Patents by Inventor Rie TEZUKA
Rie TEZUKA 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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Publication number: 20240001654Abstract: A multilayer body including a resin layer (A) and a resin layer (B), the resin layer (A) containing a resin (a) and a colorant, the content of the colorant in the resin layer (A) being in an amount less than 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (a), the content of a developer in the resin layer (A) being less than 0.5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (a), the resin layer (B) containing a resin (b) and a developer, the content of the developer in the resin layer (B) being less than 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (b), the content of a colorant in the resin layer (B) being 0.5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin (b).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Rie Tezuka, Yuko Koido, Nobuhiro Sakata
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Patent number: 11104348Abstract: A line-of-sight determination unit of a vehicle alarm apparatus determines the line-of-sight direction, based on a face orientation and a pupil that are included in a captured image of a driver. A driving operation detection unit detects a requested acceleration based on an accelerator operation of the driver, or a turn-signal-lamp switch operation for activating a turn signal lamp of a vehicle. A controller sets an alarm timing, based on an output of the line-of-sight determination unit and an output of the driving operation detection unit. When the requested acceleration that is equal to or more than a predetermined acceleration, or the turn-signal-lamp switch operation is detected, the controller activates an alarm device at a timing more delayed than the alarm timing.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Xi Chen, Takashi Nakagami, Shota Katayama, Rie Tezuka
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Publication number: 20210237720Abstract: An AEB controller is configured to operate AEB if a laser radar detects an obstacle ahead, and stops operating the AEB if an accelerator pedal sensor detects an accelerator operation equal to or larger than a first operating amount. A PTC controller is configured to operate PTC in which engine power of an own vehicle is reduced and PTC autonomous braking is performed, if the obstacle ahead is detected and the accelerator operation equal to or larger than a second operating amount which is smaller than the first operating amount is detected, in a state where a vehicle speed detected by a vehicle speed sensor is within a predetermined vehicle speed range. An adjuster is configured to prioritize the PTC autonomous braking when an operating condition for the PTC autonomous braking and a stop condition for the AEB are both satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Xi CHEN, Takashi NAKAGAMI, Shota KATAYAMA, Rie TEZUKA
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Publication number: 20210237719Abstract: A brake controller operates PTC when an obstacle sensor detects an obstacle ahead, a vehicle speed sensor detects a vehicle speed equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed, and an operation of an accelerator pedal equal to or greater than a predetermined depression amount is detected. When detection of the obstacle ahead is lost while the PTC is operating and the PTC is to be cancelled, the brake controller operates a power limiting control if a depression operation of the accelerator pedal is detected. The power limiting control limits an engine power to cause acceleration to be lower than a requested acceleration corresponding to a depression amount of the accelerator pedal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Xi CHEN, Takashi NAKAGAMI, Shota KATAYAMA, Rie TEZUKA
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Publication number: 20210213918Abstract: A brake assist controller determines that an operating condition for a brake assist control is satisfied if time to collision (TTC) calculated by dividing an inter-vehicle gap by a relative speed is equal to or smaller than a reference time to collision (reference TTC), and if the TTC is larger than the reference TTC, the brake assist controller determines that the operating condition for the brake assist control is satisfied if a time headway calculated by dividing the inter-vehicle gap by a vehicle speed of an own vehicle is equal to or smaller than a reference time headway.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Xi CHEN, Hiroshi OHMURA, Takashi NAKAGAMI, Shota KATAYAMA, Rie TEZUKA
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Publication number: 20210024076Abstract: A line-of-sight determination unit of a vehicle alarm apparatus determines the line-of-sight direction, based on a face orientation and a pupil that are included in a captured image of a driver. A driving operation detection unit detects a requested acceleration based on an accelerator operation of the driver, or a turn-signal-lamp switch operation for activating a turn signal lamp of a vehicle. A controller sets an alarm timing, based on an output of the line-of-sight determination unit and an output of the driving operation detection unit. When the requested acceleration that is equal to or more than a predetermined acceleration, or the turn-signal-lamp switch operation is detected, the controller activates an alarm device at a timing more delayed than the alarm timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Xi CHEN, Takashi NAKAGAMI, Shota KATAYAMA, Rie TEZUKA
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Patent number: 9619040Abstract: An operation device has a resistive-film touch panel, a human detector, a vibrator, and a displacement adjustor. The human detector detects human presence near the device by using a human sensor. The vibrator vibrates a piezoelectric element previously provided at an edge of the touch panel when human presence is detected near the device, to set a predetermined point on the touch panel to which the resulting vibration conducts as a virtual touch point. The displacement adjustor adjusts a displacement by making a measured position value corresponding to the virtual touch point equal to a previously set reference position value corresponding to the touch point.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Naoki Sueishi, Rie Tezuka
