Patents by Inventor Kentaro Ikeda

Kentaro Ikeda 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: 20250042185
    Abstract: A recording medium processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to determine a recording medium is a predetermined specific recording medium or not; transport the recording medium to a first destination if the recording medium is the predetermined specific recording medium; transport the recording medium to the first destination if the recording medium is not the predetermined specific recording medium and a result of inspection of the recording medium satisfies a predetermined condition; transport the recording medium to a second destination if the recording medium is not the predetermined specific recording medium and a result of inspection of the recording medium does not satisfy the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Kentaro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 12151468
    Abstract: A recording medium processing apparatus includes an inspection result acquisition unit that acquires an inspection result, which is a result of inspection of each recording medium; and a transport unit that transports a recording medium whose inspection result acquired by the inspection result acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined condition to a first destination, transports a recording medium whose inspection result does not satisfy the predetermined condition to a second destination, and transports a predetermined specific recording medium to the first destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Kentaro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11845266
    Abstract: A control device includes a processor configured to: acquire information on a direction in which continuous paper is wound up, specify a viewable surface, which is a surface of the continuous paper viewable from a user in a state where the continuous paper has been wound up, on a basis of the direction in which the continuous paper is wound up, and control a printer to print print information, which is information on a job printed on the continuous paper, on the viewable surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hisao Komazawa, Kentaro Ikeda, Kodai Suzuki, Takashi Betsuyaku
  • Patent number: 11788551
    Abstract: There is provided a radiator fan configured to introduce outside air into a radiator in front of an engine. The radiator fan includes: a propeller disposed behind the radiator; a fan motor configured to drive the propeller to rotate; and a fan shroud covering the propeller from behind. The fan shroud is formed with a plurality of hoods whose exhaust air ports are directed in any directions in a range from a lateral direction to a downward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Ikeda, Tomonori Sugiyama, Yuki Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 11728745
    Abstract: An electronic circuit has an output node that outputs a DC signal indicating a temporal change rate of a voltage of a measurement target node, a first capacitor and a first resistor that are connected in series between the measurement target node and a first reference voltage node, a second capacitor that is connected between the output node and a second reference voltage node, a first switch that switches whether or not to short-circuit the first reference voltage node and the output node, and a rectifier circuit that flows a current to a connection node between the first capacitor and the first resistor from the output node, and cuts off a current to the output node from the connection node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kentaro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20230040841
    Abstract: There is provided a radiator fan configured to introduce outside air into a radiator in front of an engine. The radiator fan includes: a propeller disposed behind the radiator; a fan motor configured to drive the propeller to rotate; and a fan shroud covering the propeller from behind. The fan shroud is formed with a plurality of hoods whose exhaust air ports are directed in any directions in a range from a lateral direction to a downward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro IKEDA, Tomonori SUGIYAMA, Yuki MOCHIZUKI
  • Patent number: 11545893
    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a first peak-hold circuit to output a peak surge voltage free of a ringing component included in a voltage at a voltage input node, a second peak-hold circuit to output a peak surge voltage on which the ringing component included in the voltage at the voltage input node is superimposed, and a subtractor to subtract an output voltage of the first peak-hold circuit from an output voltage of the second peak-hold circuit to output a voltage of the ringing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kentaro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11489434
    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes an output node configured to output a DC signal indicating a rate of change over time of voltage at a measurement target node. The rate-of-voltage change detection circuit includes a first capacitor and a first resistor connected in series between the measurement target node and a reference voltage node, a first rectifier circuit connected between the output node and a connection node of the first capacitor and the first resistor, and a second capacitor connected between the output node and the reference voltage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Kentaro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11451161
    Abstract: A power switcher includes a first normally-off transistor that switches between interrupting and not interrupting a current path between first and second electrodes according to a drive voltage input to a first control electrode, a second normally-on transistor cascode-connected to the first transistor and including a second control electrode to which the second electrode of the first transistor is connected, a control voltage generator that generates a control voltage in accordance with a voltage between the first and second electrodes of the first transistor, and a drive voltage generator that generates a drive voltage equal to or lower than a withstand voltage of the first transistor in accordance with the control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayashi, Kazuto Takao, Kentaro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11404550
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, and second conductive members, first, second, and third semiconductor regions, and an insulating part. A direction from the first conductive member toward the second conductive member is along a first direction. The first semiconductor region includes first and second partial regions. A second direction from the first partial region toward the second partial region crosses the first direction. The first conductive member is between the first partial region and the second conductive member. A direction from the second partial region toward the second semiconductor region is along the first direction. A direction from the second conductive member toward the second semiconductor region is along the second direction. The third semiconductor region is between the second partial region and the second semiconductor region. The insulating part includes a first insulating region, a second insulating region, and a third insulating region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoaki Inokuchi, Hiro Gangi, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kentaro Ikeda, Tatsunori Sakano, Ryosuke Iijima
