Patents by Inventor Shuji Kimura

Shuji 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).

  • Publication number: 20230338746
    Abstract: Provided is a medical immobilization device that contributes to reducing the burden on a patient, while being capable of firmly immobilizing the patient. A medical immobilization device 10 is a device for immobilizing a specific site 1 of the body of a patient with the patient lying on their back. The medical immobilization device 10 comprises a block 3 made of a material that allows radiation to pass through, and the block 3 comprises holder portions 2a to 2c in which at least a region from the lower surface to both sides of the specific site 1 fit. All or part of the upper part of the block 3 is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: NIHON YAMAMURA GLASS CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shuji KIMURA, Shinichiro OGURA, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Naritoshi MUKUMOTO, Ryohei SASAKI, Satoru MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230179966
    Abstract: A smishing prevention system includes a reception unit that receives an SMS message, a determination unit that determines whether or not a source phone number of the SMS message is a phone number registered in a company information database, a registration unit that registers a determination result in a communication history database, and a presentation unit that presents the determination result to a destination terminal of the SMS message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Ruriko MATSUURA, Shuji KIMURA, Taichi OSADA, Nobuhiro KIMURA, Takashi YASUNAGA, Masahiko NOGUCHI, Ryo NAGAOKA, Takato TODA
  • Publication number: 20230008133
    Abstract: A control system including: a first wireless telephone terminal; a second wireless telephone terminal; and a wireless mobile object, wherein the first wireless telephone terminal includes a call placement/reception unit that establishes a voice channel over a mobile communication network with the second wireless telephone terminal and the wireless mobile object by using a multi-point call function of controlling a voice call among a plurality of points, and a control unit that controls the wireless mobile object by transmitting a control signal to the wireless mobile object through the voice channel, and that transmits, to the second wireless telephone terminal through the voice channel, a change signal for changing a user who maneuvers the wireless mobile object when strength of radio waves from the wireless mobile object decreases to less than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo NAGAOKA, Masahiko NOGUCHI, Shuji KIMURA, Nobuhiro KIMURA, Taichi OSADA, Takashi YASUNAGA, Takato TODA, Ruriko MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20220365528
    Abstract: A wireless mobile object 1 includes: a response unit 32 that responds to a call received through a voice channel over a mobile communication network; and a control unit 36 that controls an action of the wireless mobile object, based on maneuver information received through the voice channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Shuji Kimura, Ryo Nagaoka, Takato Toda, Nobuhiro KIMURA, Takashi Yasunaga, Taichi Osada, Kaori Isagai, Yasuharu Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20220242694
    Abstract: A reporting device 1 includes: a starting unit 12 that when emergently stopping an elevator, starts a detection device 3 that is installed in the elevator and senses a radio wave emitted by a mobile terminal 5; a reception unit 13 that receives from the detection device 3 a sensing signal indicating that a radio wave from the mobile terminal 5 has been sensed; and a reporting unit 14 that makes a report to an external system 7 when the reception unit 12 receives the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo Nagaoka, Shuji Kimura, Nobuhiro KIMURA, Taichi Osada, Takashi Yasunaga, Yasuharu Yamashita, Kaori Isagai, Takato Toda
  • Patent number: 10123416
    Abstract: A vehicular wiring structure includes a panel and a printed wiring part. The printed wiring part is arranged such that in a flat face of the panel, a conductive member is printed on the flat face directly. The printed wiring part is arranged such that in a non-flat face of the panel, a film on which a conductive member is printed is pasted to the non-flat face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi Nomura, Gaku Ito, Taku Furuta, Shuji Kimura, Tomoaki Sasaki, Masahiro Ito, Mitsunori Tsunoda, Eiji Shimochi
  • Patent number: 10017133
    Abstract: An instrument panel as a vehicular panel includes a panel body on a surface side of which key tops are installed, a printed wiring section arranged on the surface side of the panel body, and an insulation outer layer arranged on the surface side of the panel body so as to cover the printed wiring section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Tsunoda, Gaku Ito, Tomoaki Sasaki, Shuji Kimura, Taku Furuta, Shoichi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20170215285
    Abstract: A vehicular wiring structure includes a panel and a printed wiring part. The printed wiring part is arranged such that in a flat face of the panel, a conductive member is printed on the flat face directly. The printed wiring part is arranged such that in a non-flat face of the panel, a film on which a conductive member is printed is pasted to the non-flat face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi NOMURA, Gaku ITO, Taku FURUTA, Shuji KIMURA, Tomoaki SASAKI, Masahiro ITO, Mitsunori TSUNODA, Eiji SHIMOCHI
