Patents by Inventor Kenichi Shinozaki
Kenichi Shinozaki 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: 8567906Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of heads and a head support member. Each head has multiple nozzles arrayed in at least one row to eject liquid droplets. The support member has first and second positioning portions to position each head. Each head has a first positioning face to position each head in a nozzle array direction and a second positioning face to position each head in a direction perpendicular to the nozzle array direction. The first positioning face and the second positioning face are cut faces formed by cutting. Each of a first distance between the first positioning face and a first reference nozzle and a second distance between the second positioning face and a second reference nozzle is uniform between the heads. Each head is mounted to the support member with the first and second positioning faces contacting the first and second positioning portions, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Kenichi Shinozaki
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Patent number: 8468685Abstract: A wire forming device for applying a paste material on an insulating substrate to form a wiring pattern. The wire forming device includes a paste material application unit which includes an atomizing unit atomizing the paste material and a nozzle spraying the atomized paste material onto the insulating substrate. The atomizing unit includes: a medium supplying portion which mixes a medium with a carrier gas to form a mixed gas and an atomizing portion. The atomizing portion holds the paste material and brings the mixed gas into contact with the paste material to atomize the paste material, thereby making a mist stream of the mixed gas and the paste material as the atomized paste material fed to the nozzle. The wire forming further includes a mixing ratio adjusting unit adjusting a mixing ratio of the paste material to the mixed gas in the mist stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventors: Katsumi Tanaka, Kenichi Shinozaki, Tetsuya Okumura, Makoto Kikuta, Masami Sano, Taro Mogi
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Patent number: 8348379Abstract: A disclosed droplet discharge apparatus includes a droplet discharge head; a head sealing member that is disposed so as to face the droplet discharge head and that is moved to a position where a surface of the droplet discharge head is sealed off from outside of the head sealing member; and a suction force generator that generates a suction force inside the head sealing member. Further, the head sealing member moves droplets remaining on a nozzle surface of the droplet discharge head along the nozzle surface and suctioning as well as suctioning ink from a nozzle surface of the droplet discharge head.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Kenichi Shinozaki
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Publication number: 20120151757Abstract: A stable wire can be formed continuously over a long period. In a wire forming device supplying a paste material on an insulating substrate by a paste material attaching unit to form a wiring pattern, the paste material attaching unit includes: an atomizing unit atomizing the paste material; and a nozzle spraying the paste material atomized in the atomizing unit on the insulating substrate, and the atomizing unit includes: a medium supplying portion mixing a gas obtained by atomizing a medium with a carrier gas and supplying a mixed gas to an atomizing portion; the atomizing portion atomizing a paste solvent, taking it into the mixed gas from the medium supplying portion, and making a mist stream; and a mixing ratio adjusting unit adjusting a mixing ratio of the mist stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventors: Katsumi TANAKA, Kenichi Shinozaki, Tetsuya Okumura, Makoto Kikuta, Masami Sano, Taro Mogi
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Publication number: 20120069090Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of heads and a head support member. Each head has multiple nozzles arrayed in at least one row to eject liquid droplets. The support member has first and second positioning portions to position each head. Each head has a first positioning face to position each head in a nozzle array direction and a second positioning face to position each head in a direction perpendicular to the nozzle array direction. The first positioning face and the second positioning face are cut faces formed by cutting. Each of a first distance between the first positioning face and a first reference nozzle and a second distance between the second positioning face and a second reference nozzle is uniform between the heads. Each head is mounted to the support member with the first and second positioning faces contacting the first and second positioning portions, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Kenichi Shinozaki
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Publication number: 20110181657Abstract: A disclosed droplet discharge apparatus includes a droplet discharge head; a head sealing member that is disposed so as to face the droplet discharge head and that is moved to a position where a surface of the droplet discharge head is sealed off from outside of the head sealing member; and a suction force generator that generates a suction force inside the head sealing member. Further, the head sealing member moves droplets remaining on a nozzle surface of the droplet discharge head along the nozzle surface and suctioning as well as suctioning ink from a nozzle surface of the droplet discharge head.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Kenichi SHINOZAKI
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Product disassembling and assembling system and a method of disassembling and assembling the product
Patent number: 7055232Abstract: A system and method for disassembling and assembling a product. The system includes a production facility for assembling a product, a processing facility for disassembling a used product and offering the unit or parts of the used product for assembling the product after the unit and parts are processed, and a commonly-used processing facility for practicing mutually reversible steps between the process of assembling the product and the process of disassembling the used product and offering the unit and parts for assembling the product and/or for practicing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes. The method includes the steps of performing an assembling process, performing a disassembling process, and performing in a commonly-used processing facility mutually reversible steps between the assembling and disassembling process and/or performing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2004Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tohru Maruyama, Kenichi Shinozaki -
Product disassembling and assembling system and a method of disassembling and assembling the product
Publication number: 20040158970Abstract: A system and method for disassembling and assembling a product. The system includes a production facility for assembling a product, a processing facility for disassembling a used product and offering the unit or parts of the used product for assembling the product after the unit and parts are processed, and a commonly-used processing facility for practicing mutually reversible steps between the process of assembling the product and the process of disassembling the used product and offering the unit and parts for assembling the product and/or for practicing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes. The method includes the steps of performing an assembling process, performing a disassembling process, and performing in a commonly-used processing facility mutually reversible steps between the assembling and disassembling process and/or performing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: Tohru Maruyama, Kenichi Shinozaki -
