Patents by Inventor Takenori SHIMADA

Takenori SHIMADA 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: 20250036059
    Abstract: An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: a non-lustrous image formation unit; a lustrous image formation unit; and a controller configured to control the non-lustrous image formation unit to form a non-lustrous image of a non-lustrous developer on a first surface of a medium, and the lustrous image formation unit to form a lustrous image of a lustrous developer including a first region and a second region on a second surface opposite to the first surface, such that a difference between a first adhesion ratio and a second adhesion ratio is 18.75% or more and 37.50% or less, where the first adhesion ratio is an amount of the lustrous developer adhered to the medium per unit area in the first region, and the second adhesion ratio is an amount of the lustrous developer adhered to the medium per unit area in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takenori SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 11300910
    Abstract: Provided is a fixing device including an annular belt; a heating member provided on an inner peripheral surface's side of the annular belt; a facing member provided on a facing surface of the heating member facing the inner peripheral surface; and a pressing member that is provided on an outer peripheral surface's side of the annular belt and forms a nip region between the pressing member and the facing member via the annular belt, wherein the facing member includes resin and carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takenori Shimada
  • Publication number: 20220075301
    Abstract: Provided is a fixing device including an annular belt; a heating member provided on an inner peripheral surface's side of the annular belt; a facing member provided on a facing surface of the heating member facing the inner peripheral surface; and a pressing member that is provided on an outer peripheral surface's side of the annular belt and forms a nip region between the pressing member and the facing member via the annular belt, wherein the facing member includes resin and carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takenori SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 11163248
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a belt member, a heater, a base layer, and an opposed layer. The heater is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the belt member. The base layer includes a first surface on a heater side and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface. The opposed layer covers the second surface and is opposed to the inner circumferential surface of the belt member. The base layer and the opposed layer satisfy the following conditional expression (1), 0<(Tb×Da)/(Ta×Db)?1.17??(1) where Ta is a thickness of the base layer in millimeters, Tb is a thickness of the opposed layer in millimeters, Da is a thermal diffusivity of the base layer in square millimeters per second, and Db is a thermal diffusivity of the opposed layer in square millimeters per second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takenori Shimada
  • Publication number: 20210165348
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a belt member, a heater, a base layer, and an opposed layer. The heater is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the belt member. The base layer includes a first surface on a heater side and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface. The opposed layer covers the second surface and is opposed to the inner circumferential surface of the belt member. The base layer and the opposed layer satisfy the following conditional expression (1), 0<(Tb×Da)/(Ta×Db)?1.17??(1) where Ta is a thickness of the base layer in millimeters, Tb is a thickness of the opposed layer in millimeters, Da is a thermal diffusivity of the base layer in square millimeters per second, and Db is a thermal diffusivity of the opposed layer in square millimeters per second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Takenori SHIMADA