Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Nakai

Yasuhiro Nakai 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: 10817236
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a short-range wireless communication unit, an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of identification information from a plurality of mobile terminals located in a wireless communication area, a display unit that displays the acquired pieces of identification information, an operation input unit that identifies a mobile terminal by using a piece of identification information selected from among the pieces of identification information displayed on the display unit, a data communication unit that receives data only from the selected mobile terminal, and a printing unit. The operation input unit accepts designation, by an operator, of whether to print the received data for each selected mobile terminal. The printing unit prints data in accordance with the designation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masao Saeda, Yasuhiro Nakai, Kohji Katamoto, Kohichi Murakami, Yasutomo Hayano
  • Patent number: 10798260
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a display. A first setting screen, which is used to set a setting condition of a selected job, is displayed on the display. The first setting screen includes a plurality of setting icons used to determine a first type setting and a second type setting. The first type setting or the second type setting is assigned to be different from each other to each of the plurality of setting icons. In addition, the plurality of setting icons is disposed in a matrix shape, the first type setting is disposed to be different in a first direction, and the second type setting is disposed to be different in a second direction which is different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Sawano, Mayuko Yoshida, Kumiko Ogino, Yasuhiro Nakai, Masao Saeda
  • Publication number: 20200195804
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus system includes an image forming apparatus and a coin device that receives a usage fee to use the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus may execute the auto-clear based on a detection of a detection sensor that detects a user. The detection sensor includes only a first detection sensor disposed in a range of an area of an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: MASAO SAEDA, YASUHIRO NAKAI, KOHJI KATAMOTO, KOHICHI MURAKAMI, YASUTOMO HAYANO
  • Publication number: 20200065638
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a QR code reader that reads a QR code; a code analyzer that analyzes the QR code read by the QR code reader and that generates use history information that is information regarding history of use information of a user; an information updater that adds use information obtained this time to the use history information generated by the code analyzer to update the use history information; a code generator that generates a QR code based on the use history information updated by the information updater; and a display unit that outputs the QR code generated by the code generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: YASUHIRO NAKAI, KOHJI KATAMOTO, KOHICHI MURAKAMI, YASUTOMO HAYANO, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20200026396
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus and a method for controlling display of the mobile terminal apparatus are display a plurality of thumbnail images in a thumbnail display area of a display screen, to receive an operation to choose a thumbnail image in the thumbnail display area in which the plurality of thumbnail images are displayed, to display an enlarged image of the chosen thumbnail image in an enlarged display area of the display screen, with the chosen thumbnail image kept displayed, to receive an operation to change a size of the enlarged display area on the display screen, and to increase an enlargement ratio of the enlarged image to fit the size of the enlarged display area when increasing the size of the enlarged display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: KOHICHI MURAKAMI, YASUHIRO NAKAI, KOHJI KATAMOTO, YASUTOMO HAYANO, MASAO SAEDA
  • Patent number: 10536595
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that includes an input unit to which given function selection and information are input, a display unit that displays a plurality of display items each including a function selection item, a language selection unit that selects a user selection language understandable to a user and a manager selection language understandable to a manager, and a display switching unit that switches a language of the display items displayed on the display unit through selection input to the input unit. Two-language simultaneous display, in which each of the display items displayed on the display unit is displayed by using both languages of the user selection language and the manager selection language, and single-language display, in which each of the display items is displayed by using only the user selection language, are switchable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nakai, Masao Saeda
  • Patent number: 10526435
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a method for producing an industrially advantageous hydrogenated polymer, whereby a high hydrogenation rate can be achieved by a small use amount therein at a level of not requiring a decalcification process of the catalyst. [Solution] A method for producing a hydrogenated polymer including hydrogenating, with a hydrogen molecule, a carbon-carbon double bond based on a conjugated diene structural unit of a polymer in which at least a part of a living polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing one or more conjugated dienes using an organic alkali metal compound as a polymerization initiator is terminated by a hydrogen molecule, in the presence of a silane compound having at least one silyl hydride bond and an organic metal compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 to R10 are those as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Syuichi Sunaga, Yasuhiro Nakai, Tomoaki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10518997
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is an in-body sheet discharge type image forming apparatus including an image forming portion and an image reading portion that is arranged above the image forming portion. The image forming apparatus comprises a sheet discharge tray and an operating panel. The sheet discharge tray is provided in an in-body sheet discharge portion between the image forming portion and the image reading station. On the sheet discharge tray, a sheet having been formed with an image by the image forming unit is discharged. The operating panel is provided on a front side of the sheet discharge tray. A part of a rear side of the operating panel overlaps with a sheet placement area having a front edge that is set on a front side compared to a rear end portion of the sheet discharge tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nakai, Masao Saeda
  • Publication number: 20190384544
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a human detecting sensor that detects a person; and an operation unit that receives an operation, in which the operation unit receives a series of operations having a plurality of stages, and in a middle stage of the series of operations, in a case where a detection operation of a person by the human detecting sensor is not performed and a predetermined time lapses after the operation is received, the operation that is received is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: YASUTOMO HAYANO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, KOHJI KATAMOTO, KOHICHI MURAKAMI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190364159
