Patents by Inventor Hiroto Sugahara

Hiroto Sugahara 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: 8424995
    Abstract: An ink cartridge is formed with an information-engraved section formed to have a predetermined shape. A cartridge-attachment section, to which the ink cartridge is attached, includes a deformable section, a stress light-emitting section which emits light depending on the shape of the information-engraved section by means of a stress received when the deformable section makes contact with the information-engraved section, and a light-receiving sensor which receives the light emitted by the stress light-emitting section to generate a recognition signal corresponding to the information-engraved section. An attachable member-recognition device is provided, which has a relatively cheap and simple structure, which is capable of setting information about an attachable member including, for example, the ink cartridge and a printing paper tray, and which is capable of recognizing the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20130076827
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus including: a liquid jetting head configured to jet liquid; a liquid discharge unit configured to discharge the liquid from the liquid jetting head; a waste liquid recover unit including a waste liquid absorber configured to absorb a waste liquid discharged from the liquid jetting head by the liquid discharge unit and detection electrodes configured to detect a waste liquid amount absorbed into the waste liquid absorber; and a vibration generating source configured to vibrate the waste liquid absorber in a vibration direction, wherein the detection electrodes are disposed to make contact with an end surface defining the waste liquid absorber, and a normal direction of the end surface intersects with the vibration direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kondo, Shuhei Hiwada, Masato Sueyasu, Yasuhiro Kato, Reiko Higashikawa, Tomoyuki Kubo, Toru Yamashita, Shigeru Suzuki, Hiroto Sugahara, Masayoshi Hayashi, Tatsuya Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 8405605
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic apparatus including: an input mechanism including a sheet-shaped base material having flexibility and a bending detector which detects an elastic bending deformation of the base material; a power supply device; a bending deformation judging mechanism judging whether or not a first bending deformation mode is generated in the base material; a controller; and a mode changing mechanism changing an operation mode of the electronic apparatus from a normal mode to a low power mode in which the electronic apparatus is operated in a power lower than the normal mode, when the first bending deformation mode is generated in the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8398204
    Abstract: A liquid jetting apparatus includes a first liquid jetting head which has a plurality of first nozzles, a head holder to which a first liquid jetting head is fixed, a liquid cartridge which is detachably mounted on the head holder, and which supplies the first liquid jetting head with a liquid which is to be jetted from the first nozzles, and a head cartridge which has a second liquid jetting head having a plurality of second nozzles, and a liquid tank which supplies the second liquid jetting head with a liquid which is to be jetted from the second nozzles. The second liquid jetting head and the liquid tank are integrated to form the head cartridge, and the head cartridge is detachably mounted on the head holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8384529
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus includes a casing; a first force-sense generating mechanism which selectively imparts, to the user who is carrying the casing; a force-sense of a first translation force directed toward one side in a first direction, and a force-sense of a second translational force directed toward the other side in the first direction; and a second force-sense generating mechanism which is arranged in the casing, at an opposite side of the first force-sense generating mechanism with respect to a straight line passing through a center of gravity of the mobile apparatus, and which selectively imparts a force-sense of a third translational force directed toward one side in a second direction which is substantially parallel to the first direction, and a force-sense of a fourth translational force directed toward the other side in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8348391
    Abstract: A valve 25 includes: a passage 33 having a first passage 31 which communicates an atmosphere-communicating passage 24 and outside of a cartridge body 10, and a second passage 32 which branches from the first passage; an electrode 35 provided on a wall surface forming the second passage 32; an electrode 37 provided on a wall surface of a bottom wall 11d forming the first passage 31; a driver IC 44 which applies a predetermined voltage selectively to one of these two kinds of electrodes 35, 37; an insulating film 36 provided on a surface of the electrode 35; and an insulating film 38 provided on a surface of the electrode 37. Accordingly, there is provided a valve which is capable of opening and closing a passage communicating two spaces separated from each other, which has no movable part, and which has a simple construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8349150
    Abstract: An actuator includes a fixed including a substrate, electrodes disposed on a surface of the substrate, and an insulating layer disposed on the surface of the substrate to cover the electrodes. The actuator includes an electrically conductive, liquid member disposed on and contacting a surface of the insulating layer, a movable body contacting the liquid member, a retaining device configured to adhere the liquid member to the movable body, a device configured to apply potential to each of the electrodes, and a controller configured to control the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20120328493
    Abstract: A target light rare earth element is separated from an aqueous solution containing two or more of La, Ce, Pr and Nd by contacting an organic phase containing an extractant with the aqueous solution in a counter-current flow multistage mixer-settler while adding an alkaline solution thereto, and contacting the organic phase with an acid aqueous solution for back-extracting the target element. The extractant is a dialkyl diglycol amic acid having formula: R1R2NCOCH2OCH2COOH wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl, at least one having at least 6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Sugahara, Kazuaki Sakaki, Takehisa Minowa
  • Publication number: 20120329403
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a wireless station, a determination apparatus, a wireless communication system, a determination method, and a storage medium which can carry out appropriate interference causing control in a secondary system adaptively to an actual environment with no change in a configuration of a primary system. [Means to solve the problem] A wireless station includes a determination means to determine at least one monitoring station measuring a wireless signal, which is transmitted by the wireless station and which causes interference to another system, out of plural wireless stations of a wireless communication system to which the wireless station belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Muraoka, Hiroto Sugahara, Masayuki Ariyoshi
  • Patent number: 8336994
    Abstract: A droplet ejection device includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a droplet ejection surface which has a plurality of nozzles opening thereon and a flat bonding surface which lies opposite to the droplet ejection surface. The droplet ejection surface is curved corresponding to a curved surface onto which the nozzles ejecting droplets. The second member is bonded to the bonding surface of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8339393
    Abstract: A three-dimensional map data creation system and a three-dimensional map data creation method ensuring high in a height direction of a structure near a base station of a wireless communication system so as to highly accurately estimate radio propagation characteristics from the base station of the wireless communication system are provided. An external shape of each of structures is acquired from already acquired two-dimensional map data and a height is acquired using a photograph in which structures described in the two-dimensional map data are imaged. At that time, as the photograph, a photograph taken from a floor identical to a floor on which a base station antenna of the wireless communication system that provides a wireless communication service is disposed in an area including one of the structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20120322390
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a wireless communication apparatus, a wireless communication system, an interference causing control method, a storage medium, and a control apparatus which can carry out appropriate interference causing control to a secondary system adaptively to an actual environment with no change in a configuration of a primary system. [Means to solve the problem] A wireless communication apparatus, which belongs to a wireless communication system, measures a wireless signal which causes interference to another system and which another wireless communication apparatus belonging to the wireless communication system transmits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Muraoka, Hiroto Sugahara, Masayuki Ariyoshi
  • Patent number: 8328327
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head which ejects photo-curable liquid from nozzles; a first light applicator which applies light to an ejection target having received liquid ejected by the liquid ejection head; a waste tank which reserves therein liquid discharged from the liquid ejection head; and a second light applicator which applies light to liquid in the waste tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8322808
    Abstract: A printer includes a first ink-jet head which is fixed, and a second ink-jet head which is movable selectively to a first position which is opposite to an upper surface of a recording paper by an reversing-mechanism, and a second position which is opposite to a lower surface of the recording paper by the reversing-mechanism. Accordingly, it is possible to carry out printing on both surfaces of the recording paper, and it is possible to realize a high-speed printing and a high quality printing at the time of single-face printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20120269127
    Abstract: [Issues] To provide: a radio access device, a radio access system, a network selection method and a recording medium which is capable of: in an environment where a plurality of radio access networks is intermingled, evading cut off of a communication accompanied by a movement of a radio access device; and continuing the communication more stably. [Solution method] The radio access device includes: an acquisition means which acquires network information about a network to be used for communication from an administration entity which administers the information; and a selection means which obtains, based on the network information acquired; first information which indicates availability of a network at a current position of its own and second information which indicates availability of a network at a position other than the current position of its own, and selects a network to be used for communication using the first and the second information obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8289593
    Abstract: A multifunction printer includes a scanner; a memory which stores a plurality of still image data; a printing head which prints, on a first printing medium, thumbnail images corresponding to the plurality of the still image data; an image data-extracting section which extracts a base image data and a correction image data when the first printing medium is read by the scanner after a predetermined base image selection mark has been marked by a user to one of the plurality of thumbnail images printed on the first printing medium and a predetermined correction position mark has been marked to a partial area of the thumbnail image and which cuts out, from the correction image data, correction data corresponding to the area marked with the correction position mark, and an image-combining section which combines the base image data with the correction data to generate combined image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroto Sugahara, Kazuma Goto
  • Publication number: 20120249670
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid droplet jetting apparatus, including: a liquid droplet jetting head in which a plurality of nozzles and a plurality of individual channels are formed; a purge mechanism; a judgment mechanism which judges whether or not a defective nozzle in which a jetting failure occurs is included in purge target nozzles; a heating mechanism which heats a liquid in the plurality of individual channels; and a controller which controls the purge mechanism and the heating mechanism. In a case that the judgment mechanism judges that the defective nozzle is included in the purge target nozzles, the controller controls the heating mechanism and the purge mechanism to heat the liquid in a part of the plurality of individual channels, which include an individual channel communicating with the defective nozzle, and to execute the purge operation for the purge target nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroto SUGAHARA, Hirofumi KONDO, Shohei KOIDE, Hiromitsu MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20120249413
    Abstract: An input device including: an operation device including: a flexible base member; a first detector configured to detect that the base member is being bent; and a second detector configured to detect that the base member is being nipped; and an output section connected to the first detector and the second detector, the output section being configured to output a first signal when the first detector has detected that the base member is being bent and configured to output a second signal when the second detector has detected that the base member is being nipped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroto SUGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20120249681
    Abstract: A liquid droplet discharge apparatus, which discharges liquid droplets of a liquid, includes: a flow passage unit which is formed with a plurality of nozzles for discharging the liquid droplets of the liquid and a plurality of liquid flow passages including a plurality of pressure chambers communicated with the plurality of nozzles respectively; an actuator which has a sealing plate joined to the flow passage unit for defining the plurality of pressure chambers and which applies a pressure to the liquid contained in each of the plurality of pressure chambers by changing a volume of each of the plurality of pressure chambers by deforming the sealing plate; and a deformation adjusting member which adjusts a deformation amount of the sealing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Shohei KOIDE, Hiromitsu Mizutani, Hirofumi Kondo, Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8277043
    Abstract: A handy printer and a mobile phone based on the use of the same are provided, wherein the printing can be performed on recording paper sheets having various sizes. The handy printer comprises a cover member which is movable between an exposure position at which an ink discharge surface of an ink discharge head is exposable to the outside and a cover position at which the discharge surface is hidden from the outside. When the cover member is positioned at the cover position, the recording is permitted on a recording paper sheet accommodated in a recording paper-accommodating mechanism. When the cover member is positioned at the exposure position, the recording is permitted on a recording medium disposed outside a handy-printer body casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shingo Hattori, Narumi Kawai, Yoshitsugu Morita, Hiroto Sugahara