Patents by Inventor Manabu Kimura
Manabu Kimura 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: 12280601Abstract: An ink refill container configured to refill an ink tank with ink includes a container main body having an ink chamber; an ink outlet forming portion provided at an edge of the container main body including an ink outlet configured to allow ink to flow out from the ink chamber; a valve provided in ink outlet forming portion and configured to seal the ink outlet in an openable and closable manner; and a positioning structure configured to abut on part of the ink tank and position the valve relative to ink tank when valve is opened. The positioning structure has a positioning surface located on an opposite side to a container main body side where the container main body is located, across the valve and extends in a direction intersecting with a center axis of the ink outlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2024Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Taku Ishizawa, Noriyuki Fukasawa, Naomi Kimura, Shoma Kudo, Manabu Akahane
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Patent number: 11935399Abstract: Sensing devices in an installation state are flexibly managed and the sensing devices are controlled appropriately. The sensing devices each include a sensor, a selection control unit, and a notification unit. The sensor measures the ambient environment to generate a measurement signal. The selection control unit controls the selection state of the sensing device in response to the measurement signal from the sensor. The notification unit issues a notification that the sensing device has been selected in a case where the selection state indicates that the sensing device has been selected.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Kimura
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Patent number: 11922252Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to systems, materials, and methods for ore tracking. In particular, the invention relates to metamaterial RFID tags that are chip-free and comprise RF metamaterials to produce unique spectral features when illuminated with microwave radiation. In one or more embodiments of the present invention, each of the metamaterial RFID tags includes one or more tag units that have a particular spectral response representing a one-bit code. As a result, each tag may comprise a specific code that is “assembled” from a plurality of tag units in a modular fashion. One or more embodiments of the present invention further includes a blast-tolerant package for one or more of the metamaterial RFID tags that enables such tags to survive blasting, crushing, and/or other forces inherent in mine operations.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Oceanit Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Michael Hadmack, Ryan Miyamoto, Glen Nakafuji, Vinod Veedu, Donald Harbin, Manabu Kimura
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Publication number: 20210174667Abstract: Sensing devices in an installation state are flexibly managed and the sensing devices are controlled appropriately. The sensing devices each include a sensor, a selection control unit, and a notification unit. The sensor measures the ambient environment to generate a measurement signal. The selection control unit controls the selection state of the sensing device in response to the measurement signal from the sensor. The notification unit issues a notification that the sensing device has been selected in a case where the selection state indicates that the sensing device has been selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventor: MANABU KIMURA
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Patent number: 10650036Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a memory storing a program and a processor configured to execute the program to implement processes of determining whether an execution request for executing a function of the information processing apparatus has been accepted from a user, acquiring information relating to the execution request upon determining that the execution request has been accepted, generating a screen to be displayed on a display unit based on the acquired information relating to the execution request, executing an authentication process with respect to the user, and controlling the display unit to display the generated screen when the user has been successfully authenticated by the authentication process.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Kimura, Hiroyuki Katoh, Yuusuke Okabe
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Publication number: 20180075032Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a memory storing a program and a processor configured to execute the program to implement processes of determining whether an execution request for executing a function of the information processing apparatus has been accepted from a user, acquiring information relating to the execution request upon determining that the execution request has been accepted, generating a screen to be displayed on a display unit based on the acquired information relating to the execution request, executing an authentication process with respect to the user, and controlling the display unit to display the generated screen when the user has been successfully authenticated by the authentication process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Manabu KIMURA, Hiroyuki KATOH, Yuusuke OKABE
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Publication number: 20150066417Abstract: A server stores multiple configuration data. A tester hardware is configured to be capable of changing at least a part of its functions according to configuration data stored in rewritable nonvolatile memory, to supply a power supply voltage to a DUT, to transmit a signal to the DUT, and to receive a signal from the DUT. An information technology equipment is configured such that, (i) when the test system is set up, the information technology equipment acquires the configuration data from the server according to the user's input, and writes the configuration data to the nonvolatile memory. Furthermore, the information technology equipment is configured such that, (ii) when the DUT is tested, the information technology equipment executes a test program so as to control the tester hardware, and to process data acquired by the tester hardware.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu KIMURA, Toshiaki WATANABE, Takehisa SUZUKI
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Patent number: 8469243Abstract: Provided is a molten metal discharge nozzle capable of suppressing turbulence in a molten metal stream passing through an inner bore thereof, with a simple structure. A cross-sectional shape of a wall surface of the inner bore, taken along an axis of the inner bore, comprises a part or an entirety of a curved line expressed by the following formula: log(r(z))=(1/n)×log((Hc+L)/(Hc+z))+log(r(L)) (1), where: 6?n?1.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Krosakiharima CorporationInventors: Arito Mizobe, Hideaki Kawabe, Manabu Kimura
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Patent number: 8447844Abstract: A storage unit stores therein setting information and history information on a communication established by the setting information. When an information receiving unit receives new setting information, a judging unit judges whether the setting information stored in the storage unit reached a predetermined value. A determining unit compares the history information corresponding to the setting information, and determines a priority for each setting information based on a result of comparison. A deleting unit deletes setting information having the lowest priority from the storage unit, and a storing unit stores the new setting information in the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventor: Manabu Kimura
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Patent number: 8358346Abstract: A video processing device includes a video accumulating unit configured to accumulate video data obtained by capturing video of a specific area, event occurrence data indicating an event that has occurred in a video image corresponding to the video data, and object specifying data for specifying an object relating to the event, a video processing unit configured to apply a predetermined effect to the video data accumulated in the video accumulating unit in accordance with the event occurrence data and the object specifying data that are added to the video data accumulated in the video accumulating unit to produce a modified video image, and a video output unit configured to output the modified video image to which the effect has been applied by the video processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Jun Hikita, Manabu Kimura
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Patent number: 8279296Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a video obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of items of video data captured by a plurality of image-capturing devices; a position information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information including an orientation and an angle of view of each of the image-capturing devices; a reproduction position calculation unit configured to calculate a reproduction position of each item of the video data so that a projection direction and an angle of view of the item of the video data matches the orientation and the angle of view of a corresponding one of the image-capturing devices by using the position information; and a reproduction controller configured to reproduce each item of the video data at the corresponding reproduction position.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Manabu Kimura, Tomoki Kanesaka, Yusuke Tani
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Publication number: 20110017784Abstract: Provided is a molten metal discharge nozzle capable of suppressing turbulence in a molten metal stream passing through an inner bore thereof, with a simple structure. A cross-sectional shape of a wall surface of the inner bore, taken along an axis of the inner bore, comprises a part or an entirety of a curved line expressed by the following formula: log(r(z))=(1/n)×log((Hc+L)/(Hc+z))+log(r(L)) (1), where: 6?n?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: KROSAKIHARIMA CORPORATIONInventors: Arito MIZOBE, Hideaki Kawabe, Manabu Kimura
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Publication number: 20100209637Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat-shrinkable polyester film, which is transparent, is excellent in visibility of a pattern printed thereon, has an iridescent metallic luster, and has a heat shrinkability allowing its attachment on a container such as a PET bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Nobue Munekata, Manabu Kimura
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Publication number: 20100194892Abstract: A video processing device includes a video accumulating unit configured to accumulate video data obtained by capturing video of a specific area, event occurrence data indicating an event that has occurred in a video image corresponding to the video data, and object specifying data for specifying an object relating to the event, a video processing unit configured to apply a predetermined effect to the video data accumulated in the video accumulating unit in accordance with the event occurrence data and the object specifying data that are added to the video data accumulated in the video accumulating unit to produce a modified video image, and a video output unit configured to output the modified video image to which the effect has been applied by the video processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Jun Hikita, Manabu Kimura
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Patent number: 7684183Abstract: An impact buffer having a high buffering effect includes two or more impact buffering members with different hardness, contacted with at least one surface of a side surface part of an HDD unit positioned orthogonally to the rotation surface of a magnetic disk of the HDD unit, supports the HDD unit, buffers an impact applied to the HDD unit by expansion and contraction, further moderates the rotation of the HDD unit in the direction causing a head arm to move onto the disk at rest, prevents the head detachment, and can overcome the weaknesses of the head arm and an inertial latch structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2008Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takeshi Mori, Katsutoshi Yuasa, Toshiya Senoh, Reiji Matsumura, Manabu Kimura
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Publication number: 20090309987Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a video obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of items of video data captured by a plurality of image-capturing devices; a position information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information including an orientation and an angle of view of each of the image-capturing devices; a reproduction position calculation unit configured to calculate a reproduction position of each item of the video data so that a projection direction and an angle of view of the item of the video data matches the orientation and the angle of view of a corresponding one of the image-capturing devices by using the position information; and a reproduction controller configured to reproduce each item of the video data at the corresponding reproduction position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Manabu Kimura, Tomoki Kanesaka, Yusuke Tani
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Publication number: 20090067347Abstract: A storage unit stores therein setting information and history information on a communication established by the setting information. When an information receiving unit receives new setting information, a judging unit judges whether the setting information stored in the storage unit reached a predetermined value. A determining unit compares the history information corresponding to the setting information, and determines a priority for each setting information based on a result of comparison. A deleting unit deletes setting information having the lowest priority from the storage unit, and a storing unit stores the new setting information in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventor: Manabu KIMURA
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Publication number: 20080239562Abstract: An impact buffer having a high buffering effect includes two or more impact buffering members with different hardness, contacted with at least one surface of a side surface part of an HDD unit positioned orthogonally to the rotation surface of a magnetic disk of the HDD unit, supports the HDD unit, buffers an impact applied to the HDD unit by expansion and contraction, further moderates the rotation of the HDD unit in the direction causing a head arm to move onto the disk at rest, prevents the head detachment, and can overcome the weaknesses of the head arm and an inertial latch structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Katsutoshi Yuasa, Toshiya Senoh, Reiji Matsumura, Manabu Kimura
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Patent number: 7356370Abstract: A data processing circuit is disclosed which can process data precisely while the processing load to a controlling source is reduced. An information detection section detects, from within data read out from a buffer memory and having attribute information, the attribute information. A data processing section processes, in response to the attribute information detected by the information detection section, data corresponding to the attribute information. A real time control section controls at least one of the information detection section and the data processing section in accordance with a control instruction for real time processing inputted from the outside.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Koike, Koji Yoshimura, Manabu Kimura
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Patent number: 7301202Abstract: A semiconductor substrate of a first conduction type is provided for serving as a common drain to a plurality of power MISFET cells. A middle semiconductor layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate and has a lower impurity concentration than that of the semiconductor substrate. Pillar regions are formed on the middle semiconductor layer and include semiconductor regions of the first conduction type having a lower impurity concentration than that of the middle semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shigeo Kouzuki, Hideki Okumura, Wataru Saito, Masaru Izumisawa, Masahiko Shiomi, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Kenichi Tokano, Satoshi Yanagisawa, Hironori Yoshioka, Manabu Kimura