Patents by Inventor Masaki Ichikawa

Masaki Ichikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20250121600
    Abstract: A liquid ejection device includes a device main body including a liquid ejection head configured to eject a liquid onto a medium, a reading unit configured to read an image on a document, and an operation unit on which a user performs an operation, wherein a flow path of a gaseous body is formed between the device main body and the reading unit, the gaseous body flowing in a direction from the liquid ejection head to the operation unit, and a meandering formation portion is provided to a part of the flow path, the meandering formation portion narrowing the flow path and causing the flow path to meander.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Shinji KANEMARU, Masaki ICHIKAWA, Ryohei KINOSHITA, Keita FUJI, Shintaro MIYAMOTO, Keiichiro FUKUMASU
  • Patent number: 11813848
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer body, a hopper, an open-and-close cover, a paper support, and a support holder. The hopper pushes paper up while supporting the paper. The open-and-close cover is able to be opened from and closed toward the printer body. The paper support is provided in such a way as to be able to be housed inside and drawn away from the open-and-close cover, and is configured to support the paper by being drawn out. The support holder supports the paper, together with the hopper and the paper support. The support holder switches between an upright orientation for being housed into the printer body and a tilted orientation for supporting the paper together with the hopper and the paper support by the opening and closing of the open-and-close cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Toshio Miyake, Masaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20230202206
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer body, a hopper, an open-and-close cover, a paper support, and a support holder. The hopper pushes paper up while supporting the paper. The open-and-close cover is able to be opened from and closed toward the printer body. The paper support is provided in such a way as to be able to be housed inside and drawn away from the open-and-close cover, and is configured to support the paper by being drawn out. The support holder supports the paper, together with the hopper and the paper support. The support holder switches between an upright orientation for being housed into the printer body and a tilted orientation for supporting the paper together with the hopper and the paper support by the opening and closing of the open-and-close cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Toshio MIYAKE, Masaki ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11613134
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer body, a hopper, an open-and-close cover, a paper support, and a support holder. The hopper pushes paper up while supporting the paper. The open-and-close cover is able to be opened from and closed toward the printer body. The paper support is provided in such a way as to be able to be housed inside and drawn away from the open-and-close cover, and is configured to support the paper by being drawn out. The support holder supports the paper, together with the hopper and the paper support. The support holder switches between an upright orientation for being housed into the printer body and a tilted orientation for supporting the paper together with the hopper and the paper support by the opening and closing of the open-and-close cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Miyake, Masaki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11590618
    Abstract: A cylinder case includes a first main path communicating first port with an end surface, a second main path communicating a second port with the end surface, first and second front chamber paths respectively communicating a front chamber with the end surface, and first and second rear chamber paths respectively communicating a rear chamber with the end surface. A manifold block includes a first intermediate path communicating first and second manifold holes opened in an abutting surface with each other and a second intermediate path communicating third and fourth manifold holes opened in the abutting surface. The manifold block configured to be attached and fixed to the cylinder case such that the abutting surface is abutted against the end surface and a relative position of the abutting surface with respect to the end surface portion is capable of being selected from a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuro Furuhata, Masaki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11449721
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of print heads, a sensor, a processor, and an image forming unit. The plurality of print heads are arranged in parallel. The sensor detects a color shift amount of each color to be printed by the plurality of print heads in a main scanning direction based on an output result of a test pattern by the plurality of print heads. The processor sets a color shift correction value for correcting the color shift amount on the basis of a color having a largest color shift amount. The processor controls light emission of the plurality of print heads based on the color shift correction value and image data. The image forming unit forms an image based on the image data on a sheet by light emission of the plurality of print heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20220032656
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer body, a hopper, an open-and-close cover, a paper support, and a support holder. The hopper pushes paper up while supporting the paper. The open-and-close cover is able to be opened from and closed toward the printer body. The paper support is provided in such a way as to be able to be housed inside and drawn away from the open-and-close cover, and is configured to support the paper by being drawn out. The support holder supports the paper, together with the hopper and the paper support. The support holder switches between an upright orientation for being housed into the printer body and a tilted orientation for supporting the paper together with the hopper and the paper support by the opening and closing of the open-and-close cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Toshio MIYAKE, Masaki ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210357711
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of print heads, a sensor, a processor, and an image forming unit. The plurality of print heads are arranged in parallel. The sensor detects a color shift amount of each color to be printed by the plurality of print heads in a main scanning direction based on an output result of a test pattern by the plurality of print heads. The processor sets a color shift correction value for correcting the color shift amount on the basis of a color having a largest color shift amount. The processor controls light emission of the plurality of print heads based on the color shift correction value and image data. The image forming unit forms an image based on the image data on a sheet by light emission of the plurality of print heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210303940
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of print heads, a sensor, a processor, and an image forming unit. The plurality of print heads are arranged in parallel. The sensor detects a color shift amount of each color to be printed by the plurality of print heads in a main scanning direction based on an output result of a test pattern by the plurality of print heads. The processor sets a color shift correction value for correcting the color shift amount on the basis of a color having a largest color shift amount. The processor controls light emission of the plurality of print heads based on the color shift correction value and image data. The image forming unit forms an image based on the image data on a sheet by light emission of the plurality of print heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210295920
