Patents by Inventor Takuya Arai

Takuya Arai 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: 9011590
    Abstract: An ink set is provided in which an image with suppressed roughness may be formed. The ink set includes an ink composition containing resin particles and a pigment, and a process liquid containing an organic acidic compound including a compound represented by General Formula (I). CnH2n+2?m(COOH)m??General Formula (I) [wherein, in General Formula (I), n represents an integer of greater than or equal to 2 and m represents an integer of greater than or equal to 3.].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Arai, Ryo Saito, Akira Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140327732
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that generates a panoramic image based on captured image data so that the subject is positioned in a reference position in the panoramic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya ARAI, Junichiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20140327734
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that generates a panoramic image based on captured image data so that the subject is positioned in a reference position in the panoramic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya ARAI, Junichiro GOTO
  • Publication number: 20140285617
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that generates a panoramic image based on captured image data so that the subject is positioned in a reference position in the panoramic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Arai, Junichiro Goto
  • Patent number: 8399377
    Abstract: A thermal transfer image-receiving sheet having, on a support, at least one heat-insulating layer and at least one receiving layer on the heat-insulating layer, wherein the heat-insulating layer contains hollow polymer particles, gelatin and a latex having a glass transition temperature of from 30 to 85° C., and the molecular chain of the polymer constituting the latex has a styrene recurring unit and a butadiene recurring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Miki, Takuya Arai
  • Publication number: 20130004299
    Abstract: A heating and ventilation fan for a bathroom comprises an ventilation fan frame, a scroll casing provided with fan blades and a motor, an air passage-switching plate, and a heater; characterized in that: an air leakage-preventing structure is provided between an air outlet of the scroll casing and the air passage. The advantage of the present invention is that a desired air amount can be ensured and a noise can be reduced while guaranteeing a gap required for smooth rotation of the air passage-switching plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yefan Weng, Liang Tian, Hongjian Yuan, Shuang Jin, Makoto Ishikawa, Takuya Arai
  • Patent number: 8343890
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having, on a support, at least one heat insulation layer and at least one receptor layer in this sequence, the receptor layer containing a latex polymer and a polyether-modified silicone represented by a specific formula, and the receptor layer containing at least one anionic surfactant represented by other two specific formulae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Arai, Masaaki Miki, Kazuaki Oguma
  • Publication number: 20120320123
    Abstract: The invention provides an ink set having at least: an ink composition comprising a pigment; and a treatment liquid containing at leas an organic acidic compound and a polymer compound comprising a structural unit represented by the following Formula (A). In Formula (A), Ra1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; La1 represents a single bond, —COO— or —CONRa3—, in which Ra3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms which may contain at least one selected from the group consisting of an ether bond, a thioether bond, and an ester bond; La2 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms which may contain at least one selected from the group consisting of an ether bond, a thioether bond, and an ester bond; and Aa represents an ionic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira TAKEDA, Reiko FUKAGAWA, Takuya ARAI, Ryo SAITO
  • Publication number: 20120320121
    Abstract: An ink set is provided in which an image with suppressed roughness may be formed. The ink set includes an ink composition containing resin particles and a pigment, and a process liquid containing an organic acidic compound including a compound represented by General Formula (I). CnH2n+2-m(COOH)m??General Formula (I) [wherein, in General Formula (I), n represents an integer of greater than or equal to 2 and m represents an integer of greater than or equal to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya ARAI, Ryo SAITO, Akira TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 8329615
    Abstract: A method of image formation comprising putting a thermal transfer sheet and a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet one upon another wherein the thermal transfer sheet has on a substrate film a subbing layer of a titanium oxide film, the dye layer on a part of the subbing layer and a transferable protective layer laminate on the other part of the subbing layer than the part for the dye layer thereon, and wherein the thermal transfer image-receiving sheet has on a support the receiving layer containing a polymer latex, in which vinyl chloride is polymerized in at least 95 mol % of all the polymerization monomers, and a polyether-modified silicone, and a heat-insulating layer; recording an image on the receiving layer by a heating device; and transferring at least a part of the transferable protective layer laminate onto the receiving layer by the heating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naotsugu Muro, Takuya Arai, Masaaki Miki
  • Publication number: 20120120187
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that controls a display to display information indicating a position of the subject in a graphic representation corresponding to a panoramic image based on an orientation of a device capturing image data for generating the panoramic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichiro GOTO, Takuya Arai
