Patents by Inventor Akira Kohno
Akira Kohno 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).
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Publication number: 20120033244Abstract: A data relay apparatus includes a connecting unit that connects an information processing apparatus to an image forming apparatus; a print control unit that receives output data from the information processing apparatus, produces print data based on the output data, and outputs the print data to the image forming apparatus; an information extracting unit that retrieves, from the output data, trigger data instructing execution of processing and extracts information within a preset data range subsequent to the trigger data; a setting unit that sets the data range according to an instruction from outside; a processing unit that executes the processing based on the trigger data and the information within the data range; a log-information generating unit that generates log information about the processing executed by the processing unit; and a log-information output unit that outputs the log information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventor: Akira Kohno
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Publication number: 20100134818Abstract: A data processing apparatus is disclosed, including: a virtual printer driver and a plurality of remote drivers. The virtual printer driver receives a print request through the network, creates an intermediate file as a page image from print data corresponding to the print request, has a remote driver corresponding to output destination printer information corresponding to the client computer or a user of the client computer create output data for a remote printer, and has the remote printer output the output data. The remote driver is called by the virtual printer driver, creates the output data including RAW data from the intermediate file, and has the remote printer selected through the network print out the output data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Katsushi MINAMIZONO, Yuka MINAMIZONO, Akira KOHNO, Katsunori SUZUKI
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Patent number: 7627281Abstract: A sheet tray (1) includes at least one sheet detecting sensor (10) for detecting a sheet set on a sheet setting surface (2). The sheet detecting sensor (10) includes (i) a movable detecting section having a projecting section which projects from the sheet setting surface (2), and (ii) a detecting section for detecting rotation of the movable detecting section, and the projecting section have a ball-like shape. This makes it possible to provide (i) a sheet tray which is able to prevent breakage of sheet and breakage of the projecting section even when setting the sheet on the sheet setting surface from any direction and any angle; (ii) a sheet transporting apparatus including the sheet tray; and (iii) an image forming apparatus including the sheet tray.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenji Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Nishizato, Kenji Nakanishi, Tomohiko Okada, Akira Kohno
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Patent number: 7424248Abstract: A lock mechanism includes an opening and closing member (10) that is openably and closably provided on an apparatus frame (1a), a shaft member (15) that is provided on the apparatus frame (1a) for rotatably supporting the opening and closing member (10), and three lock member sets (13) and (14) for sustaining a state in which the opening and closing member (10) is closed with respect to the apparatus frame (1a). The lock member sets (13) and (14) include secured members (13) provided on the opening and closing member (10), and bearing members (14) that are provided on the apparatus frame (1a) for elastically securing the secured members (13). The elastic force when a secured member (132) in one specific lock member set is secured to a bearing member (142) is set to be greater than that of the other lock member sets (131), (133), (141), and (143).Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2004Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Azumi, Kouji Yamaji, Akira Kohno
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Patent number: 7256163Abstract: The grease composition of the present invention contains, in a lubricant base oil, 0.01 to 10% by mass of a fatty acid salt, 0.01 to 10% by mass of carbonate, 2 to 30% by mass of a thickener, and 0.1 to 20% by mass of a sulfur type extreme-pressure agent on the basis of the total amount of composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2002Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Tamio Akada, Akihiko Kominami, Mitsuru Kishimoto, Akira Kohno, Hirotsugu Kinoshita, Souichi Nomura, Takashi Arai, Kiyomi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7218874Abstract: A rotation speed of a heating roller 39a and a pressure roller 39b is variably controlled by a CPU 542 based on a sheet size to be printed, a direction the sheet is to be passed, and a number of sheets to be printed. Specifically, variable control of the rotation speeds of the heating roller 39a and the pressure roller 39b by the CPU 542 is based on an occurrence of a pass-through area 39b1 and a non-pass-though area 39b2 by a sheet of recording paper with respect to a roller lengthwise direction (axial direction) of a position at which the sheet of recording paper passes between the heating roller 39a and the pressure roller 39b, and controlled based on a thermal expansion coefficient of a roller diameter of the non-pass-though area 39b2 of the pressure roller 39b.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Tomiyori, Akira Kohno, Hideshi Izumi, Susumu Murakami, Yoshie Iwakura
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Publication number: 20070050421Abstract: A data storing unit stores at least one of cabinet data and user data. A data retrieving unit retrieves either one of the cabinet data and the user data from the data storing unit. A group creating unit creates a first group. A group retrieving unit retrieves a second group from existing groups. A group setting unit sets the either one of the cabinet data and the user data retrieved by the data retrieving unit in either one of the first group and the second group. A user interface is provided for interfacing an operator with the document management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventor: Akira Kohno
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Publication number: 20060269319Abstract: A lock mechanism includes an opening and closing member (10) that is openably and closably provided on an apparatus frame (1a), a shaft member (15) that is provided on the apparatus frame (1a) for rotatably supporting the opening and closing member (10), and three lock member sets (13) and (14) for sustaining a state in which the opening and closing member (10) is closed with respect to the apparatus frame (1a). The lock member sets (13) and (14) include secured members (13) provided on the opening and closing member (10), and bearing members (14) that are provided on the apparatus frame (1a) for elastically securing the secured members (13). The elastic force when a secured member (132) in one specific lock member set is secured to a bearing member (142) is set to be greater than that of the other lock member sets (131), (133), (141), and (143).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2004Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi Azumi, Kouji Yamaji, Akira Kohno
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Publication number: 20060216088Abstract: A sheet tray (1) includes at least one sheet detecting sensor (10) for detecting a sheet set on a sheet setting surface (2). The sheet detecting sensor (10) includes (i) a movable detecting section having a projecting section which projects from the sheet setting surface (2), and (ii) a detecting section for detecting rotation of the movable detecting section, and the projecting section have a ball-like shape. This makes it possible to provide (i) a sheet tray which is able to prevent breakage of sheet and breakage of the projecting section even when setting the sheet on the sheet setting surface from any direction and any angle; (ii) a sheet transporting apparatus including the sheet tray; and (iii) an image forming apparatus including the sheet tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2004Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Kenji Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Nishizato, Kenji Nakanishi, Tomohiko Okada, Akira Kohno
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Publication number: 20060180989Abstract: A sheet transport guide includes a torsion coil spring (X). The spring (X) has a first arm (B4) with an end (B5). Through the end (B5), the spring (X) supports a rotation shaft of driven roller (R32) and applies elastic force to the roller (R32). Through the arm (B4) that is curved, the spring (X) guides a sheet toward a rotation roller R31. The spring (X) has a coil portion (B1) and an end (B3) of a second arm (B3) both fixed to a frame of an apparatus body. A plurality of driven rollers (R32) are aligned approximately parallel to a shaft (R31a) of the roller (R31). The rollers (R32) are each provided with the springs (X). A largest elastic force is applied to the roller (R32) at a predetermined reference position, and smaller elastic forces are applied to the other rollers (R32) at positions distant from the reference position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2004Publication date: August 17, 2006Inventors: Toshihiko Seike, Akira Kohno, Masatsugu Ohishi, Takashi Hori, Hideshi Izumi, Tomohiko Jujii
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Publication number: 20050158066Abstract: A rotation speed of a heating roller 39a and a pressure roller 39b is variably controlled by a CPU 542 based on a sheet size to be printed, a direction the sheet is to be passed, and a number of sheets to be printed. Specifically, variable control of the rotation speeds of the heating roller 39a and the pressure roller 39b by the CPU 542 is based on an occurrence of a pass-through area 39b1 and a non-pass-though area 39b2 by a sheet of recording paper with respect to a roller lengthwise direction (axial direction) of a position at which the sheet of recording paper passes between the heating roller 39a and the pressure roller 39b, and controlled based on a thermal expansion coefficient of a roller diameter of the non-pass-though area 39b2 of the pressure roller 39b.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: &Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Tomiyori, Akira Kohno, Hideshi Izumi, Susumu Murakami, Yoshie Iwakura
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Publication number: 20030139302Abstract: The grease composition of the present invention contains, in a lubricant base oil, 0.01 to 10% by mass of a fatty acid salt, 0.01 to 10% by mass of carbonate, 2 to 30% by mass of a thickener, and 0.1 to 20% by mass of a sulfur type extreme-pressure agent on the basis of the total amount of composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Applicant: NIPPON OIL CORPORATIONInventors: Tamio Akada, Akihiko Kominami, Mitsuru Kishimoto, Akira Kohno, Hirotsugu Kinoshita, Souichi Nomura, Takashi Arai, Kiyomi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 6383611Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet having an ink receiving layer formed on at least one side of a support, wherein the pore volume in the ink receiving layer is at least 0.80 ml/g, and the pore volume of pores with pore radii of from 5,000 to 50,000 Å in the ink receiving layer is at least 0.40 ml/g.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1998Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills LimitedInventors: Akira Kohno, Osamu Kojima
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Patent number: 6381442Abstract: An image-forming apparatus is provided which includes a document reading section for reading image information from a document, and an image-forming section for forming an image on a sheet of paper based upon the image information of the document read by the document reading section. A space section is formed below the document reading section, which accommodates the image-forming section and serves as a discharge section to which the sheet of paper bearing the image formed in the image-forming section is discharged. The space section is surrounded by peripheral walls of an apparatus main body including the image-forming section. The image-forming apparatus further includes a paper post-treatment section that subjects the sheet of paper bearing the image to post-treatments, such as an adjustment process and a stapling process, in a virtually horizontal state, and that is placed between the document reading section and the space section.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2000Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaisaInventors: Motoaki Okitsu, Atsushi Saito, Yasushi Matsutomo, Shinichiro Hiraoka, Tadaaki Kawano, Kimihide Tsukamoto, Susumu Murakami, Takashi Makiura, Haruyoshi Migita, Yoshiaki Ibuchi, Tomohiko Okada, Akira Kohno, Hideshi Izumi, Minoru Tomiyori, Kunihiko Sakaguchi, Kouji Aoki, Takateru Yamamoto
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Patent number: 4568856Abstract: A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp including an arc tube having at least a main electrode at each end thereof, a fill sealed in the arc tube, including mercury, metal halide and starting gases selected from the group consisting of Ar, Kr and Xe, a radioactive source material, impregnated with a radioactive substance having a half-life less than 1.times.10.sup.4 years, sealed in the arc tube and a circuit including a conventional low voltage mercury lamp ballast and a glow starter for starting the arc tube.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1983Date of Patent: February 4, 1986Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiro Inoue, Tadao Kanoh, Taketo Kamei, Akihiro Kamiya, Toshihiko Ishigami, Akira Kohno, Hirok Sasaki
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Patent number: 4445067Abstract: A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp including an arc tube having opposed ends at which are provided respective main electrodes and a fill including mercury and a starting gas, a radioactive source material including a radioactive substance having a half-life less than 1.times.10.sup.4 years sealed in the arc tube, an outer tube enclosing the arc tube and a circuit for starting the arc tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1981Date of Patent: April 24, 1984Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiro Inoue, Tadao Kanoh, Taketo Kamei, Akihiro Kamiya, Toshihiko Ishigami, Akira Kohno, Hiroki Sasaki