Patents by Inventor Naoki Kayahara

Naoki Kayahara 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: 11970016
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport unit that transports clothing fabric at which a pattern is formed, an imaging unit that images the clothing fabric transported by the transport unit, a printing unit that performs printing on the clothing fabric transported by the transport unit, and a control unit, the control unit registers first image data representing the pattern in a predetermined storage unit, extracts, based on a comparison between the first image data and second image data, a pattern region corresponding to the pattern in the second image data, the second image data is generated by imaging of the clothing fabric by imaging unit, corrects third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern to match the shape of the pattern region, and causes the printing unit to perform the printing of the corrected third image data on the clothing fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kayahara
  • Patent number: 11951756
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a pattern correction unit configured to change a mutual positional relationship among a plurality of divided pieces of first image data obtained by dividing first image data representing a first pattern formed in a fabric to generate corrected first image data having a center made up of four corners of the first image data, a pattern extracting unit configured to compare the corrected first image data with second image data generated by imaging the fabric to extract a pattern region corresponding to a second pattern represented by the corrected first image data from the second image data, a printing image generation unit configured to arrange third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the first pattern so as to match a region having centers of the pattern regions as four corners to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kayahara
  • Publication number: 20240070822
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a blurring processing unit configured to generate a blurred image by applying a two-dimensional Gaussian filter having a filter size of S1×S2 to an input image, and a resolution conversion unit configured to generate, from the blurred image, a converted image of which a resolution is converted at a first conversion magnification R1 and a second conversion magnification R2. When the blurring processing unit sets a relation of S1>S2, a relation of R2>R1 is established, and when the blurring processing unit sets a relation of S2>S1, a relation of R1>R2 is established. Here, standard deviations of the Gaussian filter are set to be standard deviations ?1 and ?2, respectively. The blurring processing unit applies the Gaussian filter having a filter coefficient of ?2=?1 to the input image when S2 is different from S1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshio OKUMURA, Naoki KAYAHARA, Tsubasa NAKATSUKA, Yuto TENGUISHI
  • Publication number: 20240064259
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a datum point determination unit configured to determine coordinates of a datum point for determining pixel values of second pixels included in a converted image including a plurality of second pixels in a coordinate plane of an input image including a plurality of first pixels, and an interpolation unit configured to determine pixel values of the second pixels based on a plurality of reference pixels. The datum point determination unit sets coordinates in the first direction of the first pixels among the plurality of first pixels as first direction end portion coordinates, and determines coordinates in the first direction of the datum point of the second pixels among the plurality of second pixels to be coordinates shifted to further inside of the input image than the first direction end portion coordinates by a distance longer than 0 and shorter than one pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshio OKUMURA, Naoki KAYAHARA, Tsubasa NAKATSUKA, Yuto TENGUISHI
  • Patent number: 11718105
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a pattern extracting unit for, based on a comparison between first image data representing a pattern and second image data generated by imaging a fabric transported, extracting a pattern region from the second image data, a printing image generation unit for arranging third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern so that the third image data matches the pattern region to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit for causing a printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kayahara
  • Patent number: 11697290
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a control unit configured to execute image processing including a division and a combination of image data, and a printing unit configured to perform printing on a printing medium based on image data after the image processing, wherein the control unit acquires image data as a target of the n-th image processing, generates an upper image whose lower side is horizontal, and a lower image whose upper side is horizontal by dividing the image data by a horizontal line, generates combined image data whose upper side and lower side are horizontal by combining a lower image whose upper side is horizontal and that is generated by the division in the image processing at the (n?1)-th time, on the upper side of the upper image, and causes the printing unit to execute printing based on the combined image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kayahara
  • Patent number: 11590770
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a pattern extracting unit for, based on a comparison between first image data representing a pattern and second image data generated by imaging a fabric transported, extracting a pattern region from the second image data, a printing image generation unit for arranging third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern in accordance with a positional relationship between the pattern regions to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit for causing a printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kayahara
  • Patent number: 11514279
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a pattern extracting unit for, based on a comparison between first image data representing a pattern and second image data generated by imaging a fabric transported, extracting a pattern region from the second image data, a printing image generation unit for arranging third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern so that the third image data matches the pattern region to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit for causing a printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kayahara
  • Publication number: 20220172011
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a pattern extracting unit for, based on a comparison between first image data representing a pattern and second image data generated by imaging a fabric transported, extracting a pattern region from the second image data, a printing image generation unit for arranging third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern so that the third image data matches the pattern region to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit for causing a printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Naoki KAYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220169040
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a pattern extracting unit for, based on a comparison between first image data representing a pattern and second image data generated by imaging a fabric transported, extracting a pattern region from the second image data, a printing image generation unit for arranging third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern in accordance with a positional relationship between the pattern regions to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit for causing a printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Naoki KAYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220169042
