Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Sugiyama

Katsuhiko Sugiyama 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: 10423370
    Abstract: To appropriately report that print data based on image data cannot be generated normally, a print data generating device has a server control unit including an image data generator and a print data generating unit. The image data generator acquires print requests, and generates and outputs image data based on the acquired print request. The print data generating unit acquires the image data output by the image data generating unit, generates and outputs print data based on the image data if print data can be generated normally based on the acquired image data, and if print data based on the acquired image data cannot be generated normally for a specific reason, generates and outputs print instructions data instructing printing information indicating the specific reason.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamada, Katsuhiko Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10143601
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a disposable diaper which is comfortable to wear. [Solution] This disposable diaper comprises a top sheet (1), a back sheet (2), an absorber (3) and a stretchable sheet (4). The stretchable sheet (4) is composed by having a base material sheet (41) sandwich multiple elastic stretchable members (42) disposed therein in an extended state, said multiple elastic stretchable members (42) being disposed along the width direction of the disposable diaper and spaced apart at intervals in the longitudinal direction. When viewed in the width direction, the stretchable sheet (4) has an overlapping portion (43) which includes a region that overlaps with a part of the absorber (3). In the overlapping portion (43), the multiple elastic stretchable members (42) are disposed continuously along the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: OJI NEPIA CO., LTD., OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Izumi Tashiro, Ikuko Furukawa
  • Patent number: 10055676
    Abstract: The user can configure the print layout intuitively, and prevent needlessly executing a compensation process based on the printer mode. A plug-in 22 that controls a printer 3 that prints to a target print area in each unit print area disposed in the conveyance direction of a continuous print medium has: a mode selector 51 that determines if the printer 3 prints based detecting each unit print area of the print medium; a layout acquisition unit 53b that acquires first layout information representing the location of the target print area in the unit print area; and a layout generator 54b that generates second layout information which differs from the first layout information in the conveyance direction of the print medium when the printer determines to print based on the position detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamada, Katsuhiko Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20170333265
    Abstract: An absorbent article is provided, which effectively utilizes the entire absorber by quickly diffusing a body fluid, and reduces discomfort in a wearer by suppressing unpleasant dampness and twisting after absorption of the body fluid. An absorbent article of the present invention includes a liquid permeable top surface sheet, a liquid impermeable back surface sheet, and an absorber disposed between the top surface sheet and the back surface sheet. A top surface sheet side of the absorbent article is provided with extending a plurality of compressed lines in each of which a plurality of recess portions formed by compressing the top surface sheet and the absorber are arranged. The plurality of compressed lines form intersection regions where the compressed lines intersect with each other. The compressed recess portions are not formed in the intersection regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hanao, Harue Shimizu, Hikari Makihara, Akira Sonoda, Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Ryosuke Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20170296401
    Abstract: An absorbent article according to the present invention having a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet includes a first recessed portion configured in a top surface of the absorber facing the top sheet and extending along a first direction and a second recessed portion configured in the top surface of the absorber facing the top sheet so as to intersect the first recessed portion, the second recessed portion extending along a second direction different from the first direction. The first recessed portion and the second recessed portion each have a first area having a shallow depth from the top surface of the absorber to a bottom surface of the first area and a second area having a deeper depth than the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Izumi Tashiro, Hiroyuki Hanao, Yoshihiro Takiyama, Toshihiro Noda, Harue Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170290718
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of improving quick-drying properties of a top sheet at a part that often contacts with the skin of a wearer. A top sheet (10) for absorbent articles comprises an upper layer sheet (11), a lower layer sheet (12), multiple bonded parts (40) at which the sheets (11, 12) are bonded to each other, and multiple unbonded parts (50) which are surrounded by the multiple bonded parts (40). Each of the unbonded parts (50) has a larger area (51) that has a relatively large area and a smaller area (52) that has a relatively small area and is extended in one direction from the larger area (51). The upper layer sheet (11) is protruded convexly in the larger areas (51) and the smaller areas (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TAKIYAMA, Izumi TASHIRO, Katsuhiko SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170039459
