Patents by Inventor Kousuke Takahashi
Kousuke Takahashi 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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Patent number: 8231291Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a thermal printer includes a housing in which a space is formed, printing means disposed in the housing, a cover disposed in the housing and which comes into contact with and separates from the housing when rotated, thereby opening and closing the space, urging means for urging the cover in a direction away from the housing, an engaging part which is disposed in the housing and which prevents the movement of the cover in a direction away from the housing when engaged with the cover, a pressed part which is disposed rotatably in the cover and which moves the engaging part when pressed, thereby releasing engagement between the cover and the engaging part, and elastic means arranged to urge the pressed part in a direction away from the engaging part.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, NCR CorporationInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Kiyotaka Nihashi, Tsuyoshi Sanada
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Publication number: 20110134202Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a thermal printer includes a housing in which a space is formed, printing means disposed in the housing, a cover disposed in the housing and which comes into contact with and separates from the housing when rotated, thereby opening and closing the space, urging means for urging the cover in a direction away from the housing, an engaging part which is disposed in the housing and which prevents the movement of the cover in a direction away from the housing when engaged with the cover, a pressed part which is disposed rotatably in the cover and which moves the engaging part when pressed, thereby releasing engagement between the cover and the engaging part, and elastic means arranged to urge the pressed part in a direction away from the engaging part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NCR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Kiyotaka Nihashi, Tsuyoshi Sanada
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Patent number: 7914218Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a thermal printer includes a housing in which a space is formed, printing means disposed in the housing, a cover disposed in the housing and which comes into contact with and separates from the housing when rotated, thereby opening and closing the space, urging means for urging the cover in a direction away from the housing, an engaging part which is disposed in the housing and which prevents the movement of the cover in a direction away from the housing when engaged with the cover, a pressed part which is disposed rotatably in the cover and which moves the engaging part when pressed, thereby releasing engagement between the cover and the engaging part, and elastic means arranged to urge the pressed part in a direction away from the engaging part.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, NCR CorporationInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Kiyotaka Nihashi, Tsuyoshi Sanada
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Publication number: 20110020016Abstract: According to the embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a paper transporting unit configured to transport a paper, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the paper, a fixing unit configured to generate heat for fixing the image on the paper, and a lighting unit configured to irradiate the fixing unit with red light.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kousuke Takahashi
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Patent number: 7828490Abstract: A thermal printer has a main body, a cover body, a hinge mechanism, a first locating mechanism, and a second locating mechanism. At the time of a shift from a second state where the cover body is opened with respect to the main body to a first state where the cover body covers the main body, the first locating mechanism locates a first platen roller of the cover body with respect to a first thermal head of the main body, and arranges a second thermal head of the cover body in the vicinity of a second platen roller of the main body. The second locating mechanism locates the second thermal head arranged in the vicinity of the second platen roller by the first locating mechanism with respect to the second platen roller of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, NCR CorporationInventors: Kiyotaka Nihashi, Kenji Eoka, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Tsuyoshi Sanada, Akira Suzuki
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Publication number: 20100248790Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus which can be made compact and thin in the set thickness direction of the case while securing sufficient strength of the case. The portable telephone (1) has a substantially planar first case (3), and an underside case (2) connected to the first case (3) through a hinge portion (4). The hinge portion (4) has a fixed portion (21) being fixed in the first case (3) equipped with a sheet metal member (33) having a folded portion (34) where the end portion is folded in the thickness direction of the first case (3). The folded portion (34) of the sheet metal member (33) has screw holes (34a) and tightened to the fixed portion (21) concurrently by means of screws (28) inserted into the screw holes (34a) in the direction intersecting the thickness direction of the first case (3) perpendicularly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Imamura Motonori, Wataru Takahashi, Kousuke Takahashi, Takashi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20090284576Abstract: A printer comprising a main unit, a cover, a first print head provided in the cover, a second print head provided in the main unit, and a hinge mechanism. The cover can rotate around the hinge mechanism, between a first state and a second state in which the cover is opened and closed, respectively, with respect to the main unit. The first print head and the second print head can rotate along the locus of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NCR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Kenji Eoka, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Tsuyoshi Sanada, Akira Suzuki
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Publication number: 20090268005Abstract: A printer comprising a main unit, a cover, a first print head provided in the cover, a second print head provided in the main unit, and a hinge mechanism. The cover can rotate around the hinge mechanism, between a first state and a second state in which the cover is opened and closed, respectively, with respect to the main unit. The first print head and the second print head can rotate along the locus of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NCR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Kenji Eoka, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Tsuyoshi Sanada, Akira Suzuki
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Publication number: 20090268007Abstract: A printer comprising a main unit, a cover, a first print head provided in the cover, a second print head provided in the main unit, and a hinge mechanism. The cover can rotate around the hinge mechanism, between a first state and a second state in which the cover is opened and closed, respectively, with respect to the main unit. The first print head and the second print head can rotate along the locus of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NCR CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Kenji Eoka, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Tsuyoshi Sanada, Akira Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080003039Abstract: A printer comprising a main unit, a cover, a first print head provided in the cover, a second print head provided in the main unit, and a hinge mechanism. The cover can rotate around the hinge mechanism, between a first state and a second state in which the cover is opened and closed, respectively, with respect to the main unit. The first print head and the second print head can rotate along the locus of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Kenji Eoka, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Tsuyoshi Sanada, Akira Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080003040Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a thermal printer includes a housing in which a space is formed, printing means disposed in the housing, a cover disposed in the housing and which comes into contact with and separates from the housing when rotated, thereby opening and closing the space, urging means for urging the cover in a direction away from the housing, an engaging part which is disposed in the housing and which prevents the movement of the cover in a direction away from the housing when engaged with the cover, a pressed part which is disposed rotatably in the cover and which moves the engaging part when pressed, thereby releasing engagement between the cover and the engaging part, and elastic means arranged to urge the pressed part in a direction away from the engaging part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Kiyotaka Nihashi, Tsuyoshi Sanada
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Publication number: 20080003038Abstract: A thermal printer has a main body, a cover body, a hinge mechanism, a first locating mechanism, and a second locating mechanism. At the time of a shift from a second state where the cover body is opened with respect to the main body to a first state where the cover body covers the main body, the first locating mechanism locates a first platen roller of the cover body with respect to a first thermal head of the main body, and arranges a second thermal head of the cover body in the vicinity of a second platen roller of the main body. The second locating mechanism locates the second thermal head arranged in the vicinity of the second platen roller by the first locating mechanism with respect to the second platen roller of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kiyotaka Nihashi, Kenji Eoka, Kousuke Takahashi, Takeshi Hiyoshi, Tsuyoshi Sanada, Akira Suzuki
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Patent number: 5706497Abstract: The results of a full-text, document search by a character string search processor are treated as vector patterns whose elements become a term match grade by use of a membership function of the term match frequency. The closest pattern to the query pattern is found by the similarity between the query pattern and each of the filed sample patterns. The similarity is calculated by use of fuzzy-logic. The similarity is ranked in order of similarity magnitude, thereby reducing the search time. The search time can be shortened by categorizing the filed patterns by term set and similarity to a cluster center pattern. If the cluster center patterns are stored, the closest cluster address can be inferred by fuzzy logic inference from the match between the query document and the term set or the similarity of the query to the cluster center.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1994Date of Patent: January 6, 1998Assignees: NEC Research Institute, Inc., NEC Corp.Inventors: Kousuke Takahashi, Karvel K. Thornber
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Patent number: 5440733Abstract: In a token train retrieval device including a memory device (24) for memorizing a plurality of tokens each of which starts at a starting address and ends at an end address and each of which has a nest level selected from a plurality of nest levels and comprises a header and a data set where header comprises a data length code and a data identifier code including a nest bit, a retrieval condition memory (25) memorizes a retrieval condition including a plurality of designated nest level codes and a plurality of designated identifier codes. A header register (26) holds the data length code, the data identifier code, and the nest bit as a held data length code, a held data identifier code, and a held nest bit. Responsive to the held data length code, a supplied header, and a decided nest level code, a checking circuit (27) produces a matching signal when the retrieval condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1993Date of Patent: August 8, 1995Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Yamazaki, Kousuke Takahashi
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Patent number: 5361325Abstract: A fuzzy syllogistic system that provides the confidence value of a chain of inferences based on the concept that the truth or confidence value of the major premise of a syllogism connecting the minor premise and a major premise can serve as the confidence value of the syllogism so long as this confidence value is larger than the complement or negation of the truth or confidence value of the minor premise. By the use of storage cells and a switch appropriately clocked, a single pair of basic elements is made to handle a multilink chain of inferences.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1993Date of Patent: November 1, 1994Assignee: NEC Research Institute, Inc.Inventor: Kousuke Takahashi
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Patent number: 5293634Abstract: In a token train retrieval device including a memory device (24) for memorizing a plurality of tokens as stored tokens each of which starts at a starting address and ends at an end address and each of which has a nest level selected from first through N-th nest levels and comprises a header and a data set where the header comprises a data length code and a data identifier code including a nest bit, a retrieval condition memory (25) memorizes a retrieval condition as a stored condition. Supplied with the header, a header register (26) holds the data length code, the data identifier code, and the nest bit as a held data length code, a held data identifier code, and a held nest bit. Responsive to the held data identifier code and a decided nest level, a checking circuit (27) checks whether or not the stored condition is satisfied to produce a matching signal when the stored condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1990Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Kousuke Takahashi, Tetsuya Yamazaki, Ryuichi Takahashi
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Patent number: 5210827Abstract: When a nest level judging device is supplied with tokens each of which has a nest level selected from first through N-th nest levels as a selected level and each of which comprises a header and a data set where the header comprises a data length code and a data identifier code including a nest bit, a counter (31) produces an address signal for specifying starting and end addresses of each of the tokens and a varying address varying from the starting address to the end address. Supplied with the header, a header register (32) produces a data length signal representative of the data length code and a nest bit signal which represents that the each of the tokens is nested in the data set thereof. Supplied with the address signal and the data length signal, an end address calculator (33) calculates the end address of the respective tokens and produces an end address signal representative of the end address.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1990Date of Patent: May 11, 1993Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Kousuke Takahashi, Tetsuya Yamazaki
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Patent number: D524704Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2004Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Iwao Koizumi, Satoshi Hayasaka, Yasutake Tsuchida, Kousuke Takahashi, Masashi Aikawa, Kiyoshi Kitsuki, Kazuya Hamada
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Patent number: D565759Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Hideki Suzuki, Kousuke Takahashi, Takayuki Ajima
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Patent number: D573732Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Madza Motor CorporationInventors: Hideki Suzuki, Kousuke Takahashi, Masashi Hayashi