Patents by Inventor Masahiko Sakai

Masahiko Sakai 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: 20240116046
    Abstract: A sensor package 10 includes a plurality of sensors 19 and a container 18. Each of the sensors 19 detects a detection target component in the fluid. The container 18 includes an inner channel 21 and a first surface os1. The plurality of sensors 19 are provided in the inner channel 21. The inner channel 21 enables the fluid to flow. An inflow opening 25 to the inner channel 21 and an outflow opening 25 from the inner channel 21 are formed on the first surface os1. An electrode group electrically connected to the plurality of sensors 19 is provided on a surface different from the first surface os1 of the container 18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hisashi SAKAI, Masahiko TAJIMA, Tadatomo MAEHARA, Masami YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240077819
    Abstract: Provided is a heater including: a substrate that has electrical conductivity; a first insulation portion that is provided on a first surface of the substrate, has an insulation property; at least one heat generation body that is provided on the first insulation portion; a second insulation portion that is provided on a second surface of the substrate which is opposite to the first surface, has an insulation property; at least one detection unit that is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion; and a first wiring which is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and in which one end is electrically connected to one terminal of the detection unit and the other end is electrically connected to the substrate having the electrical conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 8261055
    Abstract: A first information processing apparatus encrypts data that it receives from a second information processing apparatus, and transmits the data thus encrypted to an external device. The second information processing apparatus transmits the data to the first information processing apparatus according to a data size that results after a data size being necessary for communication of the encrypted data is subtracted from a specified data size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 8184311
    Abstract: An image processing system including an image processing device and a control device which controls data transfer to said image processing device is provided. When the control device is connected to the image processing device via the network, the control device encrypts the decrypted data and transfers the encrypted data to the image processing device via the network, and when the control device is connected to the image processing device via a leased cable, the control device transfers the decrypted data to the image processing device via the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 8076253
    Abstract: An opal-finished fabric having a stereoscopic pattern is provided, in which both the fiber-decomposed part and the non-decomposed fiber part are rich in color expression, and the fiber-decomposed part having a sufficient strength with a thin material having highly transparent appearance in the fiber-decomposed part. The fabric is an opal-finished fabric obtained with two or more kinds of fibers and formed with a fiber-decomposed part showing a transparent appearance by removing at least one kind of the fibers and a non-decomposed fiber part, in which for solving the problems, the fiber-decomposed part contains mainly nylon fibers, and the non-decomposed fiber part contains mainly colored polyester fibers and non-colored nylon fibers. The non-decomposed fiber part is preferably constituted by a layer containing mainly polyester fibers and a layer containing mainly nylon fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Seiren Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Sakai, Takuya Suehiro, Katsuhiko Yanagi
  • Patent number: 8069736
    Abstract: The present invention aims at detecting torque with a high degree of precision, by suppressing influences such as disturbance and rotation dependency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Ono Sokki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 7953078
    Abstract: The address of an image processing apparatus is set as the network address of an external network of an information processing apparatus, a network address different from the address of the image processing apparatus is set as the network address of a local network, and an address different from these network addresses is distributed to another information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 7945649
    Abstract: In an information processing device according to the present invention, in the case of acquiring a setting value by using a protocol, a setting value acquired from a server by using the protocol is stored into a storage area for storing a setting value designated by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 7692095
    Abstract: A wire harness lead-out structure includes a body that includes a containing portion for receiving a wire harness and a corrugated tube covering the wire harness, a lid that is attached to the body to close an upper opening of the body, two completely-fixing ribs that are formed on the body and the lid respectively to be engaged in grooves of the corrugated tube to prevent a movement of the corrugated tube in an axial direction of the corrugated tube, and a provisionally-fixing rib that is formed in a single line on the opposed side walls of the body to be engaged in a single groove of the corrugated tube, and is disposed between the two completely-fixing ribs. The wire harness lead-out structure length required for provisionally fixing a corrugated tube can be reduced and a compact design can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Katsumata, Mitsuharu Suzuki, Shintaro Suzuki, Jun Ishida, Masahiko Sakai, Takuya Tajika
  • Publication number: 20100077870
    Abstract: The present invention aims at detecting torque with a high degree of precision, by suppressing influences such as disturbance and rotation dependency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 7681041
    Abstract: In an image formation apparatus which receives data transmitted from plural external apparatuses connected through a network and processes the received data, transmission source lists associated with users of the image formation apparatus are stored in a memory, the transmission source list corresponding to the user authenticated with respect to the image formation apparatus is selected, it is judged, when the data is received from the external apparatus, whether or not transmission source information of the external apparatus has been registered on the transmission source list, and it is controlled based on the judged result whether or not to process the received data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20090263636
    Abstract: An opal-finished fabric having a stereoscopic pattern is provided, in which both the fiber-decomposed part and the non-fiber-decomposed part are rich in color expression, and the fiber-decomposed part having a sufficient strength with a thin material having highly transparent appearance in the fiber-decomposed part. The fabric is an opal-finished fabric obtained with two or more kinds of fibers and formed with a fiber-decomposed part showing a transparent appearance by removing at least one kind of the fibers and a non-fiber-decomposed part, in which for solving the problems, the fiber-decomposed part contains mainly nylon fibers, and the non-fiber-decomposed part contains mainly colored polyester fibers and non-colored nylon fibers. The non-fiber-decomposed part is preferably constituted by a layer containing mainly polyester fibers and a layer containing mainly nylon fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: SEIREN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Sakai, Takuya Suehiro, Katsuhiko Yanagi
  • Patent number: 7548329
    Abstract: In an image formation apparatus which includes a nonvolatile memory, the apparatus has a first mode of controlling so that a job does not remain in the nonvolatile memory after image formation is performed based on the job and a second mode of storing the job in the nonvolatile memory and not physically deleting the job in the nonvolatile memory after the image formation is performed based on the job, it is registered whether the image formation is performed in the first mode or the second mode with respect to each user authenticated by the apparatus, and it is selectively controlled to perform the image formation in either one of the first mode and the second mode based on the user authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20090050350
    Abstract: A wire harness lead-out structure includes a body that includes a containing portion for receiving a wire harness and a corrugated tube covering the wire harness, a lid that is attached to the body to close an upper opening of the body, two completely-fixing ribs that are formed on the body and the lid respectively to be engaged in grooves of the corrugated tube to prevent a movement of the corrugated tube in an axial direction of the corrugated tube, and a provisionally-fixing rib that is formed in a single line on the opposed side walls of the body to be engaged in a single groove of the corrugated tube, and is disposed between the two completely-fixing ribs. The completely-fixing ribs are arranged in two lines corresponding to two grooves of the corrugated tube, the two grooves being both adjacent to the single groove corresponding to the provisionally-fixing rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro KATSUMATA, Mitsuharu SUZUKI, Shintaro SUZUKI, Jun ISHIDA, Masahiko SAKAI, Takuya TAJIKA
  • Publication number: 20080028203
    Abstract: A first information processing apparatus encrypts data that it receives from a second information processing apparatus, and transmits the data thus encrypted to an external device. The second information processing apparatus transmits the data to the first information processing apparatus according to a data size that results after a data size being necessary for communication of the encrypted data is subtracted from a specified data size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiko SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20070223473
    Abstract: The address of an image processing apparatus is set as the network address of an external network of an information processing apparatus, a network address different from the address of the image processing apparatus is set as the network address of a local network, and an address different from these network addresses is distributed to another information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 7233993
    Abstract: In a distributed printing system in which an original print job is divided into a plurality of distributed print jobs that are printed on a plurality of output devices, in order to stop outputting the pages subsequent to a predetermined page in the original print job, an instruction for outputting up to the predetermined page is inputted. It is determined which of the output devices outputs the distributed print job that includes the predetermined page. Based on this determination, an instruction to stop outputting the pages subsequent to the predetermined page is issued to the output device that outputs the distributed print job that includes the predetermined page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20070058560
    Abstract: There is provided a device which comprises: a reception unit adapted to receive a specific request transmitted from an information processing device on a network; a judgment unit adapted to judge whether or not setting concerning the network in the device has been changed; and a control unit adapted to not execute a process for the specific request received by the reception unit in a case where it is judged by the judgment unit that the setting concerning the network has been changed, and to execute the process for the specific request received by the reception unit in a case where it is judged by the judgment unit that the setting concerning the network is not changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 7037388
    Abstract: A steel plate for paint use which contains C (0.12% or less), Si (1.0% or less), Mn (2.5% or less), P (0.05% or less), S (0.02% or less), and Cr (0.05% or less), Cu (0.05–3.0%), Ni (0.05–6.0%), Ti (0.025–0.15%), and Cu+Ni (0.50% or more), with PCM being 0.23% or less, in terms of mass %. Said steel plate may contain at least one additional component selected from B (0.0005–0.0030%), Al (0.05–0.50%), Ca (0.0001–0.05%), Ce (0.0001–0.05%), La (0.0001–0.05%), Nb (0.002–0.05%), V (0.01–0.10%), Zr (0.002–0.05%), and Mo (0.05–0.5%), in terms of mass %. This steel plate provides good weldability as well as good painting durability in a salt-polluted environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kan, Shigeo Okano, Satoru Takeshita, Masahiko Sakai
  • Publication number: 20060047788
    Abstract: In an information processing device according to the present invention, in the case of acquiring a setting value by using a protocol, a setting value acquired from a server by using the protocol is stored into a storage area for storing a setting value designated by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiko Sakai