Patents by Inventor Kotatsu Kawaguchi

Kotatsu Kawaguchi 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: 11747492
    Abstract: A radiography apparatus includes a substrate on which a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels that accumulate charges generated in response to incident radiations are arranged is formed on one surface of a flexible base material, a housing which accommodates the substrate and includes a front portion having an incident surface through which the radiations are incident on the substrate, a first buffer layer which is disposed between the front portion and the substrate in a thickness direction of the housing, the first buffer layer having an outer circumference provided inside the pixel region of the substrate in a plan view, and a structure which is disposed between the front portion and the substrate in the thickness direction at a position overlapping with the first buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Kotatsu Kawaguchi, Masateru Tateishi, Shinsuke Noguchi, Daisuke Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20230107210
    Abstract: An acquisition unit of an image processing device acquires a radiographic image which includes a patient and markers including lead plates and has been captured in a state in which the markers are disposed at a first position between a radiation source and the patient and a second position between a radiation detector and the patient, the subject being interposed between the first and second positions. An image processing unit calculates a correction magnification for setting a part of interest in the patient included in the radiographic image to a set dimension, on the basis of sizes of images of a plurality of the markers included in the radiographic image and an actual size of the markers, and changes a size of the radiographic image according to the correction magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI, Tatsuya TANEICHI, Naoyuki NISHINO, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Koji TANINAI, Masayoshi MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20220404734
    Abstract: An image forming device includes photoconductor drum that rotates around axis and has drum circumferential face on which electrostatic latent image is formed, and developing unit that supplies developer to photoconductor drum thereby to manifest electrostatic latent image into developer image. The developing unit includes developing housing, developing roller supported by developing housing to be rotatable around axis, has first circumferential face that faces drum circumferential face and carries developer, and supplies carried developer to drum circumferential face, and restricting blade that contacts first circumferential face, and restricts amount of developer to be carried on first circumferential face, and first circumferential face has value of 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Takahisa NAKAUE, Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI, Masahito ISHINO, Yukari OTA, Tomohiro TAMAKI, Minoru WADA
  • Patent number: 11467513
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charger, an exposure device, a development device and a pressing mechanism. The developer carrier is pressed on the image carrier with a predetermined pressing force to form a nip area between the roller part and the image carrier. A roller part of the developer carrier has an Asker C hardness of 65° or more and 73° or less. When the pressing force is set to X (N) and a width of the nip area in a circumferential direction of the image carrier is set to Y (?m), 3.0?X?8.0 and 550?Y?700, and the following expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied, Y ? 31. X + 393.2 ? and , ( 1 ) Y ? 47. X + 450.1 .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tamaki, Takahisa Nakaue, Kotatsu Kawaguchi, Masahito Ishino, Yukari Ota
  • Patent number: 11366403
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charger, an exposure device, a development device and a pressing mechanism. When a developer carrier and the image carrier are rotated in a state where a film is held in a development nip area and then a pulling force of the film is measured, a maximum value MAX, a minimum value MIN, and an average value X of the pulling force satisfy the expressions (1) and (2). When a development voltage applied to the developer carrier is set to Vdc, the surface potential of the image carrier is set to V0, and the surface potential of the image carrier after exposure is set to VL, the expressions (3) and (4) are satisfied. X?MAX?1.5X??(1), 0.5X?MIN?X??(2), V0?Vdc?2(Vdc?VL)??(3) and Vdc?VL?100??(4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yukari Ota, Masahito Ishino, Takahisa Nakaue, Tomohiro Tamaki, Kotatsu Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11340537
    Abstract: A development device includes a development housing, a development roller, a supply roller and a layer thickness regulating member. The development housing stores a nonmagnetic one-component toner. The development roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body, and moves in a same direction as a rotational direction of a rotatable photosensitive drum at a development nip area while coming into contact with the photosensitive drum. The supply roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body, and supplies the toner to the development roller and collects the toner from the development roller. The development roller has a surface free energy within a range of 5 mJ/m2 or more and 27 mJ/m2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masahito Ishino, Kotatsu Kawaguchi, Takahisa Nakaue, Yukari Ota, Tomohiro Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20220107580
