Patents by Inventor Takao Yamamoto

Takao Yamamoto 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: 20170106654
    Abstract: After the control section of a printer (liquid discharge apparatus) discharges ink on the basis of a print job, the control section waits for an input of the next print job while causing the discharge section to perform flushing. If the next print job is input before the elapsed time Te from the end of the ink discharge on the basis of the print job exceeds the waiting time Tw, the control section causes ink to be discharged on the basis of the next print job. On the other hand, if the next print job is not input before the elapsed time Te exceeds the waiting time Tw, the control section causes the cap to be subjected to capping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Abe, Takao Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20170106683
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium; a winding unit that winds the printing medium on which the printing is performed by the printing unit; and a frame unit which is positioned between the printing unit and the winding unit on a feeding path of the printing medium, in which in a case where the printing medium is not wound by the winding unit, a receiving member for receiving the printing medium is detachably mounted to the frame unit, and in a case where the printing medium is wound by the winding unit, the receiving member is detached such that the frame unit comes in contact with the printing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Yuta Watanabe, Kazuma Ozaki, Hidenobu Ota, Takao Yamamoto, Akira Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9573055
    Abstract: Provided is a game machine that can enhance the level of difficulty of a game. The game machine provides a music game in which touch operations are evaluated. Moreover, the game machine comprises a touch panel that, when a plurality of locations within a game region are touch operated, detects the positions of this plurality of touch operations. On the basis of the result of detection by the touch panel, the game machine acquires a particular position that is different from all the plurality of touch operation positions by using this plurality of touch operation positions as reference, and, on the basis of the result of this acquisition, evaluates the particular position as an evaluation of the plurality of touch operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9572349
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for controlling Huanglongbing (HLB) disease of citrus plants through expressing genes encoding synthases for sesquiterpenes such as ?-caryophyllene, and ?-copaene, and combinations thereof, in citrus plants. Methods of controlling HLB comprising applying at least one purified sesquiterpene, which repels Diaphorina citri and/or Tryoza erytrae psyllid insects, so as to control the HLB disease of citrus plants, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura—Fundecitrus, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias
    Inventors: Berta Alquezar García, Ana Rodriguez Baixauli, Josep Peris Rodrigo, Leandro Peña García, Andréia Henrique, Marcelo Pedreira De Miranda, Pedro Takao Yamamoto, Marcel Bellato Spósito, Nelson Arno Wulff, Diva do Carmo Teixeira, Antonio Juliano Ayres, Newton Cavalcanti De Noronha, Jr., José Maurício Simões Bento, José Roberto Postali Parra
  • Patent number: 9522329
    Abstract: A gaming system is provided with a monitor (3) for displaying and outputting a gaming screen (50), a touch panel (5) superposed upon the monitor (3), and an external storage device (20) for storing sequence data (28) in which operational periods of the touch panel (5) have been described. In addition, the gaming system displays on the monitor (3) a gaming area (52) whereon two reference units (55A and 55B) disposed apart from each other and a specific reference unit (55T) disposed in the vicinity of the reference units are set. Also, an object (60) for instructing operations for each of the reference units (55A, 55B, and 55T) is displayed while being caused to move in the gaming area (52), and the path of movement of a specific object (60S) heading toward the specific reference unit (55T) is restricted to a fixed path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Shota Katagiri, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Mayumi Okuyama, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9463382
    Abstract: A gaming system is provided with a monitor for displaying and outputting a gaming screen, a touch panel superposed upon the monitor, and an external storage device for storing sequence data in which an operational period of the touch panel has been described. In addition, the gaming system displays upon the monitor a gaming area whereupon two reference units disposed apart from each other and a specific reference unit disposed in the vicinity of the reference units are set. Also, an object for instructing operations for each of the reference units is displayed while being caused to move within the gaming area, and in the case of a mis-operation of a specific object heading toward the specific reference unit, the specific object is destroyed, and the path which had been set as the object appearance area is used as the path of movement for the next object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Shota Katagiri, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Yuma Takafuji, Mayumi Okuyama, Tatsuya Iyama, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20150353955
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for controlling Huanglongbing (HLB) disease of citrus plants through expressing genes encoding synthases for sesquiterpenes such as ?-caryophyllene, and ?-copaene, and combinations thereof, in citrus plants. Methods of controlling HLB comprising applying at least one purified sesquiterpene, which repels Diaphorina citri and/or Tryoza erytrae psyllid insects, so as to control the HLB disease of citrus plants, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Berta ALQUEZAR GARCÍA, Ana RODRIGUEZ BAIXAULI, Josep PERIS RODRIGO, Leandro PEÑA GARCÍA, Andréia ENRIQUE, Marcelo PEDREIRA DE MIRANDA, Pedro Takao YAMAMOTO, Marcel Bellato SPÓSITO, Nelson Arno WULFF, Diva do Carmo TEIXEIRA, Antonio Juliano AYRES, Newton Cavalcanti DE NORONHA, JR., José Maurício Simões BENTO, José Roberto POSTALI PARRA, Mateus de Almeida SANTOS, Viviani Vieira MARQUES, André Gustavo Corrêa SIGNORETTI, Rodrigo Facchini MAGNANI
