Patents by Inventor Aya Ito

Aya Ito 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).

  • Publication number: 20250070172
    Abstract: An anthraquinone-based active material for a redox flow battery includes a first compound represented by the following chemical formula: where at least one of the R1 to R8 is a hydroxy group, and at least one of the R1 to R8 is an alkoxy group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NAGOYA DENKI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Hirayama, Toshiyasu Kiyabu, Yasushi Morita, Tsuyoshi Murata, Aya Ito, Shigemitsu Okada
  • Publication number: 20250059125
    Abstract: A method of producing an anthraquinone-based substance represented by the following chemical formula: where at least one of R1 to R8 is a hydroxy group, and at least one of R1 to R8 is an alkoxy group, includes the steps of: preparing a starting material represented by the following chemical formula: where at least two of the R1? to R8? are hydroxy groups; and reacting the starting material with an organic alkylating agent. The amount of the organic alkylating agent to be reacted with the starting material is more than or equal to 0.05 mol and less than n mol per 1 mol of the starting material, where n is the number of hydroxy groups contained in the starting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NAGOYA DENKI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Hirayama, Toshiyasu Kiyabu, Yasushi Morita, Tsuyoshi Murata, Aya Ito, Shigemitsu Okada
  • Patent number: 12181696
    Abstract: An optical filter includes: a resin substrate having a thickness of 20 ?m or more and 110 ?m or less; an absorption layer having a thickness of 0.25 ?m or more and 12 ?m or less and being disposed on at least one principal surface of the resin substrate; and dielectric multilayer films disposed as an outermost layer on both principal surfaces of the resin substrate. At least one of the dielectric multilayer films is a near-infrared reflection layer. The resin substrate includes a first transparent resin having a glass transition temperature of 170° C. or more and having specific optical properties. The absorption layer includes a near-infrared absorbing dye (A) and a second transparent resin having a glass transition temperature of 170° C. or more, and the near-infrared absorbing dye (A) satisfies specific optical properties in relation to the second transparent resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Shiono, Motoshi Nakayama, Tatsuo Yokote, Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 12079675
    Abstract: A paper management system setting a paper information piece of paper stored in a sheet feeding unit in an image forming apparatus from a list of paper information pieces registers the paper information pieces with a favorite group, displays a list of the paper information pieces for each favorite group, and enables the list of the paper information pieces to be associated with a paper feed unit through the screen displaying the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yusuke Kimura, Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Nobuhiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20240244148
    Abstract: An inspection system inspects a grade of a print product based on comparison between a scanned image obtained by scanning a print product and a reference image, receives a first mode that does not switch a sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of an inspection result of the print product or a second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product is received through a screen, and controls the sheet discharge destination of the print product based on the received mode and the inspection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Publication number: 20240211184
    Abstract: In a case where an inspection level to be used in determining quality of an image of an inspected surface of a printed sheet is set based on a comparison between a captured image resulting from imaging the inspected surface and a reference image, a plurality of inspection regions varying in inspection level is set for the reference image. In a case where an overlap region is present in the plurality of inspection regions, an inspection level of the overlap region is identified based on a predetermined priority. Further, the identified inspection level of the overlap region is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11973909
    Abstract: An inspection system inspects a grade of a print product based on comparison between a scanned image obtained by scanning a print product and a reference image, receives a first mode that does not switch a sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of an inspection result of the print product or a second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product is received through a screen, and controls the sheet discharge destination of the print product based on the received mode and the inspection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11954377
    Abstract: In a case where an inspection level to be used in determining quality of an image of an inspected surface of a printed sheet is set based on a comparison between a captured image resulting from imaging the inspected surface and a reference image, a plurality of inspection regions varying in inspection level is set for the reference image. In a case where an overlap region is present in the plurality of inspection regions, an inspection level of the overlap region is identified based on a predetermined priority. Further, the identified inspection level of the overlap region is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Publication number: 20230299326
    Abstract: A redox flow battery includes: a cell having a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a membrane; a first tank for storing a first electrolytic solution; a first circulation device for circulating the first electrolytic solution between the first chamber and the first tank; a second tank for storing a second electrolytic solution; and a second circulation device for circulating the second electrolytic solution between the second chamber and the second tank. Each of the first electrolytic solution and the second electrolytic solution contains an active material, and at least one of the active material contained in the first electrolytic solution or the active material contained in the second electrolytic solution is a quinone multimer in which a plurality of quinones are connected via an alkyl chain or a hydroquinone multimer in which a plurality of hydroquinones are connected an alkyl chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NAGOYA DENKI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Hirayama, Toshiyasu Kiyabu, Yasushi Morita, Tsuyoshi Murata, Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11720298
