Patents by Inventor Kei Kosaka
Kei Kosaka 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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Publication number: 20250256514Abstract: A printing apparatus according to this invention counts an ink quantity in an inktank in accordance with consumption of ink from the inktank, updates and holds a count value obtained by the count in a counter, and detects whether ink injection to the inktank has been done before execution of sensing by a sensing unit configured to sense whether a predetermined quantity of ink is present in the inktank. If sensing by the sensing unit is executed, the apparatus reads out a preceding sensing result from a memory that stores a sensing result of presence/absence of the ink by the sensing unit, verifies a transition between the preceding sensing result and a current sensing result, and controls operations of reset of the count value held by the counter and the count based on the transition and a result of the detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2025Publication date: August 14, 2025Inventors: Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Kei Kosaka, Tetsuya Narazaki
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Publication number: 20250133288Abstract: The information processing device is an information processing device that controls transmission of captured data captured by an in-vehicle camera mounted on a vehicle from a vehicle to a predetermined device, and includes a control unit configured to, when the transmission of the captured data is being performed during a parking operation of the vehicle, determine a timing to stop the transmission of the captured data to the predetermined device according to remaining power of a driving battery mounted on the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kei KOSAKA, Hironori AOKAGE, Tatsuya MAEMURA, Ryosuke MATSUOKA
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Publication number: 20250130691Abstract: The program is installed in a terminal used by the user. The program causes the terminal to accept designation of a vehicle desired by the user from among a plurality of vehicles related to the user. The program causes the terminal to display a list of cameras mounted on the designated vehicle. The program causes the terminal to accept an operation of selecting a camera desired by the user from the list of cameras. The program causes the terminal to reproduce the video of the selected camera in response to the user's acceptance of the operation of selecting the desired camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kei KOSAKA, Hironori AOKAGE, Tatsuya MAEMURA, Ryosuke MATSUOKA
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Publication number: 20240300424Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to execute a startup process of one or multiple in-vehicle devices used to send captured data when a driving system of a first vehicle is not up, a view request is received from a user, and a request number is smaller than a first threshold, and not execute the startup process of the one or multiple in-vehicle devices when the driving system of the first vehicle is not up, the view request is received from the user, and the request number is larger than or equal to the first threshold. The view request is a request to send the captured data captured by an onboard camera of the first vehicle to a predetermined apparatus. The request number is a number that the view request is received from the user in a predetermined period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kei KOSAKA, Hironori AOKAGE, Tatsuya MAEMURA, Ryosuke MATSUOKA
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Publication number: 20240239105Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus comprising: a discharge unit for performing recording processing in which a liquid is discharged onto a recording medium; a waste liquid containing unit for containing a waste liquid; a mount unit to which the waste liquid containing unit is mounted; a detection unit for detecting whether the waste liquid containing unit is mounted; and a control unit for controlling a discharge operation of a liquid from the discharge unit, wherein if the detection unit detects that the waste liquid containing unit is not mounted, the control unit controls not to perform the discharge operation, and the control unit performs a first recovery operation for restoring the discharge unit after the detection unit has detected that the waste liquid containing unit is not mounted, and before the next execution of the recording processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Tetsuya Narazaki, Kei Kosaka
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Patent number: 12007352Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element and one or more hollow columnar dense bodies. The sensor element includes an element main body having a side surface, a porous layer and a water-penetration reduction portion that cover at least a front end-side part of the side surface. The water-penetration reduction portion disposed on the side surface so as to divide the porous layer or to be located closer to the rear end than the porous layer, an overlap length W that is the length of a continuous overlap between a range in which the water-penetration reduction portion is present in a longitudinal direction and a range in which inner peripheral surfaces of the one or more dense bodies are present in the longitudinal direction being 0.5 mm or more, and having a dense layer covers the side surface, the water-penetration reduction portion reduces the capillarity of water.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yuki Nakayama, Shota Kageyama, Yusuke Fujii, Kei Kosaka
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Patent number: 11919309Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus comprising: a discharge unit for performing recording processing in which a liquid is discharged onto a recording medium; a waste liquid containing unit for containing a waste liquid; a mount unit to which the waste liquid containing unit is mounted; a detection unit for detecting whether the waste liquid containing unit is mounted; and a control unit for controlling a discharge operation of a liquid from the discharge unit, wherein if the detection unit detects that the waste liquid containing unit is not mounted, the control unit controls not to perform the discharge operation, and the control unit performs a first recovery operation for restoring the discharge unit after the detection unit has detected that the waste liquid containing unit is not mounted, and before the next execution of the recording processing.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuya Narazaki, Kei Kosaka
