Patents by Inventor Teruyuki TAKEI

Teruyuki TAKEI 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).

  • Electronic device and method executed by the electronic device
    Patent number: 11307630
    Abstract: An electronic device electrically connectable to an external device includes: circuitry configured to: accept, from a user, a selection of one of: a first state that enables the electronic device to supply electric power to the external device; and a second state that enables the electronic device to receive electric power from the external device; and switch a state of the electronic device to the selected one of the first state and the second state and fix the selected one of the first state and the second state as the state of the electronic device in response to power off of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Takei, Yoshitaka Kimura, Takahiro Suzuki
  • Power supply device
    Patent number: 11258286
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a battery and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to estimate a tendency of consumption of the battery and put the power supply device into one of a first state in which the power supply device can supply electric power to another device and a second state in which the power supply device can receive electric power from said another device, in accordance with the tendency of consumption of the battery estimated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Takei, Yoshitaka Kimura, Takahiro Suzuki, Naoto Asakura
  • Power supply device
    Patent number: 11218010
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a battery and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to estimate a tendency of consumption of the battery and put the power supply device into one of a first state in which the power supply device can supply electric power to another device and a second state in which the power supply device can receive electric power from said another device, in accordance with the tendency of consumption of the battery estimated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Takei, Yoshitaka Kimura, Takahiro Suzuki, Naoto Asakura
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD EXECUTED BY THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210397241
    Abstract: An electronic device electrically connectable to an external device includes: circuitry configured to: accept, from a user, a selection of one of: a first state that enables the electronic device to supply electric power to the external device; and a second state that enables the electronic device to receive electric power from the external device; and switch a state of the electronic device to the selected one of the first state and the second state and fix the selected one of the first state and the second state as the state of the electronic device in response to power off of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki TAKEI, Yoshitaka KIMURA, Takahiro SUZUKI
  • Electronic device including power supply and method to be executed by electronic device including power supply
    Patent number: 11082617
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power supply and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit is configured to alternately switch a state of the electronic device between a first state to supply power to another device and a second state to receive power from said another device, and stop a switching operation of the state of the electronic device when the electronic device is off, to fix the state of the electronic device to one of the first state and the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Asakura, Yoshitaka Kimura, Teruyuki Takei, Takahiro Suzuki
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD TO BE EXECUTED BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING POWER SUPPLY
    Publication number: 20190289211
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power supply and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit is configured to alternately switch a state of the electronic device between a first state to supply power to another device and a second state to receive power from said another device, and stop a switching operation of the state of the electronic device when the electronic device is off, to fix the state of the electronic device to one of the first state and the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Naoto ASAKURA, Yoshitaka KIMURA, Teruyuki TAKEI, Takahiro SUZUKI
  • POWER SUPPLY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190288519
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a battery and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to estimate a tendency of consumption of the battery and put the power supply device into one of a first state in which the power supply device can supply electric power to another device and a second state in which the power supply device can receive electric power from said another device, in accordance with the tendency of consumption of the battery estimated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Teruyuki TAKEI, Yoshitaka Kimura, Takahiro Suzuki, Naoto Asakura