Patents by Inventor Masataka Suzuki

Masataka Suzuki 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: 20160302753
    Abstract: A radiographing system includes a plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses and a composition processing unit which composites a plurality of radiation images acquired from the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses to generate a long-length image. Each of the radiation imaging apparatuses includes a radiation detecting panel which has a plurality of pixels arrayed in a two-dimensional matrix and converts radiated radiation into an image signal, and a position acquiring unit which acquires positional information by communicating with an external apparatus. A position deciding unit decides an order, in which the plurality of radiation images to be composited by the composition processing unit are composited, based on the positional information acquired by the position acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Shichihei Sakuragi, Ryo Suzaki, Motoki Tagawa
  • Publication number: 20160299241
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a housing including an incident surface of radiation, an imaging panel stored in the housing and including an effective region for detecting radiation incident through the incident surface, a buffer member arranged between the incident surface and the imaging panel, and an electrically conductive member fixed to the buffer member. An edge of the electrically conductive member surrounds an edge of the effective region in a planar view with respect to the incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Motoki Tagawa, Hiroto Kondo, Shinichi Nishimura, Takashi Sato
  • Publication number: 20160287195
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes a holding unit configured to hold a plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses configured to convert radiation emitted onto the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses into image signals. The radiation imaging system is configured to obtain a long radiographic image based on the image signals respectively from the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses. The holding unit is configured to hold the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses having imaging areas of different sizes, in such a manner that the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses is partially overlapped with each other spatially, by a predetermined overlapping area as viewed from a radiation incident side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Masataka Suzuki, Ryo Suzaki, Shichihei Sakuragi
  • Publication number: 20160221196
    Abstract: A hand at a robot arm leading end is provided with a mounting portion for a finger. The mounting portion includes a guiding unit that guides a supported portion of the finger so as to enable the supported portion to pass through from one end part of the guiding unit 31 to another end part thereof. The mounting portion further includes a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism moves the supported portion from any of end parts of the guiding unit 31 toward a mount position between the end parts, to thereby bring the supported portion of the finger into a restricting state at the mount position. Moreover, the lock mechanism moves the supported portion toward any of the end parts from the restricting state, to thereby bring the supported portion from the restricting state into a releasing state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160157797
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes: multiple radiation imaging apparatuses each including a radiation detecting panel and an enclosure enveloping the radiation detecting panel. The multiple radiation imaging apparatuses are arrayed so that a part of each of the radiation imaging apparatuses spatially overlap as seen from a radiation irradiation side, and a radiation image is acquired based on image signals from each of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses. The enclosure of at least one radiation imaging apparatus of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses is formed so that a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines the overlapping region is higher than a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines a different region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hidetomo Suwa, Masataka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160084704
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel configured to detect radiation irradiated by a radiation generation unit, a first member and second member arranged on the incident direction side of the radiation, and a third member and fourth member arranged on a side opposite to the incident direction of the radiation. The second member is arranged between the first member and the radiation detection panel, and the third member is arranged between the radiation detection panel and the fourth member. The second member and the third member are lower in elastic modulus than the first member and the fourth member, and the elastic modulus of the second member is equal to or lower than that of the third member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9235718
    Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a storage section configured to store printing data; an accepting section configured to accept an issuance instruction to issue a password corresponding to the printing data; a password generating section configured to generate a password; an obtaining section configured to obtain a destination corresponding to the printing data; a transmission section configured to transmit the generated password to the destination, on condition that the accepting section accepts the issuance instruction; an input section configured to accept an input of a password by a user; a judgment section configured to judge as to whether or not a password accepted by the input section is coincident with the transmitted password; and a printing section configured to start printing in a case that the judgment section judges that the accepted password is coincident with the transmitted password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150366524
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation sensor panel and a housing that encloses the panel. The radiation sensor panel has a detection surface on which a converting element that detects radiation or light is disposed. The housing includes an incident, a slope, and a flat surface portion. Radiation enters the radiographic apparatus through the incident portion, which is located adjacent to the detection surface. The slope portion is located at a housing end portion and on a radiation sensor panel side opposite to the detection surface. The slope portion is inclined with respect to a direction of a housing thickness. The flat surface portion is located on the side of the radiation sensor panel opposite to the detection surface and is substantially parallel to a flat portion of the incident portion. The slope portion has an average thickness that is greater than an average thickness of the flat surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Kensuke Kobayashi, Motoki Tagawa, Katsushi Kato
  • Publication number: 20150293237
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection panel; an electrical component electrically connected to the radiation detection panel; and a housing for housing the radiation detection panel including a top configured to cause the radiation to enter the housing and impinge on the radiation detection panel, and a bottom arranged on a side opposite to the top. An inner surface of the bottom on a side of the radiation detection panel includes a supporting surface configured to support the radiation detection panel. A concave portion defined by a part of an outer surface of the bottom is formed on a side of the bottom opposite to the side of the radiation detection panel i.e. on the outside of the housing. The electrical component is arranged in the concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa
  • Publication number: 20150130963
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires stability state information for an image capturing apparatus indicating whether the image capturing apparatus is stable or not, and a processor that rotates an image, captured by the image capturing apparatus, based on the stability state information of the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Tanaka, Kazuhiro Uchida, Masataka Suzuki, Shunji Okada, Yoshitsugu Nomiyama, Naoya Katoh
  • Patent number: 9007607
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a displaying section, an in-screen operating section, an out-screen operating section, and a controller. The image forming section is configured to form an image on a sheet. The displaying section is configured to display an operation screen for image formation performed by the image forming section. The in-screen operating section is configured to accept a user's operation inside the operation screen displayed by the displaying section. The out-screen operating section is configured to accept the user's operation outside the operation screen displayed by the displaying section. The controller is configured to determine, based on a user's instruction, an operating section that accepts the user's operation from the in-screen operating section and the out-screen operating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8900350
    Abstract: One aspect of the present teachings includes a separation membrane arranged in a hollow case. A particular component concentration chamber and a particular component dilution chamber are arranged in series in the hollow case. The particular component concentration chamber is capable of increasing concentration of the particular component by allowing permeation of the particular gas through the separation membrane. The particular component dilution chamber is capable of increasing concentration of the particular component by not allowing permeation of the particular gas through the separation membrane. The particular component concentration chamber and the particular component dilution chamber are configured such that only a gas containing the particular component and permeated through the separation membrane or only a gas containing the particular component not permeated through the separation membrane in one of the chambers disposed on an upstream side (i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Takashi Suefuji, Akio Muraishi, Katsuhiko Makino, Toshiyuki Iwasaki, Takashi Mani
  • Patent number: 8804171
    Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of processing a print job and forming an image on a recording sheet based on the print job is provided. The printing apparatus includes a first determining system to examine an image-forming condition of the printing apparatus and determine as to whether the printing apparatus is under a condition of lowered image-forming quality, a second determining system to examine attribute of the print job and determine based on the attribute as to whether the print job meets restrictive requirement, by which the print job is restricted from being executed, when the printing apparatus is under the condition of lowered image-forming quality, and a restricting system to restrict execution of the print job at least partially when the second determining system determines that the print job meets the restrictive requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8729813
    Abstract: Implemented are a switching power supply device and a light-emitting diode lighting device in which a variation in load current can be suppressed against a wide range of variation in AC voltage. The configuration of the switching power supply device and the light-emitting diode lighting device includes: a rectifier unit which rectifies AC input voltage and outputs pulsating-current voltage; a power converting unit which receives the pulsating-current voltage and supplies a predetermined load current to a load; a current detecting unit which detects the load current; a drive control unit which controls the power converting unit to regulate the load current to a constant level; and an input voltage detecting unit which detects a variation in the AC input voltage. The drive control unit controls the power converting unit depending on the variation in the AC input voltage detected by the input voltage detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Hideharu Kanamitsu, Hiroshi Imada
