Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Maeda
Hiroyuki Maeda 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).
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Patent number: 9847301Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including an element region, a guard ring provided on an outer periphery of the element region and including a first interconnect and a first plug which electrically couples the first-interconnect and a first well region, a second interconnect provided above the first interconnect via a first insulating layer and non-electrically coupling to the first interconnect, and a first circuit coupled to the second interconnect. The first circuit detects one of a crack and a peeling of the guard ring in accordance with a break in the second interconnect or a short circuit between the second interconnect and the first interconnect.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshifumi Minami, Hiroyuki Maeda
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Publication number: 20170343941Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing roller heated to a predetermined temperature by a heater; a pressure belt in pressure contact with the fixing roller; and a pressing part which presses the pressure belt toward the fixing roller. The fixing device adopts a belt-nip system and fixes a toner image formed on a recording medium to the recording medium by heat and pressure while the recording medium is nipped and conveyed through a nip part. The nip part is formed by the fixing roller and the pressure belt and includes an adhesion nip and a separation nip. The pressing part includes a pressing member, a sheet member which covers the pressing surface of the pressing member along a conveying direction of the recording medium, and a pressing fluid which is filled at the adhesion nip between the pressing member and the sheet member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki MAEDA, Miho YAMANO, Dai SUWAMA, Midori SHIMOMURA
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Publication number: 20170315503Abstract: A biasing portion biases a restricting portion in a direction opposite to a direction in which a drive source drives the restricting portion. Each of a lock cover and the restricting portion includes an engaging portion that has a contact surface, and when the lock cover is closed, the contact surfaces of the lock cover and the restricting portion are engaged with each other while facing each other. The contact surfaces of the lock cover and the restricting portion are not parallel to each other in a state where the lock cover is closed, and as the lock cover is displaced in an opening direction of the lock cover when the drive source is not driving the restricting portion, one or both of the engaging portions are bent and the contact surfaces become parallel to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventor: Hiroyuki Maeda
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Publication number: 20170315499Abstract: A lock device includes a lock cover, a restricting portion, a drive source, a biasing portion, and a pressing portion. The lock cover is opened and closed when a developer storing portion storing developer is attached or detached. The restricting portion, when the lock cover is closed, is engaged with the lock cover in such a way as to restrict the lock cover from being opened. The drive source drives the restricting portion in such a way as to release an engagement between the restricting portion and the lock cover. The biasing portion biases the restricting portion in a direction opposite to a direction in which the drive source drives the restricting portion. The pressing portion presses the lock cover in an opening direction in conjunction with an operation of the drive source to release the engagement between the restricting portion and the lock cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventor: Hiroyuki Maeda
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Publication number: 20170282603Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a print section configured to perform printing on a first side of a medium and then perform printing on a second side that is a back side of the first side, a supply path configured to supply the medium toward the print section, a feeding roller configured to feed the medium along the supply path from an upstream side to a downstream side in a transport direction, a toothed roller provided on the downstream side of the feeding rollers in the transport direction, a drive source configured to rotate the feeding roller and the toothed roller, and a controller configured to control driving of the drive source. The controller performs rotation control for rotating the feed rollers prior to the rotation of the toothed roller with which the medium has collided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventor: Hiroyuki MAEDA
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Patent number: 9768189Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor pillar above the semiconductor substrate; a first insulating layer comprising a first section and a second section, the first section being in contact with the semiconductor substrate and a bottom of the first semiconductor pillar, and the second section covering a side of the first semiconductor pillar; conductive layers and second insulating layers stacked one by one above the semiconductor substrate and covering the second section of the first insulating layer; a first plug on the first semiconductor pillar; and an interconnect on the first plug.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Shinohara, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Toshifumi Minami, Hiroyuki Maeda, Shinji Saito, Hideyuki Kamata
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Publication number: 20170256504Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including an element region, a guard ring provided on an outer periphery of the element region and including a first interconnect and a first plug which electrically couples the first-interconnect and a first well region, a second interconnect provided above the first interconnect via a first insulating layer and non-electrically coupling to the first interconnect, and a first circuit coupled to the second interconnect. The first circuit detects one of a crack and a peeling of the guard ring in accordance with a break in the second interconnect or a short circuit between the second interconnect and the first interconnect.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Toshifumi MINAMI, Hiroyuki MAEDA
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Patent number: 9753427Abstract: An opening/closing detection mechanism has a multifunctional peripheral body portion, a front cover, a side cover, and an interlock mechanism. The interlock mechanism contains a switch, a plate-like portion, a bulged portion, and a rocking mechanism. The bulged portion is provided on the side cover. When the side cover is in the closed state, the bulged portion abuts on a rear region located on the side opposite to the front cover with respect to a region where a projection portion is provided of the switch. The rocking mechanism rocks the switch in the opening/closing direction of the front cover according to the opened/closed state of the side cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki Maeda, Yoshiaki Tashiro
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Publication number: 20170232765Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport portion that transports a medium, a printing head that performs printing on the medium, a medium detection device that is arranged upstream of the printing head in a transport direction of the medium and detects a side edge of the medium in a width direction intersecting with the transport direction, and a control unit that controls the transport portion, the printing head, and the medium detection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Ryuji MORIYAMA, Hiroyuki MAEDA, Atsushi NAKAZAWA, Noritsuna ROKUHARA
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Publication number: 20170199489Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes: a heating member that has an outer circumferential surface to be driven in a circulative manner and heats a sheet; a heat radiation suppression member that covers a part of an outer circumferential surface of the heating member to have a predetermined gap and suppresses heat radiation, wherein the heat radiation suppression member has a movable part capable of moving to a first position and a second position more distant than the first position from a part covered by the heating member; a moving unit that moves the movable part to the first position or the second position; a jam detection unit that detects a jam of a sheet in the vicinity of the downstream side end portion of the nip part; and a control unit that controls the moving unit such that the movable part is moved from the first position to the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Midori SHIMOMURA, Dai SUWAMA, Miho YAMANO, Hiroyuki MAEDA
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Patent number: 9696683Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a front cover and a maintenance cover. The front cover has a support section, an interference section, and a projection. The support section is supported by a housing of the image forming apparatus so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis. The interference section extends rearward from an edge of the front cover. The projection is located on a contact surface that comes in or out of contact with a specific section of the maintenance cover as the front cover is closed or opened with the maintenance cover in a closed state. The specific section of the maintenance cover has a hole. The projection fits in the hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki Maeda, Hidehisa Konishi
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Patent number: 9691784Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first portion including a semiconductor element, a second portion surrounding the semiconductor element. The second portion includes a stack of conductive layers and insulating layers, and at least one groove through the conductive layers and the insulating layers.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji Saito, Hiroyuki Maeda
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Publication number: 20170129259Abstract: A printing device including: a first conveyance path and a second conveyance path configured to conveying print media; a skew correction unit configured to correct skewing of the print medium conveyed along the first conveyance path; and a print unit configured to print on the print medium conveyed on the first conveyance path or the second conveyance path; the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path merging downstream of the skew correction unit; print media conveyed from the second conveyance path.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Ryuji MORIYAMA, Hiroyuki MAEDA
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Publication number: 20170123355Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes the following. A heating unit includes an outer surface driven to rotate and heats a sheet on which color material is transferred. A reflecting unit reflects heat emitted from the heating unit. The reflecting unit further includes, a covering unit which covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the heating unit so that there is a predetermined space; and a movable unit which is provided in the covering unit and which can be switched between a first position and a second position in which air in the space can flow more easily than the first position. The fixing apparatus also includes, a switching unit which switches the movable unit between the first position and the second position; and a controller which controls the switching unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Miho Yamano, Hiroyuki Maeda, Dai Suwama, Midori Shimomura, Tsuyoshi Tamaru
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Publication number: 20160339503Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a roller bearing cage suited in particular to a supersized roller bearing, wherein the cage (1A) is configured such that a pair of ring parts (4 and 6) axially separated is connected by a plurality of column parts (5) sliding on an outer peripheral surfaces of rollers (RA), and a plurality of pocket holes (P) is evenly formed in a circumferential direction to store and hold the rollers (RA) at a peripheral wall portion, wherein a base body (2) including one ring part (4) and the column parts (5) with engagement convexes (5A) at leading ends thereof and a connection body (3) including the other ring part (6) with engagement concaves (6A) for engagement with the engagement convexes (5A) of the column parts (5) are set as separate members.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: NAKANISHI METAL WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Michiyuki KAMIJI, Hiroyuki MAEDA, Masaki OKANO, Kenji TESHIMA
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Publication number: 20160291534Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a front cover and a maintenance cover. The front cover has a support section, an interference section, and a projection. The support section is supported by a housing of the image forming apparatus so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis. The interference section extends rearward from an edge of the front cover. The projection is located on a contact surface that comes in or out of contact with a specific section of the maintenance cover as the front cover is closed or opened with the maintenance cover in a closed state. The specific section of the maintenance cover has a hole. The projection fits in the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki MAEDA, Hidehisa KONISHI
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Publication number: 20160291533Abstract: An opening/closing detection mechanism has a multifunctional peripheral body portion, a front cover, a side cover, and an interlock mechanism. The interlock mechanism contains a switch, a plate-like portion, a bulged portion, and a rocking mechanism. The bulged portion is provided on the side cover. When the side cover is in the closed state, the bulged portion abuts on a rear region located on the side opposite to the front cover with respect to a region where a projection portion is provided of the switch. The rocking mechanism rocks the switch in the opening/closing direction of the front cover according to the opened/closed state of the side cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Hiroyuki Maeda, Yoshiaki Tashiro
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Roller bearing cage and manufacturing method therefor as well as roller bearing manufacturing method
Patent number: 9422981Abstract: A roller bearing cage (1A) is configured such that a pair of ring parts (4, 6) axially separated from each other is connected by column parts (5) sliding on outer peripheral surfaces of rollers (RA), and pocket holes (P) are evenly formed to store and hold the rollers (RA) in a peripheral wall portion in a circumferential direction. The cage (1A) is manufactured such that a base body (2) including the ring part (4) and the column parts (5) with square columnar convexes (5A) and a connection body (3) including the ring part (6) with square holes (6A) are set as separate members.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: NAKANISHI METAL WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Michiyuki Kamiji, Masaki Okano, Hiroyuki Maeda, Yoshio Kawatake, Kenji Teshima, Yasuki Yabubayashi, Tomomi Hosokawa -
Publication number: 20160218109Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor pillar above the semiconductor substrate; a first insulating layer comprising a first section and a second section, the first section being in contact with the semiconductor substrate and a bottom of the first semiconductor pillar, and the second section covering a side of the first semiconductor pillar; conductive layers and second insulating layers stacked one by one above the semiconductor substrate and covering the second section of the first insulating layer; a first plug on the first semiconductor pillar; and an interconnect on the first plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Toshifumi Minami, Hiroyuki Maeda, Shinji Saito, Hideyuki Kamata
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Patent number: 9342024Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a sensor section includes a sheet path through which the sheet passes in a sheet feeding direction. In the sensor section, a light source unit emits light to an irradiation area set in the sheet path. Here, the light is elongated in a main-scanning direction and has quantities of light varying according to positions in the main-scanning direction and according to positions in a height direction perpendicular to a sheet feed surface. In addition, in the sensor section, a light-receiving section receives light diffused in a predetermined diffusing direction among the light emitted from the light source and then irradiated to the sheet passing in the sheet path and outputs information representing quantities of the received light. In the image forming apparatus, a control section extracts a parameter from the information and derives an amount of curl of the sheet.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki Maeda, Yoshiyuki Toso, Yasuhiro Suzuki