Patents by Inventor Koji Uno
Koji Uno 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: 9547261Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an intermediate transfer belt, a brush roller, a drive mechanism, a contact control mechanism, and an operation control unit. The image forming unit includes a photoconductor drum, and forms a toner image on an outer circumferential surface of the photoconductor drum. The operation control unit is configured to perform a cleaning mode including cleaning the brush roller while an image forming operation is not being performed, cause the contact control mechanism to set the photoconductor drum and the intermediate transfer belt to the non-contact phase in the cleaning mode, and cause the drive mechanism, in the non-contact phase, to drive the brush roller to rotate at a rotation speed higher than a rotation speed of the brush roller in the image forming operation, and drive the intermediate transfer belt.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Koji Uno
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Patent number: 9366997Abstract: An image forming apparatus (1) includes an image forming section (12), an intermediate transfer belt (125), a drive roller (125A), a secondary transfer roller (210), a brush section (80), a cleaning device (70), a power supply device (81), and a ground portion (82). The brush section (80) is disposed at a location downstream of the secondary transfer roller (210) in a direction of travel of the intermediate transfer belt (125) and facing the drive roller (125A) with the intermediate transfer belt (125) in between. A potential difference is applied between the brush section (80) and the secondary transfer roller (210) by the power supply device (81) and the ground portion (82), so that an electric current having the same polarity as a normal charge polarity flows from the brush section (80) through the drive roller (125A) to the secondary transfer roller (210).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Koji Uno, Masafumi Hashimura, Yasuhiro Michishita, Tetsuya Toichi, Satoshi Uemura
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Patent number: 9363655Abstract: A distribution device according to the present application includes a receiving unit, a calculation unit, and a distribution unit. The receiving unit receives location information from a terminal device owned by a user. The calculation unit calculates, once the receiving unit receives the location information, an expected time within which the user arrives from a first coverage region in which communication is possible by way of an out-of-coverage region in which communication is impossible to a second coverage region. The distribution unit distributes an alert to a predetermined distribution destination if the location information of the second coverage region is not received from the terminal device within the expected time calculated by the calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATIONInventors: Takamitsu Iriyama, Koji Uno, Masanori Hara, Kiichi Fukatsu
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Publication number: 20160132015Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an intermediate transfer belt, a brush roller, a drive mechanism, a contact control mechanism, and an operation control unit. The image forming unit includes a photoconductor drum, and forms a toner image on an outer circumferential surface of the photoconductor drum. The operation control unit is configured to perform a cleaning mode including cleaning the brush roller while an image forming operation is not being performed, cause the contact control mechanism to set the photoconductor drum and the intermediate transfer belt to the non-contact phase in the cleaning mode, and cause the drive mechanism, in the non-contact phase, to drive the brush roller to rotate at a rotation speed higher than a rotation speed of the brush roller in the image forming operation, and drive the intermediate transfer belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Koji UNO
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Publication number: 20150346642Abstract: An image forming apparatus (1) includes an image forming section (12), an intermediate transfer belt (125), a drive roller (125A), a secondary transfer roller (210), a brush section (80), a cleaning device (70), a power supply device (81), and a ground portion (82). The brush section (80) is disposed at a location downstream of the secondary transfer roller (210) in a direction of travel of the intermediate transfer belt (125) and facing the drive roller (125A) with the intermediate transfer belt (125) in between. A potential difference is applied between the brush section (80) and the secondary transfer roller (210) by the power supply device (81) and the ground portion (82), so that an electric current having the same polarity as a normal charge polarity flows from the brush section (80) through the drive roller (125A) to the secondary transfer roller (210).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Koji Uno, Masafumi Hashimura, Yasuhiro Michishita, Tetsuya Toichi, Satoshi Uemura
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Publication number: 20150301494Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a cleaning member, a rotation controlling part, a first obtaining part and a mode changing part. The image carrier has a surface to carry a toner image transferred onto a sheet. The cleaning member contacts the surface of the image carrier at a downstream side in a rotating direction of the image carrier from a transferring position transferring the toner image to collect a toner from the image carrier and to hold the toner. The rotation controlling part has a first speed control mode rotating the cleaning member at a first rotational speed and a second speed control mode rotating the cleaning member at a second rotational speed faster than the first rotational speed and switches from the first speed control mode to the second speed control mode at predetermined switch timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Yuta KITABAYASHI, Koji UNO, Satoshi UEMURA
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Patent number: 9063477Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive drum; a transfer belt configured to be charged to an opposite polarity to the surface of the photosensitive drum to electrostatically attract a recording paper sheet and convey the sheet while pressing the sheet against the photosensitive drum, thereby transferring a toner image formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum to the sheet; a fixing section configured to apply heat to the recording paper sheet having the toner image transferred thereto and thus fix the toner image on the sheet; a toner collecting member disposed to face a separating position where the recording paper sheet is separated from the transfer belt and extending in a width direction of the sheet being conveyed, the toner collecting member being electrically grounded; and a thermally conductive member configured to collect heat near the fixing section and conduct the collected heat to the toner collecting member.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Yasuhiro Michishita, Satoshi Uemura, Koji Uno, Tetsuya Toichi, Masafumi Hashimura
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Publication number: 20150117876Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive drum; a transfer belt configured to be charged to an opposite polarity to the surface of the photosensitive drum to electrostatically attract a recording paper sheet and convey the sheet while pressing the sheet against the photosensitive drum, thereby transferring a toner image formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum to the sheet; a fixing section configured to apply heat to the recording paper sheet having the toner image transferred thereto and thus fix the toner image on the sheet; a toner collecting member disposed to face a separating position where the recording paper sheet is separated from the transfer belt and extending in a width direction of the sheet being conveyed, the toner collecting member being electrically grounded; and a thermally conductive member configured to collect heat near the fixing section and conduct the collected heat to the toner collecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Yasuhiro Michishita, Satoshi Uemura, Koji Uno, Tetsuya Toichi, Masafumi Hashimura
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Publication number: 20150094084Abstract: A distribution device according to the present application includes a receiving unit, a calculation unit, and a distribution unit. The receiving unit receives location information from a terminal device owned by a user. The calculation unit calculates, once the receiving unit receives the location information, an expected time within which the user arrives from a first coverage region in which communication is possible by way of an out-of-coverage region in which communication is impossible to a second coverage region. The distribution unit distributes an alert to a predetermined distribution destination if the location information of the second coverage region is not received from the terminal device within the expected time calculated by the calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATIONInventors: Takamitsu IRIYAMA, Koji UNO, Masanori HARA, Kiichi FUKATSU
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Patent number: 8909076Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes image forming portion, toner-disposal container, conveying portion, driving portion, load detection portion, image formation control portion, and image forming condition adjustment portion. The image forming condition adjustment portion corrects, when image forming condition does not conform to predetermined condition, the image forming condition. In a case where a drive load detected by the load detection portion becomes greater than first threshold value while the conveying portion is driven by the driving portion and the image forming operation is executed, the image formation control portion temporarily stops the image forming operation, and causes the image forming condition adjustment portion to check and correct the image forming condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Koji Uno
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Publication number: 20140153939Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes image forming portion, toner-disposal container, conveying portion, driving portion, load detection portion, image formation control portion, and image forming condition adjustment portion. The image forming condition adjustment portion corrects, when image forming condition does not conform to predetermined condition, the image forming condition. In a case where a drive load detected by the load detection portion becomes greater than first threshold value while the conveying portion is driven by the driving portion and the image forming operation is executed, the image formation control portion temporarily stops the image forming operation, and causes the image forming condition adjustment portion to check and correct the image forming condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Koji Uno
