Patents by Inventor Makoto Shiomi

Makoto Shiomi 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: 20240017237
    Abstract: A reactor includes a second flow path on a permeation side of a separate membrane. The second flow path includes an inflow port open to a first space between a first seal portion and a flow stop unit, and an outflow port open to a second space between a second seal portion and a flow stop unit. A housing includes a sweep gas supply port for supplying a sweep gas to the first space and a sweep gas exhaust port for discharging the sweep gas from the second space. In a side view of the reactor, a direction in which the sweep gas flows through the second space is opposite to a direction in which the sweep gas flows through the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke NAKAGAWA, Kazuki IIDA, Hirofumi KAN, Atsushi TORII, Makoto SHIOMI, Yukinari SHIBAGAKI, Katsuya SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240017236
    Abstract: A reactor includes a second flow path on a permeation side of a separation membrane. The second flow path includes an inflow port open to a first space between a first seal portion and a flow rate adjustment unit, and an outflow port open to a second space between a second seal portion and a flow rate adjustment unit. A housing includes a sweep gas supply port for supplying a sweep gas to the first space and a sweep gas exhaust port for discharging the sweep gas from the second space. In a side view of the reactor, a direction in which the sweep gas flows from the first space to the second space via the flow rate adjustment unit is the same as a direction in which the sweep gas flows through the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke NAKAGAWA, Kazuki IIDA, Hirofumi KAN, Atsushi TORII, Makoto SHIOMI, Yukinari SHIBAGAKI, Katsuya SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230408338
    Abstract: An inspecting apparatus for inspecting print images printed on a transparent printing medium. The apparatus includes a first transport roller for transporting the transparent printing medium; a second transport roller spaced from the first transport roller, and disposed downstream in a transport direction, for transporting the transparent printing medium; a photographing device for photographing the print images located in an inspection area; and a light emitting device for emitting light for photographing the print images located in the inspection area. The first transport roller and second transport roller have outer circumferential surfaces thereof each with a light absorbing member for absorbing the light from the light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshikazu ICHIOKA, Makoto SHIOMI, Shinsuke YAMASHITA, Shinji HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11788892
    Abstract: An inspecting apparatus for inspecting print images printed on a transparent printing medium. The apparatus includes a first transport roller for transporting the transparent printing medium; a second transport roller spaced from the first transport roller, and disposed downstream in a transport direction, for transporting the transparent printing medium; a photographing device for photographing the print images located in an inspection area; and a light emitting device for emitting light for photographing the print images located in the inspection area. The first transport roller and second transport roller have outer circumferential surfaces thereof each with a light absorbing member for absorbing the light from the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ichioka, Makoto Shiomi, Shinsuke Yamashita, Shinji Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20230302822
    Abstract: A printing system includes a coating device, a printing device, and a controller. The coating device applies a processing liquid to a base material by bringing a coating roller with the processing liquid adhering thereto into contact with the transported base material. The printing device performs printing on a surface of the base material to which the processing liquid has been applied. The controller includes a contact-start-position identifier, an inappropriate-printing-area setter, and a print controller. The contact-start-position identifier identifies a contact start position of the base material in which the coating roller and the base material start to come in contact with each other. The inappropriate-printing-area setter sets, as the inappropriate printing area, an area of the base material that has a predetermined length in a transport direction from the contact start position. The print controller stops the printing device from performing printing on the inappropriate printing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuma Tani, Makoto Shiomi, Yasunori Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 11738575
    Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium. The apparatus includes the following elements: a transport mechanism for transporting the printing medium in a transport direction; a first print head for printing an image on the printing medium, and printing a lead line used as a reference for determining a printing position in a width direction; a second print head for performing printing based on a position of the lead line; a printing position sensor for detecting the position of the lead line in the width direction; and a moving mechanism for moving the printing position sensor in the width direction of the printing medium according to a width dimension of the printing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yasuda, Kazuki Fukui, Makoto Shiomi
  • Patent number: 11645986
    Abstract: An image processing device generates backlight data from input image data to control outputs of a plurality of light-emitting regions; corrects the backlight data; generates luminance distribution data for the backlight from the backlight data that is corrected; generates second panel data from an input image data to control aperture ratios of a plurality of pixels; corrects the second panel data; generates luminance distribution data for the second liquid crystal panel from the second panel data that is corrected and the luminance distribution data for the backlight; and generates first panel data from the input image data and the luminance distribution data for the second liquid crystal panel to control aperture ratios of a plurality of picture elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoko Goto, Makoto Shiomi
  • Publication number: 20230024146
    Abstract: A first pixel configured to emit light of a first color, a second pixel configured to emit light of a second color; and a third pixel configured to emit light of a third color are provided. The first pixel includes a first subpixel and a second subpixel each including a quantum dot light-emitting layer. A light-emission peak wavelength of the second subpixel is longer than a light-emission peak wavelength of the first subpixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: MAKOTO SHIOMI
  • Publication number: 20220392415
    Abstract: An image processing device generates backlight data from input image data to control outputs of a plurality of light-emitting regions; corrects the backlight data; generates luminance distribution data for the backlight from the backlight data that is corrected; generates second panel data from an input image data to control aperture ratios of a plurality of pixels; corrects the second panel data; generates luminance distribution data for the second liquid crystal panel from the second panel data that is corrected and the luminance distribution data for the backlight; and generates first panel data from the input image data and the luminance distribution data for the second liquid crystal panel to control aperture ratios of a plurality of picture elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Naoko GOTO, Makoto SHIOMI
  • Patent number: 11501726
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight, a first liquid crystal panel, a second liquid crystal panel, and a driver. The second liquid crystal panel is overlapped with the first liquid crystal panel, and disposed closer to the backlight than to the first liquid crystal panel. The driver is configured to drive the backlight, the first liquid crystal panel, and the second liquid crystal panel. The second liquid crystal panel is lower in resolution than the first liquid crystal panel. The driver drives the first liquid crystal panel and the second liquid crystal panel at different refresh rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Murai, Makoto Shiomi
  • Publication number: 20220088943
    Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium. The apparatus includes the following elements: a transport mechanism for transporting the printing medium in a transport direction; a first print head for printing an image on the printing medium, and printing a lead line used as a reference for determining a printing position in a width direction; a second print head for performing printing based on a position of the lead line; a printing position sensor for detecting the position of the lead line in the width direction; and a moving mechanism for moving the printing position sensor in the width direction of the printing medium according to a width dimension of the printing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Yasuda, Kazuki FUKUI, Makoto SHIOMI
  • Publication number: 20220090967
    Abstract: An inspecting apparatus for inspecting print images printed on a transparent printing medium. The apparatus includes a first transport roller for transporting the transparent printing medium; a second transport roller spaced from the first transport roller, and disposed downstream in a transport direction, for transporting the transparent printing medium; a photographing device for photographing the print images located in an inspection area; and a light emitting device for emitting light for photographing the print images located in the inspection area. The first transport roller and second transport roller have outer circumferential surfaces thereof each with a light absorbing member for absorbing the light from the light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ichioka, Makoto Shiomi, Shinsuke Yamashita, Shinji Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20220044647
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight, a first liquid crystal panel, a second liquid crystal panel, and a driver. The second liquid crystal panel is overlapped with the first liquid crystal panel, and disposed closer to the backlight than to the first liquid crystal panel. The driver is configured to drive the backlight, the first liquid crystal panel, and the second liquid crystal panel. The second liquid crystal panel is lower in resolution than the first liquid crystal panel. The driver drives the first liquid crystal panel and the second liquid crystal panel at different refresh rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI MURAI, MAKOTO SHIOMI
  • Publication number: 20210241703
    Abstract: To provide a control device capable of reducing power consumption of a display device. A display controller is a control device of a display device including a display including a plurality of light sources to be independently controlled. The display controller performs display processing that involves monitoring an update of an image to be displayed on a screen of the display, and causing a light source corresponding to a display region of the updated image to glow more brightly than another light source, the light source and the other light source being included in the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: MAKOTO SHIOMI, NAOKO GOTO, NAOTO INOUE, AYA OKAMOTO, OSAMU TERANUMA, MASAO KURINO, YUKI KATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20210233479
    Abstract: To provide a control device capable of reducing power consumption of a display device. A display controller is a control device of a display device including a display including a plurality of light sources to be independently controlled. In accordance with levels of unimportance or levels of importance each corresponding to one of display items displayed by one or more applications of the display device, the display controller controls brightness of a light source corresponding to a display region for the one display item. The light source is included in the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: MAKOTO SHIOMI, NAOKO GOTO, NAOTO INOUE, AYA OKAMOTO, OSAMU TERANUMA, MASAO KURINO, YUKI KATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20210134236
    Abstract: To provide a control device capable of reducing power consumption of a display device. A display controller is a control device of a display device including a display including a plurality of light sources to be independently controlled. The control device performs first display processing that involves causing a light source, corresponding to a display region for notice information, to glow more brightly than another light source if the notice information is displayed on a part of the display when the display device is in a lock state. The notice information presents a user a notice, and the light source and the other light source are included in the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: MAKOTO SHIOMI, NAOKO GOTO, NAOTO INOUE, AYA OKAMOTO, OSAMU TERANUMA, MASAO KURINO, YUKI KATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 10761371
    Abstract: A change of a color tone of an image to be displayed is suppressed. A liquid crystal display device (1) displays an original image having a first dynamic range in a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range. The liquid crystal display device includes a display control circuit (50) that lowers luminance of a dominant color having luminance higher than predetermined luminance to the predetermined luminance or less and lowers luminance of a non-dominant color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Shiomi
  • Patent number: 10497333
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a display section including first and second areas (ARa and ARb); a first driver substrate (Fa) for the first area; a second driver substrate (Fb) for the second area; a first-driver-substrate-voltage generating circuit (Pa) that supplies a drive voltage to a first voltage input terminal (xa1) of the first driver substrate; a second-driver-substrate-voltage generating circuit (Pb) that supplies a drive voltage to a second voltage input terminal (xb1) of the second driver substrate; and at least one switch (a1 and B1) that electrically connects or separates the first and second voltage input terminals (xa1 and xb1). In this configuration, the liquid crystal display has restrained luminance difference (luminance disparity) between the areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Shiomi
  • Patent number: 10471355
    Abstract: A more effective image is presented to a third person in accordance with the progress of a prescribed story of a game in which a virtual object is generated. An MR game device (3) includes a spectator-viewing-intended image synthesis unit (353) that generates a spectator viewpoint image of a virtual space containing an image of the virtual object and an image of a competitor as viewed from a virtual space viewpoint of a spectator in accordance with the progress of the prescribed story.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohiro Hohjoh, Makoto Shiomi
  • Publication number: 20190265552
    Abstract: A change of a color tone of an image to be displayed is suppressed. A liquid crystal display device (1) displays an original image having a first dynamic range in a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range. The liquid crystal display device includes a display control circuit (50) that lowers luminance of a dominant color having luminance higher than predetermined luminance to the predetermined luminance or less and lowers luminance of a non-dominant color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: MAKOTO SHIOMI