Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Shinoda
Kazuhiko Shinoda 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: 11440840Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a first reflective portion that is arranged at a concave inner surface formed so as to have a substantially arcuate shape and that permits wire-like member to be inserted into an interior thereof, at least one light-emitting portion that emits light in such fashion as to be directed toward the wire-like member from a direction which is circumferential with respect to the wire-like member, and a second reflective portion that is formed in planar fashion, at least a portion of the second reflective portion is arranged between an end of the first reflective portion and an end of the light-emitting portion in a direction circumferential with respect to the first reflective portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshihiro Nakajima, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Patent number: 11090684Abstract: A photoirradiation device includes an insertion path for inserting a wire rod; a first reflector having a circular arc shape centered on a point shifted from a center of the insertion path by a first distance, one side of the first reflector facing the insertion path being a reflective surface; a second reflector disposed adjacent open edges of the first reflector and having a circular arc shape centered on a point shifted from the center of the insertion path by a second distance that is different from the first distance, one side of the second reflector facing the insertion path being a reflective surface; and a light source that is positioned on an opposite side of the insertion path from the first reflector and that projects light toward the wire rod.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Patent number: 10928764Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a cylindrical rotatable member, an exciting coil, a magnetic core, and a resin material layer provided between the exciting coil and the magnetic core. The exciting coil is a metal wire coated with heat-resistant resin. The resin material layer is provided between the exciting coil and the magnetic core and is a layer that is different from the heat-resistant resin of the metal wire. The resin material layer is provided on a surface of the magnetic core in a helical shape along the exciting coil. As viewed in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the rotatable member, the exciting coil enters the resin material layer in a radial direction of the exciting coil.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Seiji Obata, Kazuhiko Shinoda, Mitsugu Owada
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Patent number: 10737292Abstract: A light irradiation device includes at least one irradiation unit including a reflective surface which is disposed in a concave inner surface formed to have a substantially arc shape and into which a wire member is inserted, and a light source which is configured to emit light toward the wire member and is disposed so as to face the reflective surface in a direction of an optical axis of the emitted light, and an insertion portion configured to interiorly form an insertion path for inserting the wire member into the reflective surface. The reflective surface is disposed such that a center of the substantially arc shape is eccentric with respect to a center of the insertion path.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuhiko Shinoda, Toshihiro Nakajima
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Patent number: 10698357Abstract: An image forming apparatus arranged to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus includes a first and second object. A first urging member is provided between the electrically conductive wire, and arranged to urge towards the first object and to electrically couple the electrically conductive wire and the first object to each other. A second urging member is provided between the second object and the electrically conductive wire, and arranged to urge towards the second object and to electrically couple the electrically conductive wire and the second object to each other. The electrically conductive wire is formed of a material having an elastic coefficient that is lower than that of the first urging member and that of the second urging member.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Chikara Imaizumi, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Publication number: 20200101491Abstract: A photoirradiation device includes an insertion path for inserting a wire rod; a first reflector having a circular arc shape centered on a point shifted from a center of the insertion path by a first distance, one side of the first reflector facing the insertion path being a reflective surface; a second reflector disposed adjacent open edges of the first reflector and having a circular arc shape centered on a point shifted from the center of the insertion path by a second distance that is different from the first distance, one side of the second reflector facing the insertion path being a reflective surface; and a light source that is positioned on an opposite side of the insertion path from the first reflector and that projects light toward the wire rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kazuhiko SHINODA
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Publication number: 20200073303Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a cylindrical rotatable member, an exciting coil, a magnetic core, and a resin material layer provided between the exciting coil and the magnetic core. As seen in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the rotatable member, the exciting coil enters the resin material layer in a radial direction of the exciting coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Seiji Obata, Kazuhiko Shinoda, Mitsugu Owada
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Publication number: 20190354059Abstract: An image forming apparatus arranged to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus including an object, an electrically conductive member; and an urging member arranged to urge the electrically conductive member towards the object and to electrically couple the electrically conductive member and the object to each other. In the image forming apparatus, the electrically conductive member is formed of a material having a low elastic coefficient that is lower than that of the urging member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Chikara Imaizumi, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Patent number: 10409213Abstract: An image forming apparatus arranged to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus including an object, an electrically conductive member; and an urging member arranged to urge the electrically conductive member towards the object and to electrically couple the electrically conductive member and the object to each other. In the image forming apparatus, the electrically conductive member is formed of a material having a low elastic coefficient that is lower than that of the urging member.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Chikara Imaizumi, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Publication number: 20190249846Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a first reflective portion that is arranged at a concave inner surface formed so as to have a substantially arcuate shape and that permits wire-like member to be inserted into an interior thereof, at least one light-emitting portion that emits light in such fashion as to be directed toward the wire-like member from a direction which is circumferential with respect to the wire-like member, and a second reflective portion that is formed in planar fashion, at least a portion of the second reflective portion is arranged between an end of the first reflective portion and an end of the light-emitting portion in a direction circumferential with respect to the first reflective portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshihiro NAKAJIMA, Kazuhiko SHINODA