    Abstract: The user can configure the print layout intuitively, and prevent needlessly executing a compensation process based on the printer mode. A plug-in 22 that controls a printer 3 that prints to a target print area in each unit print area disposed in the conveyance direction of a continuous print medium has: a mode selector 51 that determines if the printer 3 prints based detecting each unit print area of the print medium; a layout acquisition unit 53b that acquires first layout information representing the location of the target print area in the unit print area; and a layout generator 54b that generates second layout information which differs from the first layout information in the conveyance direction of the print medium when the printer determines to print based on the position detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamada, Katsuhiko Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20160239242
    Abstract: To appropriately report that print data based on image data cannot be generated normally, a print data generating device has a server control unit including an image data generator and a print data generating unit. The image data generator acquires print requests, and generates and outputs image data based on the acquired print request. The print data generating unit acquires the image data output by the image data generating unit, generates and outputs print data based on the image data if print data can be generated normally based on the acquired image data, and if print data based on the acquired image data cannot be generated normally for a specific reason, generates and outputs print instructions data instructing printing information indicating the specific reason.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke YAMADA, Katsuhiko SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150290048
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a disposable diaper which is comfortable to wear. [Solution] This disposable diaper comprises a top sheet (1), a back sheet (2), an absorber (3) and a stretchable sheet (4). The stretchable sheet (4) is composed by having a base material sheet (41) sandwich multiple elastic stretchable members (42) disposed therein in an extended state, said multiple elastic stretchable members (42) being disposed along the width direction of the disposable diaper and spaced apart at intervals in the longitudinal direction. When viewed in the width direction, the stretchable sheet (4) has an overlapping portion (43) which includes a region that overlaps with a part of the absorber (3). In the overlapping portion (43), the multiple elastic stretchable members (42) are disposed continuously along the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Izumi Tashiro, Ikuko Furukawa
  • Patent number: 8684485
    Abstract: A printing device includes a nozzle row for chromatic ink comprising K nozzles and a nozzle row for achromatic ink comprising (n·K) nozzles. In a color region, an image-forming operation is performed m times in which the movement direction of the nozzle rows switches alternately between forward and reverse directions, whereby a region of the image having a predetermined width is formed. The image-forming operation performed m times includes the image-forming operation performed once in which both of the nozzle rows for chromatic ink and for achromatic ink are used, and the image-forming operation performed (m?1) times in which only the nozzle row for chromatic ink is used. In a monochrome region, the image-forming operation is performed once in which only the nozzle row for achromatic ink is used, whereby a region of the image having a predetermined width is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akito Sato, Bunji Ishimoto, Takahide Miyashita, Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8439885
    Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided, including an absorber, a top sheet disposed to cover the upper surface of the absorber and at least partially formed of a liquid permeable material, a back sheet disposed to cover the lower surface of the absorber and formed of a liquid impermeable material, and a skin contact sheet disposed above the top sheet and formed with a stool passing opening capable of passing a stool therethrough. The stool passing opening is formed into such a shape that a posterior region posterior to a centerline in the anteroposterior direction of the stool passing opening is smaller in the opening area than an anterior region anterior to the centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignees: Oji Nepia Co., Ltd., Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsushi Sakano, Izumi Tashiro, Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Kahori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8211077
    Abstract: A disposable pant-type diaper according to the present invention includes a front portion, a back portion, and a crotch portion which is positioned between the front and back portions, in which a waist opening and a pair of leg openings are formed by joining both longitudinal side-edge portions of the front and back portions which face each other, and stretchable elastic members are disposed along at least a part of each opening, wherein a cutout portion is formed in at least a portion of the side-edge portion of at least one of the front and back portions, and the front and back portions assume a non-joining state at the portion where the cutout portion is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignees: Oji Nepia Co., Ltd., Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Tomotsugu Miyoshi, Takeshi Niimi, Izumi Tashiro, Kahori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8211076
    Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided, including an absorber, a top sheet disposed to cover an upper surface of the absorber and at least partially formed of a liquid permeable material, and a back sheet disposed to cover a lower surface of the absorber and formed of a liquid impermeable material. The disposable diaper further includes a skin contact sheet disposed above the top sheet and formed with a stool passing opening, which is an opening capable of passing a stool therethrough, and to the both sides of the skin contact sheet, at least a pair of standing gathers are formed, which are leakage prevention walls capable of standing three-dimensionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignees: Oji Nepia Co., Ltd., Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Izumi Tashiro, Kahori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8066683
    Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided, including an absorber, a top sheet, a back sheet, and a skin contact sheet (SCS) disposed above the top sheet. The skin contact sheet is formed with a stool passing opening and a urine passing opening at a portion corresponding to a crotch part, and includes an SCS central region formed by extending a strip-shaped inter-opening region, which is sandwiched by the two openings and extends in the width direction, by half the length between the openings in the anterior direction and in the posterior direction; an SCS ventral region located at the ventral side from the SCS central region; and an SCS dorsal region located at the dorsal side from the SCS central region. A least the SCS central region has the stretching force in the width direction, and an inter-opening central region sandwiched by the two openings includes a non-stretchable region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignees: Oji Nepia Co., Ltd., Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Tomotsugu Miyoshi, Izumi Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20110242177
    Abstract: A printing device includes a nozzle row for chromatic ink comprising K nozzles and a nozzle row for achromatic ink comprising (n·K) nozzles. In a color region, an image-forming operation is performed m times in which the movement direction of the nozzle rows switches alternately between forward and reverse directions, whereby a region of the image having a predetermined width is foamed along a first direction of an image. The image-forming operation performed m times includes the image-forming operation performed once in which both of the nozzle rows for chromatic ink and for achromatic ink are used, and the image-forming operation performed (m?1) times in which only the nozzle row for chromatic ink is used. In a monochrome region, the image-forming operation is performed once in which only the nozzle row for achromatic ink is used, whereby a region of the image having a predetermined width is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akito SATO, Bunji ISHIMOTO, Takahide MIYASHITA, Katsuhiko SUGIYAMA, Yasuhiro TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 7842019
    Abstract: In an absorbent product such as a diaper comprising a back sheet, an absorber, and a skin contact sheet, the skin contact sheet is disposed on the absorber as the uppermost layer which comes in contact with the skin of the wearer and has openings which allow the passage of excretions. The absorber and the skin contact sheet are joined only at both ends of the absorbent product in the longitudinal directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignees: Oji Paper Co., Ltd., Japan Absorbent Technology Institute
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Yoshiaki Takamatsu, Rie Kuwabara, Masaru Tsubata, Migaku Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7785310
    Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided, including an absorber, a top sheet arranged to cover the top surface of the absorber, a back sheet arranged to cover the bottom surface of the absorber, and a skin-contact sheet arranged over the top sheet. The top sheet is at least partially composed of a liquid-permeable material, the back sheet is composed of a liquid-impermeable material, and the skin-contact sheet is at least partially composed of a breathable waterproof sheet and is provided with a feces-passing opening capable of allowing feces to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: Oji Nepia Co., Ltd., Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsushi Sakano, Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Izumi Tashiro, Tomotsugu Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 7670325
    Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided, including an absorber, a top sheet disposed to cover an upper surface of the absorber and at least partially formed of a liquid permeable material, and a back sheet disposed to cover a lower surface of the absorber and formed of a liquid impermeable material. The disposable diaper further includes a skin contact sheet disposed above the top sheet and formed with a stool passing opening, which is an opening capable of passing a stool therethrough, and to the both sides of the skin contact sheet, at least a pair of standing gathers are formed, which are leakage prevention walls capable of standing three-dimensionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignees: Oji Nepia Co., Ltd., Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Izumi Tashiro, Kahori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090326505
    Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided, including an absorber, a top sheet disposed to cover an upper surface of the absorber and at least partially formed of a liquid permeable material, and a back sheet disposed to cover a lower surface of the absorber and formed of a liquid impermeable material. The disposable diaper further includes a skin contact sheet disposed above the top sheet and formed with a stool passing opening, which is an opening capable of passing a stool therethrough, and to the both sides of the skin contact sheet, at least a pair of standing gathers are formed, which are leakage prevention walls capable of standing three-dimensionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicants: Oji Nepia Co., Ltd., Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko SUGIYAMA, Izumi TASHIRO, Kahori SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 7566330
    Abstract: A disposable diaper is provided which includes an absorber, a top sheet which is at least partially formed of a liquid permeable material disposed to cover an upper surface of the absorber, a back sheet formed of a liquid impermeable material disposed to cover a lower surface of the absorber, a skin contact sheet disposed above the top sheet and having a stool passing opening capable of passing a stool therethrough formed therein, and a urine/stool separation wall formed of a breathable water repellent sheet disposed in a space between the skin contact sheet and the top sheet so that the space is separated into a front body part side space and a back body part side space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignees: Oji Nepia Co., Ltd., Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Sugiyama, Kahori Suzuki, Izumi Tashiro