Patents by Inventor Toru Takami
Toru Takami 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: 20240117575Abstract: An infrastructure diagnostic device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: generate a road section by dividing, by meshes, a movement path of a moving body collected from the moving body moving on a road, the meshes being obtained by dividing a ground surface into a predetermined size; and determine and output a state of the road section based on sensor information of the road section collected from the moving body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Nana Jumonji, Yosuke Kimura, Chisato Sugawara, Toru Takami, Hiroshi Nakasato
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Publication number: 20240078725Abstract: An infrastructure diagnostic device comprises a time-series display control unit, a reception unit, and a location display control unit. The time-series display control unit displays the infrastructure states of a plurality of locations in a predetermined area in time series on a display. The reception unit receives selection of data from among the time series for the infrastructure states of the plurality of locations. The location display control unit displays, on a map, a location corresponding to the selected data on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yosuke Kimura, Nana Jumonji, Chisato Sugawara, Toru Takami, Hiroshi Nakasato
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Publication number: 20240051547Abstract: A driver collation system including: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor performs operations. The operations include: acquiring driving characteristics related to driving by a driver of a vehicle; and extracting a driver candidate from past drivers by collating the acquired driving characteristics with the driving characteristics of the past drivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Masaya Tokunaga, Chisato Sugawara, Nana Jumonji, Yosuke Kimura, Toru Takami
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Publication number: 20240046779Abstract: A driving determination system includes: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor performs operations. The operations include: sensing dangerous driving of a vehicle based on sensor information of the vehicle; based on image information obtained by photographing inside or outside of the vehicle, detecting a traveling condition regarding traveling of the vehicle at the time the dangerous driving is sensed; and determining whether the sensed dangerous driving is unavoidable driving according to the detected traveling condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Chisato Sugawara, Nana Jumonji, Yosuke Kimura, Masaya Tokunaga, Toru Takami
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Patent number: 11873129Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing part configured to perform printing on a recording medium in which a label is attached to a backing sheet, transport rollers configured to sandwich and transport the recording medium, a peeling member configured to peel off the label from the backing sheet by bending the recording medium, and a tensioner configured to apply a tension in a direction opposite to a transport direction of the recording medium transported by the transport rollers to the recording medium, wherein, in the transport direction, the transport rollers are positioned downstream of the peeling member, and the tensioner is positioned upstream of the peeling member.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toru Takami
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Patent number: 11370236Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport roller applying a transport force to a label sheet having a backing sheet to which a label is attached, a printing head performing printing on the label sheet, a detaching roller configured to apply to the backing sheet a tension for detaching the label from the backing sheet at a detaching unit that detaches the label from the backing sheet and apply a transport force to the backing sheet from which the label was detached, and a control unit controlling the transport roller and the detaching roller, wherein the control unit controls driving of the transport roller and the detaching roller such that a front tension, which is a tension applied to the label sheet at the position of the transport roller, when the label sheet is back-fed to upstream in the transport path, is smaller than a front tension when the label sheet is front-fed to downstream.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toru Takami
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Patent number: 11267257Abstract: A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein a maximum friction force between the transporting roller and the label sheet are set such that the maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet is not greater than a transport force of the peeling roller so as to make a transport error of the label sheet by the transporting roller within an acceptable value.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toru Takami
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Patent number: 11267670Abstract: A label printer includes a print head, a transporting roller, a peeling roller, and a control unit, wherein the control unit controls a current value to be supplied to a peeling motor configured to rotate the peeling roller such that a transport force of the peeling roller for transporting the backing sheet is equal to or greater than a minimum force required for peeling the label and is greater than a maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet, and the maximum friction force and a maximum friction force between the transporting roller and the label sheet are set such that the maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet is equal to or smaller than a transport force of the peeling roller that sets a transport error of the label sheet by the transporting roller to be within an acceptable value.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toru Takami
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Publication number: 20220024627Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing part configured to perform printing on a recording medium in which a label is attached to a backing sheet, transport rollers configured to sandwich and transport the recording medium, a peeling member configured to peel off the label from the backing sheet by bending the recording medium, and a tensioner configured to apply a tension in a direction opposite to a transport direction of the recording medium transported by the transport rollers to the recording medium, wherein, in the transport direction, the transport rollers are positioned downstream of the peeling member, and the tensioner is positioned upstream of the peeling member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
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Patent number: 11173725Abstract: A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein when controlling a current value supplied to a peeling motor configured to rotate the peeling roller, the control unit supplies, to the peeling motor, a current value that is greater in an acceleration period for accelerating the rotation of the peeling roller than in any of a constant-speed period for rotating the peeling roller at a constant-speed and a deceleration period for decelerating the rotation of the peeling roller.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toru Takami
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Publication number: 20210039914Abstract: A label printer includes a print head, a transporting roller, a peeling roller, and a control unit, wherein the control unit controls a current value to be supplied to a peeling motor configured to rotate the peeling roller such that a transport force of the peeling roller for transporting the backing sheet is equal to or greater than a minimum force required for peeling the label and is greater than a maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet, and the maximum friction force and a maximum friction force between the transporting roller and the label sheet are set such that the maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet is equal to or smaller than a transport force of the peeling roller that sets a transport error of the label sheet by the transporting roller to be within an acceptable value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210008908Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport roller applying a transport force to a label sheet having a backing sheet to which a label is attached, a printing head performing printing on the label sheet, a detaching roller configured to apply to the backing sheet a tension for detaching the label from the backing sheet at a detaching unit that detaches the label from the backing sheet and apply a transport force to the backing sheet from which the label was detached, and a control unit controlling the transport roller and the detaching roller, wherein the control unit controls driving of the transport roller and the detaching roller such that a front tension, which is a tension applied to the label sheet at the position of the transport roller, when the label sheet is back-fed to upstream in the transport path, is smaller than a front tension when the label sheet is front-fed to downstream.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210008896Abstract: A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein when controlling a current value supplied to a peeling motor configured to rotate the peeling roller, the control unit supplies, to the peeling motor, a current value that is greater in an acceleration period for accelerating the rotation of the peeling roller than in any of a constant-speed period for rotating the peeling roller at a constant-speed and a deceleration period for decelerating the rotation of the peeling roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210008897Abstract: A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein a maximum friction force between the transporting roller and the label sheet are set such that the maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet is not greater than a transport force of the peeling roller so as to make a transport error of the label sheet by the transporting roller within an acceptable value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
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Patent number: 10479633Abstract: A winding device includes a winding shaft that rotates and winds a print medium conveyed from a printing device having a conveyance roller that conveys the print medium, a gear, and a motor driving the conveyance roller and the gear. The winding device also includes a power transfer mechanism to connect to the gear and transfer power to the motor, and a lever disposed between the winding shaft and the conveyance roller in a conveyance path in a configuration in which the winding device is connected to the printing device. The lever may be moved between a first position in which the print medium bends and a second position in which the print medium bends at a shallower angle than at the first position.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Kawajiri, Toru Takami
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Patent number: 10442186Abstract: An inkjet printer for printing labels includes: a first interface configured to receive, from a host computer, print data for images to be printed on the labels; a second interface configured to receive, from a sequencer, a first signal indicating a timing to execute a printing operation that includes printing the images, and a second signal indicating a timing to execute a predetermined operation that cannot be executed in parallel with printing the images; and a controller configured to: render the print data received via the first interface, and execute the printing operation based on the rendered print data at a timing based on the first signal received via the second interface, and execute the predetermined operation at a timing based on the second signal received via the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Takami, Hiroyuki Endo
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Publication number: 20180354735Abstract: A winding device includes a winding shaft that rotates and winds a print medium conveyed from a printing device having a conveyance roller that conveys the print medium, a gear, and a motor driving the conveyance roller and the gear. The winding device also includes a power transfer mechanism to connect to the gear and transfer power to the motor, and a lever disposed between the winding shaft and the conveyance roller in a conveyance path in a configuration in which the winding device is connected to the printing device. The lever may be moved between a first position in which the print medium bends and a second position in which the print medium bends at a shallower angle than at the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro KAWAJIRI, Toru Takami
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Patent number: 10093501Abstract: A winding device includes a winding shaft that rotates and winds a print medium conveyed from a printing device having a conveyance roller that conveys the print medium, a gear, and a motor driving the conveyance roller and the gear. The winding device also includes a power transfer mechanism to connect to the gear and transfer power to the motor, and a lever disposed between the winding shaft and the conveyance roller in a conveyance path in a configuration in which the winding device is connected to the printing device. The lever may be moved between a first position in which the print medium bends and a second position in which the print medium bends at a shallower angle than at the first position.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masahiro Kawajiri, Toru Takami
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Patent number: 10059123Abstract: A peeling device includes a driving roller that transports backing paper and a drive transmission mechanism that transmits driving force from a driving motor to the driving roller. The peeling device also includes a peeling plate (a peeling portion) located between the driving roller, and a printhead and platen (a printing section) in a transport path of the backing paper, and bends the transport path. The drive transmission mechanism includes a first torque limiter and a second torque limiter. The drive transmission mechanism changes to a first state in which the first torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in a transmission system of the driving force or a second state in which the second torque limiter is included therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toru Takami
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Publication number: 20180001663Abstract: A peeling device includes a driving roller that transports backing paper and a drive transmission mechanism that transmits driving force from a driving motor to the driving roller. The peeling device also includes a peeling plate (a peeling portion) located between the driving roller, and a printhead and platen (a printing section) in a transport path of the backing paper, and bends the transport path. The drive transmission mechanism includes a first torque limiter and a second torque limiter. The drive transmission mechanism changes to a first state in which the first torque limiter is included between the driving roller and the driving motor in a transmission system of the driving force or a second state in which the second torque limiter is included therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Toru Takami