Patents by Inventor Shinji Asami

Shinji Asami 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: 20250244024
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a main body, a fan, a detection unit, and a first guide portion. The main body has a suction port. The fan generates airflow. The detection unit is disposed below the suction port of the main body and a suction port of the fan and detects opening and closing of a door. The first guide portion guides airflow from the suction port of the main body to the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: SHINJI ASAMI, MASAYUKI IWAMOTO
  • Patent number: 12344028
    Abstract: An envelope processing apparatus for enclosing an enclosure in an envelope includes an envelope conveyance path, an enclosure supplier, an envelope supplier, a flap opener, and an envelope stacker. The envelope conveyance path extends in a substantially vertical direction to convey the envelope. The enclosure supplier supplies the enclosure to the envelope via the envelope conveyance path. The envelope supplier supplies the envelope to the envelope conveyance path, The flap opener opens a flap portion of the envelope between the envelope supplier and the envelope conveyance path. The envelope stacker stacks the envelope ejected from the envelope conveyance path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Michitaka Suzuki, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Makoto Hidaka, Akira Kunieda, Takahiro Watanabe, Takuya Morinaga, Takahiro Matsuda, Shingo Yoshizawa, Shinji Asami, Kazuyoshi Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20250142683
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, and a first damper unit. The first damper unit includes a first duct member covering the first open hole, a first damper disposed on an inward side from the first duct member and configured to open and close the first open hole, a first cam disposed on the inward side from the first duct member and configured to move the first damper, a first motor disposed on an outer surface of the first duct member and configured to drive the first cam, a first lever configured to move depending on a driven state of the first cam, and a first detector. The first detector is disposed on the outer surface of the first duct member, and is pressed by movement of the first lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventor: SHINJI ASAMI
  • Publication number: 20250137662
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a housing, a first heater unit, a cooling fan, and a second flow channel section. The heating cooking compartment allows a heating-target object to be accommodated therein. The housing accommodates the heating cooking compartment. The first heater unit heats the heating-target object. The cooling fan generates a first air flow circulating through a space other than the first heater unit and a second air flow circulating through the first heater unit. The second flow channel section guides only the second air flow that has passed through the first heater unit to the vicinity of a discharge unit communicating with the outside of the housing. The second air flow guided to the vicinity of the discharge unit through the second flow channel section and the first air flow are joined and discharged from the discharge unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventor: SHINJI ASAMI
  • Publication number: 20250137656
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a housing, a circuit board, an air blower, and a division partition. The division partition includes a board case configured to accommodate the circuit board. The board case includes a bottom wall portion functioning as a partition between the heating cooking compartment and the circuit board. The circuit board is disposed apart from the bottom wall portion. A first blow-out port is disposed at a position spanning between a surface on one side and a surface on another side of the circuit board. The board case includes, on the bottom wall portion, a flow restricting portion restricting a flow quantity of air flowing in the board case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventor: SHINJI ASAMI
  • Publication number: 20250137654
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes: a heating cooking compartment; a detector configured to detect a temperature inside the heating cooking compartment; a first heater unit disposed above the heating cooking compartment; a supply unit configured to supply hot air into the heating cooking compartment; and a controller configured to control the first heater unit and the supply unit, wherein the first heater unit includes a first heater, the supply unit includes a heater for hot air and a fan, and the controller controls the first heater and the heater for hot air based on a detection result of the detector in a predetermined temperature zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwamoto, Shinji Asami
  • Publication number: 20250137657
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, a heater unit, a turntable, a drive unit, a fan, and a guide unit. The heating cooking compartment has an opening. The door opens and closes the opening. The heater unit is disposed below the heating cooking compartment. The turntable is disposed inside the heating cooking compartment and allows a heating-target object to be placed on the turntable. The drive unit is disposed below the heating cooking compartment and drives the turntable. The fan generates an air flow. The guide unit guides an air flow. The drive unit is disposed closer to the door than the heater unit. The guide unit guides the air flow to the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: SHINJI ASAMI, Mariko Yachi
  • Publication number: 20250137661
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, and a heater unit. The heating cooking compartment has an opening in a front wall. The door opens and closes the opening. The heater unit is disposed on an upper wall of the heating cooking compartment. The heater unit includes a heater configured to generate heat, a heat reflection plate covering an upper side of the heater, and a thermal shield plate covering an upper side of the heat reflection plate. An air layer is provided between the heat reflection plate and the thermal shield plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Mariko YACHI, Shinji Asami, Masayuki Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20250142684
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, a first detector, a first fan, a controller, and a first wind direction plate. The heating cooking compartment has an opening in a front wall. The door opens and closes the opening. The first detector is disposed on a first side wall of the heating cooking compartment, detects opening and closing of the door, and outputs a first detection signal. The first fan generates an air flow. The controller receives the first detection signal as an input. The first wind direction plate guides an air flow to the first detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: SHINJI ASAMI, Masayuki Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20250142685
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, an upper wall, an irradiator, and a reflector. The heating cooking compartment allows a heating-target object to be accommodated therein. The upper wall constitutes at least a part of the heating cooking compartment. The irradiator is disposed on an outer side of the heating cooking compartment with respect to an upper wall and irradiates an inside of the heating cooking compartment with light from an outside of the heating cooking compartment. The reflector is disposed at a position on the upper wall opposite to the heating cooking compartment, and reflects light emitted from the irradiator. The upper wall has a first opening configured to allow light emitted from the irradiator to pass through, and a second opening configured to allow light reflected from the reflector to pass through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: SHINJI ASAMI, Mariko YACHI
  • Publication number: 20250142689
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes: a heating compartment; an infrared heater configured to emit infrared rays directed from an outside to an inside of the heating compartment; a microwave generator configured to emit microwaves directed from the outside to the inside of the heating compartment; a first plate-shaped member positioned between the infrared heater and the heating compartment and have a plurality of through-holes; and a second plate-shaped member positioned apart from the first plate-shaped member between the first plate-shaped member and the infrared heater and have a plurality of through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: SHINJI ASAMI, MASAYUKI IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250137660
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes: a heating cooking compartment configured to accommodate a heating-target object; a housing having a suction port through which air is introduced, the housing being configured to accommodate the heating cooking compartment; a cooling fan configured to suction air from the suction port into a space between the heating cooking compartment and the housing; a heat generating unit configured to generate heat; and a flow channel section configured to allow air introduced from the suction port to flow in. The flow channel section includes a first flow channel section having a first flow channel opening facing the suction port, and a second flow channel section having a second flow channel area smaller than a first flow channel area of the first flow channel opening. The heat generating unit is disposed in the second flow channel section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventor: SHINJI ASAMI
  • Publication number: 20250137659
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, a microwave supply unit, a first heater unit, and a first fan. The heating cooking compartment has an opening in a front wall. The door opens and closes the opening. The microwave supply unit has a magnetron disposed on an upper wall of the heating cooking compartment. The first heater unit is disposed on the upper wall of the heating cooking compartment. The first fan is disposed on the upper wall of the heating cooking compartment and generates an air flow. The magnetron is disposed closer to the front wall than the first heater unit. The first fan generates an air flow circulating through the magnetron and the first heater unit in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: SHINJI ASAMI, MASAYUKI IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250026602
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a center folder, a back-crimp binder, and circuitry. The center folder performs a center-folding process to form a fold portion on a sheet bundle including multiple sheets. The back-crimp binder includes a back-portion former and a crimp binder. The back-portion former forms a back portion of the fold portion on the sheet bundle subjected to the center-folding process. The crimp binder performs a crimp-binding process on the back portion of the sheet bundle subjected to the center-folding process. The circuitry is to cause the back-crimp binder to form a crimp mark parallel to the fold portion on the back portion of the sheet bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tamura, Keisuke Sugiyama, Michitaka Suzuki, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Wataru Takahashi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Shinji Asami, Masanobu Kimata, Kei Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20250028273
