Patents by Inventor Ryo Kobayashi

Ryo Kobayashi 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).

  • SHEET SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210024315
    Abstract: A sheet supplying apparatus, which is capable of winding a sheet tightly, includes a driving unit configured to cause a roll including a wound consecutive sheet to rotate in a first direction for feeding the sheet or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a sensor that detects a leading end portion of the sheet separated from an outer circumferential surface of the roll, and a contact body that presses the outer circumferential surface. Before the sheet is fed, in a state in which the contact body presses the outer circumferential surface, the driving unit causes the roll to continuously rotate in the second direction until a detection cycle of the leading end portion by the sensor is less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Tomohiro Suzuki, Masashi Kamada, Masato Eiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Masashi Negishi, Ryoya Shinjo, Ryo Kobayashi
  • Air conditioner
    Patent number: 10899190
    Abstract: An inner guide plate has an inner guide plate surface that guides air. An outer guide plate has an outer guide plate surface that guides the air toward a discharge port of the fan. In each of predetermined cross sections perpendicular to a rotation axis of the fan, a reference line is a line connecting the rotation axis and an outer guide end of the outer guide surface that is a radially inner end. In each of the predetermined cross sections, a guide line is a line connecting the rotation axis and an inner guide end of the inner guide surface that is a radially outer end. In each of the predetermined cross sections, a phase difference angle is an angle between the guide line and the reference line in a rotation direction of the fan. The phase difference angles of the predetermined cross sections are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kono, Ryo Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Sekito, Shinya Kato, Yuki Tsumagari
  • FLUID DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210016281
    Abstract: A fluid device includes a base material including a flow path through which a solution flows and a first facing surface, a treatment substrate including a second facing surface which faces the first facing surface and in which a treatment unit which comes in contact with the solution and treats the solution is provided, and a sealing portion sandwiched between the first facing surface and the second facing surface, in which a treatment space surrounding the treatment unit with the sealing portion when viewed from a plate thickness direction and connected to the flow path is provided between the treatment substrate and the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Naoya ISHIZAWA, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Taro UENO, Tetsuomi TAKASAKI, Ronald Adam SEGER, Matthew Daniel SOLOMON, Alexei KOIFMAN
  • IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF EMBEDDING LATENT IMAGE, AND NON-TRANSITORY, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200412916
    Abstract: An image processing device includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to process a background image into which a latent image is embedded, to obtain an effect to conceal the latent image. The circuitry is configured to perform color conversion of the background image to obtain a color-matching masking effect to conceal the latent image. The circuitry is configured to embed the latent image in the background image processed and converted, to generate an image embedded with the latent image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo Kobayashi, Mika Inoue
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR EMBEDDING LATENT IMAGE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200412908
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to compose background information with latent image information to generate a latent-image-embedded image, add the latent-image-embedded image to print data, and at least one of extract the latent image information from the print data and extract the background information from the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Ryo KOBAYASHI
  • PRINTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200369049
    Abstract: A roll sheet, in which a continuous sheet is wound in a roll form, is caused to rotate in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. First and second sensors are arranged at positions facing an outer circumferential surface of the roll sheet and deviated in an axis line direction of the roll sheet. Outputs of the first and second sensors are changed in accordance with a distance to a sheet of the roll sheet. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from a forward direction to a reverse direction on the basis of the outputs of the first and second sensors while the roll sheet is being rotated in the reverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Midori Yasuda, Yuki Kamio, Masashi Kamada, Masato Eiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Masashi Negishi, Ryoya Shinjo, Ryo Kobayashi, Tomohiro Suzuki
  • Sheet supplying apparatus and printing apparatus
    Patent number: 10829329
