Patents by Inventor Keisuke Ikeda

Keisuke Ikeda 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: 9536636
    Abstract: An insulated wire including a laminated resin-coated insulated wire containing: a thermosetting resin layer (A) directly or via an insulating layer (D) on a conductor having a rectangular cross-section; and at least a thermoplastic resin layer (B) on the outer periphery of the thermosetting resin layer (A), in which the cross-sectional shape of the thermosetting resin layer (A) composed of two pairs of two sides facing each other, and has at least four convex portions each of which has a film thickness in maximum, at least one convex portion of the at least four convex portions is on each of the four sides, or at least two convex portions of the at least four convex portions are at least on each of the two sides facing each other, and in the each side having the convex portion, provided that a minimum film thickness is designated as “a” pm, and an average of maximum film thicknesses of the convex portions is designated as “b” pm, the a/b ratio is 0.60 or more and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA MAGNET WIRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Ikeda, Makoto Oya, Hideo Fukuda, Keiichi Tomizawa
  • Patent number: 9513598
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a rotatable belt extended by a plurarity of extending members that transfers a sheet in contact with the surface of the belt, and a plurality of cooling members to cool the sheet via the belt. A cooling surface of the cooling members contacts an internal surface of the transport belt. The cooling members are detachable. The cooling device also includes an adjuster to adjust a contact condition between the cooling surface and the internal surface according to the number of cooling members installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Ikeda, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kenichi Takehara, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20160342136
    Abstract: A recording-material cooling device includes a first cooling member, a second cooling member, an approach-and-separation member, and a positioning member. The first cooling member is disposed at a first face side of a recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling member is disposed at a second face side of the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The approach-and-separation member brings the first cooling member and the second cooling member close to and away from each other. The positioning member positions the first cooling member and the second cooling member relatively brought close to each other by the approach-and-separation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Keisuke IKEDA, Tomoyasu HIRASAWA, Kenichi TAKEHARA, Hiromitsu FUJIYA, Keisuke YUASA, Yasuaki TODA, Susumu TATEYAMA, Hiroaki MIYAGAWA, Kenji ISHII, Takeshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20160322126
    Abstract: An insulated wire, having a thermosetting resin layer, directly or by interposing an insulated layer, on a conductor having a rectangular cross-section, and a thermoplastic resin layer on the thermosetting resin layer, wherein the insulated wire contains a liquid component that is liquid at 25° C., and has a boiling point of 150° C. or higher in a proportion of 1,000 ppm or more and 20,000 ppm or less in the thermosetting resin layer; a coil formed by winding processing the insulated wire; and electrical/electronic equipment having the coil; and a method of preventing cracking of an insulated wire, wherein cracking caused in a thermoplastic resin layer as a covering resin layer is prevented from reaching the thermosetting resin layer by using the insulated wire which contains the liquid component in the proportion of 1,000 ppm or more and 20,000 ppm or less in the thermosetting resin layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA MAGNET WIRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto OYA, Keisuke IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9483018
    Abstract: A recording-material cooling device includes a first belt, a first cooling unit, and a second cooling unit. The first belt is disposed at a first face side of a recording material. The first cooling unit has a first heat absorbing surface to contact the first belt to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit has a second heat absorbing surface to directly or indirectly contact the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit is disposed at a second face side of the recording material. The first and second cooling units are offset from each other in a transport direction of the recording material. Each of the first and second surfaces has a shape in which an inner area protrudes beyond opposed ends in the transport direction. The first and second surfaces overlap each other in a direction crossing the transport direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kenichi Takehara, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa, Yasuaki Toda, Yutaka Shoji, Kenji Ishii, Makoto Nakura, Susumu Tateyama, Hiroaki Miyagawa, Keisuke Ikeda, Takeshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160307667
    Abstract: A rectangular insulated wire includes a rectangular conductor having a generally rectangular cross section, a thermosetting resin layer provided to cover the rectangular conductor, and a plurality of thermoplastic resin layers provided on the thermosetting resin layer. An adhesion strength between the thermosetting resin layer and the thermoplastic resin layer is 50 gf/mm to 100 gf/mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Hiedeo Fukuda, Makoto Oya, Keisuke Ikeda, Satoko Yamoto, Tsuneo Aoi
  • Publication number: 20160307663