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit that generates image data from an image on an original document, a short-range wireless communication unit that performs communication via short-range wireless communication, an acquisition unit that acquires identification information from a plurality of mobile terminals within a communication area, a display unit that displays a plurality of pieces of identification information, an operation input unit that accepts selection of a plurality of pieces of identification information, which is at least some of the pieces of identification information, in accordance with operation by an operator and that specifies a selection group including a plurality of mobile terminals indicated by the selected plurality of pieces of identification information, and a transceiving unit that transmits image data only to the plurality of mobile terminals included in the selection group via the wireless communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: MASAO SAEDA, YASUHIRO NAKAI, KOHJI KATAMOTO, KOHICHI MURAKAMI, YASUTOMO HAYANO
  • Publication number: 20190361654
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a short-range wireless communication unit, an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of identification information from a plurality of mobile terminals located in a wireless communication area, a display unit that displays the acquired pieces of identification information, an operation input unit that identifies a mobile terminal by using a piece of identification information selected from among the pieces of identification information displayed on the display unit, a data communication unit that receives data only from the selected mobile terminal, and a printing unit. The operation input unit accepts designation, by an operator, of whether to print the received data for each selected mobile terminal. The printing unit prints data in accordance with the designation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: MASAO SAEDA, YASUHIRO NAKAI, KOHJI KATAMOTO, KOHICHI MURAKAMI, YASUTOMO HAYANO
  • Publication number: 20190300726
    Abstract: An antifouling article including a base material, a diamond-like carbon layer and an antifouling coating layer formed of a surface-treating agent on the diamond-like carbon layer. The surface-treating agent includes a group having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, a group having a carbon-nitrogen unsaturated bond, or a leaving group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi MITSUHASHI, Yasuhiro NAKAI
  • Patent number: 10432123
    Abstract: A current controller calculates a drive signal by means of fundamental wave current control and high-order current control, for driving an inverter. A 5th order/7th order voltage command calculation section calculates a 5th order/7th order voltage command vector Vdk*, Vqk* by means of feedback control which makes a high-order dq transformation value extracted from the actual current coincide with a 5th order/7th order current command value Idk*, Iqk*.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Nakai
  • Publication number: 20190130380
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a CPU, a near field communication unit, and a money processing unit. The CPU communicates with an electronic money medium and acquires the amount of payable money using electronic money by controlling the near field communication unit. In addition, the CPU acquires the amount of payable money using the cash by controlling the money processing unit. Furthermore, the total amount of payable money, which is acquired by adding amount of payable money using the electronic money to the amount of payable money using the cash, is calculated. In a case where the total amount of payable money reaches the amount of money of the charge for the service or the like, settlement is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190130375
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a near field communication unit and a display. The near field communication unit repeatedly transmits a read command by sequentially switching system codes corresponding to all respective types of electronic money which are usable in the information processing device at predetermined time interval, and detects electronic money corresponding to an electronic money medium which is held over the near field communication unit. A brand of the detected electronic money and a balance of the electronic money are displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA, TETSUO FUKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190132456
    Abstract: An imaging forming apparatus includes at least an image reading unit and a display. The image reading unit includes a document placing table formed of a transparent plate and a document holding cover mounted above the document placing table. The image reading unit is provided with an opening and closing sensor that detects whether the document holding cover is open or closed. If the opening and closing sensor detects that the document holding cover is open, the display displays an information screen demonstrating how to place the original document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190132460
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a display. A first setting screen, which is used to set a setting condition of a selected job, is displayed on the display. The first setting screen includes a plurality of setting icons used to determine a first type setting and a second type setting. The first type setting or the second type setting is assigned to be different from each other to each of the plurality of setting icons. In addition, the plurality of setting icons is disposed in a matrix shape, the first type setting is disposed to be different in a first direction, and the second type setting is disposed to be different in a second direction which is different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190132476
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a display. The information processing device receives a user operation through a graphical user interface (GUI) which is displayed on the display. A plurality of operation screens, which include a first home screen, is displayed on the display. Identification information corresponding to each of the plurality of operation screens is displayed in the operation screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190129585
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display. The display displays a first home screen for selecting a job and two or more operation screens for setting a set condition of the job. The two or more operation screens include a setting change operation screen including a change icon for changing the set condition, after the set condition of the job is set. When the change icon is touched on the setting change operation screen, the set condition of the job is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190107926
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display. A home screen including a plurality of icons is displayed on the display, or second screens are displayed on the display. The second screens are displayed when any of the plurality of icons is selected by an operation performed by a user. Each of the plurality of icons displayed on the home screen includes a first area to which a color different from colors applied to the rest of the plurality of icons is applied. Each of the second screens includes a second area to which a color the same as the color applied to the first area included in a corresponding one of the plurality of icons is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA