Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Okuma

Yasuhiko Okuma 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).

  • Patent number: 11841639
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, a first conveyance unit, and an apparatus main body. The apparatus main body includes a photosensitive drum, a development roller, a second conveyance unit, a toner conveyance passage, light sensor, an acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to execute an abnormality detection mode. In an abnormality detection mode, the acquisition unit acquires a first acquired value after the driving of the second conveyance unit with the driving of the first conveyance unit stopped. When the first acquired value satisfies a first condition, the acquisition unit further acquires a second acquired value after the driving of the second conveyance unit with the driving of the first conveyance unit stopped. The apparatus main body further includes a notification unit to make notification of the abnormality when the second acquired value satisfies a second condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Okuma
  • Patent number: 11792347
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a power source, a power monitoring unit configured to monitor an output voltage output from the power source, an acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation to turn off the electronic apparatus, and an execution unit configured to operate using power output from the power source, execute shutdown processing in response to the user operation accepted through the acceptance unit, and execute the shutdown processing when the output voltage monitored by the power monitoring unit is lower than a threshold voltage. The threshold voltage is higher than a guaranteed operation voltage of the execution unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Okuma
  • Publication number: 20230208996
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a power source, a power monitoring unit configured to monitor an output voltage output from the power source, an acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation to turn off the electronic apparatus, and an execution unit configured to operate using power output from the power source, execute shutdown processing in response to the user operation accepted through the acceptance unit, and execute the shutdown processing when the output voltage monitored by the power monitoring unit is lower than a threshold voltage. The threshold voltage is higher than a guaranteed operation voltage of the execution unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Okuma
  • Patent number: 11622058
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a power source, a power monitoring unit configured to monitor an output voltage output from the power source, an acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation to turn off the electronic apparatus, and an execution unit configured to operate using power output from the power source, execute shutdown processing in response to the user operation accepted through the acceptance unit, and execute the shutdown processing when the output voltage monitored by the power monitoring unit is lower than a threshold voltage. The threshold voltage is higher than a guaranteed operation voltage of the execution unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Okuma
  • Publication number: 20220382184
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, a first conveyance unit, and an apparatus main body. The apparatus main body includes a photosensitive drum, a development roller, a second conveyance unit, a toner conveyance passage, light sensor, an acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to execute an abnormality detection mode. In an abnormality detection mode, the acquisition unit acquires a first acquired value after the driving of the second conveyance unit with the driving of the first conveyance unit stopped. When the first acquired value satisfies a first condition, the acquisition unit further acquires a second acquired value after the driving of the second conveyance unit with the driving of the first conveyance unit stopped. The apparatus main body further includes a notification unit to make notification of the abnormality when the second acquired value satisfies a second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Okuma
  • Patent number: 11198574
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a first guide unit is provided with a first opening portion through which light in an optical path connecting a first optical element unit and a second optical element unit passes, a second guide unit is provided with a second opening portion through which light in the optical path connecting the first optical element unit and the second optical element unit passes, the first guide unit is provided with a duct for sending air to the first optical element unit, and the air coming out from the first opening portion hits the second optical element unit via the second opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Yasuhiko Okuma, Yusuke Jota
  • Patent number: 10999462
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a push switch turns off a power supply state of a main body and starts shutdown processing when a first user's operation is performed on the push switch in a normal state of the apparatus. When a second user's operation is performed on the push switch during the shutdown processing, the power supply state of the main body is switched between on and off. If the power supply state of the main body is the on state when the shutdown processing is completed, first processing for restarting the main body is performed, and if the power supply state of the main body is the off state when the shutdown processing is completed, second processing for stopping power supply to the main body is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKIKAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Okuma, Takahiro Haraguchi, Ryotaro Okuzono
  • Patent number: 10866555
    Abstract: An emitter emits light such that the light crosses a conveyance path. A reflector reflects the light. A receiver receives reflected light. A determiner determines that a sheet is present on the basis of an amount of reflected light. A controller may increase a light amount of the light-emitting unit from a first light amount to a second light amount on the basis of a temperature of the light-emitting unit and a reflectance of the reflecting member. The controller may increase a receiving gain of the receiver from a first gain to a second gain on the basis of a reflectance of the reflecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Okuma, Keisuke Nakano
  • Publication number: 20200329167
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a power source, a power monitoring unit configured to monitor an output voltage output from the power source, an acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation to turn off the electronic apparatus, and an execution unit configured to operate using power output from the power source, execute shutdown processing in response to the user operation accepted through the acceptance unit, and execute the shutdown processing when the output voltage monitored by the power monitoring unit is lower than a threshold voltage. The threshold voltage is higher than a guaranteed operation voltage of the execution unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Okuma
  • Publication number: 20190356801
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a push switch turns off a power supply state of a main body and starts shutdown processing when a first user's operation is performed on the push switch in a normal state of the apparatus. When a second user's operation is performed on the push switch during the shutdown processing, the power supply state of the main body is switched between on and off. If the power supply state of the main body is the on state when the shutdown processing is completed, first processing for restarting the main body is performed, and if the power supply state of the main body is the off state when the shutdown processing is completed, second processing for stopping power supply to the main body is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Okuma, Takahiro Haraguchi, Ryotaro Okuzono
  • Publication number: 20190233233
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a first guide unit is provided with a first opening portion through which light in an optical path connecting a first optical element unit and a second optical element unit passes, a second guide unit is provided with a second opening portion through which light in the optical path connecting the first optical element unit and the second optical element unit passes, the first guide unit is provided with a duct for sending air to the first optical element unit, and the air coming out from the first opening portion hits the second optical element unit via the second opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Yasuhiko Okuma, Yusuke Jota
  • Patent number: 10301130
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a first guide unit is provided with a first opening portion through which light in an optical path connecting a first optical element unit and a second optical element unit passes, a second guide unit is provided with a second opening portion through which light in the optical path connecting the first optical element unit and the second optical element unit passes, the first guide unit is provided with a duct for sending air to the first optical element unit, and the air coming out from the first opening portion hits the second optical element unit via the second opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Yasuhiko Okuma, Yusuke Jota
  • Publication number: 20180203402
    Abstract: An emitter emits light such that the light crosses a conveyance path. A reflector reflects the light. A receiver receives reflected light. A determiner determines that a sheet is present on the basis of an amount of reflected light. A controller may increase a light amount of the light-emitting unit from a first light amount to a second light amount on the basis of a temperature of the light-emitting unit and a reflectance of the reflecting member. The controller may increase a receiving gain of the receiver from a first gain to a second gain on the basis of a reflectance of the reflecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Okuma, Keisuke Nakano
  • Publication number: 20180118488
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a first guide unit is provided with a first opening portion through which light in an optical path connecting a first optical element unit and a second optical element unit passes, a second guide unit is provided with a second opening portion through which light in the optical path connecting the first optical element unit and the second optical element unit passes, the first guide unit is provided with a duct for sending air to the first optical element unit, and the air coming out from the first opening portion hits the second optical element unit via the second opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Yasuhiko Okuma, Yusuke Jota