Patents by Inventor Masatomo Tsuzuki

Masatomo Tsuzuki 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: 9832895
    Abstract: A display device includes an assembly including a stand placed on an installation plane, a flat-plate-like display section supported by the stand, and a weight object provided on a back face side of the display section, the stand having a contact portion in contact with the installation plane, the contact portion being provided inside a first triangle formed by second and third straight lines and the installation plane, the second and third straight lines both passing through center of gravity of the display section and forming, with respect to a first straight line, an angle equal to a back-falling angle and a front-falling angle of the assembly, respectively, and the first straight line passing through the center of gravity of the display section and being perpendicular to the installation plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Masatomo Tsuzuki
  • Patent number: 8862015
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a frame for supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developer roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum with a developer, and a developer supplying roller for supplying the developer to the developing roller. The process cartridge also includes first and second portions-to-be-positioned on ends of the cartridge, and a portion-to-be urged for receiving an elastic force. A developer supplying roller bias contact is provided exposed at an end side of the process cartridge for receiving a supplying roller bias voltage to be supplied to the developer side supplying roller, with the cartridge side developer supplying roller bias facing obliquely downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20140293140
    Abstract: A display device includes an assembly including a stand placed on an installation plane, a flat-plate-like display section supported by the stand, and a weight object provided on a back face side of the display section, the stand having a contact portion in contact with the installation plane, the contact portion being provided inside a first triangle formed by second and third straight lines and the installation plane, the second and third straight lines both passing through center of gravity of the display section and forming, with respect to a first straight line, an angle equal to a back-falling angle and a front-falling angle of the assembly, respectively, and the first straight line passing through the center of gravity of the display section and being perpendicular to the installation plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: MASATOMO TSUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20140056614
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a frame for supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developer roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum with a developer, and a developer supplying roller for supplying the developer to the developing roller. The process cartridge also includes first and second portions-to-be-positioned on ends of the cartridge, and a portion-to-be urged for receiving an elastic force. A developer supplying roller bias contact is provided exposed at an end side of the process cartridge for receiving a supplying roller bias voltage to be supplied to the developer side supplying roller, with the cartridge side developer supplying roller bias facing obliquely downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 8526841
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a frame for supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum. The process cartridge also includes a first portion-to-be-positioned for being positioned to a first main assembly side positioning portion provided in the main assembly of an apparatus, a second portion-to-be-positioned for being positioned to a second main assembly side positioning portion provided in the main assembly of the apparatus, and a longitudinal positioning portion to be positioned by a main assembly side longitudinal positioning portion provided in the main assembly of the apparatus. The apparatus still further includes a portion-to-be-urged for receiving an inclined downward elastic force of a first main assembly side elastic member provided in the main assembly of the apparatus to urge the longitudinal positioning portion and the second portion-to-be-positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 8417144
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a tray, which is able to be drawn out of the apparatus and on which a plurality of cartridges of different sizes can be mounted. A cartridge, being the largest in size among a plurality of process cartridges, is detachably arranged at a location at which it is first exposed to outside when a cartridge tray is drawn out. A developer storage portion of the largest cartridge has the largest capacity and stores a developer of a black color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Numagami, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Masaki Kakitani, Akira Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20120148295
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a tray, which is able to be drawn out of the apparatus and on which a plurality of cartridges of different sizes can be mounted. A cartridge, being the largest in size among a plurality of process cartridges, is detachably arranged at a location at which it is first exposed to outside when a cartridge tray is drawn out. A developer storage portion of the largest cartridge has the largest capacity and stores a developer of a black color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Numagami, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Masaki Kakitani, Akira Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 8150293
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a tray, which is able to be drawn out of the apparatus and on which a plurality of cartridges of different sizes can be mounted. A cartridge, being the largest in size among a plurality of process cartridges, is detachably arranged at a location at which it is first exposed to outside when a cartridge tray is drawn out. A developer storage portion of the largest cartridge has the largest capacity and stores a developer of a black color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Numagami, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Masaki Kakitani, Akira Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 8139979
    Abstract: A process cartridge is provided detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a frame for supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller, and a developer supplying roller. The process cartridge further includes portions-to-be-supported, portions-to-be-positioned, a portion-to-be-urged, and a cartridge side developer supply roller bias contact. The process cartridge can be positioned with high accuracy relative to the main assembly of an image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20110123223
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a frame for supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum. The process cartridge also includes a first portion-to-be-positioned for being positioned to a first main assembly side positioning portion provided in the main assembly of an apparatus, a second portion-to-be-positioned for being positioned to a second main assembly side positioning portion provided in the main assembly of the apparatus, and a longitudinal positioning portion to be positioned by a main assembly side longitudinal positioning portion provided in the main assembly of the apparatus. The apparatus still further includes a portion-to-be-urged for receiving an inclined downward elastic force of a first main assembly side elastic member provided in the main assembly of the apparatus to urge the longitudinal positioning portion and the second portion-to-be-positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20110116832
