Patents by Inventor Masaru Hoshina
Masaru Hoshina 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: 9233557Abstract: A treatment liquid coating apparatus includes a conveyance member to convey a recording medium; a coating roller, to apply treatment liquid on the recording medium, driven to rotate with the conveyance of the conveyance member; a pressure roller to press against the coating roller to hold the recording medium that is placed between the coating roller and the pressure roller; and a reciprocating mechanism to reciprocate the coating roller in a width direction of the recording medium during printing.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masaru Hoshina, Yasushi Hashimoto, Sho Sawahata, Akitomo Kuwabara, Hironori Numata, Tetsuya Ohba, Jun Ogino, Kahei Nakamura
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Patent number: 9162485Abstract: A treatment liquid application device for use in an inkjet printer includes an application roller to apply a treatment liquid to a recording medium before an image is formed on the recording medium, a squeeze roller disposed below the application roller and to make a pressure-contact with the application roller, a treatment liquid supply unit to supply the treatment liquid to a nip part between the application roller and the squeeze roller, and a pressure roller disposed above the application roller and to cause the recording medium to make a pressure-contact with the application roller. When the application roller applies the treatment liquid to the recording medium, a position of the application roller is not restricted in approximate load directions of the squeeze roller and the pressure roller but is restricted in directions other than the approximate load directions.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Ohba, Akitomo Kuwabara, Hironori Numata, Masaru Hoshina, Kahei Nakamura
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Publication number: 20150210091Abstract: A treatment liquid coating apparatus includes a conveyance member to convey a recording medium; a coating roller, to apply treatment liquid on the recording medium, driven to rotate with the conveyance of the conveyance member; a pressure roller to press against the coating roller to hold the recording medium that is placed between the coating roller and the pressure roller; and a reciprocating mechanism to reciprocate the coating roller in a width direction of the recording medium during printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Masaru HOSHINA, Yasushi HASHIMOTO, Sho SAWAHATA, Akitomo KUWABARA, Hironori NUMATA, Tetsuya OHBA, Jun OGINO, Kahei NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20140253652Abstract: A treatment liquid application device for use in an inkjet printer includes an application roller to apply a treatment liquid to a recording medium before an image is formed on the recording medium, a squeeze roller disposed below the application roller and to make a pressure-contact with the application roller, a treatment liquid supply unit to supply the treatment liquid to a nip part between the application roller and the squeeze roller, and a pressure roller disposed above the application roller and to cause the recording medium to make a pressure-contact with the application roller. When the application roller applies the treatment liquid to the recording medium, a position of the application roller is not restricted in approximate load directions of the squeeze roller and the pressure roller but is restricted in directions other than the approximate load directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Tetsuya Ohba, Akitomo Kuwabara, Hironori Numata, Masaru Hoshina, Kahei Nakamura
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Publication number: 20130250017Abstract: A recording medium surface property modifying apparatus is disclosed. The recording medium surface property modifying apparatus includes a conveying unit which conveys a recording medium in a predetermined direction; a discharging electrode which rotates and comes into contact with a face to be treated of the recording medium which is conveyed by the conveying unit to cause the face to be treated to be in contact with plasma to modify a surface property of the recording medium; and a hollow-shaped cover member which covers a plasma treatment unit which includes the discharging electrode, the recording medium surface property modifying apparatus further including a humidity control unit which controls, in advance, humidity of the plasma treatment unit in alignment with acidity of the recording medium which undergoes the surface property modifying treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventors: Haruki SAITOH, Hijiri Ogata, Takehiro Nakamura, Masaru Hoshina
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Patent number: 7893831Abstract: An entrapment prevention sensor detecting an entrapment of an obstacle between an opening and closing door of a vehicle constituting a first member and including a corner portion and a periphery of a body opening portion constituting a second member, includes a protector including an assembly portion and a hollow portion, the assembly portion assembled onto a fitting flange provided at one of the first and second members, the assembly portion prevented from being provided at the corner portion, a sensor main body accommodated within the hollow portion, and a corner member provided at the corner portion and including a receiving portion and a fixed plate portion, the receiving portion having a hollow and curved shape corresponding to a shape of the corner portion and accommodating the sensor main body, the fixed plate portion including a clip bore and fixed to the fitting flange by means of a clip.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Hoshina, Hironori Koeda, Toshio Nakaike
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Patent number: 7812721Abstract: A sensor protector adapted to be attached to either a body or a door of a vehicle includes a hollow portion for accommodating a touch sensor for sensing whether or not an object exists between the body and the door of the vehicle, an attaching base portion formed as a unit with the hollow portion and including a core material embedded therein, a recessed portion provided at the attaching base portion having a rectangular shape formed by cutting out the attaching base portion, plural block-shaped cover portions formed contiguously with respective cut surfaces of the attaching base portion for covering the respective cut surfaces, and mating plates provided at two cover portions formed contiguously with respective visible front walls of the attaching base portion, the mating plates having facing mating edges which mate together when the sensor protector is bent.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Hoshina, Hironori Koeda, Dalsuke Kudo, Youji Orimoto
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Publication number: 20090009325Abstract: A sensor protector adapted to be attached to either a body or a door of a vehicle includes a hollow portion for accommodating a touch sensor for sensing whether or not an object exists between the body and the door of the vehicle, an attaching base portion formed as a unit with the hollow portion and including a core material embedded therein, a recessed portion provided at the attaching base portion having a rectangular shape formed by cutting out the attaching base portion, plural block-shaped cover portions formed contiguously with respective cut surfaces of the attaching base portion for covering the respective cut surfaces, and mating plates provided at two cover portions formed contiguously with respective visible front walls of the attaching base portion, the mating plates having facing mating edges which mate together when the sensor protector is bent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru HOSHINA, Hironori Koeda, Daisuke Kudo, Youji Orimoto
