Patents by Inventor Takashi Kawana

Takashi Kawana 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: 20230266693
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a first scan beam from a first light source; and a control unit. The control unit performs corrections in which a light emission period of scan beams per pixel is changed in accordance with which section is scanned by the scan beams, performs corrections in which a light exposure amount by which the photosensitive member is exposed to light by the scan beams is changed in accordance with which section in the main scanning direction is scanned by the scan beams. Based on a detection timing at which the detection unit has detected the first scan beam. the control unit controls scan start timings at which the scan beams start scanning of the photosensitive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: HIROYUKI FUKUHARA, TAKASHI KAWANA, CHIHIRO SHIRAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11322322
    Abstract: An insulating molded body to be used for an arc extinguishing device of a gas circuit breaker is provided. The insulating molded body includes a fluororesin mixture which contains a fluororesin and an oxygen generator configured to generate oxygen through thermal decomposition at 450° C. or more and 1,150° C. or less with an arc generated when a conduction current is interrupted. The oxygen generator is dispersed in the fluororesin. Also provided is a gas circuit breaker including an insulating nozzle formed of the insulating molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Hiza, Takashi Kawana, Fumihiko Hosokoshi, Motohiro Sato, Kenji Mimura
  • Publication number: 20200357587
    Abstract: An insulating molded body to be used for an arc extinguishing device of a gas circuit breaker is provided. The insulating molded body includes a fluororesin mixture which contains a fluororesin and an oxygen generator configured to generate oxygen through thermal decomposition at 450° C. or more and 1,150° C. or less with an arc generated when a conduction current is interrupted. The oxygen generator is dispersed in the fluororesin. Also provided is a gas circuit breaker including an insulating nozzle formed of the insulating molded body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi HIZA, Takashi KAWANA, Fumihiko HOSOKOSHI, Motohiro SATO, Kenji MIMURA
  • Patent number: 10197942
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Yuuji Takayama, Hikaru Uchidate, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shuichi Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20180275557
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Yuuji Takayama, Hikaru Uchidate, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shuichi Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 10007208
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Yuuji Takayama, Hikaru Uchidate, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shuichi Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20170235247
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Yuuji Takayama, Hikaru Uchidate, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shuichi Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 9696651
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Yuuji Takayama, Hikaru Uchidate, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shuichi Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 9658562
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a scanning unit configured to form a latent image on a photosensitive member, wherein a scanning speed changes within a scan line; a control unit configured to perform correction control of a luminance and a light-emitting time of a light source; a holding unit configured to hold profile information indicating a change of the light spot due to an environment or due to a position of the pixel. The holding unit is further configured to hold scanning information indicating the light-emitting time of the light source or the luminance of the light source with respect to a pixel, for correcting a change in the scanning time of the pixel, and the control unit is further configured to perform the correction control based on the scanning information and the profile information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuhei Watanabe, Hidenori Kanazawa, Takashi Kawana, Junya Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9606472
    Abstract: A pixel distance corrector configured to correct a pixel distance in the main scanning direction so that latent images corresponding to each pixel of image data are formed on the surface of the photosensitive member at substantially equal intervals in the main scanning direction. A controller configured to control a light source to emit light with a first light emission luminance with respect to an image part of the photosensitive member, and a second light emission luminance which is lower than the first light emission luminance, with respect to a non-image part of the photosensitive member. The controller is configured to correct light emission luminance so that the second light emission luminance decreases as the scanning speed decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Fujii, Hidenori Kanazawa, Takashi Kawana
  • Publication number: 20160246210
    Abstract: A pixel distance corrector configured to correct a pixel distance in the main scanning direction so that latent images corresponding to each pixel of image data are formed on the surface of the photosensitive member at substantially equal intervals in the main scanning direction. A controller configured to control a light source to emit light with a first light emission luminance with respect to an image part of the photosensitive member, and a second light emission luminance which is lower than the first light emission luminance, with respect to a non-image part of the photosensitive member. The controller is configured to correct light emission luminance so that the second light emission luminance decreases as the scanning speed decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichi Fujii, Hidenori Kanazawa, Takashi Kawana
