Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Uemura
Hiroyuki Uemura 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: 20050237578Abstract: A print ordering sheet for group members, which is used via a shop when the group member places an order of print from a photographed image stored in an information recording medium shared by the group members, including: a displaying section for displaying a visual list including total printed images produced from the photographed images; a print order assigning section for each printed image on the list; a control information displaying section for displaying control information relevant to a group; an identification writing section for writing identification information of the group member; and an address displaying section for displaying a contact address of the shop.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2003Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Takashi Igarashi, Katsutoshi Sawada, Hiroyuki Uemura, Naoko Sasase
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Publication number: 20050071248Abstract: The information input device comprises: a design template having template information which can be changed by at least input information; and information input section for inputting template information; and an information processing section for processing the input information that is input by the information input section in accordance with the template information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2004Publication date: March 31, 2005Applicant: Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.Inventors: Reiko Yamauchi, Shinji Murata, Toshiya Sato, Tsuyoshi Narumiya, Yuichi Marikawa, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 6859634Abstract: In a developing device of the present invention for depositing toner on an image carrier to thereby develop a latent image formed thereon, a toner refilling device is configured to refill, when the toner is short, fresh toner at a position where the developing device is situated.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Fumihito Itoh, Shunji Katoh, Hirosato Amano, Kunio Makino, Takamichi Enomoto, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 6806974Abstract: A print order receiving apparatus includes a reader to read image data from a media in which the image data are stored; a producing section to produce information regarding a print order for an image based on the image data read by the reader and to confirm the print order by a confirming operation; a transmitting section to transmit the information regarding the print order produced by the producing section to an external image forming apparatus; and a selecting section capable of selecting one of a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the transmitting section transmits the information regarding the print order to the external image forming apparatus in response to the confirming operation at the producing section, and in the second mode, the transmitting section transmits the information-regarding the print order to the external image forming apparatus a predetermined time after the confirming operation was conducted at the producing section.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2000Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Yutaka Ueda, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Publication number: 20030170049Abstract: In a developing device of the present invention for depositing toner on an image carrier to thereby develop a latent image formed thereon, a toner refilling device is configured to refill, when the toner is short, fresh toner at a position where the developing device is situated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Fumihito Itoh, Shunji Katoh, Hirosato Amano, Kunio Makino, Takamichi Enomoto, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Publication number: 20020191208Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a print order receiving server that can meet the demands of the clients, without prolonging the working time of the print producing facilities, and without increasing the number of the equipments of the print producing facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Inventors: Hiroyuki Uemura, Hiroshi Ikeda
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Publication number: 20010042086Abstract: In a print order receiving device comprising a display screen, an image data input section for inputting original image data of a customer, a memory, object operating means capable of processing said original image data as an original image object on said display screen for a print order, and making edition through combining plural objects including said original image, and print order information producing means for producing print order information on the basis of the result of operation of said objects, said print order information producing means produces text data having the operation information corresponding to the content of the operation for the plural objects correlated with the address at which image data of the composed original image object is present, and stores the text data in said memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2001Publication date: November 15, 2001Applicant: Konica CorporationInventors: Yutaka Ueda, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 6207235Abstract: A one-pack coating composition is disclosed. The composition comprises (A) an oligomer or polymer containing an acid anhydride group, a blocked hydroxyl group and an epoxy group as indispensable functional groups in the same or different molecules, (B) a heat-potential curing catalyst which comprises a complex of an organometallic compound and an electron-donating compound or an onium salt and which exhibits its activity upon heating, (C) an ultraviolet absorber comprising a triazine or oxalic anilide, and (D) a hindered amine light stabilizer having a piperidine ring of the following structure: wherein R represents R1—CO—, a C2 to C20 alkyl group or R1—O— (R1 being a C2 to C20 alkyl group), and R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently from each other represent a C1 to C3 alkyl group, or a phenolic antioxidant. A method for coating using this coating composition is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1996Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Mika Ohsawa, Yoshiaki Marutani, Hiroyuki Uemura, Kazuhi Koga, Hiroshi Kubota