    Abstract: A sheet supplying apparatus, which is capable of winding a sheet tightly, includes a driving unit configured to cause a roll including a wound consecutive sheet to rotate in a first direction for feeding the sheet or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a sensor that detects a leading end portion of the sheet separated from an outer circumferential surface of the roll, and a contact body that presses the outer circumferential surface. Before the sheet is fed, in a state in which the contact body presses the outer circumferential surface, the driving unit causes the roll to continuously rotate in the second direction until a detection cycle of the leading end portion by the sensor is less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Suzuki, Masashi Kamada, Masato Eiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Masashi Negishi, Ryoya Shinjo, Ryo Kobayashi
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200336603
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to provide information in response to satisfaction of a given condition. The information indicates that a mixed-color characteristic is to be corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: RYO KOBAYASHI
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200336622
    Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus for performing printing in a plurality of colors. The image forming apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive first print data in which an object to be printed in a spot color is designated in a first area in a document to be printed and second print data of the document to be printed from an information processing apparatus; convert the second print data received by the communication unit into image data of a predetermined color; extract an image of the first area from the image data obtained by conversion of the drawing unit; convert the image of the first area extracted by the spot color image control unit into the spot color; and generate image data of the spot color in which the image of the first area converted by the conversion unit is placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji KUNIMI, Yutaka ATAKU, Noboru TAMURA, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Hiroki MATSUURA, Yoshio TAGA, Kaname NOMURA
  • AIR CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20200307348
    Abstract: An air conditioner for performing air-conditioning of an interior of a vehicle cabin includes a casing, an evaporator, a blower, a controller, and a cooling passage. The casing defines a ventilation passage through which air flows from an air introduction port toward an air outlet. The evaporator cools the air flowing through the ventilation passage. The blower is disposed on a downstream side with respect to the evaporator in the ventilation passage and generates an airflow in the ventilation passage. The controller controls an output from the blower. The cooling passage causes a position located on a downstream side with respect to the blower in the ventilation passage to communicate with a position located on an upstream side with respect to the evaporator in the ventilation passage. A controller is installed in the cooling passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo KOBAYASHI, Yoshihiko OKUMURA, Yasuhiro SEKITO, Shinya KATO, Tetsuya KONO, Yuki TSUMAGARI, Kira OIWA
  • PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONVEYANCE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200307272
    Abstract: To provide a printing apparatus and a conveyance apparatus that are capable of preventing a cut position to be cut by a slitter (cutting unit) from deviating, a printing apparatus, which is configured to perform printing by use of a printing unit on a printing medium conveyed by a conveyance unit and is configured to cut the printing medium on which the printing has been performed by the printing unit by use of a cutting unit at a cut position along a conveyance direction of the conveyance unit, includes an abutment portion configured to abut on a printing surface of the printing medium at an inner position relative to the cut position in a width direction of the printing medium, the width direction that crosses the conveyance direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Suzuki, Ryo Kobayashi, Tsutomu Obata
  • PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONVEYANCE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200307269
    Abstract: To provide a printing apparatus and a conveyance apparatus that are capable of preventing a cut position to be cut by a cutting unit from deviating, in a printing apparatus in which printing is performed by a printing unit on a printing medium that is conveyed by a conveyance unit and the printing medium is cut by a cutting unit while being conveyed by the conveyance unit and a conveying force apply unit, the sconveying force apply unit is arranged on an outer side relative to the cutting unit and configured to apply a conveying force to the printing medium in a direction outward in a width direction from an upstream to a downstream in a conveyance direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Suzuki, Tsutomu Obata
  • Fluidic device, system, and method
    Patent number: 10775368
    Abstract: A fluidic device includes: a circulation flow path; and a capture part arranged on the circulation flow path and configured to capture a sample substance in a solution and/or a detection part arranged on the circulation flow path and configured to detect a sample substance in a solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Ichiki, Taro Ueno, Ryo Kobayashi, Hirofumi Shiono
  • Printing apparatus
    Patent number: 10766279
