Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Akasaka

Tatsuo Akasaka 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: 20220234294
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping device includes: an injection unit that injects a shaping material from a nozzle; a stage; a drive unit that changes a relative position between the injection unit and the stage; a cleaning mechanism that includes a brush and a blade; and a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Tatsuo AKASAKA
  • Patent number: 9936087
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing unit that performs a printing operation, a print setting unit that performs setting of the printing operation, and a touch panel that displays an object related to the setting and receives a pressing operation. The touch panel displays operation objects corresponding to a multi-level changeable operation parameter of the printing operation and when the pressing operation is performed on a position where the operation object is displayed, the touch panel changes a temporary setting value of the operation parameter, which is shown by a display object displayed at a position different from that of the operation object, according to a magnitude of pressing force. The print setting unit decides the temporary setting value, which is obtained when a determination operation different from the pressing operation is performed, as a setting value of the operation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Kuwahara, Tatsuo Akasaka
  • Patent number: 9832348
    Abstract: A recording data generation apparatus is provided that generates recording data in CMYK form including color information related to CMYK values and color information other than the CMYK values based on image data in RGB form including color information related to RGB values and transparency information related to transparency degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Ono, Tatsuo Akasaka
  • Publication number: 20170264761
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing unit that performs a printing operation, a print setting unit that performs setting of the printing operation, and a touch panel that displays an object related to the setting and receives a pressing operation. The touch panel displays operation objects corresponding to a multi-level changeable operation parameter of the printing operation and when the pressing operation is performed on a position where the operation object is displayed, the touch panel changes a temporary setting value of the operation parameter, which is shown by a display object displayed at a position different from that of the operation object, according to a magnitude of pressing force. The print setting unit decides the temporary setting value, which is obtained when a determination operation different from the pressing operation is performed, as a setting value of the operation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki KUWAHARA, Tatsuo AKASAKA
  • Patent number: 9684854
    Abstract: A printer includes a control section that generates print data specifying the amount of image forming ink for forming an image and the amount of undercoating ink for forming an undercoat for each pixel on the basis of color information of pixels included in image data. Also, when the amount of the image forming ink to be used is small in each pixel included in the print data, the control section reduces the amount of the undercoating ink to be used to an amount smaller than that of when the amount of the image forming ink to be used is large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Akasaka, Satoru Ono, Hiroyuki Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20160182764
    Abstract: A printer includes a control section that generates print data specifying the amount of image forming ink for forming an image and the amount of undercoating ink for forming an undercoat for each pixel on the basis of color information of pixels included in image data. Also, when the amount of the image forming ink to be used is small in each pixel included in the print data, the control section reduces the amount of the undercoating ink to be used to an amount smaller than that of when the amount of the image forming ink to be used is large.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsuo Akasaka, Satoru Ono, Hiroyuki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 9349082
    Abstract: Included are a display portion that displays image data; a selection portion that allows selection of a partial pixel from amongst the pixels of image data; a color range setting portion that allows setting a color range on the basis of a color of the partial pixel; a determination portion that determines whether or not an image pixel constituting falls within the color range; a determination practice portion that sequentially performs this determination until the pixel adjacent to a determination-completed pixel becomes a pixel not falling within the color range; a pixel designation portion that designates at least one pixel as falling within the color range; a color conversion portion that converts a color of each pixel designated by the pixel designation portion; and a recording data generation portion that generates recording data on the basis of image data resulting from the color conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Akasaka, Takuya Ono
  • Publication number: 20150199596
    Abstract: Included are a display portion that displays image data; a selection portion that allows selection of a partial pixel from amongst the pixels of image data; a color range setting portion that allows setting a color range on the basis of a color of the partial pixel; a determination portion that determines whether or not an image pixel constituting falls within the color range; a determination practice portion that sequentially performs this determination until the pixel adjacent to a determination-completed pixel becomes a pixel not falling within the color range; a pixel designation portion that designates at least one pixel as falling within the color range; a color conversion portion that converts a color of each pixel designated by the pixel designation portion; and a recording data generation portion that generates recording data on the basis of image data resulting from the color conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuo Akasaka, Takuya Ono
  • Patent number: 9019559
    Abstract: Included are a display portion that displays image data; a selection portion that allows selection of a partial pixel from amongst the pixels of image data; a color range setting portion that allows setting a color range on the basis of a color of the partial pixel; a determination portion that determines whether or not an image pixel constituting falls within the color range; a determination practice portion that sequentially performs this determination until the pixel adjacent to a determination-completed pixel becomes a pixel not falling within the color range; a pixel designation portion that designates at least one pixel as falling within the color range; a color conversion portion that converts a color of each pixel designated by the pixel designation portion; and a recording data generation portion that generates recording data on the basis of image data resulting from the color conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Akasaka, Takuya Ono
  • Publication number: 20150062654
    Abstract: A recording data generation apparatus is provided that generates recording data in CMYK form including color information related to CMYK values and color information other than the CMYK values based on image data in RGB form including color information related to RGB values and transparency information related to transparency degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya ONO, Tatsuo AKASAKA
  • Publication number: 20150062602
    Abstract: An image display device includes a display portion that displays a preview image of recording images. When pieces of data of the recording images include transparency information in addition to color information, the display portion displays the preview image of the recording images thereon while holding the transparency information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya ONO, Tatsuo AKASAKA
  • Publication number: 20140160500
    Abstract: Included are a display portion that displays image data; a selection portion that allows selection of a partial pixel from amongst the pixels of image data; a color range setting portion that allows setting a color range on the basis of a color of the partial pixel; a determination portion that determines whether or not an image pixel constituting falls within the color range; a determination practice portion that sequentially performs this determination until the pixel adjacent to a determination-completed pixel becomes a pixel not falling within the color range; a pixel designation portion that designates at least one pixel as falling within the color range; a color conversion portion that converts a color of each pixel designated by the pixel designation portion; and a recording data generation portion that generates recording data on the basis of image data resulting from the color conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Tatsuo Akasaka, Takuya Ono