Patents by Inventor Mikio Masui

Mikio Masui 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).

  • Patent number: 8278678
    Abstract: The lighting device (1) includes an LED chip (10), a mounting substrate (20) mounting thereto the LED chip, an encapsulation member (50) made of an encapsulating resin material for encapsulation of the LED chip, and a lens (60) made of a transparent resin material. The lens (60) is provided in its bottom with a recess (40) and is secured to the mounting substrate (20) with the encapsulation member (50) disposed within the recess (40). The encapsulation member (50) is confined within the recess of the lens of the transparent resin material, which minimizes a difference in the coefficient of linear expansion between the encapsulation member and the surroundings for restraining occurrence of voids in the encapsulation member at a low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Masui, Youji Urano
  • Patent number: 8264718
    Abstract: In order to promote reception of transmitted data, an image-processing apparatus is connected to a plurality of image-processing apparatuses through a network and has a designation unit to receive a designation of an arbitrary destination user as a receiver of data; a storing unit to store the data in a storing device so as to enable reading of the data by an operation by the destination user designated by the designation unit; and a control unit to execute a predetermined action with respect to the destination user designated by the designation unit when no reading operation for the data is executed by the destination user after a predetermined elapse of time from storing the data in the storing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Buisiness Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 8169638
    Abstract: In order to share user identification information among a plurality of MFPs without using a server, each of a plurality of MFPs forming an image processing system stores in a HDD registered user information which at least includes the user identification information for identifying a user, requests another MFP to transmit registered user information stored in the HDD provided in that MFP, receives the registered user information transmitted by that MFP according to the request made by a request portion, and stores in the HDD user data that at least includes the received registered user information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 8140639
    Abstract: In order to efficiently store data that is to be transmitted or received, an image-processing system is provided with a plurality of MFPs and has: a designation unit to designate an arbitrary destination user as a receiver of data; a specifying unit to specify an MFP among the plurality of MFPs, the destination user designated by the designation unit belonging to the specified MFP; and a control unit to control switching between a first mode and a second mode in accordance with a predetermined condition, the first mode being for storing the data in a predetermined storing device on the network so as to enable reading of the data by an operation by the destination user designated by the designation unit, the second mode being for, instead of storing the data in the predetermined storing device, transmitting the data to the MFP specified by the specifying unit, the destination user belonging to the specified image-processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 8045196
    Abstract: To allow inputting and outputting of data using any apparatus of a plurality of MFPs, each of the plurality of MFPs includes a HDD to store user data including user identification information for identifying a plurality of users, a job attribute information generating portion to generate job attribute information which associates location information on the network of data inputted in a scanner with one of a plurality of user identification information, a control portion to control so as to store the job attribute information in HDDs of other MFPs connected to the network, a user identification information input portion to accept an input of the user identification information, a job attribute information obtaining portion to obtain from the HDDs of other MFPs connected to the network the job attribute information including the user identification information inputted, and a data obtaining portion to obtain data associated by the job attribute information obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 8045197
    Abstract: The data processing system includes a storage portion to store user data that at least includes user identification information for identifying a user, a destination designation portion to display a user identified by the user identification information stored in the storage portion so as to allow designation of the user as a destination and a data designation portion to designate data to be delivered to the destination designated by the destination designation portion, a processing method designation portion to designate a processing method for processing the data, a user identification information input portion to accept an input of user identification information, a data extracting portion to extract data whose destination is the user specified by the user identification information inputted, and a data processing portion to process the extracted data by a processing method designated by the processing method designation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 8037513
    Abstract: When a new MFP is connected in a state where a plurality of MFPs are connected to a network, each of a plurality of MFPs obtains an IP address of MPF from the new MFP, and if user data including the obtained IP address is stored, then transmits to the new MFP the registered user information associated with the obtained IP address by the user data. On the other hand, if user data including the obtained IP address is not stored in HDD, the new MFP is requested to transmit registered user information. Upon reception of the registered user information, the new MFP displays a confirmation window to ask the user for permission to write that registered user information into HDD. Upon reception of the request, the new MFP transmits registered user information. This facilitates the setting for newly connecting an apparatus to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 7767475
