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Utility
Measurement system and communication processing method in measurement system
10 Aug 21
Measurement system includes a first device communicably connected to a second device.
Hironori Chono, Yuzuru Yamamoto, Satoshi Deishi
Filed: 19 Apr 18
Utility
Developer filling method and developer filling apparatus
3 Aug 21
A developer filling apparatus includes a bag setting portion where a developer bag in which a developer containing toner and a carrier is sealed is set, an accommodation case setting portion where a developer accommodation case for accommodating the developer is set, and a transfer path constructed to initially fill the developer accommodation case set in the accommodation case setting portion with the developer taken out of the opened developer bag while the developer bag is set in the bag setting portion.
Kentaro Aoki, Kenzo Toya
Filed: 25 Jun 18
Utility
Cleaning member, production method of same, and image forming apparatus
3 Aug 21
Provided is a cleaning member including a urethane rubber, wherein the urethane rubber has a cyclic structure portion in which a fluorine atom is directly bonded to the cyclic structure portion.
Taiki Amemiya, Yukio Hosoya, Kunihiro Ogura
Filed: 22 Jul 19
Utility
Inspection system
3 Aug 21
Masataka Matsuo, Tetsuya Noda
Filed: 2 Nov 16
Utility
Toner for developing electrostatic charge image
3 Aug 21
A toner for electrostatic charge image development is a toner for electrostatic charge image development including toner particles containing a binder resin and an external additive, wherein the binder resin contains a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous polyester resin, the external additive includes Al—Si composite oxide particles, and a Si element content of the Al—Si composite oxide particles is in the range of 50 to 90 mass % and a Si element ratio on surfaces of the Al—Si composite oxide particles is in the range of 3 to 35 at %.
Kenshi Miyajima, Shinya Obara, Ikuko Sakurada
Filed: 18 Feb 20
Utility
Image forming system and abnormal sheet information display method
3 Aug 21
An image forming system includes: a sheet feeder; an image former that forms an image on a paper sheet; a conveyor that conveys a paper sheet to a sheet ejection destination; a switcher that switches sheet ejection destinations; a reader that optically reads a paper sheet, and outputs a read image; an abnormal sheet detector that detects an abnormal paper sheet by analyzing the read image; a storage; a display; and a hardware processor that performs: ejection destination switch control to control the switcher to eject an abnormal paper sheet and a succeeding paper sheet to a second ejection destination different from a regular ejection destination; storage control, for each of the abnormal paper sheet and the succeeding paper sheet, to associate sheet information, the read image, and a stacking order with one another, and store them into the storage; and display control to cause the display to display them.
Kazunari Shimono
Filed: 17 Mar 20
Utility
Dynamic image processing method and dynamic image processing device
3 Aug 21
A dynamic image processing method in a dynamic image processing device performing an image processing of a dynamic image includes a setting step of setting a reference motion, a corresponding point setting step of setting a corresponding point according to the reference motion among frame images of the dynamic image for each pixel of the dynamic image, a determination step of determining an enhancement degree of each pixel of each of the frame images of the dynamic image based on equality of a density distribution in a target time range of a small region surrounding the corresponding point set for each pixel at the corresponding point setting step; and an enhancement/attenuation processing step of performing enhancement processing or attenuation processing to each of the frame images of the dynamic image based on the enhancement degree determined at the determination step.
Kenta Shimamura
Filed: 20 Dec 18
Utility
Contactlessly readable tag, method for manufacture of contactlessly readable tag, identification device, and method for reading identifying information
3 Aug 21
An objective of the present invention is to provide a contactlessly readable tag, method for manufacture of contactlessly readable tag, identification device, and method for reading identifying information, capable of effecting an increased capacity in recorded information and improved precision in reading said recorded information.
Makoto Mochizuki, Shuji Murakami
Filed: 26 Jul 18
Utility
Piezoelectric element manufacturing method
3 Aug 21
The present invention provides a piezoelectric element manufacturing method.
Kazunari Tada, Naoki Shimizu
Filed: 25 Apr 17
Utility
Image forming device, method, and program product with correction image not recognized as post-processing image
3 Aug 21
An image forming device which forms an image for color correction in the margin of a continuous recording medium such as continuous paper as appropriate without causing erroneous detection by a mark sensor at a post-processing stage.
Kosuke Tsuji
Filed: 11 Nov 19
Utility
Image inspection apparatus, image inspection method, and image inspection program
27 Jul 21
An image inspection apparatus includes an image reader that reads an original image formed on a recording material based on a print job and generates a read image, and a hardware processor that analyzes the read image and performs an image inspection, wherein the hardware processor: acquires the read image from the image reader, detects an edge from the read image, and excludes a region near the edge from a target of the image inspection; performs a predetermined filter process on the read image after the exclusion process to generate a first reference image compares the read image after the exclusion process with the first reference image to generate a first comparison image; and binarizes the first comparison image using a predetermined threshold to detect points where a specific abnormality has occurred, and outputs a detection result.
