Patents by Inventor Yuuji Matsuda
Yuuji Matsuda 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: 20240004327Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a body, a toner container that is removably set in the body and contains toner, a toner supplier to supply the toner from the toner container to the body, a memory that stores container information that is information of the toner container, and circuitry. The circuitry is to determine, after the toner container is set in the body, based on the container information acquired from the memory, whether the toner container set in the body is same as a toner container set in the body in a past and the container information satisfies a predetermined condition, and to drive the toner supplier in a case where the toner container set in the body is determined to be same as the toner container set in the body in the past and the container information satisfies the predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Ieiri, Yuuji Matsuda, Sumihiro Inokuchi, Hiroshi Okamura, Tomohide Kondoh
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Publication number: 20130073773Abstract: An access control apparatus includes an external bus control unit that controls an external bus for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device. The external bus control unit includes: a plurality of storage units disposed corresponding to the external device for temporarily storing data from an internal bus; and an arbitration unit that selects a storage unit for transferring data to the external bus from the plurality of storage units in response to an access request from the internal bus and outputs the data stored in the selected storage unit to the external bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventor: Yuuji MATSUDA
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Patent number: 7800335Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program for driving a motor in a feedback control system, capable of suppressing oscillation of the motor are disclosed. A motor drive controller includes a drive motor, a detector, and a motor drive controller. The drive motor drives a moving body around a target moving speed. The detector detects a current moving speed of the moving body and output it as a detector pulse signal. The controller calculates a difference between the current moving speed and the target moving speed, calculates a control value based on the difference, calculates a pulse rate of a drive pulse signal based on the control value after having controlled the control value to be within a predetermined value, and feedback controls the drive motor based on the pulse rate.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Andoh, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Nobuto Yokokawa, Masato Yokoyama, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Jun Hosokawa
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Patent number: 7509074Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image carrying member, a transfer member, support rollers, a detecting mechanism, and a controller. The image carrying member supported by the support rollers, forms a toner image on its surface facing a surface of the transfer member, which transfers the toner image to a recording medium. The detecting mechanism includes a detection roller, a roller shaft, a moving member, and a sensor, and detects a speed of the image carrying member. The detection roller includes one support roller selected from the support rollers, and is provided with the roller shaft. The moving member is directly fixed to the roller shaft and rotates with the detection roller. The sensor detects a moving speed of the detection roller with the moving member. The controller controls a traveling speed of the image carrying member to a target speed based on a detection result of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Masato Yokoyama, Nobuto Yokokawa, Toshiyuki Ando, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Jun Hosokawa, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Hiromichi Matsuda
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Patent number: 7330009Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program for driving a motor in a feedback control system, capable of suppressing oscillation of the motor rotational speed are disclosed. A motor drive controller includes a drive motor, a detector, and a motor drive controller. The drive motor drives a moving body around a target speed. The detector detects a current moving speed of the moving body and outputs it as a detector pulse signal. The controller calculates a difference between the current moving speed and the target moving speed, calculates a control value based on the difference, calculates a pulse rate of a drive pulse signal based on the control value after having controlled the control value to be within a predetermined value, and controls the drive motor based on the pulse rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2004Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Andoh, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Nobuto Yokokawa, Masato Yokoyama, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Jun Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20070231022Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image carrying member, a transfer member, support rollers, a detecting mechanism, and a controller. The image carrying member forms a toner image on its surface facing a surface of the transfer member, supported by the support rollers, which transfers the toner image to a recording medium. The detecting mechanism includes a detection roller, a roller shaft, a moving member, and a sensor, and detects a speed of the transfer member. The detection roller includes one support roller selected from the support rollers, and is provided with the roller shaft. The moving member is directly fixed to the roller shaft and rotates with the detection roller. The sensor detects a moving speed of the detection roller with the moving member. The controller controls a traveling speed of the transfer member to a target speed based on a detection result of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Masato Yokoyama, Nobuto Yokokawa, Toshiyuki Ando, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Jun Hosokawa, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Hiromichi Matsuda