  • Publication number: 20160246209
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a scanning unit configured to form a latent image on a photosensitive member, wherein a scanning speed changes within a scan line; a control unit configured to perform correction control of a luminance and a light-emitting time of a light source; a holding unit configured to hold profile information indicating a change of the light spot due to an environment or due to a position of the pixel. The holding unit is further configured to hold scanning information indicating the light-emitting time of the light source or the luminance of the light source with respect to a pixel, for correcting a change in the scanning time of the pixel, and the control unit is further configured to perform the correction control based on the scanning information and the profile information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Shuhei Watanabe, Hidenori Kanazawa, Takashi Kawana, Junya Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20160187806
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Yuuji Takayama, Hikaru Uchidate, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shuichi Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 9319553
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Yuuji Takayama, Hikaru Uchidate, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shuichi Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 9304478
    Abstract: The power supply apparatus includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor that insulate a primary side and a secondary side of the power supply apparatus from each other. The power supply apparatus further includes an inductor, a first switch element connected to the inductor and to the first capacitor, and a second switch element connected to the inductor and to the second capacitor. The power supply apparatus controls the first switch element and the second switch element so that, when the first switch element is turned on, the second switch element is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Minoru Hayasaki, Nobuyuki Uchiyama, Aoji Isono, Takashi Kawana
  • Publication number: 20150365554
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a light-irradiation unit configured to move a spot of laser light on a surface of a photosensitive member at a non-constant scanning velocity in a main scanning direction to form a latent image on the photosensitive member, an image data correcting unit configured to correct a length in the main scanning direction of image data by inserting one or more image data pieces into the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity increases, and/or extracting one or more image data pieces from the image data, the number of the image data pieces increasing as the scanning velocity decreases, and a brightness correcting unit configured to correct a brightness of the laser light so that an emission brightness increases as the scanning velocity increases and/or the emission brightness decreases as the scanning velocity decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Yuuji Takayama, Hikaru Uchidate, Yoshihiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Shuichi Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20150180349
    Abstract: The power supply apparatus includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor that insulate a primary side and a secondary side of the power supply apparatus from each other. The power supply apparatus further includes an inductor, a first switch element connected to the inductor and to the first capacitor, and a second switch element connected to the inductor and to the second capacitor. The power supply apparatus controls the first switch element and the second switch element so that, when the first switch element is turned on, the second switch element is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Minoru Hayasaki, Nobuyuki Uchiyama, Aoji Isono, Takashi Kawana
  • Patent number: 8754178
    Abstract: A resin composition of the present invention includes a maleimide derivative (A) represented by a general formula (1) and a bis-maleimide compound (B) represented by a general formula (2). In the general formula (1), R1 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 1 or more carbon atoms, R2 represents a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 5 or more carbon atoms, and the sum of carbon atoms of R1 and R2 is 10 or less. In the general formula (2), X1 represents —O—, —COO—, or —OCOO—, R3 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R4 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is an integer of 1 or more and 50 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Naoya Kanamori, Ryuichi Murayama
  • Publication number: 20130158188
    Abstract: A resin composition of the present invention includes a maleimide derivative (A) represented by a general formula (1) and a bis-maleimide compound (B) represented by a general formula (2). In the general formula (1), R1 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 1 or more carbon atoms, R2 represents a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 5 or more carbon atoms, and the sum of carbon atoms of R1 and R2 is 10 or less. In the general formula (2), X1 represents —O—, —COO—, or -—OCOO—R3, represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R4 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is an integer of 1 or more and 50 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kawana, Naoya Kanamori, Ryuichi Murayama
  • Patent number: 6967727
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image of multilevel image data includes a driving unit for driving an image forming element for image formation, an additional data generating unit for generating a digital signal string based on predetermined additional data, and an input unit for superposing a digital signal string related to the multilevel image data and the digital signal string based on the additional data and inputting the superposed digital signal string to the driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Kawana