Patents by Inventor Yasumasa Nakajima

Yasumasa Nakajima 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).

  • Patent number: 11000968
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet manufacturing apparatus that is capable of manufacturing a sheet having a predetermined color, the apparatus including: a plurality of resin cartridges that store a plurality of colored resins, respectively; a resin supply unit that supplies a resin from one or the plurality of resin cartridges to a predetermined raw material in a predetermined step of manufacturing a sheet; and a controller that selects a resin cartridge, which is a supply source of a resin, when the resin supply unit supplies the resin, and performs setting related to a supply amount of a resin for each of the selected resin cartridges, based on setting related to a color of a sheet to be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Mikoshiba, Yoshinobu Monbetsu, Yasumasa Nakajima, Seiichi Taniguchi, Takeshi Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20200286398
    Abstract: A virtual reality system allows a user to experience simulated vehicle traveling. The virtual reality system includes an image capturing device mounted on a vehicle and configured to capture an image of the surroundings of the vehicle during traveling of the vehicle and generate video data, an acquisition device mounted on the vehicle and configured to acquire behavior of the vehicle during traveling of the vehicle and generate behavior data based on information on the behavior, a computer configured to store the video data received from the image capturing device and the behavior data received from the acquisition device, and time-synchronize the video data and the behavior data, an HMD configured to play back the video data, and a seat device configured to play back the behavior data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya INOUE, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10730711
    Abstract: There is provided a paper sheet recycling and printing apparatus including: a paper sheet recycling section which manufactures a recycled paper sheet under a first condition and a second condition different from the first condition; a first recycled paper sheet storage section in which the recycled paper sheet manufactured under the first condition is stored; a second recycled paper sheet storage section in which the recycled paper sheet manufactured under the second condition is stored; and a printing section to which the recycled paper sheet manufactured under the first condition is supplied from the first recycled paper sheet storage section and which prints recording information on a recording target medium including the recycled paper sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasumasa Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10701344
    Abstract: Technology to display images with presence on a display device while reducing data communication volume. An information processing device includes: a communicator; a multiple viewpoint image generator configured to, based on a three-dimensional model of a subject the communicator receives from an external device, generate a display image including a viewpoint image corresponding to the perspective of multiple viewpoints; and a display controller configured to display the display image on a multiple viewpoint display device that displays images corresponding to multiple viewpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasumasa Nakajima, Hiroshi Matsushita, Senichi Mokuya
  • Patent number: 10638542
    Abstract: A gateway device includes: a first communication unit that communicates with an electronic device; a second communication unit that communicates with a computer communication network; a third communication unit that communicates with a gateway device different from the gateway device and has a different communication scheme from the second communication unit; and a processing unit that controls communication. The processing unit performs control such that the electronic device and the computer communication network are able to communicate with each other via the second communication unit when the second communication unit is able to communicate with the computer communication network, and performs control such that the third communication unit enables the electronic device and the computer communication network to communicate with each other via the gateway device when the second communication unit is not able to communicate with the computer communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsutoyo Inoue, Yasumasa Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20200102703
    Abstract: A recording medium manufacturing apparatus includes at least one material supplying section which includes a storage unit which stores a fiber-containing material containing cellulose fibers and a resin, at least one carrying body which carries the fiber-containing material which is supplied from the material supplying section, a transfer-target body onto which the fiber-containing material which is carried by the carrying body is electrostatically transferred, and an after-treatment unit which performs an after-treatment on the fiber-containing material which is electrostatically transferred onto the transfer-target body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kaneo YODA, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA, Seiichi TANIGUCHI, Shunichi SEKI, Akira ARAI, Kazuhiro ICHIKAWA, Hiroshi TANAKA, Hiroki KURATA
  • Patent number: 10589954
    Abstract: A paper sheet recycling and printing apparatus includes a paper sheet recycling section which manufactures a recycled paper sheet; a printing section which prints recording information on a recording target medium including the recycled paper sheet; a plurality of recycled paper sheet storage sections including a first recycled paper sheet storage section and a second recycled paper sheet storage section in which the recycled paper sheet is stored; a recycled paper sheet supply section which supplies the recycled paper sheet from the paper sheet recycling section to the recycled paper sheet storage section; and a transport section which transports the recording target medium to the printing section. The transport section transports the recycled paper sheet stored in the first recycled paper sheet storage section to the printing section, and the recycled paper sheet supply section supplies the recycled paper sheet to the second recycled paper sheet storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasumasa Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10589532
    Abstract: A printing apparatus provided with a carriage provided with a mounting unit which can be mounted with a cartridge in which ink is accommodated and a printing head, an ink tank which stores ink, and a control unit which controls ejecting of ink using the printing head, in which, in a case in which the control unit obtains information for blocking ejecting of ink corresponding to the mounting unit, ejecting of ink, by the printing head, corresponding to the mounting unit is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Yasumasa Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20190358956
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to be capable of reducing occurrence of printing failure due to a mist of a reaction liquid. A printing apparatus includes: an ink discharge nozzle row 14b for discharging an ink; reaction liquid discharge nozzle rows 14a and 14c for discharging a reaction liquid having properties of aggregating the ink; and a plasma actuator 20 that generates an airflow with respect to a platen gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kinya OZAWA, Seiichi TANIGUCHI, Hidenori USUDA, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190322107
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to be capable of reducing occurrence of irradiation failure of a UV light source due to a mist of a UV ink. A printing apparatus 1 includes: an ink discharge nozzle row 14 for discharging the UV ink; UV light sources 12 and 13 for emitting UV light for curing the UV ink; and a plasma actuator 20 that generates an airflow in a direction away from irradiated surfaces 12a and 13a of the UV light sources 12 and 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kinya OZAWA, Seiichi TANIGUCHI, Hidenori USUDA, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190225447
    Abstract: A paper sheet recycling and printing apparatus includes a paper sheet recycling section which manufactures a recycled paper sheet; a printing section which prints recording information on a recording target medium including the recycled paper sheet; a plurality of recycled paper sheet storage sections including a first recycled paper sheet storage section and a second recycled paper sheet storage section in which the recycled paper sheet is stored; a recycled paper sheet supply section which supplies the recycled paper sheet from the paper sheet recycling section to the recycled paper sheet storage section; and a transport section which transports the recording target medium to the printing section. The transport section transports the recycled paper sheet stored in the first recycled paper sheet storage section to the printing section, and the recycled paper sheet supply section supplies the recycled paper sheet to the second recycled paper sheet storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190225439
    Abstract: There is provided a paper sheet recycling and printing apparatus including: a paper sheet recycling section which manufactures a recycled paper sheet under a first condition and a second condition different from the first condition; a first recycled paper sheet storage section in which the recycled paper sheet manufactured under the first condition is stored; a second recycled paper sheet storage section in which the recycled paper sheet manufactured under the second condition is stored; and a printing section to which the recycled paper sheet manufactured under the first condition is supplied from the first recycled paper sheet storage section and which prints recording information on a recording target medium including the recycled paper sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190193296
    Abstract: There is provided a sheet manufacturing apparatus that is capable of manufacturing a sheet having a predetermined color, the apparatus including: a plurality of resin cartridges that store a plurality of colored resins, respectively; a resin supply unit that supplies a resin from one or the plurality of resin cartridges to a predetermined raw material in a predetermined step of manufacturing a sheet; and a controller that selects a resin cartridge, which is a supply source of a resin, when the resin supply unit supplies the resin, and performs setting related to a supply amount of a resin for each of the selected resin cartridges, based on setting related to a color of a sheet to be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Takao MIKOSHIBA, Yoshinobu MONBETSU, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA, Seiichi TANIGUCHI, Takeshi KIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10279588
    Abstract: Provided is a line inkjet printer capable of color printing using a simple configuration. A line inkjet printer has: a conveyance unit that, when printing, conveys at least one of a print medium and line head in a conveyance direction; and a line head having multiple nozzles that eject ink of one of N (where N is an integer of 2 or more) different colors arranged in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction, and configured to eject mutually different colors of ink from nozzles that are mutually adjacent along the direction intersecting the conveyance direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasumasa Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20190111688
    Abstract: To provide a printer that can suppress self-jet generated by ejection of ink from a nozzle row and can improve printing quality. A printer includes an ink jet head 11 that ejects liquid from a nozzle row 14 being open in a liquid ejection surface 12 arranged on a surface facing a printing medium 3; a plasma actuator 20; and a controller 30 that controls the ink jet head 11 and the plasma actuator 20. When the nozzle row 14 ejects liquid to the printing medium 3, the controller 30 drives the plasma actuator 20 to generate an airflow between the liquid ejection surface 12 and the printing medium 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Kinya OZAWA, Seiichi TANIGUCHI, Hidenori USUDA, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190111684
    Abstract: To provide a printer that can reduce adhesion of a mist to a liquid ejection surface and hence can reduce occurrence of a misprint. A printer includes a head unit 16 including an ink jet head 11 that ejects liquid from a nozzle hole 13 of a nozzle row 14 being open in a liquid ejection surface 12 arranged on a surface facing a printing medium 3, and a carriage 10 on which the ink jet head 11 is mounted; a plasma actuator 20 that generates an airflow with respect to a platen gap; and a controller 30 that controls the head unit 16 and the plasma actuator 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Kinya OZAWA, Seiichi TANIGUCHI, Hidenori USUDA, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190029074
    Abstract: A gateway device includes: a first communication unit that communicates with an electronic device; a second communication unit that communicates with a computer communication network; a third communication unit that communicates with a gateway device different from the gateway device and has a different communication scheme from the second communication unit; and a processing unit that controls communication. The processing unit performs control such that the electronic device and the computer communication network are able to communicate with each other via the second communication unit when the second communication unit is able to communicate with the computer communication network, and performs control such that the third communication unit enables the electronic device and the computer communication network to communicate with each other via the gateway device when the second communication unit is not able to communicate with the computer communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsutoyo INOUE, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20180367787
    Abstract: Technology to display images with presence on a display device while reducing data communication volume. An information processing device includes: a communicator; a multiple viewpoint image generator configured to, based on a three-dimensional model of a subject the communicator receives from an external device, generate a display image including a viewpoint image corresponding to the perspective of multiple viewpoints; and a display controller configured to display the display image on a multiple viewpoint display device that displays images corresponding to multiple viewpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasumasa NAKAJIMA, Hiroshi MATSUSHITA, Senichi MOKUYA
  • Publication number: 20180290455
    Abstract: A printing apparatus provided with a carriage provided with a mounting unit which can be mounted with a cartridge in which ink is accommodated and a printing head, an ink tank which stores ink, and a control unit which controls ejecting of ink using the printing head, in which, in a case in which the control unit obtains information for blocking ejecting of ink corresponding to the mounting unit, ejecting of ink, by the printing head, corresponding to the mounting unit is blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Katsuyuki TANAKA, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20180207935
    Abstract: Provided is a line inkjet printer capable of color printing using a simple configuration. A line inkjet printer has: a conveyance unit that, when printing, conveys at least one of a print medium and line head in a conveyance direction; and a line head having multiple nozzles that eject ink of one of N (where N is an integer of 2 or more) different colors arranged in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction, and configured to eject mutually different colors of ink from nozzles that are mutually adjacent along the direction intersecting the conveyance direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventor: Yasumasa NAKAJIMA