Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Akahane
Tetsuya Akahane 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: 20240190135Abstract: An ink refill container includes a container main body including an ink storage chamber, an ink outlet-forming portion provided on an end portion of the container main body forming an ink outlet that allows the ink to flow out from the ink storage chamber, and a valve provided in the ink outlet-forming portion configured to openably seal the ink outlet, in which the ink outlet-forming portion includes a positioning portion on an outer side of the ink outlet-forming portion. in which the positioning portion is closer to the container main body than the valve is to the container main body in a central axis direction of the ink outlet, and in which the positioning portion partially abuts against an ink tank when the valve is opened for refilling the ink to the ink tank, to thereby position the valve relative to the ink tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Ryoichi TANAKA, Manabu AKAHANE, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Naomi KIMURA, Hideki OKUMURA, Shoma KUDO, Tetsuya TAKAMOTO, Hiroaki SAKAI
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Publication number: 20240110803Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to extract roads that are difficult for a particular truck to travel based on a travel history of one or more trucks and generate route guidance such that roads that are easy for the particular truck to travel are given priority by avoiding at least one road among the extracted roads.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroto TOMIDA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Tetsuya IDE, Mayuko ABE, Makoto AKAHANE, Haruki OGURI
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Publication number: 20240109512Abstract: A vehicle management apparatus is configured to manage a vehicle for delivery loaded with one or more packages. The vehicle management apparatus includes a controller configured to, upon detecting that the vehicle has stopped, determine, based on vehicle data indicating a status of the vehicle, whether a driver of the vehicle is making a delivery, and control a door of the vehicle to lock in a case in which it has been determined that the driver is making a delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroto TOMIDA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Tetsuya IDE, Mayuko ABE, Makoto AKAHANE, Haruki OGURI
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Publication number: 20240104488Abstract: A delivery support apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a controller configured to acquire information about a vehicle used for delivery of a package, the information having been acquired on the vehicle, determine, based on the information about the vehicle, a loading/unloading location at which the package was loaded or unloaded, and generate, based on the loading/unloading location, information about a location at which packages can be loaded/unloaded.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroto TOMIDA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Tetsuya IDE, Mayuko ABE, Makoto AKAHANE, Haruki OGURI
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Patent number: 11938739Abstract: An ink refill container includes a container main body including an ink storage chamber, an ink outlet-forming portion provided on an end portion of the container main body forming an ink outlet that allows the ink to flow out from the ink storage chamber, and a valve provided in the ink outlet-forming portion configured to openably seal the ink outlet, in which the ink outlet-forming portion includes a positioning portion on an outer side of the ink outlet-forming portion. in which the positioning portion is closer to the container main body than the valve is to the container main body in a central axis direction of the ink outlet, and in which the positioning portion partially abuts against an ink tank when the valve is opened for refilling the ink to the ink tank, to thereby position the valve relative to the ink tank.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Ryoichi Tanaka, Manabu Akahane, Makoto Kobayashi, Naomi Kimura, Hideki Okumura, Shoma Kudo, Tetsuya Takamoto, Hiroaki Sakai
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Patent number: 8964210Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: a first storing device; a second storing device in which consumed power is low as compared with the first storing device; and a control unit configured to start up the image forming apparatus by a program stored in the second storing device, and to execute the job by using one of the storing devices as a storing area for the image data, wherein the control unit controls the image forming apparatus in a first operation mode in which the image forming apparatus is started up without supplying electric power to the first storing device, and in which when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the job is executed by using the second storing device and when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the job is executed by supplying the electric power to the first storing device and using the first storing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Tetsuya Akahane
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Publication number: 20140300919Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: a first storing device; a second storing device in which consumed power is low as compared with the first storing device; and a control unit configured to start up the image forming apparatus by a program stored in the second storing device, and to execute the job by using one of the storing devices as a storing area for the image data, wherein the control unit controls the image forming apparatus in a first operation mode in which the image forming apparatus is started up without supplying electric power to the first storing device, and in which when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the job is executed by using the second storing device and when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the job is executed by supplying the electric power to the first storing device and using the first storing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Tetsuya AKAHANE
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Patent number: 8270009Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus comprising: a control section; and a display section connected to a system bus, wherein the display section comprises: a display device; a screen data storage section to temporarily store screen data of an operation screen; and a display control section to display the operation screen based on the screen data, and wherein the control section comprises: a storage section to store the screen data of the operation screen; and a controller to transfer the screen data of the operation screen pertaining to a function provided to the image forming apparatus to the screen data storage section through the system bus after a power source is turned on and before the function becomes operable; and to control the display control section to display the operation screen based on the screen data stored in the screen data storage section, after the function becomes operable.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tetsuya Akahane, Tadashi Suzue
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Patent number: 8125681Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus 100, comprising: an image processing section 10 to perform image processing for printing for CMYK image data which is obtained by a color conversion for the printing; a thumbnail image generating section 11 to generate thumbnail image data by using the CMYK image data; a memory 10e to store the CMYK image data; and a display section 18 to display a thumbnail image based on the thumbnail image data, wherein the thumbnail image generating section 11 performs reducing processing to reduce the CMYK image data, and conversion processing to convert the reduced CMYK image data to image data for displaying, so as to generate the thumbnail image data, in parallel with the image processing performed by the image processing section 10.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Tetsuya Akahane
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Publication number: 20090185224Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus 100, comprising: an image processing section 10 to perform image processing for printing for CMYK image data which is obtained by a color conversion for the printing; a thumbnail image generating section 11 to generate thumbnail image data by using the CMYK image data; a memory 10e to store the CMYK image data; and a display section 18 to display a thumbnail image based on the thumbnail image data, wherein the thumbnail image generating section 11 performs reducing processing to reduce the CMYK image data, and conversion processing to convert the reduced CMYK image data to image data for displaying, so as to generate the thumbnail image data, in parallel with the image processing performed by the image processing section 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventor: Tetsuya AKAHANE
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Publication number: 20080278748Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus comprising: a control section; and a display section connected to a system bus, wherein the display section comprises: a display device; a screen data storage section to temporarily store screen data of an operation screen; and a display control section to display the operation screen based on the screen data, and wherein the control section comprises: a storage section to store the screen data of the operation screen; and a controller to transfer the screen data of the operation screen pertaining to a function provided to the image forming apparatus to the screen data storage section through the system bus after a power source is turned on and before the function becomes operable; and to control the display control section to display the operation screen based on the screen data stored in the screen data storage section, after the function becomes operable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Tetsuya AKAHANE, Tadashi Suzue