Patents by Inventor Koji Tsukada

Koji Tsukada 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: 20220297261
    Abstract: An underwater polishing system according to the present disclosure includes a tank, a robot, and a polishing machine. In a state where a workpiece held by an arm portion of the robot, at least a part of a second rotating roller and at least a part of a polishing tool of the polishing machine are immersed in a liquid stored in the tank, the held workpiece is polished by operating the arm portion of the robot and pressing the held workpiece against the polishing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Keisuke OGAWA, Koji TSUKADA, Daisuke TAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210086464
    Abstract: An evaluation device (20) evaluates the operating conditions of a briquetting machine (10). The evaluation device (20) includes an evaluation information acquisition unit (220) and an evaluation data generation unit (230). The evaluation information acquisition unit (220) acquires a plurality of pieces of evaluation information indicating the evaluation results of a plurality of briquettes manufactured under the same manufacturing conditions by the briquetting machine (10). The evaluation data generation unit (230) generates evaluation data that is data obtained by comparing a plurality of pieces of evaluation information with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Koji TSUKADA, Yu KURONUMA
  • Patent number: 10899099
    Abstract: An evaluation device (20) evaluates the operating conditions of a briquetting machine (10). The evaluation device (20) includes an evaluation information acquisition unit (220) and an evaluation data generation unit (230). The evaluation information acquisition unit (220) acquires a plurality of pieces of evaluation information indicating the evaluation results of a plurality of briquettes manufactured under the same manufacturing conditions by the briquetting machine (10). The evaluation data generation unit (230) generates evaluation data that is data obtained by comparing a plurality of pieces of evaluation information with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: FURUKAWA INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY SYSTEMS CO., LTD., FURUKAWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Tsukada, Yu Kuronuma
  • Patent number: 10353650
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: one or more than one sensor that senses an event on the image processing apparatus; a first memory; a main CPU that loses power supply while sleep mode is on; and a subordinate CPU that receives power supply even while sleep mode is on. The subordinate CPU performs: terminating sleep mode; judging whether not an event occurs on the image processing apparatus by inquiring of the one or more than one sensor, at predetermined intervals during the transition of the main CPU from sleep to normal operation; and storing a record of an event on the first memory if it occurs. After the transition, the main CPU retrieves the record from the first memory and performs processing using it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20180307445
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: one or more than one sensor that senses an event on the image processing apparatus; a first memory; a main CPU that loses power supply while sleep mode is on; and a subordinate CPU that receives power supply even while sleep mode is on. The subordinate CPU performs: terminating sleep mode; judging whether not an event occurs on the image processing apparatus by inquiring of the one or more than one sensor, at predetermined intervals during the transition of the main CPU from sleep to normal operation; and storing a record of an event on the first memory if it occurs. After the transition, the main CPU retrieves the record from the first memory and performs processing using it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Koji Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20180036981
    Abstract: An evaluation device (20) evaluates the operating conditions of a briquetting machine (10). The evaluation device (20) includes an evaluation information acquisition unit (220) and an evaluation data generation unit (230). The evaluation information acquisition unit (220) acquires a plurality of pieces of evaluation information indicating the evaluation results of a plurality of briquettes manufactured under the same manufacturing conditions by the briquetting machine (10). The evaluation data generation unit (230) generates evaluation data that is data obtained by comparing a plurality of pieces of evaluation information with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Koji TSUKADA, Yu KURONUMA
  • Patent number: 9635200
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a portable terminal for displaying a character input screen. The image forming apparatus has a generation part for generating a code image having a display command to display a character input part in the character input screen and a display part for displaying an operation screen including the code image. The external terminal has an image pickup part for generating a picked-up image obtained by picking up an image of the operation screen, an extraction part for extracting the display command from the code image included in the picked-up image, a user interface part for displaying, on the basis of the display command, the character input screen obtained by synthesizing the character input part and the picked-up image, and a communication part for transmitting a character input content inputted in the character input screen to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Koji Tsukada
  • Patent number: 9162412
    Abstract: The quality of the briquettes granulated by a briquetting machine is improved. A briquetting machine control device samples the briquette that have been produced to measure an apparent density and a crush strength of the sampled briquette (step S10), and controls each operation set value adjusting unit (4, 6, 7) of the briquetting machine so that the actual measurement values come closer to predefined briquette quality target values (step S20 to step S60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignees: Furukawa Industrial Machinery Systems Co., Ltd., Furukawa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sunaga, Koji Tsukada, Isao Sekiguchi, Fumio Yuasa
  • Patent number: 9140636
    Abstract: A briquette inspection device and a briquette inspection method are capable of measuring at least a volume and a crush strength of an identical briquette sample. The briquette inspection device 10 is provided with: a volume measuring unit 2 for measuring the volume of the briquette sample B by laser scanning; and a crush strength measuring unit 3 for measuring the crush strength of the briquette sample B by pressing down and crushing the briquette sample B after the volume measuring unit measures the volume of the briquette sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: Furukawa Co., Ltd., Furukawa Industrial Machinery Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Tsukada, Fumio Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20150264220
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a portable terminal for displaying a character input screen. The image forming apparatus has a generation part for generating a code image having a display command to display a character input part in the character input screen and a display part for displaying an operation screen including the code image. The external terminal has an image pickup part for generating a picked-up image obtained by picking up an image of the operation screen, an extraction part for extracting the display command from the code image included in the picked-up image, a user interface part for displaying, on the basis of the display command, the character input screen obtained by synthesizing the character input part and the picked-up image, and a communication part for transmitting a character input content inputted in the character input screen to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Koji TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20140144073
