Patents by Inventor Yusuke Kimura

Yusuke Kimura 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).

  • Publication number: 20240131857
    Abstract: A recording device includes: a drive source; a driven portion having a driven gear; a drive transmission mechanism having a drive gear driven by the drive source and capable of swing between a first position where the drive gear is engaged with the driven gear and a second position where the drive gear is not engaged with the driven gear; and a regulating mechanism capable of swing between a regulating position where swing of the drive transmission mechanism is regulated and a non-regulating position where the swing of the drive transmission mechanism is not regulated. In the recording device, the regulating mechanism is capable of swing around a rotation axis of the driven gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shingo Horita, Yusuke Nishiya, Masakazu Tsukuda, Yukimichi Kimura, Kyohei Sato, Toshiki Hamanishi
  • Patent number: 11958143
    Abstract: A welding control device includes an actual position determination part configured to determine an actual position of the position control target on the basis of a weld characteristic amount detected from a captured image captured so as to include at least the position control target, the welding characteristic amount including at least one of a wire position of the weld wire or an electrode position of the electrode; a target position determination part configured to determine a target position being a target of the actual position corresponding to a weld condition for welding the weld target; and a position control part configured to execute a position control of the position control target to bring the actual position to the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hazui, Koki Tateishi, Naoki Suda, Kazuhiko Kamo, Masahiro Kimura, Yusuke Sano, Yasushi Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20240103432
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes plural image forming units including plural image forming sections and an intermediate transfer body to which a toner image formed on the plural image forming sections is primarily transferred, and a processor, in which wherein the processor is configured to, in a case where, during image formation using any of the image forming units among the image forming units, in a case where a consumable of any of the image forming sections of the image forming unit is insufficient, an image forming section of an identical color to the image forming section of which the consumable is insufficient is present in another image forming unit, and a storage medium for storing management information for managing a consumable unit is not provided in the consumable unit attached to the image forming section of which the consumable is insufficient, ask a user whether or not to exchange the consumable unit attached to the image forming section of which the consumable is insufficient and a consum
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Uchiyama, Takumi Nishikata, Eiichi Waida, Hideo Kimura, Yusuke Chika, Yuzo Fujita
  • Publication number: 20240104322
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plural image forming units each having a plural image forming sections, and an intermediate transfer body on which toner images formed by the plural image forming sections are primarily transferred; a plural secondary transfer units that are provided corresponding to the plural the image forming units, and secondarily transfer the toner images of the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium; and a processor configured to: in response to an instruction for adjusting misalignment of the toner images, execute a mode in which a first chart for checking amounts of misalignment between a toner image formed by a reference image forming section and the toner images formed by another image forming section, for each image forming unit, and a second chart for checking amounts of misalignment between toner images formed by the reference image forming sections of the plural image forming units are secondarily transferred to the recording medium and output, and an input of a fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yuzo FUJITA, Takumi NISHIKATA, Eiichi WAIDA, Yusuke CHIKA, Kazunobu UCHIYAMA, Hideo KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240092307
    Abstract: An actuator of an airbag device includes a main body portion, which is attached to an attachment base, and a cap including a fitting protruding portion that is inserted into a fitting recessed portion of the main body portion. The fitting protruding portion has a holding portion, which is inserted into a holding hole of a coupling member when fitted to the main body portion and holds a leading end portion of the coupling member, and a movement permitting unit that, when a ceiling portion of the cap is subjected to pressure of a combustion gas of a squib, causes the ceiling portion to move, and causes the holding portion to move from a holding position, wherein the holding portion is inserted into the holding hole of the coupling member, to a holding released position, wherein the holding portion is removed from the holding hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke KAWAMURA, Keigo KIMURA, Koji KAWAMURA, Hajime KITTE, Yoshio ONO
  • Publication number: 20240098962
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first electrode, a second electrode, an oxide semiconductor disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first oxide layer containing a predetermined element, oxygen, and an additional element and disposed between the first electrode and the oxide semiconductor, wherein the predetermined element is at least one of tantalum, boron, hafnium, silicon, zirconium, or niobium, and the additional element is at least one of phosphorus, sulfur, copper, zinc, gallium, germanium, arsenic, selenium, silver, indium, tin, antimony, tellurium, or bismuth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke WATANABE, Akifumi GAWASE, Takeshi IWASAKI, Kazuhiro KATONO, Yusuke MUTO, Yusuke MIKI, Akinori KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11936217
