Patents by Inventor Makoto Fukatsu
Makoto Fukatsu 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: 7515861Abstract: An image heating apparatus that causes a recording material carrying a fixed toner image to be in close contact with a belt and improves gloss level of an image surface is provided. A decrease in the separability of the recording material from the belt can be suppressed by control of the position on the belt in close contact with the leading edge of the recording material.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Fukatsu, Yasunori Chigono
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Patent number: 7499659Abstract: The image-forming apparatus and an image-forming method of the present invention stably provides a high-quality image having a surface with a uniform gloss value, without reduction in image density, and with good fixability. The image-forming apparatus and image-forming method of the present invention provide are characterized in that white toner or transparent toner is used under the conditions that the storage elastic modulus of the white toner or transparent toner at a saturated temperature in a fixing nip at the time of an fixing step is set to be higher than the storage elastic modulus at a saturated temperature in the fixing nip of each colored toner at the time of the fixing step, and that the storage elastic modulus G?(T) (W) or G?(T) (To) at the saturated temperature in the fixing nip of the white toner or the transparent toner at the time of the fixing step is in the range of 1.0×104 to 1.0×106 dyn/cm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2005Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Fukatsu, Kazuhisa Kemmochi, Keisuke Abe
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Publication number: 20070147917Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a first recording mode of outputting the recording material without passing thru the glossiness applying device after fixing and a second recording mode using the glossiness applying device, and then outputting the recording material. In the latter recording mode (B), when a void ratio G of toner in the toner image not yet subjected to the glossing process by the glossiness applying device is defined by a thickness t1 of a toner layer on the recording material after fixing and before entering the glossiness applying device, and a thickness t2 of a toner layer on the recording material after passing through the glossiness applying device, satisfies the formula: G =100×(t1?t2)/t1. In the recording mode (B), fixing conditions for the fixing device and the glossiness applying device are respectively set so that the void ratio of toner satisfies a formula 15?G?60.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2007Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasunori Chigono, Makoto Fukatsu
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Patent number: 7206541Abstract: An image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material, includes a heating member; a flexible member movable in contact with the heating member; an elastic roller for forming a nip with the heating member with the flexible member interposed therebetween; wherein a pressure in the nip increases to a maximum peak toward downstream substantially without decreasing with respect to a moving direction of the recording material, wherein the heating member is disposed upstream of the maximum peak portion with respect to the moving direction of the recording material.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Taku Fukita, Hideo Nanataki, Tetsuya Sano, Yozo Hotta, Kazuhisa Kemmochi, Makoto Fukatsu, Keisuke Abe
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Publication number: 20070059066Abstract: An image heating apparatus that causes a recording material carrying a fixed toner image to be in close contact with a belt and improves gloss level of an image surface is provided. A decrease in the separability of the recording material from the belt can be suppressed by control of the position on the belt in close contact with the leading edge of the recording material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Fukatsu, Yasunori Chigono
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Patent number: 7152978Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2004Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Patent number: 7072607Abstract: A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying member for carrying a developer to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on and image bearing member, the developer carrying member having an elastic property; scraping/supplying member, contacted into the developer carrying member, for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member and for scraping the developer off the developer carrying member, the scraping/supplying member having an elastic property, wherein the developer carrying member has a hardness which is higher than that of the scraping/supplying member, and wherein the developer carrying member and the scraping/supplying member satisfy that in a state in which the scraping/supplying member is out of contact with the developer carrying member, a radius of curvature of the scraping/supplying member is larger than a radius of curvature of the developer carrying member at a position of contact between the scraping/supplying member and the developer carrying member.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Manami Haraguchi, Takeshi Yamamoto, Makoto Fukatsu
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Publication number: 20060140677Abstract: The image-forming apparatus and an image-forming method of the present invention stably provides a high-quality image having a surface with a uniform gloss value, without reduction in image density, and with good fixability. The image-forming apparatus and image-forming method of the present invention provide are characterized in that white toner or transparent toner is used under the conditions that the storage elastic modulus of the white toner or transparent toner at a saturated temperature in a fixing nip at the time of an fixing step is set to be higher than the storage elastic modulus at a saturated temperature in the fixing nip of each colored toner at the time of the fixing step, and that the storage elastic modulus G?(T)(W) or G?(T)(To) at the saturated temperature in the fixing nip of the white toner or the transparent toner at the time of the fixing step is in the range of 1.0×104 to 1.0×106 dyn/cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Fukatsu, Kazuhisa Kemmochi, Keisuke Abe