    Abstract: The quality of the briquettes granulated by a briquetting machine is improved. A briquetting machine control device samples the briquette that have been produced to measure an apparent density and a crush strength of the sampled briquette (step S10), and controls each operation set value adjusting unit (4, 6, 7) of the briquetting machine so that the actual measurement values come closer to predefined briquette quality target values (step S20 to step S60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicants: Furukawa Industrial Machinery Systems Co., Ltd., Furukawa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki SUNAGA, Koji Tsukada, Isao Sekiguchi, Fumio Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20140146310
    Abstract: A briquette inspection device and a briquette inspection method are capable of measuring at least a volume and a crush strength of an identical briquette sample. The briquette inspection device 10 is provided with: a volume measuring unit 2 for measuring the volume of the briquette sample B by laser scanning; and a crush strength measuring unit 3 for measuring the crush strength of the briquette sample B by pressing down and crushing the briquette sample B after the volume measuring unit measures the volume of the briquette sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicants: Furukawa Industrial Machinery Systems Co., Ltd., Furukawa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Tsukada, Fumio Yuasa
  • Patent number: 8482752
    Abstract: An image processing device acquires composition guideline data containing information specifying a plurality of manuscript data sets and the printing order of the data sets. The image processing device accesses an external device based on composition guideline data to acquire at least one of the manuscript data sets from that external device via communication. A print instruction is issued such that the plurality of manuscript data sets specified by composition guideline data, including the acquired manuscript data set, are printed in the order indicated by composition guideline data. Thus, a plurality of manuscript data sets may be easily printed in a prescribed order based on composition guideline data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Tsukada
  • Patent number: 8373869
    Abstract: A charging management server is informed of an ID number stored in an IC card, and a user charging table of the charging management server is read. A new user charging list is transmitted to an MFP. In the case where the MFP receives a cooperative job to be executed by a cooperative server, a sub charging list is generated. The generated new sub charging list is transmitted together with image data to the cooperative server. The cooperative server executes the job on the basis of charging a fee for the job. As the job is executed on the basis of charging, the sub charging list is updated. In parallel with the execution of the cooperative job by the cooperative server, the MFP can perform a normal job according to the charging list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Tsukada, Hiroyasu Ito, Harumitsu Fujimori, Ichiro Bessho
  • Patent number: 8122210
    Abstract: The data backup device comprising a receiver unit receiving from an image forming apparatus via a network, backup data and sender information indicating the location of the image forming apparatus on the network; a memory unit storing the backup data and the sender information that are received; an operating state acquiring unit acquiring based on the sender information, the operating state of the image forming apparatus whether or not it is ready to receive the backup data; a judgment unit judging based on the acquired operating state, whether or not the image forming apparatus is ready to receive the backup data; and a transmitting unit sending back the backup data to the image forming apparatus based on the sender information when the judgment unit judges that the image forming apparatus is ready to receive the backup data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20100238482
    Abstract: An image processing device acquires composition guideline data containing information specifying a plurality of manuscript data sets and the printing order of the data sets. The image processing device accesses an external device based on composition guideline data to acquire at least one of the manuscript data sets from that external device via communication. A print instruction is issued such that the plurality of manuscript data sets specified by composition guideline data, including the acquired manuscript data set, are printed in the order indicated by composition guideline data. Thus, a plurality of manuscript data sets may be easily printed in a prescribed order based on composition guideline data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Koji TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20100118678
    Abstract: A method for testing a magnetic recording medium tests a magnetic recording medium provided on a non-magnetic substrate (1) with at least a magnetic layer (3) for surface characteristics by using a testing head possessing a heat sensitive element. The method starts from scanning the surface of the magnetic recording medium by using a testing head possessing a heat sensitive element. By this scanning, a signal component of low frequency originating in the swell of the surface of the magnetic recording medium is separated from the signal emitted from the testing head. The protrusion on the surface of the magnetic recording medium is detected from the signal of high frequency remaining after the separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Yohei Sakano, Koji Tsukada, Yoshikazu Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20100067046
    Abstract: A charging management server is informed of an ED number stored in an IC card, and a user charging table of the charging management server is read. A new user charging list is transmitted to an MFP. In the case where the MFP receives a cooperative job to be executed by a cooperative server, a sub charging list is generated. The generated new sub charging list is transmitted together with image data to the cooperative server. The cooperative server executes the job on the basis of charging a fee for the job. As the job is executed on the basis of charging, the sub charging list is updated. In parallel with the execution of the cooperative job by the cooperative server, the WP can perform a normal job according to the charging list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Tsukada, Hiroyasu Ito, Harumitsu Fujimori, Ichiro Bessho
  • Publication number: 20070150678
    Abstract: The data backup device comprising a receiver unit receiving from an image forming apparatus via a network, backup data and sender information indicating the location of the image forming apparatus on the network; a memory unit storing the backup data and the sender information that are received; an operating state acquiring unit acquiring based on the sender information, the operating state of the image forming apparatus whether or not it is ready to receive the backup data; a judgment unit judging based on the acquired operating state, whether or not the image forming apparatus is ready to receive the backup data; and a transmitting unit sending back the backup data to the image forming apparatus based on the sender information when the judgment unit judges that the image forming apparatus is ready to receive the backup data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Tsukada
  • Patent number: 7145901
    Abstract: By adopting a method of requesting a band for each plurality of calls, or a method of requesting a band independently of origination or termination of a call, a method of reducing the frequency of origination of a call is provided. A first aspect may provide that a gate keeper requests security and release of a band not every call, but collectively for a plurality of calls, and the security and the release of a band are requested at frequency less than that of origination or termination of calls. A second aspect may provide that an estimated value of a time series change in necessary band is previously set in a gate keeper, and security and release of a band required for communication are requested depending on a time, but independently of origination and termination of a call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Tsukada, Tohru Hoshi, Keiko Tanigawa