Patents by Inventor Emiko Kawarasaki

Emiko Kawarasaki 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: 10571841
    Abstract: A thickness detector includes a rotator having different shape marks, disposed at different positions in a rotation direction; an opposing member disposed opposite the rotator; a detector to detect and output a displacement amount of the rotator or the opposing member in a sheet thickness direction; and a controller. The controller is configured to acquire first output values for one rotation from the detector, in a state without sheet; determine, based on a value output from the detector, whether one of the plurality of marks is detected in a state with the sheet held; acquire a predetermined number of second output values after one of the marks is detected; extract, from the first output values, values corresponding to the second output values, based on the value corresponding to the detected mark; and calculate a sheet thickness based on the second output values and the extracted first output values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato Fujita, Keita Maejima, Hiroshi Okamura, Masaki Tsugawa, Yuji Ikeda, Yohei Kushida, Emiko Kawarasaki
  • Publication number: 20180239285
    Abstract: A thickness detector includes a rotator having different shape marks, disposed at different positions in a rotation direction; an opposing member disposed opposite the rotator; a detector to detect and output a displacement amount of the rotator or the opposing member in a sheet thickness direction; and a controller. The controller is configured to acquire first output values for one rotation from the detector, in a state without sheet; determine, based on a value output from the detector, whether one of the plurality of marks is detected in a state with the sheet held; acquire a predetermined number of second output values after one of the marks is detected; extract, from the first output values, values corresponding to the second output values, based on the value corresponding to the detected mark; and calculate a sheet thickness based on the second output values and the extracted first output values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd
    Inventors: Hayato Fujita, Keita Maejima, Hiroshi Okamura, Masaki Tsugawa, Yuji Ikeda, Yohei Kushida, Emiko Kawarasaki