Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Kondoh

Yoshiaki Kondoh 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: 10218864
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming device in which a wrapped body that is a paper bundle wrapped in wrapping paper is set into a paper housing, the wrapping paper is subsequently removed and the paper bundle is exposed, and paper is conveyed by one sheet in image forming, the image forming device including: a reader that reads an image on the wrapping paper; and a hardware processor that: compares the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader, and an image on each of various kinds of wrapping paper, the image being stored in a storage; reads, from the storage, paper setting associated to wrapping paper corresponding to the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader; and sets a conveyance condition and a process condition based on the paper setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takada, Ryo Oshima, Daisuke Kawate, Yoshiaki Kondoh, Shougo Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20180354734
    Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes: a stacking part capable of stacking a plurality of sheet packs including a bundle of stacked printing sheets being wrapped with a wrapping sheet; a side surface remover that removes the wrapping sheet on a side surface being a wall surface along a stacking direction of the printing sheets among the wall surfaces of the sheet pack for each of the plurality of sheet packs stacked on the stacking part, a sensor that detects whether an uppermost sheet stacked on the stacking part in a detection range is the wrapping sheet; and a conveyer that conveys the detected wrapping sheet to a path different from a path through which the printing sheet is conveyed in a case where the wrapping sheet has been detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Ryo Oshima, Hiroaki Takada, Daisuke Kawate, Shougo Kamiya, Yoshiaki Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20180152574
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming device in which a wrapped body that is a paper bundle wrapped in wrapping paper is set into a paper housing, the wrapping paper is subsequently removed and the paper bundle is exposed, and paper is conveyed by one sheet in image forming, the image forming device including: a reader that reads an image on the wrapping paper; and a hardware processor that: compares the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader, and an image on each of various kinds of wrapping paper, the image being stored in a storage; reads, from the storage, paper setting associated to wrapping paper corresponding to the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader; and sets a conveyance condition and a process condition based on the paper setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: HIROAKI TAKADA, RYO OSHIMA, DAISUKE KAWATE, YOSHIAKI KONDOH, SHOUGO KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 9817544
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a home screen where an icon is arranged. When hen a first gesture is performed on a partial area of the home screen displayed on the touch screen display, the controller enlarges or reduces the area of the home screen to be displayed on the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Hisano, Yoshiaki Kondoh, Masamichi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20150370448
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a home screen where an icon is arranged. When hen a first gesture is performed on a partial area of the home screen displayed on the touch screen display, the controller enlarges or reduces the area of the home screen to be displayed on the touch screen display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Shuhei HISANO, Yoshiaki KONDOH, Masamichi KODAMA
  • Patent number: 9086731
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a home screen where an icon is arranged. When hen a first gesture is performed on a partial area of the home screen displayed on the touch screen display, the controller enlarges or reduces the area of the home screen to be displayed on the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Hisano, Yoshiaki Kondoh, Masamichi Kodama
  • Publication number: 20130328820
    Abstract: In an electronic device including a touch panel 20, a vibration unit 50 for causing the touch panel 20 to vibrate and an upper housing 10a having an opening in which the touch panel 20 is disposed, a first elastic member 60 configured to close the gap between the panel and the housing for blocking the outside air is disposed extending across the touch panel 20 and the upper housing 10a, and a second elastic member 70 is disposed over the entire circumference of the bottom peripheral portion of the touch panel 20 continuously or intermittently, between the bottom peripheral portion and a supporting member located thereunder, thereby vibration of the panel is not likely to be disturbed and dustproof and waterproof performances are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Kondoh, Seiji Horii
  • Patent number: 8325483
    Abstract: An electronic device able to stably disperse heat generated by an electronic component is provided. By providing a heat dissipating metal plate having a high heat conductivity between a TV tuner and a battery, heat generated by the TV tuner is dispersed to the battery having a large heat capacity and further dissipated to the outside of a case through a battery lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Kondoh, Hiroto Yahagi
  • Publication number: 20090310311
    Abstract: An electronic device able to stably disperse heat generated by an electronic component is provided. By providing a heat dissipating metal plate 31 having a high heat conductivity between a TV tuner 21 and a battery 4, heat generated by the TV tuner 21 is dispersed to the battery 4 having a large heat capacity and further dissipated to the outside of a case through a battery lid 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Kondoh, Hiroto Yahagi
  • Publication number: 20070065171
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a developing unit which develops a latent image formed by a writing unit on an image carrier which has been uniformly charged by a charger; and a developer sucking section, the developer sucking section comprising a ventilation duct having a sucking opening provided in the vicinity of a position to which the image carrier and a developing roller of the developing unit are closed for collecting a floating developer that is splashed from the developing roller, and an exhaust duct connected with the ventilation duct and provided with a suction blower, a filter, and an exhaust opening; wherein a barrier section for catching a part of the floating developer is provided in the ventilation duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Yasushi Koshimura, Junichi Koiso, Yoshiaki Kondoh