Patents by Inventor Masayuki Shimoda

Masayuki Shimoda 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).

  • Patent number: 12261545
    Abstract: Provided is an electric compressor that can ensure necessary stiffness for stacked members including a supporting plate and a control board, without increasing the number of components. An inverter circuit portion of an inverter-equipped electric compressor includes busbars 6a (61, 62, and 63) that are each formed by a thin plate member made of metal and that each constitutes part of the wiring of the inverter circuit portion, and includes a plate-like supporting plate 6b that is formed by a resin member molded integrally with the busbars 6a. Each of the busbars 6a (61, 62, and 63) has an embedded portion (a U-phase embedded portion 611, a V-phase embedded portion 621, or a W-phase embedded portion 631) that is embedded in the supporting plate 6b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SANDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Masayuki Shimoda
  • Patent number: 12248428
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including a computer installed in a computer base, a first transceiver connected to the computer, a second transceiver installed in a user base used by a user, a device connected to the second transceiver, a network configured to perform communication between a plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver, and a controller configured to control connection between one of the plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver, in which the controller is configured to control connection between one of the plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver via the network having a circuit switching function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Ohara, Takuya Oda, Fumikazu Inuzuka, Takafumi Tanaka, Masayuki Shimoda
  • Publication number: 20250036066
    Abstract: A developing device includes: a housing that stores a developer; a developer holding unit that is disposed at an opening portion of the housing that faces an image holding body and that rotates while holding the developer; an exhaust passage through which air in the housing is discharged to outside; and a suction passage through which the developer that leaks out from the opening portion of the housing is sucked. The exhaust passage and the suction passage are disposed at different positions along an axial direction of the developer holding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Masayuki SHIMODA
  • Publication number: 20250016089
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a communication path search device that constructs a multicast path of a plurality of nodes connected to a network, the communication path search device including a network device information management unit configured to manage a device specification including constraint information on the number of branches of each of the nodes on the network, a network topology management unit configured to manage link information between the nodes on the network, and a multicast tree calculation unit configured to construct a Steiner tree of a path connecting a start node and an end node based on a new request, an existing request, the constraint information on the number of branches of each of the nodes, constraint information on a maximum number of branches of each of the nodes, and the link information, the new request and the existing request each including start node and end node information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi TANAKA, Takuya OHARA, Fumikazu INUZUKA, Takuya ODA, Masayuki SHIMODA
  • Publication number: 20250004400
    Abstract: A developing device includes: a developer transport unit that transports a developer containing a toner and a carrier; and a developer discharge unit provided at an end portion on a downstream side along a transport direction of the developer transport unit and including a reverse transport blade that is disposed inside a reversing passage from which a part of the developer is discharged, and rotates around a rotation shaft to transport the developer in a direction opposite to a discharge direction, the developer discharge unit including a magnetic attraction unit magnetically attracting the developer in at least one of the reverse transport blade or the reversing passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Sako, Takashi Sakamoto, Takuya Iwamura, Taichiro Okuno, Masayuki Shimoda, Kento Terashima, Kenji Hayamizu
  • Patent number: 12111586
    Abstract: A developing device includes: a rotating member that delivers a developer to an image holding body while rotating, and has a minimum distance with a housing at a portion from delivery of the developer to the image holding body to release of the developer as viewed in an axial direction of the rotation; a supply member that extends in the axial direction, is disposed diagonally below the rotating member as viewed from the axial direction, and transports the developer while rotating to supply the developer to the rotating member; and a pair of flow path walls that are disposed above the supply member and sandwich a flow path connecting from an inside to an outside of the housing in an upward-downward direction, the flow path having a first flow path width of an inner flow path opening on an inner side of the housing in the flow path as viewed from the axial direction equal to or larger than the minimum distance, and a second flow path width of an outer flow path opening on an outer side of the housing in the fl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masayuki Shimoda, Masafumi Kudo
  • Publication number: 20240316248
    Abstract: Provided is a transplantation device comprising a hydrogel in which insulin-secreting cells or pancreatic islets are enclosed, wherein the hydrogel is prepared by gelatinizing an alginic acid derivative by a chemical crosslinking. Accordingly, a novel transplantation device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicants: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE
    Inventors: Masayuki SHIMODA, Kumiko AJIMA, Shoji FURUSAKO, Naoto TSUDA
  • Patent number: 12085873
    Abstract: A developing device includes a housing in which a circulation path is formed by a first path through which a developer passed to a developing roll flows, a second path disposed offset from the first path in a direction of gravity, a pair of connecting ports connecting the first path and the second path, and a transport member that operates in the housing. The transport member transports the developer in a determined direction, or a reverse direction to the determined direction, in the circulation path according to a load applied for driving the transport member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Chihiro Hagiwara, Kiyoshi Sako, Keiji Sanekata, Masayuki Shimoda, Kento Terashima
  • Patent number: 12078940
    Abstract: A developing device includes: a rotating member that delivers a developer to a latent image of an image holding body while rotating; a supply member that extends in an axial direction of the rotating member and is disposed diagonally below the rotating member as viewed from the axial direction, transports the developer while rotating, and supplies the developer to the rotating member; and an upper member disposed on an opposite side of the rotating member with respect to a tangent line extending in an upward-downward direction in contact with a portion of the rotating member on a supply member side and above the supply member, as viewed from the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kenji Hayamizu, Masayuki Shimoda
  • Publication number: 20240155035
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an information processing system that includes a computing machine installed in a computing machine base, and a first transmitting/receiving apparatus connected to the computing machine, a second transmitting/receiving apparatus installed in a user base that is used by a user, and a device connected to the second transmitting/receiving apparatus, and a control apparatus configured to control connection between the first transmitting/receiving apparatus and the second transmitting/receiving apparatus. In the information processing system, the control apparatus is configured to change the connection between the first transmitting/receiving apparatus and the second transmitting/receiving apparatus, and copy the state of the pre-change computing machine from the pre-change computing machine into the post-change computing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Takuya OHARA, Takuya ODA, Fumikazu INUZUKA, Takafumi TANAKA, Masayuki SHIMODA
  • Patent number: 11917019
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an information processing system that includes a computing machine installed in a computing machine base, and a first transmitting/receiving apparatus connected to the computing machine, a second transmitting/receiving apparatus installed in a user base that is used by a user, and a device connected to the second transmitting/receiving apparatus, and a control apparatus configured to control connection between the first transmitting/receiving apparatus and the second transmitting/receiving apparatus. In the information processing system, the control apparatus is configured to change the connection between the first transmitting/receiving apparatus and the second transmitting/receiving apparatus, and copy the state of the pre-change computing machine from the pre-change computing machine into the post-change computing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Ohara, Takuya Oda, Fumikazu Inuzuka, Takafumi Tanaka, Masayuki Shimoda
  • Publication number: 20240031045
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including a computing machine installed in a computing machine base, a first transmission/reception device connected to the computing machine, a second transmission/reception device installed in a user base used by a user, a device connected to the second transmission/reception device, and a delay control device configured to measure a delay amount generated between the first transmission/reception device and the second transmission/reception device and control the measured delay amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya OHARA, Takuya ODA, Fumikazu INUZUKA, Takafumi TANAKA, Masayuki SHIMODA
  • Publication number: 20240028552
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including a computer installed in a computer base, a first transceiver connected to the computer, a second transceiver installed in a user base used by a user, a device connected to the second transceiver, a network configured to perform communication between a plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver, and a controller configured to control connection between one of the plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver, in which the controller is configured to control connection between one of the plurality of the first transceivers and the second transceiver via the network having a circuit switching function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya OHARA, Takuya ODA, Fumikazu INUZUKA, Takafumi TANAKA, Masayuki SHIMODA
  • Patent number: 11852993
    Abstract: A toner container includes: a container that accommodates toner and transports, by rotating, the toner to an opening disposed at a first end portion in a direction of a rotation axis; a support portion that covers a periphery of the container near the first end portion, and supports the container to be rotatable in a circumferential direction, the support portion being attached to an image forming apparatus body and having a sealant interposed between the support portion and the container; and a fixing portion that fixes the container and the support portion to each other while the sealant is compressed when the support portion is rotated relative to the container in a first circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kento Terashima, Kiyoshi Sako, Keiji Sanekata, Chihiro Hagiwara, Masayuki Shimoda
