Patents by Inventor Yohei Shibata

Yohei Shibata 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: 20250074086
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first shaft around which an adhesive sheet in which a protective sheet is provided at an adhesive layer formed at a base material is wound, a second shaft around which the protective sheet peeled off from the adhesive sheet fed out from the first shaft is wound, a driving mechanism configured to rotate the second shaft, an upper surface configured to support the adhesive sheet from which the protective sheet is peeled off and the adhesive layer is exposed, a guide portion configured to cause a fabric to pass through an upper position in a vertically upward direction of the first shaft and the second shaft and guide the fabric toward the upper surface, and a printing unit configured to perform printing on the fabric attached to the adhesive sheet in the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ryuichi SATO, Yohei NUNOKAWA, Yohei SHIBATA, Yasumichi OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20250074081
    Abstract: A printer includes a glue belt on which a plurality of different types of media are arranged, an ejection head that ejects ink to the plurality of media while reciprocating along an X-axis direction, a first detection unit that detects an end portion of the medium, a second detection unit that detects a thickness of the medium, and a control unit, and the control unit causes the first detection unit to detect an end portion of each of the plurality of media, sets an ejection range in which the ink is ejected for each medium based on a detection result of the first detection unit, causes the second detection unit to detect a thickness of each of the plurality of media, and determines an adjustment amount for adjusting the landing position of the ink for each medium based on a detection result of the second detection unit, and adjusts the landing position based on the adjustment amount and causes the ink to be ejected in the ejection ranges of the plurality of media from the ejection head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Yohei SHIBATA, Junya KATO, Yohei NUNOKAWA
  • Patent number: 12166566
    Abstract: An aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) is provided, which can perform a dynamic area control capable of coping with a change of distribution of terminal apparatuses in a service area configured with plural cells formed toward the ground, and that can suppress an increase of time required for area optimization. The aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) estimates positions of plural terminal apparatuses located in a service area, divides plural (L) kinds of antenna parameters of an antenna for service link into plural parameter groups, optimizes the antenna parameters based on estimation results of positions of the plural terminal apparatuses, for each of the parameter groups, and applies, to the antenna for service link, the optimum values of the plural (L) kinds of antenna parameters after completing the optimization for each of the parameter groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SoftBank Corp.
    Inventors: Wataru Takabatake, Yohei Shibata, Kenji Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20240333375
    Abstract: An aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) is provided, which can perform a dynamic area control capable of coping with a change of distribution of terminal apparatuses in a service area configured with plural cells formed toward the ground, and that can suppress an increase of time required for area optimization. The aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) estimates positions of plural terminal apparatuses located in a service area, divides plural (L) kinds of antenna parameters of an antenna for service link into plural parameter groups, optimizes the antenna parameters based on estimation results of positions of the plural terminal apparatuses, for each of the parameter groups, and applies, to the antenna for service link, the optimum values of the plural (L) kinds of antenna parameters after completing the optimization for each of the parameter groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: SoftBank Corp.
    Inventors: Wataru Takabatake, Yohei Shibata, Kenji Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20240316954
    Abstract: A medium heating apparatus includes a heating unit configured to heat a medium on which liquid was ejected, a winding unit configured to wind the medium heated by the heating unit, and a guide bar around which the medium is wound between the heating unit and the winding unit, the guide bar being configured to guide the medium to the winding unit. The heating unit includes a heat source facing a surface of the medium on which liquid was ejected, and a jetting unit configured to jet air to the surface of the medium on which liquid was ejected, and the guide bar is configured to make contact with the surface of the medium on which liquid was ejected, and configured to be rotatable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kenichiro KANEKO, Yohei SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 12064955
    Abstract: A medium supporting mechanism includes a medium supporting unit and a medium holding unit. The medium supporting unit includes a support face that supports a medium, a guide rail intersecting a transport direction in which the medium is transported, and an engaged portion positioned upstream of the first guide rail. The medium holding unit includes a holding portion that covers an edge of the medium in a width direction, an abutting portion movable between an abutting position and a separation position, a switching portion that switches a position of the abutting portion between the abutting position and the separation position, and an engaging portion engageable with the second guide rail. The medium holding unit includes a pressing portion downstream of the abutting portion in the transport direction. The pressing portion presses the support face to move a position of the holding portion in a direction away from the support face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Shibata
