Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Hosono

Yasuyuki Hosono 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: 20050222860
    Abstract: A memorial print issuance system, comprising: a user order information acquisition device that acquires user order information accepted from a user who has made an order of use of a service; a user image input device in which a facial image of the user is inputted; a service provision information acquisition device that acquires from a predetermined server via a network, service provision information related to the user order information, which is determined by the service provider side, based on the user order information; a print data generation device that generates memorial print data commemorating the use of the service for each user by combining the service provision information acquired from the server with the user order information and the facial image of the user; and a print device that prints the memorial print data on a predetermined print medium retainable by the user even after the use of the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshiki Kawaoka, Yasutoshi Kawabata, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Patent number: 6575546
    Abstract: An ink jet printer forms an image frame in a continuous recording sheet at a size PL with reference to a feeding direction. The continuous recording sheet includes plural recording sheets, and a splicing portion for splicing the plural recording sheets to one another in one line. In ink jet printing, the image frame is printed to the continuous recording sheet with a printing bead while the continuous recording sheet is fed in the feeding direction. It is detected whether the splicing portion comes past a predetermined position upstream from the printing head at a distance L1. The printing head is inhibited from printing the image frame if an unavailable region including the splicing portion is estimated to overlap on a region of the image frame according to a detection signal from the detecting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Eiichi Kito, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Patent number: 6523948
    Abstract: An ink jet printer comprises at least one ink jet head, in which plural nozzles are arranged in an array in a main scan direction, and eject a droplet of ink to recording material respectively at an ejected amount according to information of an image. Feeder rollers feed the recording material relative to the ink jet head in a sub scan direction, to print the image to the recording material two-dimensionally. A thermal head includes plural heating elements arranged in an array in the main scan direction, for applying heat to the recording material respectively in a heating region. A system controller sets drying heat energy according to the ejected amount, and drives the thermal head to apply the drying heat energy to the heating region, to promote drying of the droplet in the heating region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Seiichi Inoue, Eiichi Kito, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Patent number: 6517190
    Abstract: An ink jet printer has an ink jet printing head including plural nozzles arranged in a main scan direction, for ejecting ink. A feeder rollers move continuous recording sheet relative to the printing head in a sub scan direction, to print plural images to the continuous recording sheet. A system controller operates to clean the printing head in a beginning or ending position of respectively the plural images. The printing head prints a cutting indicia to the recording material upon being cleaned. The cutting indicia is adapted to separating the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo FIlm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Eiichi Kito, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Patent number: 6412902
    Abstract: An ink jet printer includes an ink jet printing head, having plural recording elements arranged in a main scan direction. Feeder roller sets move continuous recording sheet relative to the printing head in a sub scan direction, to print an image to the continuous recording sheet. A printing head inspecting device for the printer is provided. A controller causes the feeder roller set to set first and second line positions of the continuous recording sheet sequentially at the printing head. While one of the first and second line positions is set at the printing head, the controller simultaneously drives recording elements in one of first and second groups into which the recording elements are grouped in the printing head, to print one check dot train to the continuous recording sheet. Thus, two check dot trains are printed in the first and second line positions. Each of the first and second groups includes plural recording elements intermittently arranged in the printing head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Eiichi Kito, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Patent number: 6409958
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of producing a biaxially stretched polyester film with regulating casting conditions of a polyester film at a high speed so as not to induce surface defects caused by entrapping air microbubbles between a cooling drum and a molten resin sheet, and regulating longitudinal stretching conditions and lateral stretching conditions. The biaxially stretched polyester film is excellent in small thickness variation, resistance to cleavage and improvement in bowing phenomenon, and is particularly suitable for the support of a photographic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Hosono, Masaaki Otoshi, Tadahiro Kegasawa, Fumitaka Terai, Kazuo Ozaki
  • Patent number: 6402287
