Patents by Inventor Yuusuke Taneda

Yuusuke Taneda 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: 9604344
    Abstract: A dry cleaning casing of a dry cleaning apparatus includes a casing body including an internal space for flying a cleaning member, an opening to which a cleaning target is contacted to collide the cleaning member to the cleaning target, and an air introduction route to introduce external air to the internal space, by sucking air from the internal space while the opening is closed by the cleaning target, to generate rotating air flow for flying the cleaning member; a flow restriction member to define a rotation axis of the rotating air flow in the internal space; and a screen plate made of a porous plate to block movement of the cleaning member while passing through substance removed from the cleaning target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuusuke Taneda, Akihiro Fuchigami, Yoichi Okamoto, Shozo Murata, Kohji Tsukahara
  • Patent number: 9452454
    Abstract: A dry type cleaning housing which causes a cleaning medium to fly with an air flow and places the cleaning medium on a cleaning object to clean the cleaning object is disclosed. The dry type cleaning housing includes an inner space which causes the cleaning medium to fly; an opening which abuts the cleaning medium against the cleaning object to collide the cleaning medium with the cleaning object; a ventilation path which passes air from outside into the inner space; a suction opening which suctions the air introduced into the inner space via the ventilation path to generate a revolving air flow in the inner space; a porous unit which passes removed matter removed from the cleaning object to the suction opening side; and a revolving air flow adjusting unit which arbitrarily reduces or stops the revolving air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuusuke Taneda, Yoichi Okamoto, Akihiro Fuchigami, Kohji Tsukahara, Shozo Murata
  • Patent number: 9421588
    Abstract: Provided is an anti-cleanser dispersing element for use in a dry washing device which disperses cleanser by an air stream to allow the cleanser to collide with an object for washing. The anti-cleanser dispersing element is disposed on a side of a holder of the object opposite to a side with which the cleanser collides. The anti-cleanser dispersing element is configured to be deformed by its own weight or pressure in accordance with an outer shape of the object, to tightly attach to the object with no gap and prevent the cleanser from moving to the opposite side of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Fuchigami, Yoichi Okamoto, Yuusuke Taneda, Kohji Tsukahara, Shozo Murata
  • Patent number: 9358589
    Abstract: A dry type cleaning case is for cleaning an object with a medium that flies by a revolving airflow. The dry type cleaning case includes a case unit and a leakage prevention unit. The case unit includes a space in which the medium flies, an opening that contacts the object so that the medium collides with the object, a ventilation path through which air flows into the space from outside, a suction opening that suctions the air that has been guided into the space through the ventilation path, to generate the revolving airflow in the space, and a porous unit through which a substance removed from the object is passed to the suction opening. The leakage prevention unit prevents the medium from leaking outside through the opening from the space, by causing outer air to flow in when the case unit is separated from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Fuchigami, Yoichi Okamoto, Kohji Tsukahara, Yuusuke Taneda, Shozo Murata
  • Publication number: 20150101143
    Abstract: A dry cleaning casing of a dry cleaning apparatus includes a casing body including an internal space for flying a cleaning member, an opening to which a cleaning target is contacted to collide the cleaning member to the cleaning target, and an air introduction route to introduce external air to the internal space, by sucking air from the internal space while the opening is closed by the cleaning target, to generate rotating air flow for flying the cleaning member; a flow restriction member to define a rotation axis of the rotating air flow in the internal space; and a screen plate made of a porous plate to block movement of the cleaning member while passing through substance removed from the cleaning target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Yuusuke TANEDA, Akihiro FUCHIGAMI, Yoichi OKAMOTO, Shozo MURATA, Kohji TSUKAHARA
  • Patent number: 8713750
    Abstract: A dry-type cleaning chassis includes a chassis part including an opening part in contact with a cleaning target, an air inlet duct provided to blow external air into the internal space; a suction port provided for generating a circulating air flow in the internal space by suctioning air having been introduced into the internal space via the air inlet duct; a porous unit configured to pass objects removed from the cleaning target to a suction port side; and a path limiting member formed of a cylindrical shape extended in an axis center direction of the circulating air flow and configured so that an inside of the cylindrical shape is in communication with the suction port as a suction path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Fuchigami, Yoichi Okamoto, Kohji Tsukahara, Shozo Murata, Yuusuke Taneda
  • Publication number: 20140020713
