Patents by Inventor Shogo Hayashi
Shogo Hayashi 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).
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Publication number: 20240134017Abstract: A ranging device includes: a processing unit configured to operate in a first mode for outputting a signal based on incident light to a first number of photoelectric conversion elements among photoelectric conversion elements and configured to operate in a second mode for outputting a signal based on incident light to a second number of photoelectric conversion elements among the photoelectric conversion elements, the second number being different from the first number; and a time conversion unit configured to generate a signal indicating a time at which light is incident on a light receiving unit based on a time count value input from a time counting unit and a signal generated in the light receiving unit. Switching from the first mode to the second mode is performed in a period from the start of light emission to the next start of light emission of a light emitting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: HIDETOSHI HAYASHI, SHOGO YAMASAKI
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Publication number: 20240112446Abstract: An image processing device according to the present technology includes: a foreground-background classification unit configured to classify an input image into a foreground image portion which is a portion in which a subject in a foreground is captured and a background image portion which is a portion in which a subject in a background farther than the foreground image portion is captured; a foreground correction unit configured to correct the foreground image portion; and an inconsistency correction unit configured to correct an inconsistent portion caused by the correction of the foreground image portion by the foreground correction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Atsuhiro CHIBA, Shogo KUBOTA, Mariko NISHIYAMA, Ryo MIYAO, Tetsuo IKEDA, Maho HAYASHI, Yuya TAKAYAMA
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Patent number: 11945984Abstract: A reinforcing film comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive layer laminated and fixed on a principal surface of a film substrate. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer is formed of a photocurable composition containing a photocurable agent and a base polymer having a crosslinked structure. The gel fraction of the photocurable composition is preferably 60% or more. The shear storage elastic modulus at 25° C. of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer is preferably 1×104 to 1.2×105 Pa. The shear storage elastic modulus at 25° C. of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer after photocuring is preferably 1.5×105 to 2×106 Pa.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Nakano, Keiji Hayashi, Souya Jo, Shogo Sasaki, Kenichi Kataoka
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Publication number: 20240103406Abstract: A recording medium transport and transfer belt includes at least a base material layer and a surface layer, in which a ratio (?s500/?v500) between surface resistivity ?s500 and volume resistivity ?v500 at an applied voltage of 500 V is 1.0 or more, and a difference (?s100??s500) between surface resistivity ?s100 at an applied voltage of 100 V and surface resistivity ?s500 at an applied voltage of 500 V is 0.3 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Makoto OCHIAI, Minoru ROKUTAN, Satoya SUGIURA, Shogo HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20240094663Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt that has an outer peripheral surface to which a toner image is to be transferred, a primary transfer device that has a primary transfer member performing primary transfer of a toner image formed on a surface of an image holder to the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt, and a secondary transfer device that has a secondary transfer belt arranged in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt and performing secondary transfer of the toner image transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt to a surface of a recording medium, in which the intermediate transfer belt has an indentation modulus A of 5,000 MPa or more, and the secondary transfer belt has an indentation modulus B of 300 MPa or less and a tensile modulus C of 250 MPa or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masato FURUKAWA, Shogo HAYASHI, Satoya SUGIURA, Makoto OCHIAI, Minoru ROKUTAN, Takuro HOSHIO
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Patent number: 11927899Abstract: In an endless belt, the absolute value of an electrostatic capacitance C and the absolute value of an alternating-current resistance Z when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p is applied in a frequency range of from 10000 Hz to 0.1 mHz from a high frequency side satisfy Formula (1) below, and an alternating-current resistance Z0.63 when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p with a frequency of 0.63 Hz is applied satisfies Formula (2) below. Moreover, an alternating-current resistance Z630 when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p with a frequency of 630 Hz is applied satisfies Formula (3) below: log10 C?3.18×log10 Z?30.27;??Formula (1): 6.3?log10 Z0.63?6.9; and??Formula (2): 9.1?log10 Z630?9.9.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Satoya Sugiura, Minoru Rokutan, Makoto Ochiai, Shogo Hayashi, Masato Furukawa
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Patent number: 11911891Abstract: An actuator system that picks up workpieces aims to shorten tact time and to reduce damages to workpieces. The actuator system includes an actuator that picks up a workpiece, an external force detection sensor that detects a physical quantity that is correlated with an external force that is applied to the workpiece, a head unit that is connected to the actuator and the external force detection sensor without a communication network, the head unit being configured to control the actuator based on a sensing result from the external force detection sensor when a pickup request signal that is a signal requesting pickup of the workpiece is received, and a control device that is connected to the head unit over the communication network, the control device being configured to transmit the pickup request signal to the head unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: THK CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuya Fukushima, Masashi Ishii, Hiroki Niwa, Akira Suzuki, Kazuto Oga, Shogo Wakuta, Satoshi Hara, Tomofumi Mizuno, Shigeki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20240027933Abstract: An image forming apparatus member includes a surface layer containing a Si-atom containing polymer as a major component. The dispersive component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 25 mN/m or less, the dipole component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 5 mN/m or less, and the hydrogen bonding component of the surface free energy of the surface layer is 5 mN/m or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Shogo Hayashi, Hiroaki Tanaka, Satoya Sugiura
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Publication number: 20230400798Abstract: In an endless belt, the absolute value of an electrostatic capacitance C and the absolute value of an alternating-current resistance Z when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p is applied in a frequency range of from 10000 Hz to 0.1 mHz from a high frequency side satisfy Formula (1) below, and an alternating-current resistance Z0.63 when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p with a frequency of 0.63 Hz is applied satisfies Formula (2) below. Moreover, an alternating-current resistance Z630 when an alternating voltage of 1 Vp-p with a frequency of 630 Hz is applied satisfies Formula (3) below: log10 C?3.18×log10 Z?30.27;??Formula (1): 6.3?log10 Z0.63?6.9; and??Formula (2): 9.1?log10 Z630?9.9.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Satoya SUGIURA, Minoru Rokutan, Makoto Ochiai, Shogo Hayashi, Masato Furukawa
