Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Fukuda
Hiroyuki Fukuda 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).
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Publication number: 20030040346Abstract: A portable information terminal device having a camera feature and comprises a case provided with an image pickup module including a lens and an image pickup element and a lid member of the device provided at a predetermined position with an adapter optical system different from the lens. The lid member is linked to the case to be displaceable relative to the case between predetermined positions including a position for causing the optical axis of the lens and that of the adapter optical system to substantially agree with each other. When the optical axis of the lens and that of the adapter optical system are substantially agree with each other by displacing the case and the lid member relative to each other, the optical parameters of the synthetic optical system obtained by combining the lens and the adapter optical system are different from those of the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Fukuda, Akira Matsui
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Patent number: 6520908Abstract: An electronic endoscope in accordance with the present invention consists broadly of an operation unit, an elongated insertion unit, and a universal cord. The operation unit has a treatment appliance insertion port and various operation switches and fills the role of a hand-held unit. The insertion unit extends from the lower end of the operation unit in a direction substantially corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the operation unit. The universal cord extends in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the operation unit at an acute angle, and accommodates at least a signal cable extending from the top of the operation unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2000Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Ikeda, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: 6475690Abstract: A toner is provided for developing an electrostatic image which has relatively high roundness, uniform shape, excellent property of electrification, electrification stability, maintenance of heat resistance, fixability, image quality and productivity, and is effective for full-color image formation, cleanerless system and toner-recycling system. The toner comprises toner particles containing a binder resin (A), a polymer (B) and a colorant, the polymer (B) having weight-average molecular weight of 1000-3000 and a ratio of weight-average molecular weight/number-average molecular weight of not more than 2.0, wherein the polymer (B) particles exist on surfaces of the toner particles.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2001Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Tetsuo Sano, Kenichi Kido, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: 6394415Abstract: A fluid control valve, which can control a fluid having a pressure in the order of 10 kg/cm2, has a response time in the order of several milliseconds can be made small in size, and a fluid supply/exhaust system that provides less gas counter flow in the event of a plurality of valves being used. A fluid control valve of the invention controls a fluid moving in a valve body by closing and opening a portion between a valve seat and a valve holder by use of a drive unit. The drive unit has a rod-shaped shaft for application of pressure through the valve seat and the valve holder, and a member “a” fixed around the rod-shaped shaft. The member “a” is made from a magnetic material, and has a space between it and the shaft. A coil provided in parallel to the shaft, moves the shaft via the member “a” up and down by electromagnetic induction, and makes use of a spring force to close and open a portion between the valve seat and the valve holder.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2000Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignees: Fujikin, Inc., Tohoku Steel Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Migaku Takahashi, Michio Yamaji, Tsuyoshi Tanikawa, Nobukazu Ikeda, Ryosuke Dohi, Kouji Nishino, Naofumi Yasumoto, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Tomio Uno, Yasuyuki Yanai
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Patent number: 6387580Abstract: The present invention provides a toner-set comprising yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner and black toner, in which the black toner comprises black toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a black pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045; the yellow toner comprises yellow toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a yellow pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045 and an average degree of roundness larger than that of the black toner particles, the magenta toner comprises magenta toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a magenta pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045 and an average degree of roundness larger than that of the black toner particles, and the cyan toner comprises cyan toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a cyan pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2001Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Katsunori Kurose, Minoru Nakamura, Chikara Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Publication number: 20020042011Abstract: The present invention provides a toner for developing an electrostatic image which has relatively high roundness and uniform shape as well as excellent rising property of electrification, electrification stability, maintenance of heat resistance, fixability, image quality and productivity, said toner being effective for full-color image formation, cleanerless system and toner-recycling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Tetsuo Sano, Kenichi Kido, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Publication number: 20020030104Abstract: A two-dimensional dot code recorded on a recording medium that may be a sheet of paper includes a transmission data to be transmitted from a code reading apparatus that restores the data represented by the dot code to an electronic device that may be a video recorder or a mobile telephone set and a transmission control data necessary