Patents by Inventor Taro Ito
Taro Ito 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: 20240140575Abstract: A buoyancy compensator jacket capable of following movements of a body of a diver and providing a stable holding feeling is provided. A harness in the buoyancy compensator jacket includes shoulder belts, a harness main body disposed to face a back side of the diver, and a size adjusting means that can change a back length of the harness main body in a plurality of stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Taro FUJIMA, Yutaka MASUTANI, Yoshiharu TAKIZAWA, Takashi FUJIMOTO, Takuya ITO
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Patent number: 11939279Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1) provides a high performance organic electroluminescence device and a novel material for realizing such an organic electroluminescence device: wherein R1 to R6, a to f, L1 to L3, and Ar are as defined in the description.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoki Kato, Taro Yamaki, Masahiro Kawamura, Hirokatsu Ito
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Patent number: 11920486Abstract: A high-temperature component according to an embodiment is a high-temperature component which requires to be cooled by a cooling medium, and includes: a plurality of cooling passages through which the cooling medium is able to flow; and a first partition wall disposed inside each of the cooling passages to partition the cooling passage into a plurality of first branch flow passages. The first partition wall includes an oblique portion formed such that, in an upstream side region of the first partition wall, a flow-passage cross-sectional area of the cooling passage as seen in an extension direction of the cooling passage gradually decreases from an upstream side toward a downstream side.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.Inventors: Koichiro Iida, Yoshinori Wakita, Taro Tokutake, Shuji Tanigawa, Ryuta Ito
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Patent number: 11810433Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system includes: a plurality of physical playing cards that are dealt by an automated or human dealer; a scanner that is configured to identify each physical playing card of the plurality of physical playing cards as they are dealt; a plurality of player computing devices that are configured to provide individualized gaming interfaces for a plurality of players; and a gaming computing device that is communicably connected to the scanner and the plurality of player computing devices. The gaming computing device may select different sets of dealt cards to provide different types of games to players at different ones of the gaming computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Tom W. Bowling, Jr., Taro Ito
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Publication number: 20230351862Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system can include one or more physical gaming pieces that are used to determine gaming outcomes; a scanner to identify the one or more physical gaming pieces; a plurality of player computing equipment to provide gaming interfaces with electronic gaming action for a corresponding player based, at least in part, on the identified one or more physical gaming pieces, and a gaming computer system connected to (i) the scanner, (ii) the plurality of player computing equipment, (iii) player accounts, and (iv) third-party providers of proposition player (TPPP) accounts. The gaming computer system can identify a TPPP that is assigned to cover gaming action on the game and players who are playing the game; determine gaming outcomes for each of the players; and reconcile player accounts and the TPPP account based on the determined gaming outcomes for each of the players.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Taro Ito, Stephen Deckoff
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Patent number: 11651659Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system can include one or more physical gaming pieces that are used to determine gaming outcomes; a scanner to identify the one or more physical gaming pieces; a plurality of player computing equipment to provide gaming interfaces with electronic gaming action for a corresponding player based, at least in part, on the identified one or more physical gaming pieces, and a gaming computer system connected to (i) the scanner, (ii) the plurality of player computing equipment, (iii) player accounts, and (iv) third-party providers of proposition player (TPPP) accounts. The gaming computer system can identify a TPPP that is assigned to cover gaming action on the game and players who are playing the game; determine gaming outcomes for each of the players; and reconcile player accounts and the TPPP account based on the determined gaming outcomes for each of the players.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: GENERATION Z, LLCInventors: Taro Ito, Stephen Deckoff
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Patent number: 11462078Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system includes: a plurality of physical playing cards that are dealt by an automated or human dealer; a scanner that is configured to identify each physical playing card of the plurality of physical playing cards as they are dealt; a plurality of player computing devices that are configured to provide individualized gaming interfaces for a plurality of players; and a gaming computing device that is communicably connected to the scanner and the plurality of player computing devices. The gaming computing device may select different sets of dealt cards to provide different types of games to players at different ones of the gaming computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Tom W. Bowling, Jr., Taro Ito
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Patent number: 11357151Abstract: A component mounting machine performs a mounting operation of mounting an electronic component to a board. The component mounting machine includes: multiple related operation devices each including an electrically-operated section configured to perform a related operation that is an operation related to the mounting operation, and an output section configured to output an operation signal representing a state of the electrically-operated section that is operating; and circuitry configured to limit the quantity of the related operation devices for which the electrically-operated section is in an operating state to a specified quantity or fewer based on whether there is presence of the operation signal of the multiple related operation devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventors: Taro Ito, Akira Hara, Nguyen Hieu Nghia
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Patent number: 11332818Abstract: A method for producing a surface-hardened material, comprising: an immersion step of immersing an iron steel material having nitrogen attached in the form of a solid solution on the surface thereof in a melt containing a chloride at a temperature ranging from 650° C. to 900° C.; and a cooling step of cooling the immersed iron steel material to a temperature equal to or lower than a martensitic transformation start temperature at a cooling rate equal to or higher than a lower critical cooling rare at which martensitic transformation starts.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: NIHON PARKERIZING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryu Nakajima, Taro Ito, Tatsuya Matsukawa, Masaaki Beppu
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Publication number: 20210214833Abstract: A method for producing a surface-hardened material, comprising: an immersion step of immersing an iron steel material having nitrogen attached in the form of a solid solution on the surface thereof in a melt containing a chloride at a temperature ranging from 650° C. to 900° C.; and a cooling step of cooling the immersed iron steel material to a temperature equal to or lower than a martensitic transformation start temperature at a cooling rate equal to or higher than a lower critical cooling rare at which martensitic transformation starts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Ryu NAKAJIMA, Taro ITO, Tatsuya MATSUKAWA, Masaaki BEPPU
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Patent number: 10930120Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system can include one or more physical gaming pieces that are used to determine gaming outcomes; a scanner to identify the one or more physical gaming pieces; a plurality of player computing equipment to provide gaming interfaces with electronic gaming action for a corresponding player based, at least in part, on the identified one or more physical gaming pieces, and a gaming computer system connected to (i) the scanner, (ii) the plurality of player computing equipment, (iii) player accounts, and (iv) third-party providers of proposition player (TPPP) accounts. The gaming computer system can identify a TPPP that is assigned to cover gaming action on the game and players who are playing the game; determine gaming outcomes for each of the players; and reconcile player accounts and the TPPP account based on the determined gaming outcomes for each of the players.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Taro Ito, Stephen Deckoff
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Patent number: 10861291Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system includes: a plurality of physical playing cards that are dealt by an automated or human dealer; a scanner that is configured to identify each physical playing card of the plurality of physical playing cards as they are dealt; a plurality of player computing devices that are configured to provide individualized gaming interfaces for a plurality of players; and a gaming computing device that is communicably connected to the scanner and the plurality of player computing devices. The gaming computing device may select different sets of dealt cards to provide different types of games to players at different ones of the gaming computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Tom W. Bowling, Jr., Taro Ito
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Publication number: 20200077553Abstract: A component mounting machine configured to perform a mounting operation of mounting an electronic component to a board, the component mounting machine including: multiple related operation devices each including an electrically-operated section configured to perform a related operation that is an operation related to the mounting operation, and an output section configured to output an operation signal representing a state of the electrically-operated section that is operating; and a limiting device configured to limit the quantity of the related operation devices for which the electrically-operated section is in an operating state to a specified quantity or fewer based on whether there is presence of the operation signal of the multiple related operation devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2017Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: FUJI CORPORATIONInventors: Taro ITO, Akira HARA, Nguyen Hieu NGHIA
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Publication number: 20080261698Abstract: A system and method for a gaming opportunity including a server to provide a gaming opportunity, a communications network, and a player device in communication with the server through the communications network to request access to the gaming opportunity for a player, the player device including a user interface through which user identification data is sent to the server, wherein the server includes an eligibility determination module to determine eligibility of the player for the gaming opportunity based on the user identification data, and a conditional play module to provide assistance during play of the gaming opportunity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Technology Assurance Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Bart A. Lewin, Taro Ito, Leo Chu
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Publication number: 20080261688Abstract: A method and system of applying for a gaming opportunity, including accessing a server for the gaming opportunity through a player device providing identification data to the server, and receiving an indication of eligibility for the gaming opportunity from the server based on at least one composite score indicative of a scale of eligibility for the gaming opportunity, the composite score obtained by weighting disparate player data based on at least one business rule and applying the weighted data to at least one decision model to generate the score, the disparate player data obtained from a plurality of data sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Technology Assurance Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Bart A. Lewin, Taro Ito, Leo Chu
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Publication number: 20080261701Abstract: A method and system of screening a player for a gaming opportunity, including obtaining disparate data of a player from a plurality of data sources, weighting the player data based on at least one business rule, and applying the weighted player data to at least one decision model to generate at least one composite score indicative of a scale of eligibility of the player for the gaming opportunity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Technology Assurance Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Bart A. Lewin, Taro Ito, Leo Chu
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Patent number: 7071951Abstract: An image processing device of the present invention has a first element which produces partial straight lines from a straight line. One of the vertical or horizontal coordinate values of each of the partial straight lines has the same value. The image processing device has a second element which produces, based on the partial line produced by the first element, a shading range having a first and second end, wherein the first end has first color and the second end has second color, and a third element which converts the first and second colors of the shading range to third and fourth colors, which express brightness as an independent parameter. The image processing device also includes a fourth element which produces, by using the third and fourth colors converted by the third element, colors of respective pixels existing between the first end and the second end of the shading range produced by the second element, wherein the color changes smoothly from the first end to the second end.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2001Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Taro Ito
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Patent number: 6686945Abstract: A thermal head has a head chip having an upper surface, a lower surface and a side surface. Heating elements are disposed on the upper surface of the head chip, and electrodes are disposed on the upper surface of the head chip and connected to the heating elements. A wiring substrate is disposed on the lower surface of the head chip. A semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted on the wiring substrate and is in contact with the side surface of the head chip and connected to the electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2001Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventors: Osamu Takizawa, Norimitsu Sambongi, Noriyoshi Shoji, Yuji Nakamura, Taro Ito, Yumiko Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 6606109Abstract: A thermal head and a thermal head unit are provided, which can prevent density variation while suppressing the size of the thermal head to be small. In a thermal head (10) having a head chip (20) having one surface on which heat generating elements and segment and common electrodes connected to the heat generating elements are provided, and an IC chip (32) connected to the segment electrodes, the common electrode (27) provided to the head chip (20) is elongated in an array direction of the heat generating elements, and connections between the common electrode (27) and common electrode wirings (41) are provided at plural locations along the array direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventors: Osamu Takizawa, Norimitsu Sambongi, Noriyoshi Shoji, Yuji Nakamura, Taro Ito, Yumiko Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20020060693Abstract: An image processing device of the present invention has a first element which produces partial straight lines from a straight line. One of the vertical or horizontal coordinate values of each of the partial straight lines has the same value. The image processing device has a second element which produces, based on the partial line produced by the first element, a shading range having a first and second end, wherein the first end has first color and the second end has second color, and a third element which converts the first and second colors of the shading range to third and fourth colors, which express brightness as an independent parameter. The image processing device also includes a fourth element which produces, by using the third and fourth colors converted by the third element, colors of respective pixels existing between the first end and the second end of the shading range produced by the second element, wherein the color changes smoothly from the first end to the second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Inventor: Taro Ito