Patents by Inventor Kazutaka Yamada

Kazutaka Yamada 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: 10277768
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and an information processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to accept a print instruction, in response to accepting the print instruction, determine whether to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation based on preparation instruction information, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, transmit the preparation instruction information to the printer, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation and transmitting the preparation instruction information to the printer, generate print data based on specified contents data, and transmit print instruction information to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190095145
    Abstract: A printer driver is implemented with a drawing function for each of the driver-executable drawing processes. The drawing function includes a first drawing function corresponding to a first drawing process. The printer driver causes the controller to receive an execution instruction of the driver-executable drawing process from the operating system together with setting information of the driver-executable drawing process. The first drawing function causes the controller to execute the first drawing process when the execution instruction to instruct execution of the first drawing process is received and a value of the setting information as received is a first value, while transmit a non-execution information indicating that the first drawing process is not executed to the operating system without executing the first drawing process when the execution instruction to instruct execution of the first drawing process is received and the value of the received setting information is not the first value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190095156
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions realizing a printer driver causing, when executed, a controller to output driver-executable information indicating a driver-executable drawing process executable by the printer driver designatable by an operating system to the operating system, the operating system being configured to instruct the printer driver to execute the driver-executable drawing process when a print instruction using the printer driver is received from an application installed in the information processing apparatus, determine whether a particular condition corresponding to a particular driver-executable drawing process of the driver-executable drawing process is satisfied, output driver-executable process information indicating the driver-executable drawing process including the particular driver-executable drawing process to the operating system when it is determined that the particular condition is satisfied, and output the driver-executable process information which does
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 10178262
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and an information processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, when condition information does not include trigger information, determine to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation, when the condition information includes the trigger information, determine not to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, transmit the preparation instruction information to the printer, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation and performing the preparation instruction process, generate print data based on specified contents data, and transmit the print instruction information to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 10152658
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and an information processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, when there is not information stored in a queue area of the memory, determine to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation based on preparation instruction information. When there is information stored in the queue area, determine not to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation. In response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, store the preparation instruction information into the queue area, and in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation and storing the preparation instruction information into the queue area, generate print data based on specified contents data, and store print instruction information into the queue area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Publication number: 20180352105
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and an information processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to accept a print instruction, in response to accepting the print instruction, determine whether to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation based on preparation instruction information, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, transmit the preparation instruction information to the printer, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation and transmitting the preparation instruction information to the printer, generate print data based on specified contents data, and transmit print instruction information to the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Kazutaka YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10069994
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and an information processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to accept a print instruction, in response to accepting the print instruction, determine whether to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation based on preparation instruction information, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, transmit the preparation instruction information to the printer, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation and transmitting the preparation instruction information to the printer, generate print data based on specified contents data, and transmit print instruction information to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Publication number: 20180086189
    Abstract: A roof side weather strip for an automobile includes: a mounting base portion; and a seal portion, wherein: the seal portion is separately provided with a first seal portion and a second seal portion; the mounting base portion at least has a bottom wall and a vehicle interior side wall, the vehicle interior side wall is formed of a solid material, and a portion of the roof side weather strip other than the vehicle interior side wall is formed of a sponge material; the bottom wall has a bottom wall vehicle exterior portion and a bottom wall connecting portion; and the vehicle interior side wall has a vehicle interior side wall root portion, a vehicle interior side wall distal end portion, and a vehicle interior side wall main body portion, and a vehicle interior side wall engaging projection is formed in the vehicle interior side wall root portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kazutaka YAMADA, Kiyotaka TAMAOKI, Nobuo HAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170289380
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer configured to perform an issuance process of issuing a cancel notification in response to detecting a cancel trigger, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor connected with a communication interface, cause the processor to cancel a generating process of generating print data and a print instruction process of transmitting print instruction information to the printer via the communication interface, in response to acquiring the cancel notification issued by the printer, during the generating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya OGUCHI, Kazutaka YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170220909
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and an information processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, when there is not information stored in a queue area of the memory, determine to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation based on preparation instruction information, when there is information stored in the queue area, determine not to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, store the preparation instruction information into the queue area, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation and storing the preparation instruction information into the queue area, generate print data based on specified contents data, and store print instruction information into the queue area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Kazutaka YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170223210
