Patents by Inventor Wataru Sugiyama
Wataru Sugiyama 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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Publication number: 20150258812Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus may include a corrugate mechanism configured to form a sheet into a corrugated shape. The inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive sheets of various sizes and shapes. Accordingly, in some examples, the inkjet recording apparatus may include differently configured portions to handle sheets of different sizes or shapes. According to one arrangement, the inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive passage of sheets of a first size through multiple ones of the differently configured portions while receiving passage of sheets of a second size though limited ones of the differently configured portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Wataru Sugiyama, Yuji Koga, Takashi Omura, Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20150198349Abstract: An air-conditioning control apparatus controls an air-conditioning unit used in a central air-conditioning system that conditions a plurality of rooms in a house by a single air-conditioning unit. In the apparatus, a microcomputer is configured to: start an output of an ON command signal when started; subsequently continues the output of the ON command signal when a detected temperature inside a room is lower than a predetermined determination temperature; and stop the output of the ON command signal when the detected temperature is equal to or higher than the predetermined determination temperature. A protective opening and closing unit is configured to: close a first power supply path between a voltage input terminal and an internal alternating-current power supply line when the ON command signal outputted from the microcomputer is supplied; and open the first power supply path when the supply of the ON command signal is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Yoshihisa NUMAZAKI, Wataru SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20150166279Abstract: An image recording apparatus, including: a drive source rotatable forwardly and reversely; a first roller rotatable in a first direction by the forward rotation of the drive source to convey a conveyed medium and rotatable in a second direction reverse to the first direction by the reverse rotation of the drive source; a recording device; a second roller; a first power transmitter which transmits a first-direction driving power to the second roller and not to transmit a second-direction driving power to the second roller, wherein the first-direction driving power is a rotational driving power of the first roller rotating in the first direction, and the second-direction driving power is a rotational driving power of the first roller rotating in the second direction; and a second power transmitter which transmits the second-direction driving power to the second roller and not to transmit the first-direction driving power to the second roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Kenji SAMOTO, Yuji KOGA, Wataru SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 9056505Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus may include a corrugate mechanism configured to form a sheet into a corrugated shape. The inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive sheets of various sizes and shapes. Accordingly, in some examples, the inkjet recording apparatus may include differently configured portions to handle sheets of different sizes or shapes. According to one arrangement, the inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive passage of sheets of a first size through multiple ones of the differently configured portions while receiving passage of sheets of a second size though limited ones of the differently configured portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Wataru Sugiyama, Yuji Koga, Takashi Omura, Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20150158686Abstract: There is provided a sheet conveyance apparatus, including: a casing; a sheet support unit including a first surface inclined to a placement surface; a separation unit arranged in the sheet support unit on a side of the placement surface and abutting against edges of the sheets supported by the first surface; a first plate member including a second surface arranged in the sheet support unit on a side opposite to the separation unit and faces in the same direction as the first surface; and a feed unit which feeds the sheet supported by the first surface and the distal end of the second surface to the conveyance path while slidably moving the sheet with respect to the separation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Wataru SUGIYAMA, Yuta UCHINO, Ryuji YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20150116434Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus may include a corrugate mechanism configured to form a sheet into a corrugated shape. The inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive sheets of various sizes and shapes. Accordingly, in some examples, the inkjet recording apparatus may include differently configured portions to handle sheets of different sizes or shapes. According to one arrangement, the inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive passage of sheets of a first size through multiple ones of the differently configured portions while receiving passage of sheets of a second size though limited ones of the differently configured portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2015Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Wataru Sugiyama, Yuji Koga, Takashi Omura, Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20150077401Abstract: A remote controller includes a case. An operation input unit is disposed on an outer surface of a case, and receives an operation input for controlling a control subject. A control unit transmits a control signal for controlling the control subject. A substrate is disposed within the case, and comes into contact with the operation input unit when the operation input is received. A sensor is disposed on the substrate, detects vibration of the substrate caused by contact with the operation input unit, and outputs a detection signal indicating detection of the vibration. A contact detecting unit identifies whether or not the operation input is performed based on the detection signal. A power supply control unit controls power supplied to the control unit such as to increase the power when identified that the operation input is performed compared to the power when identified that the operation input is not performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: Wataru SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20150062274Abstract: There is provided an image recording apparatus including a transporting path, a recording section, a first and second rollers pinching the recording medium therebetween, a supporting member which rotatably supports the second roller, a holding member which is movable along a transporting direction of the recording medium, a bias applying member which applies a bias on the holding member, in an opposite direction opposite to the transporting direction and a load member which generates a load in the opposite direction, with respect to the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Noriyuki Kawamata, Yuji Koga, Wataru Sugiyama, Kenji Samoto
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Patent number: 8967796Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus may include a corrugate mechanism configured to form a sheet into a corrugated shape. The inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive sheets of various sizes and shapes. Accordingly, in some examples, the inkjet recording apparatus may include differently configured portions to handle sheets of different sizes or shapes. According to one arrangement, the inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive passage of sheets of a first size through multiple ones of the differently configured portions while receiving passage of sheets of a second size though limited ones of the differently configured portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Wataru Sugiyama, Yuji Koga, Takashi Omura, Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20150044961Abstract: In a central air-conditioning system, a distribution mechanism distributes warm air or cool air generated by an air-conditioning unit to a plurality of rooms in a house. A control device controls the distribution mechanism to adjust a temperature of each room. A plurality of room terminals are provided as a device each dedicated to a room. Each room terminal receives an input of a preset temperature for the room and detects temperature of the room, and outputs the received preset temperature and the detected room temperature to the control device. The control device judges whether or not a specified room terminal is mounted in a specified room, based on a transition of control of the distribution mechanism in the specified room and a change in the detected temperature. The control device stops air-conditioning the specified room when judged that the specified room terminal is not mounted in the specified room.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventor: Wataru SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 8915494Abstract: An image recording apparatus, including: a drive source rotatable forwardly and reversely; a first roller rotatable in a first direction by the forward rotation of the drive source to convey a conveyed medium and rotatable in a second direction reverse to the first direction by the reverse rotation of the drive source; a recording device; a second roller; a first power transmitter which transmits a first-direction driving power to the second roller and not to transmit a second-direction driving power to the second roller, wherein the first-direction driving power is a rotational driving power of the first roller rotating in the first direction, and the second-direction driving power is a rotational driving power of the first roller rotating in the second direction; and a second power transmitter which transmits the second-direction driving power to the second roller and not to transmit the first-direction driving power to the second roller.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenji Samoto, Yuji Koga, Wataru Sugiyama
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Patent number: 8882108Abstract: There is provided an image recording apparatus including a transporting path, a recording section, a first and second rollers pinching the recording medium therebetween, a supporting member which rotatably supports the second roller, a holding member which is movable along a transporting direction of the recording medium, a bias applying member which applies a bias on the holding member, in an opposite direction opposite to the transporting direction and a load member which generates a load in the opposite direction, with respect to the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriyuki Kawamata, Yuji Koga, Wataru Sugiyama, Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20140292982Abstract: An image forming apparatus may include a mechanism for forming a corrugated shape in a sheet to be conveyed. The mechanism may include various components include one or more pressing portions, one or more ribs, one or more discharge rollers, a switching mechanism and the like. In one arrangement, ribs and pressing portions configured to create the corrugated shape may be disposed at various locations upstream or downstream of the platen, recording portion and/or nozzles thereof. In one example, pressing portions may be disposed both upstream and downstream of the nozzles of the recording portion to maintain a corrugated shape in the conveyed sheet. Various other configurations may be used.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Yuji Koga, Wataru Sugiyama, Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20140292971Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: an apparatus casing in which a transport path for transporting a sheet is formed; a first sheet support unit having a first support surface configured to support the sheet; a feed unit configured to feed the sheet supported by the first support surface to the transport path; a second sheet support unit having a second support surface configured to support the sheet; a transport unit configured to transport the sheet from the first and second sheet support units via the transport path; and a recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet transported by the transport unit in the transport path. The first and second sheet support units are arranged on one side surface of the apparatus casing, and the first and second support surfaces are configured to incline with respect to a placement surface on which the apparatus casing is placed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuta UCHINO, Wataru SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20140146118Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus may include a corrugate mechanism configured to form a sheet into a corrugated shape. The inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive sheets of various sizes and shapes. Accordingly, in some examples, the inkjet recording apparatus may include differently configured portions to handle sheets of different sizes or shapes. According to one arrangement, the inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive passage of sheets of a first size through multiple ones of the differently configured portions while receiving passage of sheets of a second size though limited ones of the differently configured portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Wataru Sugiyama, Yuji Koga, Takashi Omura, Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20140111589Abstract: There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus which includes a recording portion, and a contact portion configured to come into contact with an upper surface of the sheet. The contact portion has a storage portion provided on a side of the recording portion and configured to store an ink, and a protruding portion is provided between both ends in a width direction intersecting the transporting direction of the storage portion, and which is protruded toward the recording section, and an upper end of the protruding portion is the highest in the contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Yuji Koga, Wataru Sugiyama, Kenji Samoto
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Patent number: 8696109Abstract: An image forming apparatus may include a mechanism for forming a corrugated shape in a sheet to be conveyed. The mechanism may include various components include one or more pressing portions, one or more ribs, one or more discharge rollers, a switching mechanism and the like. In one arrangement, ribs and pressing portions configured to create the corrugated shape may be disposed at various locations upstream or downstream of the platen, recording portion and/or nozzles thereof. In one example, pressing portions may be disposed both upstream and downstream of the nozzles of the recording portion to maintain a corrugated shape in the conveyed sheet. Various other configurations may be used.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Yuji Koga, Wataru Sugiyama, Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20140043420Abstract: There is provided an image recording apparatus including a transporting path, a recording section, a first and second rollers pinching the recording medium therebetween, a supporting member which rotatably supports the second roller, a holding member which is movable along a transporting direction of the recording medium, a bias applying member which applies a bias on the holding member, in an opposite direction opposite to the transporting direction and a load member which generates a load in the opposite direction, with respect to the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noriyuki KAWAMATA, Yuji KOGA, Wataru SUGIYAMA, Kenji SAMOTO
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Patent number: 8636352Abstract: There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus which includes a recording portion, and a contact portion configured to come into contact with an upper surface of the sheet. The contact portion has a storage portion provided on a side of the recording portion and configured to store an ink, and a protruding portion is provided between both ends in a width direction intersecting the transporting direction of the storage portion, and which is protruded toward the recording section, and an upper end of the protruding portion is the highest in the contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Yuji Koga, Wataru Sugiyama, Kenji Samoto
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Patent number: D733591Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.Inventors: Kyle Golden, Anubhav Ranjan, Wataru Sugiyama