公开(公告)号：US20220407976A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17638158

申请日：2020-08-20

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Janelle TANGA AN

IPC: H04N1/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100) extracts from first image data (11) second image data (12), which is image data of a document, and accepts operation for selecting either a first preview image (71) corresponding to the first image data (11) or a second preview image (72) corresponding to the second image data (12). The image forming apparatus (100) outputs, when the first preview image (71) is selected, the first image data (11) and, when the second preview image (72) is selected, the second image data (12).

公开(公告)号：US20220404747A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17807333

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Tatsuya YAMANAKA ,  Masahiro UENO

IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless fixing belt, a heater, a pad, a stay and a pressing roller. The endless fixing belt rotates as a sheet is conveyed. The heater heats the fixing belt in a width direction. The pad comes into contact with an inner surface of the fixing belt in the width direction. The stay supports the pad inside the fixing belt. The pressing roller presses the fixing belt against the pad. The pad is made of metal.

公开(公告)号：US20220389244A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17827296

申请日：2022-05-27

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Yasuko TAKAORI

IPC: C09D9/04 ,  C09D9/00 ,  C09D11/322 ,  C09D11/40 ,  C09D11/023 ,  C09D11/037 ,  C09D11/107 ,  C09D11/108 ,  C09D11/102

Abstract: A cleaning liquid includes water, a surfactant, and glycol ether. The surfactant is an acetylene surfactant or a silicone surfactant. A content ratio of the glycol ether is at least 5% by mass and no greater than 15% by mass relative to a mass of the cleaning liquid. Preferably, a contact angle of the cleaning liquid to an austenitic stainless steel plate is no greater than 40 degrees.

公开(公告)号：US11523011B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US17288111

申请日：2019-11-05

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Kohei Konishi

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: To provide an image forming apparatus having an excellent operability for inputting a numerical value, an image forming apparatus (1) includes a touch panel (20), an angle change calculating portion (100), and a numerical value counting portion (130). The touch panel (20) is configured to detect touches of a plurality of fingers. The angle change calculating portion (100) is configured to, when it is detected that a first finger and a second finger have been touched to the touch panel (20), calculate an angle change of the second finger with the first finger as a fulcrum. The numerical value counting portion (130) is configured to count a numerical value that is input, in response to the angle change calculated by the angle change calculating portion (100).

公开(公告)号：US11520267B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US17558505

申请日：2021-12-21

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Takuya Miyamoto ,  Kazunori Tanaka ,  Kanako Morimoto ,  Koji Sato ,  Rui Hamabe

IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract: A processor generates an extraction image by extracting, from a test image, a target specific part that is a horizontal stripe extending in a horizontal direction or a noise point. The processor derives a vertical data sequence from a target area in the extraction image and converts the vertical data sequence to primary conversion data of a frequency domain. The processor converts, to secondary conversion data of a space domain, correction data that is obtained by removing, from the primary conversion data, data of frequency bands other than a particular frequency band corresponding to a target specific part that was determined as having periodicities. The processor classifies the target specific parts into periodic specific part and non-periodic specific part by comparing positions of the target specific parts with a peak position in a waveform represented by the secondary conversion data.

公开(公告)号：US11520256B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US17677639

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masayuki Yamada

IPC: G03G15/16

Abstract: A transfer unit includes a first roller, a second roller, a first bearing member, a second bearing member, a roller holder, a first urging member, a second urging member, a first switching cam, a second switching cam, and a driving mechanism. The first and second switching cams have first and second guide holes with which first and second engaging portions formed on the first and second bearing members engage respectively. By rotating the roller holder, one of the first and second rollers is arranged opposite an image carrying member and, by rotating the first and second switching cams to change engaging positions of the first and second engaging portions respectively, the first or second roller is arranged either at a reference position at which it is kept in pressed contact with the image carrying member or at a released position.

公开(公告)号：US11520254B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US17578387

申请日：2022-01-18

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masaru Takagi ,  Masayuki Yamada ,  Yuya Shimohora ,  Takehiro Sato

IPC: G03G15/16

Abstract: A transfer unit includes, as transfer rollers, first and second rollers of which the second has an elastic layer larger in an axial direction than the first, first and second bearing members, a roller holder, first and second urging members, a switching cam, a driving mechanism, and a first pre-transfer guide. By rotating the roller holder, the first or second roller is arranged opposite an image carrier and, by rotating the switching cam, the first or second roller arranged opposite the image carrier is arranged selectively either at a reference position where the first or second roller is in pressed contact with the image carrier or at a released position where the first or second roller lies away from the image carrier. With the first or second roller arranged at the reference position, the first pre-transfer guide is arranged at a first guide position.

公开(公告)号：US11518643B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16880200

申请日：2020-05-21

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masaki Baba

IPC: B65H39/04 ,  B65H37/04 ,  H04N1/00

Abstract: An image forming system includes a conveyance processing portion, a setting processing portion, an insertion processing portion, and an operation control portion. The conveyance processing portion executes a conveyance process to convey a plurality of sheets placed on a sheet placing portion, sequentially to a sheet stack portion. When the insertion timing to insert the insertion sheet comes during an execution of the conveyance process, the insertion processing portion executes an insertion process to convey a sheet from the sheet supply source of the insertion sheet to the sheet stack portion. The operation control portion is configured to control operations of an image forming apparatus during execution of a sheet bundle output process based on the sheet type of the insertion sheet conveyed in the insertion process that is included in the sheet bundle output process, the sheet bundle output process including the conveyance process and the insertion process.

公开(公告)号：US11513749B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17496426

申请日：2021-10-07

Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

Inventor： Jin Liang ,  Tai Yu Chen ,  Michael Ong Martin

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/30 ,  H04L9/40

Abstract: A policy-based printing system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server receives requests from the printing device to process a print job of a document in the private domain. A mobile device is used to coordinate the retrieval and printing of the document using an application. A kiosk may be used to send the document to the printing device from the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US20220375052A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17742798

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Shiro Kaneko ,  Kanako Morimoto ,  Takuya Miyamoto ,  Naomichi Higashiyama

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G06T5/20

Abstract: An image processing apparatus compares a target image and a reference image and thereby detects an anomaly in the target image, and includes an anomaly detecting unit. The anomaly detecting unit is configured to (a) generate a first characteristic map obtained by performing a filter process for the target image and a second characteristic map obtained by performing the filter process for the reference image, (b) derive a correction amount on the basis of a deviation between an object in the first characteristic map and an object in the second characteristic map, and (c) correct the target image and/or the reference image with the correction amount and thereafter compare the target image and the reference image and thereby detect an anomaly in the target image.