Patents by Inventor Konosuke Maruyama

Konosuke Maruyama 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).

  • Image forming apparatus and control system
    Patent number: 8190039
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a replaceable image formation unit. The image forming apparatus includes an input device for inputting a signal representing occurrence of abnormality in one of an output image and the image forming apparatus recognized by an operator, a unit specifying device for specifying an image formation unit to be replaced for resolving the abnormality upon receiving the signal, and a notification device for notifying information related to the replacement unit based on the unit specification result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masaharu Iida, Yasushi Nakazato, Nekka Matsuura, Konosuke Maruyama, Tetsuo Yamanaka, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090041481
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a replaceable image formation unit. The image forming apparatus includes an input device for inputting a signal representing occurrence of abnormality in one of an output image and the image forming apparatus recognized by an operator, a unit specifying device for specifying an image formation unit to be replaced for resolving the abnormality upon receiving the signal, and a notification device for notifying information related to the replacement unit based on the unit specification result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Masaharu IIDA, Yasushi Nakazato, Nekka Matsuura, Konosuke Maruyama, Tetsuo Yamanaka, Hiroyuki Takahashi