Publication number: 20040089322Abstract: A cleaning system and a cleaning method is provided with a cleaning medium comprising a magnetic substance and a magnetic field generating device for applying a magnetic force to the magnetic substance in the cleaning medium so that the magnetic substance and the area to be cleaned are rubbed together. The area to be cleaned is cleaned by the rubbing action of the cleaning medium. The interior of the cleaned object not reachable by hands or instruments can be easily cleaned with this device. The cleaning medium, made of a magnetic substance, is guided into the interior of the cleaned object. The magnetic field generating device generates a magnetic field in the cleaning medium and thereby applies a force to the magnetic substance. By rubbing the magnetic substance on the inner wall surface of the area to be clean, the object can be cleaned efficiently.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Kenichi Shinozaki, Tohru Maruyama
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Product disassembling and assembling system and a method of disassembling and assembling the product
Patent number: 6722010Abstract: A system and method for disassembling and assembling a product. The system includes a production facility for assembling a product, a processing facility for disassembling a used product and offering the unit or parts of the used product for assembling the product after the unit and parts are processed, and a commonly-used processing facility for practicing mutually reversible steps between the process of assembling the product and the process of disassembling the used product and offering the unit and parts for assembling the product and/or for practicing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes. The method includes the steps of performing an assembling process, performing a disassembling process, and performing in a commonly-used processing facility mutually reversible steps between the assembling and disassembling process and/or performing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tohru Maruyama, Kenichi Shinozaki -
Patent number: 6663719Abstract: A cleaning system and a cleaning method is provided with a cleaning medium comprising a magnetic substance and a magnetic field generating device for applying a magnetic force to the magnetic substance in the cleaning medium so that the magnetic substance and the area to be cleaned are rubbed together. The area to be cleaned is cleaned by the rubbing action of the cleaning medium. The interior of the cleaned object not reachable by hands or instruments can be easily cleaned with this device. The cleaning medium, made of a magnetic substance, is guided into the interior of the cleaned object. The magnetic field generating device generates a magnetic field in the cleaning medium and thereby applies a force to the magnetic substance. By rubbing the magnetic substance on the inner wall surface of the area to be clean, the object can be cleaned efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Shinozaki, Tohru Maruyama
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Product disassembling and assembling system and a method fo disassembling and assembling the product
Publication number: 20010047578Abstract: A system and method for disassembling and assembling a product. The system includes a production facility for assembling a product, a processing facility for disassembling a used product and offering the unit or parts of the used product for assembling the product after the unit and parts are processed, and a commonly-used processing facility for practicing mutually reversible steps between the process of assembling the product and the process of disassembling the used product and offering the unit and parts for assembling the product and/or for practicing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes. The method includes the steps of performing an assembling process, performing a disassembling process, and performing in a commonly-used processing facility mutually reversible steps between the assembling and disassembling process and/or performing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2001Publication date: December 6, 2001Applicant: Richoh Company, LTD.Inventors: Tohru Maruyama, Kenichi Shinozaki -
Publication number: 20010035195Abstract: A cleaning system and a cleaning method is provided with a cleaning medium comprising a magnetic substance and a magnetic field generating device for applying a magnetic force to the magnetic substance in the cleaning medium so that the magnetic substance and the area to be cleaned are rubbed together. The area to be cleaned is cleaned by the rubbing action of the cleaning medium. The interior of the cleaned object not reachable by hands or instruments can be easily cleaned with this device. The cleaning medium, made of a magnetic substance, is guided into the interior of the cleaned object. The magnetic field generating device generates a magnetic field in the cleaning medium and thereby applies a force to the magnetic substance. By rubbing the magnetic substance on the inner wall surface of the area to be clean, the object can be cleaned efficiently.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2001Publication date: November 1, 2001Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Shinozaki, Tohru Maruyama
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Patent number: 6108892Abstract: A seal member to be fitted on a shaft portion of a rotor is engaged with the front end of a center piece to be fixed on the front end of an automatic machine such as a robot or the like. A slide portion is moved so that the seal member is fixed by a chuck claw. While compressed air is jetted from an air passage of the center piece, the seal member is fitted on the shaft portion. The air passage consists of cylindrical holes and can be easily formed by a hole-forming machine or lathe.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1999Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Kenichi Shinozaki
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Patent number: 4927356Abstract: A gas burner having flame openings adapted for discharging a mixture of gaseous fuel and primary combustion air supplied from an electric fan, and secondary air supply passages adapted for supplying secondary combustion air from the electric fan into a combustion space adjacent the flame openings. The gas burner is characterized by opposed combustion face forming wall members extending from the sides of the flame openings, in the mixed gas discharge direction and at the same time diverging outwardly with the secondary combustion air outlet openings formed continuously or intermittently along lines extended from both ends of the flame openings on the faces of the wall members towards the direction of mixed gas flow.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1987Date of Patent: May 22, 1990Assignee: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuji Otsuka, Kenichi Shinozaki, Kenji Toyoyama, Shinobu Ishihara