Patents by Inventor Yoshinao Kondoh

Yoshinao 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: 8786646
    Abstract: A light-emitting chip includes: a substrate; plural light-emitting elements arrayed in line on the substrate, each of the light-emitting elements including a light-emitting region having a length in an array direction of the array different from a length in a direction orthogonal to the array direction; and a light-up current supplying interconnection including plural connecting portions, each of the connecting portions being provided on the light-emitting region of a corresponding one of the light-emitting elements in a shorter direction of the light-emitting region either the array direction or the direction orthogonal to the array direction, each of the connecting portions being connected to an electrode provided on the light-emitting region, the light-up current supplying interconnection supplying a current for lighting up to the plural light-emitting elements through the plural connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kinoshita, Yoshinao Kondoh, Seiji Ohno
  • Patent number: 8729569
    Abstract: The light-emitting chip includes: a substrate; plural light-emitting thyristors each having a pnpn structure formed of a first stacked-semiconductor layer in which at least 4 semiconductor layers having different conductivity types and including the substrate are stacked on the substrate; a lower wiring that is formed of a second stacked-semiconductor layer in which at least 3 semiconductor layers having different conductivity types and including the substrate are stacked on the substrate, and that has a semiconductor layer between the substrate and an uppermost semiconductor layer of the second stacked-semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer having a fixed potential so that any one of p-n junctions between the substrate and the uppermost semiconductor layer is reversely biased with respect to potentials respectively applied to the substrate and the uppermost semiconductor layer; and an upper wiring provided on the lower wiring so as to intersect with the lower wiring through an isolation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 8465112
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting component of the present invention includes an ejecting component having a charge and discharge characteristic, an applying component being provided with a transistor, and an increasing component. The ejecting component ejects a droplet. When a control signal is inputted, the applying component applies an application voltage to the ejecting component, and the increasing component increases the impedance of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20120120176
    Abstract: A light-emitting chip includes: a substrate; plural light-emitting elements arrayed in line on the substrate, each of the light-emitting elements including a light-emitting region having a length in an array direction of the array different from a length in a direction orthogonal to the array direction; and a light-up current supplying interconnection including plural connecting portions, each of the connecting portions being provided on the light-emitting region of a corresponding one of the light-emitting elements in a shorter direction of the light-emitting region either the array direction or the direction orthogonal to the array direction, each of the connecting portions being connected to an electrode provided on the light-emitting region, the light-up current supplying interconnection supplying a current for lighting up to the plural light-emitting elements through the plural connecting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku KINOSHITA, Yoshinao KONDOH, Seiji OHNO
  • Patent number: 8174031
    Abstract: The light-emitting element chip includes: a substrate; a light-emitting portion including plural light-emitting elements each having a first semiconductor layer that has a first conductivity type and that is stacked on the substrate, a second semiconductor layer that has a second conductivity type and that is stacked on the first semiconductor layer, the second conductivity type being a conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer that has the first conductivity type and that is stacked on the second semiconductor layer, and a fourth semiconductor layer that has the second conductivity type and that is stacked on the third semiconductor layer; and a controller including a logical operation element that performs logical operation for causing the plural light-emitting elements to perform a light-emitting operation, the logical operation element being formed by combining some sequential layers of the first, second, third and fourth semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 8124987
    Abstract: The light-emitting element chip includes: a substrate; a light-emitting portion including plural light-emitting elements each having a first semiconductor layer that has a first conductivity type and that is stacked on the substrate, a second semiconductor layer that has a second conductivity type and that is stacked on the first semiconductor layer, the second conductivity type being a conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer that has the first conductivity type and that is stacked on the second semiconductor layer, and a fourth semiconductor layer that has the second conductivity type and that is stacked on the third semiconductor layer; and a controller including a logical operation element that performs logical operation for causing the plural light-emitting elements to perform a light-emitting operation, the logical operation element being formed by combining some sequential layers of the first, second, third and fourth semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20110304663
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting component of the present invention includes an ejecting component having a charge and discharge characteristic, an applying component being provided with a transistor, and an increasing component. The ejecting component ejects a droplet. When a control signal is inputted, the applying component applies an application voltage to the ejecting component, and the increasing component increases the impedance of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 8052240
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting component of the present invention includes an ejecting component having a charge and discharge characteristic, an applying component being provided with a transistor, and an increasing component. The ejecting component ejects a droplet. When a control signal is inputted, the applying component applies an application voltage to the ejecting component, and the increasing component increases the impedance of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 8038242
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting component of the present invention includes an ejecting component having a charge and discharge characteristic, an applying component being provided with a transistor, and an increasing component. The ejecting component ejects a droplet. When a control signal is inputted, the applying component applies an application voltage to the ejecting component, and the increasing component increases the impedance of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20110063400
    Abstract: The light-emitting chip includes: a substrate; plural light-emitting thyristors each having a pnpn structure formed of a first stacked-semiconductor layer in which at least 4 semiconductor layers having different conductivity types and including the substrate are stacked on the substrate; a lower wiring that is formed of a second stacked-semiconductor layer in which at least 3 semiconductor layers having different conductivity types and including the substrate are stacked on the substrate, and that has a semiconductor layer between the substrate and an uppermost semiconductor layer of the second stacked-semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer having a fixed potential so that any one of p-n junctions between the substrate and the uppermost semiconductor layer is reversely biased with respect to potentials respectively applied to the substrate and the uppermost semiconductor layer; and an upper wiring provided on the lower wiring so as to intersect with the lower wiring through an isolation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 7887149
    Abstract: There is provided a capacitive load driving circuit connected to a capacitive load that causes ejection, from an ejecting nozzle, of a liquid droplet of a droplet amount that corresponds to a voltage level of charging voltage, the capacitive load driving circuit including: a first line that is connected to the capacitive load and that applies the charging voltage to the capacitive load; a power source line carrying dc voltage that is supplied from a power source for driving of the capacitive load; a charging control signal line that controls a voltage level of the charging voltage with respect to the capacitive load; and an N-type electric field effect transistor to whose source the first line is connected, and to whose drain the power source line is connected, and to whose gate the charging control signal line is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20110032294
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting component of the present invention includes an ejecting component having a charge and discharge characteristic, an applying component being provided with a transistor, and an increasing component. The ejecting component ejects a droplet. When a control signal is inputted, the applying component applies an application voltage to the ejecting component, and the increasing component increases the impedance of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 7884850
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including plural capacitive loads, with one terminal of each of the capacitive loads being connected to a common electrode and with each of the capacitive loads being charged/discharged on the basis of image data, and a first and second drive circuits is provided. The first drive circuit includes plural charge/discharge controllers that are individually connected to other terminals of the capacitive loads and individually control the charging and discharging of the capacitive loads and first and second electrical power wires that are connected to the charge/discharge controllers and charge and discharge the capacitive loads via the charge/discharge controllers. The second drive circuit is connected to each of the first and second electrical power wires and adjusts charge resistance and discharge resistance in response to control of the charge/discharge controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20110025740
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting component of the present invention includes an ejecting component having a charge and discharge characteristic, an applying component being provided with a transistor, and an increasing component. The ejecting component ejects a droplet. When a control signal is inputted, the applying component applies an application voltage to the ejecting component, and the increasing component increases the impedance of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 7850264
    Abstract: A droplet ejecting component of the present invention includes an ejecting component having a charge and discharge characteristic, an applying component being provided with a transistor, and an increasing component. The ejecting component ejects a droplet. When a control signal is inputted, the applying component applies an application voltage to the ejecting component, and the increasing component increases the impedance of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 7850279
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting head including: a piezoelectric element that includes a piezoelectric body, a first electrode disposed on one side of the piezoelectric body, and a second electrode disposed on the other side of the piezoelectric body; a first layer on one side of which the second electrode of the piezoelectric element is disposed; a second layer disposed on the other side of the first layer; a first electrical wire formed between the first layer and the second layer; and a second electrical wire that connects the first electrical wire and the second electrode, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Usami, Yoshinao Kondoh, Toshinobu Hamazaki, Nanao Inoue, Akira Mihara, Naoki Morita, Hiroshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100038671
    Abstract: The light-emitting element chip includes: a substrate; a light-emitting portion including plural light-emitting elements each having a first semiconductor layer that has a first conductivity type and that is stacked on the substrate, a second semiconductor layer that has a second conductivity type and that is stacked on the first semiconductor layer, the second conductivity type being a conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer that has the first conductivity type and that is stacked on the second semiconductor layer, and a fourth semiconductor layer that has the second conductivity type and that is stacked on the third semiconductor layer; and a controller including a logical operation element that performs logical operation for causing the plural light-emitting elements to perform a light-emitting operation, the logical operation element being formed by combining some sequential layers of the first, second, third and fourth semiconductor layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20090212831
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including plural capacitive loads, with one terminal of each of the capacitive loads being connected to a common electrode and with each of the capacitive loads being charged/discharged on the basis of image data, and a first and second drive circuits is provided. The first drive circuit includes plural charge/discharge controllers that are individually connected to other terminals of the capacitive loads and individually control the charging and discharging of the capacitive loads and first and second electrical power wires that are connected to the charge/discharge controllers and charge and discharge the capacitive loads via the charge/discharge controllers. The second drive circuit is connected to each of the first and second electrical power wires and adjusts charge resistance and discharge resistance in response to control of the charge/discharge controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh
  • Patent number: 7448733
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting head including a piezoelectric element substrate including a diaphragm and a piezoelectric element; a liquid pool chamber that pools liquid supplied to a pressure chamber and which is provided opposite a pressure chamber filled with liquid with the piezoelectric element substrate placed in between; an upper substrate arranged so as to separate the liquid pool chamber and the piezoelectric element substrate with the piezoelectric element substrate between with a through port for supplying liquid to the pressure chamber from the liquid pool chamber formed therein; a driver that is mounted on the upper substrate and which drives the piezoelectric element; a connecting component arranged between the opposite upper substrate and the piezoelectric element substrate and which electrically connects this upper substrate to the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Murata, Yoshinao Kondoh, Hiroyuki Usami
  • Patent number: 7445305
    Abstract: A droplet ejection apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of ejection components having a first ejection component and a second ejection component which are connected to each other so as to be capable of being charged and discharged, and a control component. The droplet ejection apparatus applies a driving signal to the plural ejection components. A first driving signal to be applied to the first ejection component has a charging process, and a second driving signal to be applied to the second ejection component has a discharging process. The control component makes a control so that the charge timing of the first driving signal and the discharge timing of the second driving signal overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Kondoh