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Patent number: 10379467Abstract: The disclosure provides a compact fixing device with reduced cost of wiring including electrical cables. In the fixing device, first and second wire guide members that seal a part of wires electrically connected to terminals of a temperature detection element and a part of wires electrically connected to terminals of a safety element are disposed in the internal space of a fixing film.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motoyasu Muramatsu, Keigo Akiya, Satoshi Murasaki, Kazuhiko Shinoda, Shusuke Katori
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Publication number: 20190004458Abstract: The disclosure provides a compact fixing device with reduced cost of wiring including electrical cables. In the fixing device, first and second wire guide members that seal a part of wires electrically connected to terminals of a temperature detection element and a part of wires electrically connected to terminals of a safety element are disposed in the internal space of a fixing film.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Motoyasu Muramatsu, Keigo Akiya, Satoshi Murasaki, Kazuhiko Shinoda, Shusuke Katori
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Publication number: 20180321628Abstract: An image forming apparatus arranged to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus including an object, an electrically conductive member; and an urging member arranged to urge the electrically conductive member towards the object and to electrically couple the electrically conductive member and the object to each other. In the image forming apparatus, the electrically conductive member is formed of a material having a low elastic coefficient that is lower than that of the urging member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Chikara Imaizumi, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Publication number: 20180318876Abstract: A light irradiation device includes at least one irradiation unit including a reflective surface which is disposed in a concave inner surface formed to have a substantially arc shape and into which a wire member is inserted, and a light source which is configured to emit light toward the wire member and is disposed so as to face the reflective surface in a direction of an optical axis of the emitted light, and an insertion portion configured to interiorly form an insertion path for inserting the wire member into the reflective surface. The reflective surface is disposed such that a center of the substantially arc shape is eccentric with respect to a center of the insertion path.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuhiko SHINODA, Toshihiro NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 10042312Abstract: An image forming apparatus arranged to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus including an object, an electrically conductive member; and an urging member arranged to urge the electrically conductive member towards the object and to electrically couple the electrically conductive member and the object to each other. In the image forming apparatus, the electrically conductive member is formed of a material having a low elastic coefficient that is lower than that of the urging member.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Chikara Imaizumi, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Publication number: 20170308026Abstract: An image forming apparatus arranged to form an image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus including an object, an electrically conductive member; and an urging member arranged to urge the electrically conductive member towards the object and to electrically couple the electrically conductive member and the object to each other. In the image forming apparatus, the electrically conductive member is formed of a material having a low elastic coefficient that is lower than that of the urging member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Chikara Imaizumi, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Patent number: 6290329Abstract: A recording apparatus having a black ink recording head for discharging black ink onto a recording material and at least one single color non-black recording head for discharging non-black ink onto the recording material includes a recording head driver for driving the recording heads to discharge the ink onto the recording material; and a controller for controlling the recording head driver so that a volume, per unit area of the recording material, of the black ink discharged from the blue ink recording head and deposited on the recording region of the recording material is larger than that of the non-black ink discharged from the non-black ink recording head and deposited on the recording region of the recording material.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1998Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Terasawa, Hideo Fukazawa, Katsuyuki Yokoi, Makoto Takemura, Tetsuji Kurata, Kazuhiko Shinoda, Koichiro Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 6048047Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus, for recording information on a recording medium, comprises a recording head having an ink ejection outlet for ejecting ink and an ejection recovery unit for ensuring satisfactory ejection from the ink ejection outlet. The ejection recovery unit has a housing, a cap disposed on one side of the housing for capping the ink ejection outlet, and a pump disposed on the other side of the housing and linked to the cap through a tube for sucking ink. In relation to the position of the ejection recovery unit, the tube is disposed so that it has a part bending upward in a vertical direction, and the pump is disposed so that an ink outlet thereof opens downward in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1995Date of Patent: April 11, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Terasawa, Katsuyuki Yokoi, Makoto Takemura, Hideo Fukazawa, Tetsuji Kurata, Koichiro Kawaguchi, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Patent number: 6007184Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus includes datum portions for positioning of each of a plurality of recording heads. The carriage has a cover member to protect the ink jet recording heads and to press them against the datum portions. Another cover member includes an electrical connecting member for making electrical connection to the recording head. With this structure, operating the cover members protects the ink jet recording heads, while they are positioned and electrical connection thereto is made.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Terasawa, Katsuyuki Yokoi, Makoto Takemura, Hideo Fukazawa, Tetsuji Kurata, Koichiro Kawaguchi, Kazuhiko Shinoda
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Patent number: 5896143Abstract: A color ink jet printing apparatus including a single suction mechanism having a capping member designed to cap any one of the printheads of the apparatus and carrying out a suction recovery of that capped printhead. A plurality of additional caps which are not associated with the suction mechanism are provided for capping the printhead. Various printing moving schemes are devised to provide quick and efficient positioning of selected printheads opposing the suction mechanism to speedily service that printhead.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1997Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinya Matsui, Shigeru Yoshimura, Noboru Koumura, Shinji Kanemitsu, Hiroshi Fukui, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Makoto Kashimura, Shigeyasu Nagoshi, Masafumi Wataya, Toshiyuki Onishi, Noribumi Koitabashi, Fumiyuki Mikami, Hitoshi Sugimoto, Yasuhiro Unosawa, Miyuki Matsubara, Kazuhiko Shinoda, Fumihiro Gotoh, Masaru Sato, Hisashi Morioka, Masaya Uetuki