Patents by Inventor Yoko Fujiwara

Yoko Fujiwara 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: 11607394
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotigotine-containing patch comprising: a backing layer; and an adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer contains rotigotine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the adhesive agent layer further contains a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, a petroleum-based resin and/or a terpene-based resin, an aliphatic alcohol, and a cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, and in the adhesive agent layer, a mass ratio of a content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form and a content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form:content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone) is 10:3 to 1:3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Araki, Yuka Takagi, Yoko Fujiwara, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Takao Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20220257528
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotigotine-containing patch comprising: a backing layer; and an adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer contains rotigotine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the adhesive agent layer further contains an alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon resin and at least one aliphatic alcohol selected from the group consisting of lauryl alcohol, octyldodecanol, oleyl alcohol, and myristyl alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ARAKI, Yuka TAKAGI, Yoko FUJIWARA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Takao KUROKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210348436
    Abstract: The opening-closing control system includes an outputter that outputs a control signal for controlling an operation of an opening-closing member configured to open and close an opening provided in a first facility, and an obtainer that obtains alert information on an alert from a second facility different from the first facility. Then, the outputter outputs the control signal for controlling the opening or closing of the opening by the opening-closing member based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto HIROKI, Fumiyosi MUKOYAMA, Yoko FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20200306203
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotigotine-containing patch comprising: a backing layer; and an adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer contains rotigotine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the adhesive agent layer further contains a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, a petroleum-based resin and/or a terpene-based resin, an aliphatic alcohol, and a cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, and in the adhesive agent layer, a mass ratio of a content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form and a content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form:content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone) is 10:3 to 1:3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ARAKI, Yuka TAKAGI, Yoko FUJIWARA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Takao KUROKAWA
  • Patent number: 10369116
    Abstract: A patch includes an adhesive layer and a release liner laminated on at least one surface of a backing. The adhesive layer comprises, as an adhesive base agent, at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylate-based adhesives and rubber-based adhesives, and the adhesive layer comprises 0.3 to 5% by mass of a nonfunctional silicone oil having a kinematic viscosity of 10 to 350 cSt at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoko Fujiwara, Takashi Yasukochi, Yuka Takagi
  • Publication number: 20180085323
    Abstract: A patch includes an adhesive layer and a release liner laminated on at least one surface of a backing. The adhesive layer comprises, as an adhesive base agent, at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylate-based adhesives and rubber-based adhesives, and the adhesive layer comprises 0.3 to 5% by mass of a nonfunctional silicone oil having a kinematic viscosity of 10 to 350 cSt at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yoko FUJIWARA, Takashi YASUKOCHI, Yuka TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 8577148
    Abstract: An image combining apparatus includes a control section which acquires first position information identifying a figure on a first medium from an electronic pen by using the first medium where a pattern for the electronic pen to detect an electronic pen tip position is combined with a background of a image list, identifies an image from the position information by referring to information associating each image with a position on the first medium, further acquires second position information identifying a figure on a second medium from the electronic pen by using the second medium on which the pattern is formed, and identifies an image combining area from the first and second position information, and then associates the image combining area with the image; and an image processing section creating a combined image by combining the image combining area with the image associated with the image combining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Yoko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8345313
    Abstract: There is described an image forming apparatus, which make it possible to appropriately print each of a valid print object and an invalid print object. The apparatus includes: a printing section to conduct a printing operation based on the print data, so as to create the print product; and a control section to determine whether the digital signature is valid or invalid so as to control the printing operation, based on the determined result. When the plurality of print objects includes both a valid print object for which the digital signature is determined as valid and an invalid print object for which the digital signature is determined as invalid, the control section controls the printing operation, so as to enable the valid print object to be printed, based on the print data, while disable the invalid print object to be printed, based on the print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Yoko Fujiwara, Masahiro Ozawa, Jun Kuroki, Hiroshi Nogawa, Fumihito Akiyama, Yasufumi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20120114244
    Abstract: An image combining apparatus includes a control section which acquires first position information identifying a figure on a first medium from an electronic pen by using the first medium where a pattern for the electronic pen to detect an electronic pen tip position is combined with a background of a image list, identifies an image from the position information by referring to information associating each image with a position on the first medium, further acquires second position information identifying a figure on a second medium from the electronic pen by using the second medium on which the pattern is formed, and identifies an image combining area from the first and second position information, and then associates the image combining area with the image; and an image processing section creating a combined image by combining the image combining area with the image associated with the image combining area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventor: Yoko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8045227
    Abstract: Disclosed is a print controlling device including a control unit to control printing according to an instruction which relates to the printing, wherein the control unit analyzes a page description language which relates to the printing, determines whether the printing is practically monochrome printing or color printing, and changes a first command of the page description language to a second command for monochrome printing when it is determined that the printing is monochrome printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Yoko Fujiwara, Fumihito Akiyama, Masahiro Ozawa, Jun Kuroki, Hiroshi Nogawa
  • Patent number: 7965293
    Abstract: Device, method and computer program capable of obtaining from image data document data readable and effectively adherable in a region of definite form without waste. According to the device, method and computer program, a document block containing a specific image such as a headline and a body text is extracted from among image data to be processed, character code is recognized from a character image of the specific image within the document block, the document block is reconstructed in a specific shape, and character code data corresponding to the recognized character code is laid out within the reconstructed document block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoko Fujiwara, Toshiyuki Mitsubori
  • Patent number: 7865490
    Abstract: There is described a document data creating apparatus, a document data creating method and a program thereof, which make it possible to improve convenience of both the user and the creator of the document data by effectively utilizing the digital signature. The apparatus for creating document data that include a digital signature, includes: a character recognizing section to recognize a character based on image data inputted; a reliability determining section to determine a reliability degree of the character; a characteristic value calculating section to calculate a characteristic value of the document data; and a digital signature section to attach the characteristic value to the document data. When the reliability determining section determines that the reliability degree of the character is low, the digital signature section attaches a value, which is different from the characteristic value calculated by the characteristic value calculating section, to the document data as the digital signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nogawa, Yoko Fujiwara, Yoshinori Tanaka, Masahiro Ozawa, Jun Kuroki, Fumihito Akiyama, Yasufumi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20090022313
    Abstract: An encrypted data processing method for a printing system provided with a host which transmits print data or encrypted data formed by encrypting the print data, and an image forming apparatus connected with the host via a communication network to execute printing based on the print data, the method including: a first step of determining, in the image forming apparatus, whether transmitted data from the host is the encrypted data; a second step of executing printing process in cases where the transmitted data is not the encrypted data, and decrypting the encrypted data in cases where the transmitted data is the encrypted data; and a third step of executing the printing process in cases where the decryption of the encrypted data has been successfully executed, and storing the encrypted data into a storage section in cases where the decryption has failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Fumihito Akiyama, Yoko Fujiwara, Yoshinori Tanaka, Masahiro Ozawa, Jun Kuroki, Hiroshi Nogawa
  • Patent number: 7454060
    Abstract: In image processing of a document having image data of a document including an image with character images on a background image, the character images and the background image thereof are separated. First, areas in correspondence to the character images from the image data are extracted, and character code data are generated based on the extracted areas in the image data. On the other hand, the character image in the image data is replaced with the background image. The character images are reproduced with reference to the character code data at the positions of the character images. On the other hand, the original character images are deleted from the image data. The character images on the background image is complemented based on the background image data. Then the character images based on the character code data and the background image thereof are synthesized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoko Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20080266604
    Abstract: There is described an image forming apparatus, which makes it possible to implement a high-speed printing operation based on print data attached with a digital signature. The apparatus comprises: a storage section to store print data; a, digital signature analyzing section to analyze a digital signature; a language analyzing section to analyze the print data; an image processing section to create bitmap data; a printing section to implement a printing operation; and a control section that selectively conducts either a first controlling operation or a second controlling operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jun KUROKI, Yoko FUJIWARA, Yoshinori TANAKA, Masahiro OZAWA, Hiroshi NOGAWA, Fumihito AKIYAMA, Yasufumi AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20080256105
    Abstract: There is described a document data creating apparatus, a document data creating method and a program thereof, which make it possible to improve convenience of both the user and the creator of the document data by effectively utilizing the digital signature. The apparatus for creating document data that include a digital signature, includes: a character recognizing section to recognize a character based on image data inputted; a reliability determining section to determine a reliability degree of the character; a characteristic value calculating section to calculate a characteristic value of the document data; and a digital signature section to attach the characteristic value to the document data. When the reliability determining section determines that the reliability degree of the character is low, the digital signature section attaches a value, which is different from the characteristic value calculated by the characteristic value calculating section, to the document data as the digital signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nogawa, Yoko Fujiwara, Yoshinori Tanaka, Masahiro Ozawa, Jun Kuroki, Fumihito Akiyama, Yasufumi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20080174811
    Abstract: There is described an image forming apparatus, which make it possible to appropriately print each of a valid print object and an invalid print object. The apparatus includes: a printing section to conduct a printing operation based on the print data, so as to create the print product; and a control section to determine whether the digital signature is valid or invalid so as to control the printing operation, based on the determined result. When the plurality of print objects includes both a valid print object for which the digital signature is determined as valid and an invalid print object for which the digital signature is determined as invalid, the control section controls the printing operation, so as to enable the valid print object to be printed, based on the print data, while disable the invalid print object to be printed, based on the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori TANAKA, Yoko Fujiwara, Masahiro Ozawa, Jun Kuroki, Hiroshi Nogawa, Fumihito Akiyama, Yasufumi Aoyama
  • Patent number: 7340092
    Abstract: An image processing device extracts graphic areas, for example, firstly from image data received, and then extracts other remaining areas, i.e., photographic and character areas. The areas that are extracted firstly can be photographic or character areas. This prevents the areas to be extracted firstly from being extracted accompanying with other areas under the influence of isolation processes to be executed on other areas. The image processing device also can establish the order of extraction of each area depending on the contents of the image data based on the user's operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tanaka, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiro Ozawa, Yoko Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20080024814
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a recording section which records job data including image data, and management information indicating a stored state of the job data and possible to be updated; and a control section which refers to the management information recorded in the recording section and executes image formation based on the job data when the stored state of the stored data is indicated to be normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Fumihito Akiyama, Yoko Fujiwara, Jun Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20080025557
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, comprising: an image processing unit to generate multivalued data from an object included in print data in which a rendering command specifies filling of the object with a pattern, the object being subject to filling in a uniform density in the multivalued data, and to generate a bit map data which reproduces a halftone in a pseudo manner with a screen pattern from the multivalued data; and an image formation control unit to form an image on a recording medium based on the bit map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoko Fujiwara, Fumihito Akiyama, Jun Kuroki