Patents by Inventor Shingo Aoki

Shingo Aoki 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: 20240118014
    Abstract: Provided is an electric device made more convenient by being configured such that the temperature of a wide area in each accommodation section can be individually adjustable. In an electric device, a first refrigerant pipe is provided to a right-side member constituting a side surface of a first accommodation chamber, and a second refrigerant pipe is provided to a left-side member constituting a side surface of a second accommodation chamber. The first refrigerant pipe and the second refrigerant pipe are independent of each other. A regulating valve includes: a first regulating valve provided to the first refrigerant pipe, and a second regulating valve provided to the second refrigerant pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji KISHIMA, Takuya KATAOKA, Kazuki NOGUCHI, Akihiro KOBAYASHI, Daisuke NITAWAKI, Ibuki KANDA, Shingo KOSUGI, Yoshiki AOKI
  • Publication number: 20240102718
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical device. In a setting unit, a right-room temperature display unit displays a set temperature or the current temperature of a first housing room. A left-room temperature display unit displays a set temperature or the current temperature of a second housing room. A right-room temperature setting button is an operation unit for a user to switch the set temperature of the first housing room. A left-room temperature setting button is an operation unit for a user switch the set temperature of the second housing room. The set temperature difference between the first and second housing rooms is controlled to be within a prescribed value. When the set temperature of one of the first and second housing rooms is changed so that the set temperature exceeds a prescribed value, a microcomputer automatically changes the other set temperature so that the set temperature difference is within a prescribed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji KISHIMA, Takuya KATAOKA, Kazuki NOGUCHI, Akihiro KOBAYASHI, Daisuke NITAWAKI, Ibuki KANDA, Shingo KOSUGI, Yoshiki AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220400589
    Abstract: A bulk feeder includes a feeder main body, a track member having a reception region in which multiple components discharged from a component case accommodating the components in a bulk state are received, a supply region to which the components are supplied, and a conveyance path of the components from the reception region to the supply region, a vibration device configured to apply vibration to the track member such that the components on the conveyance path are conveyed, and an alignment member configured to guide the multiple components conveyed by the vibration of the track member and align the components with respect to the feeder main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji KAWASAKI, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Shingo AOKI, Satoshi OSAKI
  • Patent number: 10765097
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool, a handle, and a spool shaft. The reel body has a first side plate having a first opening that opens in an axial direction of the spool shaft and through which the spool can pass, a second side plate that faces the first side plate, and a second side cover that is mounted on the second side plate. The spool has a bobbin trunk and a second flange. The handle is rotatably provided on the first side plate side of the reel body. The second side plate has a second opening that opens in the axial direction and a fixing portion for mounting a second side cover member, the fixing portion being provided on a peripheral edge of the second opening and at a position overlapping the second flange as viewed in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: SHIMANO INC., SHIMANO COMPONENTS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Chun Wee Chew, Shoji Nakagawa, Shingo Aoki, Kotaro Shinzaki, Takashi Saito
  • Patent number: 10721922
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel comprises a reel main body, a spool, a spool shaft, an adjusting member, and an operation lever. The adjusting member is attached to the reel main body. The adjusting member adjusts a braking force with which a rotation of the spool shaft is braked. The operation lever is attached to the adjusting member such that the operation lever extends in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikuta, Akira Nago, Shingo Aoki, Shunsaku Asaka
  • Publication number: 20190208755
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool, a handle, and a spool shaft. The reel body has a first side plate having a first opening that opens in an axial direction of the spool shaft and through which the spool can pass, a second side plate that faces the first side plate, and a second side cover that is mounted on the second side plate. The spool has a bobbin trunk and a second flange. The handle is rotatably provided on the first side plate side of the reel body. The second side plate has a second opening that opens in the axial direction and a fixing portion for mounting a second side cover member, the fixing portion being provided on a peripheral edge of the second opening and at a position overlapping the second flange as viewed in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: Shimano Inc., Shimano Components (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Chun Wee Chew, Shoji Nakagawa, Shingo Aoki, Kotaro Shinzaki, Takashi Saito
  • Patent number: 10274891
    Abstract: A solid lubricant application device includes: a rotating body; a solid lubricant applied to the rotating body; a resilient urging member that causes the solid lubricant to abut toward a circumferential surface of the rotating body; and a guide mechanism that guides movement of the solid lubricant. When a straight line parallel to a direction in which the solid lubricant abuts against the rotating body is referred to as a first straight line, and a straight line parallel to a direction in which the resilient urging member and the solid lubricant are connected is referred to as a second straight line, the guide mechanism guides the movement of the solid lubricant such that an intersecting angle, which is a smaller one of angles formed by the first straight line and the second straight line, decreases as the solid lubricant is applied to the rotating body and accordingly changed in shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Shingo Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180143580
    Abstract: A solid lubricant application device includes: a rotating body; a solid lubricant applied to the rotating body; a resilient urging member that causes the solid lubricant to abut toward a circumferential surface of the rotating body; and a guide mechanism that guides movement of the solid lubricant. When a straight line parallel to a direction in which the solid lubricant abuts against the rotating body is referred to as a first straight line, and a straight line parallel to a direction in which the resilient urging member and the solid lubricant are connected is referred to as a second straight line, the guide mechanism guides the movement of the solid lubricant such that an intersecting angle, which is a smaller one of angles formed by the first straight line and the second straight line, decreases as the solid lubricant is applied to the rotating body and accordingly changed in shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Shingo AOKI
  • Publication number: 20180064083
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel comprises a reel main body, a spool, a spool shaft, an adjusting member, and an operation lever. The adjusting member is attached to the reel main body. The adjusting member adjusts a braking force with which a rotation of the spool shaft is braked. The operation lever is attached to the adjusting member such that the operation lever extends in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi IKUTA, Akira NAGO, Shingo AOKI, Shunsaku ASAKA
  • Publication number: 20160252861
