Patents by Inventor Akinori Wada

Akinori Wada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11648779
    Abstract: In a control part of a printer, a main area information holding part holds information prescribing a plurality of main areas which are obtained by dividing at least a portion in a facing surface of a head into a plurality of areas in a predetermined direction. A sub-area information holding part holds information prescribing a plurality of sub-areas which are obtained by dividing the main area into a plurality of areas in the predetermined direction. The initial setting part designates the settings relating to corrections in units of the main areas. In a case where correction amounts of darkness based on the initial setting are different between a first main area and a second main area which adjoin each other among the plurality of main areas, the re-setting part maintains or redesignates the settings relating to corrections designated with respect to the first main area in units of the sub-areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Akinori Wada
  • Publication number: 20220009229
    Abstract: In a control part of a printer, a main area information holding part holds information prescribing a plurality of main areas which are obtained by dividing at least a portion in a facing surface of a head into a plurality of areas in a predetermined direction. A sub-area information holding part holds information prescribing a plurality of sub-areas which are obtained by dividing the main area into a plurality of areas in the predetermined direction. The initial setting part designates the settings relating to corrections in units of the main areas. In a case where correction amounts of darkness based on the initial setting are different between a first main area and a second main area which adjoin each other among the plurality of main areas, the re-setting part maintains or redesignates the settings relating to corrections designated with respect to the first main area in units of the sub-areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Akinori WADA
  • Patent number: 10448170
    Abstract: A sound generator includes at least one piezoelectric vibrator including a piezoelectric element, a vibration unit in one of a non-contact state not contacting the at least one piezoelectric vibrator and a contact state contacting the at least one piezoelectric vibrator. While in the contact state, the at least one piezoelectric vibrator generates vibration in response to a signal, and causes a contact surface contacted by the vibration unit to vibrate and generate a sound to be emitted from the contact surface. The sound generator can detect driving allowed and driving denied states, and control application of a sound signal in accordance with the two states to the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Fukami, Hiroshi Taimura, Atsuo Chiba, Yuta Sakamoto, Akinori Wada, Daisuke Tsuiki, Takashi Ikegami, Kazuya Sono, Hideaki Fujimoto, Seiji Horii
  • Publication number: 20180084347
    Abstract: A sound generator includes at least one piezoelectric vibrator including a piezoelectric element, a vibration unit in one of a non-contact state not contacting the at least one piezoelectric vibrator and a contact state contacting the at least one piezoelectric vibrator. While in the contact state, the at least one piezoelectric vibrator generates vibration in response to a signal, and causes a contact surface contacted by the vibration unit to vibrate and generate a sound to be emitted from the contact surface. The sound generator can detect driving allowed and driving denied states, and control application of a sound signal in accordance with the two states to the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi FUKAMI, Hiroshi TAIMURA, Atsuo CHIBA, Yuta SAKAMOTO, Akinori WADA, Daisuke TSUIKI, Takashi IKEGAMI, Kazuya SONO, Hideaki FUJIMOTO, Seiji HORII
  • Patent number: 9872110
    Abstract: A sound generator includes a piezoelectric vibrator (60) including a piezoelectric element (61), an anchor applying a load to the piezoelectric vibrator (60), and a control unit (130) configured to control an input voltage based on a frequency characteristic, the input voltage being applied to the piezoelectric element (61) as a sound signal. While the load from the anchor is being applied to the piezoelectric vibrator (60), the piezoelectric vibrator (60) deforms in accordance with the input voltage applied to the piezoelectric element (61) from the control unit (130), and deformation of the piezoelectric vibrator (60) vibrates a contact surface (150) contacted by the sound generator, causing sound to be emitted from the contact surface (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Fukami, Hiroshi Taimura, Atsuo Chiba, Yuta Sakamoto, Akinori Wada, Daisuke Tsuiki, Takashi Ikegami, Kazuya Sono, Hideaki Fujimoto, Seiji Horii
  • Patent number: 9317200
    Abstract: Desired character information can be effectively obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya Yoshihara, Akinori Wada, Futoshi Iwashita
  • Publication number: 20150117682
    Abstract: A sound generator includes a piezoelectric vibrator (60) including a piezoelectric element (61), an anchor applying a load to the piezoelectric vibrator (60), and a control unit (130) configured to control an input voltage based on a frequency characteristic, the input voltage being applied to the piezoelectric element (61) as a sound signal. While the load from the anchor is being applied to the piezoelectric vibrator (60), the piezoelectric vibrator (60) deforms in accordance with the input voltage applied to the piezoelectric element (61) from the control unit (130), and deformation of the piezoelectric vibrator (60) vibrates a contact surface (150) contacted by the sound generator, causing sound to be emitted from the contact surface (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi FUKAMI, Hiroshi TAIMURA, Atsuo CHIBA, Yuta SAKAMOTO, Akinori WADA, Daisuke TSUIKI, Takashi IKEGAMI, Kazuya SONO, Hideaki FUJIMOTO, Seiji HORII
  • Publication number: 20110181536
    Abstract: Desired character information can be effectively obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Yoshihara, Akinori Wada, Futoshi Iwashita