Patents by Inventor Kei Sakakibara

Kei Sakakibara 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).

  • Colorimeter
    Patent number: 6917429
    Abstract: A colorimeter or color measuring device measures color of a sample or an object, and displays measurement value or values according to user defined index or indices, calculated by a user-defined formula. Data of the user-defined formula is read in from outside of the colorimeter and converted into a coded form which can be executed by a controller of the calorimeter. The data of the user-defined formula or the coded data is stored in the colorimeter. Accordingly, the colorimeter has good portability and convenience despite its capability of expressing the colors of various samples or objects by user-defined original index or indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Imura, Kei Sakakibara
  • Colorimeter
    Publication number: 20030227627
    Abstract: A colorimeter or color measuring device measures color of a sample or an object, and displays measurement value or values according to user defined index or indices, calculated by a user-defined formula. Data of the user-defined formula is read in from outside of the colorimeter and converted into a coded form which can be executed by a controller of the calorimeter. The data of the user-defined formula or the coded data is stored in the colorimeter. Accordingly, the colorimeter has good portability and convenience despite its capability of expressing the colors of various samples or objects by user-defined original index or indices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Kenji Imura, Kei Sakakibara