Patents by Inventor Hironobu Sakai

Hironobu Sakai 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).

  • Method for processing medium, image processing apparatus, and printer apparatus
    Patent number: 7775733
    Abstract: A printer apparatus is disclosed. The printer includes a medium feeding passage for conveying a medium; print head for performing a spacing and for performing a printing processing on the medium; a detector for detecting a first end position in a widthwise direction of the medium at a first position in a medium conveyance direction and for detecting a second end position in the widthwise direction of the medium at a second position in the medium conveyance direction; and a comparator for comparing the first end position with the second end position detected with the detector. The control of the print head is performed according to the compared result from the comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Noda, Hiroaki Ono, Hironobu Sakai, Naoki Sato
  • Method for Processing Medium, Image Processing Apparatus, And Printer Apparatus
    Publication number: 20080279571
    Abstract: A printer apparatus is disclosed. The printer includes a medium feeding passage for conveying a medium; print head for performing a spacing and for performing a printing processing on the medium; a detector for detecting a first end position in a widthwise direction of the medium at a first position in a medium conveyance direction and for detecting a second end position in the widthwise direction of the medium at a second position in the medium conveyance direction; and a comparator for comparing the first end position with the second end position detected with the detector. The control of the print head is performed according to the compared result from the comparator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Noda, Hiroaki Ono, Hironobu Sakai, Naoki Sato
  • Method for processing medium, image processing apparatus, and printer apparatus
    Patent number: 7410317
    Abstract: A first end position in a widthwise direction of a medium at a first position in a lengthwise direction of the medium, while a second end position in the widthwise direction of the medium at a second position in the lengthwise direction of the medium, and a comparison of the detected first end position with the detected second end position is performed to make predetermined processing according to the compared result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Noda, Hiroaki Ono, Hironobu Sakai, Naoki Sato
  • Media width detecting apparatus
    Patent number: 7227164
    Abstract: What is disclosed: is a media width detecting apparatus comprising: a first media detecting section to detect media, a second media detecting section put downward from said first media detecting section, to detect media; wherein said second detecting section decide range to detect media according to result of detection by said first media detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Sakai, Hiroaki Ono, Yasuo Noda, Naoki Sato, Minoru Kanno
  • Media width detecting apparatus
    Publication number: 20050058495
    Abstract: What is disclosed: is a media width detecting apparatus comprising: a first media detecting section to detect media, a second media detecting section put downward from said first media detecting section, to detect media; wherein said second detecting section decide range to detect media according to result of detection by said first media detecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Hironobu Sakai, Hiroaki Ono, Yasuo Noda, Naoki Sato, Minoru Kanno
  • Method for processing medium, image processing apparatus, and printer apparatus
    Publication number: 20050056180
    Abstract: A first end position in a widthwise direction of a medium at a first position in a lengthwise direction of the medium, while a second end position in the widthwise direction of the medium at a second position in the lengthwise direction of the medium, and a comparison of the detected first end position with the detected second end position is performed to make predetermined processing according to the compared result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuo Noda, Hiroaki Ono, Hironobu Sakai, Naoki Sato