Patents by Inventor Hiroko Sugimoto

Hiroko Sugimoto 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: 20260139148
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an inkjet treatment liquid containing a water-soluble cationic polymer and an organic acid salt, wherein a content of the water-soluble cationic polymer is 0.1 wt % or more and less than 10 wt % with respect to the entire amount of the inkjet treatment liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Hiroko SUGIMOTO, Jumpei HOBO, Go TORIYAMA, Jun HIOKI
  • Patent number: 12545801
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an inkjet treatment liquid containing a water-soluble cationic polymer and an organic acid salt, wherein a content of the water-soluble cationic polymer is 0.1 wt % or more and less than 10 wt % with respect to the entire amount of the inkjet treatment liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroko Sugimoto, Jumpei Hobo, Go Toriyama, Jun Hioki
  • Publication number: 20250347051
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an ink-jet treatment liquid containing: emulsified particles containing silicone oil; a surfactant; and an aqueous medium, wherein a content of the silicone oil is equal to or greater than 5 mass % and equal to or less than 15 mass % with respect to the entire treatment liquid, and the surfactant contains: a first surfactant containing an alkyl group having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms; and a second surfactant containing an alkyl group having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Jumpei HOBO, Jun HIOKI, Hiroko SUGIMOTO, Go TORIYAMA
  • Patent number: 12404631
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an ink-jet treatment liquid containing: emulsified particles containing silicone oil; a surfactant; and an aqueous medium, wherein a content of the silicone oil is equal to or greater than 5 mass % and equal to or less than 15 mass % with respect to the entire treatment liquid, and the surfactant contains: a first surfactant containing an alkyl group having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms; and a second surfactant containing an alkyl group having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jumpei Hobo, Jun Hioki, Hiroko Sugimoto, Go Toriyama
  • Publication number: 20240328081
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an ink-jet treatment liquid containing: emulsified particles containing silicone oil; a surfactant; and an aqueous medium, wherein a content of the silicone oil is equal to or greater than 5 mass % and equal to or less than 15 mass % with respect to the entire treatment liquid, and the surfactant contains: a first surfactant containing an alkyl group having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms; and a second surfactant containing an alkyl group having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Jumpei HOBO, Jun HIOKI, Hiroko SUGIMOTO, Go TORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240287330
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an ink composition for textile printing containing: a resin; a pigment; an aqueous medium; and an organic solvent, wherein the resin includes: a first resin having an elongation of 500% or more and 750% or less and a tensile strength of 25 MPa or more and 40 MPa or less; and a second resin having an elongation of 250% or more and 550% or less and a tensile strength of 55 MPa or more and 90 MPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Go TORIYAMA, Hiroko SUGIMOTO, Jumpei HOBO, Jun HIOKI
  • Publication number: 20240263032
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an inkjet treatment liquid containing a water-soluble cationic polymer and an organic acid salt, wherein a content of the water-soluble cationic polymer is 0.1 wt % or more and less than 10 wt % with respect to the entire amount of the inkjet treatment liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroko SUGIMOTO, Jumpei HOBO, Go TORIYAMA, Jun HIOKI
  • Patent number: 12026983
    Abstract: An information output method in an information output device acquires first information on an operation history of one or more devices operated by one or more users, acquires second information that identifies a user detected in the vicinity of one or more output devices, acquires third information on behavior of the user, identifies a device whose state is changed or whose state is changeable within a predetermined time among the one or more devices and an operator who performs operation relating to the change in the state based on the first information, determines an output mode and content of notification information on the identified device to the detected user based on information on the identified device and operator, the second information, and the third information, and outputs, in the determined output mode, notification information having the determined content to one or more output devices that detect the detected user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Kentaro Nakai, Hiroko Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11929972
    Abstract: An information processing method executed by a computer to control notification by a plurality of terminals (first terminal and second terminal) associated with an appliance includes: obtaining information defining, for each state of a plurality of possible states of the appliance, whether the state is a predetermined state that requires the notification by all of the first terminal and the second terminal; obtaining a state of the appliance; determining whether the state of the appliance obtained is the predetermined state; performing control to cause all of the first terminal and the second terminal to make the notification, when it is determined that the state of the appliance is the predetermined state; and performing control to cause a specific terminal out of the first terminal and the second terminal to make the notification, when it is determined that the state of the appliance is not the predetermined state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Okubo, Mariko Nakaso, Hiroko Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20240034898
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to an inkjet processing solution including a cationic polymer and lactic acid, where halogen ion concentration is 5 g/L or less and pH is 7 to 9.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroko SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11790737
    Abstract: A notification control device includes: a sound notification controller sending a first notification control signal for causing a first device to provide a first notification, obtaining first response information to the first notification, and determining whether the first response information is in response to notification information; an image notification controller sending a second notification control signal for causing a second device to provide a second notification, obtaining second response information to the second notification, and determining whether the second response information is in response to the notification information; and a canceller sending a cancellation process signal for cancelling (a) the second notification when the sound notification controller determines that the first response information is in response to the notification information and (b) the first notification when the image notification controller determines that the second response information is in response to the notif
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Ohashi, Kohei Tahara, Hiroko Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11748177
    Abstract: A notification control device includes: a sound notification controller that sends a first notification control signal for causing a first device to provide a first notification, obtains first response information to the first notification, and determines whether the first response information is in response to notification information; an image notification controller that sends a second notification control signal for causing a second device to provide a second notification, when the first response information is determined not to be in response to the notification information, obtains second response information to the second notification, and determines whether the second response information is in response to the notification information; and a canceller that sends, to the first and second devices, a cancellation process signal for cancelling the notifications, when the first response information or the second response information is determined to be in response to the notification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Ohashi, Kohei Tahara, Hiroko Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20230055927
