Patents by Inventor Takumi Fujita

Takumi Fujita 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: 20240104322
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plural image forming units each having a plural image forming sections, and an intermediate transfer body on which toner images formed by the plural image forming sections are primarily transferred; a plural secondary transfer units that are provided corresponding to the plural the image forming units, and secondarily transfer the toner images of the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium; and a processor configured to: in response to an instruction for adjusting misalignment of the toner images, execute a mode in which a first chart for checking amounts of misalignment between a toner image formed by a reference image forming section and the toner images formed by another image forming section, for each image forming unit, and a second chart for checking amounts of misalignment between toner images formed by the reference image forming sections of the plural image forming units are secondarily transferred to the recording medium and output, and an input of a fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yuzo FUJITA, Takumi NISHIKATA, Eiichi WAIDA, Yusuke CHIKA, Kazunobu UCHIYAMA, Hideo KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240103432
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes plural image forming units including plural image forming sections and an intermediate transfer body to which a toner image formed on the plural image forming sections is primarily transferred, and a processor, in which wherein the processor is configured to, in a case where, during image formation using any of the image forming units among the image forming units, in a case where a consumable of any of the image forming sections of the image forming unit is insufficient, an image forming section of an identical color to the image forming section of which the consumable is insufficient is present in another image forming unit, and a storage medium for storing management information for managing a consumable unit is not provided in the consumable unit attached to the image forming section of which the consumable is insufficient, ask a user whether or not to exchange the consumable unit attached to the image forming section of which the consumable is insufficient and a consum
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Uchiyama, Takumi Nishikata, Eiichi Waida, Hideo Kimura, Yusuke Chika, Yuzo Fujita
  • Publication number: 20240106958
    Abstract: A group management device includes a required information acquisition unit, a supplement instruction unit, a mounting information acquisition unit, and a group update unit. The required information acquisition unit acquires information showing required groups that are groups determined to require supplements of the consumables used in image forming devices that are managed per group. The supplement instruction unit performs a supplement instruction of the consumables for the required groups. The mounting information acquisition unit acquires mounting information showing the image forming device mounted with the consumable supplemented in response to the supplement instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Tatsuya Inagi, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Satoshi Oyama, Takumi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20240085826
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes plural image forming units including plural image forming sections and an intermediate transfer body to which a toner image formed on the plural image forming sections is primarily transferred, and a processor, in which the processor is configured to, in a case where a printing instruction is received in a state in which an image forming section having a combination of identical colors is set for each of the plural image forming units, execute the printing instruction by using an image forming unit that is in a state in which image formation is able to be executed among the plural image forming units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Eiichi WAIDA, Takumi NISHIKATA, Yusuke CHIKA, Kazunobu UCHIYAMA, Hideo KIMURA, Yuzo FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20240069480
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plural image forming units each having a plural image forming sections, and an intermediate transfer body on which toner images formed by the plural image forming sections are primarily transferred, a plural secondary transfer units that are provided corresponding to the plural image forming units, and secondarily transfer the toner images of the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, and a processor, in which each image forming unit has the image forming section of the same color, and the processor is configured to: in response to an instruction to output a color chart of the same color, execute a mode in which the color chart of the toner image having a density of intermediate gradation, formed by the image forming section of the same color for each image forming unit, is secondarily transferred to the recording medium and output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takumi NISHIKATA, Yusuke CHIKA, Eiichi WAIDA, Kazunobu UCHIYAMA, Hideo KIMURA, Yuzo FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20240044650
    Abstract: A bias estimation device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a forklift is stationary based on a measurement value from a first sensor configured to detect information regarding movement of the forklift and a measurement value from a second sensor configured to detect information regarding a cargo handling device included in the forklift, an accumulation unit configured to accumulate an IMU measurement value that is a measurement value from an inertial measurement unit included in the forklift when the determination unit determines that the forklift is stationary and stop accumulation of the IMU measurement value when the determination unit determines that the forklift is not stationary, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a bias of the IMU measurement value based on the IMU measurement value accumulated in the accumulation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumasa KITAJIMA, Yusuke KINOUCHI, Masahiro YAMADA, Takumi FUJITA, Takuya AKASHI
