Patents by Inventor Sho OKUZAWA

Sho OKUZAWA 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: 20230373231
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a main part that forms an image on a continuous medium in a state in which a tension is applied to the continuous medium, the continuous medium being fed from a first roll and conveyed to be taken up on a second roll; and a tension maintaining part that maintains the tension of the continuous medium at the main part during a manipulation for replacing at least one of the first roll and the second roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Shinya NAOI, Sho OKUZAWA, Sho SODA
  • Patent number: 11231670
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a first conveyance member, a second conveyance member, and a controller. The first conveyance member and the second conveyance member convey a continuous sheet. The controller determines whether a second conveyance speed which is a conveyance speed of the continuous sheet conveyed by the first conveyance member and the second conveyance member can be detected normally on the basis of a first conveyance speed which is a conveyance speed of the continuous sheet conveyed by the first conveyance member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Sho Okuzawa
  • Publication number: 20210318648
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming control apparatus including a first detection section that detects an image for detection formed on a recording medium, a second detection section that detects the image for detection formed on the recording medium on a further downstream side than the first detector in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and a hardware processor that controls an image forming apparatus such that the image forming apparatus starts a preparation operation of image forming processing after detection in the first detection section and forms an image for printing on the recording medium based on detection timing in the second detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: Sho OKUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200201224
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a first conveyance member, a second conveyance member, and a controller. The first conveyance member and the second conveyance member convey a continuous sheet. The controller determines whether a second conveyance speed which is a conveyance speed of the continuous sheet conveyed by the first conveyance member and the second conveyance member can be detected normally on the basis of a first conveyance speed which is a conveyance speed of the continuous sheet conveyed by the first conveyance member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Sho OKUZAWA