Patents by Inventor Kazutoshi Sugitani
Kazutoshi Sugitani 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: 8346138Abstract: An intermediate transfer unit includes first to third movement controllers. When a first image carrier is used, the first movement controller moves a first moving member to a first position. When the first image carrier is not used, the first movement controller moves the first moving member to a second position. When second image carriers are used, the third movement controller moves a third moving member to a fifth position. When the second image carriers are not used, the third movement controller moves the third moving member to a sixth position. When any of the first and second image carriers is used, the second movement controller moves a second moving member to a third position. When the first and second image carriers are not used, the second movement controller moves the second moving member to a fourth position.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazutoshi Sugitani, Kiyotoshi Kaneyama
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Patent number: 8175494Abstract: An intermediate transfer device includes an endless-belt-form intermediate transfer material; a first moving member that is movable between a first position-1 and a second position-1, which is farther from the intermediate transfer material than the first position-1; a second moving member that is movable between a first position-2 and a second position-2, which is farther from the intermediate transfer material than the first position-2; a first tension applying member; a second tension applying member; and a third tension applying member that applies tension to the intermediate transfer material when at least either the first moving member is moved to the second position-1 or the second moving member is moved to the second position-2, and that is separated from the intermediate transfer material when the first moving member is in the first position-1 and the second moving member is in the first position-2.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyotoshi Kaneyama, Tadakazu Edure, Kazutoshi Sugitani
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Patent number: 8113515Abstract: In a paper sheet transporting device, in an air duct portion of a suction duct, a suction confluence opening that collects air that is sucked and allows the air to pass through is disposed in a position included in a region where suction openings whose suction force is relatively the highest of plural suction openings exist and which position is away from the inner surface side of the suction surface portion, with the air duct portion being formed in a shape where the opening cross-sectional area of an air duct becomes relatively narrower away from the suction confluence opening in the rotating axial direction of a transport belt.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Komiyama, Kazutoshi Sugitani, Kiyotoshi Kaneyama, Katsunori Kikuchihara
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Patent number: 8045869Abstract: A primary transfer device includes a primary transfer roll that is capable of being engaged with and disengaged from an intermediate transfer member to which a developer image is primarily transferred; and a setting-changing unit that changes a setting of pressure of the primary transfer roll to the intermediate transfer member in accordance with kind of a recording medium to which the developer image is secondarily transferred, wherein the setting-changing unit has an irregular medium transfer mode for a case where the recording medium to which the developer image is a recording medium having irregularities formed on a surface thereof, and an ordinary transfer mode for a case where the recording medium is a recording medium other than the recording medium having the irregularities, wherein a pressure set in the irregular medium transfer mode is smaller than that set in the ordinary transfer mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyotoshi Kaneyama, Kazutoshi Sugitani, Masaaki Takahashi, Tadakazu Edure, Katsunori Kikuchihara
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Publication number: 20110142486Abstract: An image formation device includes an image carrier that holds developed images, a transfer body that transfers the developed images held by the image carrier to a recording medium, a cleaning unit that cleans developer on the transfer body, a developer container in which the developer removed by the cleaning unit is deposited, and a sucking unit that sucks the developer leaking from the developer container, the transfer body having at least a rotating member of which both ends are rotatably supported, and the sucking unit having a suction hole opening at least at one end of the rotating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu KOMIYAMA, Masaaki Takahashi, Kazuyuki Kouda, Kazutoshi Sugitani
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Publication number: 20100284708Abstract: An intermediate transfer unit includes first to third movement controllers. When a first image carrier is used, the first movement controller moves a first moving member to a first position. When the first image carrier is not used, the first movement controller moves the first moving member to a second position. When second image carriers are used, the third movement controller moves a third moving member to a fifth position. When the second image carriers are not used, the third movement controller moves the third moving member to a sixth position. When any of the first and second image carriers is used, the second movement controller moves a second moving member to a third position. When the first and second image carriers are not used, the second movement controller moves the second moving member to a fourth position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazutoshi SUGITANI, Kiyotoshi KANEYAMA
