Patents by Inventor Taku Watanabe

Taku Watanabe 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).

  • Patent number: 11932022
    Abstract: Convenience of an ink bottle and a bottle set is improved. An ink bottle includes: a container portion that contains ink; a guiding portion that is formed in one end portion of the container portion, and includes an outflow port from which the ink in the container portion flow out; and a cover that covers at least an end portion of the container portion on the opposite side of the guiding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Ishizawa, Tadahiro Mizutani, Ryoichi Tanaka, Manabu Akahane, Koichi Toba, Takumi Nagashima, Yoshiaki Shimizu, Tadashi Watanabe, Noriyuki Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 11921449
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a fixing belt, a slide member, an opposing member, and a retaining member. The retaining member includes, in a groove portion, a bottom surface portion that is in contact with an opposite surface of the slide member from a slide surface, a side surface portion that is formed on a downstream side of the groove portion in a conveyance direction and intersecting the bottom surface portion, and a continuous portion that is formed between the bottom surface portion and the side surface portion. The slide member includes an abutment portion configured to abut against the side surface portion at a position downstream from a downstream edge of the opposite surface when the slide member is slidden against the fixing belt such that the downstream edge of the opposite surface is positioned upstream from the continuous portion in the conveyance direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Tanaka, Youichi Chikugo, Hidekazu Tatezawa, Rikiya Takemasa, Takeshi Kozuma, Mikihiko Watanabe, Taku Ashida
  • Patent number: 11854250
    Abstract: A portable terminal configured to estimate the number of used wet towels, or oshiboris, stored in a collection box, including: an information receiving unit for receives pre-collection store information; a photographing unit for capturing an image of used oshiboris stored in a collection box from above; a learning model storing unit for storing a learning model trained by a neural network; an image acquiring unit for acquiring an image for estimation photographed by the photographing unit. The estimating unit estimates a number of used oshiboris from the image for estimation acquired by the image acquiring unit, with the learning model stored in the learning model storing unit, by the neural network. The display unit displays an estimation result estimated by the estimating unit. The information transmitting unit transmits post-collection store information added the estimation result to the pre-collection store information received by the information receiving unit to the core system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: FSX, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Sakai, Taku Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11840417
    Abstract: A sheet bonding apparatus includes an electrophotographic unit configured to apply powder adhesive on a sheet by an electrophotographic process, a folding portion configured to fold the sheet on which the powder adhesive has been applied by the electrophotographic unit, and a bonding portion configured to heat the sheet folded by the folding portion to bond the sheet by the powder adhesive, wherein the bonding portion and the folding portion are disposed over the electrophotographic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohei Matsuda, Kentaro Kawata, Taku Watanabe, Atsushi Toda, Shun Sato
  • Patent number: 11835898
    Abstract: An adhesion apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form, through an electrophotographic process, an adhesive image of a powder adhesive on a sheet that is conveyed; and a control unit configured to control the image forming unit to use a first pattern in a first conveyance period, and use a second pattern different from the first pattern in a second conveyance period following the first conveyance period, as a formation pattern in an adhering section corresponding to part of a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohei Matsuda, Taku Watanabe, Shun Sato, Tsutomu Shimano, Yuki Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20230330802
    Abstract: A flaw grinding system, a flaw grinding method, and a steel-product manufacturing method enable automation of the task of grinding a flaw on the surface of a workpiece having a three-dimensional shape, while also reducing the occurrence of faulty grinding such as over-grinding or under-grinding. The flaw grinding system includes a grinding apparatus, a shape measurement apparatus, a flaw detection apparatus, and a grinding-tool control apparatus. The grinding apparatus includes a grinding tool that grinds a flaw on a surface of a workpiece. The shape measurement apparatus measures a three-dimensional shape and an attitude of the workpiece. The flaw detection apparatus detects a location of the flaw on the workpiece. The grinding-tool control apparatus generates a trajectory of the grinding tool to grind the flaw. The grinding-tool control apparatus controls the grinding apparatus in a manner that causes the grinding tool to move along the trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku WATANABE, Kyohei ISHIDA, Koji YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230187685
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a stacked all-solid-state secondary battery in which a plurality of battery units in which a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer are sequentially stacked are stacked along the stacking direction, wherein a buffer layer formed between the adjacent battery units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroe ISHIHARA, Yuichi AIHARA, Taku Watanabe, Satoshi FUJIKI
  • Publication number: 20230002184
    Abstract: A sheet bonding apparatus includes an electrophotographic unit configured to apply powder adhesive on a sheet by an electrophotographic process, a folding portion configured to fold the sheet on which the powder adhesive has been applied by the electrophotographic unit, and a bonding portion configured to heat the sheet folded by the folding portion to bond the sheet by the powder adhesive, wherein the bonding portion and the folding portion are disposed over the electrophotographic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kohei Matsuda, Kentaro Kawata, Taku Watanabe, Atsushi Toda, Shun Sato
  • Publication number: 20220375212
    Abstract: A portable terminal configured to estimate the number of used wet towels, or oshiboris, stored in a collection box, including: an information receiving unit for receives pre-collection store information; a photographing unit for capturing an image of used oshiboris stored in a collection box from above; a learning model storing unit for storing a learning model trained by a neural network; an image acquiring unit for acquiring an image for estimation photographed by the photographing unit. The estimating unit estimates a number of used oshiboris from the image for estimation acquired by the image acquiring unit, with the learning model stored in the learning model storing unit, by the neural network. The display unit displays an estimation result estimated by the estimating unit. The information transmitting unit transmits post-collection store information added the estimation result to the pre-collection store information received by the information receiving unit to the core system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: FSX, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki SAKAI, Taku WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220254010
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus for coke oven construction that is configured to check accuracy after refractories are laid in oven construction work for updating or newly creating a coke oven that produces coke. The inspection apparatus includes an image capturing device configured to acquire an image of a work area where oven construction work is in progress, measurement region determining means configured to identify a work-completed area where laying work has been completed on the basis of the image of the work area acquired by the image capturing device, and determine the identified work-completed area as a measurement region, and a refractory position measuring device configured to check laying accuracy by measuring positions of laid refractories in the measurement region determined by the measurement region determining means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAKI, Junichi YOTSUJI, Taku WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11325880
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a bifunctional compound having a norbornane skeleton, the method comprising a step of hydroformylating a compound having an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen, wherein the molar ratio of the carbon monoxide to the hydrogen during the reaction is 55/45 or more and 95/5 or less in the hydroformylating step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Taku Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11271243
    Abstract: An all-solid secondary battery, comprising: a cell comprising a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material comprising at least one of lithium metal and a lithium-containing alloy, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, wherein a ratio of volume density to true density of the positive electrode active material layer is about 0.6 or greater, wherein a ratio of volume density to true density of the solid electrolyte layer is about 0.6 or greater, and wherein an average pressure applied to opposite sides of the solid electrolyte layer in a fully discharged state is greater than 0 megapascals and 7.5 megapascals or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujiki, Takanobu Yamada, Taku Watanabe, Yuichi Aihara, Shiratsuchi Tomoyuki
  • Publication number: 20220032201
    Abstract: A program, a control method, and an information processing apparatus capable of improving excitement of a game. An information processing apparatus (including a server device and a terminal device) executing a process of a game including game content for performing a battle using a plurality of game media may store the plurality of game media selected by a user of the game in association with the user, display some game media among the plurality of game media in a field area and proceed with the game content, and perform a process for providing a cooperation effect including changing of a parameter of a first game medium included in some game media when the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition and a second game medium in a predetermined relationship with the first game medium and not included in some game media is included in the plurality of game media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Taku WATANABE, Norifumi OKUMURA, Takayuki ITOH, Kanji UEMURA, Naoko HANADA
  • Publication number: 20220035288
    Abstract: An adhesion apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form, through an electrophotographic process, an adhesive image of a powder adhesive on a sheet that is conveyed; and a control unit configured to control the image forming unit to use a first pattern in a first conveyance period, and use a second pattern different from the first pattern in a second conveyance period following the first conveyance period, as a formation pattern in an adhering section corresponding to part of a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei Matsuda, Taku Watanabe, Shun Sato, Tsutomu Shimano, Yuki Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20210408523
    Abstract: An anode for an all solid-state secondary battery, the anode including an anode collector, and coating lithium distribution layer disposed on the anode collector, wherein the lithium distribution layer includes a metal capable of forming an alloy with lithium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Satoshi FUJIKI, Seitaro ITO, Taku WATANABE, Yuichi AIHARA, Takanobu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20210408522
    Abstract: An anode for an all solid-state secondary battery, the anode including an anode collector, and coating lithium distribution layer disposed on the anode collector, wherein the lithium distribution layer includes a metal capable of forming an alloy with lithium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Satoshi FUJIKI, Seitaro ITO, Taku WATANABE, Yuichi AIHARA, Takanobu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11179642
    Abstract: A program, a control method, and an information processing apparatus capable of improving excitement of a game. An information processing apparatus (including a server device and a terminal device) executing a process of a game including game content for performing a battle using a plurality of game media may store the plurality of game media selected by a user of the game in association with the user, display some game media among the plurality of game media in a field area and proceed with the game content, and perform a process for providing a cooperation effect including changing of a parameter of a first game medium included in some game media when the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition and a second game medium in a predetermined relationship with the first game medium and not included in some game media is included in the plurality of game media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Taku Watanabe, Norifumi Okumura, Takayuki Itoh, Kanji Uemura, Naoko Hanada
  • Publication number: 20210253510
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a bifunctional compound having a norbornane skeleton, the method comprising a step of hydroformylating a compound having an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen, wherein the molar ratio of the carbon monoxide to the hydrogen during the reaction is 55/45 or more and 95/5 or less in the hydroformylating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Taku WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11079712
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a holding apparatus configured to collect residual developer remaining on an intermediate transfer belt and temporarily hold the residual developer, and a cleaning member configured to remove toner borne on the photosensitive drum that moves the toner held by the holding apparatus to the intermediate transfer belt and discharging the toner. Toner from a development roller is supplied to the cleaning member before toner reversely transferred from the intermediate transfer belt is supplied to the cleaning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Bunro Noguchi, Taku Watanabe, Yusaku Iwasawa, Yuichiro Hirata
  • Patent number: 11054786
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging member for charging the image bearing member, an exposure unit for exposing the charged surface of the image bearing member, a developing apparatus that supplies a developer containing a toner particle and an external additive having an opposite charging polarity to the regular charging polarity of the toner particle to the image bearing member, a cleaning member for removing the developer from the image bearing member, a transfer member for transferring a developer image on the image bearing member onto a transfer subject material, and a voltage application unit for applying a voltage to the transfer member. During an image non-formation period as a lubrication operation to the cleaning member, (i) the developer is supplied to the image bearing member, and (ii) a voltage having an identical polarity to a voltage applied during the image formation operation is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichiro Hirata, Taku Watanabe, Shunsuke Matsushita, Takayoshi Kihara