Patents by Inventor Osamu Mukataka

Osamu Mukataka 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).

  • Circuit board and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9307634
    Abstract: The circuit board includes a contact for supplying power, in which the contact includes plural copper foil patterns each having a predetermined width, the plural copper foil patterns being formed radially from a center of the contact and connected to each other at the center of the contact. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance contact reliability of the contact while suppressing cost for connecting a high-voltage board to an image forming unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norikazu Sugiyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Fumiyuki Yamatsuka, Osamu Mukataka, Kumiko Omori
  • CIRCUIT BOARD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130322913
    Abstract: The circuit board includes a contact for supplying power, in which the contact includes plural copper foil patterns each having a predetermined width, the plural copper foil patterns being formed radially from a center of the contact and connected to each other at the center of the contact. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance contact reliability of the contact while suppressing cost for connecting a high-voltage board to an image forming unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norikazu Sugiyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Fumiyuki Yamatsuka, Osamu Mukataka, Kumiko Omori
  • Image heating apparatus
    Patent number: 5860052
    Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a heater provided with a heat generating element generating heat upon electric energization to a base; a supporting member for supporting the heater; a back-up member press-contacted to the heater; wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from the heater; wherein at least such a portion of the supporting member as supports the heater is of thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasumasa Ohtsuka, Yohji Tomoyuki, Hideyuki Yano, Manabu Takano, Mahito Yoshioka, Osamu Mukataka, Kenichi Ogawa, Yasunari Watanabe