    Abstract: Light emitting device 1 includes an LED chip 10, a mounting substrate 20 carrying the LED chip, a dome-shaped color conversion member 70, and encapsulation member 50. Color conversion member 70 is molded from a transparent resin material and a fluorescent material which is excited by a light emitted from the LED chip to emit a light of a color different from a luminescent color of the LED chip, and is bonded to the mounting substrate to surround LED chip 10. Encapsulation member 50 is made of an encapsulation resin material to encapsulate LED chip 10 and bonding wires 14 within a space confined between mounting board 20 and color conversion member 70. Encapsulation member 50 is of a convex-shape to have its light output surface 50b kept in an intimate contact with an internal surface of color conversion member 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Masui, Youji Urano
  • Patent number: 7709282
    Abstract: A production method for producing a light-emitting device 1 in which a light-emitting layer at least comprised of a n-type substrate bearing layer 3 and a p-type substrate bearing layer 4 is layered on a transparent crystal substrate 2 is provided with a step of forming a transfer layer 5 on at least a part of the transparent crystal substrate 2 or the light-emitting layer 3, 4, which transfer layer 5 is softened or set upon supplying an energy thereto; a step of pressing a mold 6 formed with a minute unevenness structure 61 against the transfer layer 5 to transfer the minute unevenness structure 61 to an outer surface of the transfer layer 5, and a step of forming a minute unevenness structure 21, 34 for preventing multiple reflection based on the minute unevenness structure 51 transferred to the transfer layer 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukshima, Masao Kubo, Akira Inoue, Kenichiro Tanaka, Mikio Masui, Shinji Matsui
  • Patent number: 7693298
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a plurality of MFPs (Multi Function Peripheral) connected to a network, and each of the plurality of MFPs is provided with an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) to store registered user information associating user identification information for identifying a user and personal information related to that user, and when the user identification information is inputted, it determines whether the personal information associated with the user identification information is stored in the HDD or not, and if the personal information is stored, the personal information is read from the HDD, and if the personal information is not stored, it transmits a personal information transmission request including the user identification information to another MFP, and receives the personal information from the MFP that stores the registered user information including the user identification information, and controls a prescribed apparatus operation based on the read or received personal information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 7652781
    Abstract: In order to facilitate the designation of a destination of data while allowing the data to be delivered in a processing method desired by a user at the destination, an MFP includes a registration portion to register for each user a processing method for processing data, a destination designation portion to display a user registered in the registration portion in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, a data designation portion to designate data to be delivered to the destination designated by the destination designation portion, and a data processing portion to process data by the processing method registered in the registration portion for the user if data whose destination is the user registered in the registration portion has been delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Patent number: 7611050
    Abstract: When user identification information is input, if user data including the input user identification information is stored, an MFP serving as an operation terminal requests an MFP serving as a home terminal specified by the apparatus identification information associated with the accepted user identification information by the user data to transmit the registered user information including the input user identification information and stores the registered user information received in response to the transmission request. Therefore, with a user's simple operation of inputting user identification information at an MFP as an operation terminal, the registered user information is transmitted from an MFP as a home terminal storing the registered user information and is then stored in the MFP as an operation terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20090095967
    Abstract: The lighting device (1) includes an LED chip (10), a mounting substrate (20) mounting thereto the LED chip, an encapsulation member (50) made of an encapsulating resin material for encapsulation of the LED chip, and a lens (60) made of a transparent resin material. The lens (60) is provided in its bottom with a recess (40) and is secured to the mounting substrate (20) with the encapsulation member (50) disposed within the recess (40). The encapsulation member (50) is confined within the recess of the lens of the transparent resin material, which minimizes a difference in the coefficient of linear expansion between the encapsulation member and the surroundings for restraining occurrence of voids in the encapsulation member at a low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Mikio Masui, Youji Urano
  • Publication number: 20080258164
