Patents by Inventor Yoichi KITAHARA

Yoichi KITAHARA 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).

  • Electronic apparatus and method of managing status information of the same
    Patent number: 10163045
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus to which a removable device can be set is provided. The removable device includes a first memory to store first status information indicating a status of the removable device, first identification information identifying the removable device, and second identification information identifying the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo Tanaka, Kazushi Takei, Norio Muraishi, Sumihiro Inokuchi, Masashi Hommi, Atsushi Kuramoto, Takuya Kemmochi, Yoichi Kitahara
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING STATUS INFORMATION OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170270395
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus to which a removable device can be set is provided. The removable device includes a first memory to store first status information indicating a status of the removable device, first identification information identifying the removable device, and second identification information identifying the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo TANAKA, Kazushi TAKEI, Norio MURAISHI, Sumihiro INOKUCHI, Masashi HOMMI, Atsushi KURAMOTO, Takuya KEMMOCHI, Yoichi KITAHARA
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9134661
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a heating element group including a plurality of heating elements arranged in a main scanning direction; a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor that detect a temperature of a heating element of the plurality of heating elements; and a correction unit that corrects an output value from the first temperature sensor based on the output value from the first temperature sensor and a distance between the first temperature sensor and the heating element and corrects an output value from the second temperature sensor based on the output value from the second temperature sensor and a distance between the second temperature sensor and the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Kitahara
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140227000
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a heating element group including a plurality of heating elements arranged in a main scanning direction; a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor that detect a temperature of a heating element of the plurality of heating elements; and a correction unit that corrects an output value from the first temperature sensor based on the output value from the first temperature sensor and a distance between the first temperature sensor and the heating element and corrects an output value from the second temperature sensor based on the output value from the second temperature sensor and a distance between the second temperature sensor and the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi KITAHARA