Patents by Inventor Kazuaki Sugimoto
Kazuaki Sugimoto 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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Patent number: 11964505Abstract: A printer includes a shaft-shaped member, a movable support portion, paired strain detection units, and a control unit. The shaft-shaped member that sets a path of an ink ribbon from a supplying shaft to a winding shaft is provided at least on a downstream side between an upstream side and the downstream side in a conveying direction at a position where a thermal head and a platen face each other with a recording medium interposed therebetween, and the ink ribbon is hung around the shaft-shaped member. The movable support portion movably supports at least one end portion of the shaft-shaped member in a direction in which a tension of the ink ribbon varies. The paired strain detection units are provided at both end portions of the shaft-shaped member, and an output thereof is varied according to a strain of the shaft-shaped member. The control unit controls movement of the shaft-shaped member in a direction in which a difference in output between the paired strain detection units becomes small.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20240092924Abstract: The present invention provides an antibody that binds to an NTCP, capable of inhibiting infection of human hepatocytes with hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles. The present invention also provides an antibody that binds to an NTCP, capable of inhibiting infection of human hepatocytes with hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles, the antibody having a reduced effect on bile acid transport by NTCP.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Toshitada TAKEMORI, Akiko SUGIMOTO, Michishige HARADA, Mikako SHIROUZU, Takehisa MATSUMOTO, Tomomi SOMEYA, Hiroyuki OSADA, Yushi FUTAMURA, Kunitada SHIMOTOHNO, Hironori NISHITSUJI, Kazuaki CHAYAMA, Daiki MIKI
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Publication number: 20220048301Abstract: A printer includes a shaft-shaped member, a movable support portion, paired strain detection units, and a control unit. The shaft-shaped member that sets a path of an ink ribbon from a supplying shaft to a winding shaft is provided at least on a downstream side between an upstream side and the downstream side in a conveying direction at a position where a thermal head and a platen face each other with a recording medium interposed therebetween, and the ink ribbon is hung around the shaft-shaped member. The movable support portion movably supports at least one end portion of the shaft-shaped member in a direction in which a tension of the ink ribbon varies. The paired strain detection units are provided at both end portions of the shaft-shaped member, and an output thereof is varied according to a strain of the shaft-shaped member. The control unit controls movement of the shaft-shaped member in a direction in which a difference in output between the paired strain detection units becomes small.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventor: Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Patent number: 11162363Abstract: A steam turbine system 1 includes a steam turbine 10 including a plurality of rotor blades 16; a first mixed steam supply pipe 21 that supplies the steam, which is supplied from a steam supply source 40 capable of supplying the steam with fluctuating pressure, to an upstream stage Sa within the casing 11; a second mixed steam supply pipe 22 that supplies the steam to the second stepped part Sb; an adjusting unit 25 that adjusts a flow rate of the steam supplied to the first stepped part Sa and the second stepped part Sb; and a control unit 30 that controls the adjusting unit 25 on the basis of a differential pressure between a pressure P0 of the steam supplied from the steam supply source 40 and a pressure in the first stepped part Sa.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATIONInventors: Takuro Koda, Kazuaki Sugimoto, Akito Kunimoto, Tomoaki Nogami
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Patent number: 10946644Abstract: A temperature acquisition section (acquisition module) acquires a temperature of an environment in which a printer device is used. A printing condition acquisition section (acquisition module) acquires information relating to printing conditions of the printer device. A conveyance load estimation section (estimation module) estimates a conveyance load when a stepping motor (motor) provided in the printer device conveys a printing paper (print medium) based on the information acquired by the temperature acquisition section and the printing condition acquisition section. A current value setting section (setting module) sets a current value to be applied to the stepping motor based on the conveyance load estimated by the conveyance load estimation section. A motor control section (control module) controls the stepping motor by applying the current value set by the current value setting section to the stepping motor.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20200240271Abstract: A steam turbine system 1 includes a steam turbine 10including a plurality of rotor blades 16; a first mixed steam supply pipe 21 that supplies the steam, which is supplied from a steam supply source 40 capable of supplying the steam with fluctuating pressure, to an upstream stage Sa within the casing 11; a second mixed steam supply pipe 22 that supplies the steam to the second stepped part Sb; an adjusting unit 25 that adjusts a flow rate of the steam supplied to the first stepped part Sa and the second stepped part Sb; and a control unit 30 that controls the adjusting unit 25 on the basis of a differential pressure between a pressure P0 of the steam supplied from the steam supply source 40 and a pressure in the first stepped part Sa.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATIONInventors: Takuro Koda, Kazuaki Sugimoto, Akito Kunimoto, Tomoaki Nogami
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Publication number: 20190358950Abstract: A temperature acquisition section (acquisition module) acquires a temperature of an environment in which a printer device is used. A printing condition acquisition section (acquisition module) acquires information relating to printing conditions of the printer device. A conveyance load estimation section (estimation module) estimates a conveyance load when a stepping motor (motor) provided in the printer device conveys a printing paper (print medium) based on the information acquired by the temperature acquisition section and the printing condition acquisition section. A current value setting section (setting module) sets a current value to be applied to the stepping motor based on the conveyance load estimated by the conveyance load estimation section. A motor control section (control module) controls the stepping motor by applying the current value set by the current value setting section to the stepping motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventor: Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20180215181Abstract: An embodiment provides a printer including a housing; a rotation body that is accommodated in the housing and rotates to transport a sheet; a printing unit that is provided in a transport path of the sheet and prints information on a transported sheet; a discharging unit that discharges a printed sheet to an outside of the housing; and a cover that is capable of moving between an open position at which the discharging unit is opened and a closed position at which the discharging unit is blocked, and moves from the closed position to the open position in response to a rotation of the rotation body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Patent number: 9975362Abstract: An embodiment provides a printer including a housing; a rotation body that is accommodated in the housing and rotates to transport a sheet; a printing unit that is provided in a transport path of the sheet and prints information on a transported sheet; a discharging unit that discharges a printed sheet to an outside of the housing; and a cover that is capable of moving between an open position at which the discharging unit is opened and a closed position at which the discharging unit is blocked, and moves from the closed position to the open position in response to a rotation of the rotation body.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Patent number: 9962954Abstract: A thermal printer includes: a plurality of heat elements that are to be heated by applying an electrical power; a printing controller that applies a first electrical power to heat elements not to be used for printing, the first electrical power depending on the number of heat elements not to be used for printing among the plurality of heat elements; and a thermal head that prints using the plurality of heat elements.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi Tatsuta, Junya Tanaka, Misato Ishikawa, Shunsuke Hattori, Takahiro Omori, Tetsuya Kugimiya, Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20170232759Abstract: A thermal printer includes: a plurality of heat elements that are to be heated by applying an electrical power; a printing controller that applies a first electrical power to heat elements not to be used for printing, the first electrical power depending on the number of heat elements not to be used for printing among the plurality of heat elements; and a thermal head that prints using the plurality of heat elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Shinichi TATSUTA, Junya TANAKA, Misato ISHIKAWA, Shunsuke HATTORI, Takahiro OMORI, Tetsuya KUGIMIYA, Kazuaki SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 9669636Abstract: A thermal printer includes: a plurality of heat elements that are to be heated by applying an electrical power; a printing controller that applies a first electrical power to heat elements not to be used for printing, the first electrical power depending on the number of heat elements not to be used for printing among the plurality of heat elements; and a thermal head that prints using the plurality of heat elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi Tatsuta, Junya Tanaka, Misato Ishikawa, Shunsuke Hattori, Takahiro Omori, Tetsuya Kugimiya, Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20170028741Abstract: A thermal printer includes: a plurality of heat elements that are to be heated by applying an electrical power; a printing controller that applies a first electrical power to heat elements not to be used for printing, the first electrical power depending on the number of heat elements not to be used for printing among the plurality of heat elements; and a thermal head that prints using the plurality of heat elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Shinichi TATSUTA, Junya TANAKA, Misato ISHIKAWA, Shunsuke HATTORI, Takahiro OMORI, Tetsuya KUGIMIYA, Kazuaki SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 9399356Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a printer apparatus comprises a printing medium supply shaft configured to supply the mounted printing medium; a ribbon supply shaft configured to supply a mounted ink ribbon driven by a driving source; a fixing shaft; a winding driving core configured to be freely rotatably mounted on the fixing shaft to rotate driven by the driving source; and a ribbon winding shaft configured to be freely rotatably mounted on the winding driving core to wind the ink ribbon which is transferred onto and printed on the printing medium using a thermal head, wherein the ribbon winding shaft is configured to transmit the rotation of the driving source through an elastic component arranged between the ribbon winding shaft and the winding driving core.