  • Publication number: 20170151916
    Abstract: An instrument panel as a vehicular panel includes a panel body on a surface side of which key tops are installed, a printed wiring section arranged on the surface side of the panel body, and an insulation outer layer arranged on the surface side of the panel body so as to cover the printed wiring section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori TSUNODA, Gaku ITO, Tomoaki SASAKI, Shuji KIMURA, Taku FURUTA, Shoichi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20160286747
    Abstract: Disclosed are a plant growth lighting apparatus capable of forming a lighting region having a high degree of illuminance uniformity in the array direction of a light-emitting element array as well as a plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus and a plant hydroponic cultivation method capable of growing a plant with high growth efficiency even in a large cultivation region. A plurality of light-emitting element units, each including a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element having an emission peak wavelength different from that of the first light-emitting element, are arranged side by side along one direction to form a light-emitting element array. The light-emitting element unit is constituted by two second light-emitting elements disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other in the one direction and one first light-emitting element disposed between the two second light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihisa MATSUMOTO, Mitsuhiro MATSUDA, Ichiro SHIBAGAKI, Shuji KIMURA, Ryohei KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 8446642
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which the reusability of digital image data is improved is disclosed. The apparatus includes an image reading unit reading a draft and obtaining the digitized image data; an image writing unit printing image data on a transfer paper; a recording unit recording image data and attached information of the image data; an external I/F unit transmitting and receiving image data and attached information of the image data; a first and a second image data processing units processing the image data from the image reading unit and the recording unit, respectively; and a bus controlling unit connecting each of the units. The first and the second image data processing units match the characteristics of the image data to prescribed characteristics so that the matched image data can be usable for both the image writing unit and the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Togami, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Toshiya Hikita, Takeharu Tone, Shuji Kimura, Takumi Nozawa, Toshimi Yamamura, Akira Murakata, Satoshi Ohkawa, Manabu Komatsu, Yasunobu Shirata, Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Yukihiko Tamura
  • Patent number: 8395673
    Abstract: An image shot by a shooting unit is stored in a shot image storing unit. An expected shooting state storing unit stores expected shooting state information which represents an expected shooting state of an object to be shot. A guide direction determining unit references the image stored in the shot image storing unit and the expected shooting state information, and determines in which direction the object to be shot, which is shot by the shooting unit, is to be guided. A guide direction instruction outputting unit notifies a user of a result of the determination made by the guide direction determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Fukuda, Toshio Endoh, Takahiro Aoki, Masaki Watanabe, Takayuki Sugiura, Naoyuki Fujimoto, Kiyoshi Chinzei, Mieko Nakano, Satoshi Fukui, Atsushi Miki, Shuji Kimura, Mitsuhiro Gotoh
  • Patent number: 8248671
    Abstract: Service information provided by a user is notified to a central processing unit (CPU), and the CPU executes a computer program for an operation process of the service, to determine a path (channel) through which image data should pass and a process content of image processes according to the service. Depending on the service information, image process is performed only by a first image data processor, image processes are performed by a combination of both the first image data processor and a second image data processor, or image process is performed only by the second image data processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shuji Kimura
  • Patent number: 8059285
    Abstract: A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image scanning unit configured to generate image data by converting light reflected from an optically scanned printed page into electrical signals; an interface configured to receive image data from an external apparatus; an expansion bus to which the image scanning unit and the interface are connected; a bus control unit configured to control the expansion bus; an image data storage unit configured to store the image data; at least one image processing unit connected to the expansion bus and configured to perform an image processing operation on the image data; a task management unit configured to send an image processing request to the image processing unit; and an image writing unit connected to the expansion bus and configured to print the image data on which the image processing operation has been performed by the image processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Murakata, Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Toshiya Hikita, Takumi Nozawa, Satoshi Ohkawa, Toshimi Yamamura, Atsushi Togami, Takeharu Tone, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Yasunobu Shirata, Shuji Kimura, Takanori Ito, Yukihiko Tamura, Masato Ishii
