Patents by Inventor Koji Nishizawa
Koji Nishizawa 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: 11960225Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a sheet using printing toner and apply powder adhesive on the sheet, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet and the powder adhesive applied on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image and the powder adhesive to the sheet, and a bonding portion configured to bond the sheet with the powder adhesive by reheating the sheet having been heated by the fixing portion. The bonding portion is arranged above the image forming portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Kohei Matsuda, Hiroki Ogino, Yasushi Katsuta, Kaori Noguchi, Junko Hirata, Akira Kuroda, Yuki Nishizawa, Tsutomu Shimano, Toru Oguma
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Publication number: 20240098209Abstract: A disclosed managing apparatus and image forming apparatus management system ensure confidentiality of information in an image forming apparatus while usability is maintained. An image forming apparatus acquires IC card identifying information with an IC card reader. A management server acquires a user ID associated with the acquired IC card identifying information and use limit information concerning use of the image forming apparatus. A process is performed in the image forming apparatus in accordance with the use limit information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi SAKAGAMI, Naoto SAKURAI, Koji SASAKI, Daiya MIYASAKA, Tomoko NISHIZAWA, Yasuhiko TSUGAWA, Yohei ONO
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Patent number: 11408721Abstract: A rotation angle detection device, including: a rotor; a stator including one bias magnetic field generation portion (BMFGP) and magnetic detection elements; and a rotation angle calculation processor calculating a rotation angle of the rotor from detection signals of the detection elements, wherein a surface of the rotor has convex and concave portions (CCPs), which change in “x” (“x”?1) cycles for a mechanical angle of 360, and a shape of the CCPs make the detection elements possible to obtain a sine wave, and wherein “a” (“a”?2) detection elements are arranged along a circumferential direction of the stator at equal intervals for one cycle of the CCPs—so as to be opposed to the surface of the rotor, and the BMFGP extends in the circumferential direction for one cycle of the CCPs so as to overlap with the “a” detection elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koji Nishizawa, Yoshihiro Miyama, Tatsuo Nishimura, Hideaki Arita, Masaya Inoue
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Publication number: 20210310784Abstract: A rotation angle detection device, including: a rotor; a stator including one bias magnetic field generation portion (BMFGP) and magnetic detection elements; and a rotation angle calculation processor calculating a rotation angle of the rotor from detection signals of the detection elements, wherein a surface of the rotor has convex and concave portions (CCPs), which change in “x” (“x”?1) cycles for a mechanical angle of 360, and a shape of the CCPs make the detection elements possible to obtain a sine wave, and wherein “a” (“a”?2) detection elements are arranged along a circumferential direction of the stator at equal intervals for one cycle of the CCPs-so as to be opposed to the surface of the rotor, and the BMFGP extends in the circumferential direction for one cycle of the CCPs so as to overlap with the “a” detection elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koji NISHIZAWA, Yoshihiro MIYAMA, Tatsuo NISHIMURA, Hideaki ARITA, Masaya INOUE
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Publication number: 20210259529Abstract: Provided is a guide tube including an elongated sheath into which an elongated treatment tool is inserted so as to be movable in a longitudinal direction and that is arranged so as to be parallel to an endoscope, wherein: the sheath has a first end having a projection port from which the treatment tool projects and a second end having an insertion port into which the treatment tool is inserted and is divided, in the longitudinal direction, into a first region including the first end and having flexibility and a second region including the second end; the second region has a high-rigidity portion having higher rigidity than a rigidity of the first region; and a lengths of the first region is not greater than a length of the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoji HYODO, Koji NISHIZAWA
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Patent number: 10949719Abstract: A method of controlling printing by print control script embedded in a web page acquired by a client terminal from a web application server includes, after the acquired web page is displayed, accepting an input operation on the displayed web page and drawing a result of the input operation in a specific drawing area, the accepting and drawing operations being performed by the client terminal. The method further includes generating print data by converting image data written in the specific drawing area to a form enabling processing by a printer as a result of a print operation performed on the displayed web page, and commanding the printer to print the print data.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Nakamura, Koji Nishizawa, Atsushi Yamaji
