Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Hara

Hiroyuki Hara 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).

  • Electro-optical device and electronic equipment
    Patent number: 8896793
    Abstract: In a display region, pixel electrodes are arranged with a predetermined pitch in a matrix. Dummy pixel electrodes provided in a dummy display region surrounding the display region are formed from the same layer as the pixel electrodes, and are arranged in an island shape so as to have the same size and pitch as the pixel electrodes. The dummy pixel electrodes are connected to each other via a wire positioned under the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Tomoki Yokota
  • Electrooptic device and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 8873126
    Abstract: An electrooptic device includes first and second substrates that are disposed opposing each other with an electrooptic material layer therebetween, a sealing material that bonds the first and second substrates, a pixel area, and an ion trap portion between the pixel area and the sealing material. The ion trap portion includes first and second electrodes that are formed in a comb-tooth shape and are disposed so that branch electrodes of the first electrode and branch electrodes of the second electrode are engaged with each other. A direction of the branch electrodes intersects with an orientation direction of the electrooptic material at an interface between the electrooptic material layer and the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Tomikawa, Hiroyuki Hara, Tomoki Yokota
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8861013
    Abstract: A CPU perform the steps of: (a) causing a compression/decompression processor to decompress the compressed data of one of three bands in the data area except for the first block in the band, and storing decompressed bitmap data in the data area; (b) rasterizing each of the intermediate data blocks in the band and synthesizing the rasterized data and the decompressed bitmap data in the band; and (c) causing the compression/decompression processor to compress the synthesized bitmap data and storing the compressed data in the data area. The CPU performs the steps (a) to (c) in different respective tasks in parallel, and performs the steps (a) to (c) along the order of (a), (b), (c) for each of the intermediate code blocks in each of the bands while using the 1st to the 3rd bitmap data area in turn for each of the steps (a) to (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Liquid crystal device and projection-type display device
    Patent number: 8817219
    Abstract: In an element substrate of a liquid crystal device, a peripheral electrode to which a potential Vtrap different from a common potential Vcom applied to a dummy pixel electrode and the like is applied is formed in a peripheral region which is interposed by an image display region and a sealing material. The peripheral electrode extends along the sealing material through the outside of the outside end of a data line driving circuit portion, and the outside end of a scanning line driving circuit portion, and does not intersect a data line and a scanning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Tomoki Yokota
  • Liquid crystal device and projection-type display device
    Patent number: 8817220
    Abstract: In an element substrate of a liquid crystal device, a peripheral electrode to which a potential different from a common potential applied to a dummy pixel electrode and the like is applied is formed in a region interposed between an image display region and a sealing material. An electrical supply line that supplies the potential from the side to the peripheral electrode runs through the outside from a scanning line driving circuit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Yokota, Hiroyuki Hara
  • Image Forming Apparatus that Buffers Data in a Storage Device and Reduces Delays in Process
    Publication number: 20140218773
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor, and a storage controller that writes band data to a storage device and reads the band data. The processor: (a) generates a write-side process and a read-side process; (b) generates a write-side thread by the write-side process; (c) generates a read-side thread and a file read thread by the read-side process; (d) notifies the read-side process of an identifier within the storage device, and causes the storage controller to sequentially write the band data; and (e) requests the file read thread to cause the storage controller to sequentially read out the band data corresponding to the identifier and causes the storage controller to sequentially read out the band data and one or more subsequent band data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Image Forming Apparatus that Buffers Data in a Storage Device and Reduces Delays in Process
    Publication number: 20140218774
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor, and a storage controller that writes band data to a storage device and reads the band data. The processor: (a) generates a write-side process and a read-side process; (b) generates a write-side thread by the write-side process; (c) generates a read-side thread and a file read thread by the read-side process; (d) notifies the read-side process of an identifier within the storage device, and causes the storage controller to sequentially write the band data; and (e) requests the file read thread to cause the storage controller to sequentially read out the band data corresponding to the identifier and causes the storage controller to sequentially read out the band data and one or more subsequent band data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • THRUST ROLLER BEARING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THRUST RACE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140169721