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Publication number: 20050083490Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Publication number: 20050036809Abstract: An image heating apparatus for heating an image formed on a recording material, includes a heating member; a flexible member movable in contact with the heating member; an elastic roller for forming a nip with the heating member with the flexible member interposed therebetween; wherein a pressure in the nip increases to a maximum peak toward downstream substantially without decreasing with respect to a moving direction of the recording material, wherein the heating member is disposed upstream of the maximum peak portion with respect to the moving direction of the recording material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: February 17, 2005Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Taku Fukita, Hideo Nanataki, Tetsuya Sano, Yozo Hotta, Kazuhisa Kemmochi, Makoto Fukatsu, Keisuke Abe
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Patent number: 6824273Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video Information System, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Patent number: 6783245Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignees: Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Publication number: 20040165914Abstract: A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying member for carrying a developer to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on and image bearing member, the developer carrying member having an elastic property; scraping/supplying member, contacted into the developer carrying member, for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member and for scraping the developer off the developer carrying member, the scraping/supplying member having an elastic property, wherein the developer carrying member has a hardness which is higher than that of the scraping/supplying member, and wherein the developer carrying member and the scraping/supplying member satisfy that in a state in which the scraping/supplying member is out of contact with the developer carrying member, a radius of curvature of the scraping/supplying member is larger than a radius of curvature of the developer carrying member at a position of contact between the scraping/supplying member and the developer carrying member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Manami Haraguchi, Takeshi Yamamoto, Makoto Fukatsu
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Publication number: 20030206276Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: November 6, 2003Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, MIkiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Patent number: 6290360Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1998Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video and Information System, Inc.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Publication number: 20010008439Abstract: A liquid crystal projector comprises an illuminating optical system including a light source, a color separating optical system for separating illuminating light rays emitted by the illuminating optical system into light rays of three colors, a projection lens unit comprising a projection lens, a cross dichroic prism disposed near a light receiving end of the projection lens, and a plurality of liquid crystal panels arranged around the cross dichroic prism, and a light source power supply for supplying power to the light source. The projection lens unit, the color separating optical system, the illuminating optical system and the light source power supply are arranged in that order. The liquid crystal projector has an outside size in a horizontal plane of 263 mm by 318 mm or below. The liquid crystal panels have a display screen size of 0.9 in. A cooling fan for cooling the plurality of liquid crystal panels is disposed beside the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2001Publication date: July 19, 2001Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhiko Konuma, Hidetomo Yoshimura, Seiichi Sekiguchi, Mikiharu Kuwata, Masaharu Deguchi, Takashi Kakuda, Yutaka Matsuda, Takuya Shiaki, Futoshi Yamasaki, Atsushi Ishibashi, Koichi Umezawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Shigehisa Hagura, Makoto Fukatsu, Nobuyuki Kaku, Kenji Fuse, Satoshi Ohuchi, Tomohiro Miyoshi, Naohiro Ozawa, Masahiko Yatsu, Yasuo Otsuka, Takesuke Maruyama
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Patent number: D345156Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1992Date of Patent: March 15, 1994Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Ishibashi, Makoto Fukatsu, Tadashi Sube, Nobuo Fukuda, Hideo Sasajima
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Patent number: D356807Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1993Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsutoshi Sato, Touru Ebihara, Ryuichi Nemoto, Atsuhiko Urushihara, Makoto Fukatsu, Tomiyoshi Koseki
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Patent number: D387367Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1996Date of Patent: December 9, 1997Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsutoshi Sato, Yukinobu Maruyama, Ryuichi Nemoto, Makoto Fukatsu, Nariaki Shigyo
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Patent number: D410919Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1998Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsutoshi Sato, Makoto Fukatsu, Yasunori Kawauchi