Patents by Inventor Mitsutaka Nakamura
Mitsutaka Nakamura 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: 8833500Abstract: A work vehicle includes an engine compartment, an engine, an exhaust gas treatment device, an air cleaner, and an intake pipe. The engine compartment has a first sidewall, a second sidewall and an upper cover. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are set at a distance from each other in a vehicle width direction. The upper cover is disposed on the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and constituting a tool-storage part. The engine is disposed in the engine compartment. The exhaust gas treatment device is disposed above the engine in the engine compartment. The air cleaner is disposed above the engine in the engine compartment and rearward of the exhaust gas treatment device. The intake pipe is connected to the air cleaner in the engine compartment and protruding upward from the upper cover. The tool-storage part is disposed rearward of the intake pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Mitsutaka Nakamura, Shinichi Ohtaka, Kazushi Nakata
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Publication number: 20140239578Abstract: A sheet discharging device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet discharging tray, a sheet discharging roller pair, a full state detection feeler pivotably supported and including a center feeler to measure a height of a center part of the recording medium and an edge feeler to measure a height of an edge part of the recording medium, and a full state detection sensor to detect a position of the full state detection feeler. A distance between a leading edge of the center feeler and an upper surface of the sheet discharging tray is smaller than a distance between a leading edge of the edge feeler and the upper surface thereof. The leading edge of the edge feeler is located closer to the upper surface of the sheet discharging tray than a common tangential line of the sheet discharging roller pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Haruyuki HONDA, Masanori NAMBA, Toshikane NISHII, Mitsutaka NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20140233979Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a manual operating unit, at least a part of which being exposed to an outside of the apparatus body and a part of which included inside the apparatus body being exposed to the outside by manually operating from the outside, a condensation part to which moist air in the apparatus body contacts to dew-condense to a water droplet, and a recovery container part containing the water droplet generated by the condensation part and being disposed on an inner surface of the manual operating unit included inside the apparatus body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masanori NAMBA, Toshikane NISHII, Mitsutaka NAKAMURA, Haruyuki HONDA
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Patent number: 8717432Abstract: The present invention provides a geographical data collecting device, which comprises a distance measuring unit 5 for projecting a distance measuring light and for measuring a distance to an object to be measured, an image pickup unit 3 for taking an image in a measuring direction, a display unit 6 for displaying an image picked up, a touch panel installed to match a position of screen of the display unit, a tilt sensor 11 for detecting a tilting, an azimuth sensor 12 for detecting a horizontal angle in the measuring direction, and a control arithmetic unit 8, wherein the image pickup unit takes an image of a measurement range, acquires a reference image, is directed to a selected measuring point in the reference image, and acquires a measured image with the measuring point as a center, and wherein said control arithmetic unit calculates the measuring point in the reference image through an image matching of the reference image and the measured image and displays a measuring point on at least one of the referType: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Hitoshi Otani, Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Publication number: 20140091518Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member, and a biasing unit that biases the second rotating member toward the first rotating member. The first and second rotating members pinch a sheet therebetween and convey the sheet in a sheet conveying direction. The second rotating member includes a small-diameter portion that faces a conveying portion of the first rotating member, and a large-diameter portion at a position axially displaced from the conveying portion. The second rotating member can change its orientation to an orientation where a rotating shaft of the second rotating member is tilted relative to a rotating shaft of the first rotating member as viewed in the sheet conveying direction, thereby moving a position of an end portion of the second rotating member on a side of the large-diameter portion away from the rotating shaft of the first rotating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Toshikane NISHII, Haruyuki HONDA, Masanori NAMBA, Mitsutaka NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 8613445Abstract: A drive transmission device includes a gear train and a movable gear locking device. The gear train transmits rotational drive to a drive target, and includes a first gear train forming a first transmission path for transmitting the drive to the target, a second gear train forming a second transmission path for transmitting the drive to the target as drive opposite in rotation direction to the drive transmitted by the first gear train, and a movable gear movable between a first drive transmission position whereat the movable gear forms a part of the first gear train to transmit the drive to the target and a second drive transmission position whereat the movable gear forms a part of the second gear train to transmit the drive to the target. The movable gear locking device locks the movable gear at an idle position.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Toshikane Nishii, Haruyuki Honda, Mitsutaka Nakamura, Hirofumi Horita
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Publication number: 20130164066Abstract: A sheet feeding mechanism incorporatable in an image forming apparatus includes a cover unit rotatably attached to one side of a main body of an image forming apparatus to cover a part of a sheet conveyance path, a first feeding member located in a main body of the apparatus, a second feeding member located in the cover unit in a displaceable manner and facing the first feeding member when the cover unit is closed and sandwiching and conveying a recording medium along the sheet conveyance path with the first feeding member, and a guide member disposed in the main body to guide the second feeding member. The guide member guides the second feeding member to move in a first direction that approaches the first feeding member when closing the cover unit and in a second direction that separates from the first feeding member when opening the cover unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Mitsutaka NAKAMURA, Haruyuki HONDA, Toshikane NISHII, Hirofumi HORITA, Ippei KIMURA, Masanori NAMBA
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Publication number: 20130106050Abstract: A drive transmission device includes a gear train and a movable gear locking device. The gear train transmits rotational drive to a drive target, and includes a first gear train forming a first transmission path for transmitting the drive to the target, a second gear train forming a second transmission path for transmitting the drive to the target as drive opposite in rotation direction to the drive transmitted by the first gear train, and a movable gear movable between a first drive transmission position whereat the movable gear forms a part of the first gear train to transmit the drive to the target and a second drive transmission position whereat the movable gear forms a part of the second gear train to transmit the drive to the target. The movable gear locking device locks the movable gear at an idle position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Toshikane NISHII, Haruyuki HONDA, Mitsutaka NAKAMURA, Hirofumi HORITA
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Publication number: 20130001005Abstract: A work vehicle includes an engine compartment, an engine, an exhaust gas treatment device, an air cleaner, and an intake pipe. The engine compartment has a first sidewall, a second sidewall and an upper cover. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are set at a distance from each other in a vehicle width direction. The upper cover is disposed on the first sidewall and the second side sidewall, and constituting a tool-storage part. The engine is disposed in the engine compartment. The exhaust gas treatment device is disposed above the engine in the engine compartment. The air cleaner is disposed above the engine in the engine compartment and rearward of the exhaust as treatment device. The intake pipe is connected to the air cleaner in the engine compartment and protruding upward from the upper cover. The tool-storage part is disposed rearward of the intake pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Mitsutaka Nakamura, Shinichi Ohtaka, Kazushi Nakata
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Patent number: 8280677Abstract: The present invention provides a geographical data collecting device, including a distance measuring unit 5 for projecting a distance measuring light and for measuring a distance to an object to be measured, an image pickup unit 3 for taking an image in a measuring direction, a display unit 6 for displaying an image picked up, a touch panel installed to match a position of screen of the display unit, a tilt sensor 11 for detecting a tilting in a measuring direction, an azimuth sensor 12 for detecting a horizontal angle in the measuring direction, and a control arithmetic unit 8, wherein the control arithmetic unit displays a scale to indicate horizontal and vertical lines on the display unit and controls the scale display so that the scale always indicates the horizontal and the vertical lines in the image based on a result of detection of tilting from the tilt sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Hitoshi Otani, Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Patent number: 8272636Abstract: A paper feed device including a paper feed unit configured to feed sheets; a separation unit configured to separate and feed the sheets fed from the paper feed unit automatically one by one; a sheet guide member provided between the paper feed unit and the separation unit, the sheet guide member provided on a downstream side relative to a sheet feed direction rotatably supported at one edge thereof; and a guide driving member configured to change a sheet guide position of the sheet guide member depending on a sheet type.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100225053Abstract: A sheet feeder including a sheet feed shaft, a partially cut-out semicircular sheet feed roller coaxially provided to the sheet feed shaft, a cam coaxially provided to the sheet feed shaft, a driven gear having a toothless portion coaxially provided to the sheet feed shaft, a bottom plate movable to contact or separate from the cam, a driving unit to move the driven gear relative to the sheet feed shaft in a direction of rotation of the sheet feed shaft, a drive gear to drive the driven gear, a gear stopping unit to stop rotation of the driven gear at a predetermined timing, a coupling unit to drive the driven gear and the sheet feed shaft in conjunction with each other, and a shaft stopping unit to stop rotation of the sheet feed shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Mitsutaka Nakamura, Hidehiko Fujiwara
