Patents by Inventor Masaru Takahashi

Masaru 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).

  • Data processing device and data processing system with wide voltage range operation mode
    Patent number: 9170637
    Abstract: A data processing device, includes a central processing unit configured to operate in accordance with a program; a register capable of setting a first mode and a second mode; a non-volatile memory; a sequencer configured to control the non-volatile memory; and a first clock circuit for supplying a first clock to the central processing unit and the non-volatile memory, wherein the first mode is a mode in which the central processing unit is operated within a first range of an external supply voltage, wherein the second mode is a mode in which the central processing unit is operated within a second range of the external supply voltage, the second range includes the first range and a relatively low voltage lower than the lower limit voltage of the first range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Sakugawa, Masamichi Fujito, Jun Setogawa, Masaru Takahashi, Shinsuke Yoshimura
  • BRILLIANT TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20150277252
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, a brilliant pigment, and particles selected from hollow particles and porous particles, wherein a relative dielectric constant of the toner particles is from 2.0 to 6.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Masaru TAKAHASHI, Satomi HARA, Sakiko HIRAI, Shotaro TAKAHASHI, Atsushi SUGITATE
  • LABEL, ADHESIVE LABEL, AND PRINTED PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20150273928
    Abstract: A label (1) of this invention includes an optical function layer (13) configured to pass light of a certain wavelength, a light absorption layer (15) facing the optical function layer (13) and configured to absorb the light of the wavelength, and a light scattering layer (12) intervening between the optical function layer (13) and the light absorption layer (15) and including hollow bodies configured to scatter the light of the wavelength. The light scattering layer (12) is configured to raise a transmittance at the wavelength upon receiving external heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Miho Minamikawa, Hideki Ochiai, Satoshi Gocho, Yoshihiro Koizumi, Masaru Takahashi, Takakazu Fukano
  • ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150268572
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes flake shape toner particles containing a binder resin and a flake shape brilliant pigment, and the toner particles satisfying the following expression: 1?L?3 wherein L represents an average distance (?m) between a tangent line A of the toner particle that is orthogonal to a long axis direction of the toner particle and a tangent line B of the brilliant pigment that is parallel to the tangent line A and closest to the tangent line A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Shotaro TAKAHASHI, Atsushi SUGITATE, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Shuji SATO, Satomi HARA, Sakiko HIRAI
  • Tank unit and liquid ejecting system having tank unit
    Patent number: 9139011
    Abstract: A tank unit includes two or more liquid accommodating containers disposed in a row. Each of the liquid accommodating containers includes a main body having a concave shape defining a side opening and a film that blocks the side opening. The main body and the film at least partially define a liquid accommodating chamber for accommodating a liquid. The main body includes a facing wall that faces the film across the liquid accommodating chamber and has a wall larger than the side opening. The liquid accommodating containers are disposed such that the film of at least one of the liquid accommodating containers is covered by the facing wall of an adjacent one of the liquid accommodating containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Ishizawa, Yoshiaki Shimizu, Masaru Takahashi
  • Ink supply apparatus
    Patent number: 9126414
    Abstract: An ink supply apparatus includes an ink filling port, an ink storage section, an ink flow path, a displacement section, an ink supply port, and a sealing structure. The ink storage section is communicated with the ink filling port to store the ink. The ink flow path is communicated with the ink storage section. The displacement section defines a portion of the ink flow path, and configured and arranged to be displaced according to internal pressure in the ink flow path so as to be detected by the printer. The ink supply port is communicated with the ink flow path to supply the ink from the ink flow path to the printer. The sealing structure seals an inner section of the ink flow path at least in a low ink remaining amount state where a remaining amount of the ink is a predetermined amount or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Iwamuro, Masaru Takahashi
  • STEEL SHEET
    Publication number: 20150225821
    Abstract: In a steel sheet, a cleanliness of a metal structure is 0.08% or less, a which is an Mn segregation degree is 1.6 or less, and a difference ?Hv between a low strain formed portion that undergoes a plastic strain of 5% or less and a high strain formed portion that undergoes a plastic strain of 20% or higher in a hot forming in average hardness after the hot forming is 40 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Hikida, Akari Tamaki, Nobusato Kojima, Masaru Takahashi
  • DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH WIDE VOLTAGE RANGE OPERATION MODE
    Publication number: 20150220130
    Abstract: A data processing device, includes a central processing unit configured to operate in accordance with a program; a register capable of setting a first mode and a second mode; a non-volatile memory; a sequencer configured to control the non-volatile memory; and a first clock circuit for supplying a first clock to the central processing unit and the non-volatile memory, wherein the first mode is a mode in which the central processing unit is operated within a first range of an external supply voltage, wherein the second mode is a mode in which the central processing unit is operated within a second range of the external supply voltage, the second range includes the first range and a relatively low voltage lower than the lower limit voltage of the first range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Mamoru SAKUGAWA, Masamichi FUJITO, Jun SETOGAWA, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Shinsuke YOSHIMURA
  • ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20150192872
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin containing a polyester resin, a particle of at least one selected from a styrene-(meth)acrylic resin particle and an acrylic resin particle, and a brilliant pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke NOGUCHI, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Atsushi SUGITATE, Shuji SATO
  • Printing Material Receptacle, Label, and Printing Apparatus
    Publication number: 20150165778