for transmitting the transmission data from the code reading apparatus to the other electronic device. The code reading apparatus comprises an external I/F section for transmitting the transmission data to the other electronic device according to the transmission control data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Matsui, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Publication number: 20020032578Abstract: As a request for a printing operation is input to the terminal of a publisher connected to a computer network, the server of the service providing company detects printing companies qualified to provide printed matter that meet the printing requirements as candidates. The selected candidate printing companies are rearranged according to the workload of each of the printing companies and a list of the names of the rearranged printing companies is output and displayed on the terminal of the publisher. If the publisher rejects the candidate printing companies, other candidates are listed and displayed. When the publisher's intention for placing an order with a selected printing company is made known, the server processes an agreement for the order.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Fukuda, Mutsumi Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20020026096Abstract: An operational remote controller integrates a joystick for bending a bending portion of an inserted portion in an endoscope. A bending lever stands on the joystick. For every automatically returning of the bending lever to a neutral position, a CPU of the operational remote controller detects the neutral position and sets an insensitive band within a predetermined range of the neutral position. Thus, the insensitive band can be set within a relatively narrow range irrespective of variation of neutral positions. The CPU supplies positional information of the bending lever to a control circuit for controlling a motor drive circuit. The control circuit controls a motor drive circuit based on the supplied positional information, and the motor drive circuit drives a motor to bend the bending portion of the inserted portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Motoki, Mitsunobu Ono, Takakazu Ishigami, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Kenji Murakami, Yasufumi Shimoe
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Patent number: 6335138Abstract: A production method of toner particles has steps of mixing a binder resin and a colorant, melting and kneading the mixture, pulverizing the kneaded material, and classifying the pulverized materials to give a colored resin particles. Then the colored resin particles are mixed with silica particles having an average primary particle size of 16 to 28 nm with the number of particles (A) that are less than 15 nm in particle size, the number of particles (B) that are between 15 and 30 nm in particle size and the number of particles (C) that are larger than 30 nm in particle size having the relation of (B)/(A)>4 and (B)/(C)>4. To obtain toner particles, the resultant mixture is heat-treated to make the colored resin particles spherical and to make the silica particles fixed on the surface of the colored resin particles.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2000Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Kurose, Masahiro Anno, Chikara Tsutsui, Minoru Nakamura, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: 6331901Abstract: A coded data output apparatus comprises an image data input or generation section, a resolution parameter specifying section, a resolution parameter modifying section and an image data output section. The image data input or generation section inputs or generates data for a dot code image to be printed. The resolution parameter specifying section specifies parameter data relating to the resolution of the image data input or generated by the image data input or generation section. The resolution parameter modifying section modifies the parameter data relating to the resolution specified by the resolution parameter specifying section according to the characteristic specific to the applied plate making apparatus. The image data output section outputs the input or generated image data according to the parameter data relating to the resolution and modified by the resolution parameter modifying section.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1999Date of Patent: December 18, 2001Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Fukuda, Shinzo Matsui
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Publication number: 20010031413Abstract: The present invention provides a toner-set comprising yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner and black toner, in whichType: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Applicant: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Katsunori Kurose, Minoru Nakamura, Chikara Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: 6300031Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrophotographic toner having a mean particle diameter of more than 5 &mgr;m and less than 10 &mgr;m. For manufacturing the above size of toner, coarsely pulverized particles are pulverized to medium pulverized particles having a mean particle diameter of more than 10 &mgr;m and not more than 19 &mgr;m at first. Subsequently, the medium pulverized particles are further pulverized to small diameter particles having a mean particle diameter of more than 5 &mgr;m and less than 10 &mgr;m, and thereafter the small diameter particles are classified by a rotor type classifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1995Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Kato, Toshitaro Kohri, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: 6297890Abstract: A coded data output apparatus comprises an image data input or generation section, a resolution parameter specifying section, a resolution parameter modifying section and an image data output section. The image data input or generation section inputs or generates data for a dot code image to be printed. The resolution parameter specifying section specifies parameter data relating to the resolution of the image data input or generated by the image data input or generation section. The resolution parameter modifying section modifies the parameter data relating to the resolution specified by the resolution parameter specifying section according to the characteristic specific to the applied plate making apparatus. The image data output section outputs the input or generated image data according to the parameter data relating to the resolution and modified by the resolution parameter modifying section.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2000Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Olympus Optical Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Fukuda, Shinzo Matsui
