Patents by Inventor Hiromasa Yoneyama

Hiromasa Yoneyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20210197582
    Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus comprises a holding unit configured to hold a roll sheet. The printing apparatus performs: supplying the sheet by rotating the roll sheet held by the holding unit; nipping and conveying the supplied sheet; performing printing on the conveyed sheet; detecting occurrence of a print medium jam of the sheet; and, if the printing apparatus has detected a print medium jam of the sheet, performing a control process of supplying the sheet in a state in which the conveying is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Suzuki, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Ryohei Maruyama, Itaru Wada, Tomohito Abe, Tsutomu Obata, Noriyuki Aoki, Yasuyuki Asai
  • Patent number: 11003123
    Abstract: A sheet housing apparatus including a housing unit, which houses a sheet to be discharged from a discharging opening of a printer, and a pair of housing-side feet disposed on both sides, in a width direction, of the sheet housing apparatus. The sheet housing apparatus can be combined with the printer. The printer includes a pair of body-side feet disposed on both sides, in the width direction, of the printer. In a state in which the sheet housing apparatus is combined with the printer, the body-side feet and the housing-side feet are arranged not to overlap with each other in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiro Sugiyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada, Daiki Anayama
  • Patent number: 10967658
    Abstract: A printing apparatus and a sheet storage device meet a need for diversification in printing modes while reducing a load on a user. A printing apparatus includes a first holder which rotatably holds a roll sheet, a second holder which is located below the first holder and rotatably holds a roll sheet, a printing unit which performs printing on a shed reeled out of the first holder or the second holder, a discharge port which is provided above the first holder and discharges the sheet printed by the printing unit, and a receiving unit which is provided between the first holder and the second holder and is capable of establishing a first stab of receiving a front end portion of the sheet discharged from the discharge port and a second state of not receiving the front end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromasa Yoneyama, Daiki Anayama, Yasuyuki Asai, Tetsuo Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10906764
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is capable of preventing a sheet discharged from a discharge unit from entering a feeding unit while guiding the sheet properly to a storage unit located below the feeding unit. The printing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a sheet discharged from a discharge unit and a guide unit configured to guide the sheet discharged from the discharge unit to the storage unit. The guide unit has a turning unit which prevents the sheet discharged from the discharge unit from entering a feeding unit and which turns when the sheet comes into contact with the turning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromasa Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada, Daiki Anayama
  • Publication number: 20200348619
    Abstract: A sheet housing apparatus including a housing unit, which houses a sheet to be discharged from a discharging opening of a printer, and a pair of housing-side feet disposed on both sides, in a width direction, of the sheet housing apparatus. The sheet housing apparatus can be combined with the printer. The printer includes a pair of body-side feet disposed on both sides, in the width direction, of the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Toshiro Sugiyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada, Daiki Anayama
  • Patent number: 10754286
    Abstract: A sheet housing apparatus including a housing unit, which houses a sheet to be discharged from a discharging opening of a printer, and a pair of housing-side feet disposed on both sides, in a width direction, of the sheet housing apparatus. The sheet housing apparatus can be combined with the printer. The printer includes a pair of body-side feet disposed on both sides, in the width direction, of the printer. In a state in which the sheet housing apparatus is combined with the printer, the body-side feet and the housing-side feet are arranged not to overlap with each other in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiro Sugiyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada, Daiki Anayama
  • Patent number: 10457516
    Abstract: A sheet storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit which receives a sheet that is discharged from a discharge port at a position below the discharge port, and a sheet butting unit which is provided in the vicinity of the receiving unit and receives a front end portion of the sheet. The sheet butting unit has a projection which is provided on at least one of an inner side surface and an inner upper surface of the sheet butting unit. The projection is configured to be capable of retaining a state of regulating vertically upward movement of the front end portion of the sheet being discharged from the discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takakazu Ohashi, Daiki Anayama, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Takuya Suto, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada
  • Publication number: 20180327209
    Abstract: The invention provides a sheet storage apparatus and a printing apparatus, which include simplified mechanisms for supporting a sheet and for guiding the sheet. A sheet storage device that can store a sheet discharged from a discharge port of a printing apparatus includes: multiple flappers provided below the discharge port and arranged in a width direction of the sheet, each flapper being rotatable between a first posture in which the sheet discharged from the discharge port is guided downward in a gravitational direction by using a first surface, and a second posture in which the sheet is supported by using a second surface being different from the first surface; and a connecting unit which connects the plurality of flappers to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada, Daiki Anayama
  • Publication number: 20180327210
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus capable of preventing a sheet discharged from a discharge unit from entering a feeding unit while guiding the sheet properly to a storage unit located below the feeding unit. The printing apparatus includes a storage unit to store a sheet discharged from a discharge unit and a guide unit to guide the sheet discharged from the discharge unit to the storage unit. The guide unit has a turning unit which prevents the sheet discharged from the discharge unit from entering a feeding unit and which turns when the sheet comes into contact with the turning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hiromasa Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada, Daiki Anayama
  • Publication number: 20180329350
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing unit which performs printing on a sheet and which discharges a printed sheet from a discharging opening, and a pair of body-side feet disposed on both sides in a width direction of a sheet to be discharged from the discharging opening. A sheet housing apparatus includes a housing unit which houses a sheet to be discharged from the discharging opening, and a pair of housing-side feet disposed on the both sides in the width direction. The sheet housing apparatus can be mounted from a predetermined mounting direction to the printer. The body-side feet and the housing-side feet are arranged to be disposed, in a state in which the sheet housing apparatus is mounted to the printer, so as to overlap with each other in the mounting direction and not to overlap with each other in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiro Sugiyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada, Daiki Anayama
  • Publication number: 20180244086
    Abstract: The invention provides a printing apparatus and a sheet storage device which meet a need for diversification in printing modes while reducing a load on a user. A printing apparatus includes a first holder which rotatably holds a roll sheet, a second holder which is located below the first holder and rotatably holds a roll sheet, a printing unit which performs printing on a sheet reeled out of the first holder or the second holder, a discharge port which is provided above the first holder and discharges the sheet printed by the printing unit, and a receiving unit which is provided between the first holder and the second holder and is capable of establishing a first state of receiving a front end portion of the sheet discharged from the discharge port and a second state of not receiving the front end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Hiromasa Yoneyama, Daiki Anayama, Yasuyuki Asai, Tetsuo Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20180244484
    Abstract: A sheet storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit which receives a sheet that is discharged from a discharge port at a position below the discharge port, and a sheet butting unit which is provided in the vicinity of the receiving unit and receives a front end portion of the sheet. The sheet butting unit has a projection which is provided on at least one of an inner side surface and an inner upper surface of the sheet butting unit. The projection is configured to be capable of retaining a state of regulating vertically upward movement of the front end portion of the sheet being discharged from the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Takakazu Ohashi, Daiki Anayama, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Asai, Takuya Suto, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Itaru Wada
  • Patent number: 10023418
    Abstract: A reception apparatus that receives an article discharged from a processing apparatus includes a first rod, second rod and a reception sheet. The first rod extends in a direction crossing a direction of the discharge below a discharge port of the processing apparatus in a gravity direction. The second rod extends in the direction crossing the direction of the discharge at a position farther away from the discharge port than the first rod. The reception sheet has flexibility, is supported by the first rod and the second rod, and receives the article discharged between the first rod and the second rod. The first rod is capable of being disposed at a first position and a second position which are different from each other in the gravity direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Daiki Anayama
  • Patent number: 9809407
    Abstract: A reception apparatus that receives an article discharged from a processing apparatus includes a first rod, a second rod, a reception sheet and two side rods. The reception sheet has flexibility, is supported by the first rod and the second rod and receives the article between the first rod and the second rod. The two side rods can rotate, extend and contract independently from each other with respect to the processing apparatus while respectively supporting both end portions of the second rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daiki Anayama, Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama
  • Publication number: 20170088384
    Abstract: A reception apparatus that receives an article discharged from a processing apparatus includes a first rod, second rod and a reception sheet. The first rod extends in a direction crossing a direction of the discharge below a discharge port of the processing apparatus in a gravity direction. The second rod extends in the direction crossing the direction of the discharge at a position farther away from the discharge port than the first rod. The reception sheet has flexibility, is supported by the first rod and the second rod, and receives the article discharged between the first rod and the second rod. The first rod is capable of being disposed at a first position and a second position which are different from each other in the gravity direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama, Daiki Anayama
  • Publication number: 20170088383
    Abstract: A reception apparatus that receives an article discharged from a processing apparatus includes a first rod, a second rod, a reception sheet and two side rods. The reception sheet has flexibility, is supported by the first rod and the second rod and receives the article between the first rod and the second rod. The two side rods can rotate, extend and contract independently from each other with respect to the processing apparatus while respectively supporting both end portions of the second rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Daiki Anayama, Yasuyuki Asai, Hiromasa Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 9387710
    Abstract: Provided is a printer with a blower that is capable of easier maintenance than a conventional printer. In order for this, the printer comprising an access cover and a blower unit, when the access cover is in a closed state, the blower unit blows airflow on a sheet where ink has been applied, when the access cover is in an opened state, the part of the blower unit is/are open together with the access cover to be exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoya Shinjo, Hiromasa Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 9211722
    Abstract: A method includes providing a sheet on which a color patch to be subjected to colorimetric measurement by a colorimetric unit and a pattern corresponding to the color patch and used for obtaining a distance from a portion where the pattern is read to a portion where the colorimetric measurement of the color patch is performed when the colorimetric unit reads the pattern are recorded, obtaining the distance from the portion where the pattern is read to the portion where the colorimetric measurement of the color patch is performed by reading the pattern on the sheet by the colorimetric unit, moving the sheet based on the obtained distance, and performing colorimetric measurement on the color patch by the colorimetric unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromasa Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 9185253
    Abstract: A reading unit of an image reading apparatus has a configuration in which a plurality of line sensors, including a first line sensor and a second line sensor that are arranged apart, are regularly arranged. The relation 0.95?L/(n×D)?1.05 (n=integer from 1 to 5) is satisfied where L is a distance between the first line sensor and the second line sensor in a sub scan direction. Before reading a document, the image reading apparatus detects an edge of the document, from which an image is to be actually read, using the first line sensor and the second line sensor to acquire correction information about document reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromasa Yoneyama, Hideaki Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20150314616
    Abstract: Provided is a printer with a blower that is capable of easier maintenance than a conventional printer. In order for this, the printer comprising an access cover and a blower unit, when the access cover is in a closed state, the blower unit blows airflow on a sheet where ink has been applied, when the access cover is in an opened state, the part of the blower unit is/are open together with the access cover to be exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Ryoya Shinjo, Hiromasa Yoneyama