Patents by Inventor Masato Nakatani
Masato Nakatani 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: 11962729Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a mounting surface provided on a main body and on which paper is placed; a person detection section provided in the main body; a processor configured to control return from a sleep state of the main body, based on the detection of a person by the person detection section, and perform control such that in a case where there is no paper on the mounting surface when transition to the sleep state, a nearby person approaching the main body is included in a detection target of the person detection section, and a passerby passing near the main body is not included in the detection target, in the sleep state, and in a case where there is a paper on the mounting surface when the transition, the nearby person and the passerby are included in the detection target, in the sleep state; and a notification section that notifies of paper remaining in a case where there is a paper on the mounting surface after the return.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masayoshi Miki, Teiju Sato, Masato Saito, Yasuhiro Nakatani
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Patent number: 8109204Abstract: A steam cooker includes a steam generator for generating steam, a steam temperature-raising device for raising a temperature of steam coming from the steam generator, and a heating chamber in which an object to be cooked is heated by steam supplied from the steam temperature-raising device. The steam generator has a pot (41) to which water is supplied, a heater (42) placed in the pot (41), a water level sensor (43) and a temperature sensor (48) placed in the pot (41). The water level sensor (43) and the temperature sensor (48) are placed at opposed side surfaces in the pot (41) that correspond to the short sides of an elongated roughly rectangular planar shape of the pot (41). An exposed state of the heater (42) from the water in the pot (41) is judged by the water level sensor (43) and the temperature sensor (48).Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fuminori Kaneko, Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Masato Nakatani
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Patent number: 8042532Abstract: A heat-cooking apparatus includes blowing means (100) that blows cooling air to an opening (20a) of a heating chamber (20) when a door (11) is opened after steam is supplied to the heating chamber (20) for preparatory operation before heat-cooking or for heat-cooking itself. More specifically, after steam is supplied to the heating chamber (20), when the door (11) is opened, the blowing means (100) drives a conventionally existing cooling fan (101) to suck in cooling air from outside the apparatus, and deflects the cooling air toward the opening (20a) of the heating chamber (20) with a decoration box (102) so that the cooling air is blown to the opening (20a) so as to pass sideways substantially across it. Thus, the cooling air mixes with high-temperature steam that tends to overflow frontward as soon as the door (11) is opened, and thereby lowers the temperature of the steam. This surely prevents the user from being hurt, as by being burnt, with the overflowing steam.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fuminori Kaneko, Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Kitaguchi, Masato Nakatani
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Patent number: 7619882Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a main body including an input unit placed on an upper face thereof, a display panel including a display surface and a rear surface opposite to the display surface, a hinge section, that joins the display panel to the main body, the hinge section including a pivot shaft pivotably supporting the display panel relative to the input unit and a rotation shaft rotatably holding the display panel relative to the main body, the rotation shaft extending in a different direction from the pivot shaft, and a reception section disposed on the upper face, and including a projection. The projection abuts on an edge of the display panel on which the rotation shaft is disposed, in a direction in which the display panel swings around the pivot shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuji Nakajima, Masato Nakatani
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Publication number: 20090147470Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including an opening; a first button provided for the opening; a second button provided for the opening; a first switch provided in the housing and opposed to the first button; and a second switch provided in the housing and opposed to the second button. Each of the first button and the second button comprises (i) a button body exposed outside the housing and (ii) a first arm which extends from the button body and is supported by the housing. The first swttch being closer to the second button than a center of the button body of the first button and the second switch being closer to the first button than a center of the button body of the second button.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2009Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masato Nakatani, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Miura
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Patent number: 7544904Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing and a button. The housing contains a switch. The button is arranged in the housing, opposed to the switch and configured to operate the switch. The switch is positioned off a center of the button.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masato Nakatani, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Miura
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Publication number: 20080229936Abstract: A steam cooker includes a steam generator for generating steam, a steam temperature-raising device for raising a temperature of steam coming from the steam generator, and a heating chamber in which an object to be cooked is heated by steam supplied from the steam temperature-raising device. The steam generator has a pot (41) to which water is supplied, a heater (42) placed in the pot (41), a water level sensor (43) and a temperature sensor (48) placed in the pot (41). The water level sensor (43) and the temperature sensor (48) are placed at opposed side surfaces in the pot (41) that correspond to the short sides of an elongated roughly rectangular planar shape of the pot (41). An exposed state of the heater (42) from the water in the pot (41) is judged by the water level sensor (43) and the temperature sensor (48).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2005Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Fuminori Kaneko, Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Masato Nakatani
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Patent number: 7426114Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a main body, a display panel, and a hinge. The main body includes a housing having a main wall and a first engaging portion placed inside the housing. A space portion is created between the first engaging portion and a plane defined by an inner surface of the main wall. The hinge includes a first fixing member fixed to the housing, a second fixing member fixed to the display panel, and a connection member which rotatably connects the second fixing member to the first fixing member. The first fixing member has a base located opposite the main wall with respect to the first engaging portion and a second engaging portion which is to be inserted into the space portion to engage with the first engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masato Nakatani, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Miura
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Patent number: 7397655Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus has a first housing having a first cover, a second housing having a second cover, and a hinge device. The hinge device connects rotationally the first housing and second housing, and has a hinge shaft, a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is covered by the first cover, and one end is connected to the hinge shaft, and the other end is fixed to the first housing. The second arm is covered by the second cover, and one end is connected to the hinge shaft, and the other end is fixed to the second housing. The first cover and second cover have opposed parts around the hinge shaft, and have a projection which is provided in one opposed part, and slidingly contacts the other opposed part.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masato Nakatani, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Miura
