Patents by Inventor Takanori Watanabe

Takanori Watanabe 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).

  • ELECTRIC MOTOR, AIR BLOWER, AND AIR CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20190157928
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets fixed to an outer surface of the rotor core. The stator includes a stator core including a tooth part and a winding wound around the stator core. The electric motor satisfies an expression of 1<t2/t1?8 where t1 is a minimum distance from a center of a front end surface of the tooth part to one permanent magnet of the plurality of permanent magnets and t2 is a distance from an end of the tooth part to the one permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Takanori WATANABE, Koji YABE
  • Photoelectric conversion device and scanner
    Patent number: 10297633
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device, comprising a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of pixels are arrayed, and an insulating member which is transparent and configured to cover the semiconductor substrate, wherein the insulating member includes at least three portions whose thickness are different from each other so as to increase types of wavelengths of light that are to be ripple reduction targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Suzuki, Takanori Watanabe
  • Developing apparatus having a layer thickness regulating member, cartridge, and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 10281838
    Abstract: A developing apparatus includes a developer bearing member bearing a developer on a surface in a developing operation, a regulating member configured to regulate layer thickness of the developer borne on the developer bearing member, a development chamber provided with the developer bearing member and the regulating member and having an opening, a storage chamber to store the developer, and a conveying member to convey the developer stored in the storage chamber to the development chamber through the opening. When the developing operation is performed, a bottom section of the development chamber is located above a bottom section of the storage chamber in a vertical direction, and a contact region of the developer bearing member in contact with the regulating member is located directly above the opening in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motoki Adachi, Motonari Ito, Takanori Watanabe, Yusuke Usui
  • ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20190110662
    Abstract: An endoscope comprises an insertion portion having a distal-end surface configured to be inserted into a body. The insertion portion includes a suction port being formed in the distal-end surface for drawing in liquid from the body. A protrusive portion having a passageway formed thereto. The protrusive portion is protruded from the distal-end surface. The passageway is formed in the protrusive portion to remove the liquid positioned in facing relationship with respect to the distal-end surface and opposite of the suction port across the protrusive portion toward the suction port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Obara, Takanori Watanabe, Jin Ito
  • Image forming apparatus, process cartridge, developing cartridge, and drum cartridge
    Patent number: 10209668
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which a developer bearing member is disposed below a cleaning member, which cleans a charging member, so as to overlap with the cleaning member when viewed in a vertical direction and includes a base body and an elastic layer covering the base body and having a width in a longitudinal direction of the developer bearing member that accommodates the entire region of the cleaning member in the longitudinal direction. In the longitudinal direction, the cleaning member is disposed at a position where the entire region thereof in the longitudinal direction is accommodated in the width of the elastic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihisa Matsukawa, Toshiki Okamura, Kuniaki Tamagaki, Takanori Watanabe, Hiroyoshi Iwayama, Makoto Tokudome, Hideo Kihara, Naoki Hayashi
  • PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND SCANNER
    Publication number: 20180366509
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device, comprising a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of pixels are arrayed, and an insulating member which is transparent and configured to cover the semiconductor substrate, wherein the insulating member includes at least three portions whose thickness are different from each other so as to increase types of wavelengths of light that are to be ripple reduction targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Takanori Suzuki, Takanori Watanabe
  • ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20180325359
    Abstract: An endoscope includes: an elongated insertion section; a side observation window that includes a tapered part on a side circumference intersecting in a longitudinal axis direction of the insertion section, and includes a circumferential side surface formed in a cone shape; and a cleaning nozzle that includes an opening part through which liquid cleaning the circumferential side surface of the side observation window is ejected. The opening part is inclined to direct an ejection direction of the liquid toward a distal end of the tapered part. A center position of the opening part of the cleaning nozzle is provided on proximal end side with respect to a center position of the side observation window in the longitudinal axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori WATANABE, Hiromasa OKANO, Takashi ITO
  • DEVELOPING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180314186
    Abstract: In a developing apparatus, a cartridge, and an image forming apparatus, the positions of a regulating section, an opening, a bottom section of a development chamber, and a bottom section of a storage chamber are in a specific positional relationship, an optical discharging section is provided in a specific position, or the structure of a regulating member is a specific structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Motoki Adachi, Motonari Ito, Takanori Watanabe, Yusuke Usui
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180310809
    Abstract: A video processor includes: an image processing section including a front image enhancement processing section configured to perform first enhancement processing on a front image acquired from a front area in a subject by using an endoscope including an insertion portion which is inserted into the subject, and a side image enhancement processing section configured to perform second enhancement processing on a side image acquired from a side area located lateral to the front area by using the endoscope; and a control section configured to individually set an enhancement level of enhancement processing performed by the front image enhancement processing section and an enhancement level of enhancement processing performed by the side image enhancement processing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori WATANABE, Jin ITO
  • Information processing system
    Patent number: 10089027
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, when a storage status of a first storage unit is recognized as a protected state, a control unit writes data to a second storage unit. When a read target address is recorded in a data migration log area, the control unit reads data from the second storage unit. When the read target address is not recorded in the data migration log area, the control unit reads data from the first storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Hashimoto, Koichi Nagai, Takanori Watanabe
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE, AND DRUM CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20180224799
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which a developer bearing member is disposed below a cleaning member, which cleans a charging member, so as to overlap with the cleaning member when viewed in a vertical direction and includes a base body and an elastic layer covering the base body and having a width in a longitudinal direction of the developer bearing member that accommodates the entire region of the cleaning member in the longitudinal direction. In the longitudinal direction, the cleaning member is disposed at a position where the entire region thereof in the longitudinal direction is accommodated in the width of the elastic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Akihisa Matsukawa, Toshiki Okamura, Kuniaki Tamagaki, Takanori Watanabe, Hiroyoshi Iwayama, Makoto Tokudome, Hideo Kihara, Naoki Hayashi
