公开(公告)号：US12229455B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US18307314

申请日：2023-04-26

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Hiroshi Uga

IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms a print image; a first hardware processor that detects a defect of an image formed on a print medium by the image former; a display capable of prompting a user to perform maintenance; a communication I/F part capable of notifying an administrator or a person in charge of maintenance of an instruction of maintenance via a communication line; a second hardware processor capable of giving an instruction to the display and the communication I/F part; and a third hardware processor capable of instructing the second hardware processor on a defect notification destination.

公开(公告)号：US12226999B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US17934335

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Kei Yuasa

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image former and a flattener. The image former forms an image on a recording medium. The flattener is disposed upstream of the image former in a conveying direction of the recording medium, and flattens the recording medium before the image former forms the image on the recording medium.

公开(公告)号：US20250037268A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18737231

申请日：2024-06-07

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Yasumasa TSUKAMOTO

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G06F3/12

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes a first hardware processor, a second hardware processor, and a third hardware processor. The first hardware processor controls, based on the acquired image data, generation of a reference image to be used for inspection of an image formed on a recording medium. The second hardware processor controls, based on the acquired image data, formation of the image on the recording medium. The third hardware processor controls, based on the reference image, execution of inspection of the image formed on the recording medium. At least one of the first hardware processor, the second hardware processor, and the third hardware processor operates independently of the other hardware processors.

公开(公告)号：US20250034415A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18777115

申请日：2024-07-18

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Masami OBARA

IPC: C09D11/326 ,  B41M7/00 ,  C09D11/037 ,  C09D11/101 ,  C09D11/107 ,  C09D11/322

Abstract: An active energy ray curable inkjet ink includes, a pigment, a dispersant, a gelling agent, and an additive. A compound having a structure derived from a hydroxy fatty acid and a basic functional group is contained as the dispersant. A compound having a pyridine structure is contained as the additive.

公开(公告)号：US12210306B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18134262

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Yuhei Tatsumoto ,  Akimasa Ishikawa ,  Makoto Shimazoe ,  Yuta Tachibana ,  Kouei Cho

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  G06K15/00

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system capable of accurately detecting the resistance of a recording material. The image forming system includes an application roller that applies a voltage to a recording material on a conveyance path, and a controller that calculates the electric resistance of the recording material from a relationship between the voltage applied to the application roller and a current. The controller calculates the resistance of the recording material based on first profile information that is acquired by changing the applied voltage and corresponds to a change in the resistance of the application roller, and second profile information that is acquired by changing the applied voltage in a state where the recording material is sandwiched and corresponds to the change in the resistance of the application roller.

公开(公告)号：US20250026603A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18763388

申请日：2024-07-03

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： HIROMU NAGATO

IPC: B65H43/04 ,  B65H29/60 ,  B65H37/04 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01N33/34 ,  G06T7/00

Abstract: An inspection system can inspect a bundle including a plurality of recording media. The inspection system includes an acquirer that acquires information regarding a shape of a bundle including a plurality of processed recording media, and a hardware processor, in which the hardware processor inspects the bundle based on the information acquired by the acquirer.

公开(公告)号：US20250025132A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18776420

申请日：2024-07-18

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Yoshihiro TAKEDA

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/14

Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including: an ultrasound probe that transmits and receives ultrasound to and from a subject; a display; and at least one hardware processor. The at least one hardware processor generates ultrasound image data based on a reception signal obtained from an observation area, estimates a measurement item candidate that is measurable or unmeasurable, and causes the display to display the measurement item candidate.

公开(公告)号：US20250020513A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18762221

申请日：2024-07-02

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Katsutoshi TSURUTANI

IPC: G01J3/50 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/51

Abstract: A photometric apparatus includes: a splitting optical system that splits light to be measured from an object to be measured into a plurality of light rays; a colorimetric optical system having a wavelength-selective filter on which the light that is to be measured and has been split by the splitting optical system is incident, and a light receiving sensor that receives the light that is to be measured and has been transmitted through the wavelength-selective filter; and a light attenuation member that is insertable in and removable from a light path of the light to be measured, in which the light attenuation member is disposed in front of the splitting optical system.

公开(公告)号：US12200175B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18217032

申请日：2023-06-30

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Takahiro Tsujimoto ,  Akinori Kimata

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/21

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium, including: a detector that detects a physical property of the recording medium and obtains a detection value; and a hardware processor that controls an operation of the image forming apparatus based on: the detection value detected by the detector, and at least one of: first information that relates to the recording medium and does not include the detection value or a physical property value calculated based on the detection value, and second information that does not relate to the recording medium and is acquired from outside of the image forming apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US12198369B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17610924

申请日：2020-04-15

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Taiki Sekii

IPC: G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/50

Abstract: A method for estimating a three-dimensional pose from control points of an image of the object, includes: selecting, for each pair consisting of first and second control points that define a skeleton of the object, relative positions of the first control point with respect to the second control point on the image, estimating, for each of the selected relative positions, a relative depth of the first control point with respect to the second control point over the entire image based on an assumption that the second control point exists at each position on the image; detecting two-dimensional positions of the control points on the image for the object using the image; obtaining, based on the relative depth estimated for each of the selected relative positions and the two-dimensional positions of the control points, relative three-dimensional positions of the control points; and estimating the three-dimensional pose for the object.