    Abstract: A printing material receptacle fitted on a folder of a printing apparatus that includes a writing unit. The printing material receptacle includes a housing to accommodate ink; a first recording portion formed on a face of the housing and for recording updatable first information relating to the printing material receptacle to be updatable and visible using a non-electronic method, the face being exposed from the folder when the printing material receptacle is fitted on the folder; and a second recording portion formed on the face of the housing and for recording updatable second information relating to the printing material receptacle to be updatable, invisible, and mechanically readable using a non-electronic method. The first and second recording portions are configured to be written with the first and second information respectively by the writing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Akihito Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Koizumi, Takeshi Iwamuro, Masaru Takahashi
  • Toner, developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method
    Patent number: 9052620
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin and pigment particles and an external additive containing fluorine resin particles, wherein the electrostatic charge image developing toner satisfies the following expression: 2?A/B?100, wherein A represents reflectance at an acceptance angle of +30° which is measured when a solid image is formed using the electrostatic charge image developing toner and the solid image is irradiated with incident light at an incidence angle of ?45° by the use of a variable-angle photometer, and B represents reflectance at an acceptance angle of ?30° which is measured when the solid image is irradiated with incident light at an incidence angle of ?45° by the use of the variable-angle photometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Sato, Atsushi Sugitate, Masaru Takahashi, Shotaro Takahashi
  • Data processing device and data processing system with wide voltage range operation mode
    Patent number: 9026823
    Abstract: A central processing unit sets which of the following modes a data processing device is to operate in accordance with a user program. The high-speed operation mode allows operation within a first range in which an external supply voltage is relatively high. The wide voltage range operation mode allows operation within a second range in which the external supply voltage includes the first range and a relatively low voltage range, and an upper limit of a frequency of the first clock in the wide voltage range operation mode is lower than an upper limit of a frequency of the first clock in the high-speed operation mode. The frequency of the first clock in the low power consumption operation mode is lower than the frequency of the first clock in the high-speed operation mode and the frequency of the first clock in the wide voltage range operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Sakugawa, Masamichi Fujito, Jun Setogawa, Masaru Takahashi, Shinsuke Yoshimura
  • Silica nanoparticle embedding quantum dots, preparation method thereof and biosubstance labeling agent by use thereof
    Patent number: 9023659
    Abstract: Disclosed is a quantum dot-embedded silica nanoparticle having plural quantum dots embedded within the silica nanoparticle, wherein the number of quantum dots existing in a concentric area within 10% of a radius from a center of the silica nanoparticle accounts for 10 to 70% of the number of total quantum dots embedded in the silica nanoparticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuji Aimiya, Masaru Takahashi
  • ROBOT AND ABUTMENT MEMBER FOR ROBOT
    Publication number: 20150115515
    Abstract: An abutment member having an abutment section abutting a work stand on which a workpiece to which an arm performs work is placed is provided on a front surface of a robot body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • BRILLIANT TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20150111140
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes toner particles containing a brilliant pigment, and toner particles containing a yellow colorant without containing the brilliant pigment, wherein a ratio of the toner particles containing the yellow colorant without containing the brilliant pigment is 50% by number or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke NOGUCHI, Sakiko HIRAI, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Atsushi SUGITATE, Shuji SATO
  • BRILLIANT TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20150064615
    Abstract: A brilliant toner contains a metallic pigment and a binder resin, and content of Zn is from 0.00005% by weight to 1.0% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sakiko HIRAI, Atsushi SUGITATE, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Makoto KAMISAKI, Satomi HARA
  • Electronic instrument and management method
    Patent number: 8911056
    Abstract: An electronic instrument is adapted to communicate with another electronic instrument. The electronic instrument includes an acquisition section, a storage section, an inquiry section and a processing section. The acquisition section is configured to acquire identification information from a managed article used by the electronic instrument, the identification information being read-only information uniquely assigned to the managed article. The storage section is configured to store the identification information acquired by the acquisition section. The inquiry section is configured to inquire another electronic instrument as to whether the identification information acquired by the acquisition section is already stored in another electronic instrument. The processing section is configured to perform processing in response to a result of inquiry by the inquiry section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Masaru Takahashi, Hisashi Koike
  • ROBOT AND METHOD OF OPERATING ROBOT
    Publication number: 20140365003
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, a body connected to the base, a pair of articulated arms rotatably connected to the body, and a moving mechanism adapted to move the body toward or away from the base. Further, a relative positional relationship with a workbench is detected by moving the body with respect to the base using the moving mechanism while keeping the articulated arms in predetermined postures while facing the workbench, and then making the articulated arms contact the workbench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masaru Takahashi
  • Semiconductor nanoparticle assembly
    Patent number: 8901535
    Abstract: A semiconductor nanoparticle assembly including semiconductor nanoparticles having a core/shell structure, and wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles are bonded by means of amide bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc., Tohoku University
    Inventors: Masaru Takahashi, Kensaku Takanashi, Hideki Hoshino, Kohsuke Gonda, Motohiro Takeda, Noriaki Ohuchi
  • BRILLIANT TONER, DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140348539
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes toner particles which at least contain a brilliant pigment, a binder resin, and a release agent; and an external additive, wherein a ratio (X/Y) of a specific surface area X (m2/g), calculated from a projected image of the toner particles, to a BET specific surface area Y (m2/g) of the toner particles is from 0.3 to 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shotaro TAKAHASHI, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Sakiko HIRAI, Atsushi SUGITATE, Shuji SATO