    Abstract: A thrust race of a thrust roller bearing has a race portion and a cylindrical portion extending from the race portion in an axial direction. At a plurality of locations along a circumferential direction on the cylindrical portion, cutout portions are formed such that each of the cutout portions is recessed in the axial direction from a distal edge of the cylindrical portion toward the race portion. A protrusion is provided at a portion closer to the race portion from a bottom edge of each of the cutout portions such that the protrusion protrudes in a radial direction from the cylindrical portion toward a side away from the race portion. The protrusion serves as a race-retaining locking portion to prevent a race from moving out from a mating member on which the race is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HARA, Kazuhiko KANOU, Tomoyuki YOKOTA
  • Image forming apparatus that buffers data in a storage device and reduces delays in process
    Patent number: 8736889
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor, and a storage controller that writes band data to a storage device and reads the band data. The processor: (a) generates a write-side process and a read-side process; (b) generates a write-side thread by the write-side process; (c) generates a read-side thread and a file read thread by the read-side process; (d) notifies the read-side process of an identifier within the storage device, and causes the storage controller to sequentially write the band data; and (e) requests the file read thread to cause the storage controller to sequentially read out the band data corresponding to the identifier and causes the storage controller to sequentially read out the band data and one or more subsequent band data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Image Forming Apparatus
    Publication number: 20140063554
    Abstract: A CPU perform the steps of: (a) causing a compression/decompression processor to decompress the compressed data of one of three bands in the data area except for the first block in the band, and storing decompressed bitmap data in the data area; (b) rasterizing each of the intermediate data blocks in the band and synthesizing the rasterized data and the decompressed bitmap data in the band; and (c) causing the compression/decompression processor to compress the synthesized bitmap data and storing the compressed data in the data area. The CPU performs the steps (a) to (c) in different respective tasks in parallel, and performs the steps (a) to (c) along the order of (a), (b), (c) for each of the intermediate code blocks in each of the bands while using the 1st to the 3rd bitmap data area in turn for each of the steps (a) to (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Image Forming Apparatus
    Publication number: 20140063529
    Abstract: A CPU perform the steps of: (a) causing a compression/decompression processor to decompress the compressed data of one of three bands in the data area except for the first block in the band, and storing decompressed bitmap data in the data area; (b) rasterizing each of the intermediate data blocks in the band and synthesizing the rasterized data and the decompressed bitmap data in the band; and (c) causing the compression/decompression processor to compress the synthesized bitmap data and storing the compressed data in the data area. The CPU performs the steps (a) to (c) in different respective tasks in parallel, and performs the steps (a) to (c) along the order of (a), (b), (c) for each of the intermediate code blocks in each of the bands while using the 1st to the 3rd bitmap data area in turn for each of the steps (a) to (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Image Forming Apparatus
    Publication number: 20140063530
    Abstract: A CPU perform the steps of: (a) causing a compression/decompression processor to decompress the compressed data of one of three bands in the data area except for the first block in the band, and storing decompressed bitmap data in the data area; (b) rasterizing each of the intermediate data blocks in the band and synthesizing the rasterized data and the decompressed bitmap data in the band; and (c) causing the compression/decompression processor to compress the synthesized bitmap data and storing the compressed data in the data area. The CPU performs the steps (a) to (c) in different respective tasks in parallel, and performs the steps (a) to (c) along the order of (a), (b), (c) for each of the intermediate code blocks in each of the bands while using the 1st to the 3rd bitmap data area in turn for each of the steps (a) to (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Electro-optical device driven by polarity reversal during each sub-field and electronic apparatus having the same
    Patent number: 8659528
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a data line driver applying the signal potential in such a manner that a writing polarity is reversed more than once in the field time period, and the writing polarity of each of sub field time periods making up a certain field time period is the opposite of the writing polarity of the corresponding one of sub field time periods making up the next field time period; a scanning line driver applying the scanning signal in such a manner that a total length of the sub field time periods in which writing in one polarity is performed in each cycle of two consecutive fields one of which is an odd field and the other of which is an even field is different from a total length of the sub field time periods in which writing in the other polarity is performed in the each cycle of two consecutive fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and computer-readable recording medium for writing and reading data to and from a storage
