Patents by Inventor Manabu Inoue

Manabu Inoue 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).

  • IMAGE RECORDING AND REPRODUCING SYSTEM CAPABLE OR CORRECTING AN IMAGE DETERIORATION
    Publication number: 20030099467
    Abstract: An image recording and reproducing system includes a recording device having an image recorder for recording an image of a subject on a recording medium, a detector for detecting information about deterioration of the subject image recorded on the recording medium, an information recorder for recording the detected deterioration information, and a reproducing device having an image reproducer for reproducing the subject image, a calculator for calculating a function indicative of a deterioration characteristic of the recorded subject image based on the recorded deterioration information, and a corrector for correcting the recorded subject image in accordance with the calculated deterioration characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 1993
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: MANABU INOUE, KEIJI TAMAI, SHIGEAKI IMAI, KATSUYUKI NANBA
  • Lighting system
    Publication number: 20030062856
    Abstract: In a lighting system capable of varying luminance of the light emitting surface periodically used for adjusting rhythm of breathing of an observer when he wishes to fall asleep, a light source is controlled in a manner so that variation of the luminance “L” per a unit time in the vicinity at a time tMAX when the luminance “L” takes the largest value in one period becomes larger than the variation of the luminance “L” per the unit time in the vicinity at a time tMIN when the luminance “L” takes the smallest value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Yano, Katsushige Amano, Yoshinori Tanabe, Hiroki Noguchi, Manabu Inoue, Wataru Iwai
  • STILL IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS SAVING TIME FOR STILL IMAGE REPRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20030011675
    Abstract: A compact film player has a picture reproducing unit and an information reading unit capable of reading a photographing information on each frame of the film. When a developed film is fed in an inlet of the picture reproducing unit in a prescribed direction, a scan mirror scans a picture provided on the film perpendicularly to the feed direction, so that a line sensor takes the picture every line. The line sensor and the scan mirror read two-dimensional pictures provided on the film. When the picture of the frame previously read is on display, the scan of the next frame is effected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: HIROSHI ISHIBE, MANABU INOUE, KATSUYUKI NANBA, HIROKAZU YAGURA, TAKEHIRO KATOH
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING AND DISPLAYING AN IMAGE TAKEN BY A ROTATABLE IMAGE PICKUP PORTION
    Publication number: 20020191096
    Abstract: A digital camera 1 includes a main body 2 and an image pickup section 3 connected to the main body rotatably. The main body 2 has a display monitor 10 which displays an object picture. A switch SCPOS2 detects rotation position of the image pickup section 3. When the image pickup direction of the image pickup section 3 is detected to agree generally with the direction to the side of display monitor, the image data taken by the image pickup section is displayed in the display monitor with reversal upside down, while it is recorded without reversal in an IC card 35. Thus , when a photographer takes a picture thereof, the picture can be taken and recorded at a fast speed without a complicated and expensive circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: TOSHIYUKI TANAKA, HIROKAZU YAGURA, TOSHIHITO KIDO, MANABU INOUE
  • Electronic filing system capable of recording image reproduced from developed film
    Patent number: 6249644
    Abstract: An electronic filing system which can record an image reproduced from a photographed image of a developed film together with a photographic information pertaining thereto on a recording medium such as an optical disk. The system includes a device for reproducing an image from the photographed image of the film, a reading device for reading the photographic information recorded on the film, and a writing device for writing the reproduced image and photographic information on the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Hirokazu Yagura, Toru Ishii, Yukari Maeda, Tetsuo Yamada, Katsuyuki Nanba
  • Film image reproduction apparatus utilizing apparatus illumination characteristics for film image reproduction
    Patent number: 6100919
    Abstract: A film image reproducing apparatus for reproducing images recorded on successive frames of a film includes: an illuminator which illuminates the film; a detector which detects an illuminating characteristic of the illuminator; a recorder which records the illuminating characteristic detected by the detector on the film; a reader which reads the recorded illuminating characteristic; a setter which sets based on the characteristic recorded on the film a condition for picking up a film image; and a picking-up device which picks up the film image at the set picking-up condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Tsutomu Honda, Toru Ishii, Hirokazu Yagura, Hideki Nagata, Katsuyuki Nanba, Kiyoyuki Tomita, Yumi Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Murai
  • Set of control buttons and indicator light for computer printer
    Patent number: D437880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimi Chiba, Tetsuya Sekine, Hitomi Ito, Manabu Inoue
  • Ink tank for printer
    Patent number: D438560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Masaaki Igarashi, Osamu Morita
  • Computer printer
    Patent number: D439607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Toshimi Chiba
  • Scanner cartridge for printer
    Patent number: D439610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Manabu Inoue
  • Control panel for computer printer
    Patent number: D442625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimi Chiba, Manabu Inoue, Tetsuya Sekine, Hitomi Ito
  • Ink tank holder for printer
    Patent number: D425111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Osamu Morita, Masanori Takenouchi
  • Ink tank holder for printer
    Patent number: D425556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Osamu Morita, Masanori Takenouchi
  • Ink cartridge for printer
    Patent number: D425933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Osamu Morita, Wataru Takahashi, Masanori Takenouchi
  • Ink cartridge for printer
    Patent number: D430201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Osamu Morita, Wataru Takahashi, Masanori Takenouchi
  • Computer printer
    Patent number: D430894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Manabu Inoue
  • Computer printer capable of serving as photocopier
    Patent number: D430895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Manabu Inoue
  • Computer printer
    Patent number: D433443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitomi Ito, Toshimi Chiba, Tetsuya Sekine, Manabu Inoue, Hisakazu Shimizu
  • Plate for computer printer
    Patent number: D434793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimi Chiba, Tetsuya Sekine, Hitomi Ito, Manabu Inoue, Hisakazu Shimizu
  • Computer printer
    Patent number: D435266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sekine, Toshimi Chiba, Manabu Inoue, Hitomi Ito, Hisakazu Shimizu