Patents by Inventor Masashi Ueda
Masashi Ueda 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: 8503035Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises an image data generating unit configured to convert a tone of an input value which indicates a density of a pixel by using a predetermined dither matrix and generate image data. The image forming apparatus further comprises a drive source and a gear configured to transmit a drive force from the drive source to an image carrier. The dither matrix includes a plurality of sub-matrixes arranged in a predetermined rule and a dot in each of the plurality of the sub-matrixes grows from a corresponding original point. The image forming apparatus satisfies a relation of (1) a?0.08 mm and b/a<0.80, or (2) a<0.08 mm and b/a>1.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Ueda, Ryuji Yamada
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Patent number: 8445315Abstract: The present invention relates to a thin-film solar battery module manufacturing method and a thin-film solar battery module that are capable of securing dielectric breakdown voltage characteristics of high reliability. An important aspect of the invention relates to forming isolation trenches along peripheral regions of a transparent substrate and thereafter selectively removing electrode and semi-conductor layers to arrive at the thin film solar battery module.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Ulvac, Inc.Inventors: Hiroto Uchida, Yuko Taguchi, Masashi Ueda, Michihiro Takayama
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Patent number: 8330993Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises an image data generating unit configured to convert a tone of an input value which indicates a density of a pixel by using a predetermined dither matrix and generate image data. The image forming apparatus further comprises a drive source and a gear configured to transmit a drive force from the drive source to an image carrier. The dither matrix includes a plurality of sub-matrixes arranged in a predetermined rule and a dot in each of the plurality of the sub-matrixes grows from a corresponding original point. The image forming apparatus satisfies a relation of (1) a?0.24 mm and b/a<0.78, or (2) a<0.24 mm and b/a>1.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Ueda, Ryuji Yamada
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Patent number: 8328322Abstract: An inkjet recording device includes an ink cartridge receiving unit configured to receive an ink cartridge, an inkjet head configured to eject ink, an ink passage configured to transport the ink from the ink cartridge to the inkjet head, a detecting unit configured to detect a type of ink cartridge received in the ink cartridge receiving unit, a waste ink collection unit including an absorber configured to absorb the ink, a discharging unit configured to discharge the ink remaining in the ink passage at one of a first discharging rate and a second discharging rate, and a controller configured to control the discharging unit to discharge an amount of ink. The controller is configured to control the discharging unit to discharge ink at one of the first discharging rate and the second discharging rate corresponding to the type of the ink cartridge detected by the detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masashi Ueda
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Patent number: 8305641Abstract: An image-processing system for printing an image based on original image data. The storing unit stores at least one look-up table in association with at least one printing condition. The at least one look-up table is used to convert a color value in original image data into a limited color value that limits a total quantity of ink to be used in printing. The detecting unit detects, as a printing condition, at least one of a type of color material and a type of recording medium which are used for printing operation. The converting unit converts the color value data into the limited color value by using a look-up table that is assigned with a printing condition corresponding to the detected printing condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhide Sawada, Masashi Ueda
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Patent number: 8300265Abstract: An ink reduction rate is set in accordance with the type of image and the type of recording medium. For example, when a photograph is to be printed on a glossy paper with low resolution, the ink reduction rate is set to 10%. When a photograph is to be printed on a plain paper with low resolution, the ink reduction rate is set to 25%. When a document is to be printed with low resolution, the ink reduction rate is set to 50%, irrespective of the type of recording paper.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Ueda, Tomohiko Hasegawa
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Patent number: 8210645Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head including a plurality of printing elements each of which offsets at least in a auxiliary-scanning direction one another and ejects droplets toward a recording medium. The image forming apparatus further includes a main scanning unit configured to scan the recording head, relative to the recording medium, in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the auxiliary-scanning direction. The image forming apparatus still further includes a auxiliary-scanning unit configured to scan the recording head, relative to the recording medium, in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the auxiliary-scanning direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Ueda, Hirotoshi Maehira