    Patent number: 8661209
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a storage controller and a processor. The storage controller is configured to write a series of data blocks constituting a particular unit of data to a storage and read out the series of data blocks from the storage. The processor is further configured to generate a write-side process and a read-side process, notify the read-side process from the write-side process of an identifier of a storage area in the storage, cause the storage controller to sequentially write the series of data blocks to the storage area using the write-side process, and cause the storage controller to read the series of data blocks from the storage area corresponding to the identifier using the read-side process after the identifier is received in the read-side process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Liquid crystal device and projection-type display apparatus
    Patent number: 8643814
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a liquid crystal device comprises a plurality of conductive patterns formed of a conductive film in a peripheral region between an image display region and a sealing member. The conductive patterns are formed at a same layer as a plurality of pixel electrodes. An insulation film is formed on a side facing a counter substrate so as to correspond to the plurality of conductive patterns and a plurality of pixel electrodes. Peripheral electrodes are formed in a region overlapping the plurality of conductive patterns in a plan view on a side on which the counter substrate is located so as to correspond to the insulation film in the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Yokota, Hiroyuki Hara
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8619310
    Abstract: A CPU perform the steps of: (a) causing a compression/decompression processor to decompress the compressed data of one of three bands in the data area except for the first block in the band, and storing decompressed bitmap data in the data area; (b) rasterizing each of the intermediate data blocks in the band and synthesizing the rasterized data and the decompressed bitmap data in the band; and (c) causing the compression/decompression processor to compress the synthesized bitmap data and storing the compressed data in the data area. The CPU performs the steps (a) to (c) in different respective tasks in parallel, and performs the steps (a) to (c) along the order of (a), (b), (c) for each of the intermediate code blocks in each of the bands while using the 1st to the 3rd bitmap data area in turn for each of the steps (a) to (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hara
  • Semiconductor device and drive method of electrostatic actuator
    Patent number: 8604725
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an electrostatic actuator including first and second lower electrodes, an upper electrode, and an insulating film provided between the upper electrode and the first and second lower electrodes, the first lower electrode and upper electrode configuring a first variable capacitance element, the second lower electrode and upper electrode configuring a second variable capacitance element, a first fixed capacitance element connected to the first lower electrode, a second fixed capacitance element connected to the second lower electrode, and a detection circuit connected to the upper electrode and configured to detect a charge amount stored in the insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tamio Ikehashi, Takayuki Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Hara
  • Antifouling composition, method for its production and article treated therewith
    Patent number: 8598291
    Abstract: Antifouling composition containing a fluorocopolymer which contains from 30 to 70 mass % of polymerized units (a?) having a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, from 20 to 69 mass % of polymerized units (b?) having an alkylene oxide chain and from 1 to 10 mass % of polymerized units (c?) having an amino group, and which has anionic groups at its main chain terminals. Method of making.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Takashige Maekawa
  • SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20130307585
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a state holding circuit that inputs an output of one inverter to another inverter with each other; an input circuit that causes a state of the state holding circuit to transition based on a data signal; a first first-conductive transistor that is inserted between an input of the one inverter and an output of the another inverter and is controlled by the data signal; and a first second-conductive transistor that is connected in parallel with the first first-conductive transistor and is controlled by the data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Chen kong Teh, Hiroyuki Hara
  • Antifouling composition, method for its production and article treated therewith
    Patent number: 8557939
    Abstract: To provide an antifouling composition which is a fluorine-type antifouling composition using a short chain perfluoroalkyl group and which is excellent in antifouling properties and water/oil repellency and presents good durability against washing. An antifouling composition comprising a fluorocopolymer which comprises from 30 to 65 mass % of polymerized units (a) having a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, from 1 to 67 mass % of polymerized units (b1) having —(C2H4O)— and from 3 to 34 mass % of polymerized units (b2) having —(C4H8O)—, wherein the content of —(C2H4O)— is from 20 to 65 mass %, and the content of —(C4H8O)— is from 2 to 13 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hara, Shuichiro Sugimoto, Takao Hirono, Takashige Maekawa