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a center-folder to perform a center-folding process on a sheet bundle including multiple sheet materials; a back-crimp binder to: form a back portion on the sheet bundle subjected to the center-folding process; and perform a crimp-binding process on the back portion; and a controller configured to: cause the center-folder to perform the center-folding process; and cause the back-crimp binder to perform the crimp-binding process on the back portion while forming the back portion on the sheet bundle in the crimp-binding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Sugiyama, Masahiro Tamura, Masanobu Kimata, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Shinji Asami, Michitaka Suzuki, Tomomichi Hoshino, Wataru Takahashi, Kei Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12201240
    Abstract: A heating cooking apparatus includes a heating cooking chamber (100A), a first air sending unit (14), and a second air sending unit (13). The heating cooking chamber (100A) accommodates an object to be heated. The first air sending unit (14) supplies a first hot air (F1) to the heating cooking chamber (100A). The second air sending unit (13) supplies a second hot air (F2) to the heating cooking chamber (100A) from a direction different from the supply direction of the first hot air (F1) supplied by the first air sending unit (14). The heating cooking chamber (100A) includes an accommodation space (120) that accommodates an object to be heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Nishijima, Masayuki Iwamoto, Shinji Asami, Tsuyoshi Ootani, Hiromi Suenaga, Tomohiro Kitaura, Yu Shinohara
  • Patent number: 12129145
    Abstract: An enclosing apparatus for enclosing an enclosure into an envelope at an enclosing position includes a conveyance roller that conveys the envelope to the enclosing position and an envelope conveyance path through which the envelope is conveyed. An enclosing support is disposed in the envelope conveyance path and supports enclosing of the enclosure into the envelope. The enclosing support retracts a flap of the envelope from the envelope conveyance path while the conveyance roller conveys the envelope to the enclosing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuusuke Shibasaki, Michitaka Suzuki, Shinji Asami, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Takahiro Matsuda, Makoto Hidaka, Kazuyoshi Matsuo, Shingo Yoshizawa, Akira Kunieda, Takahiro Watanabe, Takuya Morinaga, Atsushi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 12117182
    Abstract: A heating cooking apparatus includes a heating cooking chamber (100A) and an air sending unit (14). The heating cooking chamber (100A) accommodates an object to be heated. The air sending unit (14) supplies hot air (F1) to the heating cooking chamber (100A). The air sending unit (14) includes a suction hole portion (14D) positioned on a predetermined side of the heating cooking chamber (100A) and a blow-out hole portion (14C) positioned on the predetermined side. The air sending unit (14) suctions air inside the heating cooking chamber (100A) through the suction hole portion (14D) and blows air into the heating cooking chamber (100A) through the blow-out hole portion (14C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Nishijima, Masayuki Iwamoto, Shinji Asami, Tsuyoshi Ootani, Hiromi Suenaga, Tomohiro Kitaura, Yu Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20240306271
    Abstract: A heating cooking apparatus includes a heating cooking chamber, a first recessed portion, and a first light source unit. The heating cooking chamber includes an opening portion opening in a predetermined direction, a back wall disposed in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction with respect to the opening portion, and a plurality of walls extending from the back wall in the predetermined direction. The first recessed portion is located in a first wall of the plurality of walls and recessed from the first wall. The first recessed portion includes a first inclined wall inclined with respect to the first wall. The first light source unit is disposed on the first inclined wall. The first light source unit emits light toward the back wall of the heating cooking chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: SHINJI ASAMI, MASAHIRO NISHIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20240140132
    Abstract: An envelope processing apparatus for enclosing an enclosure in an envelope includes an envelope conveyance path, an enclosure supplier, an envelope supplier, a flap opener, and an envelope stacker. The envelope conveyance path extends in a substantially vertical direction to convey the envelope. The enclosure supplier supplies the enclosure to the envelope via the envelope conveyance path. The envelope supplier supplies the envelope to the envelope conveyance path, The flap opener opens a flap portion of the envelope between the envelope supplier and the envelope conveyance path. The envelope stacker stacks the envelope ejected from the envelope conveyance path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi SUZUKI, Michitaka SUZUKI, Yuusuke SHIBASAKI, Makoto HIDAKA, Akira KUNIEDA, Takahiro WATANABE, Takuya MORINAGA, Takahiro MATSUDA, Shingo YOSHIZAWA, Shinji ASAMI, Kazuyoshi MATSUO