Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Sato
Kunihiko Sato 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: 10073394Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a transfer unit that transfers an image carried by the image carrier to a continuous medium; a fixing device including a first fixing member that contacts the continuous medium and heats the image transferred to the continuous medium and a second fixing member that is disposed so as to face the first fixing member with the continuous medium therebetween and presses the image, the fixing device fixing the image transferred to the continuous medium, the fixing device being configured so that the first fixing member and the second fixing member are capable of contacting or separating from each other; and a separation member that contacts the continuous medium and separates the continuous medium from the first fixing member when the first fixing member and the second fixing member separate from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Sato, Kosuke Yamada, Kazutoshi Sugitani
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Publication number: 20180206793Abstract: There is provided a biological information monitoring system for monitoring biological information of a subject on a bed, the system comprising: detectors which detect load of the subject; a center of gravity position calculating unit which acquires temporal variation of a center of gravity position of the subject based on the detected load; a body motion information determining unit which acquires information on body motion of the subject based on the acquired temporal variation; and a respiratory rate calculating unit which calculates a respiratory rate of the subject based on the acquired temporal variation and the information on the body motion of the subject. The body motion information includes information on large and small body motions of the subject, and the body motion information determining unit includes first and second body motion information determining units which determine the information on the large and small body motions of the subject, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki AKATSU, Kunihiko SATO, Norihito IIDA, Shiroh ISONO
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Patent number: 10010467Abstract: The load detector includes: first and second beam type load cells which are supported on first and second support bases in a cantilever manner to have free ends; and a mounting part on which an object is to be placed, which includes first and second connection parts connected to the first and second beam type load cells, and which is disposed between the first and second beam type load cells. The free ends of the first and second beam type load cells face opposite directions to each other in an extending direction of the first beam type load cell. The first and second connection parts of the mounting part are respectively connected to the first and second beam type load cells on a side of the free ends of the first and second beam type load cells.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.Inventors: Kunihiko Sato, Jun Hatcho
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Publication number: 20180146889Abstract: There is provided a body state detecting apparatus for detecting a body state of a subject on a bed, the apparatus including: a plurality of load detectors which are placed in the bed or under feet of the bed and which detect a load variation depending on a respiration of the subject; and a body state detecting unit which determines an extending direction of a body axis of the subject and a head placement of the subject based on the detected load variation. The body state detecting unit includes a body axis direction determining unit which determines the extending direction of the body axis of the subject based on the detected load variation, and a head placement determining unit which determines the head placement of the subject, in the determined extending direction of the body axis of the subject, based on the detected load variation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki AKATSU, Kunihiko SATO, Norihito IIDA, Shiroh ISONO
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Publication number: 20180098900Abstract: The load detector includes: first and second beam type load cells which are supported on first and second support bases in a cantilever manner to have free ends; and a mounting part on which an object is to be placed, which includes first and second connection parts connected to the first and second beam type load cells, and which is disposed between the first and second beam type load cells. The free ends of the first and second beam type load cells face opposite directions to each other in an extending direction of the first beam type load cell. The first and second connection parts of the mounting part are respectively connected to the first and second beam type load cells on a side of the free ends of the first and second beam type load cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Kunihiko SATO, Jun HATCHO
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Patent number: 9892349Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a setting part that sets image data; an image forming part that forms an image based on the image data on a base member of a recording material; a groove forming part having an opposing member mounted on a portion facing the base member of having an image, the groove forming part urging a projecting part against the recording material to form a groove in the base member; an acquisition part that acquires a type of the opposing member; a storage part that stores a content of the image data and the type of the opposing member in an associated manner; and a control part that controls an image forming operation, on the basis of the association between the content of the image data and the type of the opposing member stored in the storage part in an associated manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Yamada, Kunihiko Sato
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Publication number: 20180011436Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a transfer unit that transfers an image carried by the image carrier to a continuous medium; a fixing device including a first fixing member that contacts the continuous medium and heats the image transferred to the continuous medium and a second fixing member that is disposed so as to face the first fixing member with the continuous medium therebetween and presses the image, the fixing device fixing the image transferred to the continuous medium, the fixing device being configured so that the first fixing member and the second fixing member are capable of contacting or separating from each other; and a separation member that contacts the continuous medium and separates the continuous medium from the first fixing member when the first fixing member and the second fixing member separate from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko SATO, Kosuke YAMADA, Kazutoshi SUGITANI
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Publication number: 20180011431Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a transfer unit that transfers an image carried by the image carrier to a continuous medium; a fixing device that fixes the image transferred to the continuous medium; a determination unit that determines whether or not a tension is applied to the continuous medium; and a controller that drives the fixing device if a tension is applied to the continuous medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko SATO, Kosuke YAMADA, Yuki NAGAMORI, Mitsuhiro MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 9704727Abstract: An EFEM includes a housing 3 that constitutes a wafer transport chamber 9 that is substantially closed by connecting load ports 4 to an opening 31a provided on a wall 31, and connecting a processing apparatus 6; a wafer transport apparatus 2, and transports a wafer between the processing apparatus 6 and the FOUPs 7 mounted on the load ports 4; a gas delivery port 11; a gas suction port 12; a gas feedback path 10; and a FFU 13 that includes a filter 13b that is provided in the gas delivery port 11, and eliminates particles contained in the delivered gas, wherein the gas in the wafer transport chamber 9 is circulated by generating a downward gasflow in the wafer transport chamber 9 and feeding back the gas through the gas feedback path 10.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mikio Segawa, Yasushi Taniyama, Mitsuo Natsume, Atsushi Suzuki, Toshihiro Kawai, Kunihiko Sato