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Patent number: 9501035Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a thermopile array sensor, a reflector, and a temperature detection unit. The thermopile array sensor includes a plurality of thermopile elements arranged in a two-dimensional array pattern and a temperature detection surface divided into a plurality of predetermined regions aligned in vertical and horizontal directions, and the thermopile elements output a temperature detection signal corresponding to a temperature of the respective predetermined regions. The reflector is set at an angle to reflect infrared light emitted from a measurement point located outside of a viewing angle of the thermopile array sensor, so as to allow the infrared light to be incident on the temperature detection surface. The temperature detection unit detects the temperature on the basis of the temperature detection signal outputted from each of the thermopile elements. The thermopile array sensor and the reflector are located inside the electronic apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kentaro Naruse, Rie Tezuka
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Patent number: 9367004Abstract: An abnormality detection device for an image forming apparatus detects an abnormality in the image forming apparatus which includes a heating belt looped around a heating roller and a fixing roller. The abnormality detection device for an image forming apparatus includes: thermistors for detecting temperatures of one widthwise end portion and the other widthwise end portion of the heating belt; a temperature difference detection section for determining whether or not a temperature difference between the temperature of the one end portion and the temperature of the other end portion which are detected by the thermistors is greater than a predetermined value; and a judgment section for judging that an abnormality has occurred in the image forming apparatus when it is determined in the temperature difference detection section that the temperature difference is greater than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kentaro Naruse, Ryo Kawaoka, Junya Yoda, Rie Tezuka
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Patent number: 9207570Abstract: A developing device includes multiple developing units, and multiple toner concentration sensors. The multiple developing units contain respective developers. The multiple toner concentration sensors have respective LC oscillator circuits and are disposed at the respective multiple developing units. A capacitor constituting the LC oscillator circuit differs in capacitance at each of the toner concentration sensors installed on the multiple developing units.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Kentaro Naruse, Rie Tezuka
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Publication number: 20150277576Abstract: An operation device has a resistive-film touch panel, a human detector, a vibrator, and a displacement adjustor. The human detector detects human presence near the device by using a human sensor. The vibrator vibrates a piezoelectric element previously provided at an edge of the touch panel when human presence is detected near the device, to set a predetermined point on the touch panel to which the resulting vibration conducts as a virtual touch point. The displacement adjustor adjusts a displacement by making a measured position value corresponding to the virtual touch point equal to a previously set reference position value corresponding to the touch point.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Naoki SUEISHI, Rie TEZUKA
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Patent number: 9141897Abstract: A signal generation portion of an image forming apparatus generates a different level of signal according to an output value of a pyroelectric sensor. A recognition portion determines a measurement value on the speed of change of the signal and recognizes which of a first range and a second range the measurement value is. In a power supply portion, when the measurement value falls within the first range in a mode other than a power-saving mode, and the image forming apparatus is brought into the power-saving mode, and, when the measurement value falls within the second range in the power-saving mode, the power-saving mode is cancelled.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Naruyuki Miyamoto, Yukio Tanisaki, Kentaro Naruse, Rie Tezuka
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Patent number: 9118792Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a first detection portion includes a pyroelectric sensor and detects the upper half of the human body. A first signal generation portion generates a first signal whose level varies according to the output value of the pyroelectric sensor. A second detection portion includes a pyroelectric sensor and detects a lower area than the first detection portion. A second signal generation portion generates a second signal whose level varies according to the output value of the pyroelectric sensor. A storage portion stores discrimination data including data defining, with respect to the waveforms of the first and second signals, a condition for recognizing a human moving toward the image forming apparatus and a condition for recognizing a human crossing a detection area of the pyroelectric sensors. A recognition portion recognizes the direction of movement of a human.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Naruyuki Miyamoto, Yukio Tanisaki, Kentaro Naruse, Rie Tezuka
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Patent number: 9076087Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit that includes a display screen including a touch panel configured to display an image and to accept an input from an operator made by touching the touch panel, a touch position detection unit that detects a position touched by the operator on the display screen of the display unit, upon receipt of a detection signal outputted from the display unit according to detection by the touch panel, a calibration execution unit that executes calibration to correct a shift of the touch position detected by the touch position detection unit, and a human body sensor that outputs a detection signal upon detecting that the operator has come to a position spaced from the electronic apparatus by a predetermined distance. The calibration execution unit executes the calibration upon receipt of the detection signal from the human body sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Kentaro Naruse, Rie Tezuka
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Patent number: 9065954Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operating section, a sensor section, an oscillating mechanism, and a control section. The operating section receives an operation command from an operator. The sensor section includes a pyroelectric infrared sensor configured to detect the presence of an object based on a change in infrared rays. The oscillating mechanism is configured to cause the sensor section to perform an oscillating movement. The control section is configured to control the oscillating mechanism to start the oscillating movement upon satisfaction of a condition that the operator as the object operates the operating section within a predetermined period of time after the object has been detected by the sensor section.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Rie Tezuka, Kentaro Naruse
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Publication number: 20150086229Abstract: A developing device includes multiple developing units, and multiple toner concentration sensors. The multiple developing units contain respective developers. The multiple toner concentration sensors have respective LC oscillator circuits and are disposed at the respective multiple developing units. A capacitor constituting the LC oscillator circuit differs in capacitance at each of the toner concentration sensors installed on the multiple developing units.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Kentaro Naruse, Rie Tezuka
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Publication number: 20150036180Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit that includes a display screen including a touch panel configured to display an image and to accept an input from an operator made by touching the touch panel, a touch position detection unit that detects a position touched by the operator on the display screen of the display unit, upon receipt of a detection signal outputted from the display unit according to detection by the touch panel, a calibration execution unit that executes calibration to correct a shift of the touch position detected by the touch position detection unit, and a human body sensor that outputs a detection signal upon detecting that the operator has come to a position spaced from the electronic apparatus by a predetermined distance. The calibration execution unit executes the calibration upon receipt of the detection signal from the human body sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Kentaro Naruse, Rie Tezuka
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Publication number: 20150037056Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a thermopile array sensor, a reflector, and a temperature detection unit. The thermopile array sensor includes a plurality of thermopile elements arranged in a two-dimensional array pattern and a temperature detection surface divided into a plurality of predetermined regions aligned in vertical and horizontal directions, and the thermopile elements output a temperature detection signal corresponding to a temperature of the respective predetermined regions. The reflector is set at an angle to reflect infrared light emitted from a measurement point located outside of a viewing angle of the thermopile array sensor, so as to allow the infrared light to be incident on the temperature detection surface. The temperature detection unit detects the temperature on the basis of the temperature detection signal outputted from each of the thermopile elements. The thermopile array sensor and the reflector are located inside the electronic apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Kentaro Naruse, Rie Tezuka
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Publication number: 20140241740Abstract: An abnormality detection device for an image forming apparatus detects an abnormality in the image forming apparatus which includes a heating belt looped around a heating roller and a fixing roller. The abnormality detection device for an image forming apparatus includes: thermistors for detecting temperatures of one widthwise end portion and the other widthwise end portion of the heating belt; a temperature difference detection section for determining whether or not a temperature difference between the temperature of the one end portion and the temperature of the other end portion which are detected by the thermistors is greater than a predetermined value; and a judgment section for judging that an abnormality has occurred in the image forming apparatus when it is determined in the temperature difference detection section that the temperature difference is greater than the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Kentaro NARUSE, Ryo KAWAOKA, Junya YODA, Rie TEZUKA
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Publication number: 20140092414Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operating section, a sensor section, an oscillating mechanism, and a control section. The operating section receives an operation command from an operator. The sensor section includes a pyroelectric infrared sensor configured to detect the presence of an object based on a change in infrared rays. The oscillating mechanism is configured to cause the sensor section to perform an oscillating movement. The control section is configured to control the oscillating mechanism to start the oscillating movement upon satisfaction of a condition that the operator as the object operates the operating section within a predetermined period of time after the object has been detected by the sensor section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Rie Tezuka, Kentaro Naruse