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charger, an exposure device, a development device and a pressing mechanism. When a developer carrier and the image carrier are rotated in a state where a film is held in a development nip area and then a pulling force of the film is measured, a maximum value MAX, a minimum value MIN, and an average value X of the pulling force satisfy the expressions (1) and (2). When a development voltage applied to the developer carrier is set to Vdc, the surface potential of the image carrier is set to V0, and the surface potential of the image carrier after exposure is set to VL, the expressions (3) and (4) are satisfied. X?MAX?1.5X??(1), 0.5X?MIN?X??(2), V0?Vdc?2(Vdc?VL)??(3) and Vdc?VL?100??(4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yukari OTA, Masahito ISHINO, Takahisa NAKAUE, Tomohiro TAMAKI, Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220107584
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charger, an exposure device, a development device and a pressing mechanism. The developer carrier is pressed on the image carrier with a predetermined pressing force to form a nip area between the roller part and the image carrier. A roller part of the developer carrier has an Asker C hardness of 65° or more and 73° or less. When the pressing force is set to X (N) and a width of the nip area in a circumferential direction of the image carrier is set to Y (?m), 3.0?X?8.0 and 550?Y?700, and the following expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied, Y ? 31.0 ? ? X + 393.2 ? ? and , ( 1 ) Y ? 47.0 ? X + 450.1 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro TAMAKI, Takahisa NAKAUE, Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI, Masahito ISHINO, Yukari OTA
  • Publication number: 20220107585
    Abstract: A development device includes a development container, a developer carrier, a regulating blade. The development container contains a non-magnetic one-component developer consisting of a toner only. The regulating blade has a curved part having a radius of curvature of 0.1 mm or more and coming into contact with the roller part. The curved part has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.05 to 0.3 ?m. The roller part has a ten-point average roughness Rz of 2 to 4 ?m. The roller part has a concave and convex portion, and an average interval Sm between the concave portion and the convex portion is 120 to 290 ?m. A Sm/Rz is 30 to 145. A width of a nip area between the regulating blade and the roller part in a circumferential direction of the roller part is 0.1 to 0.95 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Takahisa NAKAUE, Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI, Masahito ISHINO, Yukari OTA, Tomohiro TAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20220099847
    Abstract: A radiography apparatus includes a substrate on which a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels that accumulate charges generated in response to incident radiations are arranged is formed on one surface of a flexible base material, a housing which accommodates the substrate and includes a front portion having an incident surface through which the radiations are incident on the substrate, a first buffer layer which is disposed between the front portion and the substrate in a thickness direction of the housing, the first buffer layer having an outer circumference provided inside the pixel region of the substrate in a plan view, and a structure which is disposed between the front portion and the substrate in the thickness direction at a position overlapping with the first buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI, Masateru TATEISHI, Shinsuke NOGUCHI, Daisuke OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220050401
    Abstract: A development device includes a development housing, a development roller, a supply roller and a layer thickness regulating member. The development housing stores a nonmagnetic one-component toner. The development roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body, and moves in a same direction as a rotational direction of a rotatable photosensitive drum at a development nip area while coming into contact with the photosensitive drum. The supply roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body, and supplies the toner to the development roller and collects the toner from the development roller. The development roller has a surface free energy within a range of 5 mJ/m2 or more and 27 mJ/m2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masahito ISHINO, Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI, Takahisa NAKAUE, Yukari OTA, Tomohiro TAMAKI
  • Patent number: 11137705
    Abstract: The fixing device includes a cylindrical heated member and a heating part. The cylindrical heated member is long in a width direction of a sheet, and is supported in a rotatable manner with coming into contact with a fixing face of the sheet. The heating part is provided in an inner space of the heated member and heating an inner circumferential face of the heated member. The heating part includes a plurality of heaters disposed side by side in a longitudinal direction of the heated member; and a first temperature sensor measuring a first heater of the plurality of heaters or a heated area of the heated member heated by the first heater. The plurality of heaters and the first temperature sensor are connected in series by a first power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsaku Fujii, Takashi Eiki, Hiroki Kawasaki, Ryohei Tokunaga, Rina Kikukawa, Sadanori Nakae, Kotatsu Kawaguchi, Yuta Kitabayashi, Sara Fujikawa, Atsushi Kohama, Yuhiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20210216029
    Abstract: The fixing device includes a cylindrical heated member and a heating part. The cylindrical heated member is long in a width direction of a sheet, and is supported in a rotatable manner with coming into contact with a fixing face of the sheet. The heating part is provided in an inner space of the heated member and heating an inner circumferential face of the heated member. The heating part includes a plurality of heaters disposed side by side in a longitudinal direction of the heated member; and a first temperature sensor measuring a first heater of the plurality of heaters or a heated area of the heated member heated by the first heater. The plurality of heaters and the first temperature sensor are connected in series by a first power supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shunsaku FUJII, Takashi EIKI, Hiroki KAWASAKI, Ryohei TOKUNAGA, Rina KIKUKAWA, Sadanori NAKAE, Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI, Yuta KITABAYASHI, Sara FUJIKAWA, Atsushi KOHAMA, Yuhiro SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10866550
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressure roller, a reserving portion, and a heater. The pressure roller is provided in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt. The reserving portion is provided inside the fixing belt and configured to reserve a lubricant. The heater is provided between the reserving portion and the fixing belt in such a way as to be pressed against the fixing belt, wherein a moving path is formed in the heater such that the lubricant moves from the reserving portion toward the pressure roller in the moving path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kotatsu Kawaguchi, Rina Kikugawa
  • Publication number: 20200278628
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressure roller, a reserving portion, and a heater. The pressure roller is provided in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt. The reserving portion is provided inside the fixing belt and configured to reserve a lubricant. The heater is provided between the reserving portion and the fixing belt in such a way as to be pressed against the fixing belt, wherein a moving path is formed in the heater such that the lubricant moves from the reserving portion toward the pressure roller in the moving path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Kotatsu Kawaguchi, Rina Kikugawa
  • Patent number: 10527987
    Abstract: A fixing belt is heated by a heater in contact with an inner circumferential face through a lubricant while rotating about an axis. The fixing belt includes: a belt body formed in a tubular shape; a plurality of oil repellent portions formed on an inner circumferential face of the belt body, each having a surface free energy lower than that of the lubricant to repel the lubricant; and a plurality of oil nonrepellent portions formed on the inner circumferential face of the belt body, each having a surface free energy higher than that of the lubricant to hold the lubricant. The oil repellent portions and the oil nonrepellent portions extend in a circumferential direction of the belt body and are alternately arranged in an axial direction of the belt body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Kotatsu Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190391514
    Abstract: A fixing belt is heated by a heater in contact with an inner circumferential face through a lubricant while rotating about an axis. The fixing belt includes: a belt body formed in a tubular shape; a plurality of oil repellent portions formed on an inner circumferential face of the belt body, each having a surface free energy lower than that of the lubricant to repel the lubricant; and a plurality of oil nonrepellent portions formed on the inner circumferential face of the belt body, each having a surface free energy higher than that of the lubricant to hold the lubricant. The oil repellent portions and the oil nonrepellent portions extend in a circumferential direction of the belt body and are alternately arranged in an axial direction of the belt body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Kotatsu Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 10514639
    Abstract: A heating unit includes a circuit board, a plurality of heating parts, and a plurality of wiring parts. The heating parts are arranged in a first direction on a surface of the circuit board. The wiring parts are provided on the surface of the circuit board and electrically connect the heating parts and a power source to feed the heating parts. The wiring parts respectively include electrode terminal parts electrically connected to the power source outside the heating parts in the first direction. Sizes in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction of the heating parts are set to decrease gradually or stepwisely with separating in the first direction from the electrode terminal parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kawasaki, Takashi Eiki, Kotatsu Kawaguchi, Ryohei Tokunaga, Atsushi Kohama, Yuhiro Sakai, Sadanori Nakae, Yuta Kitabayashi, Shunsaku Fujii
  • Patent number: 10444684
    Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless fixing belt, a flat heater, a holder and a pressuring member. The flat heater heats the fixing belt. The holder holds the flat heater so that the flat heater comes into contact with an inner circumference face of the fixing belt, and includes a recessed portion composing a gap between the holder and a face of the flat heater at an opposite side to the fixing belt across the flat heater. The pressuring member sandwiches the fixing belt between the flat heater and the pressuring member, and forms a pressuring area, where a sheet is sandwiched and conveyed at, between the fixing belt and the pressuring member. In a conveying direction of the sheet, a depth of the gap at a first position is larger than a depth of the gap at a second position at a downstream side from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kotatsu Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190278205
    Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless fixing belt, a flat heater, a holder and a pressuring member. The flat heater heats the fixing belt. The holder holds the flat heater so that the flat heater comes into contact with an inner circumference face of the fixing belt, and includes a recessed portion composing a gap between the holder and a face of the flat heater at an opposite side to the fixing belt across the flat heater. The pressuring member sandwiches the fixing belt between the flat heater and the pressuring member, and forms a pressuring area, where a sheet is sandwiched and conveyed at, between the fixing belt and the pressuring member. In a conveying direction of the sheet, a depth of the gap at a first position is larger than a depth of the gap at a second position at a downstream side from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI