Patents by Inventor Masahide Inoue

Masahide Inoue 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: 20230132555
    Abstract: Example display apparatus and methods of driving display apparatus are described. One example display apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a drive circuitry, at least one processor, and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor. The drive circuitry is configured to drive light emission of the plurality of light emitting elements. The one or more memories store programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to process signals output from the plurality of light emitting elements irradiated with light without emitting. The light emitting elements include light emitting element groups that emit light with different wavelengths. A predetermined specific wavelength is detected based on output values of signals output from light emitting elements included in at least two groups of the plurality of light emitting element groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Masahide INOUE
  • Patent number: 10663810
    Abstract: A display system and a method for driving a display, where the display system includes a first device comprising a first display, wherein the first display comprises a first electrode and a second electrode with a display component layer therebetween, and the second electrode is grounded, and a second device comprising a third electrode and an electric voltage source coupling to the third electrode, wherein when an electric voltage is applied to the third electrode by the electric voltage source, the third electrode is capable of inducing electrostatic charges on the first electrode, and a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode produced by the electrostatic charges on the first electrode is capable of driving molecules in the display component layer to be re-distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Masahide Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180180914
    Abstract: A display system and a method for driving a display, where the display system includes a first device comprising a first display, wherein the first display comprises a first electrode and a second electrode with a display component layer therebetween, and the second electrode is grounded, and a second device comprising a third electrode and an electric voltage source coupling to the third electrode, wherein when an electric voltage is applied to the third electrode by the electric voltage source, the third electrode is capable of inducing electrostatic charges on the first electrode, and a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode produced by the electrostatic charges on the first electrode is capable of driving molecules in the display component layer to be re-distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Masahide Inoue
  • Publication number: 20180129353
    Abstract: The present invention provides an input device, a user equipment and a method for determining a movement. The input device includes: an AMFPD substrate; a light source, arranged in the AMFPD substrate; a plurality of photo sensors, arranged in the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a light ray of the light source reflected by an object over the AMFPD substrate and output a signal which is transformed from the light ray; a controller, connected to the plurality of sensors and configured to determine a movement of the object according to signals output from the plurality of photo sensors. This solution can determine a movement of 2D or 3D dimension of an object moving over the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Masahide INOUE
  • Patent number: 9221053
    Abstract: A test reagent container includes: a bottom part; a peripheral wall part on the periphery of the bottom part; a storage part which opens upward and with an internal diameter of an inner peripheral wall decreased with depth; a film which seals the opening of the storage part; a discharge channel which penetratingly passes from an inner bottom surface of the storage part to the bottom part of the container body; a projecting part formed downwardly projecting from the bottom part to seal an outlet of the discharge channel; a breakable part including a thick-walled part and a thin-walled part thinner than the thick-walled part formed on the periphery of the projecting part. The breakable part is broken when the projecting part is depressed from outside of the container, the projecting part is inserted into the inside of the discharge channel, and the sealed state of the outlet is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: Fujibo Holdings, Inc., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masahide Inoue, Minoru Asogawa, Yoshinori Mishina
  • Patent number: 9186676
    Abstract: A test reagent container including a discharge port, formed by depressing a projecting part formed on a container bottom part, through which content can be easily and reliably discharged. The test reagent container includes: a bottom part; a peripheral wall raised approximately perpendicularly from a periphery of the bottom part; and a storage part defined by the bottom part and peripheral wall. A projecting part is formed on the bottom part in a projecting manner toward outside the container. A proximal end of the projecting part is formed in a bendable manner relative to the bottom part, and an easily breakable part is formed on a periphery of the projecting part except for the proximal end of the projecting part. The easily breakable part is broken when the projecting part is depressed from outside the container to be pushed into the inside of the container to form a discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: Fujibo Holdings, Inc., NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masahide Inoue, Minoru Asogawa, Yoshinori Mishina
  • Publication number: 20140234185
    Abstract: A test reagent container includes: a bottom part; a peripheral wall part on the periphery of the bottom part; a storage part which opens upward and with an internal diameter of an inner peripheral wall decreased with depth; a film which seals the opening of the storage part; a discharge channel which penetratingly passes from an inner bottom surface of the storage part to the bottom part of the container body; a projecting part formed downwardly projecting from the bottom part to seal an outlet of the discharge channel; a breakable part including a thick-walled part and a thin-walled part thinner than the thick-walled part formed on the periphery of the projecting part. The breakable part is broken when the projecting part is depressed from outside of the container, the projecting part is inserted into the inside of the discharge channel, and the sealed state of the outlet is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, Fujibo Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahide Inoue, Minoru Asogawa, Yoshinori Mishina
