Patents by Inventor Katsutoshi Sawada

Katsutoshi Sawada 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: 20230086296
    Abstract: A wearable device according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The detection unit detects the living body information. The first layer is flexible and disposed in a first direction relative to the detection unit and includes a conductor electrically connected to the detection unit. The second layer is disposed in the first direction relative to the first layer and is harder than the first layer. The third layer is disposed in the first direction relative to the second layer and includes an electronic component electrically connected to the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Sawada, Masayasu Fujioka, Shun Aoki, ShouAdnas Takahashi, Nobutoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10498910
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: an input unit that inputs an original data; an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet in accordance with the original data; an operation panel that comprises a display unit and an operating unit and that receives an operation for entering a job for forming the image on the recording sheet by using the image forming unit; a display control unit that displays one or more types of window on the display unit of the operation panel; and a conference information obtaining unit that obtains conference information of a conference held in a conference room which is placed near the image forming apparatus, from a predetermined conference management server that manages the conference information of the conference, wherein the display control unit displays the conference information on the display unit from the conference management server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideaki Shimizu, Tohru Fujiwara, Kazuhisa Kishimoto, Katsutoshi Sawada
  • Patent number: 10353336
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying unit configured to convey continuous paper in a forward direction and in a reverse direction; an image forming unit configured to form an image on the continuous paper conveyed in the forward direction; a fixing unit configured to fix the image formed onto the continuous paper; an adjusting unit configured to adjust the image forming unit while the continuous paper is conveyed in the reverse direction; and a control unit configured to cause the conveying unit to convey the continuous paper in the reverse direction by an amount equivalent to a predetermined reverse conveyance distance to adjust the bottom edge of the image in a conveying direction to a position on an upstream side of the image forming unit, and cause the conveying unit to convey the continuous paper in the forward direction and cause the image forming unit to resume image formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Inoue, Katsutoshi Sawada
  • Patent number: 10257373
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in which a program is stored, wherein the program causes an information processing device to: obtain conference information of a conference; and prepare and display a print instruction window having a function for receiving a selection of a print apparatus used for a printing in a list of one or more print apparatuses by displaying the list and having a function for receiving an instruction for starting the printing, the print instruction window indicating the obtained conference information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideaki Shimizu, Tohru Fujiwara, Kazuhisa Kishimoto, Katsutoshi Sawada
  • Patent number: 10110765
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus controls a display of an operation screen, receives an operation signal corresponding to first operation content through the operation screen, and performs a process based on the operation signal. The operation signal is generated based on second operation content through a display screen of imaging data which is imaged of the operation screen. The second operation content has operation item positional information and screen identification information. When performing the process, the first operation content is associated with the second operation content based on the operation item positional information and the screen identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Ryou Sei, Katsutoshi Sawada
  • Patent number: 10079954
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a hardware processor configured to: recognize a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus, and determine a priority function to be preferentially introduced to a user among the plurality of functions recognized; and a first transmitting unit configured to transmit function introducing information indicating the functions of the image forming apparatus, which are recognized by the hardware processor, and the priority function, to a terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Morita, Katsutoshi Sawada
  • Patent number: 10007470
    Abstract: Provided is a server that manages a printing system including candidate printing apparatuses, the printing system including a request user detection unit configured to detect that a request user of a printing job enters a range of an authentication distance, and the printing system causing a hardware processor of the server to execute: selecting a route that connects applied printing apparatuses and determining allocation of the printing job; notifying the request user of information of the route; and notifying the applied printing apparatuses of request information, wherein, in the determination, the allocation is determined on the basis of predetermined time at which the request user arrives when the request user moves along the route and sequentially acquires printed matters, and the applied printing apparatuses initiate output of the printed matters, and wherein the authentication distance corresponds to required time taken from initiation to completion of output of the printed matters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ozawa, Katsutoshi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20170364016
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying unit configured to convey continuous paper in a forward direction and in a reverse direction; an image forming unit configured to form an image on the continuous paper conveyed in the forward direction; a fixing unit configured to fix the image formed onto the continuous paper; an adjusting unit configured to adjust the image forming unit while the continuous paper is conveyed in the reverse direction; and a control unit configured to cause the conveying unit to convey the continuous paper in the reverse direction by an amount equivalent to a predetermined reverse conveyance distance to adjust the bottom edge of the image in a conveying direction to a position on an upstream side of the image forming unit, and cause the conveying unit to convey the continuous paper in the forward direction and cause the image forming unit to resume image formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akira INOUE, Katsutoshi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20170329562
    Abstract: Provided is a server that manages a printing system including candidate printing apparatuses, the printing system including a request user detection unit configured to detect that a request user of a printing job enters a range of an authentication distance, and the printing system causing a hardware processor of the server to execute: selecting a route that connects applied printing apparatuses and determining allocation of the printing job; notifying the request user of information of the route; and notifying the applied printing apparatuses of request information, wherein, in the determination, the allocation is determined on the basis of predetermined time at which the request user arrives when the request user moves along the route and sequentially acquires printed matters, and the applied printing apparatuses initiate output of the printed matters, and wherein the authentication distance corresponds to required time taken from initiation to completion of output of the printed matters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro OZAWA, Katsutoshi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20170324875
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: an input unit that inputs an original data; an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet in accordance with the original data; an operation panel that comprises a display unit and an operating unit and that receives an operation for entering a job for forming the image on the recording sheet by using the image forming unit; a display control unit that displays one or more types of window on the display unit of the operation panel; and a conference information obtaining unit that obtains conference information of a conference held in a conference room which is placed near the image forming apparatus, from a predetermined conference management server that manages the conference information of the conference, wherein the display control unit displays the conference information on the display unit from the conference management server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideaki SHIMIZU, Tohru FUJIWARA, Kazuhisa KISHIMOTO, Katsutoshi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20170318167
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in which a program is stored, wherein the program causes an information processing device to: obtain conference information of a conference; and prepare and display a print instruction window having a function for receiving a selection of a print apparatus used for a printing in a list of one or more print apparatuses by displaying the list and having a function for receiving an instruction for starting the printing, the print instruction window indicating the obtained conference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki SHIMIZU, Tohru FUJIWARA, Kazuhisa KISHIMOTO, Katsutoshi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20170134599
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus controls a display of an operation screen, receives an operation signal corresponding to first operation content through the operation screen, and performs a process based on the operation signal. The operation signal is generated based on second operation content through a display screen of imaging data which is imaged of the operation screen. The second operation content has operation item positional information and screen identification information. When performing the process, the first operation content is associated with the second operation content based on the operation item positional information and the screen identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryou SEI, Katsutoshi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160349860
    Abstract: A display control method implemented in a system capable of conducting two or more processes on a single display unit includes: an operation receiving step of receiving an operation for switching a screen display between screens for using the respective processes; a threshold value setting step of setting a threshold value in accordance with progress of each corresponding one of the processes, the threshold value being for determining whether to switch the screen display in accordance with a level of the operation; and a display switching step of switching the screen display when the level of the operation received in the operation receiving step satisfies a criterion determined by the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshifumi WAGATSUMA, Katsutoshi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160352960
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a hardware processor configured to: recognize a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus, and determine a priority function to be preferentially introduced to a user among the plurality of functions recognized; and a first transmitting unit configured to transmit function introducing information indicating the functions of the image forming apparatus, which are recognized by the hardware processor, and the priority function, to a terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka MORITA, Katsutoshi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20080125556
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a cyclic olefin addition copolymer wherein a monomer composition containing 5 to 80 mol % of a cyclic olefin having a substituent selected from alkyl groups, alkylsilyl group, and alkylsilylmethyl group represented by formula (1) below and 20 to 95 mol % of a cyclic olefin represented by formula (2) below is addition-copolymerized in the presence of a palladium-based multicomponent catalyst containing a specific palladium compound (i), a specific phosphorus compound (ii), and an ionic boron compound or an ionic aluminum compound (iii): (one of A1 to A4 is a C4-5 alkyl group, trimethylsilyl group, or trimethylsilylmethyl group, and the others each independently are a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, or methyl group) (B1 to B4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, methyl group, or halogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenzo Ohkita, Noboru Oshima, Nobuyuki Sakabe, Katsutoshi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20060166511
    Abstract: A film or sheet containing an optionally crosslinked organic polymer having a high degree of crosslinking and having a little amount of residual solvent is obtained within a short period of time under a low pressure by bringing a film or sheet containing an organic polymer into contact with a superheated water vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Reiba, Kazuyoshi Nakazawa, Yoshihiro Mori, Katsutoshi Sawada, Noboru Oshima
  • Patent number: 6992154
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cyclic olefin addition copolymer which has a reactive silyl group having a specific structure, excels in optical transparency, heat resistance, and adhesion, and is capable of producing a crosslinked product having improved dimensional stability, solvent resistance, and chemical resistance. The present invention also provides a process for producing the cyclic olefin addition copolymer, a crosslinking composition, a crosslinked product and a process for producing the same, and an optically transparent material (transparent resin film) comprising the cyclic olefin addition copolymer. The optically transparent material excels in optical transparency and heat resistance, exhibits improved dimensional stability, adhesion, solvent resistance, and chemical resistance, and is capable of improving fragility and preventing occurrence of cracks in the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Oshima, Yooichiroh Maruyama, Michitaka Kaizu, Katsutoshi Sawada, Toshihiro Hayashi, Kenzo Ohkita
  • Publication number: 20050237578
    Abstract: A print ordering sheet for group members, which is used via a shop when the group member places an order of print from a photographed image stored in an information recording medium shared by the group members, including: a displaying section for displaying a visual list including total printed images produced from the photographed images; a print order assigning section for each printed image on the list; a control information displaying section for displaying control information relevant to a group; an identification writing section for writing identification information of the group member; and an address displaying section for displaying a contact address of the shop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Takashi Igarashi, Katsutoshi Sawada, Hiroyuki Uemura, Naoko Sasase
  • Publication number: 20050117032
    Abstract: There are provided an information recording medium in which an electronic album capable of effectively reproducing image data and musical-and-vocal data is recorded, and a slide show execution program. In this information-recording medium, there is recorded a set of image data that a customer provides, musical-and-vocal data that the customer selects at an order shop in a retail store or the like, and a computer program that reproduces the image data and the musical-and-vocal data, correlating them with each other. On the surface of the information-recording medium or on the jacket of a storage case, printing is performed so that each recorded image data and each recorded musical-and-vocal data can be identified, and play duration, tempo, number of phrases, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Yutaka Ueda, Hideaki Haraga, Takashi Igarashi, Katsutoshi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20050107552
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cyclic olefin addition copolymer which has a reactive silyl group having a specific structure, excels in optical transparency, heat resistance, and adhesion, and is capable of producing a crosslinked product having improved dimensional stability, solvent resistance, and chemical resistance. The present invention also provides a process for producing the cyclic olefin addition copolymer, a crosslinking composition, a crosslinked product and a process for producing the same, and an optically transparent material (transparent resin film) comprising the cyclic olefin addition copolymer. The optically transparent material excels in optical transparency and heat resistance, exhibits improved dimensional stability, adhesion, solvent resistance, and chemical resistance, and is capable of improving fragility and preventing occurrence of cracks in the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru Oshima, Yooichiroh Maruyama, Michitaka Kaizu, Katsutoshi Sawada, Toshihiro Hayashi, Kenzo Ohkita