172 patents
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Utility
Image Formation Unit and Image Formation Apparatus
31 Mar 22
An image formation unit according to an embodiment may include: an image carrier unit in which an image carrier is supported; a developer carrier unit in which a developer carrier is supported; a first bias member provided at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the image formation unit and configured to bias the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit; a second bias member provided at the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the image formation unit and configured to bias the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit.
Akira SAITO, Hisatoshi SAITO
Filed: 12 Aug 21
Utility
Fixing Device and Image Forming Apparatus
31 Mar 22
Takaaki FURUKAWA
Filed: 16 Aug 21
Utility
Communication apparatus and communication method
29 Mar 22
A communication device includes a communication part capable of communicating with a network device via a relay device; and a control part controlling an operation of the communication part such that, in a case where communication of the communication part fails, when the relay device is not a device that performs a route search operation using a spanning tree protocol, the communication part resumes communication with the network device after a first time period has elapsed, and, when the relay device is a device that performs the route search operation, the communication part resumes communication with the network device after a second time period longer than the first time period has elapsed.
Takuya Matsumoto
Filed: 6 Apr 20
Utility
Image Forming Apparatus
24 Mar 22
An image forming apparatus includes: a first developing member that develops a first toner image on a first image carrier with a brilliant toner containing a flat pigment; a second developing member that develops a second toner image on a second image carrier with a non-brilliant toner containing no brilliant pigment; and a controller that controls the first developing member and the second developing member.
Shin YAMADA
Filed: 18 Aug 21
Utility
Medium Processing Device and Medium Transaction Device
17 Mar 22
A medium processing device includes: a drum that is rotatably supported, that rotates around a rotation axis, and that winds a medium around a peripheral side surface thereof; a first tape that winds the medium sandwiched between the peripheral side surface and the first tape, accompanying rotation of the drum; a movable guide that is movable following a drum diameter of the drum, which changes depending on a winding amount of the medium, and that guides the medium; and a first static electricity elimination section that is provided at the movable guide, that abuts the first tape, and that performs static electricity elimination of an electric charge of the charged first tape.
Naoto KONDOU, Takamoto YOKOTE
Filed: 22 Nov 21
Utility
Fixing Device and Image Forming Apparatus
10 Mar 22
Provided is a fixing device including an annular belt; a heating member provided on an inner peripheral surface's side of the annular belt; a facing member provided on a facing surface of the heating member facing the inner peripheral surface; and a pressing member that is provided on an outer peripheral surface's side of the annular belt and forms a nip region between the pressing member and the facing member via the annular belt, wherein the facing member includes resin and carbon.
Takenori SHIMADA
Filed: 12 Jul 21
Utility
Image carrier, image carrier unit, and image formation apparatus
8 Mar 22
An image carrier according to one or more embodiments may include: a cylindrical image carrier member including an outer circumferential surface formed with an image carrier layer configured to carry a developer image; one or more silencers disposed in the image carrier member; and a bonding member that bonds the one or more the silencers to an inner circumferential surface of the image carrier member.
Toshimasa Higaki
Filed: 8 Mar 21
Utility
Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing System
3 Mar 22
An image processing device of the present disclosure includes a camera configured to output a captured image, an image determination section configured to determine based on the captured image output from the camera whether or not the captured image is an image suitable for identity verification of a customer, and a guidance section configured to provide guidance to the customer in a case in which the determination performed by the image determination section results in determination that the image is not suitable for identity verification.
Kazuhiko MAEDA
Filed: 9 Dec 19
Utility
Image Formation Apparatus
3 Mar 22
An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: a first image formation unit that forms a first toner image on a first image carrier by using a bright toner containing a bright pigment; a second image formation unit that forms a second toner image on a second image carrier by using a non-bright toner containing no bright pigment; a transfer unit that transfers the first and second toner images to a transfer body; and a controller that controls the transfer unit.
Kazuteru KURIHARA
Filed: 15 Jul 21
Utility
Image forming apparatus
1 Mar 22
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image, a developer accommodation part that supplies a developer, a developer supply duct that is disposed between the image forming unit and the developer accommodation part, a shutter member that reciprocates between an open position and a closed position wherein the developer is allowed to pass through the shutter member when the shutter member is at the open position, and the developer is blocked with the shutter member when the shutter member is at the closed position, a first operation part that comprises an engaging part, which engages with the image forming unit, and moves the shutter member either to the open position or to the closed position, wherein the first operation part causes the engaging part to disengage from the image forming unit when the shutter member exists at the closed position.
Moriaki Fukao
Filed: 14 Oct 20
Utility
Toner container, image forming unit, and image forming apparatus
22 Feb 22
A toner container used in an image forming apparatus including an exposure unit with a light emitting diode light source.
