Patents by Inventor Osamu Akiyama
Osamu Akiyama 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: 9582743Abstract: An image content display system includes: a display device; a display controller that displays image content on the display device while switching a plurality of sets of image content; and an image forming apparatus that prints image information associated with image content displayed on the display device, wherein the display controller includes a first acquiring unit that acquires image content of a first content group, a second acquiring unit that acquires image content of a second content group, a determining unit that determines whether or not the image forming apparatus is in a printing enabled state, and a display control unit that displays the image content of the first content group, and switches image content to be displayed on the display device from the image content of the first content group to the image content of the second content group.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Osamu Akiyama, Shiro Umeda, Michio Takahashi
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Patent number: 9417296Abstract: For each of electric current path units each including series-connected resistor elements, one end is electrically connected with power supply terminal Vcc, the other end is electrically connected with ground terminal GND, and connection portion between the resistor elements is electrically connected with output terminals Vo1-Vo4. Resistor element constituting each of the electric current path units is a magnetoresistance effect element formed of magnetoresistance effect film, the power supply terminal and ground terminal are each shared among all the electric current path units. All the electric current path units are formed to contact one surface of insulating film; and with use of conductive film disposed to contact the other surface of the insulating film, power supply connection wiring for sharing the power supply terminal and ground connection wiring for sharing the ground terminal are formed.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Osamu Akiyama
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Patent number: 9352593Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a housing; a display whose display surface is provided on a front-surface side of the housing; an image forming unit provided in the housing and configured to form an image on a recording sheet; and an ejector configured to eject the recording sheet with the image formed thereon from inside to outside of the housing in a direction approaching the display surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Masaki Hata, Kiyomitsu Koyama, Osamu Akiyama, Hiroshi Mizuno, Yasuaki Tomoda, Naoki Nonoyama
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Publication number: 20150347875Abstract: An image content display system includes: a display device; a display controller that displays image content on the display device while switching a plurality of sets of image content; and an image forming apparatus that prints image information associated with image content displayed on the display device, wherein the display controller includes a first acquiring unit that acquires image content of a first content group, a second acquiring unit that acquires image content of a second content group, a determining unit that determines whether or not the image forming apparatus is in a printing enabled state, and a display control unit that displays the image content of the first content group, and switches image content to be displayed on the display device from the image content of the first content group to the image content of the second content group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Osamu AKIYAMA, Shiro UMEDA, Michio TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20140169822Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a housing; a display whose display surface is provided on a front-surface side of the housing; an image forming unit provided in the housing and configured to form an image on a recording sheet; and an ejector configured to eject the recording sheet with the image formed thereon from inside to outside of the housing in a direction approaching the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Masaki Hata, Kiyomitsu Koyama, Osamu Akiyama, Hiroshi Mizuno, Yasuaki Tomoda, Naoki Nonoyama
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Publication number: 20140169841Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: an imaging unit including imaging subunits that are arranged in a vertical direction, each of the imaging subunits forming a toner image of a different color; an intermediate transfer belt having a running surface that runs vertically along the imaging subunits, and on which the toner images are primary-transferred and superposed; a secondary transfer unit secondary-transferring the toner images on the intermediate transfer belt to the recording sheet; and an ejection unit having an outlet and a conveyance path extending vertically, the ejection unit conveying, to the outlet via the conveyance path, the recording sheet on which the toner images have been secondary-transferred, wherein when viewed from a front of the image forming apparatus, the imaging unit is arranged behind the intermediate transfer belt, and the conveyance path is arranged in front of the intermediate transfer belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroshi MIZUNO, Osamu Akiyama, Yasuaki Tomoda, Naoki Nonoyama, Kiyomitsu Koyama, Masaki Hata, Shiro Umeda, Koji Soda
