Patents by Inventor Akira Saito

Akira Saito 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: 11539915
    Abstract: Confirming transmission of information in a web conference by determining a presenter of a web conference is providing speech to a second computing device based at least in part on a video data, converting the speech of the presenter to textual data, transmitting information of the second computing device to a third computing device of a participant, wherein the information of the second computing device includes the speech, the textual data, and images of a display of the second computing device, and determining a match level of the information of the second computing device and output information of the third computing device of the participant, wherein the output information of the third computing device correlates with the information of the second computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Watanabe, Akira Saito, Hayato Uenohara
  • Patent number: 11512526
    Abstract: A functional member-attached glass window includes a glass window to be erected on a floor surface and having a glass plate, and a functional member having a surface area smaller than that of the glass plate and arranged at a position apart from and higher than the floor surface, wherein the functional member is pasted to the glass plate via a spacer and joined to the spacer with a fastening part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda.
    Inventors: Mayu Ogawa, Mitsuo Fukuda, Masahiro Matsumura, Akira Saito
  • Patent number: 11504883
    Abstract: Provided is a resin particle producing method including: a fiber aggregate producing step of directly joining fibers containing a thermoplastic resin with each other to obtain a fiber aggregate; and a particle forming step of forming the fiber aggregate into particles to obtain resin particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nozomu Tamoto, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Yasuo Suzuki, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Sohichiroh Iida, Shinzo Higuchi, Akira Saito, Kiichi Kamoda, Yoshihiko Furugohri, Shinsuke Nagai
  • Patent number: 11500303
    Abstract: An image formation unit according to an embodiment may include: an image carrier unit in which an image carrier is supported; a developer carrier unit in which a developer carrier is supported; a first bias member provided at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the image formation unit and configured to bias the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit; a second bias member provided at the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the image formation unit and configured to bias the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit. A first bias direction of biasing the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit by the first bias member and a second bias direction of biasing the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit by the second bias member are not parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Saito, Hisatoshi Saito
  • Patent number: 11494138
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to stop a print job under execution in response to an occurrence of an abnormality preventing the print job from continuing, set the stopped print job to a skip state, and restart the print job set to the skip state in response to a restart instruction by a user associated with the print job and not by a second user different from the user associated with the print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akira Saito
  • Patent number: 11491713
    Abstract: A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication has a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter of from 5 to 100 ?m and a ratio (Mv/Mn) of a volume average particle diameter (Mv) to the number average particle diameter (Mn) of 2.50 or less and satisfies at least one of the following conditions (1) to (3): (1): Tmf1>Tmf2 and (Tmf1?Tmf2)?3 degrees C., both Tmf1 and Tmf2 are measured in differential scanning calorimetry measuring according to ISO 3146, (2): Cd1>Cd2 and (Cd1?Cd2)?3 percent, both Cd1 and Cd2 are measured in differential scanning calorimetry measuring according to ISO 3146, and (3): C×1>C×2 and (C×1?C×2)?3 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Saito, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Kiichi Kamoda, Shigenori Yaguchi, Nozomu Tamoto, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Shinzo Higuchi, Sohichiroh Iida, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11472958
    Abstract: A powder for solid freeform fabrication includes a first resin particle and a second resin particle, wherein MFR2 is greater than MFR1 and a ratio of MFR2 to MFR1 is from 2 to 5, where MFR1 represents a melt mass-flow rate (MFR) of the first resin particle and MFR2 represents a melt mass-flow rate of the second resin particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Naruse, Akira Saito, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Toshiyuki Mutoh, Yasutomo Aman, Kiichi Kamoda, Sohichiroh Iida, Shinzo Higuchi, Toshiyuki Iseki
  • Patent number: 11474518
    Abstract: A method and a system for event validation on a vehicle. The method includes detecting an event determined by the vehicle. The method can include requesting and receiving external event determination, from at least one external source within a first surrounding area, based on the event. The method also includes generating an internal event determination based on the event and validating a validated event based on the both the external and internal event determinations. The method includes requesting and receiving external drive plan, from the external source within a second surrounding area, based on the validated event. The method also includes generating an internal drive plan, validating a validated drive plan based on the internal and external drive plans, and implementing the validated drive plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoyama, Akira Saito, Sanehiro Furuichi, Hayato Uenohara, Gaku Yamamoto, Norie Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11458676
    Abstract: A resin powder contains a resin contains columnar particles, wherein the proportion of the columnar particles having a ratio (L/W) of less than 1 is 50 percent by volume or more in the total volume of the resin powder, where W represents the width in the radial direction of the columnar particles and L represents the length in the axis direction of the columnar particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiichi Kamoda, Akira Saito, Yasutomo Aman, Hitoshi Iwatsuki
  • Publication number: 20220303500
    Abstract: Confirming transmission of information in a web conference by determining a presenter of a web conference is providing speech to a second computing device based at least in part on a video data, converting the speech of the presenter to textual data, transmitting information of the second computing device to a third computing device of a participant, wherein the information of the second computing device includes the speech, the textual data, and images of a display of the second computing device, and determining a match level of the information of the second computing device and output information of the third computing device of the participant, wherein the output information of the third computing device correlates with the information of the second computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi Watanabe, Akira Saito, Hayato Uenohara
