Patents by Inventor Yuki Terakado

Yuki Terakado 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: 10534304
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a transport member that transports a medium; a storage that is disposed below the transport member in a gravitational direction, and that stores the medium which is delivered by the transport member and falls into the storage; a supporter that is provided in the storage, and that has an upper end disposed below the transport member in a gravitational direction, and that allows the medium to be stored with a front end of the medium in a discharge direction matching a lower end of the medium in a gravitational direction; and a guidance member that is disposed in the supporter with the medium interposed between the guidance member and the supporter, and that guides the medium which falls to the supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Terakado, Shin Honda, Hidekazu Amamoto, Hiroki Ando, Takashi Akaike, Yuichi Sono, Satoru Ishii, Kazunori Shindo
  • Publication number: 20190064725
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a transport member that transports a medium; a storage that is disposed below the transport member in a gravitational direction, and that stores the medium which is delivered by the transport member and falls into the storage; a supporter that is provided in the storage, and that has an upper end disposed below the transport member in a gravitational direction, and that allows the medium to be stored with a front end of the medium in a discharge direction matching a lower end of the medium in a gravitational direction; and a guidance member that is disposed in the supporter with the medium interposed between the guidance member and the supporter, and that guides the medium which falls to the supporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TERAKADO, Shin HONDA, Hidekazu AMAMOTO, Hiroki ANDO, Takashi AKAIKE, Yuichi SONO, Satoru ISHII, Kazunori SHINDO
  • Publication number: 20180088520
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an accommodating unit that accommodates a sheet in a state of extending along a gravity direction; a delivery unit that delivers the sheet from an upper end of the accommodating unit; a recording unit that is disposed in an upper portion of a main body of the image forming apparatus and that records an image on the sheet; a discharge unit that is disposed below the recording unit in the gravity direction, the sheet having the image recorded by the recording unit being discharged to the discharge unit; and an opening/closing member supported in the upper portion of the main body of the image forming apparatus to open or close the upper portion of the main body of the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin HONDA, Hidekazu AMAMOTO, Hiroki ANDO, Takashi AKAIKE, Yuichi SONO, Satoru ISHII, Yuki TERAKADO
  • Publication number: 20180088498
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a transferring unit that transfers an image carried on an image carrier to a medium; a fixing unit that is disposed in an upper portion of a main body of the image forming apparatus, that includes a heat source, and that fixes the image transferred to the medium by heat; a discharge port that is disposed below the fixing unit, the medium having the fixed image being discharged to the discharge port; and a discharge unit that is disposed at a position where the discharge unit overlaps the fixing unit when viewed from above and below the fixing unit, that includes an open portion formed between the discharge unit and the discharge port, and that accommodates the medium having passed through the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin HONDA, Hidekazu AMAMOTO, Hiroki ANDO, Takashi AKAIKE, Yuichi SONO, Satoru ISHII, Yuki TERAKADO
  • Publication number: 20160342111
    Abstract: A transport member includes a shaft portion that extends in one direction and that is disposed in a containing portion, which has a substantially columnar shape extending in the one direction and contains a powder, and a blade portion that includes a body portion having a substantially plate-like shape and a protruding portion having a plate thickness smaller than a plate thickness of the body portion, the body portion having a proximal end, which is fixed to the shaft portion, and a distal end, which is bent by coming into contact with an inner wall of the containing portion, and the protruding portion protruding from the distal end of the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori Uemura, Masato Abe, Takayoshi Yamashita, Takuji Matsumoto, Yuki Terakado, Atsushi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20160282755
    Abstract: A powder storage container includes a storage container body, a movable member, and a restricting portion. The storage container body stores powder therein, and includes a supply portion that supplies the powder. The movable member is provided to the storage container body, and is movable between a closed position at which the supply portion is closed and a supply position at which the supply portion is able to supply the powder. The restricting portion is provided on an inner side with respect to an outer peripheral shape of the movable member to restrict movement of the movable member to the supply position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Yuki TERAKADO, Yosuke NINOMIYA, Takuji MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9442422
    Abstract: A powder storage container includes a storage container body, a movable member, and a restricting portion. The storage container body stores powder therein, and includes a supply portion that supplies the powder. The movable member is provided to the storage container body, and is movable between a closed position at which the supply portion is closed and a supply position at which the supply portion is able to supply the powder. The restricting portion is provided on an inner side with respect to an outer peripheral shape of the movable member to restrict movement of the movable member to the supply position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Terakado, Yosuke Ninomiya, Takuji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: D812681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Terakado, Tadashi Kureyama, Hiroki Shiba, Takuji Matsumoto