Patents by Inventor Koichiro Manabe

Koichiro Manabe 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: 20240126485
    Abstract: A controlling apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire sheet information of each of a plurality of pages included in job data for executing print processing in a printing apparatus; a decision unit configured to decide a print speed in the print processing based on the sheet information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a control unit configured to control the printing apparatus based on the print speed decided by the decision unit and data generated from the job data and processible by the printing apparatus. Even in a case where sheet types represented by the pieces of sheet information are mixed in the plurality of pages, the decision unit decides a print speed to be commonly applied to the sheet types of the plurality of pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuo Wakai, Kosuke Tsujita, Shogo Higashi, Yoshiji Kanamoto, Koichiro Manabe
  • Patent number: 11922079
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains a job including a plurality of pages, and a determining unit that determines a page group constituted by consecutive sheets of a same sheet type, from the plurality of pages included in the job obtained by the obtaining unit. A setting unit sets a transport speed of sheets in the page group determined by the determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shogo Higashi, Yoshiji Kanamoto, Kosuke Tsujita, Koichiro Manabe, Kazuo Wakai
  • Publication number: 20240045627
    Abstract: A printing apparatus operable to perform printing based on print job data, the printing apparatus comprising a determination unit configured to determine a print speed for when the printing is performed, a switching unit configured to switch print speeds during the printing, and an analysis unit configured to analyze the print job data, wherein the analysis unit analyzes whether sheets that are print targets according to the print job data include a plurality of sheet types, and wherein the switching unit switches print speeds during the printing based on a productivity of printing for each sheet type when printing is performed for the sheets and a productivity of printing for a case where print speeds are switched by the switching unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: KOICHIRO MANABE, YOSHIJI KANAMOTO, KAZUO WAKAI, KOSUKE TSUJITA, SHOGO HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20240036781
    Abstract: There is provided with an information processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains a job including a plurality of pages. A determining unit determines a page group constituted by consecutive sheets of a same sheet type, from the plurality of pages included in the job obtained by the obtaining unit. A setting unit sets a transport speed of sheets in the page group determined by the determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Shogo Higashi, Yoshiji Kanamoto, Kosuke Tsujita, Koichiro Manabe, Kazuo Wakai
  • Publication number: 20240031504
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus is provided, which is operable to inspect a cut sheet that is supplied to a post-processing apparatus that post-processes sheets in units of books and on which an image has been formed by an image forming apparatus. The inspection apparatus inspects an image formed on a sheet for each sheet; manages results of sheet inspection by the inspection unit for respective books including a plurality of sheets; and notifies, the post-processing apparatus of a result of inspecting a book including the sheet that is based on the managed sheet inspection results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Koichiro Manabe
  • Publication number: 20240012589
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to analyze a job used to execute print processing and acquire sheet information of a page included in the job; and a control unit configured to decide a print speed in the print processing based on a result acquired by the acquisition unit and execute the print processing using the decided print speed. The control unit causes the acquisition unit to acquire the sheet information of each of a predetermined number of pages of a plurality of pages included in the job, accumulates the sheet information in a storage unit, decides the print speed based on the accumulated result, and executes the print processing using the decided print speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshiji Kanamoto, Shogo Higashi, Kazuo Wakai, Koichiro Manabe, Kosuke Tsujita
  • Patent number: 11812000
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus is provided, which is operable to inspect a cut sheet that is supplied to a post-processing apparatus that post-processes sheets in units of hooks and on which an image has been formed by an image forming apparatus. The inspection apparatus inspects an image formed on a sheet for each sheet; manages results of sheet inspection by the inspection unit for respective books including a plurality of sheets; and notifies, the post-processing apparatus of a result of inspecting a book including the sheet that is based on the managed sheet inspection results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichiro Manabe
  • Patent number: 11657246
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus interprets quality requirement data of a print job received externally, analyzes print data of the print job, and compares an interpretation result of the quality requirement data and an analysis result of the print data. As a result of the comparison, in a case where an object, which is comprised in a print image, corresponding to the quality requirement data of the print job and the print data are inconsistent, a warning screen is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichiro Manabe
  • Publication number: 20220201150
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus is provided, which is operable to inspect a cut sheet that is supplied to a post-processing apparatus that post-processes sheets in units of hooks and on which an image has been formed by an image forming apparatus. The inspection apparatus inspects an image formed on a sheet for each sheet; manages results of sheet inspection by the inspection unit for respective books including a plurality of sheets; and notifies, the post-processing apparatus of a result of inspecting a book including the sheet that is based on the managed sheet inspection results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Koichiro Manabe
  • Publication number: 20210081732
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus interprets quality requirement data of a print job received from an external, analyzes print data of the print job, and compares an interpretation result of the quality requirement data and an analysis result of the print data. Also, the information processing apparatus, as a result of the comparison, in a case where an object, which is comprised in a print image, corresponding to the quality requirement data of the print job and the print data are inconsistent, displays a warning screen on a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Koichiro Manabe
  • Patent number: 10714754
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a graphene which has high dispersibility, high electrical conductivity and oxidation resistance namely a graphene which has high electrochemical stability. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, a surface-treated graphene according to the present invention is obtained by having a compound represented by general formula (1) or a neutralized salt thereof adhere to a graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Manabe, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10636586
    Abstract: A graphene material in a specific form is provided that has a high dispersibility and can maintain a high electric conductivity and ion conductivity when used as material for electrode manufacturing. A graphene dispersion liquid is provided including graphene dispersed in a solvent having a N-methyl pyrolidone content of 50 mass % or more and, when diluted with N-methylpyrolidone to a graphene weight fraction of 0.000013, giving a diluted solution having a weight-based absorptivity coefficient, which is calculated by Equation (1) given below, of 25,000 cm?1 or more and 200,000 cm?1 or less at a wavelength of 270 nm: weight-based absorptivity coefficient (cm?1)=absorbance/{0.000013×cell's optical path length (cm)}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Koichiro Manabe, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20190051903
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a graphene which has high dispersibility, high electrical conductivity and oxidation resistance namely a graphene which has high electrochemical stability. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, a surface-treated graphene according to the present invention is obtained by having a compound represented by general formula (1) or a neutralized salt thereof adhere to a graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Manabe, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20180261402
    Abstract: A graphene material in a specific form is provided that has a high dispersibility and can maintain a high electric conductivity and ion conductivity when used as material for electrode manufacturing. A graphene dispersion liquid is provided including graphene dispersed in a solvent having a N-methyl pyrolidone content of 50 mass % or more and, when diluted with N-methylpyrolidone to a graphene weight fraction of 0.000013, giving a diluted solution having a weight-based absorptivity coefficient, which is calculated by Equation (1) given below, of 25,000 cm-1 or more and 200,000 cm-1 or less at a wavelength of 270 nm: weight-based absorptivity coefficient (cm?1)=absorbance/{0.000013×cell's optical path length (cm)}.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Koichiro Manabe, Eiichiro Tamaki, Manabu Kawasaki