Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Kawamura

Nobuhiro Kawamura 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: 11944081
    Abstract: A fishing rod according to one embodiment includes a rod body extending in a front-and-back direction along a central axis, a fitting having a mounting part, where the mounting part is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the rod body at a first position determined in a circumferential direction around the central axis, and a fiber-reinforced resin layer surrounding the rod body so as to cover the mounting part. The fiber-reinforced resin layer has a first portion covering the rod body along an entire length thereof in the circumferential direction around the central axis and a second portion extending in the axial direction backward from an axially back end of the first portion and extending in the circumferential direction less than 180° clockwise from the first position and also less than 180° anti-clockwise from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBERIDE, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuji Kawamura, Nobuhiro Izaki, Takahiko Tomioka, Hirokazu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11937589
    Abstract: A fishing rod according to one embodiment includes a rod body extending in a front-and-back direction along a central axis, a fitting having a mounting part, where the mounting part is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the rod body at a first position determined in a circumferential direction around the central axis, and a fiber-reinforced resin layer surrounding the rod body so as to cover the mounting part. The fiber-reinforced resin layer has a first portion covering the rod body along an entire length thereof in the circumferential direction around the central axis and a second portion extending in the axial direction backward from an axially back end of the first portion and extending in the circumferential direction less than 180° clockwise from the first position and also less than 180° anti-clockwise from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBERIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Takuji Kawamura, Nobuhiro Izaki, Takahiko Tomioka, Hirokazu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11937590
    Abstract: A fishing rod according to one embodiment includes a rod body extending in a front-and-back direction along a central axis, a fitting having a mounting part, where the mounting part is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the rod body at a first position determined in a circumferential direction around the central axis, and a fiber-reinforced resin layer surrounding the rod body so as to cover the mounting part. The fiber-reinforced resin layer has a first portion covering the rod body along an entire length thereof in the circumferential direction around the central axis and a second portion extending in the axial direction backward from an axially back end of the first portion and extending in the circumferential direction less than 180° clockwise from the first position and also less than 180° anti-clockwise from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBERIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Takuji Kawamura, Nobuhiro Izaki, Takahiko Tomioka, Hirokazu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11762319
    Abstract: A print control apparatus that improves operability in readjusting a secondary transfer voltage that has been adjusted. The print control apparatus that communicates with an image forming apparatus. The print control apparatus includes an instruction unit that instructs the image forming apparatus to execute a process that prints a predetermined chart, reads the predetermined chart by the reading device, and sets a secondary transfer voltage, a reception unit that receives an adjustment value obtained by the process from the image forming apparatus, and a display control unit that controls a display unit to display an object that prompts a user to adjust at least the secondary transfer voltage based on reception of the adjustment value obtained by the process by the reception unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kawamura, Hiroya Igarashi, Hirotomo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11683428
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, to communicate with an image forming apparatus having a predetermined sheet feeding unit, includes a selection unit and a setting unit. The selection unit selects one storage method at least from among a first and second sheet information storage method. The setting unit executes a setting, based on the selected one storage method, for the predetermined sheet feeding unit. In the first sheet information storage method and after the sheet information is set for the predetermined sheet feeding unit, the setting of the sheet information is not cancelled when an absence of a sheet on the predetermined sheet feeding unit is detected. In the second sheet information storage method and after the sheet information is set for the predetermined sheet feeding unit, the setting of the sheet information is cancelled when an absence of a sheet on the predetermined sheet feeding unit is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroya Igarashi, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yusuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 11650530
    Abstract: A system displays a plurality of display objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of symptoms of an image forming apparatus, receives a selection of one display object from among the plurality of display objects, and displays a screen for receiving, from a user, a value related to a predetermined item to be adjusted to improve a symptom corresponding to the selected display object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kawamura, Hiroya Igarashi, Toru Shinnae, Satoshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11601558
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus includes a display control unit configured to perform control for displaying at least a predetermined image in a predetermined display region and shifting a display position of the predetermined image displayed in the display region in accordance with a command from a user, a setting unit configured to set a value used for adjusting a position where the image forming apparatus prints an image onto a recording medium based on the display position of the predetermined image in the display region, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the value set by the setting unit to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kimura, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Hiroya Igarashi
  • Patent number: 11556285
    Abstract: A verification system includes a printer which prints image on a recording sheet, a reader which reads an image printed on the recording sheet, and controllers to set a first print setting via a setting screen, cause the printer to print an image based on the set first print setting, cause the reader to read the printed image, and register the read image as a correct image. The controllers also set a second print setting via the setting screen, cause the printer to print an verification target image based on the set second print setting, cause the reader to read the printed verification target image, and verify the read image using the registered correct image, and control the setting screen for the second print setting so that a predetermined print setting included in the first print setting cannot be edited on the setting screen for the second print setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20220309299
    Abstract: A paper management system setting a paper information piece of paper stored in a sheet feeding unit in an image forming apparatus from a list of paper information pieces registers the paper information pieces with a favorite group, displays a list of the paper information pieces for each favorite group, and enables the list of the paper information pieces to be associated with a paper feed unit through the screen displaying the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke Kimura, Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Nobuhiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11414283
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding device having a plurality of sheet feeding units, an opening and closing controlling unit, and a receiving unit. The opening and closing controlling unit controls opening and closing of the sheet feeding unit. Where the receiving unit receives an instruction for assigning a sheet having selected one attribute to designated one sheet feeding unit, the opening and closing controlling unit opens the designated one sheet feeding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Yusuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 11409215
