Patents by Inventor Nobuo Inoue
Nobuo 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).
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Patent number: 8532404Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of compression units and a switching unit. The plurality of compression units compress image information by different compression methods. The switching unit extracts plural pieces of color information from pieces of color information which constitute the image information in a color space expressing the image information, and selects one of the plurality of compression units in accordance with hue angles of the plural pieces of extracted color information.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Inoue, Minoru Sodeura, Toshiyuki Yamada, Shintaro Adachi, Tsutomu Kimura
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Patent number: 8492145Abstract: To supply substantially isolated neural cells in a large amount, and to provide an application means for a neuroregenerative medicine or the like for a neurodegenerative disease, a nervous damage or the like. A method for producing a substantially isolated neural cell, comprising the step of carrying out the suspension culture of embryonic stem cells in the presence of an astrocyte conditioned medium or ingredients substantially equivalent to the conditioned medium; and a neural cell obtained thereby; a cell pharmaceutical composition comprising, as an active ingredient, the isolated neural stem cell; and a method for treating a neurodegenerative disease or nervous damage, comprising the step of introducing the neural cell into a neurodegenerative site or a nervous damage site.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma CorporationInventors: Takashi Nakayama, Nobuo Inoue, Yasushi Kondo, Yutaka Suzuki
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Publication number: 20130181093Abstract: Provided are an anti-icing system, wing, aircraft, and anti-icing method which prevent icing on the aircraft flying in an environment under icing conditions, using a simple configuration. An anti-icing system according to the present invention generates a pressure wave by aiming at supercooled airborne water droplets existing in a traveling direction of an aircraft (10) and thereby changes the water droplets into ice by means of the pressure wave. To impart an acceleration of, for example, 10 G to the water droplets, the pressure wave is set to produce 0.9 to 3.3 [Pa] at a predetermined location by taking attenuation into consideration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2011Publication date: July 18, 2013Inventor: Nobuo Inoue
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Patent number: 8326207Abstract: A sheet transport device and an image forming apparatus that includes the sheet transport device. The sheet transport device includes a reverse-transport roller, at least one roller guide, and a shaft. The reverse-transport roller is provided to a diverging point of a sheet reversing portion from which a recording medium enters or exits and is configured to transport the recording medium to the sheet reversing portion. At least one roller guide is provided in a vicinity of an end face of at least one side of the reverse-transport roller and is configured to prevent the reverse-transport roller from contacting the recording medium when reversing the recording medium. The reverse-transport roller and the roller guide are disposed on the shaft. Friction of a peripheral surface of the roller guide is configured to be substantially less than that of the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuharu Gaman, Nobuo Inoue
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Patent number: 8275198Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts a plurality of pieces of color information making up image information and executes conversion to specific colors to which the color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates for each specific color, image information converted into the specific colors by the limited color conversion processing section; a compression processing section that compresses for each color, the image information for each specific color separated by the by-color separation processing section; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs the image information for each color compressed by the compression processing section.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Yamada, Nobuo Inoue, Minoru Sodeura, Tsutomu Kimura, Shintaro Adachi
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Patent number: 8213713Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided, the image processing apparatus including: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts plural pieces of color information constructing image information and converts the plural pieces of color information into color information representing specific colors to which each of the plural pieces of color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates the image information containing the converted color information for each of the specific colors; a compression determination section that determines a compression system for each color as to each of pieces of image information which are separated by the by-color separation processing section for each of the specific colors; a compression processing section that compresses said each of pieces of image information according to the determined compression system for each color; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs said each of pieces of image inType: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shintaro Adachi, Toshiyuki Yamada, Nobuo Inoue, Tsutomu Kimura, Minoru Sodeura
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Patent number: 8152197Abstract: A side airbag unit disposed in a side support of a seat capable of absorbing collision energy sufficiently during a side collision of a vehicle is described. In one example, the airbag unit comprises: a low expansion member disposed inside of a front skin of the seat, wherein one end of the low expansion member is attached to the inside of the front skin in the vicinity of a fragile part of the seat and the other end of the low expansion member is attached to the seatback frame through a slit. The low expansion member inhibits the front skin from expanding due to the inflation of the airbag, and a cushion pad located outside of the slit in the vehicle width direction and inside of the fragile part in the vehicle width direction is moved outward and frontward by the inflation of the airbag in a vehicle collision.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Seigo Taguchi, Kazuya Fukutani, Hideharu Saiki, Nobuo Inoue
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Patent number: 8115952Abstract: A document managing system includes: an image forming device that includes an image forming part, and forms a document on a prescribed output medium; a discarding device that includes a document discarding part that discards the document formed on the output medium by the image forming device; and a discard certificate issuing device that includes a discard certificate issuing part, and issues a certificate of a discarding process in the discarding device.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nobuo Inoue
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Publication number: 20100246945Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of compression units and a switching unit. The plurality of compression units compress image information by different compression methods. The switching unit extracts plural pieces of color information from pieces of color information which constitute the image information in a color space expressing the image information, and selects one of the plurality of compression units in accordance with hue angles of the plural pieces of extracted color information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuo INOUE, Minoru SODEURA, Toshiyuki YAMADA, Shintaro ADACHI, Tsutomu KIMURA
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Publication number: 20100246946Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts a plurality of pieces of color information making up image information and executes conversion to specific colors to which the color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates for each specific color, image information converted into the specific colors by the limited color conversion processing section; a compression processing section that compresses for each color, the image information for each specific color separated by the by-color separation processing section; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs the image information for each color compressed by the compression processing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiyuki Yamada, Nobuo Inoue, Minoru Sodeura, Tsutomu Kimura, Shintaro Adachi