    Abstract: A roll sheet, in which a continuous sheet is wound in a roll form, is caused to rotate in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. First and second sensors are arranged at positions facing an outer circumferential surface of the roll sheet and deviated in an axis line direction of the roll sheet. Outputs of the first and second sensors are changed in accordance with a distance to a sheet of the roll sheet. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from a forward direction to a reverse direction on the basis of the outputs of the first and second sensors while the roll sheet is being rotated in the reverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Midori Yasuda, Yuki Kamio, Masashi Kamada, Masato Eiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Masashi Negishi, Ryoya Shinjo, Ryo Kobayashi, Tomohiro Suzuki
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20200254570
    Abstract: In a laser processing method, laser lights of fiber lasers or direct diode lasers is irradiated onto an iron-based plate material from a nozzle, a nozzle with a nozzle opening whose opening diameter is preliminarily set according to a thickness of the plate material is selected from plural nozzles whose nozzle openings have different opening diameters from each other, and the plate material is cut while irradiating the laser lights onto the plate material and injecting assist gas from the nozzle opening toward the plate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya MIZOGUCHI, Hiroaki ISHIGURO, Ryohei ITO, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Kenji MASUDA
  • VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT
    Publication number: 20200223281
    Abstract: A vehicular air conditioning unit includes an air-conditioning case and a blower. The blower includes a blower fan accommodated in the air-conditioning case and configured to rotate about a fan axis to cause the air to flow through the case passage, and a blower motor accommodated in the air-conditioning case and configured to rotate the blower fan. The air-conditioning case includes a case body having a case opening hole that is located outward of the blower in a radial direction of the fan axis and opens in the radial direction, and an opening hole cover fixed to the case body to close the case opening hole. The opening hole cover is detachable from the case body. The case opening hole has a size that allows the blower to pass through the case opening hole when the blower is taken out from the air-conditioning case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Shinji IDE, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Yasue YONEZU, Ayumi KAWASAKI
  • PRINTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200215832
    Abstract: A roll sheet with a continuous sheet wound in a roll form is rotated in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. A sensor whose output is changed in accordance with a distance between the sensor and the sheet is used. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from an opposite direction to the forward direction on the basis of the output of the sensor during rotation of the roll sheet in the opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Masato Eiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Masashi Kamada, Masashi Negishi, Ryoya Shinjo, Ryo Kobayashi, Tomohiro Suzuki, Tsutomu Obata
  • Printing apparatus
    Patent number: 10703117
    Abstract: A roll sheet with a continuous sheet wound in a roll form is rotated in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. A sensor whose output is changed in accordance with a distance between the sensor and the sheet is used. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from an opposite direction to the forward direction on the basis of the output of the sensor during rotation of the roll sheet in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Eiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Masashi Kamada, Masashi Negishi, Ryoya Shinjo, Ryo Kobayashi, Tomohiro Suzuki, Tsutomu Obata
  • Air-conditioning unit for vehicle
    Patent number: 10696126
    Abstract: An air-conditioning unit for a vehicle has a case, a blower, a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger. The cooling heat exchanger is located upstream of the blower inside the case. The heating heat exchanger is located downstream of the blower inside the case. The ventilation passage includes a before-heating passage extending from an air discharge port of the blower toward an air inlet of the heating heat exchanger. The before-heating passage includes, as a part of the before-heating passage, a flow-changing path that is curved to change a flow direction of the air discharged from the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Kato, Yoshihiko Okumura, Ryo Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Sekito, Tetsuya Kono, Yuki Tsumagari, Kira Oiwa
  • BLOWER
    Publication number: 20200173445
    Abstract: A blower includes a centrifugal fan and a partition wall disposed in a suction space in the centrifugal fan. The partition wall has a base portion extending along a fan central axis to partition the suction space into a first space for a first fluid and a second space for a second fluid. The partition wall has an enlarged portion connected to an end of the base portion on another side of the fan central axis. The enlarged portion covers a part of a fan boss. A clearance passage is defined between the enlarged portion and the fan boss and has a first space side opening and a second space side opening. The enlarged portion is biased in the suction space to the second space such that a pressure at the second space side opening is less than a pressure at the first space side opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuya KONO, Ryo KOBAYASHI, Yasue YONEZU, Takahiro NAKAJIMA, Yuki TSUMAGARI, Tomohide SHINDO