Patents by Inventor Kenji Kojima

Kenji Kojima 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).

  • Publication number: 20080088663
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejection apparatus includes a writing device, a weight measuring device disposed adjacent to the writing device, and a controlling device. The writing device performs writing on a workpiece by ejecting functional liquid from at least one ink jet functional liquid droplet ejection head while moving the functional liquid droplet ejection head relative to the workpiece. The weight measuring device measures an amount of ejected droplets from a weight of the functional liquid ejected from the functional liquid droplet ejection head. The controlling device controls a driving power for the functional liquid droplet ejection head on the basis of a measurement result input from the weight measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventor: Kenji Kojima
  • Publication number: 20080069409
    Abstract: An album creating apparatus which allows coloring parts other than a captured image in the album suited to a person included in the captured image and an album viewer based on an age of the person included in the captured image and an age of the album viewer. The album creating apparatus includes: an age identifying unit for identifying an age of a person included in a captured image composing the album or an age of a person viewing the album; a color selecting unit for selecting color used for parts other than the captured image in the album based on the age identified by the age identifying unit; and a coloring unit for coloring parts other than the captured image in the album using the color selected by the color selecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Kenji Kojima, Shuji Ono
  • Publication number: 20080062283
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: an image capturing section for capturing an image; a person determining section for determining whether the image captured by the image capturing section includes any person; an input notification section for notifying a user that the person included in the image captured by the image capturing section should be inputted when the image determining section determines that the image includes the person; a personal identification information input section for causing the user to input personal identification information indicative of the person included in the image captured by the image capturing section by a predetermined timing after the input notification section notifies the user that the person included in the image captured by the image capturing section should be inputted; and an image storage section for storing the personal identification information inputted by the personal identification information input section in association with the image captured by the ima
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Matsushita, Kenji Kojima, Hajime Shirasaka, Yasuhiko Kaneko, Ayumu Isomura, Kimiko Tachikawa, Shinsuke Zetsu, Hideaki Yoshihara
  • Publication number: 20070234952
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting apparatus of the present invention includes a cleaning unit, a regular flushing unit, capping unit, and an ejection-amount measuring unit as droplet ejecting head maintenance units used for function maintenance, function recovery, adjustment, or inspection of a liquid ejecting head. The droplet ejecting head maintenance units are arranged in a group in a movable platen as a maintenance-unit installing section. The movable platen is supported by an accessory stand physically separated from a main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: Kenji Kojima
  • Patent number: 7266577
    Abstract: A modular multiplication apparatus comprises a calculation unit which comprises processing units including a multiplier-adder unit and performs a modular multiplication by carrying out pipeline processes by the processing units; and a calculator configured to, before a first pipeline process, carry out a predetermined calculation for a processing result of one of the processing units in a pipeline process immediately before the first pipeline process, and when the first pipeline processes supply a calculation result of the predetermined calculation to a processing unit at an initial stage of the first pipeline process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hanae Ikeda, Kenji Kojima, Shinichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7241343
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting apparatus of the present invention includes a cleaning unit, a regular flushing unit, capping unit, and an ejection-amount measuring unit as droplet ejecting head maintenance units used for function maintenance, function recovery, adjustment, or inspection of a liquid ejecting head. The droplet ejecting head maintenance units are arranged in a group in a movable platen as a maintenance-unit installing section. The movable platen is supported by an accessory stand physically separated from a main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Kojima
  • Patent number: 7222926
    Abstract: A droplet jetting apparatus of the present invention includes: a head unit having droplet jetting heads; a head unit support 61 for supporting the head unit; an X-axis direction moving mechanism 6 for moving the head unit support 61; and a head driving control section 130 for controlling driving of the droplet jetting heads. The head driving control section 130 is provided on the head unit support 61 so that the head driving control section 130 is moved with respect to the main body together with the head unit. Thus, it is possible to provide a droplet jetting apparatus capable of suppressing generation of noise in drawing pattern data transmission, and carrying out accurate driving of the droplet jetting heads; an electro-optical apparatus manufactured using such droplet jetting apparatus; a method of manufacturing an electro-optical apparatus using such droplet jetting apparatus; and an electronic device comprising such electro-optical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Kojima
  • Publication number: 20070076896
    Abstract: Apparatus includes generator generating reference signal based on noise emitted from sound source, detector detecting level of reference signal and change in level, unit comparing change with threshold-value range and produce compared result, filter filtering reference signal, adaptive filter having variable filter coefficient, unit updating filter coefficient according to change of level of reference signal for obtaining an updated filter coefficient, unit stopping updating of filter coefficient in response to compared result when change falls outside threshold-value range, unit storing updated filter coefficient each time filter coefficient is updated, generator generating control signal using stored filter coefficient, unit generating control sound based on control signal, microphone detecting synthesis sound pressure of control sound and noise to produce an error signal, and unit setting stored filter coefficient to more accurate coefficient than stored filter coefficient based on error signal, and signal
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Rika Hosaka, Akihiko Enamito, Kenji Kojima, Shinya Kijimoto
  • Patent number: 7182251
