Patents by Inventor Yukihito NIINO
Yukihito NIINO 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).
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Publication number: 20190217620Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a dummy discharge controller, and a storage device. The liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid onto a continuous medium. The dummy discharge controller is configured to control the liquid discharge head to discharge dummy discharge droplets linearly in an inter-page area of the continuous medium. The storage device is configured to retain a plurality of dummy discharge patterns that differs from each other in number of droplets continuously discharged in at least one direction of a feed direction of the continuous medium and a direction perpendicular to the feed direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ryuuta KATOH, Shino SASAKI, Yukihito NIINO
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Publication number: 20180099510Abstract: An inkjet apparatus includes a plurality of heads to discharge droplets from a plurality of nozzles of the plurality of heads to form an image on a medium, a head driver to generate a drive waveform to discharge the droplets from the plurality of nozzles of the plurality of heads, a scanner to read a specific pattern from the image on the medium formed by the droplets discharged from the plurality of nozzles of the plurality of heads, and a discharge amount adjuster to correct the drive waveform to reduce differences in discharge amount of the droplets between the plurality of heads according to the specific pattern read by the scanner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Yukihito Niino
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Patent number: 9931849Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a plurality of nozzles configured to eject liquid onto a conveyed object conveyed by a conveyance unit, based on input image data; and a control unit configured to control a number of droplets in first flushing for ejecting the liquid outside a region corresponding to the image data and a number of droplets in second flushing for ejecting the liquid inside the region corresponding to the image data in addition to ejection based on the image data. The control unit is configured to control the number of droplets in the first flushing and the number of droplets in the second flushing based on at least a length of the image data in a direction in which the conveyed object is conveyed.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Ryuuta Katoh, Shino Sasaki, Yukihito Niino
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Patent number: 9840092Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that ejects droplets from an image forming apparatus, and forms an image on a surface of a printing medium, a pre-processing unit that applies a pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium before the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a post-processing unit that applies a post-processing liquid different from the pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium after the image is formed by the image forming unit. The pre-processing unit applies an amount of the pre-processing liquid which is determined based on a type of the printing medium and the post-processing unit applies an amount of the post-processing liquid which is determined based on the type of the printing medium.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignees: RICOH COMPANY, LTD., SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuki Yasu, Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino, Seiya Murata
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Publication number: 20170203570Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a plurality of nozzles configured to eject liquid onto a conveyed object conveyed by a conveyance unit, based on input image data; and a control unit configured to control a number of droplets in first flushing for ejecting the liquid outside a region corresponding to the image data and a number of droplets in second flushing for ejecting the liquid inside the region corresponding to the image data in addition to ejection based on the image data. The control unit is configured to control the number of droplets in the first flushing and the number of droplets in the second flushing based on at least a length of the image data in a direction in which the conveyed object is conveyed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ryuuta KATOH, Shino SASAKI, Yukihito NIINO
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Publication number: 20160355012Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a dummy discharge controller, and a storage device. The liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid, onto a continuous medium. The dummy discharge controller is configured to control the liquid discharge head to discharge dummy discharge droplets linearly in an inter-page area of the continuous medium. The storage device is configured to retain a plurality of dummy discharge patterns that differs from each other in number of droplets continuously discharged in at least one direction of a feed direction of the continuous medium and a direction perpendicular to the feed direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ryuuta KATOH, Shino SASAKI, Yukihito NIINO
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Publication number: 20160136975Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that ejects droplets from an image forming apparatus, and forms an image on a surface of a printing medium, a pre-processing unit that applies a pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium before the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a post-processing unit that applies a post-processing liquid different from the pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium after the image is formed by the image forming unit. The pre-processing unit applies an amount of the pre-processing liquid which is determined based on a type of the printing medium and the post-processing unit applies an amount of the post-processing liquid which is determined based on the type of the printing medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Kazuki Yasu, Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino, Seiya Murata
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Patent number: 9272539Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that ejects droplets from an image forming apparatus, and forms an image on a surface of a printing medium, a pre-processing unit that applies a pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium before the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a post-processing unit that applies a post-processing liquid different from the pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium after the image is formed by the image forming unit. The pre-processing unit applies an amount of the pre-processing liquid which is determined based on a type of the printing medium and the post-processing unit applies an amount of the post-processing liquid which is determined based on the type of the printing medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuki Yasu, Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino, Seiya Murata
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Patent number: 9254683Abstract: An image forming apparatus discharges ink onto a recording medium to form an image on a surface of the recording medium. The image forming apparatus includes a preprocessing unit that applies preprocess liquid on the surface of the recording medium before the image is formed; and a postprocessing unit that applies postprocess liquid, which is different from the preprocess liquid, onto the recording medium after the image is formed. An application quantity of the preprocess liquid is determined based at least on a kind of the ink, and an application quantity of the postprocess liquid is determined based at least on the kind of the ink.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitaka Akiyama, Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino, Kazuki Yasu, Seiya Murata, Honriku Jo