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Patent number: 7770888Abstract: A paper-feeding device for use in an image forming apparatus that includes a tray on which a recording sheet is configured to be stacked, the tray having an upper surface and a lower surface both being exposed to outside. Two side fences that are movably attached to the upper surface are used for adjusting a position of stacked recording sheet. Two side-fence position indicators indicate a position of the side fences.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company LimitedInventor: Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Patent number: 7694958Abstract: A sheet feeding cassette, including a main body of the sheet feeding cassette accommodating sheets having a trench; a fence movably attached to the main body configured to define a setting position of the sheets; a fixing portion included in the fence that includes a tooth portion engaging with the trench and turns to substantially perpendicular direction of the moving direction of the fence; a lever portion included in the fence that is possible to move corresponding to the moving direction of the fence and the lever portion configured to rotate the fixing portion by moving of the lever portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Publication number: 20090225161Abstract: The present invention provides a geographical data collecting device, which comprises a distance measuring unit 5 for projecting a distance measuring light and for measuring a distance to an object to be measured, an image pickup unit 3 for taking an image in a measuring direction, a display unit 6 for displaying an image picked up, a touch panel installed to match a position of screen of the display unit, a tilt sensor 11 for detecting a tilting, an azimuth sensor 12 for detecting a horizontal angle in the measuring direction, and a control arithmetic unit 8, wherein the image pickup unit takes an image of a measurement range, acquires a reference image, is directed to a selected measuring point in the reference image, and acquires a measured image with the measuring point as a center, and wherein said control arithmetic unit calculates the measuring point in the reference image through an image matching of the reference image and the measured image and displays a measuring point on at least one of the referType: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Hitoshi Otani, Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Publication number: 20090222237Abstract: The present invention provides a geographical data collecting device, comprising a distance measuring unit 5 for projecting a distance measuring light and for measuring a distance to an object to be measured, and an image pickup unit 3 for taking an image in a measuring direction, a display unit 6 for displaying an image picked up, a touch panel installed to match a position of screen of the display unit, a tilt sensor 11 for detecting a tilting in a measuring direction, an azimuth sensor 12 for detecting a horizontal angle in the measuring direction, and a control arithmetic unit 8, wherein the control arithmetic unit displays a scale to indicate horizontal and vertical lines on the display unit and controls the scale display so that the scale always indicates the horizontal and the vertical lines in the image based on a result of detection of tilting form the tilt sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Hitoshi Otani, Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Publication number: 20090045566Abstract: A paper feed device including a paper feed unit configured to feed sheets; a separation unit configured to separate and feed the sheets fed from the paper feed unit automatically one by one; a sheet guide member provided between the paper feed unit and the separation unit, the sheet guide member provided on a downstream side relative to a sheet feed direction rotatably supported at one edge thereof; and a guide driving member configured to change a sheet guide position of the sheet guide member depending on a sheet type.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventor: Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Publication number: 20080084021Abstract: A paper-feeding device for use in an image forming apparatus that includes a tray on which a recording sheet is configured to be stacked, the tray having an upper surface and a lower surface both being exposed to outside. Two side fences that are movably attached to the upper surface are used for adjusting a position of stacked recording sheet. Two side-fence position indicators indicate a position of the side fences.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventor: Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Patent number: 7272798Abstract: In a method for intermediating images, user group information concerning at least one user group to which the user belongs is extracted from a user group table recording a relationship between the user and the user group based on the authentication information of a user. The user group information extracted is sent to the user and obtaining information of a selected user group selected by the user and an image corresponding to the selected user group selected by the user is extracted. Then, the image corresponding to the selected user group is sent to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tokuya Hayakawa, Mitsutaka Nakamura
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Patent number: D551683Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Tomoya Kumagai, Yuuichi Matsuo, Makoto Yomogita, Mitsutaka Nakamura