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Publication number: 20080018552Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including a top wall portion and a side wall portion, a functional part provided on the side wall portion, and an antenna supported by the side wall portion and swingable between a first position where the antenna is opposed to the side wall portion and a second position where the antenna stands with respect to the top wall portion. The antenna includes a support portion swingably supported by the side wall portion, a first portion which extends from the support portion toward an edge portion of the side wall portion when the antenna is in the first position, and a second portion which extends from an end portion of the first portion along an area between the functional portion and the edge portion of the side wall portion when the antenna is in the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Yuji Nakajima, Masato Nakatani
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Publication number: 20070283531Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a main body including an input unit placed on an upper face thereof, a display panel including a display surface and a rear surface opposite to the display surface, a hinge section, that joins the display panel to the main body, the hinge section including a pivot shaft pivotably supporting the display panel relative to the input unit and a rotation shaft rotatably holding the display panel relative to the main body, the rotation shaft extending in a different direction from the pivot shaft, and a reception section disposed on the upper face, and including a projection. The projection abuts on an edge of the display panel on which the rotation shaft is disposed, in a direction in which the display panel swings around the pivot shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventors: Yuji Nakajima, Masato Nakatani
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Patent number: 7274562Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a first housing, and a second housing connected to the first housing. The second housing rotates between a closed position to be superposed on the first housing, and an open position to expose the first housing, and has a wall. The electronic apparatus includes a latch that mechanically connects the second housing to the first housing in the closed position, and the latch has a slid member that is slidably mounted on the wall. The slid member has an outer surface with a first rib and a second rib. The first rib is arranged on the outer surface, extended in the direction crossing the sliding direction of the slid member. The electronic apparatus has second rib arranged in one of on the slid member or on the wall, extended in the direction crossing a second housing rotating direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2003Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuji Nakajima, Masato Nakatani
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Publication number: 20070163567Abstract: A heat-cooking apparatus includes blowing means (100) that blows cooling air to an opening (20a) of a heating chamber (20) when a door (11) is opened after steam is supplied to the heating chamber (20) for preparatory operation before heat-cooking or for heat-cooking itself. More specifically, after steam is supplied to the heating chamber (20), when the door (11) is opened, the blowing means (100) drives a conventionally existing cooling fan (101) to suck in cooling air from outside the apparatus, and deflects the cooling air toward the opening (20a) of the heating chamber (20) with a decoration box (102) so that the cooling air is blown to the opening (20a) so as to pass sideways substantially across it. Thus, the cooling air mixes with high-temperature steam that tends to overflow frontward as soon as the door (11) is opened, and thereby lowers the temperature of the steam. This surely prevents the user from being hurt, as by being burnt, with the overflowing steam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2004Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Fuminori Kaneko, Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Kitaguchi, Masato Nakatani
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Publication number: 20070165386Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a main body, a display panel, and a hinge. The main body includes a housing having a main wall and a first engaging portion placed inside the housing. A space portion is created between the first engaging portion and a plane defined by an inner surface of the main wall. The hinge includes a first fixing member fixed to the housing, a second fixing member fixed to the display panel, and a connection member which rotatably connects the second fixing member to the first fixing member. The first fixing member has a base located opposite the main wall with respect to the first engaging portion and a second engaging portion which is to be inserted into the space portion to engage with the first engaging portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Masato Nakatani, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Miura
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Publication number: 20070146978Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus has a first housing having a first cover, a second housing having a second cover, and a hinge device. The hinge device connects rotationally the first housing and second housing, and has a hinge shaft, a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is covered by the first cover, and one end is connected to the hinge shaft, and the other end is fixed to the first housing. The second arm is covered by the second cover, and one end is connected to the hinge shaft, and the other end is fixed to the second housing. The first cover and second cover have opposed parts around the hinge shaft, and have a projection which is provided in one opposed part, and slidingly contacts the other opposed part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Masato Nakatani, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Miura
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Publication number: 20070148537Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an electronic apparatus including: a case including a first opening, and a second opening adjacent to the first opening; a first lid that is detachably attached to the case and configured to close the first opening, the first lid including a first edge portion; and a second lid that is detachably attached to the case and configured to close the second opening, while overlapping with a least a part of the first edge portion of the first lid that is attached to the first opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Masato Nakatani, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Miura
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Publication number: 20070144885Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing and a button. The housing contains a switch. The button is arranged in the housing, opposed to the switch and configured to operate the switch. The switch is positioned off a center of the button.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Masato Nakatani, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Miura
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Publication number: 20070053144Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises: a first case; a display device; and a reinforcement member. The first case comprises; a back wall; a pair of side walls located on opposite side of the back wall; and an upper wall located above the back wall so as to be connected to the pair of side walls. The display device is included in the first case. The reinforcing member is provided inside of the first case. The reinforcing member comprises a first reinforcing portion extending in a widthwise direction of the first case. The first reinforcing portion is fixed to a periphery of the upper wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventors: Masato Nakatani, Yuji Nakajima
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Publication number: 20070049106Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment of the invention, a mark displaying structure on a surface of a casing comprises: a mark comprising an annularly closed outline; a wall part at least partly configuring the casing; and a mark displaying member comprising; a displaying part received in the displaying hole; and an engaging part engaged with the wall part. The wall part is exposed outside the casing and is provided with a displaying hole defined by an outer circumferential edge corresponding to the annularly closed outline of the mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Masato Nakatani, Yuji Nakajima
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Patent number: 7149079Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a main body, a unit support portion provided in the main body, and an input unit to be set in the unit support portion. The input unit has an edge portion to be engaged with the unit support portion. A first holding member holds a portion of the input unit, which is different from the edge portion, to the unit support portion. A second holding member holds a portion of the input unit, which is different from the portion held by the first holding member, to the unit support portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2004Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Jyoji Kusamoto, Masato Nakatani