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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2024
Suzuka Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Hirono, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Shinoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuto Tohkaishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Naofumi Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Takayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kanako Fujisaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Suzuka Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Hirono, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Shinoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuto Tohkaishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Hirata, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Naofumi Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Takayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kanako Fujisaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Richoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium processing apparatus includes: a binder to bind multiple sheets at a binding position to form a sheet bundle; a sheet inserter having an opening into which the sheet bundle is insertable from an outside of the sheet inserter to a bindable region having the binding position; and a binding position verifier allowing the multiple sheets, inserted from the opening to the bindable region, to be verifiable from an outside of the sheet inserter.