Patents by Inventor Nobuo Kawasaki

Nobuo Kawasaki 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).

  • Patent number: 11809763
    Abstract: A method for display control is provided. The method includes obtaining information of a remaining amount display color displaying a remaining amount of a consumable supply, obtaining the information of a background color in a displaying area displaying the remaining amount of the consumable supply, and changing a display content in the displaying area on the basis of the remaining amount display color and the background color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuo Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20220382493
    Abstract: A method for display control is provided. The method includes obtaining information of a remaining amount display color displaying a remaining amount of a consumable supply, obtaining the information of a background color in a displaying area displaying the remaining amount of the consumable supply, and changing a display content in the displaying area on the basis of the remaining amount display color and the background color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Nobuo Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 11385848
    Abstract: A control method using print control software operable in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printer and capable of storing registration information on the printer in a predetermined storage area includes causing a computer of the information processing apparatus to execute obtaining, after an operating system (OS) on the information processing apparatus is updated to a second version capable of using the print control software, with the registration information on the printer stored in the predetermined storage area and being stored during an operation of a first version of the OS on which the print control software is not used, displaying printer information based on the obtained registration information, and registering a print queue with the print control software using the obtained registration information on a basis that the displayed printer information is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuo Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20210240406
    Abstract: A print conversion utility operable on a PC causes a PC to execute: a step of obtaining print queue registration information of a printer not compatible with an OS standard print control component from a predetermined storage area in a case where the print queue registration information is stored in the storage area; and a registering step of registering a print queue with the print conversion utility using the obtained print queue registration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Nobuo Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10469268
    Abstract: The present technology relates to the field of configuration and setup of encrypted computer network transmission systems. In particular, the present technology relates to setting up and configuring network encryption systems, including MACsec, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), and TLS protocols, in heterogeneous networks over Wireless Area Networks (WAN), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) or cellular links. In some embodiments, the present technology includes a method for setting up, configuring, and monitoring of encryption equipment providing encrypted links over WAN connections (typically IPsec VPN gateways and clients or TLS applications). The method includes communicating with encryption and PKI equipment necessary to automate the generation of encryption keys, digital certificates, and digital certificate signing requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Pacific Star Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Nobuo Kawasaki, Rodney James Snell, Bryan Kelly Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20180375897
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for emulating devices communicating over a network. In one example, the method includes scanning real network devices by sending a network traffic, recording the network responses from the real network devices, and deploying unikernel-based virtual machines based on the recorded network responses. The unikernel virtual machines may respond to an external network scan based on the fingerprint files and the service files generated from the recorded network responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Amelia Anjali Kawasaki, Charles Nobuo Kawasaki, Adam Cogen Wick, James Dirksen
  • Publication number: 20170324566
    Abstract: The present technology relates to the field of configuration and setup of encrypted computer network transmission systems. In particular, the present technology relates to setting up and configuring network encryption systems, including MACsec, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), and TLS protocols, in heterogeneous networks over Wireless Area Networks (WAN), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) or cellular links. In some embodiments, the present technology includes a method for setting up, configuring, and monitoring of encryption equipment providing encrypted links over WAN connections (typically IPsec VPN gateways and clients or TLS applications). The method includes communicating with encryption and PKI equipment necessary to automate the generation of encryption keys, digital certificates, and digital certificate signing requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Nobuo Kawasaki, Rodney James Snell, Bryan Kelly Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20080068587
    Abstract: A surface defect detection method and a surface defect inspection apparatus are provided having a function of inspecting only the defects and foreign particles on the surface regardless of whether or not there are internal defects, internal foreign particles, or internal light scattering particles, even if the inspection target material is a transparent or translucent material, or a material containing internal crystals such as crystallized glass. A medium layer having a higher refractive index than that of the inspection target material is provided to be in contact with the inspection target surface of the inspection target material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventor: Nobuo Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 7164481
    Abstract: A coefficient of linear expansion measuring apparatus includes: two reflection plates between which a sample is put, a container to house them, which is filled with a gas having known rate of a refractive index variation, a temperature regulating member to set a temperature in the container variably, a light source to irradiate an irradiating light to reflecting surfaces of the reflection plates, a light receiving element to receive reflected lights in which the lights interferes each other and detecting a light intensity thereof, and a calculating member to calculate a coefficient of linear expansion of the sample, wherein: the calculating member calculates an optical path length variation between the reflecting surfaces from an output variation of the light receiving element, and calculates a length variation of the sample by correcting a part of the optical path length variation derived from the refractive index variation of the gas caused by the temperature variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Ohara
    Inventors: Nobuo Kawasaki, Toshihide Nakajima, Masahiko Daimon, Osamu Okajima
  • Publication number: 20050046869
    Abstract: A coefficient of linear expansion measuring apparatus includes: two reflection plates between which a sample is put, a container to house them, which is filled with a gas having known rate of a refractive index variation, a temperature regulating member to set a temperature in the container variably, a light source to irradiate an irradiating light to reflecting surfaces of the reflection plates, a light receiving element to receive reflected lights in which the lights interferes each other and detecting a light intensity thereof, and a calculating member to calculate a coefficient of linear expansion of the sample, wherein: the calculating member calculates an optical path length variation between the reflecting surfaces from an output variation of the light receiving element, and calculates a length variation of the sample by correcting a part of the optical path length variation derived from the refractive index variation of the gas caused by the temperature variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA OHARA
    Inventors: Nobuo Kawasaki, Toshihide Nakajima, Masahiko Daimon, Osamu Okajima
  • Patent number: 5868953
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk substrate includes a step of polishing a glass-ceramic having a crystal phase consisting of crystal grains having an average diameter of less than 3 .mu.m with a polishing material having a grain diameter smaller than the diameter of the crystal grain. In one aspect of the invention, the glass-ceramic includes lithium disilicate (Li.sub.2 O--2SiO.sub.2) and alpha-quartz (alpha-SiO.sub.2) as predominant crystal phases and grown crystal grains of the alpha-quartz each have a globular grain structure consisting of aggregated particles and have a diameter within a range of 0.3 .mu.m-3.0 .mu.m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisya Ohara
    Inventors: Masashi Maekawa, Nobuo Kawasaki, Yasuyuki Kawashima, Yoshio Karasawa
  • Patent number: 5739225
    Abstract: An olefin polymer is prepared by homopolymerizing an olefin or copolymerizing two different olefins or an olefin and another polymerizable unsaturated compound in the presence of a polymerization catalyst containing (A) a transition metal compound represented by the formula (I):CpML.sub.x-1 (I)wherein M is a metallic element of Groups 3 to 10 of the Periodic Table or a metallic element of the lanthanide series; Cp is a cyclic compound group having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton of 5 to 30 carbon atoms; L is R', OR', SR', SO.sub.3 R'N'R'R", PR'R", wherein R' and R" are each a C.sub.1-20 hydrocarbon group or a silyl group, NO.sub.2, a halogen atom, a 1-pyrrolyl group or a 1-pyrrolidinyl group, with the proviso that at least one of the L groups is OR', SR', N'R'R" or PR'R", wherein R' and R" are each a C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinori Tazaki, Shuji Machida, Nobuo Kawasaki, Nobuhiro Yabunouchi, Yasunori Kadoi, Mizutomo Takeuchi, Kenji Nakacho, Haruo Shikuma, Noriyuki Tani
  • Patent number: 5595240
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus of electronic devices including thermal conductive members each of which is positioned with one side thereof being in contact with a surface of each electronic device, the other side thereof being fitted to a housing with a small clearance provided therebetween, so as to diffuse and remove heat generated in the electronic devices. In order to press each thermal conductive member onto the associated electronic device, a resilient member is provided between the housing and the thermal conductive member, and is arranged to have a width larger than a width of grooves between fins formed on the housing and also larger than a width of grooves between fins formed on the thermal conductive member. A setting space to receive each resilient member therein is formed in a region where the fins are fitted to each other, so that the resilient member and the thermal conductive member can be fitted and positioned with respect to the housing when the resilient member is provided in this setting space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Daikoku, Noriyuki Ashiwake, Nobuo Kawasaki, Shizuo Zushi
  • Patent number: 5592363
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a plurality of semiconductor devices which produce heat during operation, with a heat sink having a plurality of tabular or pin-type fins is provided on each semiconductor device. Nozzles are associated with the heat sinks so as to supply a cooling fluid into the heat sinks. The heat sinks are so arranged that all these heat sinks guide and discharge the cooling fluid in the same direction. A breadth of the respective nozzles, as measured in the direction (x-direction) of the flow and discharge of the cooling fluid determined by the heat sink is less than that of the associated heat sink. A width of the nozzle, as measured in the direction (y-direction) perpendicular to the x-direction is smaller than that of the associated heat sink. A space between adjacent nozzles provide a discharge passage of an ample cross-section which reduces resistance encountered by the heated cooling medium to be discharged therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Atarashi, Toshio Hatada, Takahiro Daikoku, Nobuo Kawasaki, Toshiki Iino, Tamotsu Tsukaguchi, Kenichi Kasai, Fumiyuki Kobayashi, Yoshito Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5515912
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus of electronic devices including thermal conductive members each of which is positioned with one side thereof being in contact with a surface of each electronic device, the other side thereof being fitted to a housing with a small clearance provided therebetween, so as to diffuse and remove heat generated in the electronic devices. In order to press each thermal conductive member onto the associated electronic device, a resilient member is provided between the housing and the thermal conductive member, and is arranged to have a width larger than a width of grooves between fins formed on the housing and also larger than a width of grooves between fins formed on the thermal conductive member. A setting space to receive each resilient member therein is formed in a region where the fins are fitted to each other, so that the resilient member and the thermal conductive member can be fitted and positioned with respect to the housing when the resilient member is provided in this setting space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Daikoku, Noriyuki Ashiwake, Nobuo Kawasaki, Shizuo Zushi
  • Patent number: 5345107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus for an electronic device, in which a cooling solid body in close contact through thermal conductive fluid with a heat transfer portion of the electronic device is provided, on its one surface in contact with the electronic device, with a number of grooves communicating with the outside of the heat transfer portion, and a spring member for elastically pressing this cooling solid body on the electronic device is provided for forcing the cooling solid body into close contact with the electronic device by means of the thermal conductive fluid in a third layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Daikoku, Nobuo Kawasaki, Noriyuki Ashiwake, Keizou Kawamura, Shizuo Zushi, Mitsuo Miyamoto, Atsushi Morihara
  • Patent number: 5126829
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an electronic device makes a cooling solid body in contact with the electronic device so as to cool the electronic device. The apparatus has a high viscous thermal conductive fluid provided on a heat transfer portion of the electronic device, and a cooling solid body in close contact through the thermal conductive fluid with the heat transfer portion of the electronic device. The close contact portion of at least one of the cooling solid body and the electronic device has multiple grooves open to the outside of the one of the cooling solid body and the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Daikoku, Nobuo Kawasaki, Noriyuki Ashiwake, Shizuo Zushi