    Abstract: A method of setting validity period of IC card, includes preparing IC card including change unit whose state changes with lapse of time starting from initial state without external power, measuring unit configured to measure state of change unit so as to generate information indicating whether or not validity period has elapsed, and operation unit configured to be operable if information indicates that validity period fails to have yet elapsed, and to be inoperable if information indicates that validity period has elapsed, preparing IC card case capable to house IC card by user, IC card case including identification unit configured to determine whether or not user is legitimate, performing user identification utilizing identification unit, when IC card is housed in IC card case, and transmitting signal to change unit in IC card depending on result of user identification, signal initializing change unit to initial state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuuki Tomoeda, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hideo Shimizu, Kenji Kojima, Tatsuyuki Matsushita, Kentaro Umesawa, Hideyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 7182264
    Abstract: A method of setting validity period of IC card, includes preparing IC card including change unit whose state changes with lapse of time starting from initial state without external power, measuring unit configured to measure state of change unit so as to generate information indicating whether or not validity period has elapsed, and operation unit configured to be operable if information indicates that validity period fails to have yet elapsed, and to be inoperable if information indicates that validity period has elapsed, preparing IC card case capable to house IC card by user, IC card case including identification unit configured to determine whether or not user is legitimate, performing user identification utilizing identification unit, when IC card is housed in IC card case, and transmitting signal to change unit in IC card depending on result of user identification, signal initializing change unit to initial state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuuki Tomoeda, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hideo Shimizu, Kenji Kojima, Tatsuyuki Matsushita, Kentaro Umesawa, Hideyuki Miyake
  • Publication number: 20070002524
    Abstract: Discharge at a high current density has been difficult because of problems that an electrolytic solution has low conductivity and absorption and desorption reaction of lithium ions are slow in the negative electrode. However, let a (mAh) be a cell capacity when the organic electrolyte capacitor in a charged state is discharged to half the charging voltage over 1±0.25 hours, and b (mAh) be a negative electrode capacity when the negative electrode in the charged state is discharged to 1.5 V (Li/Li+), then, by controlling a ratio of a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material to satisfy 0.05?a/b?0.30, it is possible to achieve a high-performance organic electrolyte capacitor having a small internal resistance and a small change in internal resistance during charging and discharging as well a high output density, in which lithium ions are allowed to move with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuo Ando, Kenji Kojima, Shinichi Tasaki, Hiromoto Taguchi, Tsutomu Fujii, Yukinori Hato, Chisato Marumo
  • Publication number: 20070002523
    Abstract: There is provided an organic electrolyte capacitor having electrodes on current collectors that have holes penetrating the front and rear surfaces, in which electrode materials formed an the through-holes of the current collectors seldom fall off and high energy density and high power density can be obtained. The organic electrolyte capacitor includes positive electrodes, negative electrodes and an electrolyte capable of transferring lithium ions, in which the positive electrodes contain a substance capable of carrying lithium ions and/or anions reversibly as a positive electrode active material, the negative electrodes contain a substance capable of carrying lithium ions as a negative electrode active material, the positive and negative electrodes possess the positive or negative electrode active material layers on an electrode substrate that has conductive layers made of conductive materials on current collectors, which have through-holes, and the negative electrodes carry lithium electrochemically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Nobuo Ando, Kenji Kojima, Shinichi Tasaki, Hiromoto Taguchi, Tsutomu Fujii, Yukinori Hato, Chisato Marumo
  • Patent number: 7134600
    Abstract: A method of setting validity period of IC card, comprises preparing IC card including change unit whose state changes with lapse of time starting from initial state without external power, measuring unit configured to measure state of change unit so as to generate information indicating whether or not validity period has elapsed, and operation unit configured to be operable if information indicates that validity period fails to have yet elapsed, and to be inoperable if information indicates that validity period has elapsed, preparing IC card case capable to house IC card by user, IC card case including identification unit configured to determine whether or not user is legitimate, performing user identification utilizing identification unit, when IC card is housed in IC card case, and transmitting signal to change unit in IC card depending on result of user identification, signal initializing change unit to initial state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuuki Tomoeda, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hideo Shimizu, Kenji Kojima, Tatsuyuki Matsushita, Kentaro Umesawa, Hideyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 7121472
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit driven by an external power, comprises a change unit whose state changes with lapse of time without the external power, an output unit configured to output a signal in response to an instruction issued when the external power is supplied, the signal indicating a change of the state of the change unit, and an execution unit configured to execute a process in response to the signal. Therefore, the circuit is capable of utilizing time-point/time-period information even if they are not supplied with power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideo Shimizu, Kenji Kojima, Tatsuyuki Matsushita, Yuuki Tomoeda, Kentaro Umesawa, Hideyuki Miyake, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060221779
    Abstract: There is provided an album generating apparatus for generating an album whose pages are adequately allocated in accordance to image capturing position and time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Matsushita, Kenji Kojima, Yasuhiko Kaneko, Kimiko Tachikawa, Ayumu Isomura, Shinsuke Zetsu, Yasuyo Nenoki, Hiroyuki Funakura, Hideaki Yoshihara
  • Publication number: 20060210165
    Abstract: The image extracting apparatus according to the present invention includes: a candidate image extracting section for extracting a moving image component including the facial image of a predetermined person from a moving image; and a representative image extracting section for extracting the moving image component including the facial image of the predetermined person which is more different from the facial image of the predetermined person with the usual facial expression among the plurality of moving image components extracted by the candidate image extracting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumito Takemoto, Kenji Kojima
  • Patent number: D540697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenji Kojima
  • Patent number: D546714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Goto, Kazuyo Kawashima, Kenji Kojima
  • Patent number: D546725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Goto, Kazuyo Kawashima, Kenji Kojima
  • Patent number: D550579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Goto, Kazuyo Kawashima, Kenji Kojima