    Abstract: Light emitting device 1 includes an LED chip 10, a mounting substrate 20 carrying the LED chip, a dome-shaped color conversion member 70, and encapsulation member 50. Color conversion member 70 is molded from a transparent resin material and a fluorescent material which is excited by a light emitted from the LED chip to emit a light of a color different from a luminescent color of the LED chip, and is bonded to the mounting substrate to surround LED chip 10. Encapsulation member 50 is made of an encapsulation resin material to encapsulate LED chip 10 and bonding wires 14 within a space confined between mounting board 20 and color conversion member 70. Encapsulation member 50 is of a convex-shape to have its light output surface 50b kept in an intimate contact with an internal surface of color conversion member 70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Mikio Masui, Youji Urano
  • Publication number: 20070214508
    Abstract: When a new MFP is connected in a state where a plurality of MFPs are connected to a network, each of a plurality of MFPs obtains an IP address of MPF from the new MFP, and if user data including the obtained IP address is stored, then transmits to the new MFP the registered user information associated with the obtained IP address by the user data. On the other hand, if user data including the obtained IP address is not stored in HDD, the new MFP is requested to transmit registered user information. Upon reception of the registered user information, the new MFP displays a confirmation window to ask the user for permission to write that registered user information into HDD. Upon reception of the request, the new MFP transmits registered user information. This facilitates the setting for newly connecting an apparatus to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20070208827
    Abstract: When user identification information is input, if user data including the input user identification information is stored, an MFP serving as an operation terminal requests an MFP serving as a home terminal specified by the apparatus identification information associated with the accepted user identification information by the user data to transmit the registered user information including the input user identification information and stores the registered user information received in response to the transmission request. Therefore, with a user's simple operation of inputting user identification information at an MFP as an operation terminal, the registered user information is transmitted from an MFP as a home terminal storing the registered user information and is then stored in the MFP as an operation terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20070201082
    Abstract: In order to promote reception of transmitted data, an image-processing apparatus is connected to a plurality of image-processing apparatuses through a network and has a designation unit to receive a designation of an arbitrary destination user as a receiver of data; a storing unit to store the data in a storing device so as to enable reading of the data by an operation by the destination user designated by the designation unit; and a control unit to execute a predetermined action with respect to the destination user designated by the designation unit when no reading operation for the data is executed by the destination user after a predetermined elapse of time from storing the data in the storing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20070201083
    Abstract: In order to efficiently store data that is to be transmitted or received, an image-processing system is provided with a plurality of MFPs and has: a designation unit to designate an arbitrary destination user as a receiver of data; a specifying unit to specify an MFP among the plurality of MFPs, the destination user designated by the designation unit belonging to the specified MFP; and a control unit to control switching between a first mode and a second mode in accordance with a predetermined condition, the first mode being for storing the data in a predetermined storing device on the network so as to enable reading of the data by an operation by the destination user designated by the designation unit, the second mode being for, instead of storing the data in the predetermined storing device, transmitting the data to the MFP specified by the specifying unit, the destination user belonging to the specified image-processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue
  • Publication number: 20070065960
    Abstract: A production method for producing a light-emitting device 1 in which a light-emitting layer at least comprised of a n-type substrate bearing layer 3 and a p-type substrate bearing layer 4 is layered on a transparent crystal substrate 2 is provided with a step of forming a transfer layer 5 on at least a part of the transparent crystal substrate 2 or the light-emitting layer 3, 4, which transfer layer 5 is softened or set upon supplying an energy thereto; a step of pressing a mold 6 formed with a minute unevenness structure 61 against the transfer layer 5 to transfer the minute unevenness structure 61 to an outer surface of the transfer layer 5, and a step of forming a minute unevenness structure 21, 34 for preventing multiple reflection based on the minute unevenness structure 51 transferred to the transfer layer 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukshima, Masao Kubo, Akira Inoue, Kenichiro Tanaka, Mikio Masui, Shinji Matsui
  • Publication number: 20070011198
    Abstract: The data processing system includes a storage portion to store user data that at least includes user identification information for identifying a user, a destination designation portion to display a user identified by the user identification information stored in the storage portion so as to allow designation of the user as a destination and a data designation portion to designate data to be delivered to the destination designated by the destination designation portion, a processing method designation portion to designate a processing method for processing the data, a user identification information input portion to accept an input of user identification information, a data extracting portion to extract data whose destination is the user specified by the user identification information inputted, and a data processing portion to process the extracted data by a processing method designated by the processing method designation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukui, Mikio Masui, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Shuichiro Kaneko, Norihisa Takayama, Yoshikazu Ikenoue