Patents by Inventor Kojiro Akutsu

Kojiro Akutsu 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).

  • Image forming apparatus with judging device for judging whether to continue or stop an initialization process
    Patent number: 5710956
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sequence memory to store a sequence of an initialization processing to be conducted only at an installation of the apparatus, an adjuster to adjust the apparatus in accordance with the initialization, an apparatus status indicator to indicate whether the apparatus is new or not. The apparatus further includes a controller so that the adjuster adjusts the apparatus on the basis of the status of the indicator. A judging device judges whether to continue or stop the initialization process on the basis of a predetermined state of the apparatus such as whether a process unit is new or old or whether a cover is attached to a photoreceptor or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Kurohata, Kenji Taki, Yasuhiko Yamaguchi, Chiharu Kobayashi, Kojiro Akutsu