Hideharu Kuwabara, Shin Yamada
Filed: 21 Sep 20
Utility
Image forming apparatus
15 Feb 22
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a discharging section, and a controller.
Motoharu Sakurai
Filed: 18 Feb 20
Utility
Image judging system, image judging apparatus, and image judging method
8 Feb 22
An image judging system includes a server and a mobile terminal performing communication therewith.
Taro Ikeda
Filed: 16 Jan 20
Utility
Light-emitting Device, Light-emitting Display, and Image Display Device
27 Jan 22
A light emitting device includes a pixel set unit that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a grid; first common wiring that connects together first terminals of pixels aligned in a first direction among the plurality of pixels; and second common wiring that connects together second terminals of two pixels aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction among the plurality of pixels.
Yusuke NAKAI, Takahito SUZUKI, Kenichi TANIGAWA, Hironori FURUTA, Shinya JUMONJI, Genichiro MATSUO, Takuma ISHIKAWA, Hiroto KAWADA
Filed: 21 Jun 21
Utility
Light Emitting Device, Light Emitting Element Film, Light Emitting Display, and Method of Manufacturing Light Emitting Device
27 Jan 22
Provided is a light emitting device that includes a substrate including electrodes; a film member; light emitting elements arranged on the film member; and conductive members that electrically connect the light emitting elements and the electrodes to each other, wherein the film member has through holes formed at positions corresponding to the electrodes, and each of the conductive members includes a first conductive part extending from the light emitting element to the through hole and a second conductive part connecting the first conductive part and the electrode to each other via the through hole.
Hironori FURUTA, Takahito SUZUKI, Kenichi TANIGAWA, Yusuke NAKAI, Shinya JUMONJI, Genichiro MATSUO, Takuma ISHIKAWA, Hiroto KAWADA
Filed: 19 Jul 21
Utility
Image Formation Apparatus
27 Jan 22
An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: an image carrier; a transfer part facing the image carrier; a transfer belt that passes between the image carrier and the transfer part, includes a conveyance surface, and configured to convey a medium on the conveyance surface; plural rollers to which the transfer belt is stretched, the plural rollers including a downstream roller provided on a downstream side in the medium conveyance direction among the plural rollers; and a separating member facing the downstream roller and configured to separate the medium from the transfer belt.
Takashi KOBAYASHI, Toshiyuki KIMURA
Filed: 8 Jul 21
Utility
Image forming apparatus performing warm-up operation by rotation of a motor
25 Jan 22
An image forming apparatus includes a motor, an image formation-transfer section, a switching mechanism, a fixing section, and a controller.
Kuniaki Fujisawa
Filed: 17 Sep 20
Utility
Preset information displaying method and information processing apparatus
25 Jan 22
A preset information displaying method includes: performing a first registration process that is a process of registering, in a database, first preset information and first image information in a state of being associated with each other, the first preset information being used upon performing a first printing process, the first image information representing a result of the first printing process; and performing a display process that is a process of displaying, on a selection screen, the first preset information and the first image information in correspondence with each other, the first image information being associated with the first preset information in the database, the selection screen including a list of one or a plurality of pieces of preset information including the first preset information, the selection screen receiving selection operation, the selection operation being operation of selecting any of the one or the plurality of pieces of preset information.
Ken Miura
Filed: 10 Jul 20
Utility
Transaction Device
13 Jan 22
A transaction device executes transaction processing relating to a medium, and includes: a medium retention section capable of retaining the medium; plural first storage boxes capable of storing the medium; a second storage box capable of storing the medium and that is detachable with respect to the transaction device; a conveyance section capable of conveying the medium on a conveyance path connecting between the first storage boxes, the second storage box, and the medium retention section; and a classification section provided on the conveyance path and capable of classifying the medium as the medium passes through, wherein the conveyance section being configured to convey the medium from the first storage boxes to the second storage box or from the second storage box to the first storage boxes via the medium retention section and the classification section when performing retrieval, auditing, or replenishment.
Masaru SHIMAKATA, Masakatsu IWASAKI
Filed: 21 Oct 19
Utility
Image processing apparatus and image processing method with destination identifier used to establish wireless communication
28 Dec 21
An image processing apparatus includes a data processing part that processes image data: a storage part that stores billing information including a plurality of wireless communication identifiers and usage histories of the data processing part, each of the usage histories being associated with wireless communication identifiers, a communication part that establishes a wireless communication associated with one of the wireless communication identifiers such that the communication part wirelessly communicates with an external device, and a control part that, when receiving an image processing job from the external device through the communication part, determines one of the wireless communication identifiers that is used to establish the wireless communication wherein the one of the wireless communication identifiers is defined as a destination identifier, controls the data processing part based on the image processing job and updates one usage history that is associated with the destination identifier.
Yuichi Ushikubo
Filed: 11 Sep 20