Patents by Inventor Kenji Fujinuma

Kenji Fujinuma 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).

  • Publication number: 20240051309
    Abstract: A printing device includes: a holding part holding plural can bodies in a state in which the plural can bodies are arranged in one linear direction; a printing part performing printing on the can bodies held by the holding part; and a moving part causing the holding part to perform a reciprocating movement relative to the printing part in the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: ALTEMIRA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi OJIMA, Kazunori IKEDA, Kenji FUJINUMA
  • Publication number: 20230070382
    Abstract: A can body printing device includes: a support part supports a can body, on which printing of identification information and neck treatment by the manufacturer-side printing device have been performed, with respect to a diameter decreased portion that is a predetermined portion; and a printing device performs printing including digital printing onto a barrel portion of the can body supported by the support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: ALTEMIRA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi OJIMA, Hitomi MATSUSHIMA, Kenji FUJINUMA
  • Publication number: 20230033930
    Abstract: A can body printing system includes: a host device 10; and a printing device 30 configured to print an image acquired from the host device 10 onto can bodies. The print image information acquisition section 301 of the printing device 30 acquires, from the host device 10, image information to which an authorization for printing on can bodies is added. The activation control section 305 of the printing device 30 prints an image based on the image information onto can bodies on the basis of the authorization for printing on can bodies added to the acquired image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi OJIMA, Hitomi MATSUSHIMA, Kenji FUJINUMA
  • Publication number: 20230033085
    Abstract: A can body printing system includes: a measurement section 34 configured to measure, for a predetermined unit, a quantity of can bodies subjected to printing; a quantity detection section 304 configured to detect, for the unit, that the quantity measured for the unit reaches a predetermined allowable quantity of can bodies for the printing; and a print stopping section 305 configured to control a stoppage of the printing on can bodies in response to the detection by the quantity detection section 304.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: ALTEMIRA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi OJIMA, Hitomi MATSUSHIMA, Kenji FUJINUMA
  • Publication number: 20230019008
    Abstract: A can body printing system includes: a status detection section 305 configured to, when printing is performed on a can body by a user, detect satisfaction of a condition for the printing set by a third party that is not the user; and a print stopping section 306 configured to control a stoppage of the printing on the can body in response to detection of the satisfaction of the condition for the printing set by the third party that is not the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi OJIMA, Hitomi MATSUSHIMA, Kenji FUJINUMA
  • Publication number: 20220388313
    Abstract: A can body printing system includes: an identification information storage part 302 that stores identification information of a can body; an identification information reading part 303 that reads the identification information attached to the can body; a matching part 304 that matches the read identification information to the identification information stored in the identification information storage part 302; and a print processing part 308 that, upon receiving a matching result, reads print image information from a print image information storage part 307 to perform processing for printing onto the can body by inkjet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: ALTEMIRA Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi OJIMA, Hitomi MATSUSHIMA, Kenji FUJINUMA
  • Patent number: 10843485
    Abstract: An image is formed on a can body by use of plural image formation units. A printing device (500) is provided with a moving unit (550) that moves while supporting can bodies (10). Additionally, the printing device (500) is provided with a printing unit (520) that includes plural inkjet heads (11W), (11C), (11M), (11Y), (11K) and that performs printing on the can bodies (10) supported by the moving unit (550). Further, the printing device (500) is provided with a moving mechanism (560) that causes the moving unit (550) to move by using a linear mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Kimura, Shinichi Ojima, Kazunori Ikeda, Asumi Suwa, Kenji Fujinuma
  • Publication number: 20190070866
    Abstract: An image is formed on a can body by use of plural image formation units. A printing device (500) is provided with a moving unit (550) that moves while supporting can bodies (10). Additionally, the printing device (500) is provided with a printing unit (520) that includes plural inkjet heads (11W), (11C), (11M), (11Y), (11K) and that performs printing on the can bodies (10) supported by the moving unit (550). Further, the printing device (500) is provided with a moving mechanism (560) that causes the moving unit (550) to move by using a linear mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiko KIMURA, Shinichi OJIMA, Kazunori IKEDA, Asumi SUWA, Kenji FUJINUMA
  • Publication number: 20120318637
    Abstract: When one side (11b) of the article to be inspected (10) faces the front side of a conveyance device (30) and the first region (R1) of a mounting member (20) is in contact with a first resistance application portion (33A), the sliding between the first region (R1) and the first resistance application portion (33A) is suppressed. Thereby the mounting member (20) moves forward while rotating in the clockwise direction (refer to the reference numeral 5A). Next, when the second region (R2) comes into contact with the first resistance application portion (33A) as indicated by the reference numeral 5B, sliding occurs between the second region (R2) and the first resistance application portion (33A), and the mounting member (20) stops rotating. Then, the mounting member (20) comes into contact with a second resistance application portion (33B), and the mounting member (20) moves forward while rotating in the clockwise direction (refer to the reference numeral 5C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicants: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION, SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Tadanao Ito, Kenji Fujinuma, Youichi Kanai
  • Publication number: 20110174652
    Abstract: There is provided a display system and the like which allow the containers to be displayed with marks thereon facing a predetermined direction. The container 20 is first supplied to the display device 30 with the projecting portion 24 positioned above the upper guide 35. If the container 20 is supplied with the first and second identification marks 23a and 23b facing the width direction of the display device 30 as reference numeral 4A, the projecting portion 24 is supported by the left-hand-side and right-hand-side upper guides 351 and 352. Thereafter, the container 20 moves frontward while rotating clockwise as reference numeral 4A. When the first and second flat portions 2410 and 2420 face the width direction of the display device 30 as reference numeral 4B, the container 20 falls (down) to the placement unit, and moves to the front of the display device 30 without making circumferential rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadanao Ito, Kenji Fujinuma, Youichi Kanai