Makoto Ikeda
Filed: 21 Aug 19
Utility
Radiographic imaging apparatus
27 Jul 21
A radiographic imaging apparatus, includes: a planar-shaped flexible scintillator board that emits light at an intensity according to a radiation dose of received radiation; a flexible photoelectric conversion panel that includes a plurality of photodetection elements formed so as to be distributed two-dimensionally on a surface of a flexible support board, and is arranged such that an element-formed surface on which the photodetection elements are formed faces the scintillator board, the photodetection elements generating charges according to an intensity of the received radiation; and a moisture barrier layer that is formed of a material having characteristics of preventing moisture from passing therethrough, and covers a surface of the scintillator board opposite to a surface facing the photodetection elements, a side surface of the scintillator board, and a surface of the photoelectric conversion panel opposite to the element-formed surface.
Yoshito Yamamoto, Kazuya Ikeda, Yasuhito Kuwahara
Filed: 3 Apr 20
Utility
Post-processing apparatus and image forming system
20 Jul 21
A post-processing apparatus includes a cutting device, one or both of an inclination detector and a side-edge detector, an inclination corrector and a hardware processor.
Kenji Kawatsu
Filed: 1 Sep 20
Utility
Image forming device, and setting method and non-transitory recording medium therefor
20 Jul 21
An image forming device may include an image unit which in turn may include an image carrier, and a transfer unit arranged adjacent to the image carrier.
Kazushi Kusakabe
Filed: 29 May 20
Utility
Liquid delivery method, liquid delivery apparatus and analyzer
13 Jul 21
A liquid delivery method according to the present invention performs a procedure including supplying a first liquid into a microchannel and collecting the first liquid from within the microchannel, and then, dispensing a first amount of a second liquid without hermetically sealing a pipette tip insertion hole, then, dispensing a second amount of the second liquid in a state where the pipette tip insertion hole is hermetically closed to supply the second liquid into the microchannel.
Takanori Murayama, Youichi Aoki
Filed: 26 Oct 16
Utility
Radiation image display apparatus and radiation image photographing system
13 Jul 21
A radiation image display apparatus that includes: a hardware processor that generates the moving image for preview based on the pieces of image data of the plurality of frames obtained by moving image photographing of an object with radiation; and a holder that holds the moving image, wherein the hardware processor further: performs reproduction control on the moving image, performs image adjustment on the moving image, displays the moving image on the display during photographing the moving image, and displays the moving image according to the reproduction control or the moving image subjected to the image on the display.
Atsushi Taneda
Filed: 22 Feb 18
Utility
Image forming apparatus, method of controlling image forming apparatus, and recording medium
13 Jul 21
An image forming apparatus includes: a microphone that detects a voice; an executing device that executes a job; and a hardware processor that controls switching of a position of voice detection by the microphone, depending on the job.
Tomohiro Yamaguchi
Filed: 5 Mar 20
Utility
Sheet position detection apparatus, sheet conveyance apparatus, and image formation apparatus
6 Jul 21
Provided are a sheet position detection apparatus, a sheet conveyance apparatus, and an image formation apparatus.
Masayuki Satou, Taisuke Minemura, Shoichi Yoshikawa, Yoshiyuki Toso
Filed: 29 May 19
Utility
Ultrasonic probe with heat dissipation
6 Jul 21
An ultrasonic probe includes: an acoustic element that generates an ultrasonic wave and detects the ultrasonic wave; a support that supports the acoustic element on a side opposite to a test object side; and a heat dissipation material disposed on a side of the support opposite to the acoustic element, wherein an attenuation/thermal conduction material made of an attenuating material containing a thermally conductive material is disposed in contact with the heat dissipation material.
Hirokazu Fukase
Filed: 9 Apr 18
Utility
Fixing device, image forming apparatus, and fixing method
6 Jul 21
A fixing device includes: a fixing-surface-side member disposed on a fixing surface side on which a toner image is to be formed in a recording medium; a back-surface-side support member that is disposed on an opposite surface side to the fixing surface in the recording medium, and forms a fixing nip that nips and conveys the recording medium with the fixing-surface-side member; a heat source that heats the toner image formed on the recording medium passing through the fixing nip; a nip time changing part that can change a nip time that is a time required for the recording medium to pass through the fixing nip; and a hardware processor that controls the nip time changing part and the heat source to shorten the nip time and increase a fixing temperature of the toner image, and to lengthen the nip time and lower a fixing temperature of the toner image.
Motoki Hironaka
Filed: 12 Jun 20