  • Publication number: 20140050636
    Abstract: A test reagent container including a discharge port, formed by depressing a projecting part formed on a container bottom part, through which content can be easily and reliably discharged. The test reagent container includes: a bottom part; a peripheral wall raised approximately perpendicularly from a periphery of the bottom part; and a storage part defined by the bottom part and peripheral wall. A projecting part is formed on the bottom part in a projecting manner toward outside the container. A proximal end of the projecting part is formed in a bendable manner relative to the bottom part, and an easily breakable part is formed on a periphery of the projecting part except for the proximal end of the projecting part. The easily breakable part is broken when the projecting part is depressed from outside the container to be pushed into the inside of the container to form a discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, Fujibo Holdins, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahide Inoue, Minoru Asogawa, Yoshinori Mishina
  • Patent number: 8390595
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of sensors, and a position detection device is disclosed. The first substrate includes a plurality of pixel electrodes. The second substrate includes at least one opposite electrode and passed through by light. A liquid crystal component is enclosed between the first and the second substrates, and a voltage between the first and the second substrates is controlled to display an image. The sensors are disposed on peripheral portions of the first and the second substrates and output signals corresponding to relative positions of the first and the second substrates. The position detection device receives the signals output from the sensors to determine a touched position on the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Masahide Inoue
  • Patent number: 8357481
    Abstract: An image forming method including forming an electrostatic latent image on a photoreceptor; developing the latent image with a developer including a toner using a center-feed developing device to form a toner image; transferring the toner image onto a receiving material; and fixing the toner image using a fixing member coated with silicone oil. The toner includes at least a binder resin; a colorant; and a quaternary ammonium salt having a specific formula, wherein when the toner is dispersed in ethanol using ultrasonic waves, the dispersion has a turbidity of from 0.4 to 1.0 when the turbidity is determined using a haze meter. An image forming apparatus including a photoreceptor; a center-feed developing device using a developer including the toner; a transferring device; a fixing device using a fixing member coated with silicone oil; and a cleaner for the photoreceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kishida, Masahide Inoue, Hyo Shu, Yasutada Shitara
  • Patent number: 8329371
    Abstract: A non-magnetic toner, including a binder resin; a wax present dispersing in the toner in the shape of a particle; and a colorant, wherein the wax having a particle diameter not less than 2.0 ?m and less than 3.0 ?m is not less than 20% and less than 40% by number based on total number thereof; the wax has a mode value not less than 1.5 ?m and less than 2.0 ?m in a frequency distribution of 0.1 ?m width; and the following relationship is satisfied: 45<XZ/Y<62 wherein X represents a softening point (° C.) of the toner; Y represents a volume-average particle diameter (?m) of the toner; and Z represents a total parts by weight of the wax included in 100 parts by weight of the toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Hideaki Yasunaga, Hiroaki Katoh, Kazuoki Fuwa, Masayuki Hagi, Masahide Inoue
  • Publication number: 20120086891
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a first substrate and a second substrate both of which have a first surface and a second surface, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first surface of the first substrate and the first surface of the second substrate. The liquid crystal display device further comprises a first polarizer and a second polarizer, which allows incident light incident to the second surface of the first substrate or the second surface of the second substrate to pass through the liquid crystal layer, and a photo sensor, formed on the first surface of the second substrate together with driver circuitry, sensing the light passing through the first polarizer and the second polarizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahide INOUE, Masahiro YOSHIGA
  • Patent number: 8139984
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, wherein a surface resistivity Rse[?] of a charger and a volume resistivity Rsw [?·cm] of the composition having a low softening point satisfy the following relationship: 0.8×10?1Rse<Rvw<1.5×10Rse is provided. The image forming apparatus contains a photoreceptor; a charger configured to charge the photoreceptor with a charger contacting thereto; an irradiator configured to irradiate the photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image thereon; an image developer configured to develop the electrostatic latent image with a toner to form a toner image on the photoreceptor; a transferer configured to transfer the toner image onto a recording material directly or through an intermediate transferer; and a fixer configured to fix the toner image on the recording material, wherein the toner comprises: a binder resin; a colorant; a composition having a low softening point; and an external additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Murakami, Masahide Inoue, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takuya Kadota, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Katsunori Kurose, Yoshimichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8110330