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus to control an image forming system includes a reception unit and a control unit. The image forming system includes a first conveyance unit configured to convey a recording medium and a second conveyance unit located downstream of the first conveyance unit in a conveyance route of the recording medium. The reception unit receives an instruction to set a conveyance speed of the first conveyance unit. The control unit sets the conveyance speed of the first conveyance unit to the image forming system based on the setting instruction, and sets a conveyance speed of the second conveyance unit to the image forming system based on the instruction to set the conveyance speed of the first conveyance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshida, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Hiroya Igarashi, Toru Shinnae
  • Publication number: 20220227150
    Abstract: A print control apparatus that improves operability in readjusting a secondary transfer voltage that has been adjusted. The print control apparatus that communicates with an image forming apparatus. The print control apparatus includes an instruction unit that instructs the image forming apparatus to execute a process that prints a predetermined chart, reads the predetermined chart by the reading device, and sets a secondary transfer voltage, a reception unit that receives an adjustment value obtained by the process from the image forming apparatus, and a display control unit that controls a display unit to display an object that prompts a user to adjust at least the secondary transfer voltage based on reception of the adjustment value obtained by the process by the reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kawamura, Hiroya Igarashi, Hirotomo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11392338
    Abstract: Provided are a printing control apparatus, a method of controlling a printing control apparatus, and a storage medium capable of simplifying a process of updating information on a paper sheet for a tray for which update of the information is restricted. In a case where update of information on a print medium stored in association with a tray that is provided in an image forming apparatus and holds a print medium is restricted, a user interface is presented which requests to select whether to update the information stored in association with the tray to received update information. Then, the information stored in association with the tray is updated depending on the selection made via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yusuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 11392808
    Abstract: A paper management system setting a paper information piece of paper stored in a sheet feeding unit in an image forming apparatus from a list of paper information pieces registers the paper information pieces with a favorite group, displays a list of the paper information pieces for each favorite group, and enables the list of the paper information pieces to be associated with a paper feed unit through the screen displaying the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yusuke Kimura, Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Nobuhiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11360718
    Abstract: A sheet management system, in which a print control apparatus and an image forming apparatus are configured to communicate with each other, includes a selection unit, an adjustment unit, a confirmation unit, and a setting unit. The selection unit selects a sheet feeding deck. The adjustment unit adjusts sheet information including setting values for performing print processing on a sheet to be used for printing. The confirmation unit confirms. In a case where there is not a match between selected sheet information set for the sheet feeding deck and the sheet information to be adjusted, the confirmation unit confirms whether the sheet information to be adjusted by the adjustment unit is to be set for the selected sheet feeding deck. The setting unit sets the sheet information adjusted by the adjustment unit for the image forming apparatus in accordance with a result of confirmation by the confirmation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yusuke Kimura, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Aya Ito, Hideaki Ooba
  • Patent number: 11307808
    Abstract: A print management system having a control apparatus and an image forming apparatus with sheet feeding cassettes includes a sheet data registration unit to register sheet data indicating an attribute of each print sheet, a sheet feeding cassette selection unit to select a sheet feeding cassette, and a sheet data selection unit to select sheet data about at least one type of print sheet from the registered sheet data. An adjustment value setting unit sets adjustment value information during image formation while feeding the selected print sheet and a database setting unit sets, in association with each other, the attribute of the selected sheet feeding cassette, the selected sheet data about the print sheet, and the set adjustment value information. The database setting unit allows setting to one piece of sheet data adjustment value information about each sheet feeding cassette selected by the sheet feeding cassette selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Yamakawa, Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yusuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 11277542
    Abstract: A multi-function peripheral and an information processing apparatus are capable of communicating with each other. In one authentication setting of the information processing apparatus, functions restricted in use are disabled from being set. In another authentication setting of the information processing apparatus, when an operation on a function restricted in use is performed on a screen associated with functions of the multi-function peripheral, the information processing apparatus displays an authentication screen to cause the multi-function peripheral to execute an authentication process based on information input via the authentication screen, and if a result of the authentication process transmitted from the multi-function peripheral indicates that the authentication is successful, the screen is controlled to receive the operation on the function from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yusuke Kimura, Hiroya Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20210405936
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to a printing apparatus, sets one or more printing conditions with regard to a print job for which printing is performed by the printing apparatus; stores print data and a set printing condition; edits the printing condition; compares with a correct image and verifies a read image of an image on a sheet printed by the printing apparatus based on the print data in accordance with the edited printing condition; and restricts the editing with regard to a printing condition of a predetermined item among the one or more printing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11192741
    Abstract: An image forming system displays warning information representing a state of no printing sheet detected in a first sheet holding unit, and displays information representing a normal state of no sheet printing sheet detected in the second sheet holding unit. In a case where a transition occurs from a state where at least one printing sheet is in the second sheet holding unit to a state where there are no sheets in the second sheet holding unit while the image forming apparatus performs printing using the printing sheets held in the second sheet holding unit, displaying warning information representing a state of no printing sheet in the second sheet holding unit and changes to information representing a normal state in the second sheet holding unit if a predetermined period has passed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Junichi Yamakawa, Yusuke Kimura, Nobuhiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11169476
    Abstract: A sheet management system includes an image forming apparatus and first and second information processing apparatuses to communicate with the image forming apparatus. The first information processing apparatus includes a first LAN interface connected to the image forming apparatus, a second LAN interface connected to a network, and a first display to display information. To display a screen for performing sheet management on the first display, the first information processing apparatus obtains device information of the image forming apparatus based on information on an apparatus connected via the first LAN interface. The second information processing apparatus includes a third. LAN interface connected to the network and a second display to display information. To display a screen for performing sheet management on the second display, the second information processing apparatus obtains device information of the image forming apparatus via the third LAN interface using address information entered by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroya Igarashi, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yusuke Kimura