Patents by Inventor Shinichi Shiraishi

Shinichi Shiraishi 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: 8340465
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for processing a moving image, the device including: a selection unit which selects an image group composed of a plurality of still images including a target image from the moving image, according to specified information for specifying the target image among the plurality of still images included in the moving image; an acquisition unit which performs an acquisition process of acquiring the plurality of still images included in the image group from the moving image; and a synthesis unit which performs a synthesis process of synthesizing the plurality of acquired still images and generating a high-resolution image of the target image having a pixel density higher than that of the target image, wherein the selection unit has a function for performing selection by a first mode for selecting the target image and a still image which is located behind the target image in time-series order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Shiraishi, Akemi Ito
  • Publication number: 20120288141
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for processing a moving image, the device including: a selection unit which selects an image group composed of a plurality of still images including a target image from the moving image, according to specified information for specifying the target image among the plurality of still images included in the moving image; an acquisition unit which performs an acquisition process of acquiring the plurality of still images included in the image group from the moving image; and a synthesis unit which performs a synthesis process of synthesizing the plurality of acquired still images and generating a high-resolution image of the target image having a pixel density higher than that of the target image, wherein the selection unit has a function for performing selection by a first mode for selecting the target image and a still image which is located behind the target image in time-series order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi SHIRAISHI, Akemi ITO
  • Patent number: 8175383
    Abstract: From the target image data, a luminance component, a first color difference component, and a second color difference component which represent color of respective pixels are acquired; and a maximum magnitude smoothing process is carried out on the first color difference component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 8078008
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for processing a moving image, the device including: a selection unit which selects an image group composed of a plurality of still images including a target image from the moving image, according to specified information for specifying the target image among the plurality of still images included in the moving image; an acquisition unit which performs an acquisition process of acquiring the plurality of still images included in the image group from the moving image; and a synthesis unit which performs a synthesis process of synthesizing the plurality of acquired still images and generating a high-resolution image of the target image having a pixel density higher than that of the target image, wherein the selection unit has a function for performing selection by a first mode for selecting the target image and a still image which is located behind the target image in time-series order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Shiraishi, Akemi Ito
  • Publication number: 20090279808
    Abstract: In a case where an index indicating the magnitude of the variation rate of pixel values within a target pixel block is greater than an index threshold value, weaker block noise strength is calculated compared with a case where the index is smaller than the index threshold value; and in a case where the calculated block noise strength is greater than a strength threshold value, a stronger smoothing process is carried out compared with a case where block noise strength is less than the strength threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20090226085
    Abstract: From the target image data, a luminance component, a first color difference component, and a second color difference component which represent color of respective pixels are acquired; and a maximum magnitude smoothing process is carried out on the first color difference component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20080175435
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for processing a moving image, the device including: a selection unit which selects an image group composed of a plurality of still images including a target image from the moving image, according to specified information for specifying the target image among the plurality of still images included in the moving image; an acquisition unit which performs an acquisition process of acquiring the plurality of still images included in the image group from the moving image; and a synthesis unit which performs a synthesis process of synthesizing the plurality of acquired still images and generating a high-resolution image of the target image having a pixel density higher than that of the target image, wherein the selection unit has a function for performing selection by a first mode for selecting the target image and a still image which is located behind the target image in time-series order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi SHIRAISHI, Akemi ITO
  • Patent number: 6154514
    Abstract: An upper hold-down spring structure for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly. A hold down spring 20 mounted on an upper surface of an upper nozzle 11 of a fuel assembly for a pressurized water reactor is composed of an upper plate spring 21 having plastic spring characteristics and a lower plate spring 23, base ends of which are fixed with a fastening bolt 18 at a common position. The upper spring 21 and the lower spring 23 are made of precipitation hardened nickel base alloy and the thickness of the springs are determined so as to keep the stresses generated less sensitive to stress corrosion cracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Murakami, Shinichi Shiraishi, Kiyoshi Izumi