Patents Assigned to Konica
  • Patent number: 12313996
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first hardware processor that, when receiving an execution command of a job related to formation of an image on a continuous recording medium, calculates a consumption amount of a recording agent on a basis of information of the job; and a second hardware processor that determines whether the recording agent is sufficient on a basis of the consumption amount, wherein in a case where the second hardware processor determines that the recording agent is insufficient, a notification that the recording agent is insufficient is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Masahiro Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20250159089
    Abstract: An image forming system includes: a reader including a reading sensor that optically reads a sheet conveyed through a conveyance path; and a hardware processor that controls the reader, in which the reader is able to execute a plurality of reading modes including at least a first reading mode and a second reading mode different from the first reading mode, and reads the sheet in any one of the reading modes selected according to a print setting, and the hardware processor varies an image formation timing of forming an image on the sheet by an image former between when switching of the reading modes is performed and when the switching of the reading modes is not performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Mitsunori NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20250153483
    Abstract: An ink ejection inspecting device that inspects an ejection state of inks from a plurality of nozzles provided in an ink ejecting device includes: a head drive controller that applies an inspection voltage for an ink ejection inspection to each of the nozzles after a standby period ends, the standby period being from after an image forming period during which a drive voltage for image formation is applied to each of the nozzles ends until an effect of the application of the drive voltage to each of the nozzles converges; and a state determinator that determines an ink ejection state of each of the nozzles on a basis of residual vibration of each of the nozzles obtained by applying the inspection voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tetsuo UNO
  • Patent number: 12298240
    Abstract: Provided are an optical system for measuring optical characteristics and a device for measuring optical characteristics capable of acquiring a two-dimensional image close to visual observation in addition to measurement of optical characteristics of a measurement target. The optical system for measuring optical characteristics includes a first optical system (11) that captures an infinite conjugate image and a second optical system (12) that captures a conjugate image of a measurement target. The first optical system (11) and the second optical system (12) sharing a first lens group (G1) are arranged on two optical axes separated by an optical element (5) that deflects an optical axis, respectively, and are configured as one measuring optical system. Furthermore, an aperture stop of the second optical system (12) is arranged in the vicinity of an intermediate image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Kawasaki, Yoshitaka Teraoka, Takushi Uda, Syogo Mochida, Kenji Konno
  • Patent number: 12298697
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided, including a conveying member configured to convey a long paper along a paper path; an image forming unit which forms an image on the long paper being conveyed by the conveying member along the paper path; an image reading unit which reads a surface of the long paper, the surface having the image formed by the image forming unit; and a color sample member which is arrangeable at a position facing the image reading unit, such that the long paper is conveyed by the conveying member to avoid passing through between the image reading unit and the color sample member. Also included is a switch between a first arrangement in which the image reading unit reads the long paper and a second arrangement in which the image reading unit faces the long paper via the color sample member and reads the color sample member, the switch being made by moving the image reading unit or by moving the color sample member and the conveying member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Shougo Fukai
  • Patent number: 12298707
    Abstract: A cooling device which cools an inside of an image forming apparatus that forms an image on paper, the cooling device includes an overall cooler that cools an entire inside of the image forming apparatus using overall cooling air flowing inside the image forming apparatus, and a partial cooler that blows cooling air to a part to be cooled to cool the part to be cooled, in which volume of the cooling air on a leeward side of the overall cooling air is smaller than volume of the cooling air on a windward side of the overall cooling air in the partial cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Umeno
  • Patent number: 12298498
    Abstract: An optical device includes: an optical element having a first surface and a second surface; a first seat surface member that abuts on the first surface of the optical element; a first pressing member that abuts on the second surface of the optical element at a position facing the first seat surface member via the optical element, and press the optical element against the first seat surface member; an adjustment member that abuts on the second surface of the optical element at a position different from the first pressing member, and displaces the abutment position to adjust a posture of the optical element; and a second pressing member that abuts on the first surface of the optical element at a position facing the adjustment member via the optical element, and applies a pressing force to the abutment position to press the optical element against the adjustment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Taniyama, Ryo Hasegawa, Takahiro Matsuo
  • Patent number: 12302749
    Abstract: An imide derivative has a structure represented by general formula (1) below. In the general formula (1), a plurality of R1 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. At least one R1 represents a group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms. A benzene ring or naphthalene ring optionally further has a substituent, and * represents a position of a substituent that the benzene ring or naphthalene ring optionally has.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shumpei Hitosugi, Yasuo Miyata, Shuho Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20250150358
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor that: causes a web browser that manage account information for login to a cloud server to function; transmits and receives data required for execution of a job to or from a cloud server, when the web browser is logged in to the cloud server by using the account information; and controls the account information managed by the web browser of an old version to be usable by the web browser of a new version, when the version of the web browser is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Takashi Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20250143661
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes a controller having a hardware processor which, under control of a stored program, performs processes including: obtaining a radiation image including a plurality of frame images; calculating an exposure index representative value of the radiation image, based on information obtained from the radiation image; and setting a target value of an exposure index differently for each of at least one imaging mode of the radiation imaging system. The target value of the exposure index represents a preferable value of the exposure index representative value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yuuichi MARUTA