  • Publication number: 20220285823
    Abstract: A spacer-attached antenna unit is to be attached, via the spacer, to a glass plate included in a glass window, wherein the antenna unit is configured to detachably attach to the glass window via a detachable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Mayu OGAWA, Akira SAITO
  • Patent number: 11408739
    Abstract: Adjusting inconsistencies and inaccuracies in location perception, one or more computer processors identify data indicating a location of a computing device; detect a subsequent computing device within a threshold proximity to the computing device; receive data indicating a location of the subsequent computing device; determine a first location reliability score for the identified data indicating the location of a computing device and a second location reliability score for the received data indicating the location of the subsequent computing device; calculate one or more location corrective parameters for the computing device based, at least in part, on the identified data indicating the location of the computing device, the received data indicating the location of the subsequent computing device, the first location reliability score, and the second location reliability score; adjust the data indicating the location of the computing device based on the calculated one or more location corrective parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanehiro Furuichi, Akira Saito, Hayato Uenohara, Satoshi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20220238357
    Abstract: A die bonding apparatus includes a push-up unit, a head having a collet that sucks a die, and a control device. The control device is configured to suck a dicing tape using a dome plate; land the collet onto the die using the head; suck the die using the collet; lift plural blocks from the dome plate; stop the outermost block disposed on the outermost side among the plural blocks from lifting at a height where the die is peeled off from the dicing tape; and lift blocks other than the outermost block among the plural blocks higher than the outermost block to a predefined height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Akira SAITO, Takumi SASSA, Yuki NAKUI
  • Publication number: 20220233656
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibacterial composition and the like having antibacterial property against Acinetobacter. The present invention provides an antibacterial composition comprising a complex of lysozyme and chitosan bound together, with antibacterial property against Acinetobacter; and a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing an Acinetobacter infection, comprising a complex of lysozyme and chitosan bound together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY, WAKO FILTER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunari MIYAZAKI, Hiroki KAGESHIMA, Akira SAITO
  • Publication number: 20220176625
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid freeform fabrication object includes forming a layer of resin powder for solid freeform fabrication including particles having a pillar-like form and solidifying a particular area of the layer with irradiation of laser beams, wherein the laser beams have an energy intensity distribution having a top hat-like form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiichi Kamoda, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Akira Saito, Sohichiroh Iida, Shinzo Higuchi, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Nozomu Tamoto, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11344625
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition having an antifungal activity without depending on conventional compositions having anticandidal activity or combinations of such compositions. The composition comprises a complex of lysozyme bonded to chitosan. The composition according to the present invention is applicable to candidiasis of the skin and mucous membranes, in particular, oral candidiasis and vagina candidiasis affecting a large number of patients and can ameliorate the symptoms of these diseases, heal the same and prevent infection of the same. The composition comprises a complex of lysozyme, which has been widely used as a highly safe natural food additive, with a polysaccharide and, therefore, can reassure patients who use the same and ease their burden. The composition according to the present invention comprises a complex of lysozyme, which is a highly safe natural food additive, with a polysaccharide and, therefore, can be safely used by patients without considering any risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Wako Filter Technology Co., Ltd., Teikyo University
    Inventors: Hiroki Kageshima, Akira Saito, Yoichi Murakami, Shigeru Abe, Kazumi Hayama, Miki Takahashi, Miho Abe
  • Patent number: 11336706
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach identifies a set of active online meetings in which the approach identifies a set of active online meetings in which a user is participating. The approach dynamically computes an interest level of each of the set of active online meetings based on a set of user preferences to produce a set of interest levels corresponding to the set of active online meetings. The approach determines a priority order of the set of active online meetings based on the set of interest levels and presents the set of active online meetings to the user based on the determined priority order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Saito, Takeshi Watanabe, Hayato Uenohara, Seiya Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220100120
    Abstract: An image formation unit according to an embodiment may include: an image carrier unit in which an image carrier is supported; a developer carrier unit in which a developer carrier is supported; a first bias member provided at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the image formation unit and configured to bias the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit; a second bias member provided at the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the image formation unit and configured to bias the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit. A first bias direction of biasing the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit by the first bias member and a second bias direction of biasing the developer carrier unit toward the image carrier unit by the second bias member are not parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira SAITO, Hisatoshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20220091801
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to stop a print job under execution in response to an occurrence of an abnormality preventing the print job from continuing, set the stopped print job to a skip state, and restart the print job set to the skip state in response to a restart instruction by a user associated with the print job and not by a second user different from the user associated with the print job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akira SAITO
  • Patent number: D967891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu Koyama, Yoshihiro Goto, Hisatoshi Saito, Shingo Shimada, Akira Saito, Hiroki Haruyama