Patents Assigned to Konica
  • Patent number: 12357263
    Abstract: A mobile radiographic imaging apparatus includes: two independent power supply units; two control devices each being driven with power supplied from each of the two power supply units; a first hardware processor in one of the two control devices includes; and a second hardware processor in the other one of the two control device. The first hardware processor inquires of the second hardware processor about a state of the other control device when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and shuts down the one control device or cancels shutdown of the one control device according to a response from the other control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke Fukazu, Nobuyuki Miyake, Akira Hiroshige, Naoki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12360712
    Abstract: An image processing system includes: an image reader that reads an image formed on a recording medium; an inspector that performs an inspection of an error of the image read by the image reader; and a specifier that specifics a countermeasure on a basis of information related to a result of the inspection by the inspector and a predetermined proposal condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Motoki Hironaka, Yutaka Miyasaka, Takenobu Kimura, Kei Okamura, Kei Yuasa, Tomohiro Mikami
  • Patent number: 12363235
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a storage that stores a plurality of instructions; and a processor that executes the plurality of instructions. The plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform: providing a setting screen for setting one or more items relating to the processing apparatus; and setting the one or more items in response to operation performed on the setting screen. The setting screen includes a first setting screen for receiving operation performed by a person, and a second setting screen for receiving operation automated by Robotic Process Automation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Takeo Katsuda
  • Patent number: 12359965
    Abstract: An optical measuring device includes: a stimulus value acquirer that receives light from a measurement target and continuously acquires intensity corresponding to a stimulus value at a regular time interval; a response characteristic acquirer that acquires an impulse response characteristic from a storage that stores the impulse response characteristic corresponding to a luminous stimulus response; and a hardware processor that performs digital filter processing on continuous data of stimulus value intensity acquired by the stimulus value acquirer by the impulse response characteristic acquired by the response characteristic acquirer to generate data on which the luminous stimulus response is superimposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Satoshi Masuda
  • Patent number: 12360259
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes the following, a radiation detector that detects radiation; an electronic circuit; a plurality of electric wiring that connects the electronic circuit; a supporter that supports the radiation detector; and a case that includes a front surface portion in which radiation is incident and a rear surface portion facing the front surface portion with the radiation detector in between. The case stores the radiation detector, the electronic circuit, the plurality of electric wiring and the supporter. The plurality of electric wiring is positioned between the supporter and the rear surface portion, and at different positions in a thickness direction of the radiation imaging apparatus. The plurality of electric wiring include GND wiring that is used for a power supply. The GND wiring is positioned in a position farther from the radiation detector than other wiring in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Junichiro Otaki, Makoto Sumi, Hajime Ishimoto
  • Patent number: 12357271
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe includes: a piezoelectric element; and a backing material including a matrix resin and thermally conductive particles, arranged on one direction side with respect to the piezoelectric element, wherein a ratio of thermal conductivity of the backing material in a thickness direction to the thermal conductivity of the backing material in a horizontal direction is 3 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Morita
  • Patent number: 12358304
    Abstract: Provided is an image formation device capable of preventing or suppressing unevenness of a pinning state by setting a fixing condition based on an objective criterion. The image formation device includes: an image forming unit configured to eject ink of one or more colors onto a recording medium to form an image; a fixing unit that includes a pre-fixing unit configured to irradiate the formed image with an energy ray to semi-cure the image, and fixes the image on the recording medium; and a setting unit configured to set an irradiation condition of the fixing unit on the basis of a result of test printing executed in the past, at a time of execution of a print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Tadasuke Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12354301
    Abstract: An abnormality handling data aggregating system includes the following. A hardware processor obtains handling information to solve an abnormality of image quality occurring in an image forming apparatus corresponded with abnormality image data regarding an output image including the abnormality of the image quality in the image forming apparatus as abnormality solution data. A storage stores the abnormality solution data which is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tanmoy Majumder
  • Patent number: 12355923
    Abstract: An image forming device includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a transfer medium; and a controller that controls multiple image readers capable of performing image reading for the same surface of the transfer medium, and acquires reading results from the image readers. The controller is capable of performing failure/no-failure determination for the image on the transfer medium based on the reading results, of switching image reading by the multiple image readers between reading by a first number of image readers and reading by a second number of image readers, the second number being smaller than the first number, and of enabling, while the second number of image readers perform reading, at least one of the other image readers to execute a maintenance operation for the at least one of the other image readers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Iwase
  • Patent number: 12353152