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Publication number: 20230384716Abstract: A conductive roller includes a support member, an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the support member, and a surface layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer. The elastic layer includes a cylindrical elastic foam and a conductive covering layer covering an exposed surface of the elastic foam, and the elastic layer has a hysteresis loss of 44% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Minoru ROKUTAN, Shogo HAYASHI, Takuro HOSHIO
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Publication number: 20230328341Abstract: An infrared camera, comprising: an imaging section that images a subject; and an execution section that executes image processing on a captured image captured by the maging section, wherein: the imaging section includes: an uncooled infrared ray detection section that detects infrared rays radiated from the subject, and a black body section that covers a portion of the infrared ray detection section, and the execution section includes a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire the captured image and a component of noise extracted from the captured image captured at the portion covered by the black body section, and remove the noise component from all of the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Kazuaki HASHIMOTO, Shogo HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230236529Abstract: A conductive member includes: a conductive base material; and a silica glass layer disposed on an outermost surface on an outer peripheral surface of the conductive base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Shogo HAYASHI, Satoya SUGIURA
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Publication number: 20230152734Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a charging section that charges a surface of the photoconductor, an electrostatic charge image forming section that forms an electrostatic charge image on the charged surface of the photoconductor, a developing section that accommodates a developer containing a toner and develops the electrostatic charge image formed on the surface of the photoconductor by using the developer to form a toner image, a transfer section that includes an endless belt and transfers the toner image to a recording medium; and a cleaning section that includes a cleaning blade that comes into contact with a surface of the endless belt and performs cleaning of the surface of the endless belt with the cleaning blade, in which a dynamic friction coefficient ? between the endless belt and the cleaning blade is 0.10 or more and 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Satoya SUGIURA, Makoto OCHIAI, Shogo HAYASHI, Sayaka INOUE, Yusuke WATANABE, Kenta SHINGU
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Patent number: 11630404Abstract: A conductive roller includes a support member, an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the support member, and a surface layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer. The elastic layer includes a cylindrical elastic foam and a conductive covering layer covering an exposed surface of the elastic foam and has a volume resistance value of 105? or less at an applied voltage of 10 V. The elastic foam has a conductive particle content of 1% by mass or less based on the total mass of the elastic foam.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Minoru Rokutan, Shogo Hayashi, Takuro Hoshio
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Publication number: 20230015604Abstract: A conductive roller includes a support member, an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the support member, and a surface layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer. The elastic layer includes a cylindrical elastic foam and a conductive covering layer covering an exposed surface of the elastic foam and has a volume resistance value of 105? or less at an applied voltage of 10 V. The elastic foam has a conductive particle content of 1% by mass or less based on the total mass of the elastic foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Minoru ROKUTAN, Shogo HAYASHI, Takuro HOSHIO
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Patent number: 11542167Abstract: Provided is a production method of a silica particle dispersion liquid which includes, preparing a linked silica particle by adding a liquid A containing alkoxysilane and a liquid B containing an alkali catalyst to a liquid containing water, an organic solvent, and an alkali catalyst in a container. The preparing a linked silica particle includes initially adding an alkali catalyst, the initially adding an alkali catalyst includes decreasing a molar ratio of an alkali catalyst to silica in the liquid in the container to 0.15 to 0.60 by adding the liquid A containing alkoxysilane to the liquid in the container, and increasing the molar ratio by 0.2 or more by adding the liquid B to the liquid having the decreased molar ratio in the container.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: JGC CATALYSTS AND CHEMICALS LTD.Inventors: Shogo Hayashi, Miki Egami, Mitsuaki Kumazawa, Ryo Muraguchi, Michio Komatsu
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Patent number: 11513455Abstract: A conductive roller includes a support member, an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the support member, and an outer layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer. The elastic layer includes a cylindrical elastic foam and has a Young?s modulus of 150 kPa or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Minoru Rokutan, Shogo Hayashi, Takuro Hoshio
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Patent number: 11513454Abstract: A conductive roll includes a support member, an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the support member, a surface layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer, and an intermediate layer disposed between the elastic layer and the surface layer, the intermediate layer having a Poisson ratio of 0.40 or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Shogo Hayashi, Minoru Rokutan, Takuro Hoshio
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Publication number: 20220373937Abstract: A conductive roller includes a support member, an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the support member, an intermediate layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer, and a surface layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate layer. The elastic layer includes a cylindrical elastic foam and a conductive covering layer covering an exposed surface of the elastic foam. The Young's modulus Yd of the elastic layer and the Young's modulus Ym of the intermediate layer satisfy the relationship Yd<Ym.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Takuro HOSHIO, Minoru Rokutan, Shogo Hayashi
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Publication number: 20220373936Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a charging unit that charges a surface of the photosensitive member, an electrostatic image formation unit that forms an electrostatic image on the charged surface of the photosensitive member, a developing unit that includes a developer including a toner and develops the electrostatic image formed on the surface of the photosensitive member with the developer to form a toner image, an intermediate transfer body including a surface layer, the surface layer including an acrylic resin and a fluorine-containing polyether, a first transfer unit that transfers the toner image onto a surface of the intermediate transfer body as first transfer, a second transfer unit that transfers the toner image transferred on the surface of the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium as second transfer, and an intermediate transfer body cleaning unit that includes a cleaning blade including a tetrahedral amorphous carbon layer disposed on a surface of a contactType: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Satoya Sugiura, Masato Ono, Shogo Hayashi, Daisuke Tanemura, Masayuki Seko