  • Publication number: 20230412299
    Abstract: An optical path design device includes a scheduling unit configured to generate, according to demand information, including information on a frequency bandwidth required for communication between a first node device at a start point of an optical path and a second node device at an end point of an optical path, and including information on a future time zone in which the communication will be executed, allocation content including information on a route connecting the first node device and the second node device and information on a center frequency of the frequency allocated to the communication corresponding to the demand information and determine the start time and the end time of the allocation of the allocation content, and a queue for adjusting a timing of allocation of the allocation content in the future time zone based on the start time and the end time of the allocation in a case where the allocation content cannot be allocated to the communication corresponding to the demand information with the cu
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Takafumi Tanaka, Takuya OHARA, Fumikazu INUZUKA, Takuya ODA, Masayuki SHIMODA
  • Publication number: 20230403220
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides an information processing system in which at least one of a connection between an input/output device and a computing machine or a connection between the computing machine and a central computing machine is made via a network, and a plurality of users uses the same content by using the input/output device via the network, the information processing system including a delay measurement device configured to measure an amount of transmission delay generated between the input/output device and the central computing machine for each of the users, and a delay adjustment device configured to adjust a difference in the amount of transmission delay between the users to be kept within a predetermined value on the basis of the measured amount of transmission delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya ODA, Takuya OHARA, Fumikazu INUZUKA, Takafumi TANAKA, Masayuki SHIMODA
  • Publication number: 20230400796
    Abstract: A toner container includes: a container that accommodates toner and transports, by rotating, the toner to an opening disposed at a first end portion in a direction of a rotation axis; a support portion that covers a periphery of the container near the first end portion, and supports the container to be rotatable in a circumferential direction, the support portion being attached to an image forming apparatus body and having a sealant interposed between the support portion and the container; and a fixing portion that fixes the container and the support portion to each other while the sealant is compressed when the support portion is rotated relative to the container in a first circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kento TERASHIMA, Kiyoshi SAKO, Keiji SANEKATA, Chihiro HAGIWARA, Masayuki SHIMODA
  • Patent number: 11841637
    Abstract: A developing device includes: a storage part in which a developer is stored; a transport body that includes a spiral blade and transports the developer via a rotation thereof; a developing body to which the developer is supplied from the transport body; an attachment part which is disposed between the transport body and the developing body and includes an opening allowing the developer supplied from the transport body to the developing body to pass and to which a sealing member sealing the opening is detachably attached; and a connection portion which extends to cross the opening at a spiral angle of the blade as viewed from the developing body toward the transport body and of which one end portion and the other end portion are connected to the attachment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Sako, Chihiro Hagiwara, Keiji Sanekata, Masayuki Shimoda, Kento Terashima
  • Publication number: 20230384709
    Abstract: A developing device includes: a storage part in which a developer is stored; a transport body that includes a spiral blade and transports the developer via a rotation thereof; a developing body to which the developer is supplied from the transport body; an attachment part which is disposed between the transport body and the developing body and includes an opening allowing the developer supplied from the transport body to the developing body to pass and to which a sealing member sealing the opening is detachably attached; and a connection portion which extends to cross the opening at a spiral angle of the blade as viewed from the developing body toward the transport body and of which one end portion and the other end portion are connected to the attachment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi SAKO, Chihiro HAGIWARA, Keiji SANEKATA, Masayuki SHIMODA, Kento TERASHIMA
  • Patent number: 11822281
    Abstract: A sensor cleaning device includes: a cleaning member including an inclined portion that wipes and cleans an entire surface of a sensor, which includes a long side portion extending in a longitudinal direction and a short side portion extending in a lateral direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction, while moving relative to the surface of the sensor in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the sensor and is disposed obliquely to a wiping direction so that an upstream end portion of the inclined portion in the wiping direction is positioned outside the surface of the sensor in the lateral direction; and a moving mechanism that moves the cleaning member in the wiping direction and in a direction opposite to the wiping direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Keiji Sanekata, Chihiro Hagiwara, Kiyoshi Sako, Kento Terashima, Masayuki Shimoda