    Abstract: A sheet characteristic detection device includes: a detector that is disposed on a sheet ejection path through which a sheet is ejected and that detects an electrical resistance value of the sheet; and a charge neutralizer that is disposed on a downstream side of the detector on the sheet ejection path and that neutralizes electric charge on the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Asano, Yumiko Izumiya, Akimasa Ishikawa, Yasuo Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20250219899
    Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a controller for managing programmable IoT devices. The method includes: obtaining, by a computer system, data associated with supported protocols for configuring a plurality of IoT devices; obtaining, by the computer system, configuration operations for the plurality of IoT devices; curating, by the computer system, configuration abstractions from the data associated with supported protocols for configuring the plurality of IoT devices and the configuration operations for the plurality of IoT devices; and transforming, by the computer system, the configuration abstractions for the plurality of IoT devices into software-defined configuration abstractions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Rahul SURAPARAJU
  • Publication number: 20250214339
    Abstract: A member for an inkjet head includes at least a base material, a base material adhesion layer and a functional layer in this order. The base material adhesion layer contains a Group 4 or Group 5 element, a nitrogen element and an oxygen element. An atomic concentration (atm %) of the oxygen element on a surface of the base material adhesion layer on a functional layer side where the functional layer is provided is higher than an atomic concentration (atm %) thereof inside the base material adhesion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akihisa YAMADA, Yusaku TANAKA, Hironori TAKAHASHI, Akihisa SHIMOMURA
  • Patent number: 12343192
    Abstract: A radiographing control apparatus emits radiation to an object and obtains a plurality of frame images to control dynamic radiographing that radiographs dynamics of the object. The radiographing control apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor obtains first order information that includes at least one of information on presence or absence of dynamic analysis executed for a dynamic image obtained by the dynamic radiographing, and information on a dynamic analysis item, determines a first radiographing condition and a target image quality, based on the obtained first order information, and determines a second radiographing condition for achieving the determined target image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Hiromu Ohara
  • Patent number: 12346051
    Abstract: An image forming system includes, an image former configured to form an image on a recording medium that is a flat cut sheet; a laminator that is disposed on a downstream side of the image former in a conveyance direction of the recording medium and that laminates the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image former; and a hardware processor configured to adjust at least one of a lamination speed in the laminator and/or an image forming speed in the image former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yuki Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 12343997
    Abstract: A mist collector includes: a nozzle through which air is sucked from a suction port and discharged from a discharge port; and a cyclone including an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder. The inner cylinder includes an intake hole and forms an airflow inside the inner cylinder by air taken therein through this intake hole, thereby separating ink mist from the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Takahiro Hara
  • Patent number: 12349573
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element has at least one pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode and one or more organic functional layers between the anode and the cathode that are in a pair. The organic electroluminescent element includes an organic functional layer that exists as a continuous phase over an entire display area and includes an at least one light emitting compound with a concentration gradient in an in-plane direction and in a thickness direction of the organic functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoo Izumi, Hideo Taka, Hiroyuki Isobe, Sota Sato, Koki Ikemoto
  • Patent number: 12344484
    Abstract: A component feeder includes: a component housing that stores a plurality of components; a plurality of orientation adjusters that adjusts an orientation of the components housed in the component housing; and a first hardware processor that controls driving of the plurality of orientation adjusters based on component information related to the components housed in the component housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyohito Tsujihara, Takumi Sakurada, Yuki Higuchi
  • Patent number: 12346617
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is communicable with an information processing terminal, and operates based on a command from the information processing terminal when robotic process automation (RPA) for execution of a specific job is being executed in the information processing terminal. The image processing apparatus includes a storage section that stores a library preprogrammed to sequentially and automatically executes a plurality of processing included in a specific job, and a hardware processor that receives a command to execute the library from the information processing terminal, calls the library from the storage section, and executes the library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Masafumi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 12347103
    Abstract: A learning apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor obtains a first medical image. The hardware processor generates a second medical image in which a feature according to feature information related to a portion other than a recognition target of the first medical image is made close to the feature according to standard feature information which is to be a predetermined standard. The second medical image is used to train a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Eri Suzui, Hitoshi Futamura, Shinsuke Katsuhara, Hirotake Minami, Nodoka Iida
  • Publication number: 20250208073
    Abstract: An evaluation method uses a Talbot imaging apparatus. In the evaluation, an evaluation target is a brittle material having a high transmittance (I/Io) of an electromagnetic wave including light and having a defect part. The method includes: imaging the evaluation target to obtain a small-angle scattering image; obtaining a scattering signal intensity of the defect part from the small-angle scattering image; and calculating depth-direction information of the defect part from the scattering signal intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shota Hashimoto, Takashi Nanjiyou, Yasutoshi Ito, Hazuki Nakae, Takuya Koide