Patents by Inventor Kazumi Kobayashi

Kazumi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230328346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a camera module and an electronic device that can improve heat dissipation. A movable member has an image sensor on a front side and is movable in a direction along an imaging surface of the image sensor, the fixed member is fixed with a predetermined gap interposed between the fixed member and the movable member on a back side of the movable member, and at least one heat dissipating member is fixed to at least one of the fixed member and the movable member and is in contact with the other in the gap. The present disclosure is applicable to a camera module of a sensor-shift system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichiro SHIBAZAKI, Kozo HOSHINO, Shinichi YUZUKI, Tetsuya NAKAGAWA, Kiyohiro SAITO, Yuta SHISHIDO, Kazumi KOBAYASHI, Nobuyuki WATANABE, Masaki HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20220384379
    Abstract: A semiconductor device (1) according to the present disclosure includes a semiconductor chip (2), an interposer substrate (3), and a die-bonding material (4) formed in a partially opened annular shape in a plan view. The semiconductor chip (2) includes a region in which an integration density of an electronic circuit is high (23, 24, and 25) and a region in which the integration density is low (22). The semiconductor chip (2) is implemented on the interposer substrate (3). The die-bonding material (4) formed in a partially opened annular shape in a plan view is provided between the region in which the integration density is high (23, 24, and 25) in the semiconductor chip (2) and the interposer substrate (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: TAKESHI YOSHIDA, TSUTOMU NISHIDE, KAZUMI KOBAYASHI, YOSHIHIKO TOYOSHIMA, SUSUMU KOSHINAMI
  • Patent number: 10915994
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device to form a correction image, an image density detector to detect image densities of a plurality of areas in the correction image, and circuitry to correct an image formation condition of the image forming device based on detected image densities of the plurality of areas. The circuitry replaces a detected image density of an area of interest selected from the plurality of areas with an average value of detected image densities of two or more areas including adjacent areas adjacent to the area of interest and corrects the image formation condition of the image forming device based on the detected image densities of the plurality of areas after replacement when a difference between the detected image density of the area of interest and at least one of the detected image densities of the adjacent areas exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamamura, Makoto Yasuda, Kazumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200294207
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device to form a correction image, an image density detector to detect image densities of a plurality of areas in the correction image, and circuitry to correct an image formation condition of the image forming device based on detected image densities of the plurality of areas. The circuitry replaces a detected image density of an area of interest selected from the plurality of areas with an average value of detected image densities of two or more areas including adjacent areas adjacent to the area of interest and corrects the image formation condition of the image forming device based on the detected image densities of the plurality of areas after replacement when a difference between the detected image density of the area of interest and at least one of the detected image densities of the adjacent areas exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki YAMAMURA, Makoto YASUDA, Kazumi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10713762
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device to form a correction image, an image density detector to detect image densities of a plurality of areas in the correction image, and circuitry to correct an image formation condition of the image forming device based on detected image densities of the plurality of areas. The circuitry replaces a detected image density of an area of interest selected from the plurality of areas with an average value of detected image densities of two or more areas including adjacent areas adjacent to the area of interest and corrects the image formation condition of the image forming device based on the detected image densities of the plurality of areas after replacement when a difference between the detected image density of the area of interest and at least one of the detected image densities of the adjacent areas exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamamura, Makoto Yasuda, Kazumi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10612764
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination unit including a light emitting device with a coupling surface, the light emitting device including a terminal provided on the coupling surface, a holding member that houses the light emitting device, a wiring substrate that is provided separately from the coupling surface of the light emitting device and is electrically coupled with the terminal, and a heatsink that includes an adjacent part adjacent to the coupling surface of the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200074598
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device to form a correction image, an image density detector to detect image densities of a plurality of areas in the correction image, and circuitry to correct an image formation condition of the image forming device based on detected image densities of the plurality of areas. The circuitry replaces a detected image density of an area of interest selected from the plurality of areas with an average value of detected image densities of two or more areas including adjacent areas adjacent to the area of interest and corrects the image formation condition of the image forming device based on the detected image densities of the plurality of areas after replacement when a difference between the detected image density of the area of interest and at least one of the detected image densities of the adjacent areas exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki YAMAMURA, Makoto YASUDA, Kazumi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190170340