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and an information processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to accept a print instruction, in response to accepting the print instruction, determine whether to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation based on preparation instruction information, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, transmit the preparation instruction information to the printer, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation and transmitting the preparation instruction information to the printer, generate print data based on specified contents data, and transmit print instruction information to the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Kazutaka YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170223211
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and an information processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, when condition information does not include trigger information, determine to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation, when the condition information includes the trigger information, determine not to instruct the printer to start a pre-printing operation, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation, transmit the preparation instruction information to the printer, in response to determining to instruct the printer to start the pre-printing operation and performing the preparation instruction process, generate print data based on specified contents data, and transmit the print instruction information to the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Kazutaka YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170217187
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions configured to, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the processor to: perform a print instruction receiving process comprising receiving a print instruction from an operating system; in response to receiving the print instruction, perform a preparation instruction process comprising transmitting preparation instruction information to a printer, the preparation instruction information being information for instructing execution of at least a part of at least one pre-printing operation, the at least one pre-printing operation being executed by the printer to record an image having particular quality in the printing operation, the particular execution condition being the execution condition changing operation content of the at least one pre-printing operation; in response to executing the preparation instruction process, perform a generating process comprising generating print data; and perform a print instruction proce
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Kazutaka YAMADA, Tomoya OGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160304752
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a resin composition for optical articles, which has a blue light-blocking function, is white and transparent, and does not look yellow; and a laminate. According to at least one embodiment, the resin composition includes (A) 1 to 5 parts by mass of white inorganic microparticles and (B) 100 parts by mass of a transparent base resin. The resin composition is characterized in that (i) the white inorganic microparticles have an average particle diameter of 10 to 80 nm and (ii) the difference between the refractive index of the white inorganic microparticles and the refractive index of the base resin is 0.1 or more. According to at least one embodiment, there is provided a laminate which includes a hard coat layer or a cohesive/adhesive agent layer each made from the resin composition and a poly(meth)acrylic imide resin film layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutaka YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160159995
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a poly(meth)acrylimide film and a method for manufacturing such a film. At least one embodiment provides a poly(meth)acrylimide film that has (i) a total light transmittance of over 90% and (ii) haze of 2.0% or less. This film preferably has retardation of less than 50 nm. The method for manufacturing this film includes the following steps: (A) using a device provided with an extruder and a T die, a poly(meth)acrylimide molten film is continuously extruded from the T die; and (B) the poly(meth)acrylimide molten film is loaded by being fed between a rotating or circulating first mirrored-surface body and a rotating or circulating second mirrored-surface body, and then the film is pressed. During these steps, (C) the surface temperature of the first mirrored-surface body is in the range 100-200° C., and (D) the surface temperature of the second mirrored-surface body is in the range 20-200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei NAKASHIMA, Kazutaka YAMADA, Hidemasa SUGIMOTO, Yoshihiro ZENNYOJI
  • Patent number: 9310973
    Abstract: An image processer executes image processing. An interface unit provides a user interface which receives an operation relating to the image processing from users. A receiver receives user information by an input method selected by the user among a plurality of input methods that are different from each other. A controller executes, when the receiver receives an input of the user information, making at least one of a first determination of whether the user interface is to be provided and a second determination of which one of a plurality of user interfaces is to be provided, depending on the input method when the receiver receives the user information. The controller executes controlling the interface unit according to one of a result of the first determination and a result of the second determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 9165225
    Abstract: There is provided a computer-readable medium having a computer program for causing a computer to perform operations including: acquiring a printing condition for print data to be printed by a printing apparatus; generating the print data based on the printing condition; determining, based on the printing condition, whether to generate a plurality of log data, each including an image corresponding to the print data; if it is determined to generate the plurality of log data for the print data, generating and storing in a storage device first log data which is log data according to the acquired printing condition, and second log data which is log data according to another printing condition different from the acquired printing condition; if it is determined not to generate the plurality of log data for the print data, generating and storing in the storage device only the first log data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 8994986
    Abstract: A print control apparatus, a program, a method of displaying a print setting screen are provided. The print control apparatus includes a display device, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a size of a displayable area of the display device, a changing unit configured to change a size of a print setting screen related to a print setting according to the size of the displayable area, and a screen displaying unit configured to display the print setting screen changed by the changing unit on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 8986284
    Abstract: A body of a catheter includes an inner layer, a braid, and an outer layer. The braid includes first and second wires. The first and second wires can be joined together such that the distal end portion of the first wire winds itself around a side surface of the second wire. A joint includes a first joint portion positioned at the intersection point, a second joint portion positioned beyond the first wire in a width direction of the first wire, and a third joint portion positioned beyond the second wire in a width direction of the second wire. Thus, even when the first and second wires have small thicknesses for size reduction of the braid, the first and second wires can be joined together with high joint strength by increasing the area of the second joint portion or the thickness of the third joint portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Kuwada, Fumiyoshi Oshima, Kazutaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 8964215
    Abstract: A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing a device control program including instructions for controlling a device based on setting values assigned to each setting item received from an application program, the instructions including the steps of: retrieving at least one setting value batch including data that specifies values for each setting item, wherein each setting item corresponds to an operation of the device; generating a list of values for at least one of the setting items, the list of values including at least one setting value and the at least one setting value batch; receiving a request for the list of values from the application program; upon receipt of the request, providing the list of values to the application program; and receiving a selection of one of the at least one setting value batch from the application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada