Patents by Inventor Hiroki Mori

Hiroki Mori has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11479496
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a glass roll including: a conveying step of conveying a glass film (G) along a longitudinal direction thereof; a cutting step of irradiating the glass film (G) with a laser beam (L) from a laser irradiation apparatus (19) while conveying the glass film (G) by the conveying step, to thereby separate the glass film (G) into a non-product portion (Gc) and a product portion (Gd); and a take-up step of taking up the product portion (Gd) into a roll shape, to thereby form a glass roll (R). The cutting step includes a step of winding a thread-like peeled material (Ge) generated from an end portion of the product portion (Gd) in a width direction around a rod-shaped collecting member (23), and leading the wound thread-like peeled material (Ge) in a predetermined conveying direction (PX) by a leading device (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Mori, Yohei Kirihata
  • Publication number: 20220315153
    Abstract: Intake efficiency in an intake system is improved. An intake system takes air through an air inlet duct extending from an air cleaner case, and includes a vortex generator that causes the flow of the intake air inside the air inlet duct to rotate around an axis of the air inlet duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Takayuki Haramoto, Hiroki Mori, Satoshi Seo, Yasunori Iwaya
  • Patent number: 11460801
    Abstract: A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeyuki Takagi, Hiroki Mori
  • Patent number: 11459264
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a glass film, including: a conveying step of conveying an elongated glass film (G) along a longitudinal direction thereof; and a cutting step of irradiating the glass film (G) with a laser beam (L) from a laser irradiation apparatus (19) while conveying the glass film (G) through the conveying step, to thereby separate the glass film (G). The cutting step includes generating a thread-like peeled material (Ge) in a helical shape from an end portion of the separated glass film (G) in a width direction. The thread-like peeled material (Ge) has a width (W) of 180 ?m or more and 300 ?m or less. In addition, the thread-like peeled material (Ge) has a helical diameter (D) of 80 mm or more and 200 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Mori, Koichi Mori, Shuji Akiyama, Yasuhiro Uemura, Naoyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11454899
    Abstract: A toner cartridge includes a casing, a developing roller, a holder, a toner memory, an electrical contact and a wiring. The holder is positioned at an outer surface of one side in a first direction of the casing. The electric contact surface is positioned at an outer surface of one side in a second direction of the holder. The second direction crosses the electric contact surface. The electrical contact is positioned on an outer surface of another side in the second direction of the holder. The wiring electrically connects the electrical contact and the electric contact surface. The electric contact surface includes a first electric contact surface and a second electric contact surface. The first electric contact surface electrically is connected to the electrical contact through the wiring. The second electric contact surface electrically is connected to the toner memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsubasa Kiriyama, Hiroki Mori, Nao Itabashi, Atsushi Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20220300240
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes circuitry to acquire history data including a record of an event executed with a plurality of display apparatuses including the display apparatus. The plurality of display apparatuses shares data of a sharing area shared by the plurality of display apparatuses. The sharing area is generated based on the history data. The circuitry displays, on a display screen, at least a part of the sharing area as a display area for the display apparatus. The display area is set based on an operation log included in the history data. The operation log is related to a user at the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroki MORI
  • Publication number: 20220291188
    Abstract: A conductive particle detecting device includes a plurality of electrodes, a permanent magnet, and a detecting circuit. The plurality of electrodes are arranged at intervals in a lubricant. The permanent magnet accumulates conductive particles in the lubricant between adjacent electrodes by a magnetic force. The detecting circuit detects target conductive particles based on electrical resistance between the adjacent electrodes. An attractive force of the permanent magnet acting on the conductive particles between the adjacent electrodes is set such that the lubricant remains as a non-conductive layer around fine-sized conductive particles having a smaller particle size than the target conductive particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Masakazu KURITA, Hiroki MORI, Koji NAKAMURA, Kazuhiko SAKURAI, Masaki HARADA
  • Patent number: 11442398
    Abstract: A drum cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum; a drum frame; a drum coupling; and an electrical contact surface. The photosensitive drum is rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction. The drum frame has one end portion in a second direction at which the photosensitive drum is positioned. The drum coupling is rotatable together with the photosensitive drum. The drum coupling is positioned at an outer surface of one side in the first direction of the drum frame. The electrical contact surface is positioned closer to another side in the second direction of the drum frame than the drum coupling is to the another side in the second direction of the drum frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Mori, Atsushi Fukaya, Tsubasa Kiriyama, Nao Itabashi
  • Publication number: 20220275551
    Abstract: A holding frame includes a frame forming portion and at least one holder. The frame forming portion has a placement surface, a first magnet, and a plurality of first magnetic field generation portions generating magnetic fields with the first magnet. The first magnet is arranged on the frame forming portion so that the orientations of the magnetic fields of the plurality of first magnetic field generation portions that are adjacent are reversed from each other on the placement surface. The at least one holder has a holding surface, a second magnet, and a plurality of second magnetic field generation portions generating magnetic fields with the second magnet. The second magnet is arranged in each holder so that the orientations of the magnetic fields of the plurality of second magnetic field generation portions that are adjacent are reversed from each other on the holding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Uchu YAMAMOTO, Takahira OSAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220255840
    Abstract: A routing control device (1) includes: a configuration management unit (11) configured to generate NW configuration information (t1) that indicates a configuration of a communication network via which predetermined services are provided; a calculation unit (12) configured to calculate, based on the NW configuration information (t1), routes that have a minimum transmission delay between nodes disposed in the communication network; and a setting unit (13) configured to set a calculated route for a low latency service that requires an allowable value of transmission delay to be less than or equal to a predetermined value, out of the services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Satoshi NAKATSUKASA, Ken TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11409232
    Abstract: A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeyuki Takagi, Hiroki Mori
  • Publication number: 20220234144
    Abstract: A laser machining method performing cutting machining to cut a composite material over a thickness direction thereof by applying a laser beam to the composite material. The method includes applying the laser beam from one side in the thickness direction of the composite material so as to form a first cutout in the composite material; and applying the laser beam from the other side in the thickness direction of the composite material, forming a second cutout in the composite material at a position opposing the first cutout, connecting the second cutout to the first cutout, and cutting the composite material. The first cutout is formed by applying the laser beam through a plurality of machining paths arranged in the width direction of the first cutout. The second cutout is formed by applying the laser beam through a plurality of machining paths arranged in the width direction of the second cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Saneyuki GOYA, Akiko INOUE
  • Publication number: 20220234238
    Abstract: A cutting device that includes a placement member and a carriage. An object to be cut is placed on the placement member. The carriage is configured to move in a first direction and a second direction. The carriage includes a mounting portion, a movement mechanism, and a first spring. A holder that holds a cutting blade that cuts the object to be cut is mounted by the mounting portion. The movement mechanism is configured to move the mounting portion in a third direction and a fourth direction. The first spring is configured to apply a pressure to the mounting portion in the third direction, in accordance with a driving state of the movement mechanism. The holder includes a second spring configured to apply a pressure to the cutting blade in the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Norikazu KONDO, Hiroki MORI, Yasuhito SHIKAMA
  • Publication number: 20220235452
    Abstract: A production method for a glass roll includes a start preparation step (S1) of feeding-out a first lead film (LF1) coupled to a starting end portion (GFa) of a first glass film (GF1) from an unwinding device (3) and allowing a winding device (8) to wind the first lead film (LF1 after passing of the first lead film (LF1) through a thermal film-forming device (4),). The start preparation step (S1) includes a temperature increasing step of causing the thermal film-forming device (4) to be increased in temperature to a film-forming temperature. The first glass film (GF1) reaches the thermal film-forming device (4) before the thermal film-forming device (4) is increased in temperature to the film-forming temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Takayoshi SAITO, Naotoshi INAYAMA, Riku YAMASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20220234143
    Abstract: A method for performing cutting machining by applying a laser beam to the surface of a base material formed from a composite material and cutting the base material to be cut out a product from the base material, a machining line, serving as a boundary between the product to be cut out and a remainder which is the base material after the product is cut out, is set to the base material before the cutting machining, and a plurality of machining paths along the machining line are set to be arranged from the machining line side to the remainder side with the machining line side as a reference. In the cutting machining, the base material is cut by repeatedly executing a laser beam application step for applying the laser beam to the surface of the base material on the basis of the plurality of machining paths having been set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Akiko INOUE, Saneyuki GOYA
  • Publication number: 20220227655
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a glass roll, a transport device transports a glass film coupled to lead films via coupling portions. The transport device separates the lead films and/or the coupling portions from a heating roller when the lead films and/or the coupling portions pass by the heating roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Takayoshi SAITO, Hiroki MORI, Riku YAMASHIRO, Naotoshi INAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220225123
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device, includes a receiver configured to receive a first field, receive at least one of a plurality of second fields having been multiplexed and transmitted, and decode the one of the second fields to obtain a frame in a case where first information identifying the wireless communication device is not set in the first field, and a controller configured to suppress access to a wireless medium during a period indicated by a value set in the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoko ADACHI, Ryoko MATSUO, Tomoya TANDAI, Hiroki MORI, Kentaro TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220198103
    Abstract: A modeling system (control device) includes a control unit that controls a modeling means to form each of stacked modeling layers, based on modeling data representing a three-dimensional model object that is a modeling target by use of a plurality of modeling layers, a determination unit that measures and determines whether or not a measured value of a stacked height of the formed modeling layer is within a predetermined range set beforehand and including a stacked height of the modeling layer in the modeling data, and in a case where the formed modeling layer has a lacking part in which the stacked height is not within the predetermined range, a correction unit that performs correction modeling by forming a correction member in the lacking part such that the stacked height is within the predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Akihiro TANAKA, Takahiro TACHIBANA, Yasutaka BANNO, Hidenori TAKEDA, Misaki FUKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220190570
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce the size of a connection structure for a housing member for housing a portion of a wire-shaped transmission member and a protective tube for covering the wire-shaped transmission member. A connection structure for a housing member and a protective tube includes a wire-shaped transmission member, a housing member for housing a first portion which is a portion of the wire-shaped transmission member, and a protective tube for covering a second portion which is another portion of the wire-shaped transmission member. The housing member includes a housing body portion for housing the first portion and an extended portion that protrudes toward the second portion from the housing body portion, and an end portion of the protective tube covers the extended portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Takahiro MURATA
  • Publication number: 20220187759
    Abstract: A process unit includes a drum frame supporting a photoconductor drum and a development frame supporting a development roller. The development cartridge is swingably supported by the drum frame at a coupling joint provided at a first side of the development frame and a support portion provided at a second side of the development frame. A center of rotation of the development roller is located in a position shifted from a line segment connecting a center of rotation of the coupling joint and a center of rotation of the photoconductor drum to an upstream side with respect to a direction of rotation of the coupling joint as viewed in an axial direction of the development roller, such that the development roller is pressed against the photoconductor drum by the action of the rotatory force received by the coupling joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Masatoshi Shiraki, Hiroki Mori