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of memory cell arrays, a plurality of block selectors, and a controller. The memory cell arrays each include a plurality of subblocks connected to each other via common word lines, and include memory cells at respective intersections between the word lines and bit lines provided in each subblock. The block selectors each include switching elements connected to bit lines in a corresponding one of the subblocks at one ends and to a corresponding sense amplifier at the other ends. The controller maintains, in a case where data is read out from one subblock in a same memory cell array and thereafter data is read out from another subblock in the same memory cell array, switching elements in a block selector corresponding to the one subblock in a conductive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Masaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20210001440
    Abstract: A cylinder case includes a first main path communicating first port with an end surface, a second main path communicating a second port with the end surface, first and second front chamber paths respectively communicating a front chamber with the end surface, and first and second rear chamber paths respectively communicating a rear chamber with the end surface. A manifold block includes a first intermediate path communicating first and second manifold holes opened in an abutting surface with each other and a second intermediate path communicating third and fourth manifold holes opened in the abutting surface. The manifold block configured to be attached and fixed to the cylinder case such that the abutting surface is abutted against the end surface and a relative position of the abutting surface with respect to the end surface portion is capable of being selected from a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuro FURUHATA, Masaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20200363749
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on an image carrier using a developer, an image sensor configured to detect the image formed on the image carrier, and a correction controller configured to control the image forming unit to form an imaging correction pattern, and perform an imaging correction using a detection result of the image sensor detecting the image correction pattern. The correction controller is configured to control the image forming unit to form a first imaging correction pattern including a first number of one or more sub-patterns for an imaging correction until a predetermined condition is satisfied, and upon the predetermined condition being satisfied, form a second imaging correction pattern including a second number of sub-patterns more than the first number for a subsequent imaging correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Masaki ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200019082
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on an image carrier using a developer, an image sensor configured to detect the image formed on the image carrier, and a correction controller configured to control the image forming unit to form an imaging correction pattern, and perform an imaging correction using a detection result of the image sensor detecting the image correction pattern. The correction controller is configured to control the image forming unit to form a first imaging correction pattern including a first number of one or more sub-patterns for an imaging correction until a predetermined condition is satisfied, and upon the predetermined condition being satisfied, form a second imaging correction pattern including a second number of sub-patterns more than the first number for a subsequent imaging correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Masaki ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10447893
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a printer, a sensor, and a processor. The printer forms an image with image forming material of colors on a medium. The sensor detects the image forming material of each color on the medium. The processor forms a pattern with the image forming material of the colors on the medium using the printer, acquires a position of a pattern of each color using the sensor, and after executing correction for bringing positions where images of the other colors are formed close to a position where an image of a reference color is formed based on the position of each pattern, corrects a position where either an image of a first color or an image of a second color is formed by the printer based on a distance between patterns of the first color and second color furthest away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20190260907
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a printer, a sensor, and a processor. The printer forms an image with image forming material of colors on a medium. The sensor detects the image forming material of each color on the medium. The processor forms a pattern with the image forming material of the colors on the medium using the printer, acquires a position of a pattern of each color using the sensor, and after executing correction for bringing positions where images of the other colors are formed close to a position where an image of a reference color is formed based on the position of each pattern, corrects a position where either an image of a first color or an image of a second color is formed by the printer based on a distance between patterns of the first color and second color furthest away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190217406
    Abstract: A gear machining method includes a first intersection angle setting step of setting a first intersection angle with a rotation axis of a workpiece during machining of a second tooth flank, a first rotational direction setting step of setting a rotational direction of the workpiece and a rotational direction of a machining tool during machining of the second tooth flank to a same rotational direction, and a second rotational direction setting step of setting a rotational direction of the workpiece and a rotational direction of the machining tool during machining of a fourth tooth flank to a same rotational direction that is opposite to the rotational direction during machining of the second tooth flank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lin Zhang, Masaki Ichikawa, Hisashi Otani, Hiroyuki Nakano
  • Publication number: 20190094748
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a laser device, a sensor, and a control unit. The laser device emits laser light which is reference for image forming. The sensor detects the laser light emitted from the laser device. The control unit changes an output direction of the laser light emitted from the laser device if the laser light is not detected by the sensor .
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Masaki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10241436
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a laser device, a sensor, and a control unit. The laser device emits laser light which is reference for image forming. The sensor detects the laser light emitted from the laser device. The control unit changes an output direction of the laser light emitted from the laser device if the laser light is not detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20180270378
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an image processing apparatus comprises a sensor and a controller. The sensor detects a laser light reflected from a polygon mirror having a plurality of reflection surfaces. The controller determines whether to execute a position alignment control based on a detected detection interval of the laser light to execute the position alignment control in response to a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Masaki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10057756
    Abstract: A terminal detection method that includes a search step, a first acquisition step, a second acquisition step, and a detection step. The search step transmits a response request through broadcast communication and searches a terminal device that exists within a predetermined range. The first acquisition step acquires, from the terminal device, at least specific information of the terminal device. The second acquisition step executes communication with the terminal device based on the specific information acquired in the first acquisition step and acquires second information that indicates a function possessed by the terminal device. The detection step detects that the terminal device has a desired function based on the first information acquired in the first acquisition step and the second information acquired in the second acquisition step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TOSHIBA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JAPAN) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Ichikawa, Koichi Nagata, Shigeaki Esaka, Motoi Nagata, Hirotoshi Takahashi