Patents by Inventor Tomomi Arai

Tomomi Arai 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: 20240087978
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes semiconductor elements arranged in a first direction, an arm connection portion disposed between the semiconductor elements in the first direction, first and second power supply terminals disposed on the same side in the first direction, first and second substrates interposing the semiconductor elements therebetween, and a sealing body. The second substrate includes an insulating base member, a front-face metal body and a back-face metal body. The front-face metal body includes a second power supply wiring and a second relay wiring. The second power supply wiring includes a base portion on which the second element is arranged, and a pair of extending portions extending from the base portion in the first direction. The second relay wiring is disposed between the extending portions in a second direction, so that the second relay wiring and the base portion satisfy a relationship of L1<L2<L3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Takanori KAWASHIMA, Tomomi OKUMURA, Shunsuke ARAI, Naruhiro INOUE
  • Patent number: 10509539
    Abstract: A display control device has a display device, a storage device and a controller. The storage device contains a function selection screen, a function items list screen and a function item setting screen. The controller is configured to set one of the functional items list screen and the functional item setting screen as a first hierarchy screen when one function is selected, retrieve the function selection screen from the storage device and display the same, receive a selection operation to select one of the multiple functions through the function selection screen, and retrieve a screen which is set as the first hierarchy screen from the storage device and displays the retrieved screen on the display device when one of the multiple functions is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sho Ogura, Tomomi Arai
  • Publication number: 20160291812
    Abstract: A display control device has a display device, a storage device and a controller. The storage device contains a function selection screen, a function items list screen and a function item setting screen. The controller is configured to set one of the functional items list screen and the functional item setting screen as a first hierarchy screen when one function is selected, retrieve the function selection screen from the storage device and display the same, receive a selection operation to select one of the multiple functions through the function selection screen, and retrieve a screen which is set as the first hierarchy screen from the storage device and displays the retrieved screen on the display device when one of the multiple functions is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Sho OGURA, Tomomi ARAI
  • Patent number: 8947712
    Abstract: An image data processing device may be configured to be used in a system. The system may comprise the image data processing device, a management device and a plurality of electronic devices. The image data processing device may comprise a communication unit configured to communicate with the electronic device by using the first communication scheme. The image data processing device may cause, in a case where the communication unit receives the judgment information from the electronic device, a storing unit to store the received judgment information. The image data processing device may execute the image data processing in a case where it is determined that the processor is able to execute the image data processing based on the judgment information stored by the storing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomomi Arai
  • Patent number: 8804148
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus displays, on a display section, a plurality of button areas to which setting values in relation to functions of the image forming apparatus are assigned. In a case that an input form of an instruction coordinate to the display section is a predetermined first form, the setting values assigned to a button area in which the instruction coordinate is positioned are displayed on the display section. In a case that after the setting values are displayed and further that change operation for a specific setting value is inputted, the specific setting value is changed. In a case that the instruction coordinate is positioned in a button area of the plurality of button areas and that the input form of the instruction coordinate is a predetermined second form, the image forming apparatus is operated based on the setting values assigned in the button area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomomi Arai
  • Publication number: 20130258402
    Abstract: An image data processing device may be configured to be used in a system. The system may comprise the image data processing device, a management device and a plurality of electronic devices. The image data processing device may comprise a communication unit configured to communicate with the electronic device by using the first communication scheme. The image data processing device may cause, in a case where the communication unit receives the judgment information from the electronic device, a storing unit to store the received judgment information. The image data processing device may execute the image data processing in a case where it is determined that the processor is able to execute the image data processing based on the judgment information stored by the storing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomomi ARAI
  • Publication number: 20130077119
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus displays, on a display section, a plurality of button areas to which setting values in relation to functions of the image forming apparatus are assigned. In a case that an input form of an instruction coordinate to the display section is a predetermined first form, the setting values assigned to a button area in which the instruction coordinate is positioned are displayed on the display section. In a case that after the setting values are displayed and further that change operation for a specific setting value is inputted, the specific setting value is changed. In a case that the instruction coordinate is positioned in a button area of the plurality of button areas and that the input form of the instruction coordinate is a predetermined second form, the image forming apparatus is operated based on the setting values assigned in the button area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomomi ARAI
  • Patent number: 8390658
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided. The printing apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a sheet in a colorant, a first sheet feeder and a second sheet feeder to supply sheets to the image forming unit, a trial printing system, which conducts a trial printing process to print at least a part of images included in a print job on a sheet supplied from the second sheet feeder when the print job designates the first sheet feeder, a first receiving system, which receives an instruction to continue printing after completion of the trial printing process, and a main printing system, which conducts a main printing process to print the images included in the print job on a sheet supplied from the first sheet feeder when the first receiving system receives the instruction to continue printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomomi Arai
  • Patent number: 8203762
    Abstract: An image reading device is provided. The image reading device includes: a reading unit which reads an original while the reading unit and the original are relatively moved, to produce a plurality of image data based on a plurality of producing conditions, respectively, in response to a reading command input one time, the plurality of producing conditions being different mutually; and a storing unit which stores the plurality of image data produced by the reading unit in a same storing destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomomi Arai
  • Publication number: 20110242151
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided. The printing apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a sheet in a colorant, a first sheet feeder and a second sheet feeder to supply sheets to the image forming unit, a trial printing system, which conducts a trial printing process to print at least a part of images included in a print job on a sheet supplied from the second sheet feeder when the print job designates the first sheet feeder, a first receiving system, which receives an instruction to continue printing after completion of the trial printing process, and a main printing system, which conducts a main printing process to print the images included in the print job on a sheet supplied from the first sheet feeder when the first receiving system receives the instruction to continue printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomomi ARAI
  • Patent number: 7849094
    Abstract: An image processing device which is provided with a communication unit configured to communicate with an information processing device, and a web server unit configured to generate a webpage which can be browsed by a web browser executed in the information processing device and transmit the generated webpage to the information processing device. The web server unit includes an information acquiring unit configured to acquire language information of the web browser, a designating unit configured to insert designation of a character code set corresponding to the language information acquired by the information acquired by the language information acquiring unit in the webpage, and an incorporating unit configured to incorporate language information acquired from the image processing device into a text of the webpage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomomi Arai
  • Publication number: 20090195841
    Abstract: An image reading device is provided. The image reading device includes: a reading unit which reads an original while the reading unit and the original are relatively moved, to produce a plurality of image data based on a plurality of producing conditions, respectively, in response to a reading command input one time, the plurality of producing conditions being different mutually; and a storing unit which stores the plurality of image data produced by the reading unit in a same storing destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomomi ARAI
  • Publication number: 20080222213
    Abstract: An image processing device which is provided with a communication unit configured to communicate with an information processing device, and a web server unit configured to generate a webpage which can be browsed by a web browser executed in the information processing device and transmit the generated webpage to the information processing device. The web server unit includes an information acquiring unit configured to acquire language information of the web browser, a designating unit configured to insert designation of a character code set corresponding to the language information acquired by the information acquired by the language information acquiring unit in the webpage, and an incorporating unit configured to incorporate language information acquired from the image processing device into a text of the webpage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Tomomi Arai