  • Publication number: 20240217764
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting device includes a transport unit, an ejecting unit, a receiving groove portion, a guide portion, and a support portion. The transport unit transports a medium in a transport direction while nipping the medium by a first roller and a second roller capable of pressing the medium toward the first roller. The ejecting unit ejects a liquid onto the medium at a position downstream of the transport unit in the transport direction. The receiving groove portion faces the ejecting unit in a height direction intersecting the transport direction. The guide portion guides the medium at a position downstream of the ejecting unit in the transport direction. The support portion is provided so as to be able to support the medium at a position upstream of the receiving groove portion and downstream of the transport unit in the transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuo NARAMATSU, Hashiru CHINO, Yohei SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11858261
    Abstract: A recording apparatus capable of recording on a medium includes a recording unit configured to record on a medium, a transport unit configured to transport the medium, a winding unit configured to rotate about a rotation axis and windup the medium transported by the transport unit, and a first bar member configured to be wrapped around by a first surface of the medium, a second bar member disposed between the first bar member and the winding unit and configured to be wrapped around by a second surface of the medium, and an arm member swingable about a swing axis that coincides with the rotation axis, wherein the arm member supports the first bar member and the second bar member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Shibata, Satoshi Fujioka
  • Publication number: 20230166534
    Abstract: A medium supporting mechanism includes a medium supporting unit and a medium holding unit. The medium supporting unit includes a support face that supports a medium, a guide rail intersecting a transport direction in which the medium is transported, and an engaged portion positioned upstream of the first guide rail. The medium holding unit includes a holding portion that covers an edge of the medium in a width direction, an abutting portion movable between an abutting position and a separation position, a switching portion that switches a position of the abutting portion between the abutting position and the separation position, and an engaging portion engageable with the second guide rail. The medium holding unit includes a pressing portion downstream of the abutting portion in the transport direction. The pressing portion presses the support face to move a position of the holding portion in a direction away from the support face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: Yohei SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11651859
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising acquiring a value relating to VEGF-A of a subject, wherein the value is a measured value of total VEGF-A in a blood sample, or a value obtained by dividing a measured value of VEGF-A165b in the blood sample by a measured value of total VEGF-A in the blood sample (VEGF-A165b/total VEGF-A), and the value suggests prognosis of myocardial infarction of the subject or severity of coronary artery disease of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Harada, Yohei Shibata, Hideki Ishii, Toyoaki Murohara
  • Publication number: 20230055952
    Abstract: An energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a positive electrode including a positive active material layer; a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive active material layer includes boron and aluminum, and a maximum voltage width that is a difference between a charge upper limit voltage and a discharge lower limit voltage under normal usage is 1.1 V or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yuta NAKAMURA, Yohei SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20220410601
    Abstract: A recording apparatus capable of recording on a medium includes a recording unit configured to record on a medium, a transport unit configured to transport the medium, a winding unit configured to rotate about a rotation axis and windup the medium transported by the transport unit, and a first bar member configured to be wrapped around by a first surface of the medium, a second bar member disposed between the first bar member and the winding unit and configured to be wrapped around by a second surface of the medium, and an arm member swingable about a swing axis that coincides with the rotation axis, wherein the arm member supports the first bar member and the second bar member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yohei SHIBATA, Satoshi FUJIOKA
  • Patent number: 10576762
    Abstract: A recording device capable of preventing an occurrence of a transport wrinkle in a transport path is provided. A recording medium transport device includes a driving roller (111) and a driven roller (112) arranged such that a roller axial direction of the driving roller and a roller axial direction of the driven roller are parallel to each other, a recording medium (1) being transported by driving the driving roller (111) with the recording medium (1) held between the driving roller (111) and the driven roller (112), and the driven roller (112) is movably supported from a predetermined position in the roller axial direction, and in a case where the driven roller (112) is separated from the driving roller (111) without holding the recording medium (1) between the driven roller and the driving roller (111), the driven roller (112) moves to the predetermined position in the roller axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Shibata
  • Patent number: 10486202
    Abstract: A cleaning device is configured to include a first cleaning tank that holds water to which a small amount of an additive is added as a first cleaning fluid, a second cleaning tank that holds water, a water-based cleaning agent, an alkaline cleaning fluid, or a hydrophilic organic solvent as a second cleaning fluid, a first microscopic air bubble generation device, a first circulating pump, an ