Patents by Inventor Kotaro Yamaguchi

Kotaro Yamaguchi 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: 7409431
    Abstract: Upon receiving a request from a communications terminal, a server apparatus performs some processes and returns processing results to the communications terminal. Before returning the processing results, the server apparatus sends the communications terminal a response containing an address needed to acquire the processing results to prevent communications from being cut off due to a communications timeout which occurs, for example, if the processing on the server takes time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Yamaguchi, Kenji Maeda, Makoto Kobayashi, Jin Sunata, Yoko Murase
  • Publication number: 20080157612
    Abstract: A telescopic actuator includes a motor having a rotation shaft, a reduction gear which decelerates an output rotation of the rotation shaft, a feed screw mechanism having a male screw member and a female screw member which are relatively rotated by an output rotation of the reduction gear, a first housing accommodating the motor, and a second housing accommodating the reduction gear and the feed screw mechanism. The first housing and the second housing are detachably attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Suyama, Yutaka Horiuchi, Hajime Kajiwara, Takehiko Hakui, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20080157497
    Abstract: A telescopic actuator is adapted to be used on a right side or a left side of a body. The telescopic actuator includes a housing having a cylindrical shape and formed with an opening portion, an output rod supported inside the housing so as to be protrudable and retractable with respect to the housing, and a stroke sensor comprising a detectable portion provided on the output rod so as to be movable inside the opening portion of the housing and a detecting portion provided on the housing so as to face the detectable portion. A direction in which the detectable portion is eccentrically disposed with respect to a vertical plane including an axial line of the output rod is different depending on whether the telescopic actuator is used on the right side or on the left side of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Terada, Hajime Kajiwara, Takehiko Hakui, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20080157490
    Abstract: A telescopic actuator includes a housing, an output rod which is slidable in an axial direction with respect to the housing, at least two slide bearings via which the output rod is supported by the housing, and a stopper disposed between the two slide bearings. The stopper regulates a moving end position of the output rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiko Hakui, Kotaro Yamaguchi, Masanori Watanabe, Atsushi Yuta, Hajime Kajiwara
  • Publication number: 20080155095
    Abstract: The invention intends to realize access authentication by a simple method by an existing hardware construction while assuring a security when the user accesses a monitoring service display screen of a monitoring host from a client PC. In the invention, when a WEB page provided by a monitoring host apparatus is browsed from a WEB page for the administrator provided by an image forming apparatus, a device serial number of the image forming apparatus is used for the authentication, thereby omitting the authenticating operation using a log-in/account. Thus, a troublesomeness for the user or the administrator of the monitoring host to manage the log-in/account and a password can be omitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7389057
    Abstract: A system remotely monitors at least one image forming apparatus. The system receives first operation information and second operation information concerning the image forming apparatus. The system is capable of detecting a frequent occurrence of failures in the image forming apparatus based on the first operation information. The system is further capable of detecting a resolution of the frequent occurrence of failures based on the second operation information. In response to the detection of the resolution of the frequent occurrence of failures, the system outputs information that explicitly indicates the resolution of the frequent occurrence of failures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Yamaguchi, Yoshimasa Kawana
  • Patent number: 7284040
    Abstract: As an apparatus which provides a high-quality service that reduces the service usage load of users, there is disclosed an information processing apparatus accessed from a communication terminal to browse images, which includes an issuing unit that assigns a session identification to a communication terminal, a storage unit that stores the session identification and the communication terminal user's personal information, a receiving unit that receives a session identification and a printing request of images, a determination unit that determines if the session identification is stored in the storage unit, a transmission unit that transmits the personal information to the communication terminal if the determination unit determines that the session identification is stored with the personal information in the storage unit, and an obtaining unit that obtains the user's personal information if the determination unit determines that the session identification is not stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Kenji Maeda, Kotaro Yamaguchi, Jin Sunata, Yoko Murase
  • Patent number: 7274483
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus which is connected to a network (30), and forms an image on the basis of data acquired from the network, upon receiving a URL that designates image data to be acquired from a console, the URL is interpreted, and a data request is submitted to a server via the network on the basis of the interpretation result. Image data sent from the server in response to that data request is stored. If the image data is a JPEG image, an image process that warrants excellent tone reproduction is made; if the image data is a GIF image, an image process that warrants high resolution is made, and the processed image data is output to a printer to print it out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Aiyama, Toru Maeda, Kenzo Sekiguchi, Ritsushi Tanabe, Kotaro Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Yaguchi, Tomohiro Akiba
  • Patent number: 7262922
    Abstract: An immersion microscope objective lens includes, in the following order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having positive refractive power as a whole, including a first lens component composed of a first meniscus lens and a second meniscus lens cemented to each other with their concave surfaces facing the object side, a second lens composed of a single lens having positive refractive power and a third lens composed of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented to each other, a second lens group having positive refractive power as a whole, including a fourth lens component composed of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented to each other, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power as a whole. Predetermined conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20060291871
    Abstract: A system remotely monitors at least one image forming apparatus. The system receives first operation information and second operation information concerning the image forming apparatus. The system is capable of detecting a frequent occurrence of failures in the image forming apparatus based on the first operation information. The system is further capable of detecting a resolution of the frequent occurrence of failures based on the second operation information. In response to the detection of the resolution of the frequent occurrence of failures, the system outputs information that explicitly indicates the resolution of the frequent occurrence of failures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kotaro Yamaguchi, Yoshimasa Kawana
  • Patent number: 7136831
    Abstract: Collection status and delivery status of recoverable products are stored in a database in association with a plurality of suppliers, and unitarily managed at a collection center. Collection/delivery information associated with identification information transmitted from a terminal is returned as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromi Mori, Rikio Shiba, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7079314
    Abstract: A catadioptric optical system comprising a first imaging optical system for forming an intermediate image of a first plane surface, a second imaging optical system for forming a final image of the first plane surface onto a second plane surface which is substantially parallel to the first plane surface, and a catadioptric type optical system disposed in the optical path from the first plane surface to the second plane surface and including a first reflecting surface which reflects light coming from through the first plane surface and a second reflecting surface for directing the light reflected by the first reflecting surface toward the second plane surface. At least one of the first and second reflecting surfaces is a concave reflecting surface. All of the optical elements of the catadioptric optical system are disposed on a single linear optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Suenaga, Tomohiro Miyashita, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7057757
    Abstract: The print of received E-mail is limited to prevent a large quantity of meaningless pages of the received mail from being printed. For example, E-mail is printed up to a predetermined line, or E-mail exceeding the predetermined lines is not printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20060114554
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a zoom microscope of a simple structure which can expand a variable-power range. In order to achieve the object thereof, the zoom microscope includes a replaceable infinity correction objective lens, an aperture stop, an afocal zoom system, and an imaging optical system which are arranged in this order from a specimen side. Further, the aperture stop is disposed on or near a rear focal plane of the objective lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumio Suzuki, Kumiko Matsui, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7046451
    Abstract: To provide an immersion microscope objective lens capable of making a numerical aperture NA larger than 1.45 even if an ordinary oil is used, the objective lens includes, in order from an object, a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The first lens group includes a first cemented lens constructed by a plano-convex lens having a plane surface facing to the object cemented with a meniscus lens having a convex surface facing to an image, and two or more cemented positive lenses disposed to the image side of the first cemented lens. The second lens group includes one or more cemented lens. The third lens group includes, in order from the object, a cemented meniscus lens having a strong concave surface facing to the image, and a cemented meniscus lens having a strong concave surface facing to the object. Given conditional expressions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Miwako Mandai, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20060082896
    Abstract: To provide an immersion microscope objective lens capable of making a numerical aperture NA larger than 1.45 even if an ordinary oil is used, the objective lens includes, in order from an object, a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The first lens group includes a first cemented lens constructed by a plano-convex lens having a plane surface facing to the object cemented with a meniscus lens having a convex surface facing to an image, and two or more cemented positive lenses disposed to the image side of the first cemented lens. The second lens group includes one or more cemented lens. The third lens group includes, in order from the object, a cemented meniscus lens having a strong concave surface facing to the image, and a cemented meniscus lens having a strong concave surface facing to the object. Given conditional expressions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Miwako Mandai, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6969771
    Abstract: A process for producing a processed glyceride having a satisfactory color tone and having high purity without the need of a fractionation step, by mitigating the deterioration in a color tone caused by the processing and recycling of a fatty acid ester recovered after an interesterification reaction. The process comprises subjecting a glyceride fat and a fatty acid ester and/or a free fatty acid to interesterification, distilling the reaction product to recover a part or all of fatty acid esters and/or free fatty acids therein, subjecting the distillation fraction recovered to hydrogenation, and to re-distillation or mixing with the fresh fatty acid ester and/or fresh free fatty acid in any order, re-reacting the resultant fraction or mixture with the distillation residue, and separating a fat fraction from the final reaction product, and is characterized in that the content of components other than the fatty acid ester and/or free fatty acid is controlled to 3.0 wt. % or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Oil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tadayuki Okada, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20050254087
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus which is connected to a network (30), and forms an image on the basis of data acquired from the network, upon receiving a URL that designates image data to be acquired from a console, the URL is interpreted, and a data request is submitted to a server via the network on the basis of the interpretation result. Image data sent from the server in response to that data request is stored. If the image data is a JPEG image, an image process that warrants excellent tone reproduction is made; if the image data is a GIF image, an image process that warrants high resolution is made, and the processed image data is output to a printer to print it out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Aiyama, Toru Maeda, Kenzo Sekiguchi, Ritsushi Tanabe, Kotaro Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Yaguchi, Tomohiro Akiba
  • Publication number: 20050207021
    Abstract: An immersion microscope objective lens includes, in the following order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having positive refractive power as a whole, including a first lens component composed of a first meniscus lens and a second meniscus lens cemented to each other with their concave surfaces facing the object side, a second lens composed of a single lens having positive refractive power and a third lens composed of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented to each other, a second lens group having positive refractive power as a whole, including a fourth lens component composed of a negative lens and a positive lens cemented to each other, and a third lens group having a negative refractive power as a whole. Predetermined conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20050168776
    Abstract: The print of received E-mail is limited to prevent a large quantity of meaningless pages of the received mail from being printed. For example, E-mail is printed up to a predetermined line, or E-mail exceeding the predetermined lines is not printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kotaro Yamaguchi