Patents by Inventor Takayuki Iikura

Takayuki Iikura 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: 20200229682
    Abstract: There are provided an endoscope, an endoscope system, a method of determining the leakage of an endoscope, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a leakage determination program for an endoscope that can detect the occurrence of leakage with high accuracy. An endoscope includes an enclosed space, a pressure sensor that detects pressure inside the enclosed space, and a storage unit that stores reference pressure, which is detected by the pressure sensor at a first timing in a state where pressure is applied to the enclosed space with respect to the atmospheric pressure by a pump, in association with detection time information. The leakage of the enclosed space is determined on the basis of pressure that is detected by the pressure sensor at a second timing after the first timing, detection time information about the pressure, the reference pressure, and the detection time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki IIKURA
  • Patent number: 10564907
    Abstract: A display control method for an image forming apparatus includes detecting that a document is placed on a document reading unit, determining, when it is detected that the document is placed on the document reading unit, whether the size of the document is a predetermined size, displaying a first function screen on a display when a first function capable of performing one of a plurality of functions accompanying a reading operation for a document placed on the document reading unit is performed, and displaying a second function screen to which a screen is switched from the first function screen and that is displayed when a second function created by modifying the first function based on a specific setting is performed, in a case where, while the first function screen is displayed, it is determined that the size of the detected document is not the predetermined size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuya Hasegawa, Takayuki Iikura, Shinya Ikeda, Satoru Ikeda, Toru Ikeda, Tomoya Sato, Kanta Kumagai
  • Patent number: 10459365
    Abstract: An image forming unit includes a first receptor, a light source, a photosensitive member, a rotational polygon mirror, a light receiving unit, an identifier configured to identify a reflection face, and a generator. An information processing apparatus includes a second receptor, a first detector, a second detector, a determiner, a corrector configured to correct image data, and an output unit configured to output corrected image data to the image forming unit. When the first change is newly detected in a predetermined period, the determiner determines, based on a time period from the second timing at which the first change is newly detected to a timing at which the second change is detected and a time period from the first timing to a timing at which the second change is lastly detected before the second timing, whether the first change is a change corresponding to the identified reflection face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takayuki Iikura
  • Publication number: 20190243278
    Abstract: An image forming unit includes a first receptor, a light source, a photosensitive member, a rotational polygon mirror, a light receiving unit, an identifier configured to identify a reflection face, and a generator. An information processing apparatus includes a second receptor, a first detector, a second detector, a determiner, a corrector configured to correct image data, and an output unit configured to output corrected image data to the image forming unit. When the first change is newly detected in a predetermined period, the determiner determines, based on a time period from the second timing at which the first change is newly detected to a timing at which the second change is detected and a time period from the first timing to a timing at which the second change is lastly detected before the second timing, whether the first change is a change corresponding to the identified reflection face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Takayuki Iikura
  • Publication number: 20190073172
    Abstract: A display control method for an image forming apparatus includes detecting that a document is placed on a document reading unit, determining, when it is detected that the document is placed on the document reading unit, whether the size of the document is a predetermined size, displaying a first function screen on a display when a first function capable of performing one of a plurality of functions accompanying a reading operation for a document placed on the document reading unit is performed, and displaying a second function screen to which a screen is switched from the first function screen and that is displayed when a second function created by modifying the first function based on a specific setting is performed, in a case where, while the first function screen is displayed, it is determined that the size of the detected document is not the predetermined size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yuya Hasegawa, Takayuki Iikura, Shinya Ikeda, Satoru Ikeda, Toru Ikeda, Tomoya Sato, Kanta Kumagai
  • Patent number: 10038803
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off a light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which the sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include the light emitting element and a light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yousuke Hata, Toshifumi Kakutani, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Toshiyuki Abe, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazumi Sato
  • Patent number: 9910407
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion; a discharge portion configured to discharge a recording material on which an image is formed by the image forming portion, wherein a delivery conveyance portion having a power source circuit is mountable in a space adjacent to the image forming portion and configured to convey the recording material to a post-processing apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature; a cooling unit configured to cool the image forming portion; and a control unit configured to control, in a case where the delivery conveyance portion is mounted, rotation of the cooling unit based on the temperature detected by the detection unit in a standby state in which an image forming operation is not performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshifumi Kakutani, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Hirohisa Nakajima, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe, Kazumi Sato
  • Patent number: 9864299
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop an electrostatic latent image, a mounting detection unit configured to detect that a container T is mounted on a mounting unit, a driving unit configured to rotate the container T, a rotation detection unit configured to detect rotation information about the container T, and a controller configured to control the driving unit based on the rotation information. If the container T is detected to be mounted on the mounting unit, control of the driving unit is not carried out based on the rotation information until replenishment information satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shinya Suzuki, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Kazumi Sato
  • Patent number: 9753398
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: an image formation unit including an accumulation unit accumulating toner, and forms an image based on image data using the accumulated toner; a measurement unit measures toner density of an developer in the accumulation unit; a replenishment unit replenishes toner to the accumulation unit from an attached container; a first determination unit determines a first value based on the image data; a second determination unit determines a second value based on the measurement result of the measurement result; a third determination unit determines a third value by accumulating the second value; and a controller controls the replenishment unit based on the first value, the second value, and the third value, wherein in a case where the container has been replaced, the third determination unit changes the third value into a predetermined value before the difference is determined by the second determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shusuke Miura, Jiro Shirakata, Takayuki Iikura
  • Patent number: 9746824