  • Publication number: 20120120188
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that generates a panoramic image based on captured image data so that the subject is positioned in a reference position in the panoramic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya ARAI, Junichiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20110242099
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reproduction control unit inputting single viewpoint images and multi viewpoint images and generating output data to be output to a display unit. In a case where the display unit performs display in a multi viewpoint image display mode, the reproduction control unit generates and outputs the output data in which each viewpoint image forming the multi viewpoint image is developed at a development position of each viewpoint image defined according to a multi viewpoint image transmission format when outputting the multi viewpoint images. The reproduction control unit generates and outputs the output data in which the same single viewpoint image is developed at the development position of each viewpoint image defined according to the multi viewpoint image transmission format when outputting the single viewpoint images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya ARAI, Yasuhito Shikata, Kimu Higashimoto
  • Patent number: 8030243
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, having a support, and at least two heat insulation layers and at least one receiving layer sequentially formed thereon, wherein each of the heat insulation layers comprises at least one kind of hollow particles and at least one kind of water-soluble polymer, and wherein the following relationship is satisfied: 1.5?{(a1/a2)/(b1/b2)}?50 wherein a1 is a mass of a hollow particle solid content in the heat insulation layer farthest from the support, a2 is mass of a water-soluble polymer solid content in the heat insulation layer farthest from the support, b1 is a mass of a hollow particle solid content in the heat insulation layer closest to the support, and b2 is a mass of a water-soluble polymer solid content in the heat insulation layer closest to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Arai, Shigeru Shibayama
  • Patent number: 8012908
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, which is used in an image formation system that continuously produces printed outputs at intervals of 5 seconds or below between the end of ejection of one sheet printed and the start of ejection of the next sheet printed, and which has on a support at least one receptor layer containing a latex polymer comprising repeating units of vinyl chloride component and at least one heat insulation layer containing hollow polymer particles; and a method of forming an image, which uses utilizes the above heat-sensitive image-receiving sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Koide, Kazuaki Oguma, Takuya Arai
  • Patent number: 7968495
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having, on a support, at least one receptor layer containing a latex polymer, and at least one heat insulation layer containing hollow polymer particles, in which the latex polymer has an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 0.5 ?m; and a producing method of the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Arai, Kiyoshi Irita
  • Patent number: 7968496
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, containing, on a support, at least one receptor layer containing a matting agent, in which average particle diameter of the matting agent is in the range of from 50% to 200% of the thickness of the receptor layer, and the receptor layer contains a releasing agent; a producing method thereof; and an image-forming method using the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Irita, Ryuji Shinohara, Takuya Arai
  • Patent number: 7951750
    Abstract: An image-forming method, having: superposing a heat-sensitive transfer sheet on a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet so that at least one receptor layer of the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet can be contacted with a thermal transfer layer of the heat-sensitive transfer sheet; and providing thermal energy in accordance with image signals given from a thermal head, thereby to form an image; wherein the heat-sensitive transfer sheet has the thermal transfer layer that contains a thermally transferable colorant on one surface of a substrate film, and a heat-resistant sliding layer that is formed so as to contain a hardener on the other surface; and wherein the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet has, on a support, the at least one receptor layer that contains a latex polymer, and at least one heat insulation layer that contains hollow polymer particles but does not contain a resin having poor resistance to an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Arai, Kazuaki Oguma, Toshihide Yoshitani, Masataka Yoshizawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada
  • Patent number: 7897542
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, which has a substrate, and a dye receptor layer provided at least one side of the substrate, wherein the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet contains at least one compound represented by formula (L1): wherein R01 represents —C(?O)R or a hydrogen atom, in which R represents an aliphatic group which may have a substituent, and a plurality of R01's are the same as or different from each other, but at least one of R01's is —C(?O)R, and n represents 0 or 1; and a method of producing the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Oguma, Takuya Arai, Yoshihisa Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20110027503
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having, on a support, at least one heat insulation layer and at least one receptor layer in this sequence, the receptor layer containing a latex polymer and a polyether-modified silicone represented by a specific formula, and the receptor layer containing at least one anionic surfactant represented by other two specific formulae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya ARAI, Masaaki Miki, Kazuaki Oguma