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Patent number: 6153305Abstract: Disclosed is a recording sheet for ink-jet recording comprising a support, and provided on one side of the support, an ink receiving layer, wherein the layer swelling amount of the ink receiving layer is 20 to 500 cc/m.sup.2, and the layer solubility time of the ink receiving layer is 10 minutes or more.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1998Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Uemura, Koji Takemura, Ichiro Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 6078241Abstract: A noise absorber capable of preventing a cable from becoming damaged with a high degree of reliability while demonstrating outstanding noise absorbing characteristics is provided with a cover 1 and a pair of ferrites 21 and 22. The cover 1 is constituted through the combination of a first cover 11 and a second cover 12. The first cover 11 is provided with a ferrite storage portion 110 and a cable storage portion 111. The second cover 12 is provided with a ferrite storage portion 120 and a cable storage portion 121 . The ferrite storage portion 110 is formed at an internal surface of the first cover 11 and the ferrite storage portion 120 is formed at an internal surface of the second cover 12. The cable storage portion 111 is formed adjacent to the ferrite storage portion 110 at a side thereof, whereas the cable storage portion 121 is formed adjacent to the ferrite storage portion 120 at a side thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1999Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Yuetsu Watanabe, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 6066387Abstract: A recording sheet for ink-jet recording is disclosed which comprises a support, and provided thereon, an ink receiving layer, wherein the ink receiving layer contains a water soluble polymer, a polymer latex and gelatin.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 1997Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Yutaka Ueda, Ichiro Tsuchiya, Kenji Kuwae, Koji Takemura, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 6057026Abstract: A recording sheet for ink-jet recording comprising a support, and provided on one side of the support, an ink receiving layer, wherein the ink receiving layer contains a compound represented by the following formula I: ##STR1## wherein Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 independently represent a non-metallic atomic group necessary to form an acidic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; L.sup.1, L.sup.2, and L.sup.3 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group; M represents a cationic group; m represents an integer of 0 to 4; and n represents a number necessary to neutralize the charge of the molecule.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1998Date of Patent: May 2, 2000Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Ichiro Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 6054223Abstract: An ink-jet recording sheet is disclosed, comprising a support having on at least one side thereof an ink receiving layer, wherein the ink receiving layer comprises a gelatin having an isoelectric point of 5.5 to 9.6 and a water-soluble cationic polymer.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1997Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Ichiro Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 6040009Abstract: The present invention is to provide a low solvent content type-coating composition by which the resultant coatings with good scuff resistance or water resistance as well as good chipping resistance are produced, while the content of an organic solvent to be used can be much reduced. The low solvent content type-coating composition comprises a polyester oligomer having a hydroxyl group in an amount of 2.0 to 10.0 moles/Kg-resin, a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 300 to 1500, a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 300 to 3000, and a ratio of a weight average molecular weight/a number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) of 1 to 2.0, an amount of a modifying lactone being 31 to 85%, and an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of C4-22 which is not derived from lactones. The present invention is also to provide a process for coating a low solvent content type-coating composition on, for example, a base coating composition by a wet-on-wet coating.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1995Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Yoshiaki Marutani, Takashi Tomita, Tadamitsu Nakahama, Hiroyuki Uemura, Kazuhi Koga, Mika Ohsawa