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Patent number: 8213046Abstract: A print method and apparatus for minimizing effects of error in repositioning during printing process may include generating successive scans of a recording head, wherein the scans may partially overlap to account for the error in repositioning. As an example, after the recording head makes one scan across the document being printed, the document (or the head) may be repositioned for the next scan so that several print elements of the recording head are aligned to lie between certain rows of dots printed in the previous scan, resulting in a higher number of rows in the overlapping portion of the scans. Additional features may include varying the row/column arrangement of dots in the overlap portion, or performing error diffusion and correction for different areas of resolution in the scans.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Ueda, Hirotoshi Maehira
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Publication number: 20120128975Abstract: (A1) Translate this text A composite fiber for stockings which has water-absorbing properties, hygroscopicity, antistatic properties, crimp properties, and cool touch is obtained without sacrificing productivity, transparency, and soft touch. The composite fiber for stockings is an eccentric composite fiber comprising a fiber-forming resin (B) and a polyether block amide copolymer (A). The fiber is characterized in that the polyether block amide copolymer (A), in a cross section of the fiber, is exposed in the surface at an angle of 5-90, and the fiber has 1-10 filaments and a fineness of 1-55 dtex. The fiber especially preferably has a percentage crimp of 10% or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: KB SEIREN, LTD.Inventors: Masashi Ueda, Hiroyuki Manabe
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Patent number: 8137882Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic images which is obtained by melt mixing at least a binder resin and a coloring agent, forming a powder material by pulverizing the obtained mixture after cooling and removing rough particles and fine particles from the formed powder material by classification, wherein inorganic fine particles having a roundness of 1.00 to 1.30, an average of the diameter of primary particles of 0.05 to 0.45 ?m and a ratio of a standard deviation to the average of the diameter of primary particles of 0.25 or smaller are added as an external additive, and a process for producing a toner for developing electrostatic images which comprises melt mixing at least a binder resin and a coloring agent, forming a powder material by pulverizing the obtained mixture after cooling, rounding the powder material by a heat treatment and adding the above inorganic fine particles to the rounded powder material.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Imex Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigetoshi Asano, Shuzo Nakayama, Masashi Ueda, Katsutoshi Saito, Kazuma Okamura
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Radiolabeled 3-[3-(benzoyl-amido)benzyloxy]aspartic acid derivative and method of producing the same
Patent number: 8097654Abstract: The present invention provides a radiolabeled ligand which is highly selective and potent for glutamate transporters and is usable in specifically detecting the glutamate transporter. Specifically, the present invention provides a 3-[3-(benzoylamido)benzyloxy]aspartic acid having a radioactive substituent on the benzoyl group which is represented by the following formula (1), or an ester or salt thereof: wherein X represents a substituent containing a radioactive atom(s) which is selected from a straight or branched lower aliphatic alkyl group, a hydroxyl group, a straight or branched lower aliphatic alkoxy group, an amino group, a straight or branched lower aliphatic acylamido group, a halogen atom and a straight or branched lower aliphatic haloalkyl group; and R1 and R2 each represents a hydrogen atom, a straight or branched lower aliphatic alkyl group or an acetoxymethyl group.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2005Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Suntory Holdings LimitedInventors: Keiko Shimamoto, Hideo Saji, Yuji Kuge, Masashi Ueda, Masamichi Satoh, Takayuki Nakagawa -
Publication number: 20110297089Abstract: A plurality of antenna elements, each of which has first and second linear conductors whose first ends are electrically interconnected are formed. The antenna elements are arranged in plane in such a way that the first and second linear conductors are alternated and separated from one another at regular intervals, thereby forming one or more array antennas which are disposed in a chamber. The second ends of the first linear conductors are connected to a high-frequency power supply, and the second ends of the second linear conductors are connected to ground. A plurality of substrates are parallel placed on both sides of the array antennas at distances approximate to the distances between the linear conductors. A film is formed by introducing an ingredient gas into the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: IHI CorporationInventors: Masashi UEDA, Tomoko Takagi, Norikazu Ito
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Patent number: 8034418Abstract: A plurality of antenna elements, each of which has first and second linear conductors whose first ends are electrically interconnected are formed. The antenna elements are arranged in plane in such a way that the first and second linear conductors are alternated and separated from one another at regular intervals, thereby forming one or more array antennas which are disposed in a chamber. The second ends of the first linear conductors are connected to a high-frequency power supply, and the second ends of the second linear conductors are connected to ground. A plurality of substrates are parallel placed on both sides of the array antennas at distances approximate to the distances between the linear conductors. A film is formed by introducing an ingredient gas into the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2003Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Ueda, Tomoko Takagi, Norikazu Ito