    Abstract: In a case where an inspection level to be used in determining quality of an image of an inspected surface of a printed sheet is set based on a comparison between a captured image resulting from imaging the inspected surface and a reference image, a plurality of inspection regions varying in inspection level is set for the reference image. In a case where an overlap region is present in the plurality of inspection regions, an inspection level of the overlap region is identified based on a predetermined priority. Further, the identified inspection level of the overlap region is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Publication number: 20230221901
    Abstract: In a case where an inspection level to be used in determining quality of an image of an inspected surface of a printed sheet is set based on a comparison between a captured image resulting from imaging the inspected surface and a reference image, a plurality of inspection regions varying in inspection level is set for the reference image. In a case where an overlap region is present in the plurality of inspection regions, an inspection level of the overlap region is identified based on a predetermined priority. Further, the identified inspection level of the overlap region is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11669954
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains a plurality of scanned images, determines whether each of the plurality of scanned images is suitable for use in generating a reference image, by using a master image for generating the reference image, and generates the reference image by combining a plurality of scanned images determined to be suitable for use in generating the reference image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Publication number: 20220309299
    Abstract: A paper management system setting a paper information piece of paper stored in a sheet feeding unit in an image forming apparatus from a list of paper information pieces registers the paper information pieces with a favorite group, displays a list of the paper information pieces for each favorite group, and enables the list of the paper information pieces to be associated with a paper feed unit through the screen displaying the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke Kimura, Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Nobuhiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20220303415
    Abstract: An inspection system inspects a grade of a print product based on comparison between a scanned image obtained by scanning a print product and a reference image, receives a first mode that does not switch a sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of an inspection result of the print product or a second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product is received through a screen, and controls the sheet discharge destination of the print product based on the received mode and the inspection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11445069
    Abstract: Printing is performed based on a print job received from an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus is notified of a jam based on occurrence of the jam, and a reprint job for performing reprinting that is generated based on the notification of the jam is received from the information processing apparatus. A scanned image obtained by scanning a printed print product is transmitted to an inspection apparatus, and information indicating that an inspection result obtained by the inspection apparatus inspecting a quality of the print product is “fail” is received. Based on the reception of the information indicating the inspection result “fail”, the information processing apparatus is notified of a jam, and a reprint job for performing reprinting that is generated based on the notification of the jam is received from the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11414283
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding device having a plurality of sheet feeding units, an opening and closing controlling unit, and a receiving unit. The opening and closing controlling unit controls opening and closing of the sheet feeding unit. Where the receiving unit receives an instruction for assigning a sheet having selected one attribute to designated one sheet feeding unit, the opening and closing controlling unit opens the designated one sheet feeding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Yusuke Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220253257
    Abstract: In a case where an inspection level to be used in determining quality of an image of an inspected surface of a printed sheet is set based on a comparison between a captured image resulting from imaging the inspected surface and a reference image, a plurality of inspection regions varying in inspection level is set for the reference image. In a case where an overlap region is present in the plurality of inspection regions, an inspection level of the overlap region is identified based on a predetermined priority. Further, the identified inspection level of the overlap region is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11392808
    Abstract: A paper management system setting a paper information piece of paper stored in a sheet feeding unit in an image forming apparatus from a list of paper information pieces registers the paper information pieces with a favorite group, displays a list of the paper information pieces for each favorite group, and enables the list of the paper information pieces to be associated with a paper feed unit through the screen displaying the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yusuke Kimura, Yuzo Harano, Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Nobuhiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11394840
    Abstract: An inspection system inspects a grade of a print product based on comparison between a scanned image obtained by scanning a print product and a reference image, receives a first mode that does not switch a sheet discharge destination of the print product regardless of an inspection result of the print product or a second mode that switches the sheet discharge destination of the print product according to the inspection result of the print product is received through a screen, and controls the sheet discharge destination of the print product based on the received mode and the inspection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Aya Ito
  • Patent number: 11392338
    Abstract: Provided are a printing control apparatus, a method of controlling a printing control apparatus, and a storage medium capable of simplifying a process of updating information on a paper sheet for a tray for which update of the information is restricted. In a case where update of information on a print medium stored in association with a tray that is provided in an image forming apparatus and holds a print medium is restricted, a user interface is presented which requests to select whether to update the information stored in association with the tray to received update information. Then, the information stored in association with the tray is updated depending on the selection made via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki Ooba, Aya Ito, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Yusuke Kimura