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a pattern extracting unit for, based on a comparison between first image data representing a pattern and second image data generated by imaging a fabric transported, extracting a pattern region from the second image data, a printing image generation unit for arranging third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern so that the third image data matches the pattern region to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit for causing a printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Naoki KAYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220169041
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a pattern correction unit configured to change a mutual positional relationship among a plurality of divided pieces of first image data obtained by dividing first image data representing a first pattern formed in a fabric to generate corrected first image data having a center made up of four corners of the first image data, a pattern extracting unit configured to compare the corrected first image data with second image data generated by imaging the fabric to extract a pattern region corresponding to a second pattern represented by the corrected first image data from the second image data, a printing image generation unit configured to arrange third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the first pattern so as to match a region having centers of the pattern regions as four corners to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Naoki KAYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210162775
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport unit that transports clothing fabric at which a pattern is formed, an imaging unit that images the clothing fabric transported by the transport unit, a printing unit that performs printing on the clothing fabric transported by the transport unit, and a control unit, the control unit registers first image data representing the pattern in a predetermined storage unit, extracts, based on a comparison between the first image data and second image data, a pattern region corresponding to the pattern in the second image data, the second image data is generated by imaging of the clothing fabric by imaging unit, corrects third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern to match the shape of the pattern region, and causes the printing unit to perform the printing of the corrected third image data on the clothing fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Naoki KAYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210162776
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a control unit configured to execute image processing including a division and a combination of image data, and a printing unit configured to perform printing on a printing medium based on image data after the image processing, wherein the control unit acquires image data as a target of the n-th image processing, generates an upper image whose lower side is horizontal, and a lower image whose upper side is horizontal by dividing the image data by a horizontal line, generates combined image data whose upper side and lower side are horizontal by combining a lower image whose upper side is horizontal and that is generated by the division in the image processing at the (n?1)-th time, on the upper side of the upper image, and causes the printing unit to execute printing based on the combined image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Naoki KAYAHARA
  • Patent number: 10913268
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a chip including a nozzle, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to perform printing on a medium by applying to the chip a predetermined voltage using a first driving waveform for discharging a small dot, judge, based on a density and a target density of the dot printed on the medium, whether the target density is attainable by a voltage change within an adjustable voltage range, and determine, in a case where the target density is not attained even when a voltage of an upper limit value of the adjustable voltage range is applied using the first driving waveform, an actual voltage to be used during final printing, with the driving waveform being changed over to a second driving waveform for discharging a large dot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kayahara
  • Publication number: 20190366711
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a chip including a nozzle, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to perform printing on a medium by applying to the chip a predetermined voltage using a first driving waveform for discharging a small dot, judge, based on a density and a target density of the dot printed on the medium, whether the target density is attainable by a voltage change within an adjustable voltage range, and determine, in a case where the target density is not attained even when a voltage of an upper limit value of the adjustable voltage range is applied using the first driving waveform, an actual voltage to be used during final printing, with the driving waveform being changed over to a second driving waveform for discharging a large dot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Naoki KAYAHARA
  • Patent number: 10369784
    Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including a print head that has a color nozzle row for applying ink to a roll paper and a working liquid nozzle row, a main scanning unit that relatively moves the print head with respect to the roll paper in the main scanning direction (X-axis direction), a sub-scanning unit that relatively moves the roll paper in the sub-scanning direction (Y-axis direction) intersecting the main scanning direction (X-axis direction) with respect to the print head, and a control device that controls a relative position between a use area of the nozzle included in the color nozzle row in the sub-scanning direction (Y-axis direction) and a use area of the nozzle included in a working liquid nozzle row, based on the attribute information of the roll paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Kayahara, Tatsuya Nakano, Eishin Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10160197
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a liquid ejecting section that is capable of ejecting a reactant liquid and an ink, and a control section that controls operation of the liquid ejecting section. The control section sets an ejection duty of the reactant liquid according to an ejection duty of the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Kamibayashi, Masako Fukuda, Hironori Sato, Naoki Kayahara
  • Publication number: 20180304625
    Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including a print head that has a color nozzle row for applying ink to a roll paper and a working liquid nozzle row, a main scanning unit that relatively moves the print head with respect to the roll paper in the main scanning direction (X-axis direction), a sub-scanning unit that relatively moves the roll paper in the sub-scanning direction (Y-axis direction) intersecting the main scanning direction (X-axis direction) with respect to the print head, and a control device that controls a relative position between a use area of the nozzle included in the color nozzle row in the sub-scanning direction (Y-axis direction) and a use area of the nozzle included in a working liquid nozzle row, based on the attribute information of the roll paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Naoki KAYAHARA, Tatsuya NAKANO, Eishin YOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9956790
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a forming section which forms an image on a medium, a transport section which transports the medium in a first direction, and a heating section which heats a transport path on which the medium is transported, in which the forming section includes a first forming section which forms a pre-treatment liquid layer that includes a thermosetting resin on the medium, a liquid ejecting head which forms an image layer on the medium by ejecting liquid, and a second forming section which forms a post-treatment liquid layer that includes a thermosetting resin and is different from the pre-treatment liquid layer on the medium, and B<A and B<C in a case where content of the thermosetting resin in the pre-treatment liquid is A, content of the thermosetting resin in the liquid is B, and content of the thermosetting resin in the post-treatment liquid is C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinobu Yamazaki, Takayoshi Kagata, Naoki Kayahara, Masashi Kamibayashi, Yohei Shibata, Kazunari Tsukada