Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Toshikazu Kawaguchi 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: 11786847Abstract: A filtration device includes a container, a channel member, and a filter. The container has a space of variable volume that contains a liquid, the liquid including a target substance to be separated by filtration. The channel member includes a channel and an opening that are defined therein, the opening being provided at a position along the channel in a direction transverse to the direction in which the channel extends. The channel member has an attachment part to which the container is attached and which provides communication between the space in the container and the channel. The filter is attached inside the channel member and positioned at the opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Masaru Banju, Takashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20230236149Abstract: An electrochemical sensor is used in a state of being immersed in water to be inspected for water quality inspection. The electrochemical sensor includes a working electrode, a reference electrode, a first counter electrode, and a second counter electrode. The working electrode, the reference electrode, the first counter electrode, and the second counter electrode are electrically isolated from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Masayoshi JOHMEN, Kazuhito OBATA, Shinichi SETOGUCHI, Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI, Ryusei ITO, Mokhtar GUIZANI
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Patent number: 11534359Abstract: The present invention provides an actuator-equipped knee ankle foot orthosis in which a control device calculates a thigh phase angle based on an angle-related signal detected by a thigh orientation detecting means at one sampling point, applies the thigh phase angle at that sampling point to an assisting force control data, which is stored in the control device in advance and indicates the relationship between the thigh phase angle and a size of the assisting force to be imparted to a lower leg-side brace, to obtain the size of the assisting force to be imparted to the lower leg-side brace at that sampling point, and executes operational control for an actuator unit such that the assisting force having the size is output.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: Suncall Corporation, National University Corporation Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto UniversityInventors: Rei Takahashi, Yuichi Sawada, Yoshiyuki Higashi, Tadao Tsuboyama, Noriaki Ichihashi, Koji Ohata, Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 11529579Abstract: A filtration device includes a first channel member, a second channel member, and a filter. The first channel member has a recess recessed inward from an outer wall surface. A groove is formed is the recess and has an opening in a recessed surface of the recess. First and second channels, each defined by a through-hole, are formed in the first channel member and are connected to the groove. A first connection part connects the groove with the first channel. The second channel member has a projection that detachably mates with the recess. The second channel member includes a discharge channel that has an opening in a projecting surface of the projection, the opening being located over the groove. The filter is disposed along the groove, and positioned at the opening of the discharge channel. When the first and second channel members are placed in a operative relationship, a third channel is formed by the projecting surface of the projection and the opening of the groove.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Masaru Banju, Takashi Kondo
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Patent number: 11498032Abstract: A concentration apparatus that includes a liquid tank storing a liquid containing a filtration object, a tubular member having first and second end portions disposed in the liquid tank and forming a first circulation flow path therebetween, a circulation pump for supplying the liquid stored in the liquid tank to flow from the first end portion to the second end portion, a filtration filter disposed in a sidewall of the tubular member, a bypass pipe having first and second ends thereof connected to sidewalls of the tubular member so as to form a second circulation flow path between the first and second end portions of the tubular member, a switching valve constructed to cause the liquid to flow in one of the first or second circulation flow paths, and a control unit controlling driving of the circulation pump and a switching operation of the switching valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Junko Watanabe, Takashi Kondo
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Patent number: 11389752Abstract: A filtration device that includes: a filtration filter having a first main surface that captures a filtration target object contained in a liquid and a second main surface that faces the first main surface; and a housing that holds the filtration filter, and defines a liquid inflow path that faces the first main surface and a liquid discharge path that faces the second main surface, the housing including a tubular portion that extends in a direction away from the second main surface of the filtration filter and defines the liquid discharge path, and a flange portion that extends from an outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion, and the flange portion includes a vent hole extending away from the outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Takashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20210060457Abstract: A filtration recovery device according to the present disclosure may include: a filtration filter having a plurality of through-holes; and a holder having an introduction port configured to introduce a liquid, a discharge port configured to discharge the liquid, and a flow path configured to communicate the introduction port and the discharge port with each other, in which the filtration filter is disposed in the flow path between the introduction port and the discharge port of the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Miki Ikeda, Miwako Nishikawa, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Takashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20210060459Abstract: A filtration device that includes a cylindrical body and a filtration part. The cylindrical body has a first open end and a second closed end with an end wall. The filtration part is on a circumferential portion of the cylindrical body and has through-holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Takashi Kondo, Satoshi Murata, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Miwako Nishikawa
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Patent number: 10871928Abstract: An information terminal includes: a communication unit; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit, wherein the control unit is configured to establish a communication channel with another terminal by using the communication unit, and the communication unit is configured to receive device information containing an address of an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal, and transmit the device information of the image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal to an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the information terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Toshihiko Otake, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Hisashi Uchida, Hidetaka Iwai, Yosuke Taniguchi, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hideaki Soejima
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Publication number: 20200353383Abstract: A filtration device that includes: a filtration filter having a first main surface that captures a filtration target object contained in a liquid and a second main surface that faces the first main surface; and a housing that holds the filtration filter, and defines a liquid inflow path that faces the first main surface and a liquid discharge path that faces the second main surface, the housing including a tubular portion that extends in a direction away from the second main surface of the filtration filter and defines the liquid discharge path, and a flange portion that extends from an outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion, and the flange portion includes a vent hole extending away from the outer peripheral surface of the tubular portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Takashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20200346144Abstract: A filtration filter that includes a filter section having a plurality of through-holes passing through a first main surface and constructed such that objects to be filtered contained in a liquid are captured and a second main surface opposite the first main surface; and a frame section surrounding an outer periphery of the filter section, wherein a first film thickness at a center of the filter section is larger than a second film thickness of the filter section at a position closer to the frame section than the center of the filter section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Shusuke Yokota, Masaru Banju, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Takashi Kondo