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Patent number: 8967753Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image forming device that ejects the droplets onto a printing medium, and forms an image on a surface of the printing medium; a pre-processing device that applies a pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium before the image forming device forms the image; and a dryer configured to dry the printing medium on which the pre-processing liquid was applied, wherein the pre-processing device applies on amount of the pre-processing liquid that is determined based on resolution of the image formed on the printing medium, and the dryer dries using a drying strength that is determined based on the resolution of the image formed on the printing medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino, Kazuki Yasu
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Publication number: 20150056423Abstract: An image forming apparatus discharging liquid droplets onto a recording medium to form an image on a surface of the recording medium, includes a preprocess unit configured to apply a preprocess liquid to the surface of the recording medium before the image is formed; and a postprocess unit configured to discharge a postprocess liquid onto the surface of the recording medium after the image has been formed, the postprocess liquid being different from the preprocess liquid. The preprocess unit applies the preprocess liquid with an amount of the preprocess liquid determined based on at least image forming speed of the image to be formed on the recording medium. The postprocess unit discharges the postprocess liquid with an amount of the postprocess liquid determined based on at least the image forming speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kazuki Yasu, Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino
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Patent number: 8864299Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a pretreatment unit to apply a pretreatment liquid on a recording medium before an image is formed on the recording medium, a posttreatment unit to apply a posttreatment liquid on the recording medium after the image is formed on the recording medium, and a dry unit to dry the image formed on the recording medium and the posttreatment liquid. The pretreatment unit controls an applying amount of the pretreatment liquid based on resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium, the posttreatment unit controls an applying amount of the posttreatment liquid based on the resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium, and the dry unit controls drying strength based on the resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino, Kazuki Yasu
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Publication number: 20140253651Abstract: An image forming apparatus discharges ink onto a recording medium to form an image on a surface of the recording medium. The image forming apparatus includes a preprocessing unit that applies preprocess liquid on the surface of the recording medium before the image is formed; and a postprocessing unit that applies postprocess liquid, which is different from the preprocess liquid, onto the recording medium after the image is formed. An application quantity of the preprocess liquid is determined based at least on a kind of the ink, and an application quantity of the postprocess liquid is determined based at least on the kind of the ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yoshitaka Akiyama, Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino, Kazuki Yasu, Seiya Murata, Honriku Jo
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Publication number: 20140132658Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a pretreatment unit to apply a pretreatment liquid on a recording medium before an image is formed on the recording medium, a posttreatment unit to apply a posttreatment liquid on the recording medium after the image is formed on the recording medium, and a dry unit to dry the image formed on the recording medium and the posttreatment liquid. The pretreatment unit controls an applying amount of the pretreatment liquid based on resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium, the posttreatment unit controls an applying amount of the posttreatment liquid based on the resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium, and the dry unit controls drying strength based on the resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino, Kazuki Yasu
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Publication number: 20130293645Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that ejects droplets from an image forming apparatus, and forms an image on a surface of a printing medium, a pre-processing unit that applies a pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium before the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a post-processing unit that applies a post-processing liquid different from the pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium after the image is formed by the image forming unit. The pre-processing unit applies an amount of the pre-processing liquid which is determined based on a type of the printing medium and the post-processing unit applies an amount of the post-processing liquid which is determined based on the type of the printing medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Kazuki YASU, Yoshinari Suzuki, Yukihito Niino
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Publication number: 20130293617Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image forming device that ejects the droplets onto a printing medium, and forms an image on a surface of the printing medium; a pre-processing device that applies a pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium before the image forming device forms the image; and a dryer configured to dry the printing medium on which the pre-processing liquid was applied, wherein the pre-processing device applies on amount of the pre-processing liquid that is determined based on resolution of the image formed on the printing medium, and the dryer dries using a drying strength that is determined based on the resolution of the image formed on the printing medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Yoshinari SUZUKI, Yukihito NIINO, Kazuki YASU
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Publication number: 20130293629Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that ejects droplets on a image forming apparatus, and forms an image on a surface of the printing medium; a pre-processing unit that applies a pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium before forming the image by the image forming unit; and a post-processing unit that applies a post-processing liquid, that is different from the pre-processing liquid, to the surface of the printing medium after the forming of the image by the image forming unit, wherein the pre-processing unit applies an amount of the pre-processing liquid which is determined based on resolution of the formed image on the printing medium, the post-processing unit applies on amount of the post-processing liquid which is determined based on the resolution of the formed image on the printing medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Yukihito NIINO, Yoshinari SUZUKI, Kazuki Yasu