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop using toner an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member, a mounting unit to which a container is mounted, the container including a containing unit configured to contain toner and a pump unit, and performing a supplying operation for supplying toner by expansion and contraction of the pump unit, a driving unit configured to rotationally drive the container to cause the container to perform the supplying operation, and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the container based on a time for which the supplying operation has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Shinya Suzuki, Yousuke Hata, Kazumi Sato
  • Patent number: 9650220
    Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacking member, an optical sensor, a detected member, and a control unit. As an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member decreases, the detected member moves from a first position in which optical sensor light is not interrupted, then once interrupts the light, and then moves to a second position in which the light is not interrupted. Information regarding an amount of sheets transmitted by the control unit, when stored information is about the detected member in the second position, is information notifying that an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member is less than that of information regarding an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member transmitted by the control unit when stored information is about the detected member is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Koseki, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Hirohisa Nakajima, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe
  • Publication number: 20170096314
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming portion; a discharge portion configured to discharge a recording material on which an image is formed by the image forming portion, wherein a delivery conveyance portion having a power source circuit is mountable in a space adjacent to the image forming portion and configured to convey the recording material to a post-processing apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature; a cooling unit configured to cool the image forming portion; and a control unit configured to control, in a case where the delivery conveyance portion is mounted, rotation and stop of the cooling unit based on the temperature detected by the detection unit in a second state in which start of an operation of forming the image is waited for after a first state in which the image is formed on the recording material by the image forming portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Toshifumi KAKUTANI, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Hirohisa Nakajima, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe, Kazumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20160381241
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off a light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which the sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include the light emitting element and a light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Yousuke Hata, Toshifumi Kakutani, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Toshiyuki Abe, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazumi Sato
  • Patent number: 9525795
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a reading device; an operating portion; a light source; a rotary polygon mirror; a motor configured to rotate the rotary polygon mirror; and a motor control portion configured to start the motor to control the motor at a first rotation speed in response to a fact that a predetermined action is performed on one of the operating portion and the reading device in a stopped state of the rotary polygon mirror, and then to control the motor at a second rotation speed higher than the first rotation speed in response to an instruction to start image formation from the operating portion, the motor control portion being configured to control the motor at the second rotation speed, without controlling the motor at the first rotation speed, in response to a fact that the receiving portion receives image data before the motor reaches the first rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazumi Sato, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Toshiyuki Abe
  • Patent number: 9523945
    Abstract: An image forming unit forms a toner image on an image carrier, and transfers the toner image to a recording medium. A voltage generation circuit generates a high voltage used for the image forming unit. A control circuit is connected to the voltage generation circuit via a cable, and controls the high voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit. A detection unit detects a current flowing in a load of the image forming unit to which the high voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit is applied. A determination unit determines an error in accordance with a current range in which the current detected by the detection unit falls. The current range is included among a plurality of current ranges that are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohisa Nakajima, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe, Kazumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20160299467
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop using toner an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member, a mounting unit to which a container is mounted, the container including a containing unit configured to contain toner and a pump unit, and performing a supplying operation for supplying toner by expansion and contraction of the pump unit, a driving unit configured to rotationally drive the container to cause the container to perform the supplying operation, and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the container based on a time for which the supplying operation has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Shinya Suzuki, Yousuke Hata, Kazumi Sato
  • Patent number: 9467586
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off a light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which the sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include the light emitting element and a light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yousuke Hata, Toshifumi Kakutani, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Toshiyuki Abe, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazumi Sato
  • Patent number: 9417559
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop using toner an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member, a mounting unit to which a container is mounted, the container including a containing unit configured to contain toner and a pump unit, and performing a supplying operation for supplying toner by expansion and contraction of the pump unit, a driving unit configured to rotationally drive the container to cause the container to perform the supplying operation, and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the container based on a time for which the supplying operation has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Shinya Suzuki, Yousuke Hata, Kazumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20160202643
    Abstract: An image forming unit forms a toner image on an image carrier, and transfers the toner image to a recording medium. A voltage generation circuit generates a high voltage used for the image forming unit. A control circuit is connected to the voltage generation circuit via a cable, and controls the high voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit. A detection unit detects a current flowing in a load of the image forming unit to which the high voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit is applied. A determination unit determines an error in accordance with a current range in which the current detected by the detection unit falls. The current range is included among a plurality of current ranges that are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hirohisa Nakajima, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe, Kazumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20160165086
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off the light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include light emitting element and light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Yousuke Hata, Toshifumi Kakutani, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Toshiyuki Abe, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazumi Sato