Patents by Inventor Atsushi Ikeda

Atsushi Ikeda 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).

  • Information processing apparatus and information processing method
    Patent number: 10735245
    Abstract: Data communication with one or more servers is performed based on a plurality of sessions using the first communication protocol. Error detection is performed in at least one session out of the plurality of sessions. When an error is detected in the first session out of the plurality of sessions, a communication protocol used for data communication in the second session out of the plurality of sessions using the first communication protocol is changed from the first communication protocol to the second communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Atsushi Ikeda
  • Developing roller
    Patent number: 10732540
    Abstract: A developing roller having a rubber elastomer layer on the outer periphery of a shaft core metal, having a coating layer formed from a binder (A) and silicone rubber particles (B) on the surface of the rubber elastomer, and having an electrostatic capacitance of 4 to 20 nF; wherein the binder (A) is formed from a diluting solvent solution of a terminal hydroxyl group-containing prepolymer (a) obtained by reaction of an isocyanate compound, an isocyanurate modified product thereof and a reactive silicone oil, and an isocyanate compound and/or an isocyanurate modified product thereof (b). This developing roller suppresses banding by suppressing electrostatic capacitance even if the nip width between the developing roll and the photoreceptor changes due to distortion of peripheral members in the development apparatus, and stick slip (vibration) of gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Ikeda, Hiroaki Kaneda, Tomohiro Kondo, Goki Inukai
  • Sensor target, movable-part unit comprising the target, and electric actuator
    Patent number: 10718412
    Abstract: A sensor target of the present invention is mounted to a movable part (24), which is arranged in parallel with an output shaft (10a) of a motor (10), and is configured to perform a linear motion in a direction parallel to the output shaft (10a). The sensor target includes a magnet (73) and a magnet holder (74) configured to hold the magnet (73). One pair or a plurality of pairs of fitting claws (741) capable of being fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the movable part (24) are formed on the magnet holder (74).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takushi Matsuto, Shinsuke Hirano, Atsushi Ikeda, Tomomi Ishikawa
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200228669
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of transmitting image data according to a predetermined protocol, includes scanning unit configured to scan a document and generating image data, receiving unit configured to receive, from an application, information which is variable for each page, and transmitting unit configured to transmit the image data for which a predetermined header which is a header of the predetermined protocol and which is different for each page is added based on the information received by the receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi Ikeda, Takeshi Kogure, Hiroaki Koike
  • Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same which includes at least one or more processors, and memory storing instructions to determine whether to perform image formation, and to perform operations for controlling execution of dew condensation elimination processing having occurred in the image forming unit
    Patent number: 10694062
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the image forming apparatus to perform operations. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet. The operations include controlling execution of dew condensation elimination processing that is processing for eliminating dew condensation having occurred in the image forming unit. The operations additionally include receiving image data to be printed and restricting, based on a type of a job executed using the received image data, image forming by the image forming unit, in a case where the dew condensation elimination processing is in execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Ikeda, Hikaru Sugita
  • Joining member, solder material, solder paste, formed solder, flux coated material, and solder joint
    Patent number: 10675719
    Abstract: Provided herein is a solder material that includes a spherical core that provides space between a joint object and another object to be joined to the joint object and a solder coated layer that has a melting point at which a core layer of the core is not melted. The solder coated layer includes Sn as a main ingredient and 0 to 2 mass % of Ag, and coats the core. The solder coated layer has an average grain diameter of crystal grains of 3 ?m or less, and the solder material has a spherical diameter of 1 to 230 ?m and a sphericity of 0.95 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Kawasaki, Shigeki Kondo, Atsushi Ikeda, Takahiro Roppongi, Takashi Hagiwara, Daisuke Soma, Kaichi Tsuruta, Isamu Sato, Yuji Kawamata
  • Automatic clutch device
    Patent number: 10670085
    Abstract: An automatic clutch device includes an axial force generating mechanism including an electric motor arranged adjacent to the outer periphery of an end of an input shaft of a transmission, and a rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism for converting the rotation of the rotor of the electric motor to a linear motion of a release bearing. The rotation-linear motion conversion mechanism includes plural annular cam plates arranged in tandem on the input shaft, and torque cam mechanisms each disposed between each opposed pair of cam plates, for reduced size and improved responsiveness of the automatic clutch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahide Saito, Koji Sato, Masahiro Kawai, Atsushi Ikeda
  • DEVELOPING ROLLER
    Publication number: 20200125003
    Abstract: A developing roller having a rubber elastomer layer on the outer periphery of a shaft core metal, having a coating layer formed from a binder (A) and silicone rubber particles (B) on the surface of the rubber elastomer, and having an electrostatic capacitance of 4 to 20 nF; wherein the binder (A) is formed from a diluting solvent solution of a terminal hydroxyl group-containing prepolymer (a) obtained by reaction of an isocyanate compound, an isocyanurate modified product thereof and a reactive silicone oil, and an isocyanate compound and/or an isocyanurate modified product thereof (b). This developing roller suppresses banding by suppressing electrostatic capacitance even if the nip width between the developing roll and the photoreceptor changes due to distortion of peripheral members in the development apparatus, and stick slip (vibration) of gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi IKEDA, Hiroaki KANEDA, Tomohiro KONDO, Goki INUKAI
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200125306
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for an image forming apparatus including firmware and an application operating on the firmware, the control method including registering a size of a defined sheet in a storage unit in accordance with a user operation under control of the firmware, accepting a selection instruction of the registered size of the defined sheet in accordance with the user operation under control of the application, and control printing using the defined sheet having the size according to the selection instruction under the control of the firmware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Atsushi Ikeda
  • Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same which includes at least one or more processors, and memory storing instructions to determine whether to perform image formation, and to perform operations for controlling execution of dew condensation elimination processing having occurred in the image forming unit
    Patent number: 10616432
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the image forming apparatus to perform operations. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet. The operations include controlling execution of dew condensation elimination processing that is processing for eliminating dew condensation having occurred in the image forming unit. The operations additionally include receiving image data to be printed and restricting, based on a type of a job executed using the received image data, image forming by the image forming unit, in a case where the dew condensation elimination processing is in execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Ikeda, Hikaru Sugita
