Patents by Inventor Kanehiro Watanabe
Kanehiro Watanabe 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: 11531302Abstract: Provided is an image forming device includes a top plate that is part of a case of a body of the image forming device. An opening is formed on the top plate, and the opening is processed by burring.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Kanehiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20220113670Abstract: Provided is an image forming device includes a top plate that is part of a case of a body of the image forming device. An opening is formed on the top plate, and the opening is processed by burring.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventor: Kanehiro WATANABE
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Patent number: 11169475Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a plurality of power supply boards and a cooler. The power supply boards supply power. The cooler cools the power supply boards. The power supply boards are disposed in rows in a front-back direction and stepwise so as to be disposed more upward as disposed more forward.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Shinichi Kawabata, Kanehiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20210055687Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms a toner image; a fixing device that fixes the toner image to a sheet onto which the toner image formed by the image former has been transferred; a housing that houses the image former and the fixing device; an air supply fan that supplies air into the housing; an exhaust fan that exhausts air from the housing; and a hardware processor that controls driving of the image former, the fixing device, the air supply fan, and the exhaust fan, wherein when the driving of the air supply fan is changed, the hardware processor changes a blowing capacity of the exhaust fan in accordance with the change in the driving of the air supply fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Shinichi KAWABATA, Kanehiro WATANABE
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Publication number: 20200409295Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a plurality of power supply boards and a cooler. The power supply boards supply power. The cooler cools the power supply boards. The power supply boards are disposed in rows in a front-back direction and stepwise so as to be disposed more upward as disposed more forward.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Shinichi KAWABATA, Kanehiro WATANABE
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Publication number: 20200183326Abstract: Provided is an air duct for guiding air containing scattered toner to a toner collector including a cyclone that centrifugally separates toner from the air containing scattered toner, and a filter that allows the air after the separation of the toner by the cyclone to pass through, the air duct including a first duct that guides the air downward and a second duct that is provided on the toner collector side relative to the first duct and is in communication with a side surface of the first duct, wherein a bottom surface of the first duct is provided on a lower side relative to a lower end of a communication opening for communication between the first duct and the second duct, thereby forming a reservoir that stores the toner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Kanehiro WATANABE, Shinichi KAWABATA
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Patent number: 8798493Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, exposing portions each forming a latent image on a photosensitive drum based on image data by driving of a polygon motor, developing portions each developing the latent image formed on each of the exposing portions using toner, and a partition member provided between each of the exposing portions and each of the developing portions. Projecting portions each including the polygon motor project from the partition member toward a side of the developing portion. Each of the projection portions is overlapped with at least a part of each of the developing portions on a vertical direction. The cooled air flows to the overlap portion in which the polygon motor of each of the exposing portions and each of the developing portions are overlapped.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Kanehiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8634096Abstract: A data control apparatus, which is connected to a plurality of information processing apparatus and controls information, relating to an image forming apparatus, transmitted from the information processing apparatus, the data control apparatus including: a communication section to receive power-on information, transmitted from the information processing section, for making the image forming apparatus into a power-on state, and identification information indicating a user who uses the information processing apparatus having transmitted the power-on information or the information processing apparatus having transmitted the power-on information; and a control section to control a number of power-on times of the image forming apparatus based on the power-on information and the identification information, received by the communication section.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Shinichi Kawabata, Kanehiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8634095Abstract: A data administering apparatus configured to be connected to a plurality of information processing apparatuses and to administer information which is transmitted from the plurality of information processing apparatuses and relates to an image forming apparatus, includes: a communicating section to receive power-off information which is transmitted from the plurality of information processing apparatuses and is used to turn off a power source of the image forming apparatus, and a control section to administer a number of times of power-off of the image forming apparatus based on the power-off information received by the communicating section.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kanehiro Watanabe, Shinichi Kawabata
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Publication number: 20130016992Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, exposing portions each forming a latent image on a photosensitive drum based on image data by driving of a polygon motor, developing portions each developing the latent image formed on each of the exposing portions using toner, and a partition member provided between each of the exposing portions and each of the developing portions. Projecting portions each including the polygon motor project from the partition member toward a side of the developing portion. Each of the projection portions is overlapped with at least a part of each of the developing portions on a vertical direction. The cooled air flows to the overlap portion in which the polygon motor of each of the exposing portions and each of the developing portions are overlapped.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Kanehiro WATANABE
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Publication number: 20120162709Abstract: A data administering apparatus configured to be connected to a plurality of information processing apparatuses and to administer information which is transmitted from the plurality of information processing apparatuses and relates to an image forming apparatus, includes: a communicating section to receive power-off information which is transmitted from the plurality of information processing apparatuses and is used to turn off a power source of the image forming apparatus, and a control section to administer a number of times of power-off of the image forming apparatus based on the power-off information received by the communicating section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kanehiro WATANABE, Shinichi KAWABATA
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Publication number: 20120162710Abstract: A data control apparatus, which is connected to a plurality of information processing apparatus and controls information, relating to an image forming apparatus, transmitted from the information processing apparatus, the data control apparatus including: a communication section to receive power-on information, transmitted from the information processing section, for making the image forming apparatus into a power-on state, and identification information indicating a user who uses the information processing apparatus having transmitted the power-on information or the information processing apparatus having transmitted the power-on information; and a control section to control a number of power-on times of the image forming apparatus based on the power-on information and the identification information, received by the communication section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Shinichi KAWABATA, Kanehiro WATANABE
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Patent number: 8014695Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet, includes: an image forming section which forms the image on the sheet; a fixing device which fixes the image onto the sheet; a first duct which covers the fixing device and ventilates air heated by the fixing device; a second duct, which covers the first duct and ventilates cool air introduced from outside; and an exhaust fan which exhausts the air that has passed through each of the first duct and the second duct.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Kanehiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20090010672Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet, includes: an image forming section which forms the image on the sheet; a fixing device which fixes the image onto the sheet; a first duct which covers the fixing device and ventilates air heated by the fixing device; a second duct, which covers the first duct and ventilates cool air introduced from outside; and an exhaust fan which exhausts the air that has passed through each of the first duct and the second duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: Kanehiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 7340195Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier with an electrostatic latent image formed thereon; a developing device for developing the electrostatic latent image into a toner image, a developer carrier arranged opposite to the image carrier, for allowing a magnetic field generation member arranged inside the developer carrier, for forming a magnetized area of the magnetic brush in a predetermined area in the axial direction of the developer carrier; and a scatter toner sucking port arranged at a position other than a position opposite to the magnetized area of the developer carrier.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2005Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kanehiro Watanabe, Junichi Koiso, Yasushi Koshimura
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Image developing apparatus to develop a latent image in a developing area on an image bearing member
Patent number: 7079785Abstract: An image developing apparatus having a rotating member to bear developing agent in a housing of the image developing apparatus and to convey the developing agent of latent images onto paper transfer sheets opposite a image bearing member, wherein a part of the rotating member rotatably supported by the housing of the image development apparatus is exposed to the exterior of the housing of the image development apparatus so that the exposed portion of the rotating member radiates heat accumulated of the rotating member.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Koshimura, Junichi Koiso, Kanehiro Watanabe, Takayuki Horie -
Patent number: 7043172Abstract: An image forming apparatus may comprise a suction section, fitted onto the air vent, for sucking toner particles scattered in the image forming apparatus, including an intermediate duct in which the toner particles accumulate and which is detachable from the suction section, and an exhaust fan for sucking air including the toner particles, through the intermediate air duct, and discharging air outside the image forming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Koshimura, Junichi Koiso, Kanehiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20060078348Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier with an electrostatic latent image formed thereon; a developing device for developing the electrostatic latent image into a toner image, a developer carrier arranged opposite to the image carrier, for allowing the magnetic brush formed by a developer, to be carried on the outer circumferential surface; a magnetic field generation member arranged inside the developer carrier, for forming the magnetized area of the magnetic brush in a predetermined area in the axial direction of the developer carrier; and a scattered toner sucking port arranged at a position other than a position opposite to the magnetized area of the developer carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventors: Kanehiro Watanabe, Junichi Koiso, Yasushi Koshimura
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Publication number: 20050100360Abstract: An image developing apparatus having a rotating member to bear developing agent in a housing of the image developing apparatus and to convey the developing agent of latent images onto paper transfer sheets opposite a image bearing member, wherein a part of the rotating member rotatably supported by the housing of the image development apparatus is exposed to the exterior of the housing of the image development apparatus so that the exposed portion of the rotating member radiates heat accumulated of the rotating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Yasushi Koshimura, Junichi Koiso, Kanehiro Watanabe, Takayuki Horie
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Publication number: 20050031370Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: a suction section, fitted onto the air vent, for sucking toner particles scattered in the image forming apparatus, including: an intermediate duct in which the toner particles accumulate and which is detachable from the suction section, and an exhaust fan for sucking air including the toner particles, through the intermediate air duct, and discharging air outside the image forming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Yasushi Koshimura, Junichi Koiso, Kanehiro Watanabe