Patents by Inventor Kenya SUMIDA

Kenya SUMIDA 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).

  • Patent number: 12722925
    Abstract: A post-processing device includes: a unit that performs post-processing; a guide unit that guides the unit to a position at which the unit performs the post-processing, and has a first guide portion extending in a width direction of a medium, a second guide portion that is disposed at an end portion of the first guide portion, is inclined with respect to the width direction of the medium, and guides the unit to a corner of the medium, a third guide portion that is disposed at the end portion of the first guide portion and branches off from the second guide portion to extend, and a fourth guide portion that connects the second guide portion to the third guide portion; and a branching unit that is disposed at a portion at which the second guide portion and the third guide portion branch off from each other, guides the unit from the first guide portion toward the second guide portion, and guides the unit from the third guide portion toward the first guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hideki Kayashima, Taku Kiyomasa, Takayuki Uchiyama, Takuya Makita, Takumi Uegane, Shota Saito, Kenya Sumida
  • Publication number: 20260183893
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus includes: a stationary member; a shaft; a rotary member that is rotatable integrally with the shaft; a first lower cover member attached to the rotary member, extending upward from the rotary member to an upper end thereof, and having a cylindrical shape, the first lower cover member being disposed to surround the central axis; an upper cover member attached to the stationary member, extending downward from the stationary member to a lower end thereof, having a cylindrical shape, and disposed to surround the central axis and the first lower cover member; and a second lower cover member attached to the first lower cover member, extending upward from the first lower cover member to an upper end thereof while branching from the first lower cover member, having a cylindrical shape, and disposed to surround the central axis, the first lower cover member, and the upper cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Satoshi AO, Kenya SUMIDA
  • Publication number: 20250214116
    Abstract: A support mechanism for a roll cleaning member includes: a nozzle body that has a pipe connection port to which a cleaning solution supply pipe is connected and a discharge port from which a cleaning solution is discharged; a cover that is engaged with the roll cleaning member and rotates together with the roll cleaning member; and a bearing that is housed between the nozzle body and the cover. A backflow prevention wall extending in a radial direction with respect to a rotation axis of the roll cleaning member is provided in at least one of the nozzle body and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenya SUMIDA
  • Publication number: 20240262649
    Abstract: A binding device includes: a binding unit that binds a plurality of media; a first moving unit that moves along a width direction of the medium; a second moving unit that is supported by the first moving unit, supports the binding unit, and moves in an inclined direction with respect to the width direction of the medium; and a contact unit that is supported by the first moving unit and comes into contact with a guide unit that extends in a movement direction of the first moving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kenya SUMIDA, Taku KIYOMASA, Takayuki UCHIYAMA, Takuya MAKITA, Takumi UEGANE, Shota SAITO, Hideki KAYASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240239622
    Abstract: A post-processing device includes: a unit that performs post-processing; a guide unit that guides the unit to a position at which the unit performs the post-processing, and has a first guide portion extending in a width direction of a medium, a second guide portion that is disposed at an end portion of the first guide portion, is inclined with respect to the width direction of the medium, and guides the unit to a corner of the medium, a third guide portion that is disposed at the end portion of the first guide portion and branches off from the second guide portion to extend, and a fourth guide portion that connects the second guide portion to the third guide portion; and a branching unit that is disposed at a portion at which the second guide portion and the third guide portion branch off from each other, guides the unit from the first guide portion toward the second guide portion, and guides the unit from the third guide portion toward the first guide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hideki KAYASHIMA, Taku KIYOMASA, Takayuki UCHIYAMA, Takuya MAKITA, Takumi UEGANE, Shota SAITO, Kenya SUMIDA
  • Publication number: 20230305162
    Abstract: An obstacle sensor inspection device that performs an inspection of an obstacle sensor detecting an obstacle present in the vicinity of a mobile body, the obstacle sensor inspection device including; and a detection area setting unit configured to set a detection area of the obstacle sensor to a second area larger than a first area that is used at the time of normal running when the inspection process for the obstacle sensor is performed using the inspection processing unit, in which the inspection processing unit determines that the obstacle sensor is normal when the still object for inspection is detected by the obstacle sensor and determines that the obstacle sensor is abnormal when the still object for inspection is not detected by the obstacle sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Kenya SUMIDA