  • Publication number: 20130286418
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a displaying section, an in-screen operating section, an out-screen operating section, and a controller. The image forming section is configured to form an image on a sheet. The displaying section is configured to display an operation screen for image formation performed by the image forming section. The in-screen operating section is configured to accept a user's operation inside the operation screen displayed by the displaying section. The out-screen operating section is configured to accept the user's operation outside the operation screen displayed by the displaying section. The controller is configured to determine, based on a user's instruction, an operating section that accepts the user's operation from the in-screen operating section and the out-screen operating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masataka SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8523982
    Abstract: A separation membrane module for separating a specific component from a mixture containing a plurality of components includes a plurality of separation stages each including a plurality of hollow fiber membranes arranged in parallel to each other. The separation stages are connected in series via connection portions allowing passage of the mixture. At lease one parameter relating to separation by the hollow fiber membrane or membranes in each separation stage is determined to provide effective separation throughout the separation stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Suefuji, Masataka Suzuki, Akio Muraishi, Shota Yamanaka, Yohsuke Koizumi, Hiroyoshi Ohya, Hirokazu Ohno
  • Publication number: 20130125755
    Abstract: One aspect of the present teachings includes a separation membrane arranged in a hollow case. A particular component concentration chamber and a particular component dilution chamber are arranged in series in the hollow case. The particular component concentration chamber is capable of increasing concentration of the particular component by allowing permeation of the particular gas through the separation membrane. The particular component dilution chamber is capable of increasing concentration of the particular component by not allowing permeation of the particular gas through the separation membrane. The particular component concentration chamber and the particular component dilution chamber are configured such that only a gas containing the particular component and permeated through the separation membrane or only a gas containing the particular component not permeated through the separation membrane in one of the chambers disposed on an upstream side (i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Masataka SUZUKI, Takashi SUEFUJI, Akio MURAISHI, Katsuhiko MAKINO, Toshiyuki IWASAKI, Takashi MANI
  • Patent number: 8405602
    Abstract: Notification is sent to an upper layer via a control device 2 (a device for managing operation buttons) provided between operation buttons “A-1”, “A-2” and the like and devices for operation input “Device A”, “Device B” and the like such as a pointing device for executing application processing. Function assignment and the like are put under management by the control device 2, so that any modification or change is not required in the OS, drivers, and applications in association with change in key assignment, which is advantageous and effective for reduction of cost and time for product development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Narukawa, Shinji Nakajima, Masataka Suzuki, Mikio Sakemoto, Takanori Nishimura, Tomohiro Tsuyuhara, Naoko Tobata
  • Publication number: 20130063240
    Abstract: A transformer includes: a core portion, which forms a magnetic circuit; a coil bobbin, which has a winding core portion to be wound by a winding wire, and which is attached on the core portion; a primary winding wire, which has a plurality of first divided winding wire portions divided in parallel; and a secondary winding wire, which has a plurality of second divided winding wire portions divided in parallel, wherein the plurality of first divided winding wire portions and the plurality of second divided winding wire portions are layered on the winding core portion, wherein at least one of the first divided winding wire portions becomes a first layer which is closest to the winding core portion, and at least one of the other of the first divided winding wire portions is interposed between two of the second divided winding wire portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi IMADA, Hideharu KANAMITSU, Masataka SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8388743
    Abstract: One aspect of the present teachings includes a separation membrane arranged in a hollow case. A particular component concentration chamber and a particular component dilution chamber are arranged in series in the hollow case. The particular component concentration chamber is capable of increasing concentration of the particular component by allowing permeation of the particular gas through the separation membrane. The particular component dilution chamber is capable of increasing concentration of the particular component by not allowing permeation of the particular gas through the separation membrane. The particular component concentration chamber and the particular component dilution chamber are configured such that only a gas containing the particular component and permeated through the separation membrane or only a gas containing the particular component not permeated through the separation membrane in one of the chambers disposed on an upstream side (i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabyshiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Takashi Suefuji, Akio Muraishi, Katsuhiko Makino, Toshiyuki Iwasaki, Takashi Mani