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus reflecting one aspect of the present invention includes a deviation detecting portion, a registration roller, and a leading end detecting portion. The deviation detecting portion detects a deviation amount of the sheet being fed from a reference position in a sheet width direction orthogonal to a feeding direction. The registration roller modifies deviation by swinging the sheet being fed in the sheet width direction in accordance with the deviation amount detected by the deviation detecting portion. The leading end detecting portion is disposed on the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction of the registration roller and detects a leading end of the sheet being fed. The leading end detecting portion detects the leading end of the sheet after deviation is modified by the registration roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventor: Shingo AOKI
  • Patent number: 9365375
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus reflecting one aspect of the present invention includes a deviation detecting portion, a registration roller, and a leading end detecting portion. The deviation detecting portion detects a deviation amount of the sheet being fed from a reference position in a sheet width direction orthogonal to a feeding direction. The registration roller modifies deviation by swinging the sheet being fed in the sheet width direction in accordance with the deviation amount detected by the deviation detecting portion. The leading end detecting portion is disposed on the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction of the registration roller and detects a leading end of the sheet being fed. The leading end detecting portion detects the leading end of the sheet after deviation is modified by the registration roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Shingo Aoki
  • Patent number: 9195199
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer part configured to transfer an unfixed toner image transferred from a photosensitive member onto a recording medium; a pair of pre-transfer rollers configured to convey a recording medium toward the transfer part; a fixing part configured to make the recording medium onto which the toner image is transferred pass between a pair of fixing rollers to fix the toner image onto the recording medium; a first detection sensor configured to detect a position of the recording medium between the transfer part and the pair of pre-transfer rollers; a second detection sensor configured to detect a position of the recording medium downstream of the pair of pre-transfer rollers; and a controller configured to calculate a deviation amount of the recording medium, rock the pair of pre-transfer rollers and adjust a position to which an image is written to form a toner image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Shingo Aoki
  • Patent number: 9152121
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a developer collecting duct that is linear and has a plurality of coupling portions vertically spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of developer discharging sections that each have an engaging portion inserted into one of the coupling portions to thereby be disposed as being exposed to the inside of the developer collecting duct, and that discharge waste developer to the developer collecting duct through a developer outlet provided in the engaging portion. Second and subsequent ones of the developer discharging sections from the top are detachably attached to the developer collecting duct. The developer collecting duct has a flow path restricting portion that restricts the area through which the waste developer flows down to prevent the waste developer from hitting the engaging portion of lower one of the developer discharging sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takenori Suenaga, Shingo Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150132016
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer part configured to transfer an unfixed toner image transferred from a photosensitive member onto a recording medium; a pair of pre-transfer rollers configured to convey a recording medium toward the transfer part; a fixing part configured to make the recording medium onto which the toner image is transferred pass between a pair of fixing rollers to fix the toner image onto the recording medium; a first detection sensor configured to detect a position of the recording medium between the transfer part and the pair of pre-transfer rollers; a second detection sensor configured to detect a position of the recording medium downstream of the pair of pre-transfer rollers; and a controller configured to calculate a deviation amount of the recording medium, rock the pair of pre-transfer rollers and adjust a position to which an image is written to form a toner image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA INC
    Inventor: Shingo AOKI
  • Publication number: 20140145397
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus reflecting one aspect of the present invention includes a deviation detecting portion, a registration roller, and a leading end detecting portion. The deviation detecting portion detects a deviation amount of the sheet being fed from a reference position in a sheet width direction orthogonal to a feeding direction. The registration roller modifies deviation by swinging the sheet being fed in the sheet width direction in accordance with the deviation amount detected by the deviation detecting portion. The leading end detecting portion is disposed on the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction of the registration roller and detects a leading end of the sheet being fed. The leading end detecting portion detects the leading end of the sheet after deviation is modified by the registration roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Shingo AOKI
  • Publication number: 20140112688
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a developer collecting duct that is linear and has a plurality of coupling portions vertically spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of developer discharging sections that each have an engaging portion inserted into one of the coupling portions to thereby be disposed as being exposed to the inside of the developer collecting duct, and that discharge waste developer to the developer collecting duct through a developer outlet provided in the engaging portion. Second and subsequent ones of the developer discharging sections from the top are detachably attached to the developer collecting duct. The developer collecting duct has a flow path restricting portion that restricts the area through which the waste developer flows down to prevent the waste developer from hitting the engaging portion of lower one of the developer discharging sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takenori SUENAGA, Shingo AOKI
  • Patent number: 6284433
    Abstract: A directly imageable waterless planographic printing plate, which has at least the heat sensitive layer and an ink repellent layer in this order on a substrate, having a high sensitivity and good image reproducibility and allowing a heat sensitive layer to remain even after development is produced by imagewisely irradiating a precursor of the printing plate with a laser beam, pre-treating the precursor by a pre-treatment liquid containing an amine compound by 0.1 to 30 wt % based on the weight of the entire pre-treatment liquid, and removing the ink repellent layer at the laser beam irradiated area, in this order, such that the heat sensitive layer is at least partially left on the printing plate after completion of the above steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michihiko Ichikawa, Seigo Miyaguchi, Mitsuru Suezawa, Kimikazu Nagase, Shingo Aoki, Kazuki Goto, Gentaro Ohbayashi
  • Patent number: D890881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Shingo Aoki
  • Patent number: D892969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Shingo Aoki
  • Patent number: D893669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Shingo Aoki