Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kodaira

Hiroaki Kodaira 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).

  • Image inspection device, image forming apparatus, and image inspection method
    Patent number: 11431876
    Abstract: An image inspection device detects an abnormality of a formed image by comparing imaged data obtained by imaging the formed image with original image data of the formed image. The image inspection device includes a hardware processor that: adjusts the original image data to reduce sharpness of the original image data; and detects the abnormality by comparing the adjusted original image data with the obtained imaged data. The hardware processor partly restricts the reduction of the sharpness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Mimura, Makoto Oki, Hiroaki Kodaira
  • IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210067659
    Abstract: An image inspection device detects an abnormality of a formed image by comparing imaged data obtained by imaging the formed image with original image data of the formed image. The image inspection device includes a hardware processor that: adjusts the original image data to reduce sharpness of the original image data; and detects the abnormality by comparing the adjusted original image data with the obtained imaged data. The hardware processor partly restricts the reduction of the sharpness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Mimura, Makoto Oki, Hiroaki Kodaira