Patents by Inventor Nobuko Yoshidomi

Nobuko Yoshidomi 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: 5974160
    Abstract: An outer surface of an object 23 is irradiated with visible light from a light source 21, and the reflected light is acquired by a TV camera 24. A two-dimensional image with gradation is Fourier transformed by an image analyzer 20. The brightness and darkness of the image are bipolarized using an emphasis coefficient in a predetermined wavelength range in the process of Fourier transform. The bright regions and dark regions forming closed regions are calculated separately as regions representing gloss irregularity or printing unevenness, thereby outputting a statistical parameter of the areas as a measured result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoyuki Shiratori, Hidekazu Ishimura, Nobuko Yoshidomi