  • Patent number: 8035829
    Abstract: The present invention increases output throughput and enhances user-friendliness by subjecting image data to magnification processing by an optimal image processing means, with an optimal magnification ratio, in accordance with a service provided to a user. When a service provided to the user is selected and a magnification ratio is set, a CPU of a MFP determines the distribution of respective magnification ratios of a first image data processor and a second image data processor. For instance, when the selected service is a “service relating to the output of image data” the distribution of respective magnification ratios is determined so that magnification processing with the set magnification ratio is carried out in the first image data processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuji Kimura
  • Patent number: 7978259
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus illuminates an object and captures an image of the object using the reflected light from the object. On a circuit substrate mounted an image sensor, a plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted in the peripheral positions of the image sensor. By means of a ring-shaped light guide member, the light from the plurality of light-emitting devices is guided to an image capturing range, so as to illuminate the object. With this, by mounting a light receiving system and a light emitting system on an identical substrate, miniaturization can be achieved, and the image capturing range can be illuminated by substantially uniform light. Also, using the ring-shaped light guide member, an optical unit is housed inside the ring, thus enabling further miniaturization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Koichi Matsuo, Akihiro Nakamura, Isap Iwaguchi, Tomohiko Fukawa, Satoshi Fukui, Kozo Yamazaki, Shuji Kimura
  • Patent number: 7777808
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus illuminates an object and captures an image of the object using the reflected light from the object. The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor for capturing an image of the object by receiving reflected light, distance-measuring light-emitting devices for irradiating the object with spot light, and a control circuit for driving the distance-measuring light-emitting devices, detecting the spot light positions of the distance-measuring light-emitting devices from an image captured by the image sensor, and obtaining the distance to the object. The image sensor provided for capturing an image of the object can be used as a photodetector device for distance measurement. With this, it becomes unnecessary to separately provide a photodetector device for distance measurement, which enables miniaturization of the image capturing apparatus, as well as cost reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited
    Inventors: Koichi Matsuo, Akihiro Nakamura, Isao Iwaguchi, Tomohiko Fukawa, Satoshi Fukui, Kozo Yamazaki, Shuji Kimura
  • Patent number: 7724986
    Abstract: An image processor includes a plurality of image processing devices that perform image processing, a storing unit that stores related data set for image data stored in the image processor, a translating unit that translates the related data to internal data, a converting unit that converts the internal data to information corresponding to a program and data used for image processing, and a downloading unit that downloads the information to the image processing devices. The image processing devices perform the image processing based on downloaded information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Akira Murataka, Hiroaki Fukuda, Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Isao Miyamoto, Satoshi Ohkawa, Yasunobu Shirata, Atsushi Togami, Fumio Yoshizawa, Shuji Kimura
  • Patent number: 7692816
    Abstract: When first image data, which is in a first color space, is converted into second image data, which is in a second color space corresponding to an image output unit. Upon converting the image data, if the first image data is color data, background removal process is switched OFF. Otherwise, the background removal process is switched ON. Thus, it is possible to obtain an image desired by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Atsushi Togami, Toshimi Yamamura, Satoshi Ohkawa, Yasunobu Shirata, Toshiya Hikita, Takeharu Tone, Shuji Kimura, Takumi Nozawa, Tomoyuki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7664320
    Abstract: When image data is determined to be reused, a first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing on the image data, a memory device accumulates the image data on which the first image processing is performed, and a second image-data processing unit performs second image processing on the image data accumulated in the memory device. When the image data is determined not to be reused, the first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing, and the second image-data processing unit performs a second image processing on the image data on which the first image processing is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltc.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Yoshida, Toshiya Hikita, Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Takeharu Tone, Shuji Kimura, Atsushi Togami, Takumi Nozawa, Toshimi Yamamura, Akira Murakata, Satoshi Ohkawa, Manabu Komatsu, Yasunobu Shirata, Yukihiko Tamura