Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Kubota

Hideyuki Kubota 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: 11952236
    Abstract: To prevent displacement of first fold positions and collapse of discharged and stacked sheets when sheet fold processing is performed a plurality of times for each sheet. First fold processing is applied to a sheet conveyed to a conveying path by a rotating body pair 22. The sheet that has been subjected to the first fold processing is fed back to the conveying path while a first fold line is being opened. Then, second fold processing is applied to the sheet that has been fed back to the conveying path by the rotating body pair 22. The resultant sheet is discharged with the first fold line opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Kubota
  • Publication number: 20240105940
    Abstract: A negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery comprising graphite particles satisfying x?2.0 when a compressive load required to consolidate to 1.7 g/cm3 in autograph measurement is x (kN/cm2), 5.0?y?20.0 when, a particle size at which a cumulative volume from a small diameter side of a volume-based particle size distribution measured by a laser diffraction method reaches 50% is y, the above mentioned x and y satisfy the following Formula (1), and a degree of graphitization satisfies 90.0% or more: 11.3x?0.66y+1.4?14.5??(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroo ONUMA, Hideyuki TSUCHIYA, Takeshi SATO, Takashi KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20220177258
    Abstract: To prevent displacement of first fold positions and collapse of discharged and stacked sheets when sheet fold processing is performed a plurality of times for each sheet. First fold processing is applied to a sheet conveyed to a conveying path by a rotating body pair 22. The sheet that has been subjected to the first fold processing is fed back to the conveying path while a first fold line is being opened. Then, second fold processing is applied to the sheet that has been fed back to the conveying path by the rotating body pair 22. The resultant sheet is discharged with the first fold line opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventor: Hideyuki KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10160249
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys a paper sheet; a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section; a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section; a binding section that binds a paper sheet bundle stored in the stacker section with a binding member; and a controller that controls the above sections. The controller selectively performs a ring binding mode and a direct binding mode. The ring binding mode is a mode in which punch holes are punched in the paper sheet by the punch section and then the binding member is made to penetrate the punch holes for binding. The direct binding mode is a mode in which the binding member is directly driven into the paper sheet bundle without punching the punch holes in the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Patent number: 10023422
    Abstract: A sheet processing device performs saddle stitching binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets, and includes a stacker section temporarily stacking conveyed paper sheets substantially vertically; a stopper regulating the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section; a first binding section provided in the stacker and saddle-stitching a paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction; a folding section folding in half the paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper; and a conveying section conveying the paper sheet bundle that has been folded in half by the folding section with a back side of the folded paper sheet bundle as a leading end in the conveying direction. The conveying section includes a second binding section binding the folded paper sheet bundle at the back side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Yuuki Kubota, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Patent number: 10000355
    Abstract: A sheet processing device performs saddle stitching binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets, and includes a stacker section temporarily stacking conveyed paper sheets substantially vertically; a stopper regulating the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section; a first binding section provided in the stacker and saddle-stitching, with a metallic staple, a paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction; a second binding section saddle-stitching, without using the metallic staple, the paper sheet bundle being regulated by the stopper at the binding position around the center of the paper sheet bundle in the sheet conveying direction; and a folding section folding in half the paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a folding position at which the paper sheet bundle is bound by the first binding section or second binding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Yuuki Kubota, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20170066619
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys a paper sheet; a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section; a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section; a binding section that binds a paper sheet bundle stored in the stacker section with a binding member; and a controller that controls the above sections. The controller selectively performs a ring binding mode and a direct binding mode. The ring binding mode is a mode in which punch holes are punched in the paper sheet by the punch section and then the binding member is made to penetrate the punch holes for binding. The direct binding mode is a mode in which the binding member is directly driven into the paper sheet bundle without punching the punch holes in the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Patent number: 9517652
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys the paper sheet, a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section, a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section, a stopper section that regulates a conveying direction leading end of the paper sheet stored in the stacker section; a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle whose leading end is regulated by the stacker section, and a folding section that folds the paper sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position. The punch section punches the punch holes at the front and rear of the folding position in the sheet conveying direction, and the binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple by making the paper-made staple penetrate the punch holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Patent number: 9428362
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a stacker section that temporarily stores paper sheets as a paper sheet bundle, a stopper that regulates a carrying-in direction leading end of the paper sheet carried into the stacker section, a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle regulated in position by the stopper, and folding rollers and a folding blade that perform folding processing for the sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position of the paper sheet bundle. The binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple. The stopper sets a position of the paper sheet bundle such that a binding position of the paper-made staple straddles the predetermined folding position. With this configuration, there can be provided a sheet-post processing device capable of folding the staple together with the paper sheet bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20160236895
    Abstract: A sheet processing device performs saddle stitching binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets, and includes a stacker section temporarily stacking conveyed paper sheets substantially vertically; a stopper regulating the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section; a first binding section provided in the stacker and saddle-stitching, with a metallic staple, a paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction; a second binding section saddle-stitching, without using the metallic staple, the paper sheet bundle being regulated by the stopper at the binding position around the center of the paper sheet bundle in the sheet conveying direction; and a folding section folding in half the paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a folding position at which the paper sheet bundle is bound by the first binding section or second binding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuuki KUBOTA, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Publication number: 20160236896
