Patents by Inventor Keiko Fujita
Keiko Fujita 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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Publication number: 20090283957Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes an aligning member and a shift conveying unit. The aligning member is movable in a width direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction and presses a sheet stack loaded on a sheet processing tray so as to align the sheet stack in the width direction. The unit is provided on the upstream side of the tray and conveys a sheet, shifting the sheet in the width direction. Being shifted by the unit, sheets are loaded at first and second loading positions on the tray. When sheets are loaded at the first loading position, the aligning member is moved to a first standby position corresponding to the first loading position in advance. When sheets are loaded at the second loading position, the aligning member is moved in advance to a second standby position corresponding to the second loading position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Fujita, Daisaku Kamiya, Hideki Kushida, Yasuo Fukatsu, Takako Hanada, Takayuki Fujii, Toshiyuki Miyake, Kenichi Hayashi
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Patent number: 7618033Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus for covering a sheet bundle with a cover sheet includes a creasing unit for making a crease along an end portion of the cover sheet adjacent the edge of the sheet bundle opposite the spine edge of the sheet bundle. The sheet processing apparatus further includes a folding-back unit for folding-back the end portion of the cover sheet along the crease made by the creasing unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Fujita, Hitoshi Kato, Wataru Kawata, Youichi Chikugo
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Patent number: 7597311Abstract: A sheet bundle stored in a sheet storage portion is pushed from a predetermined folded position with a first pushing plate, and the sheet bundle is normally conveyed along with the first pushing plate and plunged into a nip between first folding rollers to make a fold. The first folding rollers are reversely rotated while the first pushing plate is retreated, and the sheet bundle with the fold is reversely conveyed and returned to the sheet storage portion. Then, a second pushing plate pushes the sheet bundle, conveyed through a U-shape conveyance path, from a backside of the fold to reversely fold the sheet bundle, and the sheet bundle is completely folded. Therefore, the sheet bundle having good appearance can be realized in good bundle folding processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Wataru Kawata, Hitoshi Kato, Keiko Fujita, Youichi Chikugo
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Patent number: 7581725Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes an aligning member and a shift conveying unit. The aligning member is movable in a width direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction and presses a sheet stack loaded on a sheet processing tray so as to align the sheet stack in the width direction. The unit is provided on the upstream side of the tray and conveys a sheet, shifting the sheet in the width direction. Being shifted by the unit, sheets are loaded at first and second loading positions on the tray. When sheets are loaded at the first loading position, the aligning member is moved to a first standby position corresponding to the first loading position in advance. When sheets are loaded at the second loading position, the aligning member is moved in advance to a second standby position corresponding to the second loading position.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Fujita, Daisaku Kamiya, Hideki Kushida, Yasuo Fukatsu, Takako Hanada, Takayuki Fujii, Toshiyuki Miyake, Kenichi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20080101890Abstract: A bookbinding apparatus comprises, a stacking unit on which sheets are stacked; a folding portion which folds the sheets stacked on the stacking unit; a humidifying unit which humidifies portions of the sheets to be fold lines of a booklet before folding by the folding portion; and a controller which controls a humidifying condition at the time of the humidifying by the humidifying unit, wherein the humidifying condition is variable according to the sheets composing the booklet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko Fujita, Kiyoshi Watanabe, Hajime Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20080101836Abstract: There is provided a book binding apparatus including: a stacking portion that stacks sheets thereon; and a folding portion that folds the sheets stacked on the stacking portion; wherein there are provided a humidifying portion that humidifies the portion to be made into the folded portion of the sheet before being folded by the folding portion for each sheet to be stacked on the stacking portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko Fujita, Kiyoshi Watanabe, Hajime Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20070287622Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus is operable to cut an edge portion of a sheet. The sheet processing apparatus is operable to calculate a sheet utilization efficiency based on an area of the sheet before cutting and an area of a sheet obtained by cutting the edge portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hitoshi Kato, Wataru Kawata, Keiko Fujita, Youichi Chikugo
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Publication number: 20070284799Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes an aligning member configured to align an end of a bundle of sheets including a folded sheet by engaging with the edge of the bundle of sheets, and a sheet processing unit configured to process the bundle of sheets having the end aligned by the aligning member. The end of the bundle of sheets engaged with the aligning member is opposite to a folded portion of the folded sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsuteru Oikawa, Kenichi Hayashi, Kenichi Tamura, Takashi Sugiura, Hitoshi Kato, Wataru Kawata, Keiko Fujita, Youichi Chikugo
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Publication number: 20070132169Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus for covering a sheet bundle with a cover sheet includes a creasing unit for making a crease along an end portion of the cover sheet adjacent the edge of the sheet bundle opposite the spine edge of the sheet bundle. The sheet processing apparatus further includes a folding-back unit for folding-back the end portion of the cover sheet along the crease made by the creasing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko Fujita, Hitoshi Kato, Wataru Kawata, Youichi Chikugo
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Publication number: 20070126165Abstract: A sheet bundle stored in a sheet storage portion is pushed from a predetermined folded position with a first pushing plate, and the sheet bundle is normally conveyed along with the first pushing plate and plunged into a nip between first folding grollers to make a fold. The first folding rollers are reversely rotated while the first pushing plate is retreated, and the sheet bundle with the fold is reversely conveyed and returned to the sheet storage portion. Then, a second pushing plate pushes the sheet bundle, conveyed through a U-shape conveyance path, from a backside of the fold to reversely fold the sheet bundle, and the sheet bundle is completely folded. Therefore, the sheet bundle having good appearance can be realized in good bundle folding processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: June 7, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Wataru Kawata, Hitoshi Kato, Keiko Fujita, Youichi Chikugo
