Patents by Inventor Yoji Senoo

Yoji Senoo 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).

  • Device to prevent transport of poorly aligned copy paper
    Patent number: 4638989
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a useful device for preventing incorrect transport of copy papers including a paper-detect member which is located in the copy-paper transport path activated by copy paper and a control member, located in advance of the copy-paper transport path and of the paper detect member, which is activated by copy papers to control the pivot motion of paper-detect member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoji Senoo
  • Power control of electronic apparatus in response to surrounding brightness
    Patent number: 4585339
    Abstract: A power controller for an electronic apparatus including an electrophotographic copying machine is provided for automatically prohibiting power supply to parts of the apparatus in response to the reduction of a light-shining amount, e.g., a decrease in the light surrounding the apparatus. The power controller includes a photosensitive element, a comparator, a delay circuit, a gate, and a relay. The photosensitive element serves to provide a voltage in accordance with the surrounding brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoji Senoo