Patents by Inventor Takashi Wakui
Takashi Wakui 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: 20170167965Abstract: There is provided a cell imaging apparatus and method capable of generating a high-quality composite image as an image to be evaluated. The cell imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit 10 that images a cell group including a plurality of periodically moving cells while changing an imaging range; a phase information acquisition unit 21 that acquires information based on the timing of the same phase in each period of the periodic movement; and a composite image generation unit 22 that generates a composite image by arranging images of the respective imaging ranges. The imaging unit 10 captures images with the same phase for the respective imaging ranges on the basis of the information based on the timing of the same phase, and the composite image generation unit 22 generates the composite image by arranging the images with the same phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Takashi WAKUI
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Publication number: 20170126930Abstract: An image processing device which generates a halftone image includes: an image size adjustment unit which adjusts a size of the input image; and a halftone processing unit which performs halftone processing on the input image size-adjusted to generate a halftone image, wherein: the image size adjustment unit adjusts the input image to a same size in two or more printing modes among the plurality of printing modes, and the input image of the same size is subjected to the halftone processing; the unit limits arrangement of dots constituting the halftone image to dot arrangeable places of a selected printing mode among the plurality of printing modes, and performs the halftone processing based on an error diffusion method using an error diffusion coefficient matrix according to the selected printing mode; and the functions performed by the image size adjustment unit and the halftone processing unit are achieved using a computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventor: Takashi WAKUI
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Patent number: 9642245Abstract: The present invention pertains to: a conductive sheet, a touch panel, a display device, a method for producing the conductive sheet, and a recording medium. In the present invention, the relative refractive index of a substrate with respect to a first protective layer, and/or the relative refractive index of the substrate with respect to a second protective layer is 0.86-1.15. The relative refractive index of a first substrate with respect to the first protective layer, and/or the relative refractive index of a second substrate with respect to the second protective layer is 0.86-1.15.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuchika Iwami, Hideyasu Ishibashi, Takashi Wakui
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Publication number: 20170089883Abstract: Cell evaluation device includes a first evaluation unit that evaluates the similarity between cells to be evaluated and cell species, which are located closer to a non-differentiation side than the cells to be evaluated are in the process of differentiation of the cells to be evaluated, as a first similarity, a second evaluation unit that evaluates the similarity between the cells to be evaluated and cell species, which are located closer to a differentiation side than the cells to be evaluated are in the process of differentiation of the cells to be evaluated, as a second similarity, and a differentiation progress calculation unit that calculates the degree of progress of differentiation of the cells to be evaluated based on the first similarity and the second similarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Takashi WAKUI
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Patent number: 9571695Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing device, a printing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of making processing common among printing modes to simplify an entire image processing flow in image processing based on a plurality of printing modes with different definition. An image processing unit 14 includes an image size adjustment unit 20 which adjusts the size of an input image, and a halftone processing unit 24 which performs halftone processing on the input image size-adjusted by the image size adjustment unit 20 to generate a halftone image. The image size adjustment unit 20 adjusts the input image to the same size in two or more printing modes among a plurality of printing modes with different definition, and the input image of the same size is subjected to halftone processing in the halftone processing unit 24.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Takashi Wakui
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Publication number: 20160309056Abstract: An image processing device (100) includes a non-discharge correction processing unit (114) that performs an image correction process for correcting an image defect caused by a non-discharge nozzle in an inkjet head and includes, as different files, a first halftone processing program file (152) that performs first halftone processing for a normal portion, which is an image region other than a non-discharge correction portion to be subjected to non-discharge correction and a non-discharge portion, and a second halftone processing program file (154) that performs second halftone processing for the non-discharge correction portion. The image processing device executes the first halftone processing program file (152) for the normal portion in an input image (102) and executes the second halftone processing program file (154) for the non-discharge correction portion, thereby obtaining a non-discharge-corrected halftone image (104).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Takashi WAKUI
