Patents by Inventor Norihiko Nakajima
Norihiko Nakajima 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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Patent number: 11979524Abstract: An image forming device includes: a scanner section; a print section; an operation panel; a communication section configured to communicate with a cloud server; and a controller, wherein the controller transmits document data scanned by using the scanner section to the cloud server and causes the cloud server to store the document data in storage in accordance with an operation performed on the operation panel, and when the document data is specified in accordance with data identifying the document data kept in the storage of the cloud server in accordance with an operation performed on the operation panel, the controller displays a two-dimensional code enabling access to the document data stored in the storage of the cloud server.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norihiko Nakajima
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Patent number: 11755266Abstract: A printing device is provided. The printing device includes: an attachment/detachment unit which an option is attachable to and detachable from; a communication unit notifying an external management device of installation of the option, using encrypted communication; and a management unit managing whether a function using the option is available or not, in response to a permission report that the option is available or a no-permission report that the option is unavailable, from the management device.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norihiko Nakajima
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Publication number: 20230199124Abstract: An image forming device includes: a scanner section; a print section; an operation panel; a communication section configured to communicate with a cloud server; and a controller, wherein the controller transmits document data scanned by using the scanner section to the cloud server and causes the cloud server to store the document data in storage in accordance with an operation performed on the operation panel, and when the document data is specified in accordance with data identifying the document data kept in the storage of the cloud server in accordance with an operation performed on the operation panel, the controller displays a two-dimensional code enabling access to the document data stored in the storage of the cloud server.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventor: Norihiko NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 11523878Abstract: A handpiece-type high-frequency vibration cutting device includes a housing (10); a vibration device (21); a holding member (11); a tool (12); and a controller (20) to control the operations of the vibration device (21). The controller (20) controls the vibration of the tool (12) due to the vibration device (21) such that the vibration is burst oscillation in which vibration and stop of vibration are repeated. The controller (20) also controls the entire burst frequency f1 of the tool (12) to be included in the range of 1 to 8 [Hz], one cycle of the burst frequency f1 including a burst period with the holding member (11) vibrating and a stop period with the tool (12) not vibrating. The controller (20) also controls the vibration frequency f2 of the tool (12) during the burst period such that the vibration frequency f2 is in the range of 20 to 60 [kHz].Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Micron Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mohee Sagae, Satoshi Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Minagawa, Hiroki Suzuki, Norihiko Nakajima
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Publication number: 20220374180Abstract: A printing device is provided. The printing device includes: an attachment/detachment unit which an option is attachable to and detachable from; a communication unit notifying an external management device of installation of the option, using encrypted communication; and a management unit managing whether a function using the option is available or not, in response to a permission report that the option is available or a no-permission report that the option is unavailable, from the management device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventor: Norihiko NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 11334296Abstract: A service providing system includes a service providing server that provides a printer use service, and a terminal device, wherein the terminal device accepts a request by a user for withdrawal from the printer use service, and transmits, to the service providing server, request-for-withdrawal information indicating the accepted request for withdrawal, wherein the service providing server, when receiving the request-for-withdrawal information, determines an alternative fee plan that is different from a selected fee plan that the user has selected based on the form of use by the user of the printer use service, and transmits the alternative fee plan information indicating the determined alternative fee plan to the terminal device, and wherein the terminal device presents to the user the alternative fee plan indicated by the received alternative fee plan information.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Norihiko Nakajima, Diego Albergoni, Mauro Bartoletti, Alberto Raviolo
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Patent number: 11330142Abstract: Provided is a service providing system including: a service providing server providing a printer use service; and a user terminal configured to communicate with the service providing server, in which the user terminal receives an input of a card number recorded in a service card for receiving the printer use service and transmits the received card number to the service providing server, and the service providing server performs authentication processing of the service card based on the card number received from the user terminal and performs printer delivery processing of causing a service printer to be delivered when authentication of the service card in the authentication processing is successful.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Norihiko Nakajima, Diego Albergoni, Mauro Bartoletti, Alberto Raviolo
