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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaki Ohtani, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 81 ; 271184 ; 399410 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is capable of effecting, without resorting a precise staple command, adequate finishing matching with an environment including the condition of papers, thereby reducing defective printings when stapling is desired. When a rough stapling position, e.g., the top left corner or the top right corner of a paper is designated via a rough command inputting device, papers can be stapled in a desired pattern with high probability.