Tokyo, Japan

Nobuhito Sasaki

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.. Active years: 1976.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Nobuhito Sasaki. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/nobuhito-sasaki

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 5.0

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Forward Citations = 20(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1976

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Nobuhito Sasaki: Inventor of a Web Feed Apparatus

Introduction

Nobuhito Sasaki is an inventor associated with Tokyo, Japan, and Ricoh Company, Ltd. His recorded patent work includes an apparatus designed to feed web material through a copying machine.

Latest Patents

Sasaki is credited with 1 patent, titled “Web Feed Apparatus.” The invention is removably mounted on a copying machine and feeds a web, such as computer output media, from a supply tray. Pin chains drive the web, while a roller reverses its direction. A pivoting conveyor can move between horizontal and vertical positions, and the apparatus also includes an operating device, a receiving tray for discharged web, and a window for viewing the copying machine’s scale and copy-sheet sizes.

Career Highlights

Sasaki’s documented patent highlights his work on equipment that adapts web handling to copying machines. The design combines web transport, direction reversal, and sheet-size reference features in a removable apparatus.

Collaborations

Sasaki’s listed coworkers include Terunobu Onuma and Toshiro Bando. His company affiliation is Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Conclusion

Nobuhito Sasaki’s recorded invention addresses practical web feeding and handling for copying machines, reflecting a focused contribution to office equipment technology.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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