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Publication number: 20070189815Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program for driving a motor in a feedback control system, capable of suppressing oscillation of the motor are disclosed. A motor drive controller includes a drive motor, a detector, and a motor drive controller. The drive motor drives a moving body around a target moving speed. The detector detects a current moving speed of the moving body and output it as a detector pulse signal. The controller calculates a difference between the current moving speed and the target moving speed, calculates a control value based on the difference, calculates a pulse rate of a drive pulse signal based on the control value after having controlled the control value to be within a predetermined value, and feedback controls the drive motor based on the pulse rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Toshiyuki Andoh, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Nobuto Yokokawa, Masato Yokoyama, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Jun Hosokawa
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Patent number: 7257339Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image carrying member, a transfer member, support rollers, a detecting mechanism, and a controller. The image carrying member forms a toner image on its surface facing a surface of the transfer member, supported by the support rollers, which transfers the toner image to a recording medium. The detecting mechanism includes a detection roller, a roller shaft, a moving member, and a sensor, and detects a speed of the transfer member. The detection roller includes one support roller selected from the support rollers, and is provided with the roller shaft. The moving member is directly fixed to the roller shaft and rotates with the detection roller. The sensor detects a moving speed of the detection roller with the moving member. The controller controls a traveling speed of the transfer member to a target speed based on a detection result of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2004Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Masato Yokoyama, Nobuto Yokokawa, Toshiyuki Ando, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Jun Hosokawa, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Hiromichi Matsuda
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Patent number: 7110700Abstract: A belt driving controller includes a driving roller having a radius r1, a plurality of driven rollers that is driven by rotation of the driving roller, the driven rollers having a radius r2, an endless belt that is wound on the driving roller and the driven rollers and an encoder that is attached to one of the driven rollers, and that outputs a signal. The rotation of the driving roller is controlled based on the signal from the encoder, and (?2/?1)×(r1/r2)?1 is satisfied where ?1 is a correction coefficient for a fluctuation in thickness of the endless belt caused by a belt winding angle on the driving roller, and ?2 is a correction coefficient for a fluctuation in the thickness on the driven roller.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Toshiyuki Andoh, Yasumori Nagahara, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Nobuto Yokokawa, Masato Yokoyama, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Jun Hosokawa
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Patent number: 6967684Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving a solid state image pickup device. The method and apparatus include setting a first signal charging period and a second signal charging period for each one of a plurality of unit pixels. The second signal charging period is shorter than the first signal charging period. A first signal charge is produced during the first signal charging period and a second signal charge is produced during the second signal charging period. It is judged whether the first signal charge is saturated or not saturated. Then based on this judgment an input light amount is determined. The input light amount is determined using only the second signal charge when the first signal charge is saturated. The input light amount is determined using only the first signal charge when the first signal charge is not saturated.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Komobuchi, Yuuji Matsuda
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Patent number: 6949896Abstract: A drive control method includes detecting an angular displacement of a rotor driven by a pulse motor, calculating a difference between the detected angular displacement and a preset target value of the angular displacement, and calculating a drive pulse frequency of a drive pulse signal used to drive the pulse motor. The pulse motor is driven by the drive pulse signal having the drive pulse frequency to allow the rotor at a constant angular velocity.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Toshiyuki Andoh, Hiromichi Matsuda, Makoto Komatsu, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Nobuto Yokokawa, Masato Yokoyama, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Jun Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20050085945Abstract: A belt driving controller includes a driving roller having a radius r1, a plurality of driven rollers that is driven by rotation of the driving roller, the driven rollers having a radius r2, an endless belt that is wound on the driving roller and the driven rollers and an encoder that is attached to one of the driven rollers, and that outputs a signal. The rotation of the driving roller is controlled based on the signal from the encoder, and (?2/?1)×(r1/r2)?1 is satisfied where ?1 is a correction coefficient for a fluctuation in thickness of the endless belt caused by a belt winding angle on the driving roller, and ?2 is a correction coefficient for a fluctuation in the thickness on the driven roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Toshiyuki Andoh, Yasumori Nagahara, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Nobuto Yokokawa, Masato