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Publication number: 20240042767Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus. A print head includes a nozzle that discharges a liquid. A recovery unit includes a cap that caps the nozzle and a pump that suctions a liquid from the nozzle via the cap, and discharges to a waste liquid tank that accommodates a waste liquid of suctioned liquid. A control unit causes the recovery unit to execute at least one of a first recovery operation, in which the suction pump is driven at a first driving amount, or a second recovery operation, in which the pump is driven at a second driving amount smaller than the first driving amount, based on an amount of waste liquid discharged to the waste liquid tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Kei Kosaka, Tetsuya Narazaki
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Patent number: 11833816Abstract: A printing apparatus according to an embodiment of this present invention includes a printhead with an orifice for discharging ink, and a recovery unit configured to perform recovery of the printhead by driving a print element of the printhead to discharge ink from the orifice. The apparatus makes a setting for a request for discharge recovery by the recovery unit after initialization processing performed upon power-on of the printing apparatus, and controls the recovery unit to execute one of first discharge recovery and second discharge recovery in which an ink discharge amount is smaller than in the first discharge recovery in accordance with the setting before a start of printing by the printhead.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoko Yaita, Kei Kosaka
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Publication number: 20230384256Abstract: A sensor element includes an element body, a detection unit, a connector electrode, a porous layer that covers at least the front end-side part of a side surface on which the connector electrode is disposed and that has a porosity of 10% or more, and a dense layer. The dense layer is disposed on the side surface so as to divide the porous layer in the longitudinal direction of the element body or to be located closer to the rear end than the porous layer. The dense layer is located closer to the front end of the sensor element than the connector electrode. The dense layer covers the side surface and has a porosity of less than 10%. The dense layer includes an overlap portion that is a front end portion of the dense layer and covers the outer surface of a part of the porous layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Michiaki ISODA, Kei KOSAKA, Yosuke NORITAKE, Keita KAYANO
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Patent number: 11827023Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus. A print head includes a nozzle that discharges a liquid. A recovery unit includes a cap that caps the nozzle and a pump that suctions a liquid from the nozzle via the cap, and discharges to a waste liquid tank that accommodates a waste liquid of suctioned liquid. A control unit causes the recovery unit to execute at least one of a first recovery operation, in which the suction pump is driven at a first driving amount, or a second recovery operation, in which the pump is driven at a second driving amount smaller than the first driving amount, based on an amount of waste liquid discharged to the waste liquid tank.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kei Kosaka, Tetsuya Narazaki
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Patent number: 11780231Abstract: An ejection apparatus includes an ejection head, and a recessed portion, a wiper, an installation unit, and a moving unit configured to move the blade and the ejection head relative to each other, wherein the wiper performs a wiping operation for wiping the ejection head to wipe the ejection port after wiping the recessed portion, and wherein in the wiping operation, a first wiping operation is performed in a state where the ejection port surface and the installation unit on which the wiper is installed are at a first distance in a direction perpendicular to the ejection port surface, and a second wiping operation is performed in a state where the ejection port surface and the installation unit on which the wiper is installed are at a second distance in the direction perpendicular to the ejection port surface, the second distance being larger than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kei Kosaka, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Toshiyuki Chikuma
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Patent number: 11766868Abstract: An ejection apparatus includes an ejection head having an ejection port surface and configured to eject a liquid to a recording medium for recording, a wiper configured to wipe the surface, and a moving unit configured to relatively move the wiper and the head to move the wiper in a first direction along the surface with respect to the head. The apparatus performs a first mode for performing the wiping while relatively moving the wiper and the head at a first speed, and a second mode for performing the wiping while relatively moving the wiper and the head at a second speed higher than the first speed. When the apparatus performs the wiping after the recording and then performs subsequent recording, the apparatus performs the second mode. When the apparatus performs the wiping after the recording and then performs no subsequent recording, the apparatus performs the first mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Toshiyuki Chikuma, Kei Kosaka