    Abstract: A sheet processing device performs saddle stitching binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets, and includes a stacker section temporarily stacking conveyed paper sheets substantially vertically; a stopper regulating the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section; a first binding section provided in the stacker and saddle-stitching a paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction; a folding section folding in half the paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper; and a conveying section conveying the paper sheet bundle that has been folded in half by the folding section with a back side of the folded paper sheet bundle as a leading end in the conveying direction. The conveying section includes a second binding section binding the folded paper sheet bundle at the back side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuuki KUBOTA, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Patent number: 9409741
    Abstract: A sheet processing device includes a carry-in path, and a retreat path that branches off from the carry-in path. A bonding device is disposed at a merging point between the carry-in path and retreat path. An adhesive-applied position of a preceding sheet is retreated to the retreat path when a next sheet is carried in to the stacker section, and then the next sheet is moved to a bonding position. The above operations are sequentially repeated to form a sheet bundle. Thus, the sheet bundle can be formed by bonding the sheets using an adhesive. It is possible to reduce stress to be applied to the sheet, and to comparatively reduce movement of the sheet applied with the adhesive, thereby preventing the sheets from being bonded to each other at a position other than a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Osada, Hideyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 9352604
    Abstract: To provide a sheet processing device that performs saddle stitching processing that binds a bundle of stacked paper sheets at a position around a center thereof and then folds in half the paper sheet bundle at the binding portion, the device being capable of selectively performing both saddle stitching using a metallic staple and saddle stitching not using the metallic staple for environmental protection and capable of reducing a size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Yuuki Kubota, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20160087529
    Abstract: A bootstrap circuit includes an N-channel MOS transistor including: a first N-type semiconductor layer formed on a surface of a P-type semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to a bootstrap capacitor; a P-type semiconductor layer formed on a surface of the first N-type semiconductor layer; a second N-type semiconductor layer formed on a surface of the P-type semiconductor layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the P-type semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the second N-type semiconductor layer; and a power-source terminal connected to each of the first electrode and the second electrode for supplying a power-source voltage thereto, the N-channel MOS transistor supplying power to the bootstrap capacitor, and a current limiting element connected between the power-source terminal and the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Sanken Electric Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunitaka Sakai, Yuuya Maekawa, Masato Hara, Hideyuki Kubota
  • Publication number: 20150175379
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet processing device including a carry-in path along which the paper sheet is carried in and a retreat path that branches off from the carry-in path, along which at least a part of the paper sheet stored in a stacker section is retreated in a direction opposite to a sheet conveying direction. A bonding means is disposed at a merging point between the carry-in path and retreat path. An adhesive-applied position of a preceding paper sheet is retreated to the retreat path when a next paper sheet is carried in to the stacker section, then the next paper sheet is moved to a bonding position for adhesive application. The above operations are sequentially repeated to generate a paper sheet bundle. Thus, a paper sheet bundle can be generated by bonding the paper sheets using an adhesive, so that it is possible to reduce stress to be applied to the paper sheet as compared to a case where the paper sheet bundle is bound with a metallic staple or by deforming the paper sheets themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi OSADA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20150117983
    Abstract: To provide a sheet processing device that performs saddle stitching processing that binds a bundle of stacked paper sheets at a position around a center thereof and then folds in half the paper sheet bundle at the binding portion, the device being capable of selectively performing both saddle stitching using a metallic staple and saddle stitching not using the metallic staple for environmental protection and capable of reducing a size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuuki KUBOTA, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Publication number: 20150086297
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a stacker section that temporarily stores paper sheets as a paper sheet bundle, a stopper that regulates a carrying-in direction leading end of the paper sheet carried into the stacker section, a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle regulated in position by the stopper, and folding rollers and a folding blade that perform folding processing for the sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position of the paper sheet bundle. The binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple. The stopper sets a position of the paper sheet bundle such that a binding position of the paper-made staple straddles the predetermined folding position. With this configuration, there can be provided a sheet-post processing device capable of folding the staple together with the paper sheet bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Seiji ONO, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Publication number: 20150086298
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys the paper sheet, a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section, a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section, a stopper section that regulates a conveying direction leading end of the paper sheet stored in the stacker section; a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle whose leading end is regulated by the stacker section, and a folding section that folds the paper sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position. The punch section punches the punch holes at the front and rear of the folding position in the sheet conveying direction, and the binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple by making the paper-made staple penetrate the punch holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Patent number: 8934271
    Abstract: A startup circuit includes a MOSFET that is connected between a startup power source and an auxiliary power source made of a smoothing capacitor and passes a startup current from the startup power source to the smoothing capacitor, a JFET that has a drain terminal connected to a drain terminal of the MOSFET and a source terminal connected through a resistor to a gate terminal of the MOSFET, and a pinch-off voltage controller that controls a pinch-off voltage of the JFET to a first reference voltage at startup and to a second reference voltage, which is lower than the first reference voltage, after startup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kubota, Satoshi Kondou
  • Publication number: 20120163047
    Abstract: A startup circuit includes a MOSFET that is connected between a startup power source and an auxiliary power source made of a smoothing capacitor and passes a startup current from the startup power source to the smoothing capacitor, a JFET that has a drain terminal connected to a drain terminal of the MOSFET and a source terminal connected through a resistor to a gate terminal of the MOSFET, and a pinch-off voltage controller that controls a pinch-off voltage of the JFET to a first reference voltage at startup and to a second reference voltage, which is lower than the first reference voltage, after startup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki KUBOTA, Satoshi Kondou