    Abstract: A dry-type cleaning chassis includes an internal space in which cleaning media are flown, an opening part configured to be in contact with a cleaning object, an air inlet duct configured to introduce external air into the internal space, a suction port that vacuums the air introduced into the internal space from the air inlet duct and causes a circulating air flow to be generated in the internal space, a flow path limiting member that regulates a circulating axis of the circulating air flow within the internal space, a cleaning media discharge outlet that is in communication with an exterior of a circulating flow path of the circulating air flow and is configured to discharge the cleaning media from the circulating flow path to the exterior, and a cleaning media guide member that guides the cleaning media to the cleaning media discharge outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Yuusuke TANEDA, Akihiro Fuchigami, Kohji Tsukahara, Kakuji Murakami, Shozo Murata
  • Patent number: 8584312
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning an object to be cleaned by allowing a cleaning medium caused to fly by an air flow to collide with the object to be cleaned is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tank in which the cleaning medium is caused to fly by the air flow and which has an opening to allow the object to be cleaned to pass through; a cleaning medium accelerating part provided at a bottom part of the cleaning tank and to inject the air flow to cause the cleaning medium to fly; a hollow elongated member having substantially the same inner diameter as a diameter of the opening, connected outside the opening, and configured to form a movement path for the object to be cleaned; and a cleaning medium returning part to return the cleaning medium stagnant in the hollow elongated member into the cleaning tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Fuchigami, Tatsuya Satoh, Yoichi Okamoto, Yuusuke Taneda
  • Patent number: 8545637
    Abstract: A cleaning device (1) performs a cleaning of an article by blowing a cleaning medium (5) by an air stream onto the article (4). The cleaning device (1) includes a cleaning tank (6) that forms a space for the cleaning medium (5) to be blown, which includes an opening; a holding unit (3) that holds the article (4) at the opening; a pool member (19) that is arranged on an outer edge of the opening with a clearance between the pool member (19) and the article (4); and a cleaning-medium collecting unit (8) that brings the cleaning medium (5) leaked out of the outer edge and accumulated in the clearance back into the cleaning tank (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Fuchigami, Tatsuya Satoh, Yoichi Okamoto, Yuusuke Taneda
  • Publication number: 20130192018
    Abstract: A dry type cleaning case is for cleaning an object with a medium that flies by a revolving airflow. The dry type cleaning case includes a case unit and a leakage prevention unit. The case unit includes a space in which the medium flies, an opening that contacts the object so that the medium collides with the object, a ventilation path through which air flows into the space from outside, a suction opening that suctions the air that has been guided into the space through the ventilation path, to generate the revolving airflow in the space, and a porous unit through which a substance removed from the object is passed to the suction opening. The leakage prevention unit prevents the medium from leaking outside through the opening from the space, by causing outer air to flow in when the case unit is separated from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Akihiro Fuchigami, Yoichi Okamoto, Kohji Tsukahara, Yuusuke Taneda, Shozo Murata
  • Publication number: 20130180552
    Abstract: A dry type cleaning housing which causes a cleaning medium to fly with an air flow and places the cleaning medium on a cleaning object to clean the cleaning object is disclosed. The dry type cleaning housing includes an inner space which causes the cleaning medium to fly; an opening which abuts the cleaning medium against the cleaning object to collide the cleaning medium with the cleaning object; a ventilation path which passes air from outside into the inner space; a suction opening which suctions the air introduced into the inner space via the ventilation path to generate a revolving air flow in the inner space; a porous unit which passes removed matter removed from the cleaning object to the suction opening side; and a revolving air flow adjusting unit which arbitrarily reduces or stops the revolving air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Yuusuke Taneda, Yoichi Okamoto, Akihiro Fuchigami, Kohji Tsukahara, Shozo Murata
  • Publication number: 20130104945
    Abstract: Provided is an anti-cleanser dispersing element for use in a dry washing device which disperses cleanser by an air stream to allow the cleanser to collide with an object for washing. The anti-cleanser dispersing element is disposed on a side of a holder of the object opposite to a side with which the cleanser collides. The anti-cleanser dispersing element is configured to be deformed by its own weight or pressure in accordance with an outer shape of the object, to tightly attach to the object with no gap and prevent the cleanser from moving to the opposite side of the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Akihiro Fuchigami, Yoichi Okamoto, Yuusuke Taneda, Kohji Tsukahara, Shozo Murata
  • Publication number: 20120117749
    Abstract: A dry-type cleaning chassis includes a chassis part including an opening part in contact with a cleaning target, an air inlet duct provided to blow external air into the internal space; a suction port provided for generating a circulating air flow in the internal space by suctioning air having been introduced into the internal space via the air inlet duct; a porous unit configured to pass objects removed from the cleaning target to a suction port side; and a path limiting member formed of a cylindrical shape extended in an axis center direction of the circulating air flow and configured so that an inside of the cylindrical shape is in communication with the suction port as a suction path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro FUCHIGAMI, Yoichi Okamoto, Kohji Tsukahara, Shozo Murata, Yuusuke Taneda
