Assignee profile:

PFU Limited

City:

Ishikawa

Country:

Japan

Published Applications:

305

Last publication date:

2025-03-27

Patent Grants:

279

Last grant date:

2026-05-12

Quarterly PFU Limited Patent Applications

Top Inventors for applications by PFU Limited

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to PFU Limited:

Recent patent applications by PFU Limited

PFU Limited based in Ishikawa, JP has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2025-03-27 ✅ Patent 12,623,880 granted on 2026-05-12
US20250100839A1
Performing operations; transporting

MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS

#2 | 2024-12-26 ✅ Patent 12,565,395 granted on 2026-03-03
US20240425320A1
Performing operations; transporting

MEDIA CONVEYING APPARATUS, MEDIA CONVEYING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM

#3 | 2024-07-18 ✅ Patent 12,537,904 granted on 2026-01-27
US20240244154A1
Electricity

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE MEDIUM

#4 | 2024-03-14 ✅ Patent 12,411,806 granted on 2025-09-09
US20240086365A1
Physics

DATA FILE GENERATION APPARATUS, DATA FILE GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE MEDIUM

#5 | 2023-12-07 ✅ Patent 12,238,254 granted on 2025-02-25
US20230396723A1
Electricity

File provision system, file generation apparatus, and file provision method

#6 | 2023-09-21 ✅ Patent 12,273,492 granted on 2025-04-08
US20230300271A1
Electricity

Image reading device

#7 | 2023-09-21 ✅ Patent 12,626,537 granted on 2026-05-12
US20230298386A1
Physics

AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

#8 | 2023-02-09 ✅ Patent 11,785,160 granted on 2023-10-10
US20230043359A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus, electronic device, and control method

#9 | 2023-01-12 ✅ Patent 12,195,301 granted on 2025-01-14
US20230010583A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus

#10 | 2022-11-03 ✅ Patent 11,722,615 granted on 2023-08-08
US20220353383A1
Electricity

Image processing including adjusting image orientation

#11 | 2022-09-15 ✅ Patent 11,866,276 granted on 2024-01-09
US20220289506A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus

#12 | 2022-07-14 ✅ Patent 11,960,530 granted on 2024-04-16
US20220222291A1
Physics

File management device, file management method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

#13 | 2022-07-14 ✅ Patent 11,971,852 granted on 2024-04-30
US20220222209A1
Physics

File management device, file management method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

#14 | 2022-06-16 ✅ Patent 11,714,339 granted on 2023-08-01
US20220187691A1
Physics

Image reading apparatus

#15 | 2022-05-12 ✅ Patent 11,657,632 granted on 2023-05-23
US20220150374A1
Electricity

Image processing device, image reading device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium, using two pieces of image data

#16 | 2022-02-10 ✅ Patent 11,765,291 granted on 2023-09-19
US20220046136A1
Electricity

Medium conveying device and determination method

#17 | 2022-01-06 ✅ Patent 12,129,149 granted on 2024-10-29
US20220002103A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus

#18 | 2021-12-30 ✅ Patent 11,755,519 granted on 2023-09-12
US20210406211A1
Physics

Peripheral device, information processing system, and display control method

#19 | 2021-12-23 ✅ Patent 11,336,790 granted on 2022-05-17
US20210400163A1
Electricity

Image reading device, electronic device, and control method

#20 | 2021-12-23 ✅ Patent 11,897,724 granted on 2024-02-13
US20210395031A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus

#21 | 2021-08-26 ✅ Patent 11,228,691 granted on 2022-01-18
US20210266419A1
Electricity

Image processing system, image reading apparatus, and image processing method

#22 | 2021-08-19 ✅ Patent 11,560,280 granted on 2023-01-24
US20210253387A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus for determining conveyance abnormality based on determination result of floating and skew of medium

#23 | 2021-06-24 ✅ Patent 12,003,679 granted on 2024-06-04
US20210188589A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus for generating image based on pulse signal whose cycle varies according to rotation of DC motor

#24 | 2021-06-24 ✅ Patent 11,407,241 granted on 2022-08-09
US20210187977A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus for driving brake roller and conveying roller pair by using single motor

#25 | 2021-06-17 ✅ Patent 11,772,920 granted on 2023-10-03
US20210179372A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus

#26 | 2021-06-10 ✅ Patent 11,565,902 granted on 2023-01-31
US20210171308A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium reversing and discharging device

#27 | 2021-06-10 ✅ Patent 11,866,280 granted on 2024-01-09
US20210171301A1
Performing operations; transporting

Document feeder

#28 | 2021-05-13 ✅ Patent 11,184,496 granted on 2021-11-23
US20210144263A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus

#29 | 2021-02-04 ✅ Patent 11,178,301 granted on 2021-11-16
US20210037156A1
Electricity

Medium conveying device and determination method

#30 | 2020-09-24 ✅ Patent 11,288,786 granted on 2022-03-29
US20200302588A1
Physics

Information processing device, method and medium

#31 | 2020-09-10 ✅ Patent 10,951,785 granted on 2021-03-16
US20200288029A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus

#32 | 2020-08-27 ✅ Patent 10,972,627 granted on 2021-04-06
US20200274988A1
Electricity

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for correcting character recognition result

#33 | 2020-07-30 ✅ Patent 11,511,957 granted on 2022-11-29
US20200239250A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveyance device

#34 | 2020-06-25 ✅ Patent 10,893,160 granted on 2021-01-12
US20200204695A1
Electricity

Multi-feed detection apparatus for changing a threshold value for detecting multi-feed or stopping detection of multi-feed based on a shape of a medium

#35 | 2020-06-25 ✅ Patent 11,261,044 granted on 2022-03-01
US20200198910A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus for moving an imaging device in conjunction with a thickness of a medium

#36 | 2020-03-05 ✅ Patent 10,703,596 granted on 2020-07-07
US20200071107A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium carrying device

#37 | 2020-02-27 ✅ Patent 11,151,085 granted on 2021-10-19
US20200065294A1
Physics

File management device and file management method and non-transitory computer readable medium

#38 | 2020-01-16 ✅ Patent 11,050,771 granted on 2021-06-29
US20200021608A1
Electricity

Information processing apparatus, communication inspecting method and medium

#39 | 2020-01-02 ✅ Patent 10,884,877 granted on 2021-01-05
US20200004647A1
Physics

Information processing device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

#40 | 2020-01-02 ✅ Patent 11,220,407 granted on 2022-01-11
US20200002110A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveyance device

#41 | 2019-11-07 ✅ Patent 10,981,739 granted on 2021-04-20
US20190337744A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveyance device

#42 | 2019-10-24
US20190324900A1
Physics

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, READING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

#43 | 2019-10-24 ✅ Patent 11,097,911 granted on 2021-08-24
US20190322478A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveyance device

#44 | 2019-10-03 ✅ Patent 10,913,629 granted on 2021-02-09
US20190300317A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveyance device

#45 | 2019-09-26 ✅ Patent 10,462,317 granted on 2019-10-29
US20190297208A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus

#46 | 2019-09-26 ✅ Patent 10,604,365 granted on 2020-03-31
US20190291988A1
Performing operations; transporting

Image reading device

#47 | 2019-09-26 ✅ Patent 10,676,297 granted on 2020-06-09
US20190291981A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium transfer device

#48 | 2019-09-05 ✅ Patent 11,008,188 granted on 2021-05-18
US20190270604A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium conveying apparatus

#49 | 2019-09-05 ✅ Patent 10,967,493 granted on 2021-04-06
US20190270189A1
Performing operations; transporting

Binding member removal apparatus

#50 | 2019-08-15 ✅ Patent 11,148,899 granted on 2021-10-19
US20190248613A1
Performing operations; transporting

Image reading apparatus

#51 | 2019-07-16 ✅ Patent 10,356,260 granted on 2019-07-16
US16030834
Electricity

Medium conveyance device and determination method

#52 | 2019-06-27 ✅ Patent 11,221,988 granted on 2022-01-11
US20190197124A1
Physics

File management device and file management method for presuming naming rule of file names

#53 | 2019-06-13 ✅ Patent 10,994,958 granted on 2021-05-04
US20190177101A1
Performing operations; transporting

Fastening member detection device

#54 | 2019-03-21 ✅ Patent 10,810,743 granted on 2020-10-20
US20190087962A1
Physics

Image processing device, image processing method, and computer program product

#55 | 2019-02-21 ✅ Patent 10,706,315 granted on 2020-07-07
US20190057278A1
Physics

Image processing device, image processing method, and computer program product

#56 | 2019-01-10 ✅ Patent 10,885,375 granted on 2021-01-05
US20190012560A1
Physics

Mobile terminal, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium

#57 | 2018-12-06 ✅ Patent 10,348,918 granted on 2019-07-09
US20180352099A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus

#58 | 2018-11-08 ✅ Patent 10,477,053 granted on 2019-11-12
US20180324315A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus and image reading method for reading document with reader supported by copyholder

#59 | 2018-11-08 ✅ Patent 10,832,070 granted on 2020-11-10
US20180322355A1
Physics

Mobile terminal, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium

#60 | 2018-09-27 ✅ Patent 10,628,713 granted on 2020-04-21
US20180276509A1
Physics

Mobile terminal, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium

#61 | 2018-08-30 ✅ Patent 10,488,748 granted on 2019-11-26
US20180246401A1
Physics

Image reading apparatus

#62 | 2018-08-16 ✅ Patent 10,380,416 granted on 2019-08-13
US20180232884A1
Physics

Date identifying apparatus, date identifying method, and computer-readable recording medium

#63 | 2018-05-03 ✅ Patent 10,332,263 granted on 2019-06-25
US20180122084A1
Physics

Image processing device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

#64 | 2018-02-15 ✅ Patent 10,049,291 granted on 2018-08-14
US20180046876A1
Physics

Image-processing apparatus, image-processing method, and computer program product

#65 | 2018-02-01 ✅ Patent 10,728,309 granted on 2020-07-28
US20180034897A1
Electricity

Information management system and information providing method

#66 | 2018-02-01 ✅ Patent 9,915,907 granted on 2018-03-13
US20180032018A1
Physics

Document conveying apparatus, control method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium

#67 | 2017-12-21 ✅ Patent 9,848,104 granted on 2017-12-19
US20170366705A1
Electricity

Image-processing apparatus, method, and computer program product for correcting skew in scanned images

#68 | 2017-11-02 ✅ Patent 9,955,028 granted on 2018-04-24
US20170318164A1
Electricity

Image-processing apparatus and image-processing method

#69 | 2017-09-21 ✅ Patent 9,990,701 granted on 2018-06-05
US20170270642A1
Physics

Image-processing apparatus, image-processing method, and computer program product

#70 | 2017-09-07 ✅ Patent 9,860,394 granted on 2018-01-02
US20170257495A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus, control method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium

#71 | 2017-08-17 ✅ Patent 9,832,355 granted on 2017-11-28
US20170237883A1
Electricity

Image-reading apparatus and image-reading auxiliary apparatus

#72 | 2017-07-27 ✅ Patent 10,189,662 granted on 2019-01-29
US20170210582A1
Performing operations; transporting

Medium supplying apparatus

#73 | 2017-07-20 ✅ Patent 10,270,653 granted on 2019-04-23
US20170207965A1
Electricity

Network security device, network management method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

#74 | 2017-05-18 ✅ Patent 10,263,743 granted on 2019-04-16
US20170141891A1
Electricity

Video-processing apparatus, video-processing system, and video-processing method

#75 | 2017-05-18 ✅ Patent 9,812,172 granted on 2017-11-07
US20170140794A1
Physics

Video-processing apparatus, video-processing system, and video-processing method

#76 | 2017-05-18 ✅ Patent 10,102,095 granted on 2018-10-16
US20170139800A1
Physics

Peripheral management system, management device, and management method

#77 | 2017-05-18 ✅ Patent 9,902,580 granted on 2018-02-27
US20170137242A1
Performing operations; transporting

Sheet feeding device

#78 | 2017-05-18 ✅ Patent 9,868,599 granted on 2018-01-16
US20170137241A1
Performing operations; transporting

Sheet feeding device

#79 | 2017-05-09 ✅ Patent 9,645,612 granted on 2017-05-09
US15159261
Physics

Image-reading apparatus and image-reading auxiliary apparatus

#80 | 2017-05-04 ✅ Patent 10,087,031 granted on 2018-10-02
US20170121145A1
Performing operations; transporting

Paper ejection tray assembly with ribs

#81 | 2017-03-16 ✅ Patent 9,635,211 granted on 2017-04-25
US20170078514A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus

#82 | 2016-12-22 ✅ Patent 9,646,218 granted on 2017-05-09
US20160371557A1
Physics

Image-processing apparatus, date identification apparatus, image-processing method, and computer program product

#83 | 2016-12-08 ✅ Patent 9,648,193 granted on 2017-05-09
US20160360060A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus for bound media

#84 | 2016-11-03 ✅ Patent 10,277,614 granted on 2019-04-30
US20160323305A1
Electricity

Information processing apparatus, method for determining activity and computer-readable medium

#85 | 2016-09-22 ✅ Patent 9,594,985 granted on 2017-03-14
US20160275378A1
Physics

Date identification apparatus

#86 | 2016-09-01 ✅ Patent 10,447,891 granted on 2019-10-15
US20160255243A1
Electricity

Image data processing server for storing device image data and for authenticating user authorized services

#87 | 2016-08-18 ✅ Patent 9,465,159 granted on 2016-10-11
US20160238780A1
Physics

Light source unit

#88 | 2016-08-11 ✅ Patent 10,049,264 granted on 2018-08-14
US20160232405A1
Physics

Overhead image-reading apparatus, image-processing method, and computer program product

#89 | 2016-08-04 ✅ Patent 9,641,715 granted on 2017-05-02
US20160227066A1
Electricity

Information processing device, method, and medium

#90 | 2016-08-04 ✅ Patent 9,646,151 granted on 2017-05-09
US20160224782A1
Physics

Access token management

#91 | 2016-06-30 ✅ Patent 10,257,093 granted on 2019-04-09
US20160191389A1
Electricity

Information processing device, method, and medium

#92 | 2016-06-30 ✅ Patent 9,847,927 granted on 2017-12-19
US20160191368A1
Electricity

Information processing device, method, and medium

#93 | 2016-05-12 ✅ Patent 9,473,653 granted on 2016-10-18
US20160134787A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus

#94 | 2016-05-05 ✅ Patent 9,467,596 granted on 2016-10-11
US20160127607A1
Electricity

Image-processing apparatus, image-processing method, and computer program product

#95 | 2016-05-05 ✅ Patent 9,686,434 granted on 2017-06-20
US20160127594A1
Electricity

Scanner demonstrator, method of scanner demonstration, and computer program product

#96 | 2016-01-19 ✅ Patent 9,241,086 granted on 2016-01-19
US14788295
Electricity

Image-reading apparatus

#97 | 2015-12-31 ✅ Patent 9,294,650 granted on 2016-03-22
US20150381847A1
Electricity

Image reading apparatus

#98 | 2015-11-19 ✅ Patent 9,275,200 granted on 2016-03-01
US20150332025A1
Physics

Information processing device, license assignment method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium

#99 | 2015-11-05 ✅ Patent 9,350,888 granted on 2016-05-24
US20150319324A1
Electricity

Image-reading apparatus

#100 | 2015-11-05 ✅ Patent 9,300,827 granted on 2016-03-29
US20150319322A1
Electricity

Image-reading apparatus

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