    Abstract: A process cartridge is provided detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a frame for supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller, and a developer supplying roller. The process cartridge further includes portions-to-be-supported, portions-to-be-positioned, a portion-to-be-urged, and a cartridge side developer supply roller bias contact. The process cartridge can be positioned with high accuracy relative to the main assembly of an image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7890012
    Abstract: A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a movable member movable from an outside of the main assembly of the apparatus to an inside thereof while carrying the process cartridge. The cartridge includes a drum, charging and developing rollers, rotatably connected first and second frames supporting different rollers, drum and developing roller driving force receiving portions, first and second portions-to-be-supported, on one and the other ends of the first frame, first and second portions-to-be-positioned, on one and the other ends of the first frame positioned to first and second main assembly side positioning portions during a lowering movement of the movable member toward a transfer belt, charging and developing bias contacts exposed at the other end, and a portion-to-be-urged, on the first frame upper surface for receiving an elastic force to position the process cartridge relative to the main assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7856192
    Abstract: A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a movable member movable from an outside of the main assembly of the apparatus to an inside thereof while carrying the cartridge. The cartridge includes a drum, charging and developing rollers, rotatably connected first and second frames supporting different rollers, drum and developing roller driving force receiving portions, first and second portions-to-be-supported, on one and the other ends of the first frame, first and second portions-to-be-positioned, on one and the other ends of the first frame positioned to first and second main assembly side positioning portions during a lowering movement of the movable member toward a transfer belt, charging and developing bias contacts exposed at the other end, and a portion-to-be-urged, on the first frame upper surface for receiving an elastic force to position the process cartridge relative to the main assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20100272469
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a tray, which is able to be drawn out of the apparatus and on which a plurality of cartridges of different sizes can be mounted. A cartridge, being the largest in size among a plurality of process cartridges, is detachably arranged at a location at which it is first exposed to outside when a cartridge tray is drawn out. A developer storage portion of the largest cartridge has the largest capacity and stores a developer of a black color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Numagami, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Masaki Kakitani, Akira Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 7778570
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a tray, which is able to be drawn out of the apparatus and on which a plurality of cartridges of different sizes can be mounted. A cartridge, being the largest in size among a plurality of process cartridges, is detachably arranged at a location at which it is first exposed to outside when a cartridge tray is drawn out. A developer storage portion of the largest cartridge has the largest capacity and stores a developer of a black color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Numagami, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Masaki Kakitani, Akira Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20090041498
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus in which a tray, on which a plurality of cartridges of different sizes can be mounted, is able to be drawn out, a waste of space occurs. A cartridge (50k), being the largest in size among a plurality of process cartridges (50y, 50m, 50c, 50k), is detachably arranged at a location at which it is first exposed to outside when a cartridge tray (13) is drawn out. A developer storage portion having the largest capacity stores a developer of a black color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Numagami, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Masaki Kakitani, Akira Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20080159775
    Abstract: A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a movable member movable from an outside of the main assembly of the apparatus to an inside thereof while carrying said process cartridge, said process cartridge includes 1) an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; 2) a charging roller for charging said electrophotographic photosensitive drum; 3) a first frame for supporting said electrophotographic photosensitive drum and said charging roller; 4) a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said electrophotographic photosensitive drum with a developer; 5) a second frame for supporting said developing roller, said second frame being rotatably connected with said first frame; 6) a drum driving force receiving portion, provided on one longitudinal end of said electrophotographic photosensitive drum, for receiving a driving force for rotating said electrophotographic photosensitive drum from the main assembly of
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20080159772
    Abstract: A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a movable member movable from an outside of the main assembly of the apparatus to an inside thereof while carrying the process cartridge. The cartridge includes a drum, charging and developing rollers, rotatably connected first and second frames supporting different rollers, drum and developing roller driving force receiving portions, first and second portions-to-be-supported, on one and the other ends of the first frame, first and second portions-to-be-positioned, on one and the other ends of the first frame positioned to first and second main assembly side positioning portions during a lowering movement of the movable member toward a transfer belt, charging and developing bias contacts exposed at the other end, and a portion-to-be-urged, on the first frame upper surface for receiving an elastic force to position the process cartridge relative to the main assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Koishi, Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Chikara Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7272339
    Abstract: A process cartridge and an image forming apparatus which can stably keep a developing separated state for a long period by a compact construction, and in which when a separating member has been mounted on the process cartridge, the separating member is supported in a center impeller fashion by one frame, and the other frame is supported by a portion therebetween to thereby keep the developing separated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatomo Tsuzuki, Kanji Yokomori, Susumu Nittani
  • Patent number: D631092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Susumu Nittani, Masatomo Tsuzuki, Shinjiro Toba, Akira Yoshimura