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Patent number: 8584857Abstract: Provided is a mount sheet (12) affixed to a PTP sheet (50) which accommodates a product, such as a tablet (53) and is formed by punching out a blank sheet. The mount sheet (12) includes a first surface (14) to be placed on a surface of the PTP sheet (50) from which the projecting portion 52a is projecting, multiple holes (16) formed in the first surface 14 and in which the projecting portion (52a) is placed, and a second surface (24) which continues from the first surface (14) via a folding line (26) and is to be folded on the opposite surface of the PTP sheet (50). The second surface (24) has a rupturable line (28) formed at a position to face the projecting portion 52a when folded and placed on the PTP sheet (50). An ejector tool (56) is provided which is affixed to the third surface 36 on a surface to be folded over the first surface (14) and has a pressing projection (60) projecting toward the PTP sheet (50).Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Shoji Packaging CorporationInventors: Koji Ozawa, Yoshiei Harada, Koji Uno, Tetsuo Oida
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Patent number: 8562074Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable plate member provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the plate reduces a distance between the head of the seat occupant and the headrest. The plate is attached to each side frame through a link member and a link support shaft swingably supports the link member. A bracket member that supports the link support shaft and is attached to the side frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8562073Abstract: A backrest frame is provided with a cushion plate of one substantially square plate form positioned behind the waist from the upper part of the back of a vehicle seat occupant, movably back and forth by way of a plurality of upper and lower parallel seat springs, one end of either one of a pair of right and left seat springs of the plurality of upper and lower parallel seat springs is connected to a pair of lower link mechanisms provided rotatably on the backrest frame, and a rear end collision sensor is formed by the cushion plate between the seat springs for moving a headrest forward, and a coupling part of the other end of the seat spring is directly attached to the lower link mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Koji Sano
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Patent number: 8322786Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8313140Abstract: A backrest frame 5 is provided with a cushion plate 31 of one substantially square plate form positioned behind the waist from the upper part of the back of a vehicle seat occupant, movably back and forth by way of a plurality of upper and lower parallel seat springs, one end of either one of a pair of right and left seat springs 34B of the plurality of upper and lower parallel seat springs is connected to a pair of lower link mechanisms 35 provided rotatably on the backrest frame 5, and a rear end collision sensor 40 is formed by the cushion plate 31 between the seat springs 34B for moving a headrest 4 forward, and a coupling part 39 of the other end of the seat spring 34B is directly attached to the lower link mechanism 35.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Koji Sano
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Patent number: 8240757Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120126593Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicants: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120126594Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided comprising a seat back frame having right and left side frames, a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant, and a back-and-forth movable body provided inside a backrest that is positioned at a rear of the seat occupant, wherein a backward movement of the back-and-forth movable body forwardly moves the headrest to support the head of the seat occupant. The back-and-forth movable body is attached to each side frame through a link member and is provided with a backward protrusion protruding backward, and the backward protrusion extends laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicants: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Niitsuma, Hirooki Negishi, Jinichi Tanabe, Koji Sano, Koji Uno, Tatsuya Terauchi, Tomoki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120091027Abstract: Provided is a mount sheet (12) affixed to a PTP sheet (50) which accommodates a product, such as a tablet (53) and is formed by punching out a blank sheet. The mount sheet (12) includes a first surface (14) to be placed on a surface of the PTP sheet (50) from which the projecting portion 52a is projecting, multiple holes (16) formed in the first surface 14 and in which the projecting portion (52a) is placed, and a second surface (24) which continues from the first surface (14) via a folding line (26) and is to be folded on the opposite surface of the PTP sheet (50). The second surface (24) has a rupturable line (28) formed at a position to face the projecting portion 52a when folded and placed on the PTP sheet (50). An ejector tool (56) is provided which is affixed to the third surface 36 on a surface to be folded over the first surface (14) and has a pressing projection (60) projecting toward the PTP sheet (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicants: Sannova Co., Ltd, Asahi Printing Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Shoji Packaging CorporationInventors: Koji Ozawa, Yoshiei Harada, Koji Uno, Tetsuo Oida