Patents by Inventor Noriyuki Kimura

Noriyuki Kimura 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: 9824687
    Abstract: [Object] An object is to provide an easy-to-use speech processing system attaining higher accuracy of speech recognition. [Solution] Receiving a speech utterance, the speech processing system performs speech recognition and displays a text of the recognition result. Further, the speech processing system translates the recognition result in accordance with settings to a text of another language and displays and synthesizes speech of the translated result. Further, the speech processing system selects utterance candidates having high possibility to be uttered as the next utterance and having high translation and speech recognitions scores, using outputs of various sensors at the time of utterance, a pre-trained utterance sequence model and translation and speech recognition scores of utterance candidates, and recommends utterance candidates in the form of an utterance candidate recommendation list. A user can think of what to say next using the utterances in utterance candidate recommendation list as hints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Komei Sugiura, Hideo Okuma, Noriyuki Kimura, Yoshinori Shiga, Teruaki Hayashi, Etsuo Mizukami
  • Patent number: 9778596
    Abstract: A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo Takami, Noriyuki Kimura, Eisuke Hori, Hideki Kimura, Kenji Kikuchi, Yuji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9772579
    Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearer disposed facing a latent image bearer in a developing range to transport developer by rotation, a support to support the developer bearer and including a holder mount, a rod-shaped developer regulator disposed facing a surface of the developer bearer across a gap, and a holder secured to the holder mount of the support to hold the rod-shaped developer regulator. The rod-shaped developer regulator extends in an axial direction of the developer bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Oshikawa, Akira Azami, Yoshiko Ogawa, Masaaki Yamada, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Noriyuki Kimura, Yoshiharu Kishi, Yasunobu Shimizu, Junichi Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Yuuji Ishikura, Kei Saito
  • Publication number: 20170263521
    Abstract: A first resin encapsulated body and a second resin encapsulated body are stacked to form a resin-encapsulated semiconductor device. The first resin encapsulated body includes: a first semiconductor element; an external terminal; inner wiring; and a first resin for covering those components, at least a rear surface of the external terminal, a rear surface of the semiconductor element, and a surface of the inner wiring are exposed from the first resin. The second resin encapsulated body includes: a second semiconductor element having an electrode pad formed on a surface thereof; a second resin for covering the second semiconductor element; and a metal body connected to the electrode pad, and is partly exposed from the second resin. The inner wiring and the metal body are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Noriyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9728478
    Abstract: A first resin encapsulated body (25) and a second resin encapsulated body (26) are stacked to form a resin-encapsulated semiconductor device. The first resin encapsulated body (25) includes: a first semiconductor element (2); an external terminal (5); inner wiring (4); and a first resin (6) for covering those components, at least a rear surface of the external terminal (5), a rear surface of the semiconductor element (2), and a surface of the inner wiring (4) are exposed from the first resin (6). The second resin encapsulated body (26) includes: a second semiconductor element (7) having an electrode pad formed on a surface thereof; a second resin (8) for covering the second semiconductor element; and a metal body connected to the electrode pad, and is partly exposed from the second resin. The inner wiring and the metal body are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SII Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Noriyuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 9690232
    Abstract: A toner container that is detachably attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus such that a longitudinal direction of the toner container is parallel to a horizontal direction includes: a cylindrical container body that has an opening on one end thereof in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to convey toner contained therein toward the opening; a cap portion into which the opening of the container body is inserted, and which includes a toner outlet at a bottom portion thereof for discharging toner discharged from the opening of the container body to the outside of the toner container in a vertically downward direction; and a shutter member that is held on the bottom portion of the cap portion, and moves along an outer periphery of the cap portion to thereby open and close the toner outlet, wherein the cap portion is formed by integral molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eisuke Hori, Noriyuki Kimura, Nobuo Takami, Yuji Suzuki, Hideki Kimura, Kenji Kikuchi, Junji Yamabe, Masato Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170148436
    Abstract: [Object] An object is to provide an easy-to-use speech processing system attaining higher accuracy of speech recognition. [Solution] Receiving a speech utterance, the speech processing system performs speech recognition and displays a text 158 of the recognition result. Further, the speech processing system translates the recognition result in accordance with settings to a text 176 of another language and displays and synthesizes speech of the translated result. Further, the speech processing system selects utterance candidates having high possibility to be uttered as the next utterance and having high translation and speech recognitions scores, using outputs of various sensors at the time of utterance, a pre-trained utterance sequence model and translation and speech recognition scores of utterance candidates, and recommends utterance candidates in the form of an utterance candidate recommendation list 192.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Komei SUGIURA, Hideo OKUMA, Noriyuki KIMURA, Yoshinori SHIGA, Teruaki HAYASHI, Etsuo MIZUKAMI
  • Publication number: 20170108795
    Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearer disposed facing a latent image hearer in a developing range to transport developer by rotation, a support to support the developer bearer and including a holder mount, a rod-shaped developer regulator disposed facing a surface of the developer bearer across a gap, and a holder secured to the holder mount of the support to hold the rod-shaped developer regulator. The rod-shaped developer regulator extends in an axial direction of the developer bearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Yuki OSHIKAWA, Akira Azami, Yoshiko Ogawa, Masaaki Yamada, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Noriyuki Kimura, Yoshiharu Kishi, Yasunobu Shimizu, Junichi Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Yuuji Ishikura, Kei Saito
  • Patent number: 9625851
    Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearer disposed facing a latent image bearer in a developing range to transport developer by rotation, a support to support the developer bearer and including a holder mount, a rod-shaped developer regulator disposed facing a surface of the developer bearer across a gap, and a holder secured to the holder mount of the support to hold the rod-shaped developer regulator. The rod-shaped developer regulator extends in an axial direction of the developer bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Oshikawa, Akira Azami, Yoshiko Ogawa, Masaaki Yamada, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Noriyuki Kimura, Yoshiharu Kishi, Yasunobu Shimizu, Junichi Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Yuuji Ishikura, Kei Saito
  • Publication number: 20170097586
    Abstract: A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: NOBUO TAKAMI, Noriyuki Kimura, Eisuke Hori, Hideki Kimura, Kenji Kikuchi, Yuji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170025320
    Abstract: A first resin encapsulated body (25) and a second resin encapsulated body (26) are stacked to form a resin-encapsulated semiconductor device. The first resin encapsulated body (25) includes: a first semiconductor element (2); an external terminal (5); inner wiring (4); and a first resin (6) for covering those components, at least a rear surface of the external terminal (5), a rear surface of the semiconductor element (2), and a surface of the inner wiring (4) are exposed from the first resin (6). The second resin encapsulated body (26) includes: a second semiconductor element (7) having an electrode pad formed on a surface thereof; a second resin (8) for covering the second semiconductor element; and a metal body connected to the electrode pad, and is partly exposed from the second resin. The inner wiring and the metal body are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Noriyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9541862
    Abstract: A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo Takami, Noriyuki Kimura, Eisuke Hori, Hideki Kimura, Kenji Kikuchi, Yuji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9508684
    Abstract: A first resin encapsulated body (25) and a second resin encapsulated body (26) are stacked to form a resin-encapsulated semiconductor device. The first resin encapsulated body (25) includes: a first semiconductor element (2); an external terminal (5); inner wiring (4); and a first resin (6) for covering those components, at least a rear surface of the external terminal (5), a rear surface of the semiconductor element (2), and a surface of the inner wiring (4) are exposed from the first resin (6). The second resin encapsulated body (26) includes: a second semiconductor element (7) having an electrode pad formed on a surface thereof; a second resin (8) for covering the second semiconductor element; and a metal body connected to the electrode pad, and is partly exposed from the second resin. The inner wiring and the metal body are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20160342109
