Patents by Inventor Takuya Inoue

Takuya Inoue 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: 20220334782
    Abstract: A function executing device may send screen display information to a terminal device via a first wireless interface without executing, via the first wireless interface, communication using specific authentication information, wherein the screen display information is for causing the terminal device to display a function screen. In a case where a first execution instruction for causing the function executing device to execute a first function is inputted to the terminal device after a function screen has been displayed in the terminal device, the function executing device may execute the communication using the specific authentication information with the terminal device via the first wireless interface and execute communication of first function execution information for executing the first function via the first wireless interface with the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hirotaka ASAKURA, Takuya INOUE
  • Patent number: 11438483
    Abstract: In a case where a user manually selects an image to be converted into a monochrome image with distinguishability, the user is to take labor and may select an image unsuitable for conversion into a monochrome image with distinguishability. An attribute in a page of print data is analyzed for each page, and based on the attribute of the page, a distinguishability improvement method that performs conversion into gray data by using density difference or outline emphasis is switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Inoue, Tatsunori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220269804
    Abstract: An electronic device includes circuitry and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the circuitry to execute an application operating on a platform of the electronic device. The application includes a library, and the library controls whether to perform a predefined process, based on version information of the platform acquired from the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuya NAKAO, Hiroki ASAKIMORI, Takuya INOUE
  • Publication number: 20220271503
    Abstract: A two-dimensional photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser includes an active layer, a two-dimensional photonic crystal, and electrodes. The two-dimensional photonic crystal contains a plate-shaped base material arranged on one side of the active layer and different refractive index portions arranged at lattice points of a predetermined lattice in the base material and having a refractive index different from that of the base material, a band edge frequency for each position in an electric current supply region, which is at least a part of the two-dimensional photonic crystal, is monotonically increased in one direction parallel to the base material. Such a two-dimensional photonic crystal occurs when the different refractive index portion has a refractive index smaller than that of the base material, a filling factor, which is a ratio of a volume occupied by the different refractive index portion in a unit lattice constituting the lattice, is monotonically increased in the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Susumu NODA, Takuya INOUE, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Menaka DE ZOYSA
  • Patent number: 11425267
    Abstract: A function executing device may comprise a first wireless interface according to a Bluetooth Low Energy scheme being capable of repeatedly sending an advertising signal. The function executing device may after a first advertising signal in which a first radio field intensity is used has been sent from the first wireless interface, receive a specific signal via the first wireless interface from a terminal device, change a radio field intensity used for sending the advertising signal from the first radio field intensity to a second radio field intensity lower than the first radio field intensity, and after a second advertising signal in which the second radio field intensity is used has been sent from the first wireless interface, establish a first wireless connection with the terminal device via the first wireless interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Asakura, Takuya Inoue, Munehisa Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11416191
    Abstract: A function executing device may send screen display information to a terminal device via a first wireless interface without executing, via the first wireless interface, communication using specific authentication information, wherein the screen display information is for causing the terminal device to display a function screen. In a case where a first execution instruction for causing the function executing device to execute a first function is inputted to the terminal device after a function screen has been displayed in the terminal device, the function executing device may execute the communication using the specific authentication information with the terminal device via the first wireless interface and execute communication of first function execution information for executing the first function via the first wireless interface with the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Asakura, Takuya Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220174161
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus provides multiple functions including at least a first function and a second function, to an application. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry receives an input of a first setting value for the first function and a second setting value for the second function, the first function and the second function being used by the application to execute a flow. The circuitry, in response to an instruction to execute the flow, determines validity of the first setting value and the second setting value. The circuitry requests execution of the flow using the first setting value and the second setting value in response to a determination result indicating that the first setting value and the second setting value are valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Inoue
  • Patent number: 11337867
    Abstract: A disposable wearing article which enables the liquid absorbent structure to fit the body stably, without a shift in position of the waist opening edge part when worn. A liquid absorbent structure further has an end flap positioned between a front-end edge of the liquid absorbent structure and a front-end edge of an absorbent core. A front waist region has a stretchable sheet extending inward in a vertical direction Y from a waist opening edge and overlapping with the end flap, a plurality of waist elastic members extending in a lateral direction X and overlapping with at least the end flap, a first region positioned between the waist opening edge and the front-end edge of the liquid absorbent structure, and a second region including the stretchable sheet and the waist elastic members, at an inner side in the vertical direction Y of the front-end edge of the liquid absorbent structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Maki, Takuya Inoue, Yuta Matsushima
  • Patent number: 11324221
    Abstract: A composition is provided for controlling pests containing a carboxamide compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, and one or more compounds selected from the following group (A), wherein the group (A) is a group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (II): and a compound represented by the following formula (III): which has an excellent efficacy for controlling pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Takuya Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220131343
    Abstract: A two-dimensional photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser includes an active layer; and a photonic-crystal layer including a two-dimensional photonic-crystal light-amplification portion that is a first two-dimensional photonic-crystal region provided in a plate-shaped base body disposed on one side of the active layer, and includes an amplification-portion photonic band gap which is a photonic band gap formed between two photonic bands having a band edge at a predetermined point in a reciprocal lattice space, and a two-dimensional photonic-crystal light-reflection portion that is a second two-dimensional photonic-crystal region provided around the two-dimensional photonic-crystal light-amplification portion, and includes a reflection-portion photonic band gap which is a photonic band gap formed between two photonic bands having a band edge at the predetermined point of the reciprocal lattice space, wherein energy ranges of the amplification-portion photonic band gap and the reflection-portion photonic band ga
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Susumu NODA, Takuya INOUE, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Menaka DE ZOYSA
  • Publication number: 20220070333
    Abstract: In a case where a user manually selects an image to be converted into a monochrome image with distinguishability, the user is to take labor and may select an image unsuitable for conversion into a monochrome image with distinguishability. An attribute in a page of print data is analyzed for each page, and based on the attribute of the page, a distinguishability improvement method that performs conversion into gray data by using density difference or outline emphasis is switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Takuya Inoue, Tatsunori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11233916
    Abstract: A printer may include a memory configured to store print setting information. The print setting information indicates M setting values corresponding to M setting items. Each time a print request including a plurality of setting values corresponding to a plurality of setting items including the M setting items is received, a controller of the printer may be configured to store number of times information in association with received information. In a case where first number of times information is stored in association with first received information and the first number of times information indicates that the number of times the print request was received is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the controller may be configured to store first print setting information as new print setting information. The first print setting information may indicate M setting values indicated by the first received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takuya Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210400749
    Abstract: A communication device may cause a first wireless interface of the communication device to send a first signal in a case where a state of the communication device is a respondent state. The respondent state may be a state in which a Wi-Fi connection is able to be established between the communication device and a terminal device. The first signal may be sent from the first wireless interface before a Bluetooth connection is established between the communication device and a terminal device. The communication device may cause the first wireless interface to send a second signal in a case where a state of the communication device is a non-respondent state. The non- respondent state may be a state in which the Wi-Fi connection is not able to be established. The second signal may be sent from the first wireless interface before the Bluetooth connection is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Hirotaka ASAKURA, Munehisa MATSUDA, Takuya INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210384048
    Abstract: A cleaning member mounting mechanism has: a cleaning member holding part 200, to which a cleaning member assembly 100 having a cleaning member for cleaning a substrate W can be mounted; a member rotation part 180 for rotating the cleaning member assembly 100 held by the cleaning member holding part 200; and a moving part 150 which moves the cleaning member holding part 200 along an axial direction when the cleaning member assembly 100 is removed, thereby to bring the cleaning member holding part 200 into a rotation fixed position to restrict a rotation of the cleaning member holding part 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsuru Miyazaki, Tomoaki Fujimoto, Takuya Inoue
  • Patent number: 11195736
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to detach a substrate from a table without damaging the substrate by lift pins. One embodiment of the present invention provides a substrate processing apparatus having a vacuum suction table adapted to have a substrate placed thereon, and a plurality of lift pins disposed along the outer periphery of the vacuum suction table. The lift pins each have a distal end portion including a substrate guide surface capable of guiding the outer peripheral end surface of the substrate, and a proximal end portion including a substrate holding surface extending from the substrate guide surface outwardly in a radial direction of the lift pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Toyomura, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Takuya Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210306472
    Abstract: A printer may include a memory configured to store print setting information. The print setting information indicates M setting values corresponding to M setting items. Each time a print request including a plurality of setting values corresponding to a plurality of setting items including the M setting items is received, a controller of the printer may be configured to store number of times information in association with received information. In a case where first number of times information is stored in association with first received information and the first number of times information indicates that the number of times the print request was received is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the controller may be configured to store first print setting information as new print setting information. The first print setting information may indicate M setting values indicated by the first received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Takuya INOUE
  • Patent number: 11090692
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a cleaning liquid supplying system including: a circulation line in which cleaning liquid flows, first end of the circulation line being connected to a supply port of a cleaning liquid supplying apparatus, second end of the circulation line being connected to a collection port of the cleaning liquid supplying apparatus; a branch pipe branched from the circulation line and connected to a substrate cleaning unit; a valve provided on the branch pipe and configured to control supply of cleaning liquid from the circulation line to the substrate cleaning unit; and a flow rate adjuster configured to adjust a flow rate of the cleaning liquid flowing in the circulation line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Miyazaki, Akira Imamura, Takuya Inoue, Shozo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210202273
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes: a cleaning tank that defines a cleaning space for cleaning a wafer; a wafer rotation mechanism that is arranged inside the cleaning tank and holds and rotates the wafer; a cleaning member that contacts and cleans a surface of the wafer, is rotatable around a central axis extending in a lateral direction, and has a length in an axial direction longer than a radius of the wafer; a swing mechanism that swings the cleaning member around a swing axis located inside the cleaning tank to move the cleaning member from a retracted position outside of the wafer to a cleaning position directly above the wafer; a second cleaning means that cleans the surface of the wafer; and a second swing mechanism that swings the second cleaning means around a second swing axis located inside the cleaning tank to pass directly above a center of the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsuru MIYAZAKI, Tomoaki FUJIMOTO, Koichi FUKAYA, Fumitoshi OIKAWA, Takuya INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210168212
    Abstract: A communication device may establish a session with a target server, execute a communication confirmation repeatedly, the communication confirmation including that the communication device sends a confirmation signal to the target server and receives a response signal from the target server, and adjust a waiting time. In a case where a proxy server is used in communication between the communication device and the target server, the communication device adjusts the waiting time by instructing the target server to use a first time as the waiting time. In a case where the proxy server is not used in communication between the communication device and the target server, the communication device adjusts the waiting time by instructing the target server to use a second time as the waiting time, the second time being longer than the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Takuya INOUE
  • Patent number: 11025730
    Abstract: A communication device may establish a session with a target server, execute a communication confirmation repeatedly, the communication confirmation including that the communication device sends a confirmation signal to the target server and receives a response signal from the target server, and adjust a waiting time. In a case where a proxy server is used in communication between the communication device and the target server, the communication device adjusts the waiting time by instructing the target server to use a first time as the waiting time. In a case where the proxy server is not used in communication between the communication device and the target server, the communication device adjusts the waiting time by instructing the target server to use a second time as the waiting time, the second time being longer than the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takuya Inoue