Patents by Inventor Yuka KURUSU

Yuka KURUSU 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 FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET FEEDING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230278817
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a sheet tray, an extended bottom plate, a casing, and a support. The sheet tray includes a bottom plate and feeds a sheet placed on the bottom plate, toward an image forming apparatus. The extended bottom plate extends outward from the sheet feeding device and is coupled to an upstream end of the bottom plate of the sheet tray in a sheet conveyance direction in which the sheet is conveyed. The casing is attached to a side face of the sheet feeding device to cover the extended bottom plate. The support is disposed between an inner wall face of the casing and the extended bottom plate to support a weight load of the extended bottom plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuka KURUSU, Yoshifumi OHTSUKA, Masato HASHIMOTO, Hisayoshi SUGAWARA, Kazunori KONNO