Hiroaki Sakai
Hiroaki Sakai, Mishima-Shi JP
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20090003902 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND PRESSURE ROLLER USED FOR IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - A pressure roller forming a nip portion for contacting to a heating member to pinch and convey and heat recording material includes: a core metal and an elastic layer containing filler, the elastic layer containing the filler including thermal conductive filler with length of not less than 0.05 mm and not more than 1 mm and with thermal conductivity λ | 01-01-2009 |
20090116886 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND PRESSURE ROLLER THEREIN - A pressure member contacts with a heating member | 05-07-2009 |
20110091252 | PRESSING MEMBER AND IMAGE HEATING MEMBER USING THE PRESSING MEMBER - A pressing member for creating a nip in which the pressing member contacts a heating member and a recording material is heated while being nip-conveyed, includes an elastic layer and a high thermal conductive elastic layer which is provided on the elastic layer and has a thermal conductivity which is higher than that of the elastic layer. In the high thermal conductive elastic layer, a needle-like thermal conductivity-anisotropic filler and carbon nanofibers are dispersed in a heat-resistant elastic material. | 04-21-2011 |
20110217092 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS, PRESSURE ROLLER TO BE USED IN THE IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE PRESSURE ROLLER - The image heating apparatus includes a rubber layer and a resin tube layer on a metal core. The rubber layer includes a solid rubber layer having a thermal conductivity in a thickness direction of 0.16 W/(m·K) or more and 0.40 W/(m·K) or less, and a self-bonded silicone rubber layer that contains a filler of 5 vol % or more and 40 vol % or less, and has a thermal conductivity in an axial direction of 2.5 W/(m·K) or more and a thickness of 0.5 mm or more and 5.0 mm or less, the filler having a length of 0.05 mm or more and 1 mm or less and a thermal conductivity in a length direction of 500 W/(m·K) or more, so that a pressure roller to moderate temperature rise in a non-sheet feeding area when a small sized recording material has undergone sheet feeding can be easily manufactured. | 09-08-2011 |
20110237413 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND PRESSURE ROLLER USED FOR IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - A pressure roller forming a nip portion for contacting to a heating member to pinch and convey and heat recording material includes: a core metal and an elastic layer containing filler, the elastic layer containing the filler including thermal conductive filler with length of not less than 0.05 mm and not more than 1 mm and with thermal conductivity λ | 09-29-2011 |
20120121285 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a fixing unit, and a power control unit. The image forming unit forms an unfixed image on a recording material. The fixing unit includes an endless belt, a heater held in contact with the endless belt, a pressurization roller to form a fixing nip portion for pinching and conveying the recording material together with the heater via the endless belt, and a pressure changing mechanism to effect switching between a pressurization state and a pressure release state. The power control unit controls power to the heater. In response to transitioning from the pressure release state to the pressurization state, the power control unit starts power to the heater during a transition period before the pressurization state is attained and controls power to the heater such that a heater temperature does not exceed a predetermined upper limit temperature during the transition period. | 05-17-2012 |
20120257913 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND PRESSURE ROLLER USED FOR IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - A pressure roller forms a nip for contacting a heating member to pinch and convey a heat recording material. The roller includes a core metal and an elastic layer containing filler. The elastic layer containing the filler includes thermal conductive filler with a length of not less than 0.05 mm and not more than 1 mm with a thermal conductivity λ | 10-11-2012 |
20130108290 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Chino-Shi JP
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20080259368 | Printer, Printing program, and printing method - A printer includes a print head in which nozzles that form an image by discharging ink are arranged in a plurality of lines. The printer prints out an image on the basis of print form data in which information of layout contents of printing elements that form the content of print is set according to the attribute of each printing element. The printer includes a print form data storage unit, a printing element data storage unit, a print form data selection unit, a printing element data selection unit, and a printing element data insertion unit. The print form data selection unit selects a piece of print form data, which is used for printing, from multiple pieces of print form data stored in the print form data storage unit in a specific sequence that is set so that, when the printing is continuously performed, the frequencies of use of the nozzles of the print head are uniform and are equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency. | 10-23-2008 |