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Publication number: 20210127030Abstract: Provided is a service providing system including: a service providing server providing a printer use service; and a user terminal configured to communicate with the service providing server, in which the user terminal receives an input of a card number recorded in a service card for receiving the printer use service and transmits the received card number to the service providing server, and the service providing server performs authentication processing of the service card based on the card number received from the user terminal and performs printer delivery processing of causing a service printer to be delivered when authentication of the service card in the authentication processing is successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Norihiko NAKAJIMA, Diego Albergoni, Mauro Bartoletti, Alberto Raviolo
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Publication number: 20210124535Abstract: A service providing system includes a service providing server that provides a printer use service, and a terminal device, wherein the terminal device accepts a request by a user for withdrawal from the printer use service, and transmits, to the service providing server, request-for-withdrawal information indicating the accepted request for withdrawal, wherein the service providing server, when receiving the request-for-withdrawal information, determines an alternative fee plan that is different from a selected fee plan that the user has selected based on the form of use by the user of the printer use service, and transmits the alternative fee plan information indicating the determined alternative fee plan to the terminal device, and wherein the terminal device presents to the user the alternative fee plan indicated by the received alternative fee plan information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Norihiko NAKAJIMA, Diego ALBERGONI, Mauro BARTOLETTI, Alberto RAVIOLO
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Publication number: 20200214795Abstract: A handpiece-type high-frequency vibration cutting device includes a housing (10); a vibration device (21); a holding member (11); a tool (12); and a controller (20) to control the operations of the vibration device (21). The controller (20) controls the vibration of the tool (12) due to the vibration device (21) such that the vibration is burst oscillation in which vibration and stop of vibration are repeated. The controller (20) also controls the entire burst frequency f1 of the tool (12) to be included in the range of 1 to 8 [Hz], one cycle of the burst frequency f1 including a burst period with the holding member (11) vibrating and a stop period with the tool (12) not vibrating. The controller (20) also controls the vibration frequency f2 of the tool (12) during the burst period such that the vibration frequency f2 is in the range of 20 to 60 [kHz].Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Mohee SAGAE, Satoshi KOBAYASHI, Yoshihiro MINAGAWA, Hiroki SUZUKI, Norihiko NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 8724126Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of executing color printing and monochrome printing includes: a mode controller which controls a monochrome printing mode where the monochrome printing is executed, a first mode where reception of a printing job stops when a color image forming medium has run out, and a second mode where procession to the monochrome printing mode is possible; an exclusive controller which receives only one printing job in a first time period; and a print executing unit which execute printing on the basis of the printing job received by the exclusive controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norihiko Nakajima
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Patent number: 8267401Abstract: Provided is a recording apparatus for performing recording on a medium, including: a transporting unit which transports the medium; a recording unit which performs the recording on the transported medium; a control unit which controls the transporting unit and the recording unit; and a detection unit which detects presence or absence of the medium at a predetermined position in a transporting path, wherein, during or after the transporting of the medium, after the detection unit detects medium absence if the detection unit detects medium presence during an interval until the transporting for a regulated distance, which is set as a value of a diameter or more of a hole provided to the medium, is finished, the control unit determines erroneous operation and performs a predetermined process so as to remove the erroneous operation state.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norihiko Nakajima
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Publication number: 20100252986Abstract: Provided is a recording apparatus for performing recording on a medium, including: a transporting unit which transports the medium; a recording unit which performs the recording on the transported medium; a control unit which controls the transporting unit and the recording unit; and a detection unit which detects presence or absence of the medium at a predetermined position in a transporting path, wherein, during or after the transporting of the medium, after the detection unit detects medium absence if the detection unit detects medium presence during an interval until the transporting for a regulated distance, which is set as a value of a diameter or more of a hole provided to the medium, is finished, the control unit determines erroneous operation and performs a predetermined process so as to remove the erroneous operation state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Norihiko NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20100079776Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of executing color printing and monochrome printing includes: a mode controller which controls a monochrome printing mode where the monochrome printing is executed, a first mode where reception of a printing job stops when a color image forming medium has run out, and a second mode where procession to the monochrome printing mode is possible; an exclusive controller which receives only one printing job in a first time period; and a print executing unit which execute printing on the basis of the printing job received by the exclusive controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Norihiko NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20080311827Abstract: A chamfering apparatus for chamfering an outer periphery of a disk-shaped substrate includes a grinding member having a circular hole inside thereof, wherein the hole has a diameter larger than an outer diameter of the substrate. An inner periphery of the grinding member forming the hole is a grinding surface and grinds the outer periphery of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC DEVICE TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yoshihiko Tanaka, Norihiko Nakajima, Shinichiro Nishimaki