  • Publication number: 20150353954
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for controlling Huanglongbing (HLB) disease of citrus plants through expressing genes encoding synthases for sesquiterpenes such as ?-caryophyllene, and ?-copaene, and combinations thereof, in citrus plants. Methods of controlling HLB comprising applying at least one purified sesquiterpene, which repels Diaphorina citri and/or Tryoza erytrae psyllid insects, so as to control the HLB disease of citrus plants, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Berta ALQUEZAR GARCÍA, Ana RODRIGUEZ BAIXAULI, Josep PERIS RODRIGO, Leandro PEÑA GARCÍA, Andréia ENRIQUE, Marcelo PEDREIRA DE MIRANDA, Pedro Takao YAMAMOTO, Marcel Bellato SPÓSITO, Nelson Arno WULFF, Diva do Carmo TEIXEIRA, Antonio Juliano AYRES, Newton Cavalcanti DE NORONHA, JR., José Maurício Simões BENTO, José Roberto POSTALI PARRA
  • Publication number: 20150273324
    Abstract: Provided is a game machine that can enhance the level of difficulty of a game. The game machine provides a music game in which touch operations are evaluated. Moreover, the game machine comprises a touch panel that, when a plurality of locations within a game region are touch operated, detects the positions of this plurality of touch operations. On the basis of the result of detection by the touch panel, the game machine acquires a particular position that is different from all the plurality of touch operation positions by using this plurality of touch operation positions as reference, and, on the basis of the result of this acquisition, evaluates the particular position as an evaluation of the plurality of touch operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9138642
    Abstract: The disclosed data generation system is provided with a monitor for displaying a game area and a touch panel, wherein in a game for displaying two operation reference units and an object which moves therebetween upon the game area, sequence data used as data for designating an operation time period for touch-operation and operation reference units are generated. The data generation system displays, upon a display unit, an editing screen including a time period information display area for displaying information of all operation time periods chronologically and a criteria unit designation area for displaying information of operation time periods of each of the operation reference units chronologically, and for displaying, upon a criteria unit designation area, information for associating information of each of the objects corresponding to each operation time period with information of the operation reference unit where display of each of the objects is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Shota Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20150226849
    Abstract: In a wind profiler, the number of acquisition ranges is expanded up to heights where noise is introduced into a received signal, even in the case where noise due to transmit/receive switching is introduced. A signal processing device in a wind profiler emits an electromagnetic wave pulse into a space, switches from transmitting to receiving, receives an electromagnetic wave reflected from a target to be observed, and measures wind speed from a Doppler frequency of the received electromagnetic wave, and includes an unnecessary data determiner that detects a noise section in which switching noise occurs due to the switching between transmitting and receiving, and an unnecessary data eraser that converts a received signal in the noise section to substantially insignificant data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya Matsuda, Taiji Harada, Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9079431
    Abstract: A platen unit includes a supporting member, a first member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a second member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a first platen in which at least a portion is provided on the first member and which includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and a second platen that is provided on the first member and the second member, includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and holes communicating with the inner space of the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9078448
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for controlling Huanglongbing (HLB) disease of citrus plants through expressing genes encoding synthases for sesquiterpenes such as ?-caryophyllene, and ?-copaene, and combinations thereof, in citrus plants. Methods of controlling HLB comprising applying at least one purified sesquiterpene, which repels Diaphorina citri and/or Tryoza erytrae psyllid insects, so as to control the HLB disease of citrus plants, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura—Fundecitrus, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias
    Inventors: Berta Alquezar García, Ana Rodriguez Baixauli, Josep Peris Rodrigo, Leandro Peña García, Andréia Enrique, Marcelo Pedreira De Miranda, Pedro Takao Yamamoto, Marcel Bellato Spósito, Nelson Arno Wulff, Diva do Carmo Teixeira, Antonio Juliano Ayres, Newton Cavalcanti De Noronha, Jr., José Maurício Simões Bento, José Roberto Postali Parra
  • Patent number: 9044976
    Abstract: A platen unit includes a supporting member that is grounded and is made of a metal, a platen supporting member that is provided on the supporting member, includes an inner space, is formed of a conductive resin, and includes a first contact point, a platen that is provided on the platen supporting member, is formed of a conductive resin, and includes a second contact point which contacts the first contact point, and a seal member that is provided between the platen supporting member and the platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Kawakami, Takao Yamamoto, Satoru Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20150119121
    Abstract: The game system provides a game in which, by a player operating a touch panel when an object reaches a first determination line, the object can be hit back to a second determination line. The game machine includes a detection unit that detects tilting of the game machine. In a case that the detection unit detects tilting of the game machine when the player operates the touch panel, in a partial section of a moving path, the object moves at a moving speed that is set according to the tilting, and, in a remaining section, the object moves at a moving speed that is set so that the object moves from the first determination line to the second determination line in a setting time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8935444
    Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of external devices is performed on a computer which is set up with a plurality of remote control processes corresponding to the plurality of the external devices, and a management process for managing the remote control processes while communicating with the remote control processes. The management process is called to display icons corresponding to the remote control processes in a display field provided by the management process. Further, the management process acts when a specified operation is applied to one of the icons on the display field for sending a screen open instruction to one of the remote control processes corresponding to the icon to which the specified operation is applied. The remote control process which receives the screen open instruction is activated to display a control screen for use in remotely controlling the corresponding external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Umeo, Takao Yamamoto, Masaaki Okabayashi, Hideo Miyamori
  • Publication number: 20140309034
    Abstract: Provided is a game machine which can actualize a play between games having different difficulty levels. The game machine is applied to a game system that progresses a game between a plurality of game machines connected via a network. The game machine comprises an external storage that stores a sequence data wherein each operation timing is written so as to differ from each other. And, the game machine: teaches each operation timing, of based on sequence data that differs from sequence data used in another machine functioning as another terminal in the game system; obtains operation information for the other machine; and, based on it, determines whether or not prescribed reflection conditions have been fulfilled. Then, when the prescribed reflection conditions have been fulfilled based on its results, the game machine reflects the operation information for the other machine in a travel path for an object for teaching the operation timing for the game machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nishimura, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Shota Katagiri, Takao Yamamoto, Mayumi Okuyama, Tatsuya Iyama
  • Patent number: 8851915
    Abstract: One object of the invention is to provide a plug cap that more reliably prevents the leakage of current by suppressing the ingress of water from a gap between a terminal body and a rubber member. A plug cap 1 includes an electrical connection portion 5 that electrically connects a spark plug to a plug cord, a terminal body 2 that is provided on the outer periphery of the electrical connection portion 5, and a cylindrical rubber member 3 which is mounted on at least one of one end portion and the other end portion of the terminal body 2 and into which the spark plug or the like is inserted. The terminal body 2 includes a one end-side insertion portion 41 which is formed at one end of the terminal body and into which the spark plug is inserted and the other end-side insertion portion 42 which is formed at the other end of the terminal body and into which the plug cord is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fuma, Junpei Ohta, Ryohei Kitamura, Takao Yamamoto, Yutaka Sonoda
  • Patent number: 8850168
    Abstract: A processor apparatus according to the present invention is a processor apparatus which shares hardware resources between a plurality of processors, and includes: a first determination unit which determines whether or not a register in each of the hardware resources holds extension context data of a program that is currently executed; a second determination unit which determines to which processor the extension context data in the hardware resource corresponds; a first transfer unit which saves and restores the extension context data between programs in the processor; and a second transfer unit which saves and restores the extension context data between programs between different processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Shinji Ozaki, Masahide Kakeda, Masaitsu Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8833812
    Abstract: A door lock release mechanism includes a spacer 40, which is fixed to a handle base 14 and restricts depression of an outside handle in an inward direction of a vehicle when a door of the vehicle is deformed, and an engagement portion 40a, which is formed in the spacer 40 and arranged at a position outside the normal path of an opening operation of the door lock release mechanism. The engagement portion 40a is moved to a position in the path of the opening operation of the door lock release mechanism to restrict the opening operation of a latch open lever 30 through deformation of the door of the vehicle when a side collision occurs. As a result, simply through the engagement portion 40a formed in the spacer 40, which restricts displacement of the outside handle 16 in the inward direction of the vehicle, the unlocking operation of the latch open lever 30 is prevented to avoid unlocking of the door when the door is deformed through the side collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasunari Sakai, Takao Yamamoto, Tomochika Mizuta