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Patent number: 7327664Abstract: An optical fiber array is constructed by using a plurality of laser modules, which guide a laser beam emitted from a semiconductor laser of a blue color wavelength to an optical fiber, such that beam emitting ends of respective optical fibers are aligned in one row at an equal interval, and the laser beam being output from the optical fiber array is used as a multibeam of an optical recording apparatus. A relative refractive index difference of the used optical fiber is set between 0.1% to 0.2%, and a core diameter is set to 4.5 ?m or less, and also a mode field diameter of the optical fiber, i.e., a diameter of a beam spot emitted from the optical fiber is set to 3 ?m or more.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2004Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Kataoka, Koji Doi, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Susumu Monma, Jyun Ogino, Masaru Hoshina
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Publication number: 20070273545Abstract: An entrapment prevention sensor detecting an entrapment of an obstacle between an opening and closing door of a vehicle constituting a first member and including a corner portion and a periphery of a body opening portion constituting a second member, includes a protector including an assembly portion and a hollow portion, the assembly portion assembled onto a fitting flange provided at one of the first and second members, the assembly portion prevented from being provided at the corner portion, a sensor main body accommodated within the hollow portion, and a corner member provided at the corner portion and including a receiving portion and a fixed plate portion, the receiving portion having a hollow and curved shape corresponding to a shape of the corner portion and accommodating the sensor main body, the fixed plate portion including a clip bore and fixed to the fitting flange by means of a clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Hoshina, Hironori Koeda, Toshio Nakaike
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Publication number: 20040213130Abstract: An optical fiber array is constructed by using a plurality of laser modules, which guide a laser beam emitted from a semiconductor laser of a blue color wavelength to an optical fiber, such that beam emitting ends of respective optical fibers are aligned in one row at an equal interval, and the laser beam being output from the optical fiber array is used as a multibeam of an optical recording apparatus. A relative refractive index difference of the used optical fiber is set between 0.1% to 0.2%, and a core diameter is set to 4.5 &mgr;m or less, and also a mode field diameter of the optical fiber, i.e., a diameter of a beam spot emitted from the optical fiber is set to 3 &mgr;m or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Kataoka, Koji Doi, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Susumu Monma, Jyun Ogino, Masaru Hoshina
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Patent number: 6231112Abstract: A vehicle door assembly includes a door inner panel having a hinge attachment portion on which is to be mounted a pair of door hinge devices and a lock attachment portion on which is to be mounted a door lock device. A base panel has four arm portions that connect the base panel to the door inner panel. The four arm portions include first and a second arm portions fixed to the hinge attachment portion of the door inner panel, and a third arm portion attached to the lock attachment portion of the door inner panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1999Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryoichi Fukumoto, Terutsugu Gotanda, Masaru Hoshina, Motohiro Kokubo, Masayuki Uchitsunemi, Keiichi Fukushima, Hiroshi Takai, Daiichi Shiraishi
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Patent number: 6016630Abstract: A door frame for a vehicle includes a first supporting portion having a recess, a second supporting portion having an recess which is arranged opposite to the recess of the first supporting portion and a decorative portion having a gradually tapered edge so as to change a width of the decorative portion, the decorative portion extending parallel to the recesses. The first supporting portion, the second supporting portion and the decorative portion are formed in one piece from one sheet.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1997Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinya Takeda, Masaru Hoshina, Katsuzi Sakuma
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Patent number: 5992021Abstract: A door frame for a vehicle includes a main member formed by one sheet and having a first supporting portion with an opening, a second supporting portion which has an opening oppositely arranged to the opening of the first supporting portion, a decorative portion which has a sloped edge portion that changes the width of the decorative portion, and a submember formed by one sheet and fixed to the main member so as to form an enclosed space between the main member and the submember. The cross-sectional area of the enclosed space gradually changes along the longitudinal direction of the door frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinya Takeda, Hirotake Nakao, Katsuzi Sakuma, Masaru Hoshina, Atuo Torii, Aiichiro Yokota, Koujirou Kubota
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Patent number: 5983571Abstract: A door frame for a vehicle includes a first supporting portion having a recess, a second supporting portion having an recess which is arranged opposite to the recess of the first supporting portion and a decorative portion having a gradually tapered edge so as to change a width of the decorative portion, the decorative portion extending parallel to the recesses. The first supporting portion, the second supporting portion and the decorative portion are formed in one piece from one sheet.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 1996Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinya Takeda, Masaru Hoshina, Katsuzi Sakuma
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Patent number: 5640869Abstract: A method for producing a roll forming allows the hemming step and the roll-forming step to be contiguously performed in a single production line. The first ripping step (E) tears off a side edge strip along the first groove formed by the first grooving step (B) to form a first edge portion having a gradually changed sectional shape. At least the first grooving step (B) and the first ripping step (E) are performed contiguously with the roll-forming step (A) by utilizing the sheet or product conveyance force provided in the roll-forming step (A).Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1995Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinya Takeda, Naofumi Fujie, Masaru Hoshina
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Patent number: D549849Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hironori Koeda, Masayoshi Takeuchi, Masaru Hoshina