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination unit including a light emitting device with a coupling surface, the light emitting device including a terminal provided on the coupling surface, a holding member that houses the light emitting device, a wiring substrate that is provided separately from the coupling surface of the light emitting device and is electrically coupled with the terminal, and a heatsink that includes an adjacent part adjacent to the coupling surface of the light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: KAZUMI KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10228120
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination unit including a light emitting device with a coupling surface, the light emitting device including a terminal provided on the coupling surface, a holding member that houses the light emitting device, a wiring substrate that is provided separately from the coupling surface of the light emitting device and is electrically coupled with the terminal, and a heatsink that includes an adjacent part adjacent to the coupling surface of the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20170082278
    Abstract: There is provided an illumination unit including a light emitting device with a coupling surface, the light emitting device including a terminal provided on the coupling surface, a holding member that houses the light emitting device, a wiring substrate that is provided separately from the coupling surface of the light emitting device and is electrically coupled with the terminal, and a heatsink that includes an adjacent part adjacent to the coupling surface of the light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: KAZUMI KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9488931
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearer; a developing device containing two-component developer and including a developer bearer, a development voltage source, and a toner concentration detector; a toner supply device to supply toner to the developing device; a transfer device; and a controller to keep a toner concentration in the developer in the developing device at a target toner concentration during image formation. The controller executes forced toner consumption in which the developing device supplies the toner to the latent image bearer the toner at a predetermined forced toner consumption timing, while inhibiting the toner supply device from supplying toner. When the toner concentration falls to a prescribed toner density lower than the target toner concentration, the controller completes the forced toner consumption and executes a post-consumption toner supply operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Yasuda, Jun Hitosugi, Takamasa Ozeki, Mutsuki Morinaga, Emiko Shiraishi, Wakana Itoh, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Takatsugu Komori, Kunio Hasegawa, Tadashi Kasai, Kazuaki Kamihara, Kazumi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kunii, Masaki Sukesako, Yuichi Aizawa, Masakazu Terao, Masayoshi Nakayama, Takuma Higa, Masahiro Katoh, Kohei Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160147174
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearer; a developing device containing two-component developer and including a developer bearer, a development voltage source, and a toner concentration detector; a toner supply device to supply toner to the developing device; a transfer device; and a controller to keep a toner concentration in the developer in the developing device at a target toner concentration during image formation. The controller executes forced toner consumption in which the developing device supplies the toner to the latent image bearer the toner at a predetermined forced toner consumption timing, while inhibiting the toner supply device from supplying toner. When the toner concentration falls to a prescribed toner density lower than the target toner concentration, the controller completes the forced toner consumption and executes a post-consumption toner supply operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto YASUDA, Jun HITOSUGI, Takamasa OZEKI, Mutsuki MORINAGA, Emiko SHIRAISHI, Wakana ITOH, Hitoshi YAMAMOTO, Takatsugu KOMORI, Kunio HASEGAWA, Tadashi KASAI, Kazuaki KAMIHARA, Kazumi KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki KUNll, Masaki SUKESAKO, Yuichi AIZAWA, Masakazu TERAO, Masayoshi NAKAYAMA, Takuma HIGA, Masahiro KATOH, Kohei MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9217525
    Abstract: in order to connect pressure pipes in a fluid-tight manner on-site without welding, a plurality of through holes (h1) are provided in a cylindrical sleeve (1a) at separate locations in the lengthwise direction, and with identical angular intervals around the circumference of the cylindrical sleeve without overlapping in the circumferential direction. Non-through holes (h2) in which screw threads have been formed are provided in pressure plates (P1, P2) at locations corresponding to the holes (h1). An insert (2a) has a pair of opposing annular faces (31, b2), and annular ring grooves (b11, b21) are formed respectively in the annular faces (b1,b2) to house O-rings (3). The insert (2a) is inserted into the sleeve (1a), after which the pressure pipes (P1, P2) are inserted, one from either side, into the interior of the sleeve (1a), and bolts (4) are inserted into the plurality of holes (h1) in the sleeve (1a), and screwed onto the screw threads of the pressure pipes (P1, P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventors: Kazumi Kobayashi, Masato Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140367964
    Abstract: In order to connect pressure piping while ensuring fluid-tightness without requiring welding at the installation site, the outer circumferential surface (4) of a flange joint (1) connects the face (2), on the side on which a pressure pipe (40) aligned on the center line (C) is inserted into a center hole (10), and the face (3), on the side another component is between the insertion-side face (2) and the other-component-connection face (3). The inner walls of vertical holes (6) are provided with a screw thread (6b), and between the face (2) and the face (3) these vertical holes run from the outer circumferential surface (4) to the inner circumferential surface (5) of the center hole (10) so as to intersect the horizontal holes (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Kazumi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8696773
    Abstract: In a reforming apparatus, for use in a fuel cell, for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas, a reformer generates the reformed gas from the raw fuel. A shift reactor reduces carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas through a shift reaction. A selective oxidation unit reduces the carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas that has passed through the shift reactor by performing selective oxidation on the carbon monoxide. A reforming reaction tube houses linearly the reformer, the shift reactor and the selective oxidation unit in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Fuju, Masataka Kadowaki, Kazumi Kobayashi, Kazuaki Nakajima, Yasushi Sato, Ken Samura
  • Publication number: 20130285374
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of connecting pressure piping in a fluid-tight manner on-site without requiring welding. A plurality of through holes (h1) are provided in a cylindrical sleeve (1a) at separate locations in the lengthwise direction, and with identical angular intervals and without overlapping in the circumferential direction. Non-through holes (h2) in which screw threads have been formed are provided in pressure piping (P1, P2) at locations corresponding to the holes (h1). An insert (2a) is provided with a pair of opposing annular faces (b1, b2), and annular ring grooves (b11, b21) are formed respectively in the annular faces (b1, b2) to house O-rings (3). The insert (2a) is inserted into the sleeve (1a), after which the pressure piping (P1, P2) are inserted one from either side into the interior of the sleeve (1a), bolts (4) are inserted into the plurality of holes (h1) in the sleeve (1a), and screwed onto the screw threads of the pressure piping (P1, P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Kazumi Kobayashi, Masato Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8485626
    Abstract: An image forming device includes: an endless transport belt in which a plurality of through holes are formed, the transport belt circulating to carry sheets; a recording head with a plurality of nozzles through which ink droplets are discharged, the nozzles being arranged in a width direction of the transport belt. The image forming device performs preliminary discharge of ink droplets in which the ink droplets discharged through the nozzles pass through the through holes. The image forming device further includes: a sensor that detects an element to be detected formed on the transport belt when the transport belt circulates; and a preliminary discharge control unit that controls timings of discharge of ink droplets through the nozzles in the preliminary discharge based on a plurality of results of detecting the elements to be detected given from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shohgo Takeuchi, Manabu Izumikawa, Shiho Shimosaka, Atsushi Saitoh, Kazumi Kobayashi, Shingo Shiramura
  • Patent number: 8382241
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head having nozzles to form an image by squirting droplets onto a recording medium, a transfer member transferring the recording medium and having holes which allows passage of droplets squirted by the recording head for non-printing discharge, an area detecting unit to detect a plurality of non-printing discharge areas that are areas between adjacent recording media, and a non-printing discharge instructing unit to cause the nozzles to perform non-printing discharge such that all the nozzles perform non-printing discharge at least once in the non-printing discharge areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Saitoh, Manabu Izumikawa, Kazumi Kobayashi, Shiho Shimosaka, Shingo Shiramura, Shohgo Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20120237839
    Abstract: In a reforming apparatus, for use in a fuel cell, for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas, a reformer generates the reformed gas from the raw fuel. A shift reactor reduces carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas through a shift reaction. A selective oxidation unit reduces the carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas that has passed through the shift reactor by performing selective oxidation on the carbon monoxide. A reforming reaction tube houses linearly the reformer, the shift reactor and the selective oxidation unit in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicants: Nippon Oil Corporation, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira FUJU, Masataka Kadowaki, Kazumi Kobayashi, Kazuaki Nakajima, Yasushi Sato, Ken Samura
  • Patent number: 8178062
    Abstract: In a reforming apparatus, for use in a fuel cell, for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas, a reformer generates the reformed gas from the raw fuel. A shift reactor reduces carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas through a shift reaction. A selective oxidation unit reduces the carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas that has passed through the shift reactor by performing selective oxidation on the carbon monoxide. A reforming reaction tube houses linearly the reformer, the shift reactor and the selective oxidation unit in this order. A combustion means produces combustion exhaust gas by combusting the raw fuel. An outer casing is placed around the reforming reaction tube, and the outer casing has a larger diameter than that of the reforming reaction tube. A heated flow passage through which the combustion exhaust gas passes to heat the reforming reaction tube is formed between the reforming reaction tube and the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Nippon Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Fuju, Masataka Kadowaki, Kazumi Kobayashi, Kazuaki Nakajima, Yasushi Sato, Ken Samura