Yokoyama, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Jun Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20050057209Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program for driving a motor in a feedback control system, capable of suppressing oscillation of the motor rotational speed are disclosed. A motor drive controller includes a drive motor, a detector, and a motor drive controller. The drive motor drives a moving body around a target speed. The detector detects a current moving speed of the moving body and outputs it as a detector pulse signal. The controller calculates a difference between the current moving speed and the target moving speed, calculates a control value based on the difference, calculates a pulse rate of a drive pulse signal based on the control value after having controlled the control value to be within a predetermined value, and controls the drive motor based on the pulse rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Toshiyuki Andoh, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Nobuto Yokokawa, Masato Yokoyama, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Jun Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20050053388Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image carrying member, a transfer member, support rollers, a detecting mechanism, and a controller. The image carrying member forms a toner image on its surface facing a surface of the transfer member, supported by the support rollers, which transfers the toner image to a recording medium. The detecting mechanism includes a detection roller, a roller shaft, a moving member, and a sensor, and detects a speed of the transfer member. The detection roller includes one support roller selected from the support rollers, and is provided with the roller shaft. The moving member is directly fixed to the roller shaft and rotates with the detection roller. The sensor detects a moving speed of the detection roller with the moving member. The controller controls a traveling speed of the transfer member to a target speed based on a detection result of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventors: Masato Yokoyama, Nobuto Yokokawa, Toshiyuki Ando, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Jun Hosokawa, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Hiromichi Matsuda
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Publication number: 20040164691Abstract: A drive control method includes detecting an angular displacement of a rotor driven by a pulse motor, calculating a difference between the detected angular displacement and a preset target value of the angular displacement, and calculating a drive pulse frequency of a drive pulse signal used to drive the pulse motor. The pulse motor is driven by the drive pulse signal having the drive pulse frequency to allow the rotor at a constant angular velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Toshiyuki Andoh, Hiromichi Matsuda, Makoto Komatsu, Tadashi Shinohara, Yuuji Matsuda, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Nobuto Yokokawa, Masato Yokoyama, Yohhei Miura, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Jun Hosokawa
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Patent number: 6392700Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving a solid state image pickup device. The method and apparatus include setting a first signal charging period and a second signal charging period during one frame or field of a video signal for each one of a plurality of unit pixels. The second signal charging period is shorter than the first signal charging period. A first signal charge is produced during the first signal charging period and a second signal charge is produced during the second signal charging period. It is judged whether the first signal charge is saturated or not saturated. Then based on this judgment an input light amount is determined. The input light amount is determined using only the second signal charge when the first signal charge is saturated. The input light amount is determined using only the first signal charge when the first signal charge is not satrated.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1997Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Komobuchi, Yuuji Matsuda
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Publication number: 20020057357Abstract: Incident light is photoelectrically converted in a one-unit pixel photoelectric converter section 300, while an electronic shuttering time two pixel mixture signal charge 301, a field signal charge 1 302, and a field signal charge 2 303, are transferred respectively with 8-phase clock by HCCD1 304, HCCD2 305, and HCCD3 306. After passing through a CDS & clamp circuit 307, they are subjected to a decision of signal saturation by a signal decision circuit 309. After having their outputs selected by a signal selector circuit 308, they are subjected to calculating processing in a signal processing circuit 310 to execute image signal reproduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2002Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: Hiroyoshi Komobuchi, Yuuji Matsuda
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Patent number: 6122008Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving a solid state image pickup device. The method and apparatus include setting a first signal charging period and a second signal charging period during one frame or field of a video signal for each one of a plurality of unit pixels. The second signal charging period is shorter than the first signal charging period. A first signal charge is produced during the first signal charging period and a second signal charge is produced during the second signal charging period. It is judged whether the first signal charge is saturated or not saturated. Then based on this judgement an input light amount is determined. The input light amount is determined using only the second signal charge when the first signal charge is saturated. The input light amount is determined using only the first signal charge when the first signal charge is not saturated.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1997Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Komobuchi, Yuuji Matsuda