  • Patent number: 11398473
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor member, a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode, a first control transistor part, a gate interconnect, and a control gate interconnect. The semiconductor member includes first and second semiconductor layers. The semiconductor member includes first and second regions, and a first control region. The first and second gate electrodes extend along a first direction. A direction from the first region toward at least a portion of the first gate electrode is along a second direction crossing the first direction. The first control transistor part includes a first control gate electrode and a first control drain electrode. The first control drain electrode is electrically connected to the first and second gate electrodes. The gate interconnect is electrically connected to the first and second gate electrodes. The control gate interconnect is electrically connected to the first control gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masahiko Kuraguchi, Kentaro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11381234
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, electronic circuitry includes a first surge voltage detection circuit configured to detect a surge voltage generated due to switching of a switching device and generate a first signal indicating a first current; and a current generation circuit configured to generate a second current larger than the first current by amplifying a current in response to input of the first signal and output the second current to a control terminal of the switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Kentaro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11362653
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor member, a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a conductive member, a gate terminal, and a first circuit. The semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor layer including a first partial region and including Alx1Ga1?x1N (0?x1?1), and a second semiconductor layer including Alx2Ga1?x2N (0<x2?1 and x1<x2). The first partial region is between the gate electrode and at least a portion of the conductive member in a first direction. The gate terminal is electrically connected to the gate electrode. The first circuit is configured to apply a first voltage to the conductive member based on a gate voltage applied to the gate terminal. The first voltage has a reverse polarity of a polarity of the gate voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masahiko Kuraguchi, Yosuke Kajiwara, Kentaro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11336087
    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a diode configured to carry a surge current generated by switching of a first transistor, a capacitor connected between a cathode of the diode and a control electrode of the first transistor, and a first variable impedance circuit configured to vary an impedance between the control electrode of the first transistor and a first reference voltage node according to the surge current flowing to the diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Kentaro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220105737
    Abstract: A recording medium processing apparatus includes an inspection result acquisition unit that acquires an inspection result, which is a result of inspection of each recording medium; and a transport unit that transports a recording medium whose inspection result acquired by the inspection result acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined condition to a first destination, transports a recording medium whose inspection result does not satisfy the predetermined condition to a second destination, and transports a predetermined specific recording medium to the first destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Kentaro IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20220077849
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, electronic circuitry includes a first surge voltage detection circuit configured to detect a surge voltage generated due to switching of a switching device and generate a first signal indicating a first current; and a current generation circuit configured to generate a second current larger than the first current by amplifying a current in response to input of the first signal and output the second current to a control terminal of the switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Kentaro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11243732
    Abstract: A print management apparatus includes a processor configured to, when a printer configured to perform printing on a continuous sheet prints a job, which contains multiple pages, on the continuous sheet, output the area of a part of the continuous sheet as the amount of spoilage. The part is not used for a product manufactured by using printed material corresponding to the job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kodai Suzuki, Hisao Komazawa, Kentaro Ikeda, Takashi Betsuyaku
  • Patent number: 11216970
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a creation unit creating output image data to be used in an image forming unit forming an output image on a recording material by using original image data input from an outside, an acquisition unit acquiring defect position data related to a position of a defect on the recording material which is attributable to the image forming unit, and an output unit outputting display image data to be used for display on a screen of a display unit by using the output image data and the defect position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kentaro Ikeda, Kodai Suzuki, Hisao Komazawa, Satoshi Misawa
  • Publication number: 20210376760
    Abstract: An electronic circuit has an output node that outputs a DC signal indicating a temporal change rate of a voltage of a measurement target node, a first capacitor and a first resistor that are connected in series between the measurement target node and a first reference voltage node, a second capacitor that is connected between the output node and a second reference voltage node, a first switch that switches whether or not to short-circuit the first reference voltage node and the output node, and a rectifier circuit that flows a current to a connection node between the first capacitor and the first resistor from the output node, and cuts off a current to the output node from the connection node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Kentaro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11186103
    Abstract: A printing management apparatus includes a memory; and a processor that is connected to the memory, in which, in a case where a printing apparatus, which performs printing on continuous form paper, processes plural jobs with respect to the continuous form paper in one-time printing, the processor calculates a length, which is acquired by excluding a part used to print the plural jobs from a length determined by a transport start spot, at which transport of the continuous form paper starts and a transport end spot at which the transport of the continuous form paper ends, as an amount of waste paper indicative of a part which becomes a loss of the continuous form paper, and outputs an amount of waste paper for each job of plurality of jobs, which is acquired by allocating the calculated amount of waste paper to the plural jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hisao Komazawa, Kentaro Ikeda, Kodai Suzuki, Takashi Betsuyaku