Noriaki Adachi

Title: Noriaki Adachi: Innovator in Image Forming Technology

Introduction

Noriaki Adachi is a prominent inventor based in Inzai, Japan. He has made significant contributions to the field of image forming technology, holding a total of 5 patents. His work focuses on enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of image forming apparatuses.

Latest Patents

One of his latest patents is an image forming apparatus that includes a stacking portion, a pickup roller, a motor, an image forming unit, and a controller. Upon receiving an instruction for starting a first image forming job, the controller performs an initial operation of supplying current to a motor winding of the motor in a stop state and determining a phase of the rotor based on the flowing current. Based on the determined phase, the controller supplies current to rotate the rotor from its stop state and holds the rotor at a first phase when the first job ends. Upon receiving start instructions for a second image forming job within a period until a predetermined time elapses from when the rotor is held at the first phase, the controller rotates the rotor without performing the initial operation. The controller stops supplying current to the winding if no instructions are received for starting the second job.

Another notable patent is for an image forming apparatus that corrects for color misregistration. This apparatus is capable of detecting a misregistration of a color with high accuracy, even when the density of an image in a color with low reflectivity has decreased. A first image of a first color and a second image of a second value having lower reflectivity than that of the first color are transferred to an image carrier. A first signal corresponds to reflected light from a first measurement image, a second signal corresponds to reflected light from a second measurement image, and a third signal corresponds to reflected light from the image carrier. A threshold value is set based on the second signal and the third signal. A color misregistration between the first and second images is corrected based on information on a positional relationship between the first and second images determined by comparing the first signal and the threshold value.

Career Highlights

Noriaki Adachi is currently employed at Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, a leading company in imaging and printing technology. His innovative work has contributed to the advancement of image forming systems, making them more efficient and reliable.

Collaborations

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