Patents by Inventor Tatsuro Yokoi

Tatsuro Yokoi 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: 11762332
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a drum cartridge removably attached to the main body, and a belt unit removably attached to the main body. The main body includes a drum power supply, a belt power supply, and a controller configured to start supplying power from the drum power supply to a drum memory of the drum cartridge, start supplying power from the belt power supply to a belt memory of the belt unit, stop supplying the power from the drum power supply to the drum memory after starting supplying the power from the drum power supply to the drum memory, and stop supplying the power from the belt power supply to the belt memory after starting supplying the power from the belt power supply to the belt memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshinori Araki, Tatsuro Yokoi, Seiya Sato, Shinta Sugiura, Koji Akagi, Masaaki Wakizaka, Keita Inoue, Osamu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11392084
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller, a main body frame, a cartridge and a display. The cartridge includes a memory, a cartridge data terminal and a cartridge detection terminal. The controller includes a main body data terminal and a main body detection terminal. The main body data terminal is electrically connected to the cartridge data terminal. The main body detection terminal is electrically connected to the cartridge detection terminal in the case where the cartridge is attached to the main body frame. The controller is configured to perform determining whether the main body detection terminal and the cartridge detection terminal are electrically connected with each other. The controller is configured to perform displaying a determination result of the determining whether the main body detection terminal and the cartridge detection terminal are electrically connected with each other on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinta Sugiura, Keita Inoue, Tatsuro Yokoi, Seiya Sato, Osamu Takahashi, Toshinori Araki, Masaaki Wakizaka, Koji Akagi
  • Publication number: 20220128947
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a drum cartridge removably attached to the main body, and a belt unit removably attached to the main body. The main body includes a drum power supply, a belt power supply, and a controller configured to start supplying power from the drum power supply to a drum memory of the drum cartridge, start supplying power from the belt power supply to a belt memory of the belt unit, stop supplying the power from the drum power supply to the drum memory after starting supplying the power from the drum power supply to the drum memory, and stop supplying the power from the belt power supply to the belt memory after starting supplying the power from the belt power supply to the belt memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshinori ARAKI, Tatsuro Yokoi, Seiya Sato, Shinta Sugiura, Koji Akagi, Masaaki Wakizaka, Keita Inoue, Osamu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11237518
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a drum cartridge removably attached to the main body, and a belt unit removably attached to the main body. The main body includes a drum power supply, a belt power supply, and a controller configured to start supplying power from the drum power supply to a drum memory of the drum cartridge, start supplying power from the belt power supply to a belt memory of the belt unit, stop supplying the power from the drum power supply to the drum memory after starting supplying the power from the drum power supply to the drum memory, and stop supplying the power from the belt power supply to the belt memory after starting supplying the power from the belt power supply to the belt memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshinori Araki, Tatsuro Yokoi, Seiya Sato, Shinta Sugiura, Koji Akagi, Masaaki Wakizaka, Keita Inoue, Osamu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210096498
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller, a main body frame, a cartridge and a display. The cartridge includes a memory, a cartridge data terminal and a cartridge detection terminal. The controller includes a main body data terminal and a main body detection terminal. The main body data terminal is electrically connected to the cartridge data terminal. The main body detection terminal is electrically connected to the cartridge detection terminal in the case where the cartridge is attached to the main body frame. The controller is configured to perform determining whether the main body detection terminal and the cartridge detection terminal are electrically connected with each other. The controller is configured to perform displaying a determination result of the determining whether the main body detection terminal and the cartridge detection terminal are electrically connected with each other on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinta SUGIURA, Keita INOUE, Tatsuro YOKOI, Seiya SATO, Osamu TAKAHASHI, Toshinori ARAKI, Masaaki W AKIZAKA, Koji AKAGI
  • Publication number: 20210041831