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Publication number: 20100246942Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided, the image processing apparatus including: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts plural pieces of color information constructing image information and converts the plural pieces of color information into color information representing specific colors to which each of the plural pieces of color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates the image information containing the converted color information for each of the specific colors; a compression determination section that determines a compression system for each color as to each of pieces of image information which are separated by the by-color separation processing section for each of the specific colors; a compression processing section that compresses said each of pieces of image information according to the determined compression system for each color; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs said each of pieces of image inType: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro ADACHI, Toshiyuki YAMADA, Nobuo INOUE, Tsutomu KIMURA, Minoru SODEURA
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Publication number: 20100156071Abstract: A side airbag unit disposed in a side support of a seat capable of absorbing collision energy sufficiently during a side collision of a vehicle is described. In one example, the airbag unit comprises: a low expansion member disposed inside of a front skin of the seat, wherein one end of the low expansion member is attached to the inside of the front skin in the vicinity of a fragile part of the seat and the other end of the low expansion member is attached to the seatback frame through a slit. The low expansion member inhibits the front skin from expanding due to the inflation of the airbag, and a cushion pad located outside of the slit in the vehicle width direction and inside of the fragile part in the vehicle width direction is moved outward and frontward by the inflation of the airbag in a vehicle collision.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Seigo Taguchi, Kazuya Fukutani, Hideharu Saiki, Nobuo Inoue
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Patent number: 7635129Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus that conveys a sheet serving as a recording medium and effectively reduces energy consumption includes a movable sheet supporting device configured to support sheets, a sheet size detecting device configured to detect a size of the sheets by detecting a location of the sheet supporting device, a gap detecting device configured to detect a gap between the sheets and the sheet supporting device, and a reporting device configured to notify an operator of a gap detected by the gap detecting device.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, LtdInventor: Nobuo Inoue
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Publication number: 20090148214Abstract: A sheet transport device and an image forming apparatus that includes the sheet transport device. The sheet transport device includes a reverse-transport roller, at least one roller guide, and a shaft. The reverse-transport roller is provided to a diverging point of a sheet reversing portion from which a recording medium enters or exits and is configured to transport the recording medium to the sheet reversing portion. At least one roller guide is provided in a vicinity of an end face of at least one side of the reverse-transport roller and is configured to prevent the reverse-transport roller from contacting the recording medium when reversing the recording medium. The reverse-transport roller and the roller guide are disposed on the shaft. Friction of a peripheral surface of the roller guide is configured to be substantially less than that of the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Yasuharu Gaman, Nobuo Inoue
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Patent number: 7443490Abstract: A medium discrimination device includes a transmitted light quantity measurement device arranged to measure a transmitted light quantity in a thickness direction of a printing medium on a conveyance route, and configured to perform a measurement of the transmitted light quantity at each time the printing medium is conveyed, a measurement value memory device storing a result of the measurement performed by the transmitted light quantity measurement device, a medium setting device configured to previously set a type of printing medium to be used, a medium information memory device storing information of a transmitted light quantity assigned to each printing medium to be set by the medium setting device, and a control processing unit configured to perform paper type detection on a first printing medium, and double feed detection on following printing mediums.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Yamagishi, Nobuo Inoue, Kouki Sakamoto, Nobuyuki Shimodaira, Takashi Koshinuma, Yasuharu Gaman, Katsuhiko Miki
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Patent number: 7395009Abstract: A sheet carrier apparatus includes a sheet carrier guide to guide a sheet in a first direction and includes an opening; and a paper-dust removal member that is arranged substantially above the opening and so as to make a contact with the sheet carried on the sheet carrier guide, is extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and removes paper dust so that the paper dust falls through the opening. In the sheet carrier apparatus, the paper-dust removal member includes a first part and a second part that are arranged along the second direction, and the first part and the second part have a different contact resistance against the sheet.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventor: Nobuo Inoue
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Patent number: 7391992Abstract: A sheet conveying unit that guides and conveys a sheet material by a lower conveying guide includes an opening in the lower conveying guide, a brush-like member on a downstream side of the opening to scrap off paper dust adhered on a surface of a sheet material. A sheet detecting unit controls operation of the brush-like member.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2004Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Nobuo Inoue
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Patent number: 7374166Abstract: A sheet conveying unit includes a lower sheet conveying guide on which a sheet material is placed. The sheet conveying unit conveys the sheet material while the sheet material is being guided by the lower sheet conveying guide. The lower sheet conveying guide includes an opening. An elastic member projecting from above toward the lower sheet conveying guide is provided at a downstream side of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2004Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventor: Nobuo Inoue
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Publication number: 20080115044Abstract: A document managing system includes: an image forming device that includes an image forming part, and forms a document on a prescribed output medium; a discarding device that includes a document discarding part that discards the document formed on the output medium by the image forming device; and a discard certificate issuing device that includes a discard certificate issuing part, and issues a certificate of a discarding process in the discarding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuo Inoue
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Publication number: 20080096273Abstract: Disclosed are a method for preparing a conditioned medium of astrocyte-like cells derived from embryonic stem cells, characterized in that astrocyte-like cells, which are prepared by differentiation of embryonic stem cells, are cultured; the medium obtained by said method, the use of the conditioned medium for culturing neural cells as well as for inducing the differentiation of embryonic stem cells into neural cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2005Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Yasushi Kondo, Yutaka Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Okuno, Takashi Nakayama, Nobuo Inoue