Patents by Inventor Eiichi Hanazato

Eiichi Hanazato 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).

  • Patent number: 7570807
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores image information on which additional information is to be overlaid; a change unit that changes pixels, within a predetermined range of respective pixels constituting the image information, among pixels constituting the additional information, to pixels having a different density or color tint from a density or color tint of the image information and the additional information; and an overlay unit that overlays the additional information changed by the change unit on the image information held in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Eiichi Hanazato
  • Patent number: 7515284
    Abstract: A printing device includes a printer having a first printing part, a second printing part, and a reading sensor. The printer continuously prints printing data onto a printing medium. The first printing part in the printer first prints the printing data onto the printing medium by forming a mark indicating a page of the printing medium. The reading sensor subsequently reads the mark and matches printing surfaces of the printing medium to be printed by the first and second printing parts. The second printing part in the printer thereafter prints the printing data onto the printing medium. The printing device further includes an information holding part that previously holds information on a relationship between a size of the printing medium and a position of the mark, and a mark position setting part that movably sets the mark position based on the information held in the information holding part in accordance with the size of the printing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiichi Hanazato
  • Publication number: 20080129746
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores image information on which additional information is to be overlaid; a change unit that changes pixels, within a predetermined range of respective pixels constituting the image information, among pixels constituting the additional information, to pixels having a different density or color tint from a density or color tint of the image information and the additional information; and an overlay unit that overlays the additional information changed by the change unit on the image information held in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eiichi Hanazato
  • Publication number: 20070292187
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: conveyance part that conveys, along a conveyance path, continuous paper in which fold lines are disposed per constant size; a detector that is disposed in a detection position in the middle of the conveyance path and detects whether or not a fold line in the continuous paper at the detection position is a mountain fold or a valley fold; and a memory that stores predetermined numbers of conveyance steps per size of one sheet of the continuous paper, wherein a leading edge of the continuous paper is loaded to a preset reference position, the number of conveyance steps corresponding to the size of one sheet of the continuous paper is read from the memory, the continuous paper is conveyed by the number of conveyance steps, and the fold line is aligned with the detection position of the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eiichi Hanazato
  • Publication number: 20070188790
    Abstract: A printing device includes a first printer and a second printer which continuously print one or plural pieces of printing data onto a printing medium. In the printing device, the second printer includes a reading sensor, the first printer first prints the one or plural pieces of printing data onto the printing medium by forming a mark indicating a page of the printing medium or each of the plural pieces of the printing data, the reading sensor in the second printer subsequently reads the mark and matches printing surfaces of the printing medium to be printed by the first and second printers, and the second printer thereafter prints the printing data onto the printing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiichi Hanazato
  • Patent number: 7242494
    Abstract: A printing device includes a first printer and a second printer which continuously print one or plural pieces of printing data onto a printing medium. In the printing device, the second printer includes a reading sensor, the first printer first prints the one or plural pieces of printing data onto the printing medium by forming a mark indicating a page of the printing medium or each of the plural pieces of the printing data, the reading sensor in the second printer subsequently reads the mark and matches printing surfaces of the printing medium to be printed by the first and second printers, and the second printer thereafter prints the printing data onto the printing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiichi Hanazato
  • Publication number: 20040057070
    Abstract: A printing device includes a first printer and a second printer which continuously print one or plural pieces of printing data onto a printing medium. In the printing device, the second printer includes a reading sensor, the first printer first prints the one or plural pieces of printing data onto the printing medium by forming a mark indicating a page of the printing medium or each of the plural pieces of the printing data, the reading sensor in the second printer subsequently reads the mark and matches printing surfaces of the printing medium to be printed by the first and second printers, and the second printer thereafter prints the printing data onto the printing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiichi Hanazato
  • Patent number: 6385432
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a method of controlling a post-processor connected with an image-forming device that utilizes a conventional image-forming device and post-processing unit, and does not necessarily require to consistently form a sag in continuous paper. The inventive method of controlling the post-processor is carried out by the image-forming device that includes a transfer part and a fixing part, and conveys continuous paper. The image-forming device is connected with the post-processor that processed the continuous paper on which an image has been formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Eiichi Hanazato, Takashi Inui, Yoshinori Wada