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a drum cartridge removably attached to the main body, and a belt unit removably attached to the main body. The main body includes a drum power supply, a belt power supply, and a controller configured to start supplying power from the drum power supply to a drum memory of the drum cartridge, start supplying power from the belt power supply to a belt memory of the belt unit, stop supplying the power from the drum power supply to the drum memory after starting supplying the power from the drum power supply to the drum memory, and stop supplying the power from the belt power supply to the belt memory after starting supplying the power from the belt power supply to the belt memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshinori ARAKI, Tatsuro YOKOI, Seiya SATO, Shinta SUGIURA, Koji AKAGI, Masaaki WAKIZAKA, Keita INOUE, Osamu TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180192868
    Abstract: An ophthalmic examination system of an exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of ophthalmic examination apparatuses, a plurality of examiner terminals, a communication establishing device, an information transmitting device, and an output device. The communication establishing device is capable of establishing communication between at least three apparatuses including at least one of the plurality of ophthalmic examination apparatuses and at least two of the plurality of examiner terminals. The information transmitting device transmits at least part of information transmitted from one of the at least three apparatuses between which the communication has been established by the communication establishing device, to at least one of other two or more apparatuses. The output device outputs information transmitted by the information transmitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro SAKURADA, Tatsuro YOKOI
  • Publication number: 20100245102
    Abstract: An information display device, after detecting the completion of charging of a battery, counts the number of times that display content of a nonvolatile display part is rewritten. Based on the number of times of rewriting processing, the information display device derives information on a remaining battery capacity of the battery. The information display device displays the derived information on the remaining battery capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tatsuro YOKOI
  • Patent number: 7597445
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a program for optometry, which is used for a control device. The program includes a first unit to measure an amount of heterophoria of eyes of an examinee to be examined in a horizontal heterophoria examination, a second unit to display an operating method to allow the examinee to implement a Sheard criterion identifying examination on a display device, a third unit to allow the examinee to implement a convergent or divergent test of the eyes based on the operating method, and a fourth unit to calculate a prism amount for prescriptions based on the heterophoria amount and the convergence or divergence of the eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sakurada, Tatsuro Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20070229762
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a program for optometry, which is used for a control device. The program includes a first unit to measure an amount of heterophoria of eyes of an examinee to be examined in a horizontal heterophoria examination, a second unit to display an operating method to allow the examinee to implement a Sheard criterion identifying examination on a display device, a third unit to allow the examinee to implement a convergent or divergent test of the eyes based on the operating method, and a fourth unit to calculate a prism amount for prescriptions based on the heterophoria amount and the convergence or divergence of the eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sakurada, Tatsuro Yokoi
  • Patent number: 6588898
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for displaying lens contour, an apparatus for processing lens contour data, and apparatus for grinding edge of eyeglass lens with the same so that these apparatuses can grasp contours of the eyeglass frame and the eyeglass lens related to three dimensional virtual display (3D V-shaped simulation), and a V-shaped figure formed in an edge surface of lens in three dimensions to represent visually assembling of the virtual frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwai, Tatsuro Yokoi, Takeshi Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Hatano, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20010035933
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for displaying lens contour, an apparatus for processing lens contour data, and apparatus for grinding edge of eyeglass lens with the same so that these apparatuses can grasp contours of the eyeglass frame and the eyeglass lens related to three dimensional virtual display (3D V-shaped simulation), and a V-shaped figure formed in an edge surface of lens in three dimensions to represent visually assembling of the virtual frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Toshihiro Iwai, Tatsuro Yokoi, Takeshi Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Hatano, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5682831
    Abstract: A water surface glide sailboat utilizing wind power propelling is disclosed wherein the sailboat includes a flat bottom float mounted on a beam at a joint having an axis parallel to the keel line of the sailboat so that the floats are further capable of rolling about the axis. The sailboat can be further equipped with a steering gear including a controlling stick connected to the joint so that the sailboat crew can control a flat bottom float and restrain the fluctuation of the flat bottom float to keep the parallel condition against water surface regardless of the heel of the boat and thereby decreasing the water resistances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Inventor: Tatsuro Yokoi