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Publication number: 20110164079Abstract: In the control device, the generating portion generates control data to be used by the controlling portion to form a specific image. The generating portion generates the control data such that in a first case where the printing execution unit forms the end image, the head drive portion drives the print head to eject ink droplet only from nozzles classified into the downstream nozzle group toward the downstream end region, that in a second case where the printing execution unit forms the center image the head drive portion drives the print head to eject ink droplet from the plurality of nozzles including the upstream and downstream nozzle groups toward the center region, and that, in the first case, the first nozzle does not eject ink droplet toward the center region for forming a specific part, and such that in the second case, the second nozzle ejects ink droplet for forming the specific part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi Ueda, Hirotoshi Maehira
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Publication number: 20110114161Abstract: [Object] To provide a thin-film solar battery module manufacturing method and a thin-film solar battery module that are capable of securing dielectric breakdown voltage characteristics of high reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: ULVAC, INC.Inventors: Hiroto Uchida, Yuko Taguchi, Masashi Ueda, Michihiro Takayama
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Patent number: 7944584Abstract: When executing a color conversion process, a CPU determines whether a CMYK conversion indication flag Fc has been set. If the flag Fc has been set, then the CPU reads data of an RGB-CMYK conversion table and performs a cube interpolation process by using the RGB-CMYK conversion table. On the other hand, if the flag Fc has not been set, then the CPU reads data of an RGB-RGB conversion table and performs a triangular pyramid interpolation process by using the RGB-RGB conversion table.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoki Hagai, Masashi Ueda, Masaki Kondo
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Publication number: 20110108107Abstract: [Object] To provide a thin-film solar battery module and a method of manufacturing the thin-film solar battery module that are capable of improving connection reliability of an external connection terminal and reducing connection resistance thereof. [Solving Means] A thin-film solar battery module according to the present invention includes an insulating transparent substrate, a solar cell, and an external connection terminal. The solar cell includes a transparent electrode layer, a semiconductor layer, and a backside electrode layer. The external connection terminal includes a connection layer and a terminal layer and is arranged adjacently to the solar cell, the connection layer being formed on the surface of the transparent electrode layer and made of a single metal material layer, the terminal layer being laminated on the connection layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: ULVAC, INC.Inventors: Hiroto Uchida, Yuko Taguchi, Masashi Ueda, Michihiro Takayama
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Patent number: 7913752Abstract: A cooling system for a vacuum processing apparatus is provided with an internal heat conduction path for transfer of heat entering the subject body through the vacuum processing apparatus, a heat radiation path for radiation of the heat to an outside of the vacuum processing apparatus and a heat conduction path for regulation of quantity of heat transfer between the internal heat conduction path and the heat radiation path. Preferably, a heat pipe is applied to the internal heat conduction path.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2004Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Ueda, Yoshimi Watabe, Shusaku Yamasaki, Kazuo Miyoshi, Hiroyuki Otsuka
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Patent number: 7894096Abstract: In an image-forming method, a device reads line data L for one line and determines whether the resolution of the line data L in the main scanning direction is greater than or equal to a threshold th. If the resolution is greater than or equal to the threshold th, then a multiple line process is performed on the line data L to divide this data into two sets of partial line data L1 and L2. The partial line data L1 and L2 are used to form two lines at locations shifted from each other in the sub-scanning direction. However, if the resolution of the line data L is smaller than the threshold th, then a single line process is performed to divide the line data L into two segments Q1 and Q2. The segments Q1 and Q2 of the line data L are used to form a single line at the same location in the sub-scanning direction by printing the segment Q1 in the first main scanning operation and by printing the segment Q2 in the second main scanning operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Kondo, Masashi Ueda, Yasunari Yoshida
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Publication number: 20100316815Abstract: A plasma CVD method uses an electrode array in a reaction chamber, the electrode array including a plurality of inductively coupled electrodes, each electrode being folded back at the center so that each electrode is substantially U-shaped with two parallel straight portions, the electrodes are arranged such that all of the parallel straight portions are arranged parallel to each other in a common plane, each of the electrodes having at least a portion with a diameter of 10 mm or less, and a phase controlled power supply for feeding high frequency power to the feeding portions so as to establish a standing wave of a half wavelength or natural number multiple of a half wavelength between a feeding portion and a folded back portion and between a grounded portion and the folded back portion, and is controlled to have a phase difference between adjacent two feeding portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoko TAKAGI, Masashi UEDA