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Publication number: 20100247144Abstract: An intermediate transfer device includes an endless-belt-form intermediate transfer material; a first moving that is movable between a first position-1 and a second position-1, which is farther from the intermediate transfer material than the first position-1; a second moving member that is movable between a first position-2 and a second position-2, which is farther from the intermediate transfer material than the first position-2; a first tension applying member; a second tension applying member; and a third tension applying member that applies tension to the intermediate transfer material when at least either the first moving member is moved to the second position-1 or the second moving member is moved to the second position-2, and that is separated from the intermediate transfer material when the first moving member is in the first position-1 and the second moving member is in the first position-2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Kiyotoshi Kaneyama, Tadakazu Edure, Kazutoshi Sugitani
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Publication number: 20100247129Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section that forms a plurality of images including an image of a low-gloss toner lower in glossiness than any other color toner and an image of a transparent toner; an intermediate transferer to which the plurality of images formed by the image forming section are transferred; and a control section that controls a position for forming the image of the transparent toner, so as to prevent the image of the transparent toner from being transferred under the image of the low-gloss toner on the intermediate transferer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Nobuo Hyakutake, Taku Fukuhara, Takashi Kawabata, Kazutoshi Sugitani, Kiyotoshi Kaneyama
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Publication number: 20100244364Abstract: In a paper sheet transporting device, in an air duct portion of a suction duct, a suction confluence opening that collects air that is sucked and allows the air to pass through is disposed in a position included in a region where suction openings whose suction force is relatively the highest of plural suction openings exist and which position is away from the inner surface side of the suction surface portion, with the air duct portion being formed in a shape where the opening cross-sectional area of an air duct becomes relatively narrower away from the suction confluence opening in the rotating axial direction of a transport belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu KOMIYAMA, Kazutoshi SUGITANI, Kiyotoshi KANEYAMA, Katsunori KIKUCHIHARA
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Publication number: 20100215420Abstract: An image apparatus includes: a first housing including an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording material; a second housing including a heating unit for heating the formed image; a conveying unit, provided across the first and second housings, that conveys the recording material to a side of the heating unit using a no-end belt; a conveying unit including a first fixed unit disposed on a side of the second housing and a second fixed unit disposed on a side of the first housing; a first fixing unit positioning the first fixed unit to the heating unit, and fixing the first fixed unit to restrict directions other than a rotating direction of the conveying unit around the first fixed unit; a second fixing unit rotating the conveying unit around the first fixed unit, and fixing the second fixed unit to the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Tsutomu KOMIYAMA, Kazutoshi Sugitani, Yoko Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20100150588Abstract: A primary transfer device includes a primary transfer roll that is capable of being engaged with and disengaged from an intermediate transfer member to which a developer image is primarily transferred; and a setting-changing unit that changes a setting of pressure of the primary transfer roll to the intermediate transfer member in accordance with kind of a recording medium to which the developer image is secondarily transferred, wherein the setting-changing unit has an irregular medium transfer mode for a case where the recording medium to which the developer image is a recording medium having irregularities formed on a surface thereof, and an ordinary transfer mode for a case where the recording medium is a recording medium other than the recording medium having the irregularities, wherein a pressure set in the irregular medium transfer mode is smaller than that set in the ordinary transfer mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Kiyotoshi Kaneyama, Kazutoshi Sugitani, Masaaki Takahashi, Tadakazu Edure, Katsunori Kikuchihara
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Patent number: 5965275Abstract: An adhesive fluorine-containing polymer comprising a fluorine-containing polymer having hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms of its main chain and a grafting compound having a linking group capable of grafting to the fluorine-containing polymer and a functional group capable of providing an adhesive property, grafted to the fluorine-containing polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1997Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.Inventors: Eiichi Nishi, Kazutoshi Sugitani, Seitoku Kaya, Masayuki Saito, Haruhisa Miyake
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Patent number: 5736610Abstract: An adhesive fluorine-containing polymer comprising a fluorine-containing polymer having hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms of its main chain and a grafting compound having a linking group capable of grafting to the fluorine-containing polymer and a functional group capable of providing an adhesive property, grafted to the fluorine-containing polymer.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1997Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.Inventors: Eiichi Nishi, Kazutoshi Sugitani, Seitoku Kaya, Masayuki Saito, Haruhisa Miyake
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Patent number: 5208293Abstract: A rubber composition having low friction is proposed which contains a thermoplastic fluororesin, a thermosetting fluororubber and a low-molecular weight fluorine-containing polymer.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1990Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: NTN Engineering Plastics CorporationInventors: Yoshio Oki, Kazutoshi Sugitani, Takeo Kaneko, Yukimasa Shimizu, Hidetsugu Yagi