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Patent number: 5962588Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition incorporating an oligomer containing blocked hydroxyl group, an epoxy-group containing compound, hydrolytic silyl-group containing compound, and a dissociation catalyst and/or curing catalyst, each possessing a specific molecular weight; a paint which uses this resin composition as a binder; and a coat-finishing method which coat-finishes any desired material using the aforementioned resin composition and paint. According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce viscosity, and consequently increase the coat non-volatile content and hence improve acid resistance, abrasion resistance, and the like. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a curable resin composition, paint using this curable resin composition, and coat-finishing method for this paint in which the aforementioned resin and paint have an extremely high utility and possess a high solid content wherein air bubbles and drip-runs are not generated.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1997Date of Patent: October 5, 1999Assignees: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Goro Iwamura, Shigeki Matsui, Ichiro Azuma, Yoshiaki Marutani, Hiroyuki Uemura, Tadamitsu Nakahama, Shinji Sasaki, Kazuhi Koga, Takashi Tomita, Mika Ohsawa
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Patent number: 5958832Abstract: A sublimation thermal transfer recording material including a smooth and excellent heat resistant layer which has excellent feeding property and excellent image qualities even when used for n-fold speed mode multiple sublimation thermal transfer recording. The sublimation thermal transfer recording material comprises a substrate, an ink layer formed thereon and a heat resistant layer formed on the non-layered side of the substrate, wherein the heat resistant layer has a softening point of at least 200.degree. C. which is measured by a method based on JIS-K7196.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1996Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Uemura, Chiharu Nogawa, Hiroki Kuboyama
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Patent number: 5945483Abstract: There are disclosed a high solids content resin composition excellent in solubility in an organic solvent, comprising an acrylic oligomer having a blocked hydroxyl group, a curing agent having a reactivity with a hydroxyl group and a dissociation or curing catalyst, and a high solids content type paint using the resin composition. There are also disclosed a coating process and a baking process comprising coating and baking the resin composition or the paint while rotating a material to be coated at an appropriate speed. The resin composition and the paint of the present invention have substantially no sagging and solvent popping. Further, the thus obtained paint film have improved smoothness, solvent resistance, weather resistance and resistance to scratching.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1997Date of Patent: August 31, 1999Assignees: Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Goro Iwamura, Shigeki Matsui, Ichiro Azuma, Yoshiaki Marutani, Hiroyuki Uemura, Shinji Sasaki, Kazuhi Koga
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Patent number: 5920250Abstract: A noise absorber capable of preventing a cable from becoming damaged with a high degree of reliability while demonstrating outstanding noise absorbing characteristics is provided with a cover 1 and a pair of ferrites 21 and 22. The cover 1 is constituted through the combination of a first cover 11 and a second cover 12. The first cover 11 is provided with a ferrite storage portion 110 and a cable storage portion 111. The second cover 12 is provided with a ferrite storage portion 120 and a cable storage portion 121. The ferrite storage portion 110 is formed at an internal surface of the first cover 11 and the ferrite storage portion 120 is formed at an internal surface of the second cover 12. The cable storage portion 111 is formed adjacent to the ferrite storage portion 110 at a side thereof, whereas the cable storage portion 121 is formed adjacent to the ferrite storage portion 120 at a side thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1998Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Yuetsu Watanabe, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 5877796Abstract: An ink-jet recording method is disclosed, which comprises the step of jetting a water-based ink on a recording sheet, the recording sheet comprising a support and provided thereon, an ink receiving layer containing a binder, an anionic fluorine-containing surfactant and a cationic fluorine-containing surfactant, wherein the content ratio of the anionic fluorine-containing surfactant to the cationic fluorine-containing surfactant is 1:10 to 10:1 in terms of mole ratio.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1996Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Ichiro Tsuchiya, Noriaki Kurata, Hiroyuki Uemura
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Patent number: 5834396Abstract: A sublimation thermal image transfer recording medium has a substrate, a dye-containing layer formed on the substrate, containing a sublimable dye, and a top layer formed on the dye-containing layer, with the softening temperature of the top layer being at least 200.degree. C. which is measured in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standards JIS-K7196, and the coefficient of friction thereof being 0.2 or less which is measured in accordance with ASTM-D1894. In addition, there is provided a sublimation thermal image transfer recording method which includes the step of superimposing an image receiving sheet having a dye image receiving layer on the above-mentioned sublimation thermal image transfer recording medium, with imagewise application of heat thereto, with the dyeability of the top layer of the recording medium being controlled to be lower than that of the dye image receiving layer of the image receiving sheet.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1996Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Uemura, Hiroki Kuboyama, Chiharu Nogawa, Keishi Taniguchi