Patents by Inventor Atsushi Kikuchi
Atsushi Kikuchi 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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Patent number: 9126797Abstract: The present invention is concerning to a sheet processing apparatus comprising: a pressing unit configured to provide additional folding to a fold line portion of a sheet bundle by pressing the fold line portion; a carriage unit configured to reciprocate the pressing unit in width directions of the sheet bundle; a guiding shaft configured to support the pressing unit and guides movement of the pressing unit; and a supporting unit configured to support the pressing unit and moves on a structure provided to the sheet processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Kikuchi, Takuya Sano, Takao Watanabe, Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito, Shohichi Satoh, Tomomichi Hoshino, Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama
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Patent number: 9102191Abstract: In a method for decorating a plastic package, on at least a part of a surface of the plastic package, portions which are different in optical characteristics from the surface are periodically arranged to decorate the surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Toshiki Yamada, Ken Takenouchi, Atsushi Kikuchi
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Patent number: 9106256Abstract: A data processing device and a data processing method capable of improving the resistance to error of data. An LDPC encoder performs encoding using an LDPC code having a code length of 4320 bits and a coded rate of one of four types including ½, 7/12, ?, ¾. A parity check matrix H of the LDPC code is configured by arranging elements of 1's of an information matrix, which are determined based on a parity check matrix initial value table of the parity check matrix H representing positions of elements of 1's of the information matrix corresponding to an information length according to the code length and the coded rate for every 72 columns, in a column direction at a period of 72 columns. The parity check matrix initial value table, for example, is used for digital broadcasting for mobile terminals.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Shinohara, Atsushi Kikuchi, Makiko Yamamoto, Takashi Yokokawa
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Patent number: 9095997Abstract: A multi-layer polyester container comprising inner and outer layers of a polyester resin and at least one intermediate layer of a functional resin or a functional resin composition, wherein a difference of tan ? of the inner polyester layer at 80° C. and 60° C. is 0.035 or less in the measurement of the dynamic viscoelasticity (DMS) thereof at 0.5 Hz. Even when the functional resin or the functional resin composition having a large draw stress is used as an intermediate layer, therefore, excellent transparency is obtained while effectively exhibiting the function such as barrier property possessed by the functional resin or the functional resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Misa Sasai, Atsushi Kikuchi, Toshiki Yamada
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Patent number: 9061859Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: an abutting member that abuts against a sheet surface to bend a sheet; a first moving unit that moves the abutting member; a folding unit that performs a folding process on the sheet bent by the abutting member; a pressing unit that presses a folded portion of the sheet subjected to the folding process; a second moving unit that moves the pressing unit in a direction along a fold of the sheet; and a single operation unit that allows the first moving unit and the second moving unit to be operated.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Keisuke Sugiyama, Kiyoshi Hata, Atsushi Kikuchi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Makoto Hidaka, Shohichi Satoh, Satoshi Saito, Takao Watanabe, Takuya Sano
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Patent number: 9050772Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a pressing member that presses a fold part of a bundle of folded sheets so as to perform fold-enhancing; and a moving unit that moves a pressing position of the pressing member in a direction of a fold of the bundle of sheets. The moving unit starts pressing at an area located inside one end of the bundle of sheets while moving at a first velocity, and releases the pressing after passing through other end of the bundle of sheets during a forward movement, and starts pressing at an area located inside the other end of the bundle of sheets while moving at a second velocity that is higher than the first velocity, and passes through the one end of the bundle of sheets during a backward movement.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito, Shohichi Satoh, Mamoru Kambayashi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Atsushi Kikuchi, Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama
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Patent number: 9045310Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a folding unit that folds a sheet bundle; a pressing unit that presses a fold part of the sheet bundle, which has been folded by the folding unit, in a thickness direction of the sheet bundle to enhance folding of the fold part; and a moving unit that advances and returns the pressing unit in a width direction of the sheet bundle. The pressing unit starts pressing from a predetermined position in the width direction of the sheet bundle during advancing movement, and releases pressing after going past one end of the sheet bundle. The pressing unit starts pressing from the predetermined position during return movement and goes past the other end of the sheet bundle.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Comapny, LimitedInventors: Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama, Atsushi Kikuchi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Mamoru Kambayashi, Shohichi Satoh, Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito
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Patent number: 9044915Abstract: A saddle stitching binding device includes an additional folding roller unit that presses a fold line portion of a folded sheet bundle and performs additional folding, and a unit movement mechanism that causes the additional folding roller unit to reciprocate in the width direction of the sheet bundle. The saddle stitching binding device further includes a sheet supporting device that is located on a movement path of the additional folding roller unit and supports the lower surface side of the sheet bundle when the sheet bundle after pressed is conveyed to the downstream side. In the saddle stitching binding device, a supporting position at which the sheet supporting device supports the sheet bundle and a retreat position at which the sheet supporting device permits the additional folding roller unit to move are set to the sheet supporting device.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Tomomichi Hoshino, Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama, Atsushi Kikuchi, Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito, Shohichi Satoh, Takao Watanabe, Takuya Sano
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Publication number: 20150115516Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus comprises a pressing member configured to press a fold line portion of a folded sheet bundle; and moving unit configured to move a position of pressing by the pressing member in a direction of a fold line of the folded sheet bundle, wherein the moving unit is configured to stand by at a pressing start position in which the pressing member is in a non-pressing state, before the folded sheet bundle is conveyed to the pressing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Shohichi Satoh, Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito, Mamoru Kambayashi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Atsushi Kikuchi, Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20150042020Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayered container having an intermediate layer comprising an oxygen-absorbable barrier resin composition showing excellent processability upon molding. Specifically disclosed is a multilayered container which comprises an inner layer and an outer layer each comprising an olefin resin and an intermediate layer provided between the inner layer and the outer layer and comprising an oxygen-absorbable barrier resin composition, wherein the oxygen-absorbable barrier resin composition has a cooling crystallization peak temperature lower than that of a base resin (an oxygen barrier resin) which constitutes the oxygen-absorbable barrier resin composition, the multilayered container is formed by a solid-phase-forming process at a temperature lower by 1 to 15° C. than the cooling crystallization starting temperature (Tc2) of the base resin, and the body of the container shows a calorific value of less than 0.5 J/g by the isothermal crystallization after heating from 30° C. to 130° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Ishihara, Atsushi Kikuchi, Hiroaki Gotou, Shinji Tanaka, Kengo Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8893480Abstract: [Problem] To provide a reducing agent supply apparatus that can quickly melt urea aqueous solution solidified in a reducing agent injection valve to allow early start of the injection control of urea aqueous solution, a method for controlling the reducing agent supply apparatus, and an exhaust gas purification apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Bosch CorporationInventors: Kunihiro Chiba, Atsushi Kikuchi, Takeshi Miyamoto, Toshiki Sawaki, Masanori Watanabe, Hiroyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 8810038Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a board; a power wire formed on the board; a signal wire formed on the board; a ground wire formed on the board; an insulating layer covering the signal wire, the power wire and the ground wire; and a metal film formed on the insulating layer, wherein a thickness of the insulating layer covering the power wire is different from a thickness of the insulating layer covering the signal wire, and the metal film is connected to a ground potential.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor LimitedInventors: Takafumi Shimada, Atsushi Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20140213425Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: an abutting member that abuts against a sheet surface to bend a sheet; a first moving unit that moves the abutting member; a folding unit that performs a folding process on the sheet bent by the abutting member; a pressing unit that presses a folded portion of the sheet subjected to the folding process; a second moving unit that moves the pressing unit in a direction along a fold of the sheet; and a single operation unit that allows the first moving unit and the second moving unit to be operated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Kiyoshi HATA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Makoto HIDAKA, Shohichi SATOH, Satoshi SAITO, Takao WATANABE, Takuya SANO