    Abstract: An information processing method includes: acquiring device information on a device and operation information indicating details of a first operation performed on the device a plurality of times in association with each other; determining, based on the details of the first operation indicated in the operation information, which one of a candidate image and an input field image is to be selected as an image to be presented to a user, the candidate image including a candidate for a second operation to be performed on the device, the input field image including an input field for a detail of the second operation; and controlling presenting the image to the user according to the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo NISHIMURA, Mariko NAKASO, Masafumi OKUBO, Hiroko SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220383707
    Abstract: A notification control device includes: a sound notification controller sending a first notification control signal for causing a first device to provide a first notification, obtaining first response information to the first notification, and determining whether the first response information is in response to notification information; an image notification controller sending a second notification control signal for causing a second device to provide a second notification, obtaining second response information to the second notification, and determining whether the second response information is in response to the notification information; and a canceller sending a cancellation process signal for cancelling (a) the second notification when the sound notification controller determines that the first response information is in response to the notification information and (b) the first notification when the image notification controller determines that the second response information is in response to the notif
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiki OHASHI, Kohei TAHARA, Hiroko SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220374293
    Abstract: A notification control device includes: a sound notification controller that sends a first notification control signal for causing a first device to provide a first notification, obtains first response information to the first notification, and determines whether the first response information is in response to notification information; an image notification controller that sends a second notification control signal for causing a second device to provide a second notification, when the first response information is determined not to be in response to the notification information, obtains second response information to the second notification, and determines whether the second response information is in response to the notification information; and a canceller that sends, to the first and second devices, a cancellation process signal for cancelling the notifications, when the first response information or the second response information is determined to be in response to the notification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiki OHASHI, Kohei TAHARA, Hiroko SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220309838
    Abstract: An information output method in an information output device acquires first information on an operation history of one or more devices operated by one or more users, acquires second information that identifies a user detected in the vicinity of one or more output devices, acquires third information on behavior of the user, identifies a device whose state is changed or whose state is changeable within a predetermined time among the one or more devices and an operator who performs operation relating to the change in the state based on the first information, determines an output mode and content of notification information on the identified device to the detected user based on information on the identified device and operator, the second information, and the third information, and outputs, in the determined output mode, notification information having the determined content to one or more output devices that detect the detected user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kentaro NAKAI, Hiroko SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220286421
    Abstract: An information processing method executed by a computer to control notification by a plurality of terminals (first terminal and second terminal) associated with an appliance includes: obtaining information defining, for each state of a plurality of possible states of the appliance, whether the state is a predetermined state that requires the notification by all of the first terminal and the second terminal; obtaining a state of the appliance; determining whether the state of the appliance obtained is the predetermined state; performing control to cause all of the first terminal and the second terminal to make the notification, when it is determined that the state of the appliance is the predetermined state; and performing control to cause a specific terminal out of the first terminal and the second terminal to make the notification, when it is determined that the state of the appliance is not the predetermined state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Masafumi OKUBO, Mariko NAKASO, Hiroko SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220248866
    Abstract: The control method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a method of controlling an apparatus which adjusts a bed ambient temperature for a user, the method including obtaining one of measurement information in a sensor and setting information of the apparatus; estimating the bed ambient temperature and one of getting in bed, starting of sleep, and falling asleep by the user, based on the one of the measurement information and the setting information; and when a first temperature is the bed ambient temperature before the user gets into bed, starts sleeping, or falls asleep, changing the bed ambient temperature to a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature by 0.5° C. or more, in a period after the user gets into bed, starts sleeping, or falls asleep and before a non-shallow sleep state of the user ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuo KOHASHI, Etsuko MIZUNO, Hiroko SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11393259
    Abstract: An information output method in an information output device acquires first information on an operation history of one or more devices operated by one or more users, acquires second information that identifies a user detected in the vicinity of one or more output devices, acquires third information on behavior of the user, identifies a device whose state is changed or whose state is changeable within a predetermined time among the one or more devices and an operator who performs operation relating to the change in the state based on the first information, determines an output mode and content of notification information on the identified device to the detected user based on information on the identified device and operator, the second information, and the third information, and outputs, in the determined output mode, notification information having the determined content to one or more output devices that detect the detected user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Kentaro Nakai, Hiroko Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11195525
    Abstract: An operation terminal includes: an imaging part configured to image a space; a human detecting part configured to detect a user based on information on the space imaged; a voice inputting part configured to receive inputting of the spoken voice of the user; a coordinates detecting part configured to detect a first coordinate of a predetermined first part of an upper limb of the user and a second coordinate of a predetermined second part of an upper half body excluding the upper limb of the user based on information acquired by a predetermined unit when the user is detected by the human detecting part; and a condition determining part configured to compare a positional relationship between the first coordinate and the second coordinate, and configured to bring the voice inputting part into a voice inputting receivable state when the positional relationship satisfies a predetermined first condition at least one time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Kohei Tahara, Yusaku Ota, Hiroko Sugimoto