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Patent number: 11692986Abstract: A sensor element includes element main body including side surfaces, a detection unit, connector electrodes disposed on the rear end-side part of the side surfaces, a porous layer that covers at least front end-side part of the side surface, the porous layer having a porosity of 10% or more, and a water-penetration reduction portion. The water-penetration reduction portion is disposed on the side surface so as to divide the porous layer or to be located closer to the rear end than the porous layer. The length L of the water-penetration reduction portion is 0.5 mm or more. The water-penetration reduction portion includes, among a dense layer covering the side surface and having a porosity of less than 10% and a gap region in which the porous layer is absent, at least the dense layer. The water-penetration reduction portion reduces the capillarity of water.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yuki Nakayama, Shota Kageyama, Yusuke Fujii, Kei Kosaka
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Publication number: 20230053141Abstract: A sensor element includes an element body, an upper connector electrode disposed on a first surface of the element body, and a protective layer that covers at least a front end-side part of the first surface. The protective layer includes a first specific protective layer having a thickness T1 of 10 ?m or less. The ratio T1/T2 of the thickness T1 to the thickness T2 of a front-side portion of the protective layer which faces the front end of the first specific protective layer is 1.0 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Michiaki ISODA, Kei KOSAKA, Yosuke NORITAKE, Keita KAYANO
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Patent number: 11474089Abstract: A sensor element includes element main body including side surfaces, a detection unit, connector electrodes disposed on the rear end-side part of the side surfaces, a porous layer that covers at least front end-side part of the side surface, the porous layer having a porosity of 10% or more, and a water-penetration reduction portion. The water-penetration reduction portion is disposed on the side surface so as to divide the porous layer or to be located closer to the rear end than the porous layer. The length L of the water-penetration reduction portion is 0.5 mm or more. The water-penetration reduction portion includes, among a dense layer covering the side surface and having a porosity of less than 10% and a gap region in which the porous layer is absent, at least the dense layer. The water-penetration reduction portion reduces the capillarity of water.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yuki Nakayama, Shota Kageyama, Yusuke Fujii, Kei Kosaka
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Publication number: 20220317086Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element and one or more hollow columnar dense bodies. The sensor element includes an element main body having a side surface, a porous layer and a water-penetration reduction portion that cover at least a front end-side part of the side surface. The water-penetration reduction portion disposed on the side surface so as to divide the porous layer or to be located closer to the rear end than the porous layer, an overlap length W that is the length of a continuous overlap between a range in which the water-penetration reduction portion is present in a longitudinal direction and a range in which inner peripheral surfaces of the one or more dense bodies are present in the longitudinal direction being 0.5 mm or more, and having a dense layer covers the side surface, the water-penetration reduction portion reduces the capillarity of water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Yuki NAKAYAMA, Shota KAGEYAMA, Yusuke FUJII, Kei KOSAKA
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Publication number: 20220308031Abstract: A sensor element includes element main body including side surfaces, a detection unit, connector electrodes disposed on the rear end-side part of the side surfaces, a porous layer that covers at least front end-side part of the side surface, the porous layer having a porosity of 10% or more, and a water-penetration reduction portion. The water-penetration reduction portion is disposed on the side surface so as to divide the porous layer or to be located closer to the rear end than the porous layer. The length L of the water-penetration reduction portion is 0.5 mm or more. The water-penetration reduction portion includes, among a dense layer covering the side surface and having a porosity of less than 10% and a gap region in which the porous layer is absent, at least the dense layer. The water-penetration reduction portion reduces the capillarity of water.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Yuki NAKAYAMA, Shota KAGEYAMA, Yusuke FUJII, Kei KOSAKA
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Publication number: 20220274418Abstract: A printing apparatus counts an ink quantity in an ink tank in accordance with consumption of ink from the ink tank, updates and holds a count value obtained by the count in a counter, and detects whether ink injection to the ink tank has been done before execution of sensing by a sensing unit configured to sense whether a predetermined quantity of ink is present in the ink tank. If sensing by the sensing unit is executed, the apparatus reads out a preceding sensing result from a memory that stores a sensing result of presence/absence of the ink by the sensing unit, verifies a transition between the preceding sensing result and a current sensing result, and controls operations of reset of the count value held by the counter and the count based on the transition and a result of the detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Kei Kosaka, Tetsuya Narazaki
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Publication number: 20220258474Abstract: An ejection apparatus includes an ejection head having an ejection port surface and configured to eject a liquid to a recording medium for recording, a wiper configured to wipe the surface, and a moving unit configured to relatively move the wiper and the head to move the wiper in a first direction along the surface with respect to the head. The apparatus performs a first mode for performing the wiping while relatively moving the wiper and the head at a first speed, and a second mode for performing the wiping while relatively moving the wiper and the head at a second speed higher than the first speed. When the apparatus performs the wiping after the recording and then performs subsequent recording, the apparatus performs the second mode. When the apparatus performs the wiping after the recording and then performs no subsequent recording, the apparatus performs the first mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Toshiyuki Chikuma, Kei Kosaka