Patents Assigned to Canon Kabushiki
  • Patent number: 12001737
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus configured to communicate with a first cloud cooperation system receives selection of a file stored in a cloud storage service, acquires the selected file via the first cloud cooperation system, performs control to execute printing of the acquired file, receives input of authentication information to be used for connection to a second cloud cooperation system different from the first cloud cooperation system, and transmits information about a result of the executed printing to the second cloud cooperation system via the first cloud cooperation system by using the input authentication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuto Terashima
  • Patent number: 12002437
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a change unit configured to change amount of application of a predetermined effect which is to be applied to a selected subject from a plurality of subjects, and a control unit configured to perform control to display a first item which makes the selected subject distinguishable from other subjects, wherein, in response to the change unit starting changing amount of application of the predetermined effect, the control unit performs control not to display the first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koki Kitaya
  • Patent number: 12003674
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises acquiring information related to a chart to be printed, the chart including a plurality of patches arranged adjacent to each other; causing a display unit to display a plurality of patch displays according to a plurality of expected colors of the plurality of patches being acquired, and a procedure of sequentially measuring, by a colorimetric apparatus, the plurality of patches formed on the chart; sequentially acquiring measured values measured by the colorimetric apparatus; and sequentially displaying objects indicating measured colors, based on the measured value for each patch being acquired in a manner superimposed on a part of the patch display according to a corresponding expected color such that a display portions of the expected colors are connected between at least one pair of adjacent patch displays even after the objects are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukihiro Shindo, Hidekazu Nakashio
  • Patent number: 11997858
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes at least an anode, a first light-emitting layer, an intermediate layer, a second light-emitting layer, and a cathode in this order. The intermediate layer is adjacent to the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer can trap electrons. A material constituting the intermediate layer is a hydrocarbon that has a HOMO level equal to or lower than the HOMO level of a host of the first light-emitting layer and that has a high S1 level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Miyashita, Itaru Takaya, Takayuki Ito, Moe Takahira, Tomona Yamaguchi, Satoru Shiobara, Tomokazu Kotake, Haruna Iida, Naoki Yamada, Jun Kamatani
  • Patent number: 11992960
    Abstract: A robot system including a robot apparatus and an imaging apparatus includes a control apparatus configured to control the robot apparatus and the imaging apparatus, and the control apparatus controls, based on a path in which a predetermined part of the robot apparatus is moved, a movement of the imaging apparatus to image the predetermined part even if the robot apparatus is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuharu Maeda, Manabu Takayama
  • Patent number: 11993073
    Abstract: A printing apparatus that includes a holding unit configured to hold a roll sheet performs supplying the sheet by rotating the roll sheet held by the holding unit; nipping and conveying the supplied sheet; performing printing on the conveyed sheet; detecting occurrence of a print medium jam of the sheet; and, if the printing apparatus has detected a print medium jam of the sheet, performing a control process of supplying the sheet in a state in which the conveying is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Suzuki, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Ryohei Maruyama, Itaru Wada, Tomohito Abe, Tsutomu Obata, Noriyuki Aoki, Yasuyuki Asai
  • Patent number: 11997784
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a frame, which is a part of a main assembly frame, extending along a predetermined plane, a cover provided outside of the frame and extending along the predetermined plane and a circuit board, provided between the frame and the cover with in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined plane and extending along the predetermined plane. An opening portion penetrating the circuit board is formed in the circuit board. The frame includes a first abutting portion protruding toward the circuit board and the cover includes a second abutting portion protruding toward the circuit board. The first and second abutting portions are opposite to each other via the circuit board and positioned in an area where the opening portion of the circuit board is sandwiched therebetween in the direction perpendicular to the predetermined plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shogo Nagamine, Masaki Sato
  • Patent number: 11994816
    Abstract: In a fixing device according to the disclosure, a first surface of a restriction member is inclined so that, as the first surface goes further away from a nip portion, the first surface inclines toward a direction coming closer to an edge surface of the film, and the first surface is inclined so that, as the first surface comes downstream in the conveying direction, the first surface inclines toward a direction going further away from the edge surface of the film. A second surface is inclined so that, as the second surface comes closer to a center in the rotational axis direction of the film, the second surface inclines toward a direction coming closer to a roller, and inclines in a direction going downstream in the conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hikaru Osada, Toru Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 11994797
    Abstract: A system and method of shaping a film with a template on a substrate. Generating a first series of parameters from tests performed on a first series of films formed with: a set of shaping conditions; a calibration measurement parameter determined for each substrate prior to shaping; and a first scaling parameter. Generating a second series of parameters from the tests performed on a second series of films produced formed with the set of shaping conditions. The second series of films produced with the calibration measurement parameter determined for each substrate; and a second scaling parameter; or without the calibration measurement parameter. Generating a scaling parameter from: the first series of the parameters; and the second series of parameters. Generating the calibration measurement parameter prior to forming the film. Forming the film using the set of shaping conditions, the calibration measurement parameter, and the scaling parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nilabh K. Roy, Mario Johannes Meissl, Xiaoming Lu
  • Patent number: 11994812
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that is capable of executing image forming operation includes an image bearing member, a developer carrying member that faces the image bearing member in a state of keeping a predetermined gap therefrom and develops a latent image on the image bearing member using developer, a frame that supports the developer carrying member, and applying unit that apply developing voltage, in which DC voltage and AC voltage are superimposed, to the developer carrying member. A conductive member is disposed in the frame, a detecting unit detects AC current induced in the conductive member by applying the developing voltage to the developer carrying member, and a control portion controls the applying unit. The control portion controls the developing voltage in the image forming operation, based on the AC current which the detecting unit detects in a case where the voltage is applied by the applying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yoshida, Naoki Fukushima
  • Patent number: 11993474
    Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet containing unit and a sheet feeding device to feed sheets in the sheet containing unit. The sheet containing unit includes a main body to hold sheets, a drawer member capable of being drawn from the main body, a restricting member movable in a direction parallel to a sheet feeding direction, a first retaining member disposed at the main body, and a second retaining member disposed at the drawer member. The drawer member holds the sheets together with the main body when drawn from the main body. The restricting member restricts an upstream end position of the contained sheets. The first retaining member retains the restricting member at a first position. The second retaining member retains the restricting member at a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Koga
  • Patent number: 11997387
    Abstract: An image blur correction apparatus comprises a calculation unit configured to calculate a movement amount of a moving device configured to move an image of a subject on an imaging plane, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a position of the moving device, a control unit configured to control movement of the moving device, and a selection unit configured to select either to cause the control unit to perform the control by a first image blur correction mode, or to perform the control by a second image blur correction mode in which the position variation amount of the moving device associated with the change of acceleration applied to the apparatus becomes smaller than the first image blur correction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke Jota
  • Patent number: 11994788
    Abstract: An interchangeable lens assembly includes a plurality of lens-side claw portions configured to be engaged with a plurality of camera-side claw portions, and a lock pin groove portion into which a lock pin is inserted, a lens barrel, and a lens mount fixing member. When ?1 is an angle formed by a line passing through a fifth lens-side end and an optical axis, and a line passing through a center of the lock pin groove portion and the optical axis, and ?2 is an angle formed by a line passing through a fourth lens-side end and the optical axis, and a line that passes through the center of the lock pin groove portion and the optical axis, ?1 and ?2 satisfy a predetermined conditional expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunihiko Sasaki, Masahisa Tamura, Toshinori Yamazaki, Masayasu Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 11995363
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to control the image forming apparatus not to execute orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) complying with an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard, in wireless communication in a direct communication mode, based on a setting made on a setting screen, and a print processing unit configured to execute print processing onto a sheet based on a print job received via wireless communication in the direct communication mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Izumi Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11997396
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute a plurality of tasks including a first normal acquiring task configured to acquire first normal information of an object, a designated area acquiring task configured to acquire a designated portion in the object, the designated area being designated by a user, a second normal acquiring task configured to acquire second normal information of the object, the second normal information being normal information having a lower frequency than a frequency of the first normal information, a virtual light source determining task configured to determine a virtual light source condition based on the second normal information corresponding to the designated portion, and a rendering task configured to generate a rendering image using the first normal information and the virtual light source condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Kusumi, Yoshiaki Ida
  • Patent number: 11997235
    Abstract: A control method performed by an apparatus that communicates with a device and that includes a display screen includes causing the display screen to display a first screen including a scan object used for scanning and a predetermined object different from the scan object, and causing the display screen to display, as a screen corresponding to the scan object, a second screen including a scan setting item. In addition, the display screen is caused to display, as a screen corresponding to the predetermined object, a third screen that does not include the scan setting item and that includes information for prompting a user to put the apparatus close to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Yasuzaki
  • Patent number: 11994817
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a stack portion having recording materials, an image forming unit, a basis weight detection unit, an operating sound detection unit, and a mode selection unit. The basis weight detection unit detects a recording material basis weight based on an ultrasonic wave. The operating sound detection unit detect an abnormality of a generated operating sound. The mode selection unit selects, for each recording material fed to the image forming unit, between transmitting to the basis weight detection unit a first instruction for detecting the recording material basis weight and transmitting to the operating sound detection unit a second instruction for detecting the operating sound abnormality. In determining an interval at which each second instruction is transmitted, the mode selection unit determines the interval so that the interval and a cycle, in which properties of recording materials on the stack portion are repeated, do not continuously coincide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hagiwara, Naoto Tsuchihashi, Yohei Suzuki, Seiji Hara, Yoshitaka Zaitsu, Masafumi Monde, Hiromitsu Kumada
  • Patent number: 11996703
    Abstract: A wireless device includes a power transmission coil configured to transmit power wirelessly, a power reception coil configured to receive the power wirelessly, a switch circuit configured to apply a voltage to the power transmission coil based on a first switching signal, and a rectification circuit configured to rectify a voltage output from the power reception coil based on a second switching signal and apply the rectified voltage to a load, wherein the switch circuit and the rectification circuit each include a plurality of bidirectional switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuki Shoji
  • Patent number: 11994824
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a drum flange provided at one end portion of a photosensitive drum. A coupling member is operatively connected to the drum flange, with the coupling member being configured to transmit the driving force to the drum flange. The drum flange has an opening at one end and is closed at another end, and the opening leads to a hollow interior portion. An end portion of a coil spring contacts an interior surface of the closed end of the drum flange, and the drum flange includes a housing and a cover member attached to the housing, with the closed end of the drum flange being a part of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Shunsuke Uratani, Toru Oguma
  • Patent number: 11994826
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a photoconductor; an exposure portion that exposes the photoconductor; a fan that generates an airflow for cooling the exposure portion; a duct portion that communicates with the fan; and an elevating duct that relatively moves with respect to the duct portion integrally with the exposure portion, in which the elevating duct includes a rib protruding in a direction away from the exposure portion in a vertical direction, the duct portion includes a sealing member surrounding an opening portion that communicates with the elevating duct, when the elevating duct is located at an exposure position, a surface of the rib intersecting a rotation axis of the photoconductor is in contact with the sealing member, and when the elevating duct is located at a retracted position, a surface of the rib intersecting with the rotation axis of the photoconductor is in contact with the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoichi Kawasumi, Takehiro Ishidate, Hiroki Takano