    Abstract: An insulated wire comprising a laminated resin-coated insulated wire containing: a thermosetting resin layer (A) directly or via an insulating layer (D) on a conductor having a rectangular cross-section; and at least a thermoplastic resin layer (B) on the outer periphery of the thermosetting resin layer (A), in which the cross-sectional shape of the thermosetting resin layer (A) composed of two pairs of two sides facing each other, and has at least four convex portions each of which has a film thickness in maximum, at least one convex portion of the at least four convex portions is on each of the four sides, or at least two convex portions of the at least four convex portions are at least on each of the two sides facing each other, and in the each side having the convex portion, provided that a minimum film thickness is designated as “a” ?m, and an average of maximum film thicknesses of the convex portions is designated as “b” ?m, the a/b ratio is 0.60 or more and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA MAGNET WIRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke IKEDA, Makoto OYA, Hideo FUKUDA, Keiichi TOMIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20160307662
    Abstract: An insulated wire, having a thermosetting resin covering (A), directly or by interposing an insulating layer (C), on a conductor having a rectangular cross-section, and a thermoplastic resin covering (B) on a periphery of the thermosetting resin covering (A), wherein the thermoplastic resin covering (B) has at least two layers of the thermoplastic resin layers, and the thermoplastic resin layers adjacent to each other are formed of thermoplastic resins different from each other, at least one layer of the thermoplastic resin layers is formed of polyether ether ketone or modified polyether ether ketone, and a total thickness of the thermoplastic resin layers is 60 to 120 ?m, and a thickness of a thinnest thermoplastic resin layer is 5 to 20 ?m; and a coil formed by winding processing the insulated wire and an electrical equipment having the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA MAGNET WIRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke IKEDA, Makoto OYA, Hideo FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 9465358
    Abstract: A recording-material cooling device includes a first cooling member, a second cooling member, an approach-and-separation member, and a positioning member. The first cooling member is disposed at a first face side of a recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling member is disposed at a second face side of the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The approach-and-separation member brings the first cooling member and the second cooling member close to and away from each other. The positioning member positions the first cooling member and the second cooling member relatively brought close to each other by the approach-and-separation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Ikeda, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kenichi Takehara, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa, Yasuaki Toda, Susumu Tateyama, Hiroaki Miyagawa, Kenji Ishii, Takeshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9423730
    Abstract: A cooling device including at least two cooling members to cool a recording medium passing thereover, a coolant circulation unit to circulate a coolant, and tubing that connects the coolant circulation unit to the cooling members and through which the coolant circulates. Each of the cooling members includes a heat-absorbing surface that directly contacts the recording medium or indirectly contacts the recording medium via a thermal transmission member, an internal channel provided within each of the cooling members through which the coolant circulates, and a channel inlet and outlet formed at downstream and upstream ends of each of the cooling members in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, respectively. One of an interval and a thermal insulator is provided between the cooling members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Ikeda, Satoshi Okano, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Masanori Saitoh, Takehara Kenichi, Hiromitsu Fujiya
  • Patent number: 9400485
    Abstract: In a cooling device that includes a cooling roller that comprises a hollow tubular member and a cooling medium transport unit for transporting a cooling liquid to the inside of the cooling roller and contacts a sheet-like member to cool down the paper, a turbulence generating unit that generates turbulence in a cooling liquid is disposed near an inner wall of the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Okano, Takayuki Nishimura, Kenichi Takehara, Yasuaki Iijima, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Masanori Saitoh, Shingo Suzuki, Keisuke Yuasa, Keisuke Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20160195847
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a rotatable belt extended by a plurarity of extending members that transfers a sheet in contact with the surface of the belt, and a plurality of cooling members to cool the sheet via the belt. A cooling surface of the cooling members contacts an internal surface of the transport belt. The cooling members are detachable. The cooling device also includes an adjuster to adjust a contact condition between the cooling surface and the internal surface according to the number of cooling members installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Keisuke IKEDA, Tomoyasu HIRASAWA, Kenichi TAKEHARA, Hiromitsu FUJIYA, Keisuke YUASA
  • Patent number: 9372465
    Abstract: A recording-material cooling device is disposed downstream from a fixing device in a transport direction of a recording material. The fixing device includes a fixing member and a pressing member to fix an unfixed toner image on the recording material. The recording-material cooling device includes a first cooling unit disposed at a same side as the pressing member relative to the recording material, a second cooling unit disposed at a same side as the fixing member relative to the recording material, and a third cooling unit disposed at the same side as the pressing member relative to the recording material. The first cooling unit, the second cooling unit, and the third cooling unit are arranged in an order of the first cooling unit, the second cooling unit, and the third cooling unit from upstream to downstream in the transport direction of the recording material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Ikeda, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Yutaka Shoji, Kenji Ishii, Takeshi Watanabe, Susumu Tateyama, Hiroaki Miyagawa, Hiromitsu Fujiya
  • Patent number: 9360837