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20090288776Abstract: A receptacle section stores a label. A label discharge port is positioned at a front end portion of a housing to let the label pass therethrough. A guide passage connects the receptacle portion and the label discharge port with each other and guides the label. A conveyance mechanism conveys the label along the guide passage from the receptacle section and discharges it through the label discharge port. A control section controls a drive source of the conveyance mechanism. A printing section performs a printing operation in the guide passage. A pivotable member is positioned in the label discharge port. One end of the pivotable member is located outside the front end portion of the housing, while an opposite end thereof is located inside the front end portion of the housing, and the pivotable member pivots, centered on an axis thereof extending in the width direction of the label discharged through the label discharge port.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiharu SHIMOSATO, Kazuaki SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 6063000Abstract: A limited slip differential gear that is simple in construction, small in size and light in weight is provided. The limited slip differential gear includes a pair of divided gear cases that are turned by a driving force of an engine. A pressure ring provided in one of the gear cases is movable in the direction of the wheel axles. Pinion shafts each have an end that is freely engageably supported between the pressure ring and the gear cases. Pinion gears are turnably supported by the pinion shafts. A pair of side gears mesh with the pinion gears positioned therebetween to transmit the driving force to both wheel axles. A multiple disc clutch mechanism provided between one of the gear cases, the side gears and the pressure ring limits differential motion of the side gears when the pressure ring is moved in an axial outward direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1999Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Route SixInventor: Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Patent number: 5923357Abstract: A platen is located at a print position in a sheet path leading from a sheet supply position through the print position to a sheet delivery position, and a thermal head having an edge portion at which a plurality of heating elements are arranged in a line is held by a head holder, wherein the thermal head is positioned so that the heating elements are kept in contact with the platen through the sheet path at the print position and that the heating elements are directed to a downstream side of the sheet path. With this arrangement, the heating elements of the thermal head can be located close to the sheet delivery position, so that just after a leading sheet after printed is delivered, the next sheet can be printed.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1997Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TECInventors: Kazuaki Sugimoto, Tsugio Shiozaki, Akio Katsumata, Chiaki Yukawa, Mamoru Ishikawa
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Patent number: 5775820Abstract: The present invention is provided with a head pressing mechanism for pressing a thermal head against a platen, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding print paper between the thermal head and the platen in a secondary scanning direction, a ribbon transporting mechanism for transporting an ink ribbon between the thermal head and the platen in the secondary scanning direction, and a press releasing mechanism for causing the thermal head to move away from the platen against a pressing force of the head pressing mechanism. The press releasing mechanism slides a rod of a solenoid, elongated in the secondary scanning direction, at the position opposing to the rear surface of the thermal head in the secondary scanning direction. A lever link transforms this sliding action into the departing action of the thermal head from the platen.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1996Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TECInventors: Kazuaki Sugimoto, Izumi Matsushita, Chiaki Yukawa
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Patent number: 5266966Abstract: A bracket is provided which is supported by a shaft so as to be freely rotatable between a pair of supporting frames, a line head is fixed on the bracket through an elastic member, a platen is disposed in a position opposing to a heating element array of the line head and is capable of freely approaching to or receding from the platen, engaging holes are formed on a supporting frame, an engaging claw to be engaged with the engaging hole is formed on the bracket, and the pressing force of the line head toward the platen is varied in several steps by holding the bracket stepwise.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1992Date of Patent: November 30, 1993Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Fushimi, Satoru Watanabe, Kazuaki Sugimoto
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Patent number: 5188029Abstract: A label printer includes a body frame and a separating device for separating printed lables from a base. The separating device is detachably mounted on first and second mounting shafts attached to the body frame. The separating device includes a supporting shaft, a pair of supporting members mounted on the opposite end portions of the supporting shaft, and a pair of hook members rotatably mounted on the supporting shaft. Each supporting member has a supporting surface and a engaging recess. The first mounting shaft is removably fitted to the engaging recesses so that the supporting members are rotatable about the first mounting shaft between an off position and a holding position wherein each supporting surface contacts the second mounting shaft so that the supporting member is held between the mounting shafts. Each hook member has a hook portion which engages the second mounting portion to lock the supporting member in its hold position.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1991Date of Patent: February 23, 1993Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Sugimoto, Satoshi Kitahara, Akio Yamamoto, Ikuzo Sugiura