Patents by Inventor Kenichi Funatsu
Kenichi Funatsu 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: 11079707Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a processor that performs a process related to a medium. The medium processing apparatus includes a discharging section, an operation section, and an operation controller. The discharging section discharges the medium. The operation section is disposed downstream of the discharging section in a discharging direction and includes a touch sensor. The discharging direction is a direction in which the discharging section discharges the medium. The touch sensor detects an operation input. The operation controller limits, on the basis of size information, detection operation performed by the touch sensor. The size information indicates information related to a medium size of the medium.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Iori Kokubo, Kenichi Funatsu
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Publication number: 20200409296Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a processor that performs a process related to a medium. The medium processing apparatus includes a discharging section, an operation section, and an operation controller. The discharging section discharges the medium. The operation section is disposed downstream of the discharging section in a discharging direction and includes a touch sensor. The discharging direction is a direction in which the discharging section discharges the medium. The touch sensor detects an operation input. The operation controller limits, on the basis of size information, detection operation performed by the touch sensor. The size information indicates information related to a medium size of the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Oki Data CorporationInventors: Iori KOKUBO, Kenichi FUNATSU
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Patent number: 10459374Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming part, a transfer member, a carrying part, a control part, a contact/separation part that performs a separation operation through which the transfer member and the developer carrier become relatively separated, and a contact operation through which the transfer member and the developer carrier become in contact each other at a contact timing. Before the control part finishes transferring a developer image to a recording medium at a secondary transfer position, the contract/separation timing control part sets a separation timing, and the contact/separation performs the separation operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Kenichi Funatsu
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Publication number: 20190196366Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming part, a transfer member, a carrying part, a control part, a contact/separation part that performs a separation operation through which the transfer member and the developer carrier become relatively separated, and a contact operation through which the transfer member and the developer carrier become in contact each other at a contact timing. Before the control part finishes transferring a developer image to a recording medium at a secondary transfer position, the contract/separation timing control part sets a separation timing, and the contact/separation performs the separation operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventor: Kenichi FUNATSU
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Patent number: 9442415Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes an image carrier; a charge member; an exposure unit; a development member; a measurement unit that measures a stop time period when a rotation of the image carrier is being stopped, or a physical amount that varies as the stop time period increases; a setting unit that sets a polarity of an initial voltage to be applied to the development member, the polarity being determined based on the stop time period or the physical amount measured by the measurement unit; and a power source unit that applies the initial voltage with the polarity set by the setting unit to the development member, at rotation start time of the image carrier.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Kenichi Funatsu
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Publication number: 20160223936Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes an image carrier; a charge member; an exposure unit; a development member; a measurement unit that measures a stop time period when a rotation of the image carrier is being stopped, or a physical amount that varies as the stop time period increases; a setting unit that sets a polarity of an initial voltage to be applied to the development member, the polarity being determined based on the stop time period or the physical amount measured by the measurement unit; and a power source unit that applies the initial voltage with the polarity set by the setting unit to the development member, at rotation start time of the image carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventor: Kenichi FUNATSU
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Patent number: 8942585Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming part that forms a developer image, transfers the developer image to an intermediate transfer belt at a first transfer position and the developer image on the intermediate transfer belt to a sheet at a second transfer position. The image forming apparatus includes a detection part located between the first transfer position and the second transfer position and configured to detect a concentration of the developer image; and a controller configured to start a transfer of a concentration detection pattern that is a developer image for concentration detection during a period from when the developer image for print is transferred to the intermediate transfer belt to when the developer image for print is transferred to the sheet, and then to control the detection part to read the concentration detection pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Kenichi Funatsu
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Patent number: 8676066Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a consumable supply detachably attached to an apparatus main body; a detection unit for detecting that the consumable supply is exchanged; a display unit for displaying the consumable supply detected with the detection unit; and an input unit for receiving an input operation for confirming whether the consumable supply detected with the detection unit is correctly exchanged.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Kenichi Funatsu
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Patent number: 8301050Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a fixing unit fixing a developer image formed based on image data received onto a medium includes a target fixing temperature determination unit, a fixable temperature range computing unit, and a fixing temperature control unit. The target fixing temperature determination unit determines fixing temperature arranged based on the medium as target fixing temperature. The fixable temperature range computing unit computes a fixing temperature range fixable the developer image on the medium by using medium information of the medium while using the target fixing temperature as reference temperature. The fixing temperature control unit controls the fixing unit based on the fixable temperature range computed by the fixable temperature range computing unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Kenichi Funatsu
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Patent number: 8226309Abstract: A printing apparatus according to this invention contains a moving unit for moving a feed unit or a recording medium stacked on a stacking unit in a direction to separate them from one another or in a direction to render one in contact with the other based on a result of comparison between information, relating to the recording medium, included in image information and information, relating to the recording medium, input with an information input unit. With such the printing apparatus, a user can replace the recording medium stacked on the stacking unit in a short time without waiting for a feed unit or a recording medium to be moved, even where the information input with the information input unit differs from the information included in the image information.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Kenichi Funatsu
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Publication number: 20120099877Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a consumable supply detachably attached to an apparatus main body; a detection unit for detecting that the consumable supply is exchanged; a display unit for displaying the consumable supply detected with the detection unit; and an input unit for receiving an input operation for confirming whether the consumable supply detected with the detection unit is correctly exchanged.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventor: Kenichi Funatsu
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Publication number: 20090208695Abstract: A spun-dyed textured polylacted filament yarn according to the present invention comprises a textured polylacted filament yarn, wherein the textured polylacted filament yarn includes a filament having an approximately circular or circular cross-section and has a relative viscosity of 2.5 to 3.8, wherein the textured polylacted filament yarn contains a coloring agent in an amount of 0.01 to 3 mass %, and wherein the textured polylacted filament yarn is 1.75 to 3.5 cN/dtex in tenacity, 35 to 60% in elongation, 500 to 3,500 dtex in total fineness, 2.5 to 25 dtex in a filament fineness, 2 to 8% in hot water shrinkage ratio, and 5 to 25% in dry heat crimp ratio. By employing the above structure, a spun-dyed textured polylacted filament yarn excellent in loftiness, toughness and abrasion resistance can be obtained. It is preferable that the cross-section of the filament has a degree of deformation less than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2006Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: Suminoe Textile Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Funatsu, Yoshihiko Okamoto, Yoshiki Hayashi, Hiroji Yoshida
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Publication number: 20090196644Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a fixing unit fixing a developer image formed based on image data received onto a medium includes a target fixing temperature determination unit, a fixable temperature range computing unit, and a fixing temperature control unit. The target fixing temperature determination unit determines fixing temperature arranged based on the medium as target fixing temperature. The fixable temperature range computing unit computes a fixing temperature range fixable the developer image on the medium by using medium information of the medium while using the target fixing temperature as reference temperature. The fixing temperature control unit controls the fixing unit based on the fixable temperature range computed by the fixable temperature range computing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATIONInventor: Kenichi FUNATSU
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Publication number: 20070065219Abstract: A printing apparatus according to this invention contains a moving unit for moving a feed unit or a recording medium stacked on a stacking unit in a direction to separate them from one another or in a direction to render one in contact with the other based on a result of comparison between information, relating to the recording medium, included in image information and information, relating to the recording medium, input with an information input unit. With such the printing apparatus, a user can replace the recording medium stacked on the stacking unit in a short time without waiting for a feed unit or a recording medium to be moved, even where the information input with the information input unit differs from the information included in the image information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATIONInventor: Kenichi FUNATSU