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Patent number: 10852163Abstract: A rotation angle detection device including: a rotor; a stator including “b” (b?3) magnetic detection portions (MDPs) each including a bias magnetic field generation portion and a magnetic detection element (MDE); and a rotation angle processor calculating a rotation angle of the rotor based on a detection by the (MDEs). The rotor has convex and concave portions (CCPs), which change in “x” cycles for a mechanical angle 360 (“x”?1) to make the MDEs possible to obtain a sine wave. There are arranged “b” MDPs along a circumferential direction of the stator for each cycle of the CCPs, which are arranged at intervals of a mechanical angle 360×(n×b+m)/(x×b), where “n” (n?0) represents, by a number of cycles, a deviation amount of each of the MDPs from a reference position in the circumferential direction, and “m” (1?m?“b”) represents a position of a MDP in an arrangement order.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Isoda, Yoshihiro Miyama, Tatsuo Nishimura, Hideaki Arita, Shinji Nishimura, Koji Nishizawa
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Patent number: 10740727Abstract: Printed information related to attendance can be used through an external device. A control server has an attendance manager database storing attendance-related information based on print data instructing printing information related to attendance, and a control server controller. In response to a command from an management device, the control server controller executes a process using the attendance manager database, and sends information indicating the process result to the management device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Koji Nishizawa, Moonhee Lee
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Patent number: 10638915Abstract: A medical system having a first insertable instrument having a first image sensor; a second insertable instrument having a second image sensor; a first arm configured to move the first insertable instrument; and a controller configured to: acquire a position and orientation of the second insertable instrument in a predetermined coordinate system; calculate a position and direction of an optical axis of the second image sensor based on the position and orientation of the second insertable instrument; acquire a position and orientation of the first insertable instrument in the predetermined coordinate system; calculate a first operation amount of the first arm to move the first image sensor such that the optical axis of the second image sensor substantially coincides with an optical axis of the first image sensor, based on the position and orientation of the first insertable instrument; and control the first arm based on the first operation amount.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Koji Nishizawa
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Publication number: 20200074249Abstract: A method of controlling printing by print control script embedded in a web page acquired by a client terminal from a web application server includes, after the acquired web page is displayed, accepting an input operation on the displayed web page and drawing a result of the input operation in a specific drawing area, the accepting and drawing operations being performed by the client terminal. The method further includes generating print data by converting image data written in the specific drawing area to a form enabling processing by a printer as a result of a print operation performed on the displayed web page, and commanding the printer to print the print data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo NAKAMURA, Koji NISHIZAWA, Atsushi YAMAJI
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Patent number: 10504011Abstract: A method of controlling printing by print control script embedded in a web page acquired by a client terminal from a web application server includes, after the acquired web page is displayed, accepting an input operation on the displayed web page and drawing a result of the input operation in a specific drawing area, the accepting and drawing operations being performed by the client terminal. The method further includes generating print data by converting image data written in the specific drawing area to a form enabling processing by a printer as a result of a print operation performed on the displayed web page, and commanding the printer to print the print data.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Nakamura, Koji Nishizawa, Atsushi Yamaji
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Publication number: 20190250011Abstract: A rotation angle detection device including: a rotor; a stator including “b” (b?3) magnetic detection portions (MDPs) each including a bias magnetic field generation portion and a magnetic detection element (MDE); and a rotation angle processor calculating a rotation angle of the rotor based on a detection by the (MDEs). The rotor has convex and concave portions (CCPs), which change in “x” cycles for a mechanical angle 360 (“x”?1) to make the MDEs possible to obtain a sine wave. There are arranged “b” MDPs along a circumferential direction of the stator for each cycle of the CCPs, which are arranged at intervals of a mechanical angle 360×(n×b+m)/(x×b), where “n” (n?0) represents, by a number of cycles, a deviation amount of each of the MDPs from a reference position in the circumferential direction, and “m” (1?m?“b”) represents a position of a MDP in an arrangement order.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hitoshi ISODA, Yoshihiro MIYAMA, Tatsuo NISHIMURA, Hideaki ARITA, Shinji NISHIMURA, Koji NISHIZAWA
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Patent number: 10376283Abstract: A medical port includes: a faceplate having a through-hole; an elastic member formed in a curved shape and configured to clamp and fix a living tissue between the elastic member and the faceplate; and a string-shaped member fixed at a first end to the elastic member and extending from the elastic member through the faceplate. The elastic member is configured such that extension of the string-shaped member through the faceplate in a direction opposite to the elastic member reduces an outer diameter of the curved shape of the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nishizawa, Kazuo Banju, Takahiro Kogasaka
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Patent number: 10339516Abstract: [Problem] To enable easily using transaction information printed on receipts through an external device. [Solution] A control server 15 that can communicate with a printer 12 that produces receipts printed with transaction information related to a transaction, has a plurality of APIs registered thereon, and has: a control server storage unit 42 that stores a transaction information manager database 421; and a control server control unit 40 that receives transaction information from the printer 12, stores the received transaction information in the transaction information manager database 421, and when response request information requesting a response and including API call information specifying an API is received from a management device 17, executes a process through the API specified by the API call information based on the transaction information stored in the transaction information manager database 421, and sends information indicating the process result to the management device 17.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masahiro Ito, Koji Nishizawa, Keigo Mori, Yuichi Sugiyama, Shigeru Hirai
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Patent number: 10235666Abstract: A printer for outputting receipts enables easily producing receipts for mobile payments.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Koji Nishizawa
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Patent number: 10146995Abstract: Information that is printed can be correctly analyzed. A program that can be read and executed by the controller of a computer has a function of acquiring and deconstructing information that is printed by a printer as text data written as text, generating words; and a function of detecting from the generated words, based on keyword information and relation information describing a relationship between the keyword information and the word to detect, a target word to detect.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Inventors: Koji Nishizawa, Moonhee Lee
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Publication number: 20180293471Abstract: A method of controlling printing by print control script embedded in a web page acquired by a client terminal from a web application server includes, after the acquired web page is displayed, accepting an input operation on the displayed web page and drawing a result of the input operation in a specific drawing area, the accepting and drawing operations being performed by the client terminal. The method further includes generating print data by converting image data written in the specific drawing area to a form enabling processing by a printer as a result of a print operation performed on the displayed web page, and commanding the printer to print the print data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Nakamura, Koji Nishizawa, Atsushi Yamaji
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Patent number: 10091388Abstract: A print control system 1 has a control server 10 that transmits print data, and a printer 12 that communicates with the control server 10 through an asynchronous duplex communication path, receives print data sent by the control server 10 through the communication path, and prints based on the received data.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shigeo Tajima, Koji Nishizawa, Keigo Mori
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Patent number: 10078829Abstract: The recording device 12 of a transaction processing system 1 sends main print data instructing printing a main receipt, which is a receipt for a single transaction, or partial receipt print data instructing printing partial receipts, which are receipts produced when payment for a single transaction is split between multiple parties, to a control server 15. The control server 15 receives the main print data and the partial receipt print data, and stores information based on the main print data or information based on the partial receipt print data in a transaction information manager database 421.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yuichi Sugiyama, Koji Nishizawa, Shigeru Hirai
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Publication number: 20180256008Abstract: A medical system having a first insertable instrument having a first image sensor; a second insertable instrument having a second image sensor; a first arm configured to move the first insertable instrument; and a controller configured to: acquire a position and orientation of the second insertable instrument in a predetermined coordinate system; calculate a position and direction of an optical axis of the second image sensor based on the position and orientation of the second insertable instrument; acquire a position and orientation of the first insertable instrument in the predetermined coordinate system; calculate a first operation amount of the first arm to move the first image sensor such that the optical axis of the second image sensor substantially coincides with an optical axis of the first image sensor, based on the position and orientation of the first insertable instrument; and control the first arm based on the first operation amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Koji NISHIZAWA