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Utility
Image forming apparatus that detects deterioration of a spring used to bias a sheet locking member
11 Jan 22
An image forming apparatus includes: a conveyance path that conveys a sheet; registration rollers that are arranged across the conveyance path and each comprise a nip part; a sheet locking member that locks a front end of a sheet conveyed in the conveyance path, where the sheet locking member swings between a first attitude and a second attitude, in the first attitude the sheet locking member locks the sheet on an upstream side of the nip part, and in the second attitude the sheet locking member is retracted to a downstream side of the nip part and allows the sheet to pass through the nip part; an energizer that energizes the sheet locking member to maintain the first attitude; and a hardware processor that detects deterioration of the energizer.
Taku Kimura, Masahiro Kamiya, Junichi Masuda, Masahiro Nonoyama, Kouei Cho, Akimasa Ishikawa
Filed: 4 Dec 19
Utility
Radiation capturing system
11 Jan 22
A radiation capturing system includes the following.
Chiho Makifuchi
Filed: 23 Mar 17
Utility
Fixing device and image forming apparatus
11 Jan 22
A fixing device includes an endless fixing belt, a pad member disposed to be opposed to an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt, a sliding contact member disposed between the fixing belt and the pad member to slide on the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt, and a support member supporting the pad member.
Masataka Yagi
Filed: 27 Apr 20
Utility
Cleaning device and image forming apparatus
11 Jan 22
A cleaning device may include a cleaning blade that is in contact with an image carrier for cleaning, an applicating roller that is in contact with the image carrier at a position upstream compared to the cleaning blade, and a plate-like member that is in contact with the applicating roller.
Taichi Meguro
Filed: 24 May 21
Utility
Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic device
4 Jan 22
An ultrasonic probe includes: an ultrasonic vibrator that transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave; a wire member that is electrically connected to the ultrasonic vibrator and is provided along a side surface of the ultrasonic vibrator; a shield member that is provided outside the wire member from a viewpoint of the ultrasonic vibrator and electrically protects the ultrasonic vibrator; and a first heat conduction member that is provided in contact with the ultrasonic vibrator, wherein the first heat conduction member and the shield member are thermally connected to each other.
Shuhei Okuda
Filed: 10 Apr 18
Utility
Medical image management apparatus and recording medium
4 Jan 22
Provided is a medical image management apparatus including a hardware processor that records, when an image interpretation report on a plurality of medical images obtained in a single examination is created, a display time for which each of the plurality of images is displayed during creation of the image interpretation report, and controls, when the plurality of medical images in the single examination is viewed, a viewing speed of each of the plurality of medical images based on the recorded display time of each of the plurality of images during creation of the image interpretation report.
Makoto Horiuchi
Filed: 11 May 20
Utility
Detection device, detection method using said detection device, and detection chip used in said detection device
4 Jan 22
This detection device has a holder and a heating unit.
Kosuke Nagae, Hiroshi Hirayama
Filed: 31 Oct 14
Utility
Image forming apparatus, transfer method, and storage medium storing transfer control program
4 Jan 22
An image forming apparatus that has a transfer device that includes an intermediate transfer belt that is tensioned by a plurality of support rollers, a secondary transfer roller that faces one of the support rollers via the intermediate transfer belt, a cam that adjust a pressing force that presses the intermediate transfer belt by the secondary transfer roller, a motor that drives the cam, and a conveyor that conveys a recording medium to a transfer nip formed between the intermediate transfer belt and the secondary transfer roller is provided with a controller that controls an operation of the motor.
Remi Ishikawa, Eiji Nishikawa, Satoshi Miyajima, Masayuki Fukunaga
Filed: 27 Jan 20
Utility
Optical writing device
4 Jan 22
An optical writing device includes: an image carrier; an exposer that exposes a curved surface of the image carrier; and a control circuit that controls the exposer, wherein the exposer includes a plurality of light-emitting element groups having different positional relationships from one another with the image carrier, and has a configuration that is adjusted in accordance with at least one of an angle at which light reaching the curved surface of the image carrier from each light-emitting element group enters the image carrier, and a distance of each light-emitting element group from the image carrier.
Ryo Hasegawa, Takahiro Matsuo, Hajime Taniguchi, Atsushi Nagaoka
Filed: 7 Jan 20
Utility
Decorative print inspection apparatus, decorative print inspection system, method of inspecting decorative print, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program
4 Jan 22
A decorative print inspection apparatus includes: a type selecting unit that selects a type of decoration; a region selecting unit that selects a decorative region regarding the type of decoration based on data for inspection for a printed material; a setting unit that sets a determination criterion in accordance with the type of decoration; and an inspection unit that determines a state of decoration by inspecting the decorative region in an image acquired by reading the printed material, based on the determination criterion that is set in accordance with the type of decoration.