  • Image forming apparatus that restricts functions after termination of login program, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
    Patent number: 10609255
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that performs authentication of a user by a login program that operates on firmware and that, upon detection an abnormality of the login program, restricts execution of a job without causing the login program to terminate, and, while execution of the job is being restricted, controls to enable reception of an operation for disabling the login program via a reception unit for receiving an operation by a user via an operation unit, and, in accordance with the operation for disabling, causes the restricted job to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oya, Yasunori Shimakawa, Atsushi Ikeda
  • Reception apparatus, transmission apparatus, communication method, communication system, and storage medium
    Patent number: 10579697
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to immediately acquire a specific content item on a web page. A reception apparatus includes a first reception unit configured to receive data representing a configuration of a web page; an assigning unit configured to assign, in a case in which a content item constituting the web page, specified in the data received by the first reception unit, is an image content item to which a link to another content item or a script is set, a high priority to the content item constituting the web page; a notification unit configured to notify a transmission apparatus of a notification message based on the priority assigned by the assigning unit; and a second reception unit configured to receive the content item constituting the web page, transmitted from the transmission apparatus on the basis of the notification message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Atsushi Ikeda
  • Image forming apparatus, control method, and storage medium storing program
    Patent number: 10545706
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for an image forming apparatus including firmware and an application operating on the firmware, the control method including registering a size of a defined sheet in a storage unit in accordance with a user operation under control of the firmware, accepting a selection instruction of the registered size of the defined sheet in accordance with the user operation under control of the application, and control printing using the defined sheet having the size according to the selection instruction under the control of the firmware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsushi Ikeda
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200026554
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus switches alteration detection processing depending on timing of execution of alteration detection to perform alteration detection processing for each file to be accessed to detect an alteration in an extended application, and switches alteration detection execution determination processing depending on a type of access to an extended application package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi Kogure, Atsushi Ikeda, Hiroaki Koike
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200021710
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus comprising detecting alteration of any application held in the image processing apparatus; determining, in a case where alteration has been detected, whether or not the use of the image processing apparatus needs to be restricted based on the application in which alteration has been detected; and displaying, in a display unit and as a result of the determination, in a case where the use of the image processing apparatus needs to be restricted, a message indicating that alteration of the application has been detected, and restricting the use of the image processing apparatus, and in a case where the use of the image processing apparatus need not be restricted, display, in the display unit, a message indicating that alteration of the application has been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi Ikeda, Takeshi Kogure, Hiroaki Koike, Naoto Sasagawa
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200021692
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus comprising: a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to: detect alteration of an application held in the image processing apparatus; determine, upon detecting alteration, whether or not an application in which alteration has been detected is a pre-installed application; and enabling, as a result of the determination, in a case where the application in which alteration has been detected is a pre-installed application, the use of the application by installing the application using pre-held information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki Koike, Atsushi Ikeda, Takeshi Kogure, Naoto Sasagawa
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200007713
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the image processing apparatus are provided. The image processing apparatus sets whether or not a function provided in the image processing apparatus requires user authentication, and upon issuance of an instruction to activate an application, determines whether or not a function used by the application is set to require the user authentication. If it is determined that the function used by the application is set to require the user authentication, the image processing apparatus permits the application to use the function in a case that the user authentication has succeeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Naoto Sasagawa, Atsushi Ikeda, Takeshi Kogure, Hiroaki Koike
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20190379800
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus stores, for an application, a meta file including a setting data version and a setting data compatible version in a storage as information about the application. In a case where setting data of the application is to be imported, an application management unit of the image forming apparatus determines whether to allow import of the setting data as an import target by using a version of the setting data, a setting data version that is stored as the information about the application corresponding to the setting data as the import target, and a setting data compatible version, and determines whether to allow import of the setting data as the import target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Takeshi Kogure, Atsushi Ikeda, Hiroaki Koike, Naoto Sasagawa
  • Rubber member for coating developing roll and manufacturing method of developing roll for image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 10466615
    Abstract: A rubber member for coating a developing roll which is obtained by coating a coating layer component around a developing roll having a rubber substrate layer and curing the coating layer component is described. The coating layer component contains: (A) a liquid binder containing at least a polyol, an isocyanate compound and reactive silicone oil; (B) silicone rubber particles having a hardness according to JIS K6253: 1997 by Durometer A, measured instantaneously, of 20 to 80 degrees, and a rubber particle size of 0.2 to 10 pm; and a diluting solvent. A ratio of a thickness of the coating layer after curing and a particle size of the rubber satisfies: the rubber particle size/a coating layer thickness <0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: NOK Corporation, Synztec Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Higashira, Atsushi Ikeda, Nozomu Suzuki, Tomohiro Kondo, Shinobu Kanzaki, Goki Inukai, Lei Wang, Huu Viet Nguyen
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20190191045
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes one or more processors, one or more memories for storing programs including an application configured to receive a setting relating to display candidates of a plurality of languages, the programs, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the image forming apparatus to perform a process for changing a display language, and a control unit configured to control processing such that the application transmits to firmware a changing request for changing a language displayed on a screen to a different language from among the display candidates of the plurality of languages when an instruction for changing a language displayed on the screen to a different language is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Atsushi Ikeda