Patents by Inventor Kazuki Fukui
Kazuki Fukui 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: 11959525Abstract: There is provided a vibration damping material capable of exhibiting excellent vibration damping performance and of reducing its own weight while having high rigidity. The vibration damping material of the present invention used so as to be installed on a panel of a vehicle includes a viscoelastic layer and a constraining layer provided on one surface of the viscoelastic layer, wherein a relationship between a strain ?a and a strain ?b is 0<?a/?b<1, the strain ?a being a strain on a surface of the constraining layer on the opposite side to the viscoelastic layer, and the strain ?b being a strain on a surface of the constraining layer on a side in contact with the viscoelastic layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KOTOBUKIYA FRONTE CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Patent number: 11881198Abstract: A sound-insulation material for a vehicle has high rigidity and is capable of exhibiting sufficient sound insulation performance against noise having a frequency of 500 Hz to 5000 Hz generated in a vehicle, while maintaining low weight. The sound-insulation material for a vehicle of the present invention has a multilayer structure, the material including: a hard layer having tubular cells, the tubular cells being arranged in a plurality of rows; and a soft layer provided on one surface of the hard layer, in which a ratio of a dynamic spring constant Kd to a static spring constant Ks, of a structure having the hard layer and the soft layer, is 0<Kd/Ks?1.5.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Inventors: Kazuki Fukui, Nobuyuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 11872945Abstract: There is provided a sound-absorbing material for a vehicle, capable of stably yielding desired sound absorption performance while reducing weight of the sound-absorbing material for a vehicle. The sound-absorbing material for a vehicle of the present invention has a multilayer structure, including: a core layer in which tubular cells are arranged in a plurality of rows; and an airflow-blocking resin film layer adhered to one surface of the core layer. The relationship between the Young's modulus E (MPa) of the airflow-blocking resin film layer 40 and the surface density M (g/m2) of the layer structure on the first airflow-blocking resin film layer 40 side with respect to the core layer 10 is 0.5<E/M<21.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: KOTOBUKIYA FRONTE CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Patent number: 11872944Abstract: There is provided a sound-insulation material for a vehicle that can reduce the weight thereof and exhibit sufficient sound insulation performance against noise of 500 Hz to 6400 Hz generated in vehicles. The sound-insulation material for a vehicle, of the present invention, includes: a core layer having tubular cells, the tubular cells being arranged in a plurality of rows; an airflow-blocking resin film layer provided on one surface of the core layer; and a decoupling layer provided on the airflow-blocking resin film layer; and an average (P/v)/Za is 2.8 to 10 between 500 and 6400 Hz, where: P and v are respectively a sound pressure and a particle velocity on a surface of the airflow-blocking resin film layer provided on the core layer, the surface being opposite to the core layer; and Za is an acoustic impedance of the decoupling layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Publication number: 20230311459Abstract: This vehicular interior finishing material has a layered structure including n layers (where n is a natural number equal to or greater than 2), and at least includes a substrate that is a first layer and a skin layer that is an nth layer. The vehicular interior finishing material is configured such that formula (1) is satisfied, where dn (mm) is the thickness of each of the n layers, En (GPa) is the Young's modulus, and ? (g/cm3) is the density of the entire vehicular interior finishing material. In addition, this seat back panel is formed using the vehicular interior finishing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: KOTOBUKIYA FRONTE CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuki FUKUI
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Patent number: 11772392Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes a first detector, a second detector, and an arithmetic unit. The first detector intermittently detects the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a first detection position to acquire a first detection result (Ra). The second detector intermittently detects the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a second detection position located downstream of the first detection position to acquire a second detection result (Rb). The arithmetic unit calculates a transport error of the base material by comparison between the first detection result (Ra) and the second detection result (Rb). The controller changes detection timing of at least one of the first detector and the second detector.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Takaharu Yamamoto, Kazuki Fukui
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Patent number: 11738575Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium. The apparatus includes the following elements: a transport mechanism for transporting the printing medium in a transport direction; a first print head for printing an image on the printing medium, and printing a lead line used as a reference for determining a printing position in a width direction; a second print head for performing printing based on a position of the lead line; a printing position sensor for detecting the position of the lead line in the width direction; and a moving mechanism for moving the printing position sensor in the width direction of the printing medium according to a width dimension of the printing medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Yasuda, Kazuki Fukui, Makoto Shiomi
