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).

  • Publication number: 20240117575
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Nana Jumonji, Yosuke Kimura, Chisato Sugawara, Toru Takami, Hiroshi Nakasato
  • Publication number: 20240078725
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Kimura, Nana Jumonji, Chisato Sugawara, Toru Takami, Hiroshi Nakasato
  • Publication number: 20240051547
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya Tokunaga, Chisato Sugawara, Nana Jumonji, Yosuke Kimura, Toru Takami
  • Publication number: 20240046779
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Chisato Sugawara, Nana Jumonji, Yosuke Kimura, Masaya Tokunaga, Toru Takami
  • Patent number: 11873129
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Takami
  • Patent number: 11370236
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Takami
  • Patent number: 11267257
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Takami
  • Patent number: 11267670
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Takami
  • Publication number: 20220024627
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 11173725
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Takami
  • Publication number: 20210039914
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210008908
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210008896
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210008897
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Toru TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10479633
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawajiri, Toru Takami
  • Patent number: 10442186
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Takami, Hiroyuki Endo
  • Publication number: 20180354735
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro KAWAJIRI, Toru Takami
  • Patent number: 10093501
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawajiri, Toru Takami
  • Patent number: 10059123
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Takami
  • Publication number: 20180001663
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toru Takami