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Patent number: 8660458Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first air flow duct for guiding air including flying toner particles created in the image forming apparatus, a second air flow duct having a fan for exhausting cleaned air to an exterior of the image forming apparatus, and a toner particle collecting unit arranged between the first air flow duct and the second air flow duct. The toner particle collecting unit includes a cyclone separator including a cyclone main body, an air flow inlet, and an outlet tube. The cyclone separator centrifuges the toner particles from the air including toner particles and exhausts the cleaned air through the outlet tube. The apparatus further includes a toner particle collection box, mounted under the cyclone separator, and an air channel section for guiding the cleaned air from the outlet tube to the second air flow duct. The toner particle collecting unit is detachable.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Osamu Akiyama
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Patent number: 8384902Abstract: A gas flow cell for an optical gas-analysis system, including a cylindrical cell body; and a single sample-gas introduction port configured to introduce sample-gas. The single sample-gas introduction port is provided at a location at a substantial center of the cell body with respect to a long axis direction of the cell body, and the single sample-gas introduction port is aligned along a direction orthogonal to the long axis direction so that the cylindrical cell body and the single sample-gas introduction port together form a shape of a character T.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignees: Shimadzu Corporation, Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Osamu Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Moriya, Jun Yamawaku
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Patent number: 8253930Abstract: This absorption spectrometric apparatus for semiconductor production process includes a flow passageway switching mechanism connected to a discharging flow passageway of a processing chamber for a semiconductor production process and a multiple reflection type moisture concentration measuring absorption spectrometric analyzer that allows a laser beam from a laser light source to undergo multiple reflection within a cell, detects a light absorbancy change by a gas within the cell, and measures a moisture concentration within the gas. The flow passageway switching mechanism connects the discharging flow passageway by switching between a measuring flow passageway through which the gas is discharged by passing through the cell and a bypass flow passageway through which the gas is discharged without passing through the cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignees: Shimadzu Corporation, Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Osamu Akiyama, Masashi Akimoto, Tsuyoshi Moriya, Jun Yamawaku
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Publication number: 20120212219Abstract: For each of electric current path units each including series-connected resistor elements, one end is electrically connected with power supply terminal Vcc, the other end is electrically connected with ground terminal GND, and connection portion between the resistor elements is electrically connected with output terminals Vo1-Vo4. Resistor element constituting each of the electric current path units is a magnetoresistance effect element formed of magnetoresistance effect film, the power supply terminal and ground terminal are each shared among all the electric current path units. All the electric current path units are formed to contact one surface of insulating film; and with use of conductive film disposed to contact the other surface of the insulating film, power supply connection wiring for sharing the power supply terminal and ground connection wiring for sharing the ground terminal are formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Inventor: OSAMU AKIYAMA
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Publication number: 20110103821Abstract: An image forming apparatus including, a first air flow duct for guiding air including flying toner particles created in the image forming apparatus, a second air flow duct having a fan for exhausting cleaned air to an exterior of the image forming apparatus, and a toner particle collecting unit arranged between the first air flow duct and the second air flow duct, the toner particle collecting unit includes a cyclone separator including a cyclone main body, an air flow inlet, and an outlet tube, wherein the cyclone separator centrifuges the toner particles from the air including toner particles and exhausts the cleaned air through the outlet tube, a toner particle collection box, mounted under the cyclone separator, and an air channel section for guiding the cleaned air from the outlet tube to the second air flow duct, wherein the toner particle collecting unit is detachable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventor: Osamu Akiyama
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Publication number: 20100238446Abstract: A gas flow cell for an optical gas-analysis system encompasses a T-shaped configuration, the configuration is implemented by a single sample-gas introduction port provided at a location of a substantial center in a long axis direction, and the single sample-gas introduction port is aligned along a direction orthogonal to the long axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Osamu AKIYAMA, Tsuyoshi MORIYA, Jun YAMAWAKU
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Publication number: 20100214557Abstract: This absorption spectrometric apparatus for semiconductor production process includes a flow passageway switching mechanism connected to a discharging flow passageway of a processing chamber for a semiconductor production process and a multiple reflection type moisture concentration measuring absorption spectrometric analyzer that allows a laser beam from a laser light source to undergo multiple reflection within a cell, detects a light absorbancy change by a gas within the cell, and measures a moisture concentration within the gas. The flow passageway switching mechanism connects the discharging flow passageway by switching between a measuring flow passageway through which the gas is discharged by passing through the cell and a bypass flow passageway through which the gas is discharged without passing through the cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Osamu Akiyama, Masashi Akimoto, Tsuyoshi Moriya, Jun Yamawaku