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Publication number: 20140203487Abstract: A saddle stitching binding device includes an additional folding roller unit that presses a fold line portion of a folded sheet bundle and performs additional folding, and a unit movement mechanism that causes the additional folding roller unit to reciprocate in the width direction of the sheet bundle. The saddle stitching binding device further includes a sheet supporting device that is located on a movement path of the additional folding roller unit and supports the lower surface side of the sheet bundle when the sheet bundle after pressed is conveyed to the downstream side. In the saddle stitching binding device, a supporting position at which the sheet supporting device supports the sheet bundle and a retreat position at which the sheet supporting device permits the additional folding roller unit to move are set to the sheet supporting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Tomomichi HOSHINO, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Makoto HIDAKA, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH, Takao WATANABE, Takuya SANO
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Publication number: 20140206516Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a flexure forming unit configured to flex sheets to include a portion on which no fold line is formed in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction; a first pressing member pair configured to press a flexure portion of the flexed sheets to form a fold line thereon; and a moving unit configured to move a pressing position of the first pressing member pair in the direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Satoshi SAITO, Makoto HIDAKA, Takuya SANO, Takao WATANABE, Shohichi SATOH
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Publication number: 20140206517Abstract: The present invention is concerning to a sheet processing apparatus comprising: a pressing unit configured to provide additional folding to a fold line portion of a sheet bundle by pressing the fold line portion; a carriage unit configured to reciprocate the pressing unit in width directions of the sheet bundle; a guiding shaft configured to support the pressing unit and guides movement of the pressing unit; and a supporting unit configured to support the pressing unit and moves on a structure provided to the sheet processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi KIKUCHI, Takuya SANO, Takao WATANABE, Makoto HIDAKA, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20140206519Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a pressing unit including a first pressing member and a second pressing member. The pressing unit is configured to press a fold in a folded sheet bundle by holding the fold between the first pressing member and the second pressing member. The sheet processing apparatus also includes a moving unit configured to move a pressing position of the pressing unit in a direction of the fold in the sheet bundle; and a position changing unit configured to change relative positions of the first pressing member and the second pressing member in the direction of the fold in the sheet bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Tomomichi HOSHINO, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Mamoru KAMBAYASHI, Makoto HIDAKA, Shohichi SATOH, Satoshi SAITO, Takao WATANABE, Takuya SANO
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Publication number: 20140203486Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a pressing unit including a first pressing member and a second pressing member. The pressing unit is configured to sandwich and press a fold part of a folded sheet bundle between the first pressing member and the second pressing member. The sheet processing apparatus also includes a moving unit configured to move a position pressed by the pressing unit in a direction of a fold of the sheet bundle. A position pressed by the first pressing member on the sheet bundle and another position pressed by the second pressing member on the sheet bundle are shifted with respect to each other in the direction of the fold of the sheet bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Kiyoshi HATA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Makoto HIDAKA, Shohichi SATOH, Satoshi SAITO, Mamoru KAMBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20140203488Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a pressing member that presses a fold part of a bundle of folded sheets so as to perform fold-enhancing; and a moving unit that moves a pressing position of the pressing member in a direction of a fold of the bundle of sheets. The moving unit starts pressing at an area located inside one end of the bundle of sheets while moving at a first velocity, and releases the pressing after passing through other end of the bundle of sheets during a forward movement, and starts pressing at an area located inside the other end of the bundle of sheets while moving at a second velocity that is higher than the first velocity, and passes through the one end of the bundle of sheets during a backward movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Makoto HIDAKA, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH, Mamoru KAMBAYASHI, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20140206518Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus comprises a pressurizing unit including a first pressurizing member and a second pressurizing member; and a moving unit moving the pressurizing unit and including a driving motor, wherein the position where a sheet bundle is pressurized by the first pressurizing member and the position where the sheet bundle is pressurized by the second pressurizing member are shifted in the direction of the fold line of the sheet bundle, and a driving condition of the driving motor is changed between a first orientation in which the pressurizing unit moves in the positional relation that the first pressurizing member precedes the second pressurizing member and a second orientation in which the pressurizing member moves in the positional relation that the second pressurizing member precedes the first pressurizing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Makoto HIDAKA, Takuya SANO, Takao WATANABE, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA