Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Horii

Nobuyuki Horii 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).

  • Publication number: 20220412366
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compressor system including a plurality of compressor trains each including a gas turbine and a compression part including a compressor driven by the gas turbine, and a fluid feeding part for distributing a fluid fed from one fluid source to each of the compressors in the plurality of compressor trains. The gas turbine includes a gas turbine compressor for compressing air, a combustor for generating a combustion gas, a high-pressure turbine including a high-pressure turbine rotor mechanically coupled to a compressor rotor, and a low-pressure turbine including a low-pressure turbine rotor disposed away from the high-pressure turbine rotor. The plurality of compressor trains can be operated in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keizo Yoneda, Takeshi Hataya, Nobuyuki Horii
  • Patent number: 9090108
    Abstract: A tape placement apparatus has a roll placement section in which a roll portion Ra of a tape roll is placed in a width direction, a feeding path on which a pulled-out portion Rb of the tape roll is set in the width direction and a set position regulation section that is provided in an outer surface side path formation section forming the feeding path and positionally regulates a width end at an upstream side in a set direction of the pulled-out portion set on the feeding path in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakajima, Akihiro Shintani, Nobuyuki Horii
  • Patent number: 8599427
    Abstract: A label design producing apparatus of the present invention comprises a first memory unit in which a plurality of designs are stored, a second memory unit in which label combination information expressing each design by combination of a plurality of rectangular labels is stored, a selecting unit for selecting a design to be employed from designs stored in the first memory unit, a reading-out unit for reading out the label combination information corresponding to the design selected by the selecting unit from the second memory unit, and an output unit for outputting labels constituting the design according to the label combination information read out by the reading-out unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Mikihiro Kajihara
  • Publication number: 20130259557
    Abstract: A tape placement apparatus has a roll placement section in which a roll portion Ra of a tape roll is placed in a width direction, a feeding path on which a pulled-out portion Rb of the tape roll is set in the width direction and a set position regulation section that is provided in an outer surface side path formation section forming the feeding path and positionally regulates a width end at an upstream side in a set direction of the pulled-out portion set on the feeding path in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakajima, Akihiro Shintani, Nobuyuki Horii
  • Publication number: 20100249966
    Abstract: A label design producing apparatus of the present invention comprises a first memory unit in which a plurality of designs are stored, a second memory unit in which label combination information expressing each design by combination of a plurality of rectangular labels is stored, a selecting unit for selecting a design to be employed from designs stored in the first memory unit, a reading-out unit for reading out the label combination information corresponding to the design selected by the selecting unit from the second memory unit, and an output unit for outputting labels constituting the design according to the label combination information read out by the reading-out unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki HORII, Mikihiro Kajihara
  • Patent number: 7532351
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus, method, and program for producing small prints, in which function of using an input character string for transfer at different timing is further strengthened to improve usability of the user. In the invention, already produced input data includes information on the input character string already transferred to a print medium. Pieces of already produced input data are stored so that the number of pieces of already produced input data is not more than the upper limit number. In a series of processes starting from a direction for producing the print medium, the storage of the already produced input data is performed in the case of the first transfer for the input character string which is currently transferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignees: King Jim Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Takuya Suetani, Shinji Ishizuka, Hiroshi Ono, Seiji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20080289768
    Abstract: A label design producing apparatus of the present invention comprises a first memory unit in which a plurality of designs are stored, a second memory unit in which label combination information expressing each design by combination of a plurality of rectangular labels is stored, a selecting unit for selecting a design to be employed from designs stored in the first memory unit, a reading-out unit for reading out the label combination information corresponding to the design selected by the selecting unit from the second memory unit, and an output unit for outputting labels constituting the design according to the label combination information read out by the reading-out unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Mikihiro Kajihara
  • Publication number: 20080014001
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus of the invention includes a character size type storage unit which stores a plurality of types of character sizes; a printable area information storage unit which stores printable area information in a width direction of tape in which a character string is printed; a character size determination unit which determines the character size of each line of an input character string from the character size types based on the number of lines of the input character string and the printable area information of the tape; a character size change instruction operating unit which captures a change instruction of a user for the character size of a line which is specified by the user in the character size of each line determined by the character size determination unit; a character size change process unit which changes the character size of the specified line to a different size in the character size types when the character size change instruction operating unit captures the change instruction of
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: KING JIM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Horii
  • Patent number: 7278797
    Abstract: A label to be attached to a linear or bar-shaped object is created by printing on a translucent printing tape and cutting off a printed tape part in a width direction of the printing tape. For creating the label, the printed tape part is divided parallel to its longitudinal direction and a print region where printing is performed is set. Printing is performed in the print region and the printed tape part is cut off. This region setting is performed in such a manner that the print region is overlaid with a non-print region, i.e., a non-print part in attaching the label around the object from an edge portion of the printed tape part in its width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Akaiwa, Nobuyuki Horii
  • Patent number: 7195409
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and program produce small print including character string information in a plurality of languages together with a logo. A language converting function converts an input character string into another language. A multi-language printing function converts the input character string into a specified number and types of languages. A layout function allows specifying one piece of information of the logo, specifying one record, specifying one type of character string information and printing the specified layout as the small print inclusive of the logo and character string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Ko Kojima, Takanobu Kameda, Yoichi Hine, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Sumio Honda, Toshinori Nojima, Aiko Tanaka, Takashi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7040083
    Abstract: A gas turbine comprises a compressor for compressing a gas supplied therein and discharging the compressed gas, a combustor in which the discharged gas from the compressor and a fuel are combusted, a turbine to be driven by a combustion gas from the combustor, and a water injection unit which injects water into the gas to be supplied to the compressor, thereby lowering the temperature of the gas to be introduced into the compressor to a temperature lower than the atmospheric temperature, and causing water droplets having been injected in the gas and within the compressor to be vaporized while flowing down therein, wherein the quantity of water spray injection is controlled while monitoring operational conditions of the gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Isao Takehara, Hidetaro Murata, Motoaki Utamura, Takaaki Kuwahara, Tetsuo Sasada, Fumiyuki Hirose, Yasuhiro Katoh
  • Patent number: 7033092
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a program are provided, each of which is intended to produce small prints. A variety of graphics are useful as framing elements for outer framing and tabulation with no need for increasing the volume of information to be prestored. One optional character, e.g., a pictogram, can be designated as a front ruling element and/or a rear ruling element for outer framing and tabulation. The optional character is chosen from among characters capable of input as character elements in lines of input characters. Upon execution of a print command, dot development is performed with respect to the front ruling portion and/or the rear ruling portion by utilizing fonts as character elements. Line types for upper ruling and lower ruling can also be designated, thereby effecting dot development depending upon the designated types of lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Shinji Ishizuka, Yasuhide Anbiru, Hiroshi Ono, Takayuki Uehara, Mikihiro Kajihara, Seiji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050226670
    Abstract: A label to be attached to a linear or bar-shaped object is created by printing on a translucent printing tape and cutting off a printed tape part in a width direction of the printing tape. For creating the label, the printed tape part is divided parallel to its longitudinal direction and a print region where printing is performed is set. Printing is performed in the print region and the printed tape part is cut off. This region setting is performed in such a manner that the print region is overlaid with a non-print region, i.e., a non-print part in attaching the label around the object from an edge portion of the printed tape part in its width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Masao Akaiwa, Nobuyuki Horii
  • Publication number: 20050221260
    Abstract: For enabling many peoples to make an input operation, for producing and recognizing the braille characters and/or normal characters, easily, thereby contributing of spreading the braille labels, widely, on which the braille characters are described, not only forming convex portions on a braille label, corresponding to the contents of braille characters, which are taken into, but also printing out the print character lines thereon, which are taken into. Herein, a user can made selection of a layout for the braille character line and the print character lines, arbitrarily. If there is coincidence between the contents of braille characters and the print character lines, a person other than the visually handicapped person can also recognize the contents of braille characters. Further, an input operation can easily be made by converting the print character lines that are inputted into the contents of braille characters, corresponding thereto, automatically, to be inputted in the condition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Junichi Kikuchi, Kenichi Tanabe, Nobuyuki Horii, Takashi Tateishi, Toshinori Nojima, Aiko Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050134882
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus, method, and program for producing small prints, in which function of using an input character string for transfer at different timing is further strengthened to improve usability of the user. In the invention, already produced input data includes information on the input character string already transferred to a print medium. Pieces of already produced input data are stored so that the number of pieces of already produced input data is not more than the upper limit number. In a series of processes starting from a direction for producing the print medium, the storage of the already produced input data is performed in the case of the first transfer for the input character string which is currently transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Takuya Suetani, Shinji Ishizuka, Hiroshi Ono, Seiji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050086580
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a program are provided, each of which is intended to produce small prints. A variety of graphics are useful as framing elements for outer framing and tabulation with no need for increasing the volume of information to be prestored. One optional character, e.g., a pictogram, can be designated as a front ruling element and/or a rear ruling element for outer framing and tabulation. The optional character is chosen from among characters capable of input as character elements in lines of input characters. Upon execution of a print command, dot development is performed with respect to the front ruling portion and/or the rear ruling portion by utilizing fonts as character elements. Line types for upper ruling and lower ruling can also be designated, thereby effecting dot development depending upon the designated types of lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Shinji Ishizuka, Yasuhide Anbiru, Hiroshi Ono, Takayuki Uehara, Mikihiro Kajihara, Seiji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050058485
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and program for producing being able to produce a small print having print contents including character string information of a plurality of types of languages or the logo such as the public mark added to the print contents are provided. The invention has a language converting function in which an input character string is converted into another language and the character string of a printing subject includes the converted character string but does not include the input character string. The invention also has a multi-language printing function in which the input character string is converted into the character string of another language in accordance with specified contents of the number of languages and the type of language and the character string or input character string converted into the character string of another language in accordance with the specified contents of the number of languages and the type of language is included in the character string of the printing subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Ko Kojima, Takanobu Kameda, Yoichi Hine, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Sumio Honda, Toshinori Nojima, Aiko Tanaka, Takashi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20040255596
    Abstract: A gas turbine comprises a compressor for compressing a gas supplied therein and discharging the compressed gas, a combustor in which the discharged gas from the compressor and a fuel are combusted, a turbine to be driven by a combustion gas from the combustor, and a water injection unit which injects water into the gas to be supplied to the compressor, thereby lowering the temperature of the gas to be introduced into the compressor to a temperature lower than the atmospheric temperature, and causing water droplets having been injected in the gas and within the compressor to be vaporized while flowing down therein, wherein the quantity of water spray injection is controlled while monitoring operational conditions of the gas turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Isao Takehara, Hidetaro Murata, Motoaki Utamura, Takaaki Kuwahara, Tetsuo Sasada, Fumiyuki Hirose, Yasuhiro Katoh
  • Patent number: RE38831
    Abstract: A gas turbine comprises a compressor for compressing a gas supplied therein and discharging the compressed gas, a combustor in which the discharged gas from the compressor and a fuel are combusted, a turbine to be driven by a combustion gas from the combustor, and a water injection unit which injects water into the gas to be supplied to the compressor, thereby lowering the temperature of the gas to be introduced into the compressor to a temperature lower than the atmospheric temperature, and causing water droplets having been injected in the gas and within the compressor to be vaporized while flowing down therein, wherein the quantity of water spray injection is controlled while monitoring operational conditions of the gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Isao Takehara, Hidetaro Murata, Motoaki Utamura, Takaaki Kuwahara, Tetsuo Sasada, Fumiyuki Hirose, Yasuhiro Katoh
  • Patent number: RE39092
    Abstract: A gas turbine comprises a compressor for compressing a gas supplied therein and discharging the compressed gas, a combustor in which the discharged gas from the compressor and a fuel are combusted, a turbine to be driven by a combustion gas from the combustor, and a water injection unit which injects water into the gas to be supplied to the compressor, thereby lowering the temperature of the gas to be introduced into the compressor to a temperature lower than the atmospheric temperature, and causing water droplets having been injected in the gas and within the compressor to be vaporized while flowing down therein, wherein the quantity of water spray injection is controlled while monitoring operational conditions of the gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Isao Takehara, Hidetaro Murata, Motoaki Utamura, Takaaki Kuwahara, Tetsuo Sasada, Fumiyuki Hirose, Yasuhiro Katoh