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Publication number: 20230249596Abstract: The example of the vehicular interior trim according to the present application is multilayer structure including at least a base material and a skin layer. The multilayer structure is configured to satisfy the relationships in the following expressions (1) and (2), where RSm (mm) is the average surface roughness of the base material in the horizontal direction, E1_80is the Young’s modulus of the base material at 80° C., d1 (mm) is the thickness of the base material, E2_80 (GPa) is the Young’s modulus of the skin layer at 80° C., and d2 (mm) is the thickness of the skin layer. Expression (1): Expression (2): 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: KOTOBUKIYA FRONTE CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuki FUKUI
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Patent number: 11496646Abstract: An image shifter creates plural pairs of shift image data. A shading corrector and a halftone dot processor create halftone shift image data from shift images. Further, a difference image creator creates halftone common image data which is a common part of a pair of halftone shift image data, and creates halftone positive difference image data and halftone negative difference image data each of which is a difference between the halftone common image data and one of a pair of halftone shift image data. A composite image creator synthesizes the halftone common image data corresponding to an amount of positional deviation, and the halftone positive difference image data or halftone negative difference image data. A controller executes printing on web paper. Since the image data is only synthesized, processing load can be lightened even if printing is performed to restrain positional deviations.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ippei Matsumoto, Kazuki Fukui, Kunio Muraji
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Publication number: 20220118777Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes a first detector, a second detector, and an arithmetic unit. The first detector intermittently detects the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a first detection position to acquire a first detection result (Ra). The second detector intermittently detects the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a second detection position located downstream of the first detection position to acquire a second detection result (Rb). The arithmetic unit calculates a transport error of the base material by comparison between the first detection result (Ra) and the second detection result (Rb). The controller changes detection timing of at least one of the first detector and the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Mitsuhiro YOSHIDA, Takaharu YAMAMOTO, Kazuki FUKUI
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Publication number: 20220088943Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium. The apparatus includes the following elements: a transport mechanism for transporting the printing medium in a transport direction; a first print head for printing an image on the printing medium, and printing a lead line used as a reference for determining a printing position in a width direction; a second print head for performing printing based on a position of the lead line; a printing position sensor for detecting the position of the lead line in the width direction; and a moving mechanism for moving the printing position sensor in the width direction of the printing medium according to a width dimension of the printing medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Satoshi Yasuda, Kazuki FUKUI, Makoto SHIOMI
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Publication number: 20220086306Abstract: An image shifter creates plural pairs of shift image data. A shading corrector and a halftone dot processor create halftone shift image data from shift images. Further, a difference image creator creates halftone common image data which is a common part of a pair of halftone shift image data, and creates halftone positive difference image data and halftone negative difference image data each of which is a difference between the halftone common image data and one of a pair of halftone shift image data. A composite image creator synthesizes the halftone common image data corresponding to an amount of positional deviation, and the halftone positive difference image data or halftone negative difference image data. A controller executes printing on web paper. Since the image data is only synthesized, processing load can be lightened even if printing is performed to restrain positional deviations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Ippei MATSUMOTO, Kazuki FUKUI, Kunio MURAJI
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Patent number: 11270171Abstract: The conversion of the dot percentages using the first conversion table Td1 and the second conversion table Td2 is performed for the gradation data Dh by the defective nozzle corrector 95. Here, the first conversion table Td1 converts the dot percentages of the pixels Px corresponding to the normal nozzles Nn having no discharge defect by the first rate Rd1 lower than 100%, and the second conversion table Td2 converts the dot percentages of the pixels Px corresponding to the surrounding nozzles Na located around the defective nozzle Nd by the second rate Rd2 higher than the first rate Rd1. Then, the shading correction is performed for the defect complemented gradation data Dc obtained by converting the dot percentages in this way by the shading corrector 96.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Publication number: 20210394482Abstract: The vehicle interior material of the present invention has a multilayer structure, the material including: a hard core layer having a hollow portion inside; a design layer provided on one surface side of the core layer; a first film layer provided between the core layer and the design layer; and a second film layer provided on a surface of the core layer on a side opposite to the first film layer, wherein a strain ca is smaller than a strain ?b, the strain ?a being a strain on a surface of a structure on a side of the first film layer, the structure having the first film layer, the core layer, and the second film layer, and the strain ?b being a strain on a surface of the structure on a side of the second film layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: MT-TEC LLCInventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Publication number: 20210341028Abstract: There is provided a vibration damping material capable of exhibiting excellent vibration damping performance and of reducing its own weight while having high rigidity. The vibration damping material of the present invention used so as to be installed on a panel of a vehicle includes a viscoelastic layer and a constraining layer provided on one surface of the viscoelastic layer, wherein a relationship between a strain ?a and a strain ?b is 0<?a/?b<1, the strain ?a being a strain on a surface of the constraining layer on the opposite side to the viscoelastic layer, and the strain ?b being a strain on a surface of the constraining layer on a side in contact with the viscoelastic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: MT-TEC LLCInventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Publication number: 20210309164Abstract: There is provided a sound-absorbing material for a vehicle, capable of stably yielding desired sound absorption performance while reducing weight of the sound-absorbing material for a vehicle. The sound-absorbing material for a vehicle of the present invention has a multilayer structure, including: a core layer in which tubular cells are arranged in a plurality of rows; and an airflow-blocking resin film layer adhered to one surface of the core layer. The relationship between the Young's modulus E (MPa) of the airflow-blocking resin film layer 40 and the surface density M (g/m2) of the layer structure on the first airflow-blocking resin film layer 40 side with respect to the core layer 10 is 0.5<E/M<21.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: MT-TEC LLCInventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Publication number: 20210309163Abstract: There is provided a sound-insulation material for a vehicle that can reduce the weight thereof and exhibit sufficient sound insulation performance against noise of 500 Hz to 6400 Hz generated in vehicles. The sound-insulation material for a vehicle, of the present invention, includes: a core layer having tubular cells, the tubular cells being arranged in a plurality of rows; an airflow-blocking resin film layer provided on one surface of the core layer; and a decoupling layer provided on the airflow-blocking resin film layer; and an average (P/v)/Za is 2.8 to 10 between 500 and 6400 Hz, where: P and v are respectively a sound pressure and a particle velocity on a surface of the airflow-blocking resin film layer provided on the core layer, the surface being opposite to the core layer; and Za is an acoustic impedance of the decoupling layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: MT-TEC LLCInventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Publication number: 20210303941Abstract: The conversion of the dot percentages using the first conversion table Td1 and the second conversion table Td2 is performed for the gradation data Dh by the defective nozzle corrector 95. Here, the first conversion table Td1 converts the dot percentages of the pixels Px corresponding to the normal nozzles Nn having no discharge defect by the first rate Rd1 lower than 100%, and the second conversion table Td2 converts the dot percentages of the pixels Px corresponding to the surrounding nozzles Na located around the defective nozzle Nd by the second rate Rd2 higher than the first rate Rd1. Then, the shading correction is performed for the defect complemented gradation data Dc obtained by converting the dot percentages in this way by the shading corrector 96.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventor: Kazuki Fukui
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Patent number: 11077690Abstract: A printing apparatus of this invention scans with a tester a testing chart printed by a printing controller to acquire testing image data. A total amount of displacement calculator calculates an amount of displacement of a recording position including a direction of misregister as a total amount of displacement, based on a large amount of displacement determined by a large amount of displacement determiner, a direction of displacement detected by a direction of displacement detector, a shift amount corresponding to an amount of displacement detecting chart determined by an amount of displacement detecting chart determiner, and a peak position of the amount of displacement detecting chart determined by the amount of displacement detecting chart determining unit. Thus, since a total amount of displacement of the misregister can be calculated only by printing the testing chart on web paper WP, an amount of displacement of the misregister in the transport direction can be obtained easily in a short time.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Asuka Muramatsu, Kazuki Fukui, Tomotaka Kato, Kazuki Yamanaka, Seiya Nomura, Takaharu Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20210183350Abstract: A sound-insulation material for a vehicle has high rigidity and is capable of exhibiting sufficient sound insulation performance against noise having a frequency of 500 Hz to 5000 Hz generated in a vehicle, while maintaining low weight. The sound-insulation material for a vehicle of the present invention has a multilayer structure, the material including: a hard layer having tubular cells, the tubular cells being arranged in a plurality of rows; and a soft layer provided on one surface of the hard layer, in which a ratio of a dynamic spring constant Kd to a static spring constant Ks, of a structure having the hard layer and the soft layer, is 0<Kd/Ks?1.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: MT-TEC LLCInventors: Kazuki Fukui, Nobuyuki Takahashi