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Patent number: 9436089Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a conductive film in which a mesh pattern comprising a wire material is provided on a base material. Also disclosed are a conductive film and a recording medium. Image data representing a mesh pattern is created on the basis of a plurality of selected positions. On the basis of said image data, an evaluation value which quantifies noise characteristics of the mesh pattern is computed. On the basis of the computed evaluation value and prescribed evaluation conditions, one image datum is chosen as an output image datum.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Takashi Wakui, Hideyasu Ishibashi, Osamu Shimazaki
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Publication number: 20160205285Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing device, a printing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of making processing common among printing modes to simplify an entire image processing flow in image processing based on a plurality of printing modes with different definition. An image processing unit 14 includes an image size adjustment unit 20 which adjusts the size of an input image, and a halftone processing unit 24 which performs halftone processing on the input image size-adjusted by the image size adjustment unit 20 to generate a halftone image. The image size adjustment unit 20 adjusts the input image to the same size in two or more printing modes among a plurality of printing modes with different definition, and the input image of the same size is subjected to halftone processing in the halftone processing unit 24.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventor: Takashi WAKUI
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Patent number: 9387685Abstract: There are provided an image formation device, an image formation method, a program, and an image forming product capable of preventing noise and granularity of an image from deteriorating even when dots with a plurality of dot sizes are arranged to be aggregated. When a continuous tone image signal is a signal which indicates a tint image, at least one of dot aggregation portions 16, 18, 68, and 72 is formed through arrangement for aggregation of dots 14 (dots 14L and 14S) with two or more dot sizes, on a part of dot images 10, 12, 66, and 70 which are indicated by dot image signals. In addition, the dot aggregation portions 16, 18, 68, and 72 are formed through arrangement for non-aggregation of the dots 14 (dots 14L) with at least one dot size.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Takashi Wakui
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Publication number: 20160168346Abstract: Provided are a modified vinyl alcohol (VA) having a reduced water content to exhibit a practically-required form stability, a producing method for the same, and an ion exchange membrane. (1) A copolymer (P) including, as structural units, a vinyl alcohol monomer unit (A), a vinylene monomer unit (B), and a polymer unit (C) having a polar group other than a hydroxyl group. (2) A method for producing the copolymer (P) including: providing a copolymer (P?) including a vinyl alcohol polymer unit (A?) and a polymer unit (C) having a polar group other than a hydroxyl group, and heat-treating the copolymer (P?) under an acidic condition to form a polyene structure by dehydration so as to introduce a vinylene monomer unit (B). (3) An ion-exchange membrane containing as a main component a copolymer (PA) in which the polymer unit (C) having a polar group other than a hydroxyl group is a polymer unit (CA) having an ionic group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taisuke KAMADA, Naoki FUJIWARA, Takashi WAKUI
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Publication number: 20160164083Abstract: A composite material including a carbon-containing material and a non-stoichiometric titanium compound shown by a chemical formula of Li4+xTi5?xO12, where x is in a range of 0<x<0.30, the composite material including at least one composite particle that has a core portion including the non-stoichiometric titanium compound and a mixed layer formed on a surface of the core portion, the mixed layer including non-stoichiometric titanium compound and carbon, and having an atomic ratio of titanium and carbon in a range of Ti/C=1/50 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicants: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Incorporated National University Iwate UniversityInventors: Takashi WAKUI, Naoki Fujiwara, Yuhi Shimazumi, Yoshio Yamamoto, Koichi UI, Yoshihiro Kadoma
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Patent number: 9259940Abstract: There are provided an image formation device, method, and program capable of forming an image, which is appropriate for a combination of dot sizes, with high flexibility in design for optimizing halftone processing in a case of using a plurality of dot sizes. Two or more combinations are selected among combinations of a plurality of types of threshold matrix and at least one type of division information for classifying a whole range of threshold values covered by the types of threshold matrix into a plurality of divisions. Then, by respectively applying the two or more combinations, dot sizes of pixels are determined on the basis of assigned two or more code values.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Takashi Wakui
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Publication number: 20160021833Abstract: There is provided a medium for plant cultivation comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer chip. An ethylene content of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer included in the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer chip is preferably 20 to 60 mol %. In addition, a water content in the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer chip is preferably 20 to 300 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer. As a result, it is possible to provide a medium for plant cultivation, which is capable of being used instead of the soil or rock wools, and with which it is possible to sufficiently grow crop plants, to have excellent recyclability, to facilitate a process for disposal the medium, and to have a small environmental burden.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuyo NISHIMURA, Takashi WAKUI