20090066746 | Printer, printing program, and printing method - A printer includes a print head in which nozzles that form an image by discharging ink are arranged in a plurality of lines. The printer prints out an image on the basis of print form data in which information of layout contents of printing elements that form the content of print is set according to the attribute of each printing element. The printer includes a print form data storage unit, a printing element data storage unit, a print form data selection unit, a printing element data selection unit, and a printing element data insertion unit. | 03-12-2009 |
20100156972 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of controllers that controls nozzle groups for forming an image on an image forming medium based on image data; a plurality of distribution processing units that are connected to a portion of the controllers to transmit to the controllers image data for controlling the nozzle groups allocated to the controllers; and a transmitting processing unit that transmits the image data to the distribution processing unit. Upper and lower level distribution processing units from the first distribution processing unit at the uppermost level to the second distribution processing unit at the lowermost level are communicatably connected to each other. The first distribution processing unit is communicatably connected to the transmitting processing unit. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157335 | Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming System, and Head Device - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of controllers which controls a nozzle group forming an image on an image forming medium on the basis of image data; and a plurality of distribution units which is connected to one or more controllers and transmits the image data, which is used to control the nozzle group controlled by the controller, to the controller. A first distribution unit, which is the uppermost unit, to a second distribution unit, which is the lowermost unit, are connected such that upper and lower distribution units are connected to each other in a communicable way, and the first distribution unit is connected to an external apparatus in a communicable way. | 06-24-2010 |
20150109363 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A printer includes a light source module including an ejecting head that ejects a UV ink onto a medium. The UV ink hardens when irradiated with a UV light ray. The light source module includes an irradiator that irradiates the UV ink with the UV light ray. The printer may include a guide shaft to/from which the light module is attachable/detachable and a driving controller that performs control of the irradiator. The light source module includes, in addition to the irradiator, a memory module that stores therein information indicating a light irradiation feature of the irradiator. The driving controller performs control of the irradiator by using the information indicating a light irradiation feature of the irradiator. | 04-23-2015 |
20150239271 | RECORDING DEVICE AND RECORDING METHOD - A recording device includes: a recording section that records an image on a recording medium; a detecting section that detects an image defect in the image recorded by the recording section; and a repair recording section that is provided separately from the recording section and that performs repair recording for the image defect detected by the detecting section. With such a configuration of the recording device, an image defect in the image recorded on a recording medium is repaired. | 08-27-2015 |
20150258818 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A printer includes a recording head performing recording on a medium and includes a base stand that has a mounting surface capable of mounting the medium. A pump that absorbs or suctions the medium mounted on the mounting surface of the base stand, in which a pressure or a suction force is applied from a part of the medium to an entirety thereof. | 09-17-2015 |
20150266323 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printer includes a base on which a medium is mounted, a liquid ejecting unit which performs printing on the medium mounted on the base, an AC servo motor which is installed in the base, and is driven when the base and the liquid ejecting unit are relatively moved, an inverter which is installed in the base and drives the AC servo motor based on power supplied from an external AC power supply, and a power supply portion which is installed in the base and supplies the power supplied from the AC power to the liquid ejecting unit supply through the power transmission cable. The power supply portion includes an AC/DC converter that converts the AC power to DC power and outputs the converted DC power to the power transmission cable. | 09-24-2015 |
20150273866 | TEXTILE-PRINTING APPARATUS - A textile-printing apparatus includes a pre-treatment agent-applying section that applies a pre-treatment agent to a textile-printing medium, a press section that compresses, while heating the textile-printing medium, the textile-printing medium to which the pre-treatment agent has been applied, a printing liquid discharge section that discharges a printing liquid to the textile-printing medium that has been compressed while being heated by the press section, and a heater that heats the textile-printing medium to which the printing liquid has been discharged. | 10-01-2015 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Nagoya-City JP
