Patents by Inventor Nobuaki KANATANI

Nobuaki KANATANI 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).

  • Image forming device and image forming method for printing colored pattern parts on apparel cloth
    Patent number: 11521030
    Abstract: An image forming device comprising a processing section processing a provisionally combined datum into which a part image datum and a pattern datum included in marking data are merged, the part image datum being prepared by arranging picture pattern data into a shape of the picture pattern data for each of parts, the processing section including a margin setting section setting a margin on a periphery of the part and an image processing section arranging an image prepared based on the part image datum in an area of the margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kanatani, Toshihiko Yoshimura
  • IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR IMAGE FORMING
    Publication number: 20210390356
    Abstract: An image forming device comprising a processing section processing a provisionally combined datum into which a part image datum and a pattern datum included in marking data are merged, the part image datum being prepared by arranging picture pattern data into a shape of the picture pattern data for each of parts, the processing section including a margin setting section setting a margin on a periphery of the part and an image processing section arranging an image prepared based on the part image datum in an area of the margin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Nobuaki KANATANI, Toshihiko YOSHIMURA