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Publication number: 20150328901Abstract: There are provided an image formation device, an image formation method, a program, and an image forming product capable of preventing noise and granularity of an image from deteriorating even when dots with a plurality of dot sizes are arranged to be aggregated. When a continuous tone image signal is a signal which indicates a tint image, at least one of dot aggregation portions 16, 18, 68, and 72 is formed through arrangement for aggregation of dots 14 (dots 14L and 14S) with two or more dot sizes, on a part of dot images 10, 12, 66, and 70 which are indicated by dot image signals. In addition, the dot aggregation portions 16, 18, 68, and 72 are formed through arrangement for non-aggregation of the dots 14 (dots 14L) with at least one dot size.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventor: TAKASHI WAKUI
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Publication number: 20150321484Abstract: There are provided an image formation device, method, and program capable of forming an image, which is appropriate for a combination of dot sizes, with high flexibility in design for optimizing halftone processing in a case of using a plurality of dot sizes. Two or more combinations are selected among combinations of a plurality of types of threshold matrix and at least one type of division information for classifying a whole range of threshold values covered by the types of threshold matrix into a plurality of divisions. Then, by respectively applying the two or more combinations, dot sizes of pixels are determined on the basis of assigned two or more code values.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventor: TAKASHI WAKUI
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Publication number: 20150209732Abstract: Provided is a cation exchange membrane having a stable ion exchange performance during usage, being excellent in basic properties such as membrane resistance and ion transportation as well as strength, and useful for electrodialysis and a method for producing the same. The cation exchange membrane is composed of a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer including an anionic group-containing anionic polymer segment and a vinyl alcohol polymer segment, and having a microphase separation structure having a domain size (X) in a range from 0 nm<X?150 nm. The method is composed of forming a membrane from a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer which is adjusted to contain salts in a proportion that the salt weight (C) relative to the polyvinyl alcohol copolymer weight (P) is [(C)/(P)] of 4.5/95.5 or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicants: KURARAY CO., LTD., YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITYInventors: Takahiro NAKASHIMA, Atsushi JIKIHARA, Takashi WAKUI, Mitsuru HIGA
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Publication number: 20150192853Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a conductive film in which a mesh pattern comprising a wire material is provided on a base material. Also disclosed are a conductive film and a recording medium. Image data representing a mesh pattern is created on the basis of a plurality of selected positions. On the basis of said image data, an evaluation value which quantifies noise characteristics of the mesh pattern is computed. On the basis of the computed evaluation value and prescribed evaluation conditions, one image datum is chosen as an output image datum.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Takashi WAKUI, Hideyasu ISHIBASHI, Osamu SHIMAZAKI
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Patent number: 9031310Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a conductive film in which a mesh pattern comprising a wire material is provided on a base material. Also disclosed are a conductive film and a recording medium. Image data representing a mesh pattern is created on the basis of a plurality of selected positions. On the basis of said image data, an evaluation value which quantifies noise characteristics of the mesh pattern is computed. On the basis of the computed evaluation value and prescribed evaluation conditions, one image datum is chosen as an output image datum.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Takashi Wakui, Hideyasu Ishibashi, Osamu Shimazaki
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Patent number: 8851608Abstract: At least two dot formers are provided for each of a plurality of colors. Dot formers, which form dots in a particular color, are disposed at a greater interval along a direction perpendicular to an array direction of dot forming elements than intervals along the direction perpendicular to the array direction at which other dot formers, which form dots in the remaining colors, are disposed.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Takashi Wakui
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Patent number: 8814308Abstract: Ink droplets are ejected from a plurality of dot forming elements arranged along an array direction to form dots of at least two sizes on a recording medium. If the dots formed along the array direction are classified into a plurality of groups depending on a plurality of times, the existing ratio of dots of a smaller one of the at least two sizes is higher for one of the groups of an earlier time of the times.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Takashi Wakui