    Abstract: An air-conditioning unit includes an air conditioner to control air temperature, a first channel to guide air supplied from the air conditioner to a conditioning target, a heat exchange channel through which the air supplied from the air conditioner exchanges heat with the conditioning target, a second channel to guide air from the conditioning target either outside the air-conditioning unit or to the air conditioner, and a channel switching unit to cause the air conditioner to suck in either external air or the air guided from the conditioning target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kenichi Takehara, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa, Yasuaki Toda, Keisuke Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9354601
    Abstract: A liquid type cooling device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a heat receiving part including a heat receiving unit to transport heat from a cooling target to a coolant and a heat releasing part including a heat releasing unit, a cooling fan, and an air flowing space. The heat releasing unit has a coolant flowing path and an air flowing path through which air passes and conducts heat exchange with the coolant. The air flowing space has an air inlet port and an air outlet port. When the air flowing path has an upstream region and a downstream region along a coolant flowing direction of the coolant flowing path, air at high temperature flows into the upstream region of the air flowing path. Alternatively, the heat releasing unit may have a coolant inlet port, a coolant outlet port, and the air flowing path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa, Yasuaki Toda, Kenji Ishii, Susumu Tateyama, Hiroaki Miyagawa, Keisuke Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9348311
    Abstract: A recording medium conveyor, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor disposed facing the first conveyor. The first conveyor and the second conveyor sandwich a recording medium therebetween and convey the recording medium to a downstream side of an image forming apparatus in a recording medium conveying direction. At least one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor includes a belt having an inner circumferential face, and a cooler to cool the recording medium. The cooler has a heat absorbing face that contacts the inner circumferential face of the belt and that has an air flow path formed thereon to expose the inner circumferential face of the belt to open air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Watanabe, Kenji Ishii, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Keisuke Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20160134076
    Abstract: A surface-emitting light source includes a substrate including a light emitting region where plural light emitting points are disposed and a non-light emitting region located around the light emitting region; and a lens array including plural lenses and a non-lens region around the plural lenses. The substrate and the lens array are directly bonded with each other at the non-light emitting region and the non-lens region such that the plural light emitting points and the plural lenses face each other, and the lens array has a linear expansion coefficient not greater than a linear expansion coefficient of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Nobuyuki ARAI, Keisuke IKEDA, Kenichi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9335676
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cooling conveyor to cool a recording material having an image fixed by heat while sandwiching and conveying the recording material. The cooling conveyor includes a conveyance belt, a cooling member, and a cooling unit. The conveyance belt sandwiches and conveys the recording material. The cooling member absorbs heat of the recording material via the conveyance belt. The cooling unit maintains the cooling member at low temperature. The cooling conveyor performs control of stopping the cooling unit in a standby state of the image forming apparatus, activating the cooling unit and performing a preliminary cooling operation to decrease temperature of the cooling member after a shift from the standby state to image forming operation, and then bringing the recording material into contact with the conveyance belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miyagawa, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Keisuke Ikeda, Susumu Tateyama, Kenji Ishii
  • Patent number: 9296235
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a rotatable belt extended by a plurality of extending members that transfers a sheet in contact with the surface of the belt, and a plurality of cooling members to cool the sheet via the belt. A cooling surface of the cooling members contacts an internal surface of the transport belt. The cooling members are detachable. The cooling device also includes an adjuster to adjust a contact condition between the cooling surface and the internal surface according to the number of cooling members installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Ikeda, Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Kenichi Takehara, Hiromitsu Fujiya, Keisuke Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20160048106
    Abstract: A recording-material cooling device includes a first belt, a first cooling unit, and a second cooling unit. The first belt is disposed at a first face side of a recording material. The first cooling unit has a first heat absorbing surface to contact the first belt to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit has a second heat absorbing surface to directly or indirectly contact the recording material to absorb heat of the recording material. The second cooling unit is disposed at a second face side of the recording material. The first and second cooling units are offset from each other in a transport direction of the recording material. Each of the first and second surfaces has a shape in which an inner area protrudes beyond opposed ends in the transport direction. The first and second surfaces overlap each other in a direction crossing the transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Tomoyasu HIRASAWA, Kenichi TAKEHARA, Hiromitsu FUJIYA, Keisuke YUASA, Yasuaki TODA, Yutaka SHOJI, Kenji ISHII, Makoto NAKURA, Susumu TATEYAMA, Hiroaki MIYAGAWA, Keisuke IKEDA, Takeshi WATANABE