Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kanou

Satoshi Kanou 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).

  • Publication number: 20240123922
    Abstract: A grommet includes: a pair of clamping bodies that clamp a wire harness; a hinge portion that openably and closably couples the pair of clamping bodies; and an engagement portion that is provided at the pair of clamping bodies and that engages with an attachment hole formed in an attachment panel in a state in which the wire harness and the hinge portion clamped by the pair of clamping bodies are inserted into the attachment hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Nifco Inc., Subaru Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei TAKAHASHI, Satoshi KANOU
  • Patent number: 8253950
    Abstract: A recording material moving device comprises: a position adjuster that moves a recording material in a direction which is parallel to a recording surface of the recording material and orthogonal to a transporting direction, in an upstream side of a recording position along the transport direction of the recording material; a reference position specifying unit that specifies a reference position; a determination unit that determines whether a range of a predetermined width centered on the reference position exceeds a movable range of the recording material within which the recording material can be moved by the position adjuster; and a controller that causes, if the determination unit determines that the movable range is not exceeded, the position adjuster to sequentially move the recording material within the movable range of the predetermined width centered on the reference position each time a condition for moving the recording material is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kazama, Ryoji Watanabe, Shouichi Maeda, Makoto Ochiai, Tatsunori Izawa, Naoto Nishi, Yoshinobu Nakamura, Satoshi Kanou, Shun Yashima, Michio Tada
  • Patent number: 7880871
    Abstract: A recording sheet moving device includes: a moving unit that moves a recording sheet; a recording sheet specifying unit that specifies a length in the transport direction and a weight per unit area of the recording sheet; a first memory configured to record, for each of plural recording sheets, a threshold for a length in the transport direction in association with a weight per unit area; and a movement control unit that retrieves a threshold for a length on the basis of the specified weight per unit area from the first memory, and compares the retrieved threshold for a length and the specified length, to determine whether to cause the moving unit to move the recording sheet, and if it is determined that the recording sheet should be moved, causes the moving unit to move the recording sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kazama, Michio Tada, Ryoji Watanabe, Shouichi Maeda, Makoto Ochiai, Tatsunori Izawa, Naoto Nishi, Yoshinobu Nakamura, Satoshi Kanou, Shun Yashima
  • Patent number: 7770879
    Abstract: A recording medium transport apparatus includes: plural storage units each storing a recording medium; a transport unit that transports the recording medium from one of the storage units to a recording position where an image is recorded on the recording medium; a memory that stores a reference position of a recording medium prescribed for each storage unit; a measuring unit that measures a position of the transported recording medium; and a movement unit that reads the reference position corresponding to the storage unit that stored the transported recording medium, from the memory, and moves the recording medium according to the difference between the reference position and the measured position such that the position of the recording medium approaches the reference position when the recording medium is located upstream of the recording position in the transport direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kazama, Michio Tada, Ryoji Watanabe, Shouichi Maeda, Makoto Ochiai, Tatsunori Izawa, Naoto Nishi, Yoshinobu Nakamura, Satoshi Kanou, Shun Yashima
  • Publication number: 20090257074
    Abstract: A recording material moving device comprises: a position adjuster that moves a recording material in a direction which is parallel to a recording surface of the recording material and orthogonal to a transporting direction, in an upstream side of a recording position along the transport direction of the recording material; a reference position specifying unit that specifies a reference position; a determination unit that determines whether a range of a predetermined width centered on the reference position exceeds a movable range of the recording material within which the recording material can be moved by the position adjuster; and a controller that causes, if the determination unit determines that the movable range is not exceeded, the position adjuster to sequentially move the recording material within the movable range of the predetermined width centered on the reference position each time a condition for moving the recording material is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kazama, Ryoji Watanabe, Shouichi Maeda, Makoto Ochiai, Tatsunori Izawa, Naoto Nishi, Yoshinobu Nakamura, Satoshi Kanou, Shun Yashima, Michio Tada
  • Publication number: 20090256308
    Abstract: A recording sheet moving device includes: a moving unit that moves a recording sheet; a recording sheet specifying unit that specifies a length in the transport direction and a weight per unit area of the recording sheet; a first memory configured to record, for each of plural recording sheets, a threshold for a length in the transport direction in association with a weight per unit area; and a movement control unit that retrieves a threshold for a length on the basis of the specified weight per unit area from the first memory, and compares the retrieved threshold for a length and the specified length, to determine whether to cause the moving unit to move the recording sheet, and if it is determined that the recording sheet should be moved, causes the moving unit to move the recording sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kazama, Michio Tada, Ryoji Watanabe, Shouichi Maeda, Makoto Ochiai, Tatsunori Izawa, Naoto Nishi, Yoshinobu Nakamura, Satoshi Kanou, Shun Yashima
  • Publication number: 20090250864
    Abstract: A recording medium transport apparatus includes: plural storage units each storing a recording medium; a transport unit that transports the recording medium from one of the storage units to a recording position where an image is recorded on the recording medium; a memory that stores a reference position of a recording medium prescribed for each storage unit; a measuring unit that measures a position of the transported recording medium; and a movement unit that reads the reference position corresponding to the storage unit that stored the transported recording medium, from the memory, and moves the recording medium according to the difference between the reference position and the measured position such that the position of the recording medium approaches the reference position when the recording medium is located upstream of the recording position in the transport direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kazama, Michio Tada, Ryoji Watanabe, Shouichi Maeda, Makoto Ochiai, Tatsunori Izawa, Naoto Nishi, Yoshinobu Nakamura, Satoshi Kanou, Shun Yashima