    Abstract: An electric power supply system includes an electric power reception apparatus and an electric power supply apparatus adapted to supply electric power to the electric power reception apparatus when the electric power reception apparatus is placed on the electric power supply apparatus. The electric power supply apparatus includes a plurality of electric power supply units adapted to supply electric power by electromagnetic induction to the electric power reception apparatus. A selection unit of the electric power supply apparatus selects, from the total plurality of electric power supply units, a plurality of electric power supply units whose location corresponds to a position where the electric power reception apparatus is placed, and a control unit controls the supply of electric power such that electric power is supplied to the electric power reception apparatus from the selected plurality of electric power supply units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Kozuma, Shinpei Nishikawa, Shinji Kimura, Yusuke Hori, Goro Mikano, Yuuki Iwasaki, Shigetoshi Onitsuka
  • Publication number: 20240085826
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes plural image forming units including plural image forming sections and an intermediate transfer body to which a toner image formed on the plural image forming sections is primarily transferred, and a processor, in which the processor is configured to, in a case where a printing instruction is received in a state in which an image forming section having a combination of identical colors is set for each of the plural image forming units, execute the printing instruction by using an image forming unit that is in a state in which image formation is able to be executed among the plural image forming units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Eiichi WAIDA, Takumi NISHIKATA, Yusuke CHIKA, Kazunobu UCHIYAMA, Hideo KIMURA, Yuzo FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20240075758
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a printing apparatus, comprising: a carriage on which a printing head is mounted and that can move reciprocally in a first direction; a motor configured to generate driving force; a driving shaft extending in the first direction and driven to rotate by the driving force; a plurality of driving units driven by the driving force transmitted through the driving shaft; a switching unit configured to switch a transmission destination of the driving force in the plurality of driving units in conjunction with the driving shaft; and a contact unit configured to rotate around a rotatably supporting unit so as to be in a contact position in which contact with the carriage is made or a non-contact position in which the contact with the carriage is not made and to move with the carriage in the contact position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: MASAKAZU TSUKUDA, YUKIMICHI KIMURA, KYOHEI SATO, SHINGO HORITA, TOSHIKI HAMANISHI, YUSUKE NISHIYA
  • Publication number: 20240067285
    Abstract: A battery frame is fixed to a chassis and a battery pack is assembled to the battery frame. The battery frame includes a pair of crossbars and a pair of side bars. The crossbars extend in the vehicle width direction while being spaced apart in the vehicle front-rear direction, and have both ends in the vehicle width direction fixed to the side members. The side bars extend in the vehicle front-rear direction while being spaced apart in the vehicle width direction, and have front ends and rear ends detachably fixed to the crossbars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira ICHIKAWA, Yusuke KAMIJO, Atsuo TAKEUCHI, Makito MURAMATSU, Kayo KIMURA, Hiroshi OGIHARA, Nana TAIE
  • Publication number: 20240069480
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plural image forming units each having a plural image forming sections, and an intermediate transfer body on which toner images formed by the plural image forming sections are primarily transferred, a plural secondary transfer units that are provided corresponding to the plural image forming units, and secondarily transfer the toner images of the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, and a processor, in which each image forming unit has the image forming section of the same color, and the processor is configured to: in response to an instruction to output a color chart of the same color, execute a mode in which the color chart of the toner image having a density of intermediate gradation, formed by the image forming section of the same color for each image forming unit, is secondarily transferred to the recording medium and output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takumi NISHIKATA, Yusuke CHIKA, Eiichi WAIDA, Kazunobu UCHIYAMA, Hideo KIMURA, Yuzo FUJITA
  • Patent number: 11912036
    Abstract: An ink tank that enables to check whether a cover of an ink tank is normally bonded to the ink tank includes a first chamber having a supply port for supplying ink to a printing head that ejects ink, a second chamber having an external air introduction port capable of introducing external air, a partition wall configured to separate the first chamber and the second chamber, a communication path provided in the partition wall and configured to place the first chamber and the second chamber in communication with each other, a first cover member configured to cover an opening of the first chamber without extending over an opening of the second chamber, and a second cover member configured to cover the opening of the second chamber without extending over the opening of the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koki Shimada, Hideaki Matsumura, Masaya Shimmachi, Yukimichi Kimura, Junichi Kubokawa, Takahiro Kiuchi, Yusuke Tanaka, Kyohei Sato
  • Publication number: 20240062095
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a display program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes determining, among a first plurality of bits in a quantum circuit, a position that is not located between a second plurality of bits of a first type, the position being a position of a bit of a second type, determining an order of the second plurality of bits, based on a number of times a gate circuit intersects an unrelated bit among the second plurality of bits, and displaying the first plurality of bits in parallel, based on the determined position and the determined order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Yusuke KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11907593
    Abstract: A printing system is provided. The system comprises a printing unit for forming an image on a sheet transported along a transport path; an inspection unit for inspecting an image formed on the sheet transported along the transport path by comparing the image with a reference image, and for recording order information of sheets that have been inspected and order information of sheets that have been correctly discharged; and a control unit for, when a jam occurs in the transport path of the sheet, controlling the inspection unit to resume inspection, after printing resumes, from a first sheet recorded as not yet having been inspected or not correctly discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yusuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 11746834
    Abstract: A position detection device includes a magnetic detection element that is positioned radially outside a first clutch component portion and a second clutch component portion of a dog clutch around an axis. The magnetic detection element is provided between a first magnetic flux path portion and a second magnetic flux path portion. The magnetic detection element outputs a sensor signal indicating the direction of a magnetic flux passing between the first magnetic flux path portion and the second magnetic flux path portion. The magnetic detection element outputs a sensor signal indicating a position relationship between the first clutch component portion concerning a first hole portion as well as a first tooth portion and the second clutch component portion concerning the second hole portion as well as the second tooth portion, based on changes in magnetic flux directions depending on the position relationship in a rotation direction around the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitomi Honda, Yoshinori Inuzuka, Yusuke Kimura, Shinji Komatsu
  • Patent number: 11722605
    Abstract: A first inspection apparatus registers an image scanned from a print product printed by a first printing apparatus as a first reference image, and registers information of a print job related to printing of the image with the image and first configuration information indicating configuration of the first printing apparatus. A second inspection apparatus imports the first reference image registered in the first inspection apparatus and registers the imported first reference image as the second reference image. Based on information of the print job registered with the first reference image, the first configuration information, and the second configuration information indicating the configuration of the second printing apparatus, it is controlled whether the first reference image is registered as the second reference image by reversing a front and back of the first reference image or as the second reference image without reversing the front and back of the first reference image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230194172
    Abstract: Provided is a method of installing a heat insulating block on a furnace shell which enables a heat insulating block to be firmly fixed to a furnace wall but does not require much time and costs for making the heat insulating block, and which further offers good workability at a site. The method of installing a heat insulating block on a furnace shell includes: inserting a beam of a fixture into a fold of an inorganic fiber aggregate mat that is folded up to form a heat insulating block; and fixing the fixture and a furnace shell to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: MAFTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusaku HATA, Mitsuo SUZUKI, Tomoyuki KOBAYASHI, Yusuke KIMURA, Akihiro YANO, Masakuni TAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11683428
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, to communicate with an image forming apparatus having a predetermined sheet feeding unit, includes a selection unit and a setting unit. The selection unit selects one storage method at least from among a first and second sheet information storage method. The setting unit executes a setting, based on the selected one storage method, for the predetermined sheet feeding unit. In the first sheet information storage method and after the sheet information is set for the predetermined sheet feeding unit, the setting of the sheet information is not cancelled when an absence of a sheet on the predetermined sheet feeding unit is detected. In the second sheet information storage method and after the sheet information is set for the predetermined sheet feeding unit, the setting of the sheet information is cancelled when an absence of a sheet on the predetermined sheet feeding unit is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroya Igarashi, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yusuke Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230074632
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a communication device comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least an item for which the communication device can provide notification to the information processing apparatus, from the communication device, during pairing with the communication device; and an instruction unit configured to provide an instruction for enabling or disabling a notification setting for the item that has been acquired by the acquisition unit to the communication device during the pairing with the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Yusuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 11601558
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus includes a display control unit configured to perform control for displaying at least a predetermined image in a predetermined display region and shifting a display position of the predetermined image displayed in the display region in accordance with a command from a user, a setting unit configured to set a value used for adjusting a position where the image forming apparatus prints an image onto a recording medium based on the display position of the predetermined image in the display region, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the value set by the setting unit to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kimura, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Hiroya Igarashi