Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Sakai

Hiroyuki Sakai 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).

  • Publication number: 20230245270
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that makes it possible to reproduce image information without omission and improves the compression efficiency of image data. Character pixels are detected from an image generated by reading an original using a scanner. Color information for use in compressing image data is determined. A color-converted image image is generated on which colors of the detected character pixels are corrected based on the color information, without changing colors of pixels other than the colors of the detected character pixels. The color-converted image is divided into images of respective colors of the color information. Compressed data of binary images is generated from the divided images of the respective colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: HIROYUKI SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230234333
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive film for circuit connection. This adhesive film for circuit connection includes a first adhesive layer containing conductive particles, a cured product of a photocurable resin component, and a first thermosetting resin component, and a second adhesive layer provided on the first adhesive layer and containing a second thermosetting resin component. A thickness of the first adhesive layer is 5 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi NAKAZAWA, Hiroyuki SAKAI, Masato FUKUI, Kazuya NARITOMI, Tomoharu YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230222824
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an image interface, an input interface, a display interface, a manipulation interface, a storage unit, and a processor. The processor is configured to cause a display terminal through a display interface to display a screen so as to receive an input of a key through the manipulation interface; transmit an operation signal indicating the key to the one of external devices through the input interface; and when the key is a repeat key, transmit an operation signal for inputting a character string indicated by repeat information to the one of the external devices through the input interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAIBA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutaka ASAHI, Hiroyuki SAKAI
  • Patent number: 11695887
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the image processing apparatus are provided. The image processing apparatus holds a type of image data and a setting item of image processing corresponding to the type in association with each other, and obtains, by applying a learned learning model to image data which are input, a result of classifying the image data into the type. The image processing apparatus presents, based on the setting item input by a user and the held setting item that corresponds to the type of the obtained image, a recommended setting item corresponding to the image data to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 11691675
    Abstract: A vehicle body reinforcement structure includes an elongated hollow structure formed by jointing an outer panel and an inner panel with each other, and a reinforcement member configured to partition the hollow structure into a lower closed cross section and an upper closed cross section. At inside of at least one of the lower closed cross section and the upper closed cross section, at least a pair of bulkheads extending so as to cross the closed cross section are disposed so as to be separated with each other in a direction in which the closed cross section is extending. A space between the pair of bulkheads is made as a filler chamber which is filled with filler. A filling opening for the filler is provided on the inner panel so that the filling opening is in communication with the filler chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sakai, Daisuke Ebihara
  • Patent number: 11639199
    Abstract: A vehicle body side part structure (10) includes a roof side rail (17) and a quarter pillar (15). The roof side rail extends in a vehicle body forward/rearward direction to form a first hollow structure. In the quarter pillar, a second hollow structure is formed, and an upper end portion is connected so as to cross the roof side rail. In addition, in the quarter pillar, an opening section (71) at which the roof side rail is opened, is closed by a lid part (481) at the upper end portion, in an intersecting part of the roof side rail and the upper end portion of the quarter pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sakai, Shohei Ohji
  • Patent number: 11628886
    Abstract: A vehicle body side structure includes a side panel assembly and a floor assembly. The side panel assembly has a side sill outer panel part fixed to a side sill reinforcement member and a fastening nut provided on a rear end portion of the side sill reinforcement member. The floor assembly has a wheel arch reinforcement member fixed to an inner panel front portion and a collar interposed between the wheel arch reinforcement member and the inner panel front portion. The side panel assembly is assembled to the floor assembly by fastening a fastening bolt to the fastening nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Hida, Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230062438
    Abstract: An image capturing unit captures an image including an embedded image that is printed on the basis of image data in which at least a color component has been modulated according to additional information. An adjustment unit adjusts a white balance of the image captured by the image capturing unit on the basis of an adjustment value associated with the embedded image. A processing unit processes image data of the image captured by the image capturing unit whose white balance has been adjusted by the adjustment unit to read the additional information in the image captured by the image capturing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sakai, Mitsuru Uratani, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Omagari, Tomohiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230061533
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus that is capable of reducing a workload of an inspection operator. The inspection apparatus performs inspection of a print product. An image reading section reads the print product and generates a scanned image of the print product. A reference image analysis section detects a line region and a photo region from the scanned image. The detected line region is determined as one of a character region and a bar code region. Settings of the inspection of the print product are set based on a result of the detection and a result of the determination. The inspection of the print product is performed based on the settings of the inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230030556
    Abstract: Arrangement processing for arranging image data on a printing medium can differ according to a printer type, and it may not be possible to obtain the print product intended by a user. A method is provided that includes determining, at a processor configured to perform the determining, to perform processing for generating image data without appending margins in a case where the printer type is identified to be a large-format printer based on printer type information, and determining, at the processor configured to perform the determining, to perform processing for generating the image data with appended margins in a case where the printer type is identified to be a small-format printer based on the printer type information and borderless printing is identified to be executed based on print setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230031924
    Abstract: A method comprises acquiring print setting information related to printing of image data, and, in a case where the print setting information specifies printing using at least special ink, which is ink other than ink for a process color, during printing of the image data, determining a first method as a method of processing for reducing a data size of the image data and, in a case where the print setting information specifies printing using ink for the process color without using the special ink during printing of the image data, determining a second method different from the first method as a method of processing for reducing the data size of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 11554814
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle body side structure capable of improving electrodeposition coating of a center pillar, ensuring sealability of door seal members, and further ensuring strength and rigidity. The vehicle body side structure includes front flange bulging portions and rear flange bulging portions on a center pillar inner panel. Further, a center pillar stiffener has front through holes and rear through holes communicating with a first closed cross section. A center pillar outer panel includes front and rear step passages and that communicate the front and rear through holes with a second closed cross section. The center pillar stiffeners is overlapped with the front bulging portions and the rear flange bulging portions so as to form front gap passages and rear gap passages that communicate the first closed cross section with the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kodai Baiju, Hiroyuki Sakai, Yasunobu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11533461
    Abstract: An image capturing unit captures an image including an embedded image that is printed on the basis of image data in which at least a color component has been modulated according to additional information. An adjustment unit adjusts a white balance of the image captured by the image capturing unit on the basis of an adjustment value associated with the embedded image. A processing unit processes image data of the image captured by the image capturing unit whose white balance has been adjusted by the adjustment unit to read the additional information in the image captured by the image capturing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sakai, Mitsuru Uratani, Yuki Ishida, Yuki Omagari, Tomohiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11443399
    Abstract: Reduce image quality deterioration of an object area that is gazed viewed by a user in a case where information is embedded in an image. An image processing apparatus including a recognition unit configured to recognize an object within an image and a layout unit configured to lay out information relating to an object recognized by the recognition unit in an area except for an object area for the recognized object within the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ogawa, Yoshinori Mizoguchi, Fumitaka Goto, Hiroyuki Sakai, Hiromitsu Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Doi, Takeru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11405525
    Abstract: A mechanism capable of improving the compression efficiency of image data generated by performing the dark reading is provided. An image processing apparatus comprising a reading unit configured to read a document and generate image data, a reading mode setting unit configured to set a reading mode of the reading unit to a first reading mode or a second reading mode, in which the document is read with the amount of light less than that in the first scanning mode, a background color determining unit configured to determine a background color in the image data generated by the reading unit, and a conversion image generating unit configured to generate image data, in which a color close to the background color in the image data is converted into the background color, in a case that the second reading mode is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20220223927
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to solve the problem of a decomposed product of cyclic ester that causes cycle deterioration and storage deterioration of a lithium ion secondary battery. As a solution for the problem, the lithium ion secondary battery includes; a positive electrode; a negative electrode using a graphite-based carbon material as a negative electrode active material; an electrolyte in which lithium salt is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent containing cyclic ester; and either a barrier layer 15 configured to inhibit contact of the cyclic ester with the negative electrode or a capturing material configured to trap a decomposed product of the cyclic ester generated at the negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Wataru MASUDA, Teruhiko HANAOKA, Toshiki TAKAHASHI, Susumu MINEOI, Hiroyuki SAKAI, Hiroki FUJITA
  • Patent number: D958217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei Narasaki, Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: D963723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei Narasaki, Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: D969175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Araki, Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: D988373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Masuda, Wataru Sasaki, Hiroyuki Sakai, Yoshitaka Higashikawa, Taiki Furuki, Tomonori Kaneko, Yutaka Araki