    Abstract: A toner container that is detachably attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus such that a longitudinal direction of the toner container is parallel to a horizontal direction includes: a cylindrical container body that has an opening on one end thereof in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to convey toner contained therein toward the opening; a cap portion into which the opening of the container body is inserted, and which includes a toner outlet at a bottom portion thereof for discharging toner discharged from the opening of the container body to the outside of the toner container in a vertically downward direction; and a shutter member that is held on the bottom portion of the cap portion, and moves along an outer periphery of the cap portion to thereby open and close the toner outlet, wherein the cap portion is formed by integral molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Eisuke HORI, Noriyuki KIMURA, Nobuo TAKAMI, Yuji SUZUKI, Hideki KIMURA, Kenji KIKUCHI, Junji YAMABE, Masato SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9490224
    Abstract: A resin sealed semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element having a plurality of metal plated plastic particle core or metal particle core micro-balls including an internal terminal surface and an external connection electrode. Metal wires electrically connect the semiconductor element to the internal terminal and are bonded to the internal terminal surface by a wire bond connection coupling the metal wire to the metal plating, where the metal wire and the metal plating are different materials. A sealing body seals the semiconductor element, a part of each the plurality of the terminals, and the metal wires, where a back surface of the semiconductor element is exposed by the sealing body, and a part of each the plurality of micro-balls project from a bottom surface of the sealing body to provide the external connection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 9442920
    Abstract: A conventional speech recognition dictionary, translation dictionary and speech synthesis dictionary used in speech translation have inconsistencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakamura, Eiichiro Sumita, Yutaka Ashikari, Noriyuki Kimura, Chiori Hori
  • Publication number: 20160260686
    Abstract: A first resin encapsulated body (25) and a second resin encapsulated body (26) are stacked to form a resin-encapsulated semiconductor device. The first resin encapsulated body (25) includes: a first semiconductor element (2); an external terminal (5); inner wiring (4); and a first resin (6) for covering those components, at least a rear surface of the external terminal (5), a rear surface of the semiconductor element (2), and a surface of the inner wiring (4) are exposed from the first resin (6). The second resin encapsulated body (26) includes: a second semiconductor element (7) having an electrode pad formed on a surface thereof; a second resin (8) for covering the second semiconductor element; and a metal body connected to the electrode pad, and is partly exposed from the second resin. The inner wiring and the metal body are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Noriyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9429874
    Abstract: A toner container that is detachably attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus such that a longitudinal direction of the toner container is parallel to a horizontal direction includes: a cylindrical container body that has an opening on one end thereof in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to convey toner contained therein toward the opening; a cap portion into which the opening of the container body is inserted, and which includes a toner outlet at a bottom portion thereof for discharging toner discharged from the opening of the container body to the outside of the toner container in a vertically downward direction; and a shutter member that is held on the bottom portion of the cap portion, and moves along an outer periphery of the cap portion to thereby open and close the toner outlet, wherein the cap portion is formed by integral molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eisuke Hori, Noriyuki Kimura, Nobuo Takami, Yuji Suzuki, Hideki Kimura, Kenji Kikuchi, Junji Yamabe, Masato Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9431273
    Abstract: A resin-encapsulated semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element mounted on a die pad portion, a plurality of lead portions arranged so that leading end portions thereof are opposed to the die pad portion, and thin metal wires for connecting together electrodes of the semiconductor element and the lead portions. Those members are partially encapsulated by a resin. A bottom surface part of the die pad portion and a lead bottom surface part, an outer surface part, and an upper end part of the lead portion are exposed from the encapsulation resin. After a cutout part devoid of the encapsulation resin is formed above a lead upper end part, a plating layer is formed on the lead bottom surface part and the lead upper end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20160238966
    Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearer disposed facing a latent image bearer in a developing range to transport developer by rotation, a support to support the developer bearer and including a holder mount, a rod-shaped developer regulator disposed facing a surface of the developer bearer across a gap, and a holder secured to the holder mount of the support to hold the rod-shaped developer regulator. The rod-shaped developer regulator extends in an axial direction of the developer bearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yuki OSHIKAWA, Akira AZAMI, Yoshiko OGAWA, Masaaki YAMADA, Yoshihiro FUJIWARA, Noriyuki KIMURA, Yoshiharu KISHI, Yasunobu SHIMIZU, Junichi MATSUMOTO, Yoshiyuki FUKUDA, Yuuji ISHIKURA, Kei SAITO