  • DEVELOPING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180188667
    Abstract: In a developing apparatus, a cartridge, and an image forming apparatus, the positions of a regulating section, an opening, a bottom section of a development chamber, and a bottom section of a storage chamber are in a specific positional relationship, an optical discharging section is provided in a specific position, or the structure of a regulating member is a specific structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Motoki Adachi, Motonari Ito, Takanori Watanabe, Yusuke Usui
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180152018
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure relates to a semiconductor device including a semiconductor element, a connection terminal configured to output a signal based on an output of the semiconductor element, a protection circuit connected to the connection terminal, and a voltage limiting element connected to the connection terminal, wherein the protection circuit is connected to a first power supply line having a first potential and a second power supply line having a second potential lower than the first potential, and wherein a potential supplied to the voltage limiting element is higher than the second potential and lower than the first potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Masanori Ogura, Toru Koizumi, Takanori Watanabe, Takanori Suzuki, Jun Iba
  • Image forming apparatus, process cartridge, developing cartridge, and drum cartridge
    Patent number: 9971298
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which a developer bearing member is disposed below a cleaning member, which cleans a charging member, so as to overlap with the cleaning member when viewed in a vertical direction and includes a base body and an elastic layer covering the base body and having a width in a longitudinal direction of the developer bearing member that accommodates the entire region of the cleaning member in the longitudinal direction. In the longitudinal direction, the cleaning member is disposed at a position where the entire region thereof in the longitudinal direction is accommodated in the width of the elastic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihisa Matsukawa, Toshiki Okamura, Kuniaki Tamagaki, Takanori Watanabe, Hiroyoshi Iwayama, Makoto Tokudome, Hideo Kihara, Naoki Hayashi
  • Developing apparatus having a layer thickness regulation member, cartridge, and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9946189
    Abstract: A developing apparatus includes a developer bearing member configured to bear a developer on a surface, a regulating member that regulates layer thickness of the developer on the developer bearing member, and a developer conveying member. In addition, a frame has a development chamber in which the developer bearing member and the regulating member are provided, a storage chamber in which the conveying member is provided and the developer is stored, and an opening through which the developer passes into the development chamber. The developing apparatus collects the developer remaining on the developer bearing member into the storage chamber after the developer on the developer bearing member is transferred onto a transfer material. The regulating material includes a step portion that forms a gap between the regulating member and the developer bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motoki Adachi, Motonari Ito, Takanori Watanabe, Yusuke Usui
  • ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20180084983
    Abstract: An endoscope of the invention includes: an insertion portion; a distal end portion; a pair of first observation image acquiring sections; a second observation image acquiring section; a pair of nozzles, each of which includes a spouting port for spouting fluid toward each of the pair of first observation image acquiring sections; a pair of first protruding portions, each of which is located close to the front surface of the distal end portion and has a maximum dimension in the radial direction larger than a dimension in the radial direction of each of the nozzles, and a pair of second protruding portions, each of which is located farther from the front surface of the distal end portion and has a maximum dimension in the radial direction larger than the dimension in the radial direction of each of the nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromasa Okano, Jin Ito, Takanori Watanabe, Kento Hashimoto, Takeo Suzuki
  • Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9910405
    Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearing member, a regulating member configured to regulate an amount of the developer borne by the developer bearing member, and a toner seal member being in contact with a peripheral surface of the developer bearing member. The regulating member includes a flexible support member and a blade member supported by the support member and being in contact with the developer bearing member, an end portion of the regulating member more protrudes toward the developer bearing member than a central portion thereof in a rotation axial direction of the developer bearing member. The toner seal member is pressed along the rotation axial direction to the end portion of the regulating member in the rotation axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanori Watanabe, Akihisa Matsukawa, Kuniaki Tamagaki
  • Image forming apparatus having potential difference control
    Patent number: 9904202
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus configured such that developer remaining on an image bearing member without being transferred to a recording material is moved from the image bearing member to a developer bearing member and then recovered in a developer storage portion 35. When forming a second image on a rear surface of the recording material having a surface on which a first image is fixed with a fixing device, a second potential difference between surface potential of the image bearing member after charging with a charging member when forming the second image and potential of the developer bearing member is less than a first potential difference when forming a first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihisa Matsukawa, Kuniaki Tamagaki, Takanori Watanabe
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE, AND DRUM CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20180024495
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which a developer bearing member is disposed below a cleaning member, which cleans a charging member, so as to overlap with the cleaning member when viewed in a vertical direction and includes a base body and an elastic layer covering the base body and having a width in a longitudinal direction of the developer bearing member that accommodates the entire region of the cleaning member in the longitudinal direction. In the longitudinal direction, the cleaning member is disposed at a position where the entire region thereof in the longitudinal direction is accommodated in the width of the elastic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Akihisa Matsukawa, Toshiki Okamura, Kuniaki Tamagaki, Takanori Watanabe, Hiroyoshi Iwayama, Makoto Tokudome, Hideo Kihara, Naoki Hayashi
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180011649
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, when a storage status of a first storage unit is recognized as a protected state, a control unit writes data to a second storage unit. When a read target address is recorded in a data migration log area, the control unit reads data from the second storage unit. When the read target address is not recorded in the data migration log area, the control unit reads data from the first storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke HASHIMOTO, Koichi NAGAI, Takanori WATANABE