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Patent number: 10686957Abstract: An image processing apparatus that executes a plurality of processes related to a file, includes: a memory that stores a file; a processor that executes virus checking on the file. The memory stores: virus type information that associates a type of a virus detected during the virus checking with at least one of the plurality of processes; and file type information that associates a type of file with at least one of the plurality of processes, and the processor restricts one of the plurality of processes associated with the type of the detected virus, and another of the plurality of processes associated with the type of file possibly infected with the detected virus.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Shinya Hashimoto, Yuki Asai
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Publication number: 20200155990Abstract: A filtration device includes a first channel member, a second channel member, and a filter. The first channel member has a recess recessed inward from an outer wall surface. A groove is formed is the recess and has an opening in a recessed surface of the recess. First and second channels, each defined by a through-hole, are formed in the first channel member and are connected to the groove. A first connection part connects the groove with the first channel. The second channel member has a projection that detachably mates with the recess. The second channel member includes a discharge channel that has an opening in a projecting surface of the projection, the opening being located over the groove. The filter is disposed along the groove, and positioned at the opening of the discharge channel. When the first and second channel members are placed in a operative relationship, a third channel is formed by the projecting surface of the projection and the opening of the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Masaru Banju, Takashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20200155981Abstract: A filtration device includes a container, a channel member, and a filter. The container has a space of variable volume that contains a liquid, the liquid including a target substance to be separated by filtration. The channel member includes a channel and an opening that are defined therein, the opening being provided at a position along the channel in a direction transverse to the direction in which the channel extends. The channel member has an attachment part to which the container is attached and which provides communication between the space in the container and the channel. The filter is attached inside the channel member and positioned at the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Masaru Banju, Takashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20200153983Abstract: An information processing system includes a voice collecting device that collects a voice, and an information processing apparatus capable of generating a job, wherein either of the voice collecting device and the information processing apparatus includes a hardware processor that specifies a user who has uttered, and the hardware processor of the information processing apparatus generates, as the job, based on information obtained from a voice in which a first user and a second user are individually specified by the hardware processor, a request job that the first user has requested the second user to execute.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kazumi SAWAYANAGI, Tomoaki NAKAJIMA, Katsuhiko AKITA, Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI, Takashi OTSUKA, Daisuke NAKANO
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Publication number: 20200129925Abstract: A concentration apparatus that includes a liquid tank storing a liquid containing a filtration object, a tubular member having first and second end portions disposed in the liquid tank and forming a first circulation flow path therebetween, a circulation pump for supplying the liquid stored in the liquid tank to flow from the first end portion to the second end portion, a filtration filter disposed in a sidewall of the tubular member, a bypass pipe having first and second ends thereof connected to sidewalls of the tubular member so as to form a second circulation flow path between the first and second end portions of the tubular member, a switching valve constructed to cause the liquid to flow in one of the first or second circulation flow paths, and a control unit controlling driving of the circulation pump and a switching operation of the switching valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Junko Watanabe, Takashi Kondo
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Patent number: 10545703Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing apparatus; a portable terminal device; and a server, which are connectable to each other, the printing apparatus including a profile creation unit, and a transmission unit, the portable terminal device including a display unit, a transfer request unit, a transfer unit, and a print instruction unit, the server including a saving unit, a reception unit, and a transmission unit, the printing apparatus further including a reception unit, and a print performing unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Maekawa, Katsuhiko Akita, Kenro Hama, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Kazusei Takahashi, Daisuke Sakiyama, Yuki Asai, Yuji Tanaka
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Patent number: 10509896Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a communication circuit configured to establish proximity communication with a biometric authentication apparatus, a display, and a processor configured to perform authentication processing with biological information detected by the biometric authentication apparatus is provided. The processor is configured to carry out control for reducing a quantity of light output from the display and incident on the biometric authentication apparatus during detection of the biological information by the biometric authentication apparatus when the processor receives information representing optical detection of the biological information by the biometric authentication apparatus from the biometric authentication apparatus through the communication circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Masao Hosono, Kaitaku Ozawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Daisuke Nakano, Tomoaki Nakajima
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Publication number: 20190373129Abstract: An image processing apparatus that executes a plurality of processes related to a file, includes: a memory that stores a file; a processor that executes virus checking on the file. The memory stores: virus type information that associates a type of a virus detected during the virus checking with at least one of the plurality of processes; and file type information that associates a type of file with at least one of the plurality of processes, and the processor restricts one of the plurality of processes associated with the type of the detected virus, and another of the plurality of processes associated with the type of file possibly infected with the detected virus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Shinya Hashimoto, Yuki Asai
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Patent number: 10421844Abstract: A self-assembled monolayer is formed on the surface of a molded article without roughening the surface of the molded article to thereby perform treatment for preventing a biochemical substance from being adsorbed, for example, on a microchip substrate, and imparting functionality of immobilizing a biofunctional molecule thereto. The surface of a cyclic olefin resin molded article, for example, a microchip substrate, is irradiated with vacuum ultraviolet light having a center wavelength of 172 nm from an excimer lamp to activate a portion serving as a flow channel in the substrate. Next, the molded is immersed in a tank filled, for example, with a fluorine compound solution, and a SAM film that is a self-assembled monolayer is formed on the surface activated by ultraviolet radiation.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki Miura, Shinji Suzuki, Kinichi Morita, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Katsuaki Shimazu