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Publication number: 20070075482Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes an aligning member and a shift conveying unit. The aligning member is movable in a width direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction and presses a sheet stack loaded on a sheet processing tray so as to align the sheet stack in the width direction. The unit is provided on the upstream side of the tray and conveys a sheet, shifting the sheet in the width direction. Being shifted by the unit, sheets are loaded at first and second loading positions on the tray. When sheets are loaded at the first loading position, the aligning member is moved to a first standby position corresponding to the first loading position in advance. When sheets are loaded at the second loading position, the aligning member is moved in advance to a second standby position corresponding to the second loading position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko Fujita, Daisaku Kamiya, Hideki Kushida, Yasuo Fukatsu, Takako Hanada, Takayuki Fujii, Toshiyuki Miyake, Kenichi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20070045948Abstract: A recording material stacking apparatus equipped with a plurality of discharge ports and a plurality of stacking trays can be set to normal mode and large capacity stacking mode each having a different maximum loading capacity. A stacking tray on the upper side has a plurality of lower limit positions and uses a lower limit position located on the upper side when normal mode is selected. On the other hand, it uses a lower limit position located on the lower side when the large capacity stacking mode is selected. The lower limit position located below a stacking tray on the upper side when this large capacity stacking mode is selected exists at a position in which it blocks a lower discharge port of sheets Selection of the large capacity stacking mode and normal mode is executed according to a result of computation from data input through an input portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: TAKAKO HANADA, Kenichi Hayashi, Keiko Fujita, Toshiyuki Miyake, Yasuo Fukatsu, Takayuki Fujii
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Patent number: 7046945Abstract: A developing apparatus includes a developing container including a first chamber having a developer carrying member for carrying developer and a second chamber disposed in an inclined manner to which toner is supplied. First and second communicating portions supply developer between longitudinal end sides of the first and second chambers. A ceiling portion of one end side of the second chamber is disposed lower than a ceiling portion of one end side of the first chamber. A developer supplying screw supplies the toner to the second chamber through a supply port provided in a bottom of a developer supplying path. The supply port is disposed in a position lower than the ceiling portion and is located at an upper portion on a downstream side of the first communicating portion in a developer conveying direction on one end side of the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2003Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hitoshi Nishitani, Keiko Fujita
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Patent number: 7031637Abstract: The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus comprising a plurality of image forming units for forming images, the image forming units being detachably arranged in the image forming apparatus, and a plurality of developer supplying units arranged corresponding to each of the image forming units for supplying developing agents to the image forming units, the developer supplying units being detachably attached to the image forming apparatus. The image forming units and the developer supplying units are alternatively so disposed that one end in a longitudinal direction of the respective image forming units intersects with one end in a longitudinal direction of the respective developer supplying units.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2003Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Keiko Fujita
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Patent number: 6849597Abstract: An agent for prevention or treatment of diseases involving degeneration or death of nerve cells, characterized by containing a growth hormone secretion promoting substance as an active ingredient, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2000Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiko Murata, Tadashi Ohyama, Masahiro Amakawa, Keiko Fujita, Haruyoshi Ueo
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Patent number: 6741815Abstract: An image forming apparatus having an image forming portion for forming an image on copy paper fed thereto, a fixing portion for heating and fixing the image formed on the copy paper by the image forming portion, a transporting portion for transporting the copy paper on which the image has been fixed by the fixing portion, at least one heat absorbing portion provided in the transporting portion for contacting with the copy paper and absorbing the heat of the copy paper, and at least one cooling portion for cooling heat absorbing portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Fujita, Hajime Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20040076452Abstract: A developing apparatus for developing an electrostatic image formed on an image bearing member, having a developing container containing a developer including toner and carrier, a partition portion for partitioning the developing container into a first chamber for developing the electrostatic image on the image bearing member and a second chamber for receiving the supply of the toner, a circulating device for circulating the developer between the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the second chamber is provided so that a side thereof for receiving the developer from the first chamber may be located below the first chamber, and may be upwardly inclined toward a side for delivering the developer to the first chamber, and a toner supplying path for supplying the toner to an area of the second chamber which is located below the first chamber, wherein the toner supplying path is provided so that at least a portion thereof may be opposed to the first chamber with the partition portion interposed therebetType: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hitoshi Nishitani, Keiko Fujita
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Publication number: 20030185589Abstract: The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus comprising a plurality of image forming units for forming images, the image forming units being detachably arranged to the image forming apparatus and a plurality of developer supplying units arranged corresponding to each of the image forming units for supplying developing agents to the image forming units, the developer supplying units being detachably attached to the image forming apparatus. The image forming units and the developer supplying units are alternatively so disposed that one end in a longitudinal direction of the respective image forming units intersects with one end in a longitudinal direction of the respective developer supplying units.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2003Publication date: October 2, 2003Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Keiko Fujita
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Publication number: 20030100494Abstract: An agent for prevention or treatment of diseases involving degeneration or death of nerve cells, characterized by containing a growth hormone secretion promoting substance as an active ingredient, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: May 29, 2003Inventors: Takahiko Murata, Tadashi Ohyama, Masahiro Amakawa, Keiko Fujita, Haruyoshi Ueo
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Patent number: D562505Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Inventor: Keiko Fujita