Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Arai

Hitoshi Arai 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: 20140108475
    Abstract: A migration-destination file server is coupled to a migration-source file server that provides a migration-source file system, and provides a migration-destination file system. The migration-destination file server comprises a storage device and a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Kumiko Yamada, Hitoshi Arai, Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140062014
    Abstract: A controller temporarily opens a pair of side fence plates under a prescribed condition to move the side fence plates away from both side ends of sheets in a sheet width direction, after each time stacking of sheets at a first or second sheet stacking position is completed, but before a sheet receiving tray is temporarily lifted down to offset an offset guide plate and an end fence plate. Else, the controller sets an amount of lifting up and down of the sheet receiving tray such that the amount at the second sheet stacking position is smaller than that at the first sheet stacking position when offsetting the offset guide plate and the end fence plate after each time the stacking of sheets at the first or second sheet stacking position on the sheet receiving tray is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Takeshi YAMAJO, Hiroshi SUGITANI, Masashi HARA, Hitoshi ARAI, Kenji OBATA
  • Publication number: 20130278667
    Abstract: A printer includes a pair of registration rollers for feeding a print sheet to a print unit, a first sheet supply unit including a first feed roller that operates, by rotating in synchronization with the pair of registration rollers, an assistant operation to assist sheet-feeding by the pair of registration rollers, a second sheet supply unit including a second feed roller, a drive unit that selectively drives the first and second feed rollers, and a controller that controls the drive unit. When changing over a sheet supply source from the first sheet supply unit to the second sheet supply unit in the assistant operation, the controller finishes the assistant operation before a trailing edge of a print sheet currently fed has passed through the first feed roller by stopping the drive unit. According to the printer, reduction of print productivity can be restricted while reducing noises and feed failures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi HARA, Hitoshi ARAI
  • Publication number: 20130212070
    Abstract: The present invention enhances user usability by storing more files close to the user. A replication processing part 3A creates a replica of a prescribed file, which is in a first file management apparatus, in a second file management apparatus. A single instance processing part 3B selects as a duplicate data removal target another prescribed file in the first file management apparatus in accordance with a first prescribed condition, and converts the selected other prescribed file to a reference-source file, which references data of a prescribed reference file. A stubification processing part 3C selects a stubification candidate file, which constitutes a target of a stubification process, in accordance with a second prescribed condition, and executes stubification processing with respect to the stubification candidate file in accordance with a third prescribed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Saika, Homare Kanie, Hitoshi Arai, Atsushi Murakami, Hirofumi Ikawa
  • Patent number: 8507484
    Abstract: The present invention provides a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for neutrophilic inflammatory diseases which comprises, as an active ingredient, a bicyclic heterocyclic compound represented by formula (I): [wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or the like, A1-A2-A3-A4 represents N?CR3—CR4?CR5 (wherein R3, R4, and R5 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, and the like), Q represents substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, and the like, and T represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aroyl, and the like].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichiro Iida, Nobumasa Otsubo, Takeshi Kuboyama, Hitoshi Arai, Akihiko Watanabe, Mayumi Saki, Naoko Hiura, Haruhiko Manabe, Hidenori Takada, Jun Saito
  • Publication number: 20130110790
    Abstract: A file is rapidly restored with minimal storage consumption when a file access request is made by the user. When file restoration takes place, a second server apparatus 3b transmits a directory image, which extends from the top directory to a predetermined lower level, of a directory image configured in a file system of a first server apparatus 3a at a date and time associated with a restoration destination directory among the data of files stored in a second storage apparatus 10b, to the first server apparatus 3a, and the first server apparatus 3a restores the directory image to a first storage apparatus 10a. If a request is sent from the first server apparatus 3a, the second server apparatus 3b reads an additional directory image from the second storage apparatus 10b and transmits the image to the first server apparatus 3a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Shinya Matsumoto, Jun Nemoto, Masaaki Iwasaki, Nobuyuki Saika, Homare Kanie, Hitoshi Arai
  • Publication number: 20130110891
    Abstract: A storage system comprises a second NAS storage apparatus and a third NAS storage apparatus for migrating an object managed by a first NAS storage apparatus. The second NAS storage apparatus comprises a processor and a storage medium, which is able to store data. The processor of the second NAS storage apparatus, with respect to an object for which a migration from the first NAS storage apparatus has started, stores path information of the object in the first NAS storage apparatus after including the path information in object management information, in the storage medium prior to migrating the object entity to the third NAS storage apparatus. Also, the processor, after receiving the object entity from the first NAS storage apparatus and migrating the object entity to the third NAS storage apparatus, stores the third NAS storage apparatus path information to the object entity in the object management information, and reflects the management information in the third NAS storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ogasawara, Hitoshi Arai, Homare Kanie
  • Patent number: 8411308
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing machine comprising: encoders (311 and 312) configured to detect respective angular velocities of a drive roller and a driven roller as a travel speed of core members inside a transfer belt (160); a DSP (321) configured to extract from a temporal variation in a ratio of the measured speed at each roller speed ratio data (profile data) having a frequency corresponding to the speed ratio of a core portion; profile data memory (332) configured to store the profile data; and a head controller (334) configured to control the timing at which each image is formed by a head unit (110) on the basis of the profile data so that positional deviation among multiple images on the transfer belt (160) may be reduced. The head unit (110) forms multiple images on a record medium under the control of the head controller (334).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Hara, Masahiro Nishihata, Hitoshi Arai, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20120249649
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a conveying device for paper; an image forming device for forming an image on the paper; and a paper discharge tray where the image-formed paper is discharged and loaded at a predetermined discharge angle by the conveying device. A speed of the paper discharge by the conveying device is controlled in accordance with at least one of the discharge angle and a type of paper to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa MORITA, Tomohiko SHIMODA, Hitoshi ARAI
  • Patent number: 8191978
    Abstract: A controller works with a measure of temperature of ink at a temperature sensor within a first temperature range to have an inkjet head propel out droplets of ink at a first discharge speed for formation of images, and with a measure of temperature of ink at the temperature sensor within a second temperature range lower than the first temperature range to have the inkjet head propel out droplets of ink at a second discharge speed greater than the first discharge speed for formation of images, and the controller determines that end regions of a frame of images to be formed in regions at transfer-longitudinal ends of a sheet to be transferred in a sheet transfer system have a print ratio within a prescribed range, to execute formation of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Bansyo, Hitoshi Arai
  • Patent number: 8172218
    Abstract: In a paper feed system where a first paper feed mechanism takes out and transfers one by one a plurality of papers placed on a paper feed table in a stack and a second paper feed mechanism transfers the papers transferred by the first paper feed mechanism to an image forming section at a predetermined timing. A paper edge detector is provided between the first and second paper feed mechanisms to detect an edge of the paper, and the first paper feed mechanism is controlled to transfer the papers at a first speed and then at a second speed not higher than the first speed when the paper edge detector detects the leading edge of the paper, the second speed being determined on the basis of the timing at which the leading edge of the paper is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Suzuki, Hitoshi Arai
  • Patent number: 8162474
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a circulating transfer path for transferring a sheet. The image forming apparatus is capable of forming images on both surfaces of the sheet by: transferring the sheet having an image formed on a first surface thereof along the circulating transfer path; and forming another image on a second surface of the sheet after the transfer. The circulating transfer path is utilized for securing time taken for the sheet having an image formed thereon to dry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Arai, Kenji Oshima
  • Publication number: 20120016838
    Abstract: A remote file server managing a remote storage device and a local file server managing a local storage device are coupled to a communication network (e.g. the Internet). The local file server (A) replicates a file in the local storage device to the remote file server and, (B) if a first condition is satisfied, manages the replicated file which is the file from which the data is replicated as a migration target file. The local file server, even if the (B) is completed, does not delete the migration target file from the local storage device and, if the second condition is satisfied, deletes the migration target file from the local storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Hitoshi Arai, Homare Kanie, Nobuyuki Saika
  • Patent number: 8079682
    Abstract: An inkjet recording device has an ink tank, a reservoir and an ink head, forms an ink supplying system by connecting with a path between the ink tank and the reservoir and between the reservoir and the ink head respectively, and forms a meniscus by generating a negative pressure on an ink discharging plane of the ink head by opening the reservoir to atmosphere. The inkjet recording device includes control electromagnetic valves to open or interrupt paths of the ink supplying system and valve switching control means for controlling opening/closing of the control electromagnetic valves, and controls the valve to be closed by the valve switching control means when the device vibrates. As a result, even if an ink liquid level in the reservoir changes when the device vibrates, transmission of this change to the meniscus of the ink discharging plane is prevented or suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Asayo Nishimura, Masato Hirai, Hitoshi Arai
  • Publication number: 20110260389
    Abstract: In a paper feed system where a first paper feed mechanism takes out and transfers one by one a plurality of papers placed on a paper feed table in a stack and a second paper feed mechanism transfers the papers transferred by the first paper feed mechanism to an image forming section at a predetermined timing. A paper edge detector is provided between the first and second paper feed mechanisms to detect an edge of the paper, and the first paper feed mechanism is controlled to transfer the papers at a first speed and then at a second speed not higher than the first speed when the paper edge detector detects the leading edge of the paper, the second speed being determined on the basis of the timing at which the leading edge of the paper is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Masao SUZUKI, Hitoshi Arai
  • Patent number: 8006976
    Abstract: In a paper feed system where a first paper feed mechanism takes out and transfers one by one a plurality of papers placed on a paper feed table in a stack and a second paper feed mechanism transfers the papers transferred by the first paper feed mechanism to an image forming section at a predetermined timing. A paper edge detector is provided between the first and second paper feed mechanisms to detect an edge of the paper, and the first paper feed mechanism is controlled to transfer the papers at a first speed and then at a second speed not higher than the first speed when the paper edge detector detects the leading edge of the paper, the second speed being determined on the basis of the timing at which the leading edge of the paper is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Riso Kagaku Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Suzuki, Hitoshi Arai
  • Patent number: 7998954
    Abstract: The invention provides a pyrimidodiazepinone derivative represented by the general formula (I) [wherein n represents 1 or 2, Z represents a hydrogen atom or the like, R1 and R2 may be the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents a bond, (CH2)m (wherein m represents an integer of 1 to 4), optionally substituted phenylene, optionally substituted pyridinediyl, or C?O, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, optionally substituted lower alkyl, or the like, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like], or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobumasa Otsubo, Yukihito Tsukumo, Kenji Uchida, Kyoichiro Iida, Hitoshi Arai, Shuko Okazaki, Takamichi Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 7970882
    Abstract: Proposed are a management apparatus and a management method capable of facilitating resource management With the provided management apparatus and management method for managing a resource allocated to a virtual node that provides a file sharing service to a client in units of a resource management group configured from a plurality of mutually associated resources, an association between the resources is extracted based on history information of access from the client, and the associated resource management groups are integrated based on the extracted association between the resources. Thus, it is possible to reduce the number of resource management groups to be managed, and resource management is thereby facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Arai, Nobuyuki Saika
  • Patent number: 7956060
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antitumor agent and the like, which comprises as an active ingredient, a pyrimidine derivative represented by Formula (I): [wherein —X—Y—Z— represents —O—CR3?N— (wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group and the like) and the like, R1 represents —NR10R11 (wherein R10 and R11 may be the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl and the like) and the like, R2 represents —NR13R14 (wherein R13 and R14 may be the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl and the like)] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Arai, Tsutomu Matsumura, Syoichi Isami, Hiroshi Ishida, Koji Hagihara, Hiroshi Umehara, Yoshinori Yamashita, Nana Oiwa, Yukimasa Shiotsu, Tomoki Naoe, Hitoshi Kiyoi
  • Patent number: 7932015
    Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a substrate and a plurality of recording layers laminated via at least intermediate layers, at least one of the recording layers other than a recording layer farthest from a light incidence plane among the plurality of recording layers containing at least one metal M selected from a group consisting of Ni, Cu, Si, Ti, Ge, Zr, Nb, Mo, In, Sn, W, Pb, Bi, Zn and La and an element X which can combine with the metal M upon being irradiated with a laser beam for recording data, thereby forming a crystal of a compound of the element X with the metal M. According to the thus constituted optical recording medium, it is possible to record data in and reproduce from a farthest recording layer from a light incidence plane in a desired manner and it is possible to record data in and reproduce from recording layer(s) other than the farthest recording layer from the light incidence plane in a desired manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Mishima, Hiroyasu Inoue, Tsuyoshi Komaki, Daisuke Yoshitoku, Hitoshi Arai, Kenji Yamaga, Hironori Kakiuchi