Patents by Inventor Naoki Kurosawa
Naoki Kurosawa 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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Publication number: 20200130378Abstract: A recording apparatus according to an embodiment may include: a control unit that controls a medium conveyance unit to unwind the wound medium and convey the medium, a recording unit to record an image of recording agent on the medium, and a drying unit to dry the image of the recording agent in a first drying zone and a second drying zone downstream from the first drying zone. Upon causing the recording unit to record a second image after having caused the recording unit to record a first image, the control unit causes the drying unit to dry the recording agent of the first image in the first drying zone, and convey the medium in a direction opposite to the conveyance direction to a predetermined position downstream from the recording unit, and thereafter causes the recording unit to apply the recording agent of the second image to the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Naoki KUROSAWA
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Patent number: 9597905Abstract: An inkjet printer includes: a head for ejecting ink to a recording medium; a platen for supporting the recording medium; a conveying unit for conveying the recording medium in a conveying direction; a carriage on which the head is mounted, the carriage moving in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction; a plate disposed on a side of the carriage and spaced from the platen, the plate deforming due to contact with the recording medium; a sensor fixed to the plate and configured to output a signal in response to deformation of the plate; a position sensor for detecting a position of the carriage; and a controller that, upon detecting contact of the recording medium with the plate based on the signal while the carriage is moving, controls operation of the carriage and head based on a moving direction of the carriage and the position detected by the position sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Oki Data Infotech CorporationInventor: Naoki Kurosawa
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Patent number: 9574580Abstract: To provide an oscillating actuator which is capable of easily changing an oscillation start position of a shaft. An oscillating actuator includes an actuator main body 2 having a shaft 4 which is configured to oscillate about an axis L in a predetermined range of angle by means of a compressed air, and a fixing plate 3 for fixing the actuator main body 2 to a load device 30, wherein the actuator main body 2 and the fixing plate 3 are connected together by a connection mechanism 5 so as to be displaceable relative to each other in the rotation direction of the shaft 4 so that an oscillation start position A of the shaft 4 is changed by displacement of the actuator main body 2 and the fixing plate 3 relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Kurosawa, Shintaro Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20160368292Abstract: An inkjet printer includes: a head for ejecting ink to a recording medium; a platen for supporting the recording medium; a conveying unit for conveying the recording medium in a conveying direction; a carriage on which the head is mounted, the carriage moving in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction; a plate disposed on a side of the carriage and spaced from the platen, the plate deforming due to contact with the recording medium; a sensor fixed to the plate and configured to output a signal in response to deformation of the plate; a position sensor for detecting a position of the carriage; and a controller that, upon detecting contact of the recording medium with the plate based on the signal while the carriage is moving, controls operation of the carriage and head based on a moving direction of the carriage and the position detected by the position sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventor: Naoki KUROSAWA
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Publication number: 20140208936Abstract: To provide an oscillating actuator which is capable of easily changing an oscillation start position of a shaft. An oscillating actuator includes an actuator main body 2 having a shaft 4 which is configured to oscillate about an axis L in a predetermined range of angle by means of a compressed air, and a fixing plate 3 for fixing the actuator main body 2 to a load device 30, wherein the actuator main body 2 and the fixing plate 3 are connected together by a connection mechanism 5 so as to be displaceable relative to each other in the rotation direction of the shaft 4 so that an oscillation start position A of the shaft 4 is changed by displacement of the actuator main body 2 and the fixing plate 3 relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki KUROSAWA, Shintaro ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 8428148Abstract: A video and audio bit rate control system which controls a bit rate of a video signal and an audio signal input from a plurality of information sources is provided. The system includes a plurality of encoders for encoding the video signal and the audio signal, an encoder controller for controlling an audio bit rate used in each of encoders, and a statistical multiplex controller for controlling a video bit rate used in each of encoders. The encoder outputs a degree of difficulty in encoding the video signal based on an amount of the video signals. The encoder controller outputs a differential bit rate between a reserved audio bit rate and a total audio bit rate currently used when the total audio bit rate currently used is lower than the reserved audio bit rate. The statistical multiplex controller calculates the video bit rate for assigning to each of encoder based on the differential bit rate, an originally assigned video bit rate and the degree of difficulty in encoding.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Naoki Kurosawa
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Publication number: 20080187054Abstract: A video and audio bit rate control system which controls a bit rate of a video signal and an audio signal input from a plurality of information sources is provided. The system includes a plurality of encoders for encoding the video signal and the audio signal, an encoder controller for controlling an audio bit rate used in each of encoders, and a statistical multiplex controller for controlling a video bit rate used in each of encoders. The encoder outputs a degree of difficulty in encoding the video signal based on an amount of the video signals. The encoder controller outputs a differential bit rate between a reserved audio bit rate and a total audio bit rate currently used when the total audio bit rate currently used is lower than the reserved audio bit rate. The statistical multiplex controller calculates the video bit rate for assigning to each of encoder based on the differential bit rate, an originally assigned video bit rate and the degree of difficulty in encoding.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2008Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventor: NAOKI KUROSAWA
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Patent number: D638454Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: SMC CorporationInventors: Nobutaka Torii, Naoki Kurosawa
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Patent number: D639321Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: SMC CorporationInventors: Nobutaka Torii, Naoki Kurosawa
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Patent number: D819101Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Shintaro Ishikawa, Naoki Kurosawa, Mitsunori Magaribuchi
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Patent number: D819710Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Shintaro Ishikawa, Naoki Kurosawa, Mitsunori Magaribuchi
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Patent number: D821472Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Shintaro Ishikawa, Naoki Kurosawa, Mitsunori Magaribuchi