Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kobayashi

Kazuhiro Kobayashi 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).

  • Delay circuit and delay time adjustment method
    Patent number: 7714629
    Abstract: A delay circuit includes an interface for giving a command of setting a delay time and a delay device that can be set to any desired delay time, and the delay time of the delay device is set according to a command from the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuaki Denda, Kazuhiro Kobayashi
  • Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 7694966
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a first processing unit, a second processing unit, a roller, a guide member, and a conveying unit. The first processing unit applies first processing to a recording medium. The second processing unit applies second processing to the recording medium. The roller has a conveying path to convey the recording medium from the first processing unit to the second processing unit along the outer circumference. The guide member guides the recording medium to the conveying path to lead the recording medium to the second processing unit. The conveying unit applies a conveying force to a stack of recording media at an upstream of the guide member in a recording-medium conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuuya Nagasako, Masahiro Tamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Shohichi Satoh, Akira Kunieda, Hiroshi Maeda, Tomoichi Nomura, Hitoshi Hattori, Makoto Hidaka, Ichiro Ichihashi
  • WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100084163
    Abstract: A wiring board includes an electrode pad having a first surface and a second surface located on an opposite side from the first surface, a conductor pattern connected to the first surface of the electrode pad, and an insulator layer embedded with the electrode pad and the conductor pattern. The insulator layer covers an outer peripheral portion of the second surface of the electrode pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Kotaro KODANI, Kentaro Kaneko, Kazuhiro Kobayashi
  • ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TAKING OUT APPARATUS, SURFACE MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TAKING OUT ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20100083488
    Abstract: A plurality of reference electronic components (M1, M2) marked in advance are identified and recognized, and the positions of the plurality of the reference electronic components (M1, M2) positioned in the vicinity of an electronic component to be taken out (2a) and component arrangement information in a wafer mapping file (MF) stored in a storage device (11f) are used to calculate the position of the electronic component to be taken out (2a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kobayashi
  • Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus including stapling and folding mechanism
    Patent number: 7690633
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus may include a conveyance path and a tray. The conveyance path may convey sheets. The tray may receive the sheets conveyed from the conveyance path. The tray may include a stapler and a folding member. The stapler may staple the sheets. The folding member may fold the stapled sheets and may be provided upstream from the stapler relative to a sheet conveyance direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Shuuya Nagasako, Shohichi Satoh, Akira Kunieda, Tomoichi Nomura, Hiroshi Maeda, Kazuhiro Kobayashi
  • Sheet post-processing apparatus, and image forming system including the same
    Patent number: 7693480
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus, e.g., that is included in an image forming system, includes: a sheet stacking unit configured to stack a plurality of sheets of one or more printable media; a sheet alignment unit configured to align the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet stacking unit; a pressing mechanism configured to press and hold the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet stacking unit; and a stapling unit configured to staple the plurality of sheets aligned by the sheet alignment unit, the stapling unit being displaceable to a given position that avoids interference with the pressing mechanism while the sheet alignment unit performs a sheet alignment with respect to the plurality of sheets in the sheet stacking unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoichi Nomura, Masahiro Tamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Shuuya Nagasako, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Shohichi Satoh, Akira Kunieda, Hiroshi Maeda
  • Vibrator
    Patent number: 7692346
    Abstract: A compact enclosed type vibrator capable of ensuring a large amount of vibration has a casing (5), a coil (10) and a magnetic circuit unit (11) provided in the casing, and a suspension (3) supporting the magnetic circuit unit. The magnetic circuit unit has an extent in the radial direction and has an outer peripheral surface set adjacent to the inner peripheral surface of the casing across an annular gap. At least one of the casing and the magnetic circuit unit is provided with a vent passage (13a and 13b) that additionally communicates between a first space (17) and a second space (18) formed at the upper and lower sides of the magnetic circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hiroo Kajiwara
  • Sheet aligning device and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 7681881
    Abstract: A sheet aligning device includes a sheet feeder that discharges a sheet in a first direction, a sheet tray on which the sheet is stacked, a sheet jogger that aligns the sheet on the sheet tray in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a sheet detection filler that detects a state of the sheet on the sheet tray. The sheet detection filler detects a position of a topmost sheet in the stack of sheets on the sheet tray and determines an alignment position from where the sheet jogger is to begin alignment of the sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akira Kunieda, Masahiro Tamura, Makoto Hidaka, Hitoshi Hattori, Junichi Tokita, Ichiro Ichihashi, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Shuuya Nagasako, Naohiro Kikkawa, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Hiroshi Maeda, Tomoichi Nomura
  • WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100065322
    Abstract: A wiring board includes a pad exposed from an opening portion of an outermost insulating layer. The pad includes: a first metal layer a surface of which is exposed from the wiring board; a second metal layer provided on the first metal layer and formed of a material effective in preventing a metal contained in a via inside the board from diffusing into the first metal layer; and a third metal layer provided between the second metal layer and the via, and formed of a material harder to be oxidized than that of the second metal layer. The thickness of the third metal layer is relatively thick, and is preferably selected to be three times or greater than a thickness of the second metal layer. A side surface of the third metal layer and a surface of the third metal layer to which the via is to be connected are roughed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiro Ogawa, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Kentaro Kaneko
  • Sheet post-processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system
    Patent number: 7661669
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a sheet stacking unit, an aligning unit, a moving member, a discharging member, and a discharging motor. The discharging motor drives the discharging member for discharging a pile of sheets in an operation pattern that is selected, depending on a predetermined condition, from among a plurality of operation patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Ichiro Ichihashi, Masahiro Tamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Shuuya Nagasako, Naohiro Kikkawa, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Makoto Hidaka, Hitoshi Hattori, Junichi Tokita, Akira Kunieda, Hiroshi Maeda, Tomoichi Nomura
  • Acoustic device and flat speaker thereof
    Patent number: 7664278
    Abstract: A flat speaker includes a casing with a display window, a vibratory sound panel mounted to the display window and having a display region and an exciter mount region, a display screen disposed internally of the display region, and an exciter mounted to the inner surface of the exciter mount region. A dust barrier is disposed to isolate a first space defined between the display region and the display screen from a second space surrounding the first space. The dust barrier has a dust barrier member disposed between the display region and the exciter mount region and extending across the vibratory sound panel to inhibit dust particles from moving from said exciter mount region to said display region within said casing. The dust barrier member is yieldingly deformable in response to vibration of said vibratory sound panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Watanabe, Kazuhiro Kobayashi
  • MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100032196
    Abstract: In a multilayer wiring board having a wiring layer, a pad, an insulating layer provided between the wiring layer and the pad, and a plurality of connecting vias provided on the insulating layer and connecting the wiring layer to the pad, the connecting vias are provided on a peripheral edge of the pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro KANEKO, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Yoshiki Okushima, Kotaro Kodani
  • Liquid crystal display
    Patent number: 7645648
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate including an insulating substrate, a first metallic pattern formed on the insulating substrate, and an insulating film provided on the first metallic pattern. A semiconductor pattern is provided on the insulating film, and a second metallic pattern is provided on the semiconductor pattern. The second metallic pattern is surrounded by the semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Ken Nakashima, Nobuhiro Nakamura
  • Sheet Stacking device, Drive control method, and computer program product
    Publication number: 20090283961
    Abstract: A sheet stacking unit that stacks sheets thereon is movable up and down. A lifting unit moves the sheet stacking unit up and down. A driving unit drives the lifting unit. A control unit controls a driving speed of the driving unit. A position detecting unit detects a position of the sheet stacking unit in an up-and-down direction. The control unit controls the driving speed according to the position of the sheet stacking unit detected by the position detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Takashi SAITO, Masahiro TAMURA, Nobuyoshi SUZUKI, Shuuya NAGASAKO, Naohiro KIKKAWA, Kazuhiro KOBAYASHI, Tomohiro FURUHASHI, Hitoshi HATTORI, Junichi TOKITA, Akira KUNIEDA, Ichiro ICHIHASHI, Hiroshi MAEDA, Atsushi KURIYAMA
  • Sheet creaser, sheet finisher, image forming apparatus, sheet folding method, and computer program product
    Publication number: 20090258774
    Abstract: In a sheet creaser, a sheet set is pushed between a pair of folding rollers to fold the sheet set. Then, a re-pressing roller re-presses the sheet set, which has been folded by the folding rollers, by rolling along the crease. Pressure applied on the sheet set by the folding rollers is released when the re-pressing roller re-presses the sheet set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Masahiro Tamura, Shuuya Nagasako, Naohiro Kikkawa, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Makoto Hidaka, Hitoshi Hattori, Junichi Tokita, Takashi Saito, Akira Kunieda, Hiroshi Maeda, Ichiro Ichihashi, Atsushi Kuriyama
  • Adhesive sheet for attaching an electronic part and an electronic device having such an electronic part
    Patent number: 7593231
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an element having a surface, an electronic part having a surface to be adhesively attached to the surface of the element, and an adhesive sheet having a first adhesive layer releasably attached to the surface of the element, a second adhesive layer releasably attached to the surface of the electronic part and a third layer adhered between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer. The third layer has an extension which extends outwardly from between the surface and the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kobayashi
  • Wiring substrate and wiring substrate manufacturing method
    Patent number: 7582551
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wiring substrate comprises: a first step of forming, on a support plate, an electrode pad made of metal; a second step of etching the support plate in such a manner that the support plate has a shape which includes a projection portion to be contacted with the electrode pad; a third step of forming, on the surface of the support plate, an insulating layer for covering the electrode pad; a fourth step of forming, on the surface of the insulating layer, a conductive pattern to be connected to the electrode pad; and, a fifth step of removing the support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kodani, Kentaro Kaneko, Kazuhiro Kobayashi
  • Sheet conveying device, sheet punching device, sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and method for determining mounting state of measuring unit
    Publication number: 20090206547
    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a conveying unit that conveys a sheet in a sheet conveying direction; a measuring unit that measures a position of a side edge of the sheet in a measurement area; a shielding unit having an end portion that is projected into the measurement area for shielding the sheet; a first determining unit that determines whether the shielding unit is detectable in the measurement area; and a second determining unit that determines whether the measuring unit has been mounted in the sheet conveying device based on a result obtained in the first determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Junichi Tokita, Masahiro Tamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Makoto Hidaka, Takashi Saito, Hitoshi Hattori, Shuuya Nagasako, Naohiro Kikkawa, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Akira Kunieda, Hiroshi Maeda, Ichiro Ichihashi, Atsushi Kuriyama
  • Sheet creaser, sheet conveyer, sheet finisher, image forming apparatus, and sheet creasing method
    Publication number: 20090200725
    Abstract: A pressing unit includes a pressure roller that slides on the folded side while rotating, an elastic biasing unit that presses the pressure roller in a thickness direction of the stack of sheets, and a driving unit that slides the pressure roller in a direction substantially perpendicular to a conveying direction of the stack of sheets. A lifting unit, when the pressure roller slides to a first position, temporarily lifts up the pressure roller, and when lifted-up pressure roller slides to a second position, lifts the lifted-up pressure roller down onto the folded side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Masahiro Tamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Shuuya Nagasako, Naohiro Kikkawa, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Makoto Hidaka, Junichi Tokita, Takashi Saito, Hitoshi Hattori, Akira Kunieda, Hiroshi Maeda, Ichiro Ichihashi, Atsushi Kuriyama
  • Sheet alignment device, sheet finishing apparatus including the same, and image processing system including the same
    Patent number: 7568688
    Abstract: A sheet alignment device, that is included in a sheet finishing apparatus integrally mounted with an image forming apparatus to an image forming system or connected to the image forming apparatus, includes an accommodating unit configured to temporarily accommodate a paper sheet and a paper sheet stack including the paper sheet therein, and a sheet alignment unit configured to align the sheet stack including the paper sheet in a direction perpendicular to a sheet travel direction. The sheet alignment unit has a first alignment member configured to move between a sheet receiving position and a sheet alignment position along the direction perpendicular to the sheet travel direction so as to push the sheet stack and a second alignment member configured to move to a fixed position and remain stationary thereat so as to stop the sheet stack pushed by the first alignment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoichi Nomura, Hiroshi Maeda, Masahiro Tamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Shuuya Nagasako, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Shohichi Satoh, Akira Kunieda, Hitoshi Hattori, Makoto Hidaka, Ichiro Ichihashi