Koji Kita
Filed: 27 Nov 19
Utility
Motor control device, method of estimating initial position of magnetic pole of rotor, and image forming apparatus
4 Jan 22
In a motor control device in one embodiment, an initial position estimation unit estimates an initial position of a magnetic pole of a rotor of a motor in an inductive sensing scheme.
Yuta Tachibana, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Yuji Kobayashi, Kazumichi Yoshida, Daichi Suzuki, Harumitsu Fujimori
Filed: 11 Mar 20
Utility
Communication route selection based on access request
4 Jan 22
A communication system includes: a plurality of devices that are provided inside a firewall; at least one gateway that is provided inside the firewall, and relays communication between the plurality of devices and at least one cloud server provided outside the firewall; and a platform server that is provided outside the firewall, receives at least one access request with respect to at least one communication target device in the plurality of devices, and transmits a message to a gateway corresponding to the at least one communication target device designated in the at least one access request, through a communication route for message transmission selected from a plurality of types of communication routes, wherein each of the plurality of types of communication routes is a route passing through the firewall, and the platform server selects the communication route for message transmission relevant to the at least one communication target device.
Shunsuke Nagae
Filed: 29 Mar 19
Utility
Radiation generation control device, radiation generation control system, and radiography system
4 Jan 22
A radiation generation control device includes an acquirer, a first connector, a second connector and a controller.
Masahiro Kuwata, Koutarou Kanamori, Nobuyuki Miyake, Kosuke Fukazu
Filed: 18 Sep 19
Utility
Packaging material
28 Dec 21
A packaging material includes: an outer box that accommodates an article to be packaged; and a cushioning material including: a sealed bag body with gas confined inside; a partition that divides an inside of the bag body into a first chamber and a second chamber each in an equal volume; and a ventilation passage communicating the first and second chambers, the cushioning material being disposed in a gap between an outer surface of the article and an inner wall of the outer box.
Takeshi Hashimoto, Hiromi Mizuguchi, Narutaka Yoshida
Filed: 22 Feb 19
Utility
Operation setting selection apparatus, image forming apparatus, and operation setting selection method
28 Dec 21
An operation setting selection apparatus includes, a physical property obtainer which obtains physical property information of a recording medium on which an image is formed; and a hardware processor.
Naoto Kubo
Filed: 25 Aug 20
Utility
Image forming apparatus
28 Dec 21
An image forming apparatus includes: a reception part that receives specification of a print mode and specification of a sheet type to be used for printing; a sheet supply part that sends a sheet to a sheet conveyance path; a detection part that detects a type of a sheet sent to the sheet conveyance path; and a hardware processor that controls a printing operation, wherein when a sheet type received by the reception part is a type for which printing in the print mode received by the reception part is allowed, the sheet supply part sends a sheet to the sheet conveyance path, the hardware processor determines whether or not the print mode received by the reception part is a prohibition mode, when it is determined that the print mode is the prohibition mode, the detection part detects a type of a sheet sent to the sheet conveyance path.
Hideyuki Matsuda, Akira Murakawa, Atsushi Kawai
Filed: 27 Jul 20
Utility
Color tone quantification device for glossy color, color tone measurement device for glossy color and color tone quantification method for glossy color
28 Dec 21
A color tone quantification device for a glossy color, in which the correlation with the color tone of the glossy color visually perceived by humans is further enhanced, is provided.
Takumi Ishiwata, Kishio Tamura
Filed: 15 Mar 19
Utility
Lens unit, imaging apparatus, and mobile device
28 Dec 21
A lens unit includes: an imaging optical system; and a lens barrel holding the imaging optical system.
Maiko Nishida, Keiji Matsusaka
Filed: 9 Nov 16
Utility
Device for detecting leading end of pipette tip, and storage medium storing program for detecting leading end of pipette tip
21 Dec 21
A pipette tip leading end detection device for detecting that a leading end of a pipette tip is close to a reference surface set to a reaction vessel includes a pipette nozzle, pump, nozzle driver, pressure sensor that detects a pressure generated between the pipette tip and pump, and hardware processor.
Hiromi Fujii, Atsushi Hosotani, Yasuhiro Miyake, Takefumi Asou, Tetsuya Noda, Atsuo Iwashita, Yuuya Shouji
Filed: 2 Mar 18
Utility
Image forming apparatus fixing toner image onto sheet and control method
21 Dec 21
An image forming apparatus fixes a toner image onto a sheet by a fixer, and includes: a re-feeding path that normally conveys the sheet having passed through the fixer and guides the sheet toward the fixer; and a hardware processor that switches between first control to discharge the sheet having passed through the fixer toward a discharge destination and second control to re-feed the sheet having passed through the fixer to the fixer through the re-feeding path, depending on a type of an image which is a source of formation of the toner image.
Tetsuya Sakai, Yoshinori Tsutsumi, Kenji Tsuru, Munenori Nakano
Filed: 17 Apr 20