    Abstract: To provide a toner that contains at least a binder resin, a colorant, a releasing agent and zeolite, the toner being manufactured through O/W type wet granulation and having an average circularity of 0.970 or greater, and a developer and image forming method using the toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Atsushi Yamamoto, Masahide Inoue
  • Patent number: 8103199
    Abstract: A developing device including a developing roller facing an image bearing member and a toner layer thickness control member to control an amount of a toner adhered to the developing roller, so that an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member is developed with the toner to form a toner image. The following relationships are satisfied: 0.08×100.3×Dv<Ra<0.18×100.3×Dv, 2.0<(Ra/RSm)×100<4.0, and 8<Rz<15, where Dv (?m) is a volume average particle diameter of the toner, Ra (?m) is an arithmetical mean roughness of the developing roller in a longitudinal direction, Rz (?m) is a ten-point mean roughness of the developing roller in a longitudinal direction, and RSm (?m) is a mean length of roughness curve elements of the developing roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Hideaki Yasunaga, Masayuki Hagi, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Yoshitaka Sekiguchi, Hiroaki Katoh, Kazuoki Fuwa, Masahide Inoue
  • Patent number: 8053154
    Abstract: A toner for electrostatic charge development is provided where the toner comprises a colorant and a resin and contains an organic boron compound represented by a following chemical formula (A) as a charge controlling agent, further the toner is treated with an inorganic fine particle and at least one of the inorganic particles is a magnesium silicate compound represented by a following general formula [2] is provided. wherein X is an alkali metal, R1, R2, R3 or R4 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom. MgxSiyO(x+2y)??[2] wherein x and y are integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Kadota, Masayuki Hagi, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Katsunori Kurose, Hiroaki Kato, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Masahide Inoue, Minoru Nakamura, Hideaki Yasunaga
  • Patent number: 8041270
    Abstract: An image developer using a one-component developer, Including a developing roller visualizing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearer with a pulverized toner; and a feed roller feeding the pulverized toner to the developing roller while contacting thereto, wherein the pulverized toner includes a parent toner; a wax; and an external additive comprising an additive having a number-average particle diameter of from 20 to 60 nm and adhering to the surface of the parent toner at an adherence strength of from 50 to 70%, and wherein the following relationships (1) to (3) are satisfied: 4.70<Log10 R<5.70??(1) 8.00<Log10 Z<10.70??(2) ?6.25*Log10 R+37.5<Log10 Z<?6.25*Log10 R+45.6??(3) wherein R represents a resistivity of the developing roller and Z represents an impedance of the pulverized toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hideaki Yasunaga, Masayuki Hagi, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Hiroaki Katoh, Kazuoki Fuwa, Masahide Inoue, Yoshitaka Sekiguchi, Satoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8021814
    Abstract: A toner useful for an oilless fixing method, includes a binder resin; a colorant; and 2.0 to 4.5% by weight of a wax which is soluble in n-hexane, based on a total weight of the toner, wherein the wax is dispersed in the toner, the wax forming wax domain particles (DA) comprising wax domain particles (DS) exposed at a surface of the toner and wax domain particles (DI) encapsulated in the toner and not exposed at the surface of the toner, wherein a weight of the DS is greater than a weight of the DI, wherein the toner from which the DS have been eluted with n-hexane comprises vestigial concavities having an area of 0.01 ??m2 or more on the surface of the toner in an amount of from 1 to 7 pcs/4 ?m2, and wherein 60% or more by number of the DA having a particle diameter of 200 nm or more have a spindle or cylindrical shape having an aspect ratio of 4 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Hagi, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Hideaki Yasunaga, Hiroaki Katoh, Kazuoki Fuwa, Yoshitaka Sekiguchi, Satoshi Ogawa, Masahide Inoue
  • Patent number: 7981593
    Abstract: A toner including toner particles including a resin, a colorant, a wax, and a charge controlling agent, and an external additive, wherein the toner satisfies the relationships (1) 0.15×Q?2?T?0.15×Q?0.15, and (2) 1.0?T?2.5, wherein Q represents the charge of the toner in units of ?C/g, and T represents the torque of the toner in units of mN·m determined by a method using a cone-shaped rotor while controlling a space ratio of the toner at 58%. A developer including the toner and a carrier. An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a transfer device, a fixing device and a double side image forming unit, and using the toner, wherein the receiving material includes moisture in an amount of not greater than 5% by weight after the toner image on the first side is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki Katoh, Hideaki Yasunaga, Kazuoki Fuwa, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Masayuki Hagi, Masahide Inoue
  • Patent number: 7970323
    Abstract: A developing device including a developer bearing member configured to feed a developer to an image bearing member; a developer supplying member, which is contacted with the developer bearing member at a first nip while opposed thereto and which is configured to supply the developer to the developer bearing member; and a developer layer forming member, which is contacted with the developer bearing member at a second nip located on the downstream side from the first nip relative to the rotation direction of the developer bearing member to form the layer of the developer on the developer bearing member, wherein the developer is a nonmagnetic one component developer, and the distance between the front edge of the second nip and the rear edge of the first nip relative to the rotation direction of the image bearing member is greater than 0.8 mm and less than 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Katoh, Masayuki Hagi, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Hideaki Yasunaga, Yoshitaka Sekiguchi, Kazuoki Fuwa, Masahide Inoue