheets. The air blower blows air to the sheets to float and separate the sheets. The side air blower blows air to the sheets to separate the sheets. The processing circuitry controls a tray elevator to rise the sheet loading tray to move the sheets to an upper limit position, after a predetermined time has elapsed from a time when the sheets are loaded on the sheet loading tray. The processing circuitry causes the air blower and the side air blower to blow air to the sheets to perform sheet separation and controls the tray elevator to lower the sheet loading tray to a position at which an intermediate remaining-sheet sensor is disposed, after the sheet separation ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohsuke Edo, Tatsuya Sugawara, Yohsuke Takamiya, Hidetoshi Kojima