Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Shimura

Yasuhiro Shimura 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: 12271779
    Abstract: A display control system includes a first wireless device attached to a management target and storing first identification information for identifying the management target, a second wireless device installed at a predetermined position and storing second identification information, a reading apparatus, at least one processor, and at least one memory. The processor and memory are configured to estimate a located position of the management target based on reading results of the first identification information at a first reading time and the second identification information at a second reading time and cause a display apparatus to display an estimated area within which the management target is estimated to be located based on the located position. A magnitude of the estimated area is based on an amount of movement of the reading apparatus between the first reading time and the second reading time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuki Nakajima, Yasuhiro Shimura, Toshifumi Kitamura, Junna Takase, Yasuhiro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20250086412
    Abstract: A process management system includes a management unit that manages section data that defines sections in a real space and process data that indicates an expected location, from among the sections, in which a management target is to be positioned at the time of completing a work process, a first wireless device that is attached to the management target and stores first identification information, at least one reading apparatus that is capable of reading identification information from a wireless device, and a determination unit that checks a location of the management target estimated based on a result of reading of the first identification information from the first wireless device against the expected location by variable granularity depending on type information associated with the management target to determine a status of the work process regarding the management target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: YUKI NAKAJIMA, TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA, JUNNA TAKASE, YASUHIRO TOMIOKA, YASUHIRO SHIMURA
  • Patent number: 12182655
    Abstract: A process management system includes a management unit that manages section data that defines sections in a real space and process data that indicates an expected location, from among the sections, in which a management target is to be positioned at the time of completing a work process, a first wireless device that is attached to the management target and stores first identification information, at least one reading apparatus that is capable of reading identification information from a wireless device, and a determination unit that checks a location of the management target estimated based on a result of reading of the first identification information from the first wireless device against the expected location by variable granularity depending on type information associated with the management target to determine a status of the work process regarding the management target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Nakajima, Toshifumi Kitamura, Junna Takase, Yasuhiro Tomioka, Yasuhiro Shimura
  • Patent number: 12135515
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a temperature sensing circuit to which a temperature sensing element is electrically connected, wherein a surface of a heater on a side where the temperature sensing element is provided is in contact with the inner surface of a film, a heating element is provided in a primary side circuit which is electrically connected to a commercial power supply, and the temperature sensing circuit is electrically insulated from both of the primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit which is electrically insulated from the primary side circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimura, Yusuke Saito, Ryota Ogura
  • Publication number: 20240362434
    Abstract: A display control system includes a first wireless device attached to a management target and storing first identification information for identifying the management target, a second wireless device installed at a predetermined position and storing second identification information, a reading apparatus, at least one processor, and at least one memory. The processor and memory are configured to estimate a located position of the management target based on reading results of the first identification information at a first reading time and the second identification information at a second reading time and cause a display apparatus to display an estimated area within which the management target is estimated to be located based on the located position. A magnitude of the estimated area is based on an amount of movement of the reading apparatus between the first reading time and the second reading time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: YUKI NAKAJIMA, YASUHIRO SHIMURA, TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA, JUNNA TAKASE, YASUHIRO TOMIOKA
  • Publication number: 20240210865
    Abstract: In an image heating device having a plurality of heating blocks which are controllable independently in a longitudinal direction of a heater, an increase of the size of the heater can be suppressed, and temperatures of a plurality of heating block can be detected. The heater has a first temperature sensor corresponding to a first heating block, a second temperature sensor corresponding to a second heating block, a first electric conductor electrically coupled to the first temperature sensor, a second electric conductor electrically coupled to the second temperature sensor, and a common electric conductor electrically coupled to the first and second temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimura, Akira Kato, Atsushi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20240203498
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of NAND strings, each of the plurality of NAND strings including a plurality of memory cell transistors connected to each other in series; a plurality of word lines commonly connected to the plurality of memory strings and connected to the plurality of memory cell transistors, respectively; and a row decoder configured to supply a predetermined voltage higher than a ground voltage to each of the plurality of word lines after a program operation for writing data to a selected word line is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenrou KIKUCHI, Yasuhiro SHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11953851
    Abstract: In an image heating device having a plurality of heating blocks which are controllable independently in a longitudinal direction of a heater, an increase of the size of the heater can be suppressed, and temperatures of a plurality of heating block can be detected. The heater has a first temperature sensor corresponding to a first heating block, a second temperature sensor corresponding to a second heating block, a first electric conductor electrically coupled to the first temperature sensor, a second electric conductor electrically coupled to the second temperature sensor, and a common electric conductor electrically coupled to the first and second temperature sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimura, Akira Kato, Atsushi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11948642
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of NAND strings, each of the plurality of NAND strings including a plurality of memory cell transistors connected to each other in series; a plurality of word lines commonly connected to the plurality of memory strings and connected to the plurality of memory cell transistors, respectively; and a row decoder configured to supply a predetermined voltage higher than a ground voltage to each of the plurality of word lines after a program operation for writing data to a selected word line is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Kenrou Kikuchi, Yasuhiro Shimura
  • Publication number: 20240085831
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image heating apparatus that includes a heater including a plurality of independently controllable heating blocks in a longitudinal direction thereof, each including a first conductor, a second conductor, and a heating element. At least one of electrodes corresponding to the respective heating blocks is disposed in an area where the heating element is located in the longitudinal direction on a second surface of the heater that is opposite to a first surface that comes into contact with an endless belt. An electrical contact is arranged so as to face the second surface of the heater. An overheating occurring in a no-media passage portion when an image formed on a recording material having a small size is heated is suppressed or reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimura, Koji Nihonyanagi, Ryota Ogura
  • Publication number: 20240054301
    Abstract: A process management system includes a management unit that manages section data that defines sections in a real space and process data that indicates an expected location, from among the sections, in which a management target is to be positioned at the time of completing a work process, a first wireless device that is attached to the management target and stores first identification information, at least one reading apparatus that is capable of reading identification information from a wireless device, and a determination unit that checks a location of the management target estimated based on a result of reading of the first identification information from the first wireless device against the expected location by variable granularity depending on type information associated with the management target to determine a status of the work process regarding the management target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: YUKI NAKAJIMA, TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA, JUNNA TAKASE, YASUHIRO TOMIOKA, YASUHIRO SHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230408957
    Abstract: A heater of the present invention includes jointed heat generating resistors having a positive temperature characteristic of resistance and provided between a first conductive element and a second conductive element on a substrate in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, and a plurality of heating blocks provided in the longitudinal direction, each of which is a set of the first conductive element, the second conductive element, and the heat generating resistor, and power supplied to at least one of the plurality of heating blocks can be controlled independent of other heating blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Shimura
  • Patent number: 11841656
    Abstract: In a heater including a plurality of first temperature detection elements that are arranged at predetermined intervals in a longitudinal direction of a substrate and respectively output temperature signals individually, and a plurality of second temperature detection elements that are arranged at predetermined intervals in positions that differ from the positions of the first temperature detection elements in a lateral direction that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction but correspond to the positions of at least some of the plurality of first temperature detection elements in the longitudinal direction, and that output a single temperature signal obtained by adding individual temperature signals together, the individual temperature signals included in the single temperature signal are acquired on the basis of the plurality of temperature signals output by the plurality of first temperature detection elements and the single temperature signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryota Ogura, Yasuhiro Shimura
  • Patent number: 11841657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image heating apparatus that includes a heater including a plurality of independently controllable heating blocks in a longitudinal direction thereof, each including a first conductor, a second conductor, and a heating element. At least one of electrodes corresponding to the respective heating blocks is disposed in an area where the heating element is located in the longitudinal direction on a second surface of the heater that is opposite to a first surface that comes into contact with an endless belt. An electrical contact is arranged so as to face the second surface of the heater. An overheating occurring in a no-media passage portion when an image formed on a recording material having a small size is heated is suppressed or reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimura, Koji Nihonyanagi, Ryota Ogura
  • Publication number: 20230367243
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a temperature sensing circuit to which a temperature sensing element is electrically connected, wherein a surface of a heater on a side where the temperature sensing element is provided is in contact with the inner surface of a film, a heating element is provided in a primary side circuit which is electrically connected to a commercial power supply, and the temperature sensing circuit is electrically insulated from both of the primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit which is electrically insulated from the primary side circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimura, Yusuke Saito, Ryota Ogura
  • Patent number: 11782366
    Abstract: A heater of the present invention includes jointed heat generating resistors having a positive temperature characteristic of resistance and provided between a first conductive element and a second conductive element on a substrate in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, and a plurality of heating blocks provided in the longitudinal direction, each of which is a set of the first conductive element, the second conductive element, and the heat generating resistor, and power supplied to at least one of the plurality of heating blocks can be controlled independent of other heating blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Shimura
  • Patent number: 11747757
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a temperature sensing circuit to which a temperature sensing element is electrically connected, wherein a surface of a heater on a side where the temperature sensing element is provided is in contact with the inner surface of a film, a heating element is provided in a primary side circuit which is electrically connected to a commercial power supply, and the temperature sensing circuit is electrically insulated from both of the primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit which is electrically insulated from the primary side circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimura, Yusuke Saito, Ryota Ogura
  • Publication number: 20230244166
    Abstract: In an image heating device having a plurality of heating blocks which are controllable independently in a longitudinal direction of a heater, an increase of the size of the heater can be suppressed, and temperatures of a plurality of heating block can be detected. The heater has a first temperature sensor corresponding to a first heating block, a second temperature sensor corresponding to a second heating block, a first electric conductor electrically coupled to the first temperature sensor, a second electric conductor electrically coupled to the second temperature sensor, and a common electric conductor electrically coupled to the first and second temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimura, Akira Kato, Atsushi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20230186991
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of NAND strings, each of the plurality of NAND strings including a plurality of memory cell transistors connected to each other in series; a plurality of word lines commonly connected to the plurality of memory strings and connected to the plurality of memory cell transistors, respectively; and a row decoder configured to supply a predetermined voltage higher than a ground voltage to each of the plurality of word lines after a program operation for writing data to a selected word line is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Kenrou KIKUCHI, Yasuhiro SHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11676672
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes memory cells a controller performing a write operation on the memory cells. The write operation includes program loops with a program operation and a verification operation. In a first loop the controller applies a first program voltage and a first verification voltage. Next, a detection operation counts the memory cells with a threshold voltage above a first threshold value. In a second program loop, after the detection operation, the controller applies a second program voltage and a second verification voltage. The values of used for second program voltage and the second verification voltage are set dependent on the counted number of memory cells with a threshold voltage above the first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Suzuki, Yasuhiro Shimura