  • Patent number: 7918963
    Abstract: An apparatus maintaining adjusted positions of parts assembled by adhering includes a device coating plural sections between a part and an adhering target with light energy curable adhesives adhering the part to the adhering target, a light energy irradiating device for curing the adhesive, and a detecting device detecting a displacement of the part from the adhering target. A curing shrinkage force control device is also provided to control the light energy irradiating device to change the light and thus control curing shrinkage forces to offset undesirable stresses generated by the curing shrinkage forces when undesirable displacement is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taroh Terashi, Hisayoshi Ohshima, Yuusuke Taneda
  • Publication number: 20110067731
    Abstract: A cleaning device for removing a deposit adhering to an object to be cleaned is disclosed. The cleaning device includes a cleaning chamber forming a space for housing multiple cleaning media shaped like flakes; a circulating air-flow generating unit configured to generate a circulating air flow to cause the cleaning media to fly and repeatedly collide with the object in the cleaning chamber and thereby to remove the deposit adhering to the object; and a cleaning medium recycling unit configured to suction and remove the deposit adhering to the cleaning media that have collided with the object and thereby to recycle the cleaning media. The pencil hardness of the cleaning media is greater than the pencil hardness of the deposit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Tatsuya Satoh, Yoichi Okamoto, Akihiro Fuchigami, Yuusuke Taneda
  • Patent number: 7854648
    Abstract: A cleaning medium flies with an air current in a cleaning tank to collide with an object to be cleaned so as to remove an extraneous substance attached to the object. The cleaning medium includes an outer surface that comes into contact with the object and an inner surface that remains out of contact with the object. The cleaning medium is flexible and formed in a shape that allows the air current to flow from the outside onto the inner surface of the cleaning medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Satoh, Yoichi Okamoto, Akihiro Fuchigami, Yuusuke Taneda
  • Publication number: 20100307535
    Abstract: A cleaning device (1) performs a cleaning of an article by blowing a cleaning medium (5) by an air stream onto the article (4). The cleaning device (1) includes a cleaning tank (6) that forms a space for the cleaning medium (5) to be blown, which includes an opening; a holding unit (3) that holds the article (4) at the opening; a pool member (19) that is arranged on an outer edge of the opening with a clearance between the pool member (19) and the article (4); and a cleaning-medium collecting unit (8) that brings the cleaning medium (5) leaked out of the outer edge and accumulated in the clearance back into the cleaning tank (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro Fuchigami, Tatsuya Satoh, Yoichi Okamoto, Yuusuke Taneda
  • Patent number: 7730896
    Abstract: A circulation-air generating unit directly generates circulation air that flows along a surface of a cleaning tank. The circulation air is applied to cleaning medium accumulated on the cleaning tank from a direction orthogonal to a direction of face of the cleaning medium to deliver and flow up the cleaning medium. The cleaning medium is flown up inside the cleaning tank by the force of the circulation air. The cleaning medium flowing inside the cleaning tank collides with a cleaning target object by high-velocity air supplied from a cleaning-medium accelerating unit to remove dust on the cleaning target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoichi Okamoto, Yuusuke Taneda, Akihiro Fuchigami, Tatsuya Satoh
  • Publication number: 20090314312
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning an object to be cleaned by allowing a cleaning medium caused to fly by an air flow to collide with the object to be cleaned is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning tank in which the cleaning medium is caused to fly by the air flow and which has an opening to allow the object to be cleaned to pass through; a cleaning medium accelerating part provided at a bottom part of the cleaning tank and to inject the air flow to cause the cleaning medium to fly; a hollow elongated member having substantially the same inner diameter as a diameter of the opening, connected outside the opening, and configured to form a movement path for the object to be cleaned; and a cleaning medium returning part to return the cleaning medium stagnant in the hollow elongated member into the cleaning tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Akihiro FUCHIGAMI, Tatsuya SATOH, Yoichi OKAMOTO, Yuusuke TANEDA
  • Publication number: 20080141484
    Abstract: A cleaning medium flies with an air current in a cleaning tank to collide with an object to be cleaned so as to remove an extraneous substance attached to the object. The cleaning medium includes an outer surface that comes into contact with the object and an inner surface that remains out of contact with the object. The cleaning medium is flexible and formed in a shape that allows the air current to flow from the outside onto the inner surface of the cleaning medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Tatsuya Satoh, Yoichi Okamoto, Akihiro Fuchigami, Yuusuke Taneda