Patents Assigned to Solution Inc.
  • Demountable wall system
    Patent number: 9003737
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to modular demountable wall systems and more particularly, to a flexible and versatile demountable wall system for where control of air pressure and contaminants may be required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Concepts to Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: John Vernon Solomon, John R. White, Forrest C. Curry, John Rydall
  • Image forming device
    Patent number: 9008566
    Abstract: An image forming device includes: a secondary transfer roller configured to secondarily transfer a toner image transferred to an intermediate transfer belt, to a transfer paper; separating plates; and a power supply circuit configured to apply bias voltages to the separating plates. The separating plates are configured to separate the transfer paper from the intermediate transfer belt when the bias voltages are applied to the separating plates. The separating plates include two or more separating plates installed along a direction perpendicular to the transfer paper conveying direction. The bias voltages are applied to the separating plates independently of each other depending on a toner amount distribution of the toner image transferred to the transfer paper, in the direction perpendicular to the transfer paper conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Lu, Masayuki Yamada
  • Method and apparatus for managing resources in a wireless communication system implementing multiple air interface technologies
    Patent number: 9008020
    Abstract: A wireless communication system is provided that comprises a base station (BS) serving a subscriber unit (SU) in a Public Safety Narrowband (PSNB) network, an eNodeB serving the SU in a broadband data network, and a network element of the PSNB network that is in communication with the BS and that identifies the eNodeB to the BS. In response to the identification of the eNodeB, the BS informs the eNodeB, via an interface between a radio access network (RAN) of the PSNB network and a RAN of the broadband data network, of an initiation of a voice session in the PSNB network involving the SU and of PSNB network resources allocated to the session. In response to being informed of the initiation of the session and the allocated PSNB network resources, the eNodeB avoids allocation of resources to the SU that are spectrally proximate to the allocated PSNB network resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Avishai A. Yacobi, Eilon Eval, Haim Friedlander
  • System and method for optimization of coherence length of tunable laser sources
    Patent number: 9008142
    Abstract: A system and method for adjusting the coherence length of a tunable laser to optimize measurements and reduce artifacts. A tuning element of the laser system modulates, adjusts, or controls parameters associate with the tunable laser, such that the output wavelength of the tunable laser is modulated or adjusted over a wavelength range within a time interval. Modulation of the parameter has the effect of increasing a linewidth of the tunable laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Insight Photonic Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Minneman, Jason Ensher, Thomas Milner
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9008537
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a roller pair, a paper dust collecting member, a scraping member, and a paper dust receiver. The paper dust collecting member can be drawn out from the apparatus main body and is disposed along an axis direction of the roller pair so as to collect paper dust adhered to one roller of the roller pair. The scraping member scrapes off paper dust adhered to the paper dust collecting member when the paper dust collecting member is moved in a draw-out direction. The paper dust receiver is disposed below the scraping member so as to receive the paper dust scraped off by the scraping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Yuya Shimohora
  • MANAGING NON-COMMITTED COMPUTERIZED WORKFLOWS
    Publication number: 20150100552
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel software application to retain a plurality of non-committed computerized workflows with pertinent data and states for the purpose of pausing or exiting the workflow and continuing from exact state at a later time or on another computing device. A session folder was developed to address the problem of how to manage a plurality of work-in-process, including data entry forms, database queries and other application functions, for users who must work in an environment of frequent interruptions and who need to work on two or more items at a time. This is a problem faced by users of enterprise software applications and other Web applications. Several embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: QQ Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. MALIS, Michael D. STEBEL, Asdrubal HERNANDEZ, Juan BETANCOURT, Jeremy POUND
  • SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A QUALITY DIAGNOSTIC OF AN AQUEOUS UREA SOLUTION
    Publication number: 20150096285
    Abstract: System, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for enabling a quality diagnostic of an aqueous urea solution (AUS) of an exhaust system when the AUS is outgassed. Systems, apparatus, and methods are also disclosed for disabling an output of a quality condition of the AUS in response at least in part to detecting that an AUS fill event of an AUS storage tank has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Eric B. Andrews
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING A USER AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20150098112
    Abstract: Provided an image forming apparatus that can realize an authentication function easily. (1) Transmit a printing requested data from a PC to a port for printing. (2) A user authentication application inputs printing requested data from the port for printing, and user determination data of the printing requested data are transmitted to a user authentication server. (3) The user authentication server transmits “use permission” or “use non-permission” to the user authentication application. (4) The user authentication application transmits the image data of the printing requested data to an application platform in case of “use permission.” (5) The application platform transmits image data to a controller. (6) The controller outputs the image data to a printing part. (7) The user authentication application transmits “use non-permission” to the PC in case of “use non-permission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Takanao KAWAI
  • Image forming apparatus and toner case
    Patent number: 9002241
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an attachment member and a toner case. The toner case has a discharge port openable and closable by a shutter mechanism. The shutter mechanism has a first shutter member and a second shutter member. The first shutter member closes the discharge port in a condition in which the toner case is detached from the attachment member, and opens the discharge port in a condition in which the toner case is attached to the attachment member. The second shutter member covers the back side edge portion of the communication port with which the discharge port is communicated in a condition in which the toner case is detached from the attachment member, and exposes the back side edge portion of the communication port in a condition in which the toner case is attached to the attachment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Yamanaka
  • Triangle speaker for tablet computer
    Patent number: 9002050
    Abstract: A speaker bar for a tablet computer is presented. The speaker bar is sized to fit inside a cover of the tablet computer by folding or rolling the speaker bar inside the cover. The speaker bar has retractable speaker members that extend outward beyond the edges of the speaker bar housing along a longitudinal axis of the speaker bar. Power is provided to the speaker bar when the retractable members are extended, and the power is turned off when the retractable members are retracted. The speaker bar connects to a tablet computer via Bluetooth wireless connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: BBY Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Widner, Amy Prescott
  • System for writing and dispensing solid-state storage devices
    Patent number: 9002509
    Abstract: An apparatus for writing data to and dispensing one or more of solid-state devices is enclosed. A preferred device herein comprises a write port engageable with a solid-state storage device within a chamber via a hopper. The chamber is further provided for holding the solid-state storage device as the solid-state storage device engages with the write port. Additionally a transfer assembly is provided for moving the solid-state storage device from the chamber to dispense the solid-state storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Digital Storage Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon P. Fletcher, Lisbeth M. Fletcher
  • Systems and methods of analyzing changes and data between hierarchies
    Patent number: 9002845
    Abstract: There is disclosed various embodiments of computer systems and methods for analyzing multi-dimensional trends from two dimensional hierarchical data by comparing and analyzing two hierarchies and their associated attributes. Certain embodiments may comprise: providing a database of previous time slice data, receiving new time slice data, comparing the new time slice data to the database of previous time slice data, generating additional attributes, incorporating the additional attributes and the new time slice data into the database so that analysis may be performed between the two hierarchies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Aquire Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Melbourne, Brad Winsor, Lois Melbourne
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9002232
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a conductive member, a bias application device, and a control portion. The image bearing member has a photosensitive layer formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The conductive member is disposed so as to make contact with an inner peripheral surface of the image bearing member and has a dielectric property. The bias application device applies a bias including an alternating current bias to the conductive member. The control portion controls the bias application device. The image forming apparatus is capable of executing a heating-up mode in which an alternating current bias having a peak-to-peak value twice or more as large as a discharge start voltage between the conductive member and the image bearing member is applied to the conductive member to cause the surface of the image bearing member to be heated up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeki Tsukahara, Takahiko Murata, Ai Takagami, Koichi Hayashi, Nobuyuki Hayashi, Yosuke Saito, Maki Ike, Masaki Kadota
  • Chemical modification of lignin and lignin derivatives
    Patent number: 9000075
    Abstract: In one example implementation, a trans-esterified HPL can include a HPL and a polyester including polyester chains. The polyester may be an aliphatic polyester, a semi-aromatic polyester, or an aromatic polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Cyclewood Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Nhiem Cao, Kevin Oden, Wolfgang G. Glasser
  • Toner for electrostatic latent image development
    Patent number: 8999620
    Abstract: A toner for electrostatic latent image development, containing toner particles composed of toner core particle containing at least a binder resin and a shell layer coating the toner core particle. Average circularities D4 to D7 of toner particles within predetermined particle diameter ranges are each no less than 0.960, the difference (Dmax?Dmin) between a maximum value Dmax among D4 to D7 and a minimum value Dmin among D4 to D7 is no greater than 0.015. The shell layer is smoothened to a predetermined level. And, cracks in a direction approximately perpendicular to a surface of the toner core particles are observable inside the shell layer when cross-section of the toner particle is observed using a transmission electron microscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Takanori Tanaka, Yukinori Nakayama, Hiroaki Moriyama, Takeo Mizobe, Hiroki Uemura
  • Developing device and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9002240
    Abstract: The present application discloses a developing device including a housing having a connection surface to which the container connects. The connection surface is provided with a feed port for feeding the developer. The developing device includes a shutter mechanism configured to selectively open and close the feed port. The shutter mechanism includes a shutter piece, which moves between a closing position for closing the feed port and an opening position for opening the feed port, and a squeezing mechanism, which protrudes from the shutter piece situated in the closing position to squeeze the developer into the housing through the feed port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Shimizu, Takahisa Nakaue, Teruhiko Nagashima, Takashi Morita
  • Cleaning device for image carrier and image forming apparatus including cleaning portion for image carrier
    Patent number: 9002221
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a cleaning portion and a pressing portion. The cleaning portion comes into contact with an image carrier that is adapted to carry a toner image. The pressing portion includes a clamping surface and a protruding portion and presses the cleaning portion against the image carrier. The clamping surface clamps the cleaning portion from both sides in cooperation with the image carrier. The protruding portion protrudes from the clamping surface toward the image carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kei Wakayama
  • Scalable broadband group call via unicast downlink traffic consolidation and local re-broadcast
    Patent number: 9001703
    Abstract: A method, system, and device consolidate unicast downlinks in a broadband radio access network (RAN) for a requested group call. A subset of subscriber devices of the group in sufficiently close proximity is detected, one subscriber device in the subset is selected to act as a subscriber device to subscriber device broadcast downlink repeater (SD-BDR), and group call data is transmitted to each subscriber not in a subset via a separate unicast downlink, and to each subset via a single outbound unicast link to the selected subscriber device. The selected SD-BDR in each subset then re-broadcasts the group call data to the other members of the subset, thereby reducing outbound broadband resource usage in the broadband RAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathanael P. Kuehner
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9002252
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit and an apparatus main body. The fixing unit includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member and a fixing nip forming mechanism. The first rotating member is heated by a heating source. The second rotating member faces to the first rotating member. The fixing nip forming mechanism makes the second rotating member pressed to the first rotating member and forms a fixing nip between the first rotating member and second rotating member. To the apparatus main body, the fixing unit is attachably/detachably installed. The apparatus main body includes a nip pressure changing mechanism. The nip pressure changing mechanism presses the fixing nip forming mechanism and changes a pressure of the fixing nip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu Uehara, Masaaki Maruta
  • Multifunction oxygen mask
    Patent number: D726303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Rollins Medical Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Offord L. Rollins, III