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20080246194 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A CERAMIC SINTERED BODY - A method of producing a laminated body having a ceramic porous body having a thickness of 300 μm or larger and a ceramic dense body having a thickness of 25 μm or smaller. A green body for the porous body and a green body for the dense body are laminated to obtain a laminate, which is then subjected to pressure molding by cold isostatic pressing to obtain a pressure molded body. The pressure molded body is sintered to obtain a laminated sintered body. By reducing the leakage rate of helium gas of the laminated sintered body to 10 | 10-09-2008 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Kasama JP
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20080233013 | DISPENSING NOZZLE TIP - An upper end | 09-25-2008 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Nagoya-Shi JP
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20080226894 | YTTRIUM OXIDE-CONTAINING MATERIAL, COMPONENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING YTTRIUM OXIDE-CONTAINING MATERIAL - There is provided an yttrium oxide-containing material with excellent mechanical characteristics. The yttrium oxide-containing material becomes strong by adding silicon carbide (SiC) and yttrium fluoride (YF | 09-18-2008 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Kanagawa JP
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20110196578 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE DISPLAY AND A VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method for operating a vehicle display includes receiving from a user interface a request to modify a display screen of the vehicle display. In response to the received request to modify, the method can further include displaying a query on the display screen prompting an operator to choose a portion of the display screen that is to be modified. The method can further include receiving an input selection corresponding to a chosen portion of the display screen to be modified. The input selection can be received from the user interface into a control unit in communication with the vehicle display, which is in communication with the control unit. In response to the received input selection, the method can further include displaying an image on the chosen portion of the display screen in accordance with the received request to modify the display screen. A vehicle display system is also disclosed. | 08-11-2011 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Chinoa JP
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20120287448 | PRINTER, PRINTING PROGRAM, AND PRINTING METHOD - A printer includes a print head in which nozzles that form an image by discharging ink are arranged in a plurality of lines. The printer prints out an image on the basis of print form data in which information of layout contents of printing elements that form the content of print is set according to the attribute of each printing element. The printer includes a print form data storage unit, a printing element data storage unit, a print form data selection unit, a printing element data selection unit, and a printing element data insertion unit. | 11-15-2012 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Hitachinaka JP
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20130149079 | SAMPLE TRANSFER MECHANISM - A sample transfer mechanism of the present invention is characterized broadly by a sample gripping method in which a downward part of a sample vessel is gripped and a cover that achieves an effect as a guide such that gripping arms that grip the sample vessel avoid contact with other objects and bypass surrounding objects, particularly, the sample vessels in approaching and retracting motions. To enhance the effect as the guide and to ensure that the sample vessels can be mounted with a high degree of integration, the shape of the cover and disposition of the sample transfer mechanism are characterized in a number of manners. Thus, a sample transfer mechanism that can perform a transfer process safely with high throughput even under conditions in which a variety of types of sample vessels is mixed together and the sample vessels are mounted with a high degree of integration is provided. | 06-13-2013 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Chiyoda-Ku JP
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20130311148 | CONSUMED POWER ESTIMATION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONSUMED POWER ESTIMATION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A performance value DB stores multiple states of parts comprising a system, and the consumed power of parts in those states. In addition, a condition DB stores conditions when the states of the parts change. A calculator generates state sequences in which the states are arrayed in the order of change in accordance with conditions stored in the condition DB, when information indicating the states of the parts is not communicated. The calculator computes the percentage of the time the parts are in each state per unit time for each state comprising this state sequence. Furthermore, the calculator finds the products of the computed ratios and the consumed power stored in the performance value DB for each state comprising the state sequence, and estimates the sum of the products found as the consumed power of the part. | 11-21-2013 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Shiojiri JP
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20140078222 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING SYSTEM - To provide a printing apparatus where printing is possible by easily and rapidly acquiring a desired image, a multi-functional tablet device is provided with an imaging section which acquires an image, a display section which displays the image, an designating section for designating using a fingertip with regard to the displayed image, a printing section which prints an imaging image on a medium, and a control section which creates the imaging image, which is based on the image, based on designation from the designating section and which prints the created imaging image in the printing section, where the control section determines the printing range with regard to the image which is captured by the imaging section based on the designation from the designating section, creates the imaging image by editing the image in the printing range, and determines a printing position where the imaging image is printed on the medium. | 03-20-2014 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Kawasaki JP
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20140211807 | ROUTING METHOD AND NETWORK TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - It is determined whether or not the address of a first type specified in an address resolution query is an address that allows direct routing to a first network. If the direct routing is determined to be allowed, a routing table is configured such that a packet including, as a destination, the address of a second type obtained by the address resolution query is forwarded to the first network. If the direct routing is determined not to be allowed, the routing table is configured such that a packet including the obtained address of the second type as a destination is forwarded to a second network. | 07-31-2014 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Tokyo JP
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20140326082 | SAMPLE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A sample processing system includes a sample vessel holder including a disk-shaped base section disposed so as to have a central axis extending in a vertical direction and a sample vessel holding section that is formed coaxially with, and above, the base section for holding a sample vessel in an upright posture. A conveyor conveys the sample vessel holder | 11-06-2014 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Osaka JP
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20150293470 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developing device includes a housing, a development roller, and a roller gear. The roller gear is disposed at one axial end of the development roller and transmits a rotational drive force to the development roller. The development roller includes a sleeve and a coating layer. The coating layer is formed by dipping the sleeve in a dipping bath with the sleeve directed axially vertically. The development roller is mounted to the housing such that a lower axial end of the development roller at the time of the dipping is an opposite axial end to the one axial end at which the roller gear is disposed. | 10-15-2015 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Osaka-Shi JP
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20150293477 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A developing device supplies a developer to a photosensitive drum, which has a cylindrical shape, and is rotatable around an axis thereof for forming an electrostatic latent image on the circumferential surface thereof. The developing device is provided with a developing roller. The developing roller is disposed to face the photosensitive drum, and has a cylindrical shape. The developing roller is rotatable around an axis thereof for carrying a developer on the circumferential surface thereof. The developing roller is provided with a small diameter portion. The small diameter portion is a part of the circumferential surface of the developing roller. The small diameter portion extends from an axial end of the developing roller axially inward by a predetermined length, and has an outer diameter smaller than an axially middle portion of the developing roller. | 10-15-2015 |
20150301473 | DEVELOPING ROLLER AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a developing roller having a conductive support base, a surface of which is covered with a resin layer, wherein the resin layer contains conductive fine particles and soluble nylon serving as a binder resin, and the resin layer surface has a surface roughness Ra of at least 0.4 μm, a waviness curve cycle of 50 to 400 μm, and a waviness curve height of 2 to 10 μm. | 10-22-2015 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Hyogo JP
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20150369322 | SI-KILLED STEEL WIRE ROD HAVING EXCELLENT FATIGUE PROPERTIES, AND SPRING USING SAME - This Si-killed steel wire rod has Si-killed steel which contains specific chemical components that contain, as 80% or more of the number of inclusions, specific CaO—Al | 12-24-2015 |
Hiroaki Sakai, Shiojiri-Shi JP
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20160023468 | INK TANK AND PRINTER - An ink tank includes: a reservoir that stores ink; a supply port that supplies ink stored in the reservoir to a printer; a supply port sealing member that seals the supply port; an air port that communicates between an inside of the reservoir and an atmospheric space above an upper side of a liquid surface of the ink; and an air port sealing member which a needle tube is capable of inserting and pulling out of, and which seals the air port in a state where the needle tube is not inserted. | 01-28-2016 |