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Patent number: 7361419Abstract: A substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a soft magnetic underlayer that functions as a soft magnetic backing layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording medium. The substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic base made of Al—Mg alloy or the like. The soft magnetic underlayer is formed of a Ni—P alloy containing phosphorus in a range of 0.5 wt % to 6 wt % formed by electroless plating on the nonmagnetic base. The substrate can also include a nonmagnetic underlayer formed by electroless plating on the base before electroless plating the soft magnetic underlayer. To form the perpendicular magnetic recording medium, the surface of the soft magnetic is textured using free abrasive grains. Thereafter, a nonmagnetic seed layer, a magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer can be formed by sputtering. A soft magnetic supplemental layer also can be formed on the soft magnetic underlayer before forming the seed layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2004Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Uwazumi, Yasushi Sakai, Mitsuo Masuda, Norihiko Nakajima
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Publication number: 20070195367Abstract: The present invention provides a computer readable medium recording a printer control program for executing in a computer a command generation of generating a command that instructs a printer on operation and a command transmission of converting a command containing a predetermined amount of data into a packet and transmitting the packet command, wherein the computer executes: generating a preprocessing command for actuating a printing mechanism before a coloring agent is attached to a printing medium, and generating a dummy command to be included in a packet so as to obtain the predetermined amount of data, which will be discarded by the printer, and generating one or more packets including the dummy command and the preprocessing command.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Kumagai, Kiyotaka Nishimura, Norihiko Nakajima
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Publication number: 20050238926Abstract: A substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a perpendicular magnetic recording medium using such a substrate are disclosed. The substrate exhibits sufficient productivity and functions as a soft magnetic backing layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording medium based on the substrate, ensuring surface hardness. The substrate comprises a nonmagnetic base plate composed of an aluminum alloy, an adhesion layer formed on the nonmagnetic base plate and composed of a material containing at least nickel, and a soft magnetic underlayer formed on the adhesion layer by means of an electroless plating method. The soft magnetic underlayer contains phosphorus in a range of 3 at % to 20 at %, and at least 25 at % of cobalt in proportion to the number of atoms of cobalt and nickel excluding the phosphorus (Co/(Co+Ni)). Thickness of the adhesion layer is at least 0.1 ?m. Thickness of the soft magnetic underlayer is at least 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., LtdInventors: Hiroyuki Uwazumi, Norihiko Nakajima, Tatsumi Kawata, Kazuhito Higuchi
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Publication number: 20040234819Abstract: A substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a soft magnetic underlayer that functions as a soft magnetic backing layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording medium. The substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic base made of Al—Mg alloy or the like. The soft magnetic underlayer is formed of a Ni—P alloy containing phosphorus in a range of 0.5 wt % to 6 wt % formed by electroless plating on the nonmagnetic base. The substrate can also include a nonmagnetic underlayer formed by electroless plating on the base before electroless plating the soft magnetic underlayer. To form the perpendicular magnetic recording medium, the surface of the soft magnetic is textured using free abrasive grains. Thereafter, a nonmagnetic seed layer, a magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer can be formed by sputtering. A soft magnetic supplemental layer also can be formed on the soft magnetic underlayer before forming the seed layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Hiroyuki Uwazumi, Yasushi Sakai, Mitsuo Masuda, Norihiko Nakajima
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Publication number: 20020015863Abstract: Abrasive grains are removed from a glass substrate for a recording medium by washing with water containing an elevated amount of oxygen atoms. The oxygen atoms may be in the form of monatomic diatomic or triatomic molecules. In one embodiment, the oxygen is formed at the anode of an electrolysis apparatus. A small amount of an electrolyte may be used in the electrolysis apparatus without interfering with the ability to clean the glass substrate without generating latent flaws. The invention also is defined as a substrate cleaned by the disclosed method and a magnetic recording medium made from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Inventors: Norihiko Nakajima, Noboru Kurata, Yoshihumi Ajishi, Miki Shido