Patents by Inventor Hiromichi Toda
Hiromichi Toda 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).
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Patent number: 9760053Abstract: A post-processing device for applying a post-process to a sheet fed from a device of a preceding stage is provided. The post-processing device includes a holding tray; an alignment mechanism; an output mechanism; and a control unit. In the case where a first sheet and a second sheet are different in size, the control unit performs a control in such a manner that, when the first sheet is fed, the alignment mechanism or the output mechanism shifts the first sheet to match the side edge of the first sheet and the side edge of the second sheet to be fed following the first sheet, and that, after the second sheet is fed, the output mechanism outputs the sheet bundle.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Hiromichi Toda
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Publication number: 20160054696Abstract: A post-processing device for applying a post-process to a sheet fed from a device of a preceding stage is provided. The post-processing device includes a holding tray; an alignment mechanism; an output mechanism; and a control unit. In the case where a first sheet and a second sheet are different in size, the control unit performs a control in such a manner that, when the first sheet is fed, the alignment mechanism or the output mechanism shifts the first sheet to match the side edge of the first sheet and the side edge of the second sheet to be fed following the first sheet, and that, after the second sheet is fed, the output mechanism outputs the sheet bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Hiromichi TODA
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Patent number: 8335449Abstract: A color printer of the invention is controlled to select DC motors needed to be newly activated according to a print mode when a print job occurs, determine an activation start time of each selected DC motor by sequentially going back activation times stored in relation to the selected DC motors from an image start reference time, activate one or ones of the DC motors to be activated according to the determined activation start times, measure an actual activation time of the activated DC motor and update a stored content about the activation time based on a measurement result of the actual activation time, and determine an activation start time of each DC motor based on the updated activation time. An image forming apparatus capable of preventing the motors from rotating more than necessary and effectively utilizing the life of components to be driven by the motors can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Katsuhide Sakai, Hiromichi Toda
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Publication number: 20090317118Abstract: A color printer of the invention is controlled to select DC motors needed to be newly activated according to a print mode when a print job occurs, determine an activation start time of each selected DC motor by sequentially going back activation times stored in relation to the selected DC motors from an image start reference time, activate one or ones of the DC motors to be activated according to the determined activation start times, measure an actual activation time of the activated DC motor and update a stored content about the activation time based on a measurement result of the actual activation time, and determine an activation start time of each DC motor based on the updated activation time. An image forming apparatus capable of preventing the motors from rotating more than necessary and effectively utilizing the life of components to be driven by the motors can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Katsuhide Sakai, Hiromichi Toda
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Patent number: 6831758Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a read section inputs image data of an original document including a plurality of character strings indicating document receivers. A control section extracts character strings from an image data of the document and recognizes the document receivers by the character string data. The control section converts the character string data in the image data such that a display format of a character string representing one receiver is different from a display format of character strings representing the other receivers, to thereby obtain new image data addressed to the individual receivers. This apparatus has a printing section, a communication section performing facsimile communications, and another communication section performing network communications, and the control section controls these sections such that for one receiver, one of these sections outputs the newly obtained image data addressed to this receiver.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2000Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiromichi Toda
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Patent number: 5440873Abstract: The gasification-combined power plant of the present invention has a structure wherein a fuel gas is generated by partially oxidizing a carbon-containing fuel 2 with an oxygen-containing gas 3 in the gasification apparatus 1, the sensible heat of the fuel gas is recovered by the heat exchanger 4, char and dust are removed from the fuel gas by the dust collector 5, trace gas components, such as H.sub.2 S and NH.sub.3, are simultaneously removed from the waste gas by the gas separation apparatus 6 based on dry physical adsorption of these components (for example, by a pressure swing adsorption method), the thus separated and removed gas containing high concentrations of trace gas components, such as H.sub.2 S and NH.sub.3, is denitrated and desulfurized by the gas disposal apparatus 7 and then is discharged from the chimney 13 into the atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1994Date of Patent: August 15, 1995Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiromichi Toda, Shigeyasu Ishigami, Norihisa Kobayashi, Takaaki Furuya, Jun Izumi
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Patent number: 5313781Abstract: The gasification-combined power plant of the present invention has a structure wherein a fuel gas is generated by partially oxidizing a carbon-containing fuel 2 with an oxygen-containing gas 3 in the gasification apparatus 1, the sensible heat of the fuel gas is recovered by the heat exchanger 4, char and dust are removed from the fuel gas by the dust collector 5, trace gas components, such as H.sub.2 S and NH.sub.3, are simultaneously removed from the waste gas by the gas separation apparatus 6 based on dry physical adsorption of these components (for example, by a pressure swing adsorption method), the thus separated and removed gas containing high concentrations of trace gas components, such as H.sub.2 S and NH.sub.3, is denitrated and desulfurized by the gas disposal apparatus 7 and then is discharged from the chimney 13 into the atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1992Date of Patent: May 24, 1994Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiromichi Toda, Shigeyasu Ishigami, Norihisa Kobayashi, Takaaki Furuya, Jun Izumi
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Patent number: 4975633Abstract: A directing section substantially directs an input signal to first and second paths. A signal processing section outputs spectrum data corresponding to the input signal directed to the first path. A power detecting section detects a power value corresponding to the input signal directed to the second path. A display section displays the power value together with spectrum data.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1989Date of Patent: December 4, 1990Assignee: Anritsu CorporationInventors: Hiromichi Toda, Kenji Tanaka
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Patent number: 4341994Abstract: A power level measurement system includes a power level sensor having a linear response to power level variations for power levels below a predetermined level and a non-linear response above the predetermined level, a DC amplifier and linearity compensator for measuring power and amplitude levels above the predetermined power level, a switched amplifier circuit containing a DC to AC converter circuit, an AC amplifier and a detector for measuring power levels below the predetermined level, means for determining whether the power level of the high frequency signal is above or below the predetermined power level and for accordingly selecting either the DC amplifier or the switched amplifier system in accordance with this power level, and display means for displaying the output from the selected amplifier system.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1980Date of Patent: July 27, 1982Assignee: Anritsu Electric Company LimitedInventors: Tetsuro Kawasaki, Hiromichi Toda
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Patent number: 4223264Abstract: A radio wave power measuring apparatus is disclosed, which includes a thel load confined in a reference temperature housing, a wave absorber disposed in the load for absorbing radio waves supplied thereto, a heater for heating the load, a thermoelectric cooler element provided between the housing and the load for the load, a temperature difference detector having a thermoelectric sensor element provided between the housing and the load for detecting the difference in temperature between the housing and the load, a heater controller for feeding to the heater the power corresponding to the temperature difference detected by the detector so as to maintain the load and the housing at the same temperature, and a measuring member for measuring the power fed to the heater.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1978Date of Patent: September 16, 1980Assignees: Director-General of the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Anritsudenki KabushikigaishaInventors: Kyohei Yamamura, Takemi Inoue, Toshio Nemoto, Hidetoshi Miyao, Yukihiro Tsumura, Hiromichi Toda, Itsuo Sugiura