    Abstract: An ink jet printer has an ink jet printing head which includes plural nozzles arranged in a main scan direction. A feeder rollers feed continuous recording sheet relative to the printing head in a sub scan direction. A controller drives the printing head and the feeder rollers to print images and a head check pattern to the continuous recording sheet. The head check pattern is printed outside a region of the images, and adapted to check whether the nozzles print at intended printing density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Eiichi Kito, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Patent number: 6368532
    Abstract: The present invention improves the bowing phenomenon of a biaxially stretched polyester film which comprises stretching the longitudinally stretched cast film laterally at a temperature higher than the glass transition temperature of the polyester film from by 5° C. to by 50° C., staying the laterally stretched film in an intermediate zone for a period from 3 to 30 seconds which has been controlled at a temperature from higher than the lateral stretching temperature by 20° C. or more to lower than a heat setting temperature by 20° C. or less, and then heat-setting at the heat setting temperature which is lower than the melting point of the polyester film from by 30° C. to by 5° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Otoshi, Takanori Sato, Yasuyuki Hosono, Fumitaka Terai, Kazuo Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20020001006
    Abstract: An ink jet printer forms an image frame in a continuous recording sheet at a size PL with reference to a feeding direction. The continuous recording sheet includes plural recording sheets, and a splicing portion for splicing the plural recording sheets to one another in one line. In ink jet printing, the image frame is printed to the continuous recording sheet with a printing bead while the continuous recording sheet is fed in the feeding direction. It is detected whether the splicing portion comes past a predetermined position upstream from the printing head at a distance L1. The printing head is inhibited from printing the image frame if an unavailable region including the splicing portion is estimated to overlap on a region of the image frame according to a detection signal from the detecting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Eiichi Kito, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Publication number: 20010055042
    Abstract: An ink jet printer includes an ink jet printing head, having plural recording elements arranged in a main scan direction. Feeder roller sets move continuous recording sheet relative to the printing head in a sub scan direction, to print an image to the continuous recording sheet. A printing head inspecting device for the printer is provided. A controller causes the feeder roller set to set first and second line positions of the continuous recording sheet sequentially at the printing head. While one of the first and second line positions is set at the printing head, the controller simultaneously drives recording elements in one of first and second groups into which the recording elements are grouped in the printing head, to print one check dot train to the continuous recording sheet. Thus, two check dot trains are printed in the first and second line positions. Each of the first and second groups includes plural recording elements intermittently arranged in the printing head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Eiichi Kito, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Publication number: 20010055044
    Abstract: An ink jet printer has an ink jet printing head including plural nozzles arranged in a main scan direction, for ejecting ink. A feeder rollers move continuous recording sheet relative to the printing head in a sub scan direction, to print plural images to the continuous recording sheet. A system controller operates to clean the printing head in a beginning or ending position of respectively the plural images. The printing head prints a cutting indicia to the recording material upon being cleaned. The cutting indicia is adapted to separating the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Eiichi Kito, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Publication number: 20010052913
    Abstract: An ink jet printer has an ink jet printing head which includes plural nozzles arranged in a main scan direction. A feeder rollers feed continuous recording sheet relative to the printing head in a sub scan direction. A controller drives the printing head and the feeder rollers to print images and a head check pattern to the continuous recording sheet. The head check pattern is printed outside a region of the images, and adapted to check whether the nozzles print at intended printing density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Eiichi Kito, Yasuyuki Hosono
  • Publication number: 20010052920
    Abstract: An ink jet printer comprises at least one ink jet head, in which plural nozzles are arranged in an array in a main scan direction, and eject a droplet of ink to recording material respectively at an ejected amount according to information of an image. Feeder rollers feed the recording material relative to the ink jet head in a sub scan direction, to print the image to the recording material two-dimensionally. A thermal head includes plural heating elements arranged in an array in the main scan direction, for applying heat to the recording material respectively in a heating region. A system controller sets drying heat energy according to the ejected amount, and drives the thermal head to apply the drying heat energy to the heating region, to promote drying of the droplet in the heating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: Nobuo Matsumoto, Seiichi Inoue, Eiichi Kito, Kiyotaka Kaneko, Yasuyuki Hosono