Patents by Inventor Masaki Maeno

Masaki Maeno 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: 20240288814
    Abstract: The image forming apparatus forms a test chart on an image bearing member, the test chart including a plurality of test images including a first test image of a first density and a second test image formed at a position different from a position of the first test image in a conveying direction of a recording medium, the second test image having a second density different from the first density. The image forming apparatus transfers the test chart to the recording medium with a transfer roller and controls the rotation velocity of the transfer roller when the recording medium passes through a transfer portion based on a result of reading the test chart on the recording medium with a reading unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: KEISUKE MOGI, HISASHI TSUKIJIMA, YOSHIYA NUMATA, MASAKI MAENO
  • Patent number: 11994819
    Abstract: The image forming apparatus forms a test chart on an image bearing member, the test chart including a plurality of test images including a first test image of a first density and a second test image formed at a position different from a position of the first test image in a conveying direction of a recording medium, the second test image having a second density different from the first density. The image forming apparatus transfers the test chart to the recording medium with a transfer roller and controls the rotation velocity of the transfer roller when the recording medium passes through a transfer portion based on a result of reading the test chart on the recording medium with a reading unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keisuke Mogi, Hisashi Tsukijima, Yoshiya Numata, Masaki Maeno
  • Publication number: 20230236535
    Abstract: The image forming apparatus forms a test chart on an image bearing member, the test chart including a plurality of test images including a first test image of a first density and a second test image formed at a position different from a position of the first test image in a conveying direction of a recording medium, the second test image having a second density different from the first density. The image forming apparatus transfers the test chart to the recording medium with a transfer roller and controls the rotation velocity of the transfer roller when the recording medium passes through a transfer portion based on a result of reading the test chart on the recording medium with a reading unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: KEISUKE MOGI, HISASHI TSUKIJIMA, YOSHIYA NUMATA, MASAKI MAENO
  • Patent number: 10831141
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of forming a desired image with high accuracy. The image forming apparatus includes: an endless belt configured to convey a sheet; a conveying roller configured to convey the endless belt while being driven by a drive source; a first sensor configured to detect a specific position on the endless belt; a second detecting sensor configured to detect the specific position on the endless belt; a tension roller, which is provided between those sensors, and is configured to support the endless belt in a tensioned state while applying a tensile force to the endless belt; and a control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaki Maeno
  • Publication number: 20200241458
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of forming a desired image with high accuracy. The image forming apparatus includes: an endless belt configured to convey a sheet; a conveying roller configured to convey the endless belt while being driven by a drive source; a first sensor configured to detect a specific position on the endless belt; a second detecting sensor configured to detect the specific position on the endless belt; a tension roller, which is provided between those sensors, and is configured to support the endless belt in a tensioned state while applying a tensile force to the endless belt; and a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Masaki Maeno
  • Patent number: 8540240
    Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus has an upstream roller and a registration roller configured so that the sheet conveyed by the upstream roller abuts the registration roller to form a loop in the sheet to correct for skew. The skew of the sheet is corrected for by the leading edge of the sheet abutting the registration roller to bend the sheet so as to form the loop in the sheet. A resist sensor detects a time difference of passing time between the advanced leading edge and the retarded leading edge in the downstream leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the upstream roller, detects the skew amount of the sheet based on the time difference, and changes the backward rotation time of the registration roller depending on the skew amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohei Deno, Masaki Maeno
  • Publication number: 20130056926
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet conveying apparatus including a skew correction apparatus of a sheet which prevents the sheet from encroaching on a nip portion of a registration roller by backward rotation of the registration roller and also controls the backward rotation of the registration roller to the minimum so as to prevent the curling the sheet. The skew of the sheet is corrected for by the leading edge of the sheet abutting the registration roller to bend the sheet so as to form a loop in the sheet. A resist sensor detects a time difference of passing time between the advanced leading edge and the retarded leading edge in the downstream leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the upstream roller, detects the skew amount of the sheet based on the time difference, and changes the backward rotation time of the registration roller depending on the skew amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohei Deno, Masaki Maeno
  • Patent number: 8342522
    Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet and a pair of roller units, provided on a downstream of the conveyance unit in the conveyance direction, wherein the pair of roller units forms a plurality of nipping portions, arranged along a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, a downstream end of the sheet to be conveyed is caused to abut against abutting positions of the plurality of nipping portion, and wherein the abutting position of the nipping portion nearer to a center in the width direction is positioned on a more downstream in the conveyance direction than the abutting position of the nipping portion at end side in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabshiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaki Maeno
  • Publication number: 20110254218
    Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet and a pair of roller units, provided on a downstream of the conveyance unit in the conveyance direction, wherein the pair of roller units forms a plurality of nipping portions, arranged along a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, a downstream end of the sheet to be conveyed is caused to abut against abutting positions of the plurality of nipping portion, and wherein the abutting position of the nipping portion nearer to a center in the width direction is positioned on a more downstream in the conveyance direction than the abutting position of the nipping portion at end side in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Maeno