Patents by Inventor Shunta OKITSU

Shunta OKITSU 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).

  • CURLING DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CURLING DETECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20220004138
    Abstract: A curling detection device including: an imager that captures an image of a sheet conveyed; and a hardware processor that detects an outer shape of the sheet in the image captured by the imager, and evaluates a curling state of the sheet while excluding a portion of the detected outer shape in which a change due to corner folding of the sheet is estimated to have occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Shunta OKITSU