Patents by Inventor Akihiko Sakamaki

Akihiko Sakamaki 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).

  • Cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 11089185
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a detection device having a detection surface includes a cleaning unit provided with a cleaning member for performing a cleaning and configured to perform a wipe-off cleaning in a state where the cleaning member is in contact with the detection surface, a drive unit configured to press the cleaning member onto the detection surface, a detection unit configured to detect a force with which the cleaning member presses the detection surface, and a control unit configured to, while controlling the drive unit based on a result of the force detection by the detection unit to control the force, drive the cleaning unit to perform the wipe-off cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiko Sakamaki
  • CLEANING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200099827
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a detection device having a detection surface includes a cleaning unit provided with a cleaning member for performing a cleaning and configured to perform a wipe-off cleaning in a state where the cleaning member is in contact with the detection surface, a drive unit configured to press the cleaning member onto the detection surface, a detection unit configured to detect a force with which the cleaning member presses the detection surface, and a control unit configured to, while controlling the drive unit based on a result of the force detection by the detection unit to control the force, drive the cleaning unit to perform the wipe-off cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Akihiko Sakamaki