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Publication number: 20170185877Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a setting part that sets image data; an image forming part that forms an image based on the image data on a base member of a recording material; a groove forming part having an opposing member mounted on a portion facing the base member of having an image, the groove forming part urging a projecting part against the recording material to form a groove in the base member; an acquisition part that acquires a type of the opposing member; a storage part that stores a content of the image data and the type of the opposing member in an associated manner; and a control part that controls an image forming operation, on the basis of the association between the content of the image data and the type of the opposing member stored in the storage part in an associated manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kosuke YAMADA, Kunihiko SATO
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Publication number: 20170178545Abstract: A winding device includes: a separation unit that separates sheets layered and simultaneously transported; a winding unit that winds one of the sheets separated by the separation unit; and a pressure contact unit that presses the one of the sheets wound by the winding unit from outside of the wound sheet toward the winding unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko SATO, Kosuke YAMADA
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Patent number: 9672955Abstract: A clamp includes a base plate that is locked to an adhesive sheet which covers and holds an electric wire, a shaft that projects from the base plate and is inserted through an attaching hole which is bored through the adhesive sheet, an engaging portion that is formed at the distal end of the shaft, is inserted through the attaching hole and is engaged with an engaging hole of an attached body, and fixing pieces that project from the base plate to have an interval between projecting ends of the fixing pieces which is larger than the maximum opening width of the attaching hole, and hold and fix the fringe of the attaching hole with the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kenichi Doushita, Kunihiko Sato
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Patent number: 9612779Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a setting part that sets image data; an image forming part that forms an image based on the image data on a base member of a recording material; a groove forming part having an opposing member mounted on a portion facing the base member of having an image, the groove forming part urging a projecting part against the recording material to form a groove in the base member; an acquisition part that acquires a type of the opposing member; a storage part that stores a content of the image data and the type of the opposing member in an associated manner; and a control part that controls an image forming operation, on the basis of the association between the content of the image data and the type of the opposing member stored in the storage part in an associated manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Yamada, Kunihiko Sato
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Publication number: 20160282799Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transfer unit that transfers a toner image on the image carrier to a continuous medium including an intermediate layer that is an adhesive layer, a fixing unit that fixes the toner image transferred to the medium, a supply unit that is disposed upstream of the transfer unit in a direction in which the medium is transported and that supplies an anti-adhesive agent to an end portion of the medium in a width direction of the medium, a removing unit that is disposed downstream of the fixing unit and that removes the anti-adhesive agent from the medium, and a pasting unit that is disposed downstream of the removing unit and that pastes a protection member to a surface of the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko SATO, Kosuke YAMADA, Masayo HIGASHIMURA, Kazunori NUMAO
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Patent number: 9417585Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including plural image forming portions that form an image on a recording medium, and a transport unit that transports the recording medium to at least one image forming portion selected among the plural image forming portions, wherein the transport unit includes plural transport paths that are different at least in an image forming portion, to which the recording medium is transported, among the plural image forming portions, and in an order of the recording medium transported to each image forming portion constituting the image forming portion to which the recording medium is transported.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Sato, Kosuke Yamada
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Patent number: 9411310Abstract: A cooling device cools a continuous resin film, which is transported and onto which a toner image is transferred, after the toner image is heated so that the toner image is fixed to the resin film. The resin film to which the toner image is fixed is cooled in such a manner that an image surface side of the resin film is convexly curved.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Kiuchi, Kazuhiko Arai, Kazunori Numao, Masayo Higashimura, Masayoshi Nakao, Kunihiko Sato
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Publication number: 20160216689Abstract: A cooling device cools a continuous resin film, which is transported and onto which a toner image is transferred, after the toner image is heated so that the toner image is fixed to the resin film. The resin film to which the toner image is fixed is cooled in such a manner that an image surface side of the resin film is convexly curved.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka KIUCHI, Kazuhiko ARAI, Kazunori NUMAO, Masayo HIGASHIMURA, Masayoshi NAKAO, Kunihiko SATO
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Patent number: 9274483Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a controller. The image forming unit forms an image on a continuous recording medium by transferring to the continuous recording medium a toner image obtained by developing a latent image formed on a photoreceptor. The controller controls the image forming unit such that an image based on image information is formed in a specific image area on the continuous recording medium, and at the same time, a specific image pattern is formed in a specific side area outside the image area on the continuous recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Kiuchi, Kazuhiko Arai, Kunihiko Sato, Sakon Takahashi, Masayo Higashimura, Kosuke Yamada, Atsumi Kurita, Daisuke Nakai
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Patent number: D818382Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.Inventors: Kunihiko Sato, Norihito Iida, Jun Hatcho, Nobukazu Yokoi
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Patent number: D818383Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.Inventors: Kunihiko Sato, Norihito Iida, Jun Hatcho