Patents by Inventor Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI

Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI 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: 20210358107
    Abstract: A visual inspection confirmation device includes: a visual field capturing camera that captures a visual field image of an inspector who visually inspects an inspection target; a line of sight information detecting unit that detects line of sight information on the inspector; and a processor configured to execute a program, and identify points of inspection in the inspection target of the inspector in time series from the visual field image based on the line of sight information, compare the identified points of inspection with predetermined work procedure information in time series, and output a result of comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shingo UCHIHASHI, Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Kenji SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210196170
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided with a processor configured to output an evaluation value of stress accumulated in an observation period on a basis of information indicating a first stress feature accumulated up to before the observation period and a second stress feature received during the observation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira ICHIBOSHI, Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Ryota MIZUTANI, Shingo UCHIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210193170
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to perform control for outputting an evaluation result indicating whether a quality of communication performed between users is good or poor. The evaluation result is obtained by evaluating the quality of the communication based on information indicating a type of a scene where the communication is performed and information indicating a state of the communication identified in accordance with biologically-related information acquired from the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota MIZUTANI, Akira ICHIBOSHI, Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Shingo UCHIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210193171
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a level of load on a user in accordance with communication-related information of the user and biologically-related information of the user, identify a factor that applies the load on the user in accordance with the level, and output the identified factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira ICHIBOSHI, Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Ryota MIZUTANI, Shingo UCHIHASHI
  • Patent number: 10803303
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a detector. The acquisition unit acquires temperatures respectively corresponding to multiple parts of a subject identified from a visible image from a temperature image in which the temperatures of the parts of the subject are visualized. The detector detects a part not included in a temperature range preset for each of the parts, the part being included in the multiple parts of the subject whose temperatures are acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunari Komatsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20190236339
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a detector. The acquisition unit acquires temperatures respectively corresponding to multiple parts of a subject identified from a visible image from a temperature image in which the temperatures of the parts of the subject are visualized. The detector detects a part not included in a temperature range preset for each of the parts, the part being included in the multiple parts of the subject whose temperatures are acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI
  • Patent number: 10286548
    Abstract: A robot control system includes: plural robots that are disposed in a region; a generating unit that divides the region into plural small regions and generates disposition position information for specifying disposition positions of each of the plural robots in the region based on a value indicating a use possibility of a robot in each small regions; and a disposition unit that disposes the plural robots in the region in accordance with the disposition position information generated by the generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari Komatsuzaki, Roshan Thapliya
  • Patent number: 10261508
    Abstract: A robot control system includes: plural robots; a receiving unit that receives a robot dispatch request from a user; a sensor that detects a state of the user who performs the robot dispatch request; and a controller that determines priority on the robot dispatch request based on the state of the user detected by the sensor, selects, in a case where plural robot dispatch requests are received, a robot to be dispatched among the plural robots in order of the priority on the robot dispatch requests, and dispatches the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Mizutani, Roshan Thapliya, Kazunari Komatsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20170357256
    Abstract: A robot control system includes: plural robots; a receiving unit that receives a robot dispatch request from a user; a sensor that detects a state of the user who performs the robot dispatch request; and a controller that determines priority on the robot dispatch request based on the state of the user detected by the sensor, selects, in a case where plural robot dispatch requests are received, a robot to be dispatched among the plural robots in order of the priority on the robot dispatch requests, and dispatches the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota MIZUTANI, Roshan THAPLIYA, Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI
  • Patent number: 9841695
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a first charging unit that charges a surface of the image holding member, a latent image forming unit that forms an electrostatic latent image on a charged surface of the image holding member, a second charging unit that charges a toner contained in a liquid developer, a developing unit that accommodates the liquid developer and develops the electrostatic latent image by using the liquid developer containing the toner charged by the second charging unit to form a toner image, a transfer unit that transfers the toner image to a recording medium, and a fixing unit that fixes the toner image to the recording medium. The liquid developer includes a toner in which a compound having a charge-accepting functional group has been bonded to a surface of toner particles, an ionization-controlling agent that ionizes the charge-accepting functional group, and a carrier liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tatsuura, Keitaro Mori, Kazunari Komatsuzaki, Yutaka Nogami
  • Publication number: 20170334063
    Abstract: A robot control system includes: plural robots that are disposed in a region; a generating unit that divides the region into plural small regions and generates disposition position information for specifying disposition positions of each of the plural robots in the region based on a value indicating a use possibility of a robot in each small regions; and a disposition unit that disposes the plural robots in the region in accordance with the disposition position information generated by the generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Roshan THAPLIYA
  • Publication number: 20170038699
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a toner in which a compound having a charge-accepting functional group has been bonded to a surface of toner particles, and a carrier liquid which makes a charge density of a surface of the toner become 1 ?C/m2 or less when the toner is dispersed in the carrier liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi TATSUURA, Keitaro MORI, Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Yutaka NOGAMI
  • Patent number: 9459549
    Abstract: A liquid developer includes a toner in which a compound having a charge-accepting functional group has been bonded to a surface of toner particles, and a carrier liquid which makes a charge density of a surface of the toner become 1 ?C/m2 or less when the toner is dispersed in the carrier liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tatsuura, Keitaro Mori, Kazunari Komatsuzaki, Yutaka Nogami
  • Patent number: 9417562
    Abstract: Provided is a recovery device including a recovery mechanism that recovers a liquid developer from a holding member which revolves while holding the liquid developer, the liquid developer being not delivered from the holding member to a delivery target member and remains on the holding member, a reception section that receives the liquid developer which the recovery mechanism recovers, an addition member that adds a diluent, which reduces a toner concentration of the liquid developer, to the liquid developer that the reception section receives, a porous section through which the liquid developer passes, and a transport member that moves to transport the liquid developer which the reception section receives to the porous section, and causes the liquid developer to pass through the porous section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari Komatsuzaki, Taichi Yamada, Shiro Suzuki, Kazutoshi Yatsuda
  • Patent number: 9411264
    Abstract: Provided is a toner adjusting mechanism, including a storage section in which a liquid developer is stored, a supply section that causes the liquid developer which is stored in the storage section to flow at a predetermined flow velocity to supply the liquid developer to a developer tank, a circulating section that causes the liquid developer which is discharged from the storage section to flow and circulate at a flow velocity faster than the flow velocity of the liquid developer which flows in the supply section, a detecting section that detects a toner concentration of the liquid developer which flows in the circulating section, and an addition section that adds an adjustment agent which adjusts the toner concentration of the liquid developer to the liquid developer which is stored in the storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi Yamada, Kazutoshi Yatsuda, Kazunari Komatsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20160223940
    Abstract: Provided is a toner adjusting mechanism, including a storage section in which a liquid developer is stored, a supply section that causes the liquid developer which is stored in the storage section to flow at a predetermined flow velocity to supply the liquid developer to a developer tank, a circulating section that causes the liquid developer which is discharged from the storage section to flow and circulate at a flow velocity faster than the flow velocity of the liquid developer which flows in the supply section, a detecting section that detects a toner concentration of the liquid developer which flows in the circulating section, and an addition section that adds an adjustment agent which adjusts the toner concentration of the liquid developer to the liquid developer which is stored in the storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Taichi YAMADA, Kazutoshi YATSUDA, Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160209779
    Abstract: Provided is a recovery device including a recovery mechanism that recovers a liquid developer from a holding member which revolves while holding the liquid developer, the liquid developer being not delivered from the holding member to a delivery target member and remains on the holding member, a reception section that receives the liquid developer which the recovery mechanism recovers, an addition member that adds a diluent, which reduces a toner concentration of the liquid developer, to the liquid developer that the reception section receives, a porous section through which the liquid developer passes, and a transport member that moves to transport the liquid developer which the reception section receives to the porous section, and causes the liquid developer to pass through the porous section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Taichi YAMADA, Shiro SUZUKI, Kazutoshi YATSUDA
  • Patent number: 9389541
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid developer supply device including plural accommodation tubs that respectively accommodate a liquid developer, a high concentration liquid developer, a dilution liquid and a standard concentration liquid developer, a first detection section that detects a solid component concentration of the liquid developer, and an amount of the liquid developer that is accommodated in the accommodation tubs, and a control section that controls the solid component concentration of the liquid developer to within the concentration range by supplying at least one of the high concentration liquid developer and the dilution liquid to an accommodation tub in which the liquid developer is accommodated based on detection results that are detected by the first detection section, and controls the amount of the liquid developer to greater than or equal to a predetermined amount by supplying the standard concentration liquid developer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Yatsuda, Kazunari Komatsuzaki, Taichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 9201375
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a first image forming unit that forms a first image on a front surface of a transported medium with a developer including toners and non-volatile oils, a removing unit that heats non-volatile oils on the front surface of the medium to remove the oils, a second image forming unit that forms a second image on a back surface of the medium with a developer including toners and non-volatile oils, a removing section that heats non-volatile oils on the back surface of the medium to remove the oils, and a fixing unit that fixes the first image and the second image on the front surface and the back surface of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari Komatsuzaki, Nobuhiro Katsuta, Yasushi Kawahata, Satoshi Tatsuura, Yutaka Nogami, Keitaro Mori
  • Publication number: 20150268613
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a first image forming unit that forms a first image on a front surface of a transported medium with a developer including toners and non-volatile oils, a removing unit that heats non-volatile oils on the front surface of the medium to remove the oils, a second image forming unit that forms a second image on a back surface of the medium with a developer including toners and non-volatile oils, a removing section that heats non-volatile oils on the back surface of the medium to remove the oils, and a fixing unit that fixes the first image and the second image on the front surface and the back surface of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Nobuhiro KATSUTA, Yasushi KAWAHATA, Satoshi TATSUURA, Yutaka NOGAMI, Keitaro MORI