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Patent number: 6265125Abstract: The present invention provides a toner-set comprising yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner and black toner, in which the black toner comprises black toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a black pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045; the yellow toner comprises yellow toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a yellow pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045 and an average degree of roundness larger than that of the black toner particles, the magenta toner comprises magenta toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a magenta pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045 and an average degree of roundness larger than that of the black toner particles, and the cyan toner comprises cyan toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a cyan pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1999Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Katsunori Kurose, Minoru Nakamura, Chikara Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: 6242147Abstract: The present invention relates to a negatively chargeable toner comprising fine toner particles which contain a thermoplastic resin, a colorant, and a specified compound; the toner externally admixed with inorganic fine particles which have been treated with a hydrophobicizer and a silane coupling agent having a cationic group and/or a silicone oil having a cationic group, and which have a blow-off charge quantity (Q) of −800<Q<0 &mgr;C/g relative to iron oxide particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1998Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: 6228651Abstract: A process for the preparation of an analytical sample characterized by depositing and separating solely the impurity to be analyzed from phosphoric acid; a process for analysis of the impurity characterized by depositing and separating solely the impurity from phosphoric acid and applying the separated material to analysis; a process for preparation of high grade phosphoric acid characterized by depositing and separating solely the impurity from phosphoric acid to be purified; a process for the fabrication of a semiconductor device characterized by using phosphoric acid, the impurity content of which is not more than 10−3 Bq/mL, defined by the concentration of a contained radioactive element selected from the group consisting of Pb, Bi and Po, as a processing solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1998Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Hiroyuki Fukuda, Takashi Nakanishi, Mitsuru Hirose
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Patent number: 6193212Abstract: A fluid control valve, which can control a fluid having a pressure in the order of 10 kg/cm2, has a response time in the order of several milliseconds can be made small in size, and a fluid supply/exhaust system that provides less gas counter flow in the event of a plurality of valves being used. A fluid control valve of the invention controls a fluid moving in a valve body by closing and opening a portion between a valve seat and a valve holder by use of a drive unit. The drive unit has a rod-shaped shaft for application of pressure through the valve seat and the valve holder, and a member “a” fixed around the rod-shaped shaft. The member “a” is made from a magnetic material, and has a space between it and the shaft. A coil provided in parallel to the shaft, moves the shaft via the member “a” up and down by electromagnetic induction, and makes use of a spring force to close and open a portion between the valve seat and the valve holder.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1999Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignees: Tohoku Steel Co., Ltd., Fujiken Inc.Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Migaku Takahashi, Michio Yamaji, Tsuyoshi Tanikawa, Nobukazu Ikeda, Ryosuke Dohi, Kouji Nishino, Naofumi Yasumoto, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Tomio Uno, Yasuyuki Yanai
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Patent number: 6174641Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-magnetic toner for developing electrostatic latent images, having; an average degree of roundness of not less than 0.960, a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.040, a value of D/d50 of not less than 0.40, in which D=6/(&rgr;·S) (&rgr; is a true density of toner (g/cm3), and S is a BET specific surface area of toner (m2/g)); d50 is an average weight particle size of toner, and an adhesive stress of 6 g/cm2 or less under a compression of 1 kg/cm2. The non-magnetic toner for developing electrostatic latent images provides high-quality images not only in low-speed areas, but also in high-speed areas, and has a superior transferring properties.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2000Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Nakamura, Katsunori Kurose, Masahiro Anno, Chikara Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: PP12373Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of russet type Japanese pear tree that has strong tree vigor and a strong resistance to black spot disease. This pear tree bears large size fruit, the harvesting stage of the fruit being mid to late in season after the ‘Hosui’ cultivar. This pear tree bears large size fruit having excellent quality, such as being highly sweet and weakly acidic.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2000Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesInventors: Yutaka Machida, Kazuo Kotobuki, Yoshihiko Sato, Kazuyuki Abe, Akio Kurihara, Tatsushi Ogata, Toshihiro Saito, Osami Terai, Toyohide Nishibata, Teruo Kozono, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Takeshi Kihara, Katsuyuki Suzuki