  • Patent number: 11768503
    Abstract: A device is for estimating a position of a vehicle equipped with a laser scanner capable of acquiring point cloud data by scanning a laser beam and a camera capable of acquiring an image in a predetermined direction. The device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire the point cloud data and the image, an estimation unit configured to estimate the position based on the point cloud data or the image, and an extraction unit configured to extract, from the point cloud data, valid point cloud data that is usable for estimating the position. The estimation unit is configured to estimate the position using: (i) the valid point cloud data if a number of pieces of valid point cloud data is equal to or greater than a predetermined number; and (ii) the image if the number of pieces of valid point cloud data is less than the predetermined number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Kitajima, Yusuke Kinouchi, Takumi Fujita
  • Patent number: 11613094
    Abstract: A cardboard sheet manufacturing system includes an information editing unit storing production state information, operation state information, and warping state information as acquisition information in a storage unit, the information editing unit deleting, in a case where the stored acquisition information includes prescribed information to be deleted, the information to be deleted from the storage unit and outputting the acquisition information stored in the storage unit as editing information. The system also includes an editing information storage unit storing the editing information output from the information editing unit, a prediction model calculation unit calculating a prediction model of the warping state based on the editing information stored in the editing information storage unit; and a control table update unit updating a target value of a control value of a control element in the cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus, based on the prediction model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Fujita, Koki Tateishi, Hideki Mizutani, Akira Ogino, Koshi Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20230069362
    Abstract: A maintenance support server includes a communication interface, a first memory, a second memory, and a processor. The communication interface communicates with a terminal device. The first memory stores machine body internal information relating to maintenance to an image forming apparatus. The second memory stores search history information indicating a search history of the machine body internal information with respect to the first memory. The processor stores a search result obtained by searching for the machine body internal information from the first memory in response to a search request from the terminal device as search history information in the second memory and transmits questionnaire information to the terminal device together with the search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takumi FUJITA, Hiroyo TANAKA, Tatsuya INAGI, Satoshi OYAMA
  • Patent number: 11421732
    Abstract: A rolling component has a surface. The rolling component includes a fiber flow. The surface has an Ra of 0.1 ?m or less, an Rsk<0, and a compressive residual stress of 700 MPa or more. The surface and the fiber flow form an angle of 15° or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Okada, Takumi Fujita, Naoya Kamura, Yoshinori Sugisaki
  • Patent number: 11371559
    Abstract: A rolling component has a surface. The rolling component includes a fiber flow and a non-metallic inclusion. In a region from the surface of the rolling component to a first depth, a gap between the non-metallic inclusion and a member forming the rolling component is filled. The first depth is 50 ?m or more. The surface and the fiber flow form an angle of 15° or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Okada, Naoya Kamura, Takumi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20220066464
    Abstract: A pallet detection device comprises: a point cloud acquisition unit configured to acquire point cloud data indicating a point cloud measured by a two-dimensional distance measurement device on a depth map; a straight line detection unit configured to detect a straight line corresponding to a front surface of a pallet based on the point cloud in a region presumed to include the front surface of the pallet in the point cloud data; a line segment detection unit configured to detect a line segment indicating the front surface of the pallet based on the straight line; and a position/orientation acquisition unit configured to acquire position and orientation of the pallet based on the line segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji TAKAO, Takumi FUJITA, Katsumasa KITAJIMA, Yusuke KINOUCHI
  • Patent number: 11216973
    Abstract: The self-localization device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a sight image from a camera which is mounted in a mobile object; an estimation unit configured to perform a self-localization process of estimating a position and a posture of the mobile object in a world coordinate system on the basis of positions of feature points in the sight image and a map on which positions of a plurality of feature points in the world coordinate system are recorded; and a registration unit configured to register the sight image as a key frame for adding a new feature point included in the sight image to the map. The registration unit is configured to register the sight image as the key frame when movement of the mobile object satisfies a condition which is prescribed for at least one of the position and the posture of the mobile object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Kitajima, Yusuke Kinouchi, Takumi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20210263530
    Abstract: There is provided a position estimation device for estimating a position of an industrial vehicle equipped with a laser scanner capable of acquiring point cloud data by scanning a laser beam and a camera capable of acquiring an image in a predetermined direction The position estimation device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire the point cloud data and the image, an estimation unit configured to estimate the position of the industrial vehicle based on at least one of the point cloud data and the image, and an extraction unit configured to extract, from the point cloud data, valid point cloud data that is usable for estimating the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Katsumasa KITAJIMA, Yusuke KINOUCHI, Takumi FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20210071711
    Abstract: A rolling component has a surface. The rolling component includes a fiber flow and a non-metallic inclusion. In a region from the surface of the rolling component to a first depth, a gap between the non-metallic inclusion and a member forming the rolling component is filled. The first depth is 50 ?m or more. The surface and the fiber flow form an angle of 15° or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Takahiro OKADA, Naoya KAMURA, Takumi FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20210039348
    Abstract: A cardboard sheet manufacturing system includes an information editing unit storing production state information, operation state information, and warping state information as acquisition information in a storage unit, the information editing unit deleting, in a case where the stored acquisition information includes prescribed information to be deleted, the information to be deleted from the storage unit and outputting the acquisition information stored in the storage unit as editing information. The system also includes an editing information storage unit storing the editing information output from the information editing unit, a prediction model calculation unit calculating a prediction model of the warping state based on the editing information stored in the editing information storage unit; and a control table update unit updating a target value of a control value of a control element in the cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus, based on the prediction model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Takumi FUJITA, Koki TATEISHI, Hideki MIZUTANI, Akira OGINO, Koshi TANIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200362912
    Abstract: There are provided: a rolling component which eliminates a cause of premature failure of a bearing at low cost, or which has a satisfactory rolling fatigue life if there is a cause of premature failure of a bearing; a bearing including the rolling component; and a method of manufacturing the same. A rolling component has a surface. The rolling component includes a fiber flow. The surface has an Ra of 0.1 ?m or less, an Rsk<0, and a compressive residual stress of 700 MPa or more. The surface and the fiber flow form an angle of 15° or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Takahiro OKADA, Takumi FUJITA, Naoya KAMURA, Yoshinori SUGISAKI
  • Publication number: 20200286257
    Abstract: The self-localization device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a sight image from a camera which is mounted in a mobile object; an estimation unit configured to perform a self-localization process of estimating a position and a posture of the mobile object in a world coordinate system on the basis of positions of feature points in the sight image and a map on which positions of a plurality of feature points in the world coordinate system are recorded; and a registration unit configured to register the sight image as a key frame for adding a new feature point included in the sight image to the map. The registration unit is configured to register the sight image as the key frame when movement of the mobile object satisfies a condition which is prescribed for at least one of the position and the posture of the mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Katsumasa KITAJIMA, Yusuke KINOUCHI, Takumi FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200276312
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating chronic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Takahiro Takano, Takumi Fujita, Bradley Nilsson, Danielle Riegle
  • Publication number: 20200272136
    Abstract: A production schedule change system includes: a production schedule acquisition part configured to acquire a production schedule of a product in a case where the product is produced at an initial condition of production speed; a time information acquisition part configured to acquire time information indicating a scheduled collection time; and a schedule candidate calculation part configured to: change the production speed from the initial condition within a range defined by a quality standard of the product, based on the time information; and calculates at least one production schedule candidate satisfying a first condition that a time difference between a deliverable time of the product and the scheduled collection time is in an acceptable range and at least one of a second condition that the deliverable time is earlier than the scheduled collection time or a third condition that the scheduled collection time is earlier than the deliverable time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Takumi FUJITA, Shoichi AOKI, Hideaki NAGAI