Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Nishimura

Hiroshi Nishimura 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: 20210197571
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels having nozzles on a bottom surface configured to jet a print fluid, and longitudinal sides disposed between the bottom surface and a top surface. The printhead also comprises Input/Output (I/O) ports disposed on one or more of the longitudinal sides, and configured to convey the print fluid into or out of the printhead. The printhead further includes one or more chain manifolds disposed between the I/O ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11042331
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first memory, a control circuit controlling the first memory, and a second memory storing a second program. The second program manages management information associated with the first memory, sends the management information conforming to a specific interface to a first program if a command conforming to the specific interface is an output command to output the management information. The second program receives first information conforming to the specific interface and issued by the first program, translates the first information into second information corresponding to the second program, translates the second information into third information corresponding to the control circuit, and executes processing for the first memory in accordance with the third information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Kanno, Hiroshi Nishimura, Hideki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11034149
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of flow-through jetting channels each configured to jet a print fluid out of a nozzle. The printhead further includes a supply manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, a return manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, and one or more bypass manifolds fluidly coupled between the supply manifold and the return manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11007781
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead includes inlet ports each configured to receive one of eight or more types of print fluids, and a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or two nozzle rows. Each of the nozzles is fluidly coupled to one of the inlet ports. In groupings of eight or more adjacent nozzles of the plurality, the adjacent nozzles are each configured to jet a different one of the types of print fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11001070
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a print fluid to a flow-through printhead. The printhead has a row of jetting channels configured to jet droplets of a print fluid, a supply manifold fluidly coupled to the row of jetting channels, and a return manifold fluidly coupled to the row of jetting channels. A first reservoir is fluidly coupled to the supply manifold, and a second reservoir is fluidly coupled to the return manifold. The first reservoir and the second reservoir are fluidly isolated except through the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10981388
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels having nozzles on a bottom surface configured to jet a print fluid, and longitudinal sides disposed between the bottom surface and a top surface. The printhead also comprises Input/Output (I/O) ports disposed on one or more of the longitudinal sides, and configured to convey the print fluid into or out of the printhead. The printhead further includes one or more chain manifolds disposed between the I/O ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20210042033
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller which controls the nonvolatile memory. The controller notifies to an outside an extensive signal which indicates a predetermined state of the nonvolatile memory or the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Shinichi Kanno, Hiroshi Nishimura, Hideki Yoshida, Hiroshi Murayama
  • Patent number: 10889109
    Abstract: Devices and method for performing temperature measurements in a printhead. In one embodiment, a printhead includes at least one row of jetting channels configured to jet droplets of a print fluid using piezoelectric actuators. A drive circuit includes an input voltage generator that applies a step voltage to a piezoelectric actuator of a jetting channel, and an output voltage detector that detects an output voltage across the piezoelectric actuator over time in response to the step voltage. The drive circuit also includes a temperature detector that determines a voltage response to the step voltage at the piezoelectric actuator based on the output voltage over time, and determines a temperature measurement for the piezoelectric actuator based on the voltage response of the piezoelectric actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishimura, Shogo Nobumori
  • Patent number: 10866733
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller which controls the nonvolatile memory. The controller notifies to an outside an extensive signal which indicates a predetermined state of the nonvolatile memory or the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Kanno, Hiroshi Nishimura, Hideki Yoshida, Hiroshi Murayama
  • Patent number: 10857797
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead includes inlet ports each configured to receive one of four or more types of print fluids. The printhead further includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or two nozzle rows, where each of the nozzles is fluidly coupled to one of the inlet ports. In groupings of four or more adjacent nozzles of the plurality, the adjacent nozzles are each configured to jet a different one of the types of print fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200362145
    Abstract: Provided are: a stabilizer composition capable of imparting a vinyl chloride resin with excellent thermal stability, coloration resistance, and thermal coloration resistance; a vinyl chloride resin composition containing the same and a molded article of the composition. The stabilizer composition contains, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a component (A): 5 to 700 parts by mass of a component (B) and 5 to 200 parts by mass of a component (C). The component (A) is at least one organic acid zinc salt, the component (B) is at least one selected from the group consisting of organic acid barium salts, overbased barium carbonates, organic acid calcium salts and overbased calcium carbonates, and the component (C) is at least one hindered amine-based light stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryusuke MITAMURA, Hiroshi NISHIMURA, Kazumasa TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10824217
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory. The storage is supplied with first power from a power supply unit. The controller is configured to change power supplied from the power supply unit from the first power to second power based on a power control command transmitted from a host. The power control command includes a first parameter identifying the storage and a second parameter indicative of the second power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Sawai, Hiroshi Murayama, Hiroshi Nishimura, Shinichi Kanno, Hideki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200341681
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The controller acquires, from a host, write data having the same first size as a data write unit of the nonvolatile memory and obtained by dividing write data associated with one write command having a first identifier indicating a first write destination block in a plurality of write destination blocks into a plurality of write data or combining write data associated with two or more write commands having the first identifier. The controller writes the acquired write data having the first size to the first write destination block by a first write operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi KANNO, Hideki Yoshida, Naoki Esaka, Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200290351
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead includes inlet ports each configured to receive one of eight or more types of print fluids, and a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or two nozzle rows. Each of the nozzles is fluidly coupled to one of the inlet ports. In groupings of eight or more adjacent nozzles of the plurality, the adjacent nozzles are each configured to jet a different one of the types of print fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200290347
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead includes inlet ports each configured to receive one of four or more types of print fluids. The printhead further includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or two nozzle rows, where each of the nozzles is fluidly coupled to one of the inlet ports. In groupings of four or more adjacent nozzles of the plurality, the adjacent nozzles are each configured to jet a different one of the types of print fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200290349
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of flow-through jetting channels each configured to jet a print fluid out of a nozzle. The printhead further includes a supply manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, a return manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, and one or more bypass manifolds fluidly coupled between the supply manifold and the return manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200290341
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels having nozzles on a bottom surface configured to jet a print fluid, and longitudinal sides disposed between the bottom surface and a top surface. The printhead also comprises Input/Output (I/O) ports disposed on one or more of the longitudinal sides, and configured to convey the print fluid into or out of the printhead. The printhead further includes one or more chain manifolds disposed between the I/O ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200284658
    Abstract: A molded piece set including two or more colored molded pieces having different compositions. One of the colored molded pieces and at least another of the colored molded pieces have a CIEDE2000 color difference of 1.0 or lower and a metamerism index of 1.0 or lower. Also disclosed is a computer color matching system, a database including color data sets corresponding to two or more respective colored molded pieces having different compositions and a method for producing the molded piece set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicants: DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD., DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo KIKUTA, Fumiya AIZAWA, Shingo SAKUDA, Yuji ARASHIMA, Aya SAKAI, Michiko KITAGAWA, Natsue MIYOSHI, Mitsuru KISHINE, Hiroshi NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10761771
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The controller acquires, from a host, write data having the same first size as a data write unit of the nonvolatile memory and obtained by dividing write data associated with one write command having a first identifier indicating a first write destination block in a plurality of write destination blocks into a plurality of write data or combining write data associated with two or more write commands having the first identifier. The controller writes the acquired write data having the first size to the first write destination block by a first write operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Kanno, Hideki Yoshida, Naoki Esaka, Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10703404
    Abstract: In an electric power steering device, if a semiconductor switching element is used between a battery and a bridge circuit for opening and closing a current path, this arises a problem of generation of heat by an ON resistance; for this reason, a current flowing through the semiconductor switching element is limited if a difference between the gate voltage and the source voltage of the semiconductor switching element is smaller than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Munenori Yamamoto, Hiroshi Nishimura