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Publication number: 20080310819Abstract: A recording/reproducing device, enabling transfer (move process) of a content any number of times between devices while keeping the most appropriate high image quality for each device in compliance with copyright protection, includes a content management unit (13) for managing the content data so as to make reproduction of the content data in a recording/reproducing unit (5) impossible simultaneously with transfer when the content data, from which copying is prohibited, is transferred to an external device, and managing the content data in the recording/reproducing device so as to enable the reproduction of the content data in the recording/reproducing device if the content data transferred from the external device has been transferred from the recording/reproducing device to the external device and is now in an irreproducible state in the recording/reproducing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2005Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: D & M HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Osamu Akiyama, Hiroshi Fukushima
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Publication number: 20060250674Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus includes: an optical deflector having a rotatable polygon mirror for reflecting a light beam projected thereon; an f? lens for transmitting the light beam reflected on a light reflecting surface of the polygon mirror; a cylindrical lens for transmitting the light beam passing through the f? lens; and a sound-insulating case for the f? lens having an opening or for the cylindrical lens having an opening, wherein the sound-insulating case houses the optical deflector and the opening of the sound-insulating case is sealed hermetically with the f? lens or the cylindrical lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventor: Osamu Akiyama
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Publication number: 20050270612Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus includes: an optical deflector having a rotatable polygon mirror for reflecting a light beam projected thereon; an f? lens for transmitting the light beam refelected on a light reflecting surface of the polygon mirror; a cylindrical lens for transmitting the light beam passing through the f? lens; and a sound-insulating case for the f? lens having an opening or for the cylindrical lens having an opening, wherein the sound-insulating case houses the optical deflector and the opening of the sound-insulating case is sealed hermetically with the f? lens or the cylindrical lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2004Publication date: December 8, 2005Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Osamu Akiyama
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Patent number: 6174419Abstract: In an electrolytic water producing apparatus, an anode and a cathode in an electrolytic cell are periodically switched to reduce degradation thereof. The concentration of hypochlorous acid formed in the strong acidic liquid is measured through a concentration sensor, and a concentration variation pattern varying in a sawteeth pattern according to the switching of the anode and cathode is taken into a control device. A control pattern inversely corresponding to the sawteeth pattern is calculated by the controlling device. Electrolytic current or voltage to be supplied to the electrodes may be controlled according to the control pattern, or supply quantities of raw water or a chloride solution may be controlled by a flow rate controlling valve and a metering pump. Thus, although the polarities of the electrodes are switched, the strong acidic liquid containing hypochlorous acid with a constant concentration can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignees: Shimadzu Corporation, Water Research InstituteInventor: Osamu Akiyama
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Patent number: 6093292Abstract: An electrolyte producing apparatus is formed of an electrolyzing device for producing a strong acidic liquid on an anode side and a strong alkaline liquid on a cathode side through electrolyzing a basic liquid, a mixing device connected to the electrolyzing device for mixing a part of the acidic liquid and a part of the alkaline liquid to form a mixture of the acidic and alkaline liquids, and a measuring device including a light ejecting device for ejecting light to the mixture, and a light receiving device for receiving the light passing through the mixture. A light absorbance of the mixture is measured in an area of wavelengths of about 260 nm to 330 nm. A concentration of hypochlorous acid in the produced strong acidic liquid can be accurately monitored without using a coloring reagent to thereby obtain a pH value of the strong acidic liquid.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignees: Shimadzu Corporation, Water Research InstituteInventor: Osamu Akiyama
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Patent number: D453176Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1999Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Osamu Akiyama, Jorg Tragatschnig
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Patent number: D428034Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1999Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Osamu Akiyama, Siegfried Ebner