Patents by Inventor Shigeo Hongu

Shigeo Hongu 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: 20230400807
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a web, a feed roller, a winding roller, a contact member, a detection unit, and a control unit. In a state where the apparatus is turned from a first power-ON state to a second power-ON state through a power-OFF state after the contact member reached a notch, if a difference between a diameter of a web at an end of the first power-ON state and the diameter of the web at a start of the second power-ON state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the control unit controls the image forming unit not to form a toner image. In the state after the contact member reached the notch, if the difference is smaller than the predetermined value, the control unit permits the image forming unit to form a toner image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: SHIGEO HONGU, Junichiro Nakabayashi
  • Patent number: 10239723
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus with improved visibility of a sheet bundle discharged without post-processing thereto. The CPU circuit receives the conveyed sheet, drives and controls the sheet-returning paddle, the rack part, the rear end regulation part, the alignment plate and the like and forms sheet bundle comprising of a plural number of sheets as received. Further, the CPU circuit drives and controls the alignment plate when discharging the sheet bundle S from the processing tray, the sheet bundle S exceeding the number of sheets which can be post-processed by the stapler. Therefore, the sheet bundle S which includes sheets equal to the allowable number of sheets for post-processing of the sheet processing unit is discharged to the second discharge position which is different from the first discharge position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigeo Hongu
  • Publication number: 20180179015
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus with improved visibility of a sheet bundle discharged without post-processing thereto. The CPU circuit receives the conveyed sheet, drives and controls the sheet-returning paddle, the rack part, the rear end regulation part, the alignment plate and the like and forms sheet bundle comprising of a plural number of sheets as received. Further, the CPU circuit drives and controls the alignment plate when discharging the sheet bundle S from the processing tray, the sheet bundle S exceeding the number of sheets which can be post-processed by the stapler. Therefore, the sheet bundle S which includes sheets equal to the allowable number of sheets for post-processing of the sheet processing unit is discharged to the second discharge position which is different from the first discharge position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Shigeo Hongu
  • Patent number: 9932198
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus with improved visibility of a sheet bundle discharged without post-processing thereto. The CPU circuit receives the conveyed sheet, drives and controls the sheet-returning paddle, the rack part, the rear end regulation part, the alignment plate and the like and forms sheet bundle comprising of a plural number of sheets as received. Further, the CPU circuit drives and controls the alignment plate when discharging the sheet bundle S from the processing tray, the sheet bundle S exceeding the number of sheets which can be post-processed by the stapler. Therefore, the sheet bundle S which includes sheets equal to the allowable number of sheets for post-processing of the sheet processing unit is discharged to the second discharge position which is different from the first discharge position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigeo Hongu
  • Publication number: 20180059605
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: an image forming portion configured to form an image on a recoding medium; an obtaining unit configured to obtain consumption information indicating a consumption state of a consumable mounted to the image forming apparatus; a setting unit configured to set changeover information including information indicating a period in which productivity of the image forming apparatus is to be changed over; a control portion configured to control the image forming portion in order to change over the productivity of the image forming apparatus based on the changeover information; and a decision portion configured to decide, based on the consumption information and the changeover information, a timing to provide a notification for prompting preparation of a replacement article of the consumable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Shigeo Hongu
  • Publication number: 20160214826
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus with improved visibility of a sheet bundle discharged without post-processing thereto. The CPU circuit receives the conveyed sheet, drives and controls the sheet-returning paddle, the rack part, the rear end regulation part, the alignment plate and the like and forms sheet bundle comprising of a plural number of sheets as received. Further, the CPU circuit drives and controls the alignment plate when discharging the sheet bundle S from the processing tray, the sheet bundle S exceeding the number of sheets which can be post-processed by the stapler. Therefore, the sheet bundle S which includes sheets equal to the allowable number of sheets for post-processing of the sheet processing unit is discharged to the second discharge position which is different from the first discharge position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Shigeo Hongu
  • Patent number: 9334139
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus with improved visibility of a sheet bundle discharged without post-processing thereto. The CPU circuit receives the conveyed sheet, drives and controls the sheet-returning paddle, the rack part, the rear end regulation part, the alignment plate and the like and forms sheet bundle comprising of a plural number of sheets as received. Further, the CPU circuit drives and controls the alignment plate when discharging the sheet bundle S from the processing tray, the sheet bundle S exceeding the number of sheets which can be post-processed by the stapler. Therefore, the sheet bundle S which includes sheets equal to the allowable number of sheets for post-processing of the sheet processing unit is discharged to the second discharge position which is different from the first discharge position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigeo Hongu
  • Publication number: 20150023765
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus with improved visibility of a sheet bundle discharged without post-processing thereto. The CPU circuit receives the conveyed sheet, drives and controls the sheet-returning paddle, the rack part, the rear end regulation part, the alignment plate and the like and forms sheet bundle comprising of a plural number of sheets as received. Further, the CPU circuit drives and controls the alignment plate when discharging the sheet bundle S from the processing tray, the sheet bundle S exceeding the number of sheets which can be post-processed by the stapler. Therefore, the sheet bundle S which includes sheets equal to the allowable number of sheets for post-processing of the sheet processing unit is discharged to the second discharge position which is different from the first discharge position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Shigeo Hongu