  • Patent number: 12293264
    Abstract: An information processing system that carries out a specified processing based on a learning model, comprises: a processor; a programmable logic device that rewrites logic data and reconstitutes a circuit; a machine learning processing unit that carries out machine learning and generates a new learning model for the specified processing; a convertor that converts the new learning model into the logic data that is operable in the programmable logic device; and a controller that enables the processor to carry out the specified processing based on the new learning model while the time the new learning model is converted into the logic data by the convertor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yuji Okamoto
  • Patent number: 12290394
    Abstract: A condition determination device includes a hardware processor that: acquires sensor information obtained by detecting information regarding a subject to be radiographed by using a sensor and order information regarding a radiographing order; and determines a radiographing condition by inputting the sensor information and the order information to a trained identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Ikki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 12290395
    Abstract: A radiography device includes an interface unit and a controller. The interface unit connects to an external interface. The controller operates according to timing signals from the external interface connected to the interface unit so as to synchronize with timing of repetition of generation of radiation by a radiation device that generates radiation in serial radiography in which frame images are generated. Even after connection between the interface unit and the external interface is cut off, the controller repeats operation for generating a frame image while synchronizing with the radiation device without communicating with an outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Mao Eguchi
  • Patent number: 12291421
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet feeding conveyor that feeds and conveys a recording medium to a conveyance path; an image former that performs image formation on the recording medium; a medium sensor that is disposed on an upstream side of the recording medium from the image former on the conveyance path and measures one or more sheet physical properties regarding the recording medium conveyed; a first hardware processor that determines a type of the recording medium on a basis of the sheet physical properties measured by the medium sensor; a second hardware processor that determines conveyance performance for the recording medium; and a third hardware processor that determines whether or not to perform the image formation on a basis of the conveyance performance in a case where the type of the recording medium determined by the first hardware processor is a type out of product specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ishihara, Toshikazu Higashi, Masahiro Kamiya, Shigetaka Kato, Katsuhide Sakai
  • Patent number: 12293143
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for detecting and tagging of paragraphs that span columns, pages, or other reading units are provided. For example, a method can include obtaining a set of candidate paragraphs for a document. The method can also include identifying a pair of candidate paragraphs spanning columns from among the set of candidate paragraphs. The method can further include outputting a tagged paragraph corresponding to the pair of candidate paragraphs spanning columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventor: Tim Prebble
  • Patent number: 12290392
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor estimates a body thickness and an irradiation field region of a subject based on a radiograph obtained by radiographing the subject. Further, the hardware processor calculates a distance from a focus of a radiation source to a radiation entrance point based on the body thickness. Still further, the hardware processor calculates an irradiation field size based on the irradiation field region. Yet further, the hardware processor calculates an exposure dose based on the distance, the irradiation field size, and an imaging condition used in radiographing the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Takagi
  • Patent number: 12291040
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an inkjet head; an ink reservoir that stores ink circulating between the inkjet head and the ink reservoir; a pressure generating unit that communicates with the inkjet head and generates a first pressure such that an internal pressure of the ink reservoir becomes the first pressure; and a first fluid resistor that gives resistance to a fluid flowing through a fluid communication path between the ink reservoir and the pressure generating unit such that the internal pressure of the ink reservoir becomes a second pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Yusuke Kuramochi
  • Patent number: 12293500
    Abstract: An image inspection device which enables the user to know the cause of an abnormality in a read image. The image inspection device includes: an image reader outputting a read image generated by reading an image formed on a sheet of paper by an image forming device; an image inspection section inspecting the read image and outputting an inspection result which takes the read image determined not to have an abnormality as a normal image and the read image determined to have the abnormality as an abnormal image; an inspection result report generator generating an inspection result report according to the read image and the inspection result; an inspection result report output section outputting the inspection result report; and a controller performing control to cause the inspection result report output section to output the normal image and the abnormal image in a comparable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yasumasa Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20250138464
    Abstract: The delivery management apparatus is configured to acquire information on a consumption state of one or more consumables used in each of the one or more image forming apparatuses, determine a same timing of delivery of the one or more consumables to the one or more image forming apparatuses, based on the information, generate an adjustment setting for a consumption amount of the one or more consumables, for the each image forming apparatus, based on the same timing of delivery, and transmit, to the each image forming apparatus, the adjustment setting for the each image forming apparatus. The each image forming apparatus is configured to transmit the information to the delivery management apparatus, receive the adjustment setting, and perform the adjustment setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Nomura
  • Publication number: 20250142003
    Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes: a reader configured to read management information formed on a sheet; and a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to determine, by using a collation information management table that stores page numbers and collation information for the respective page numbers of sheets, whether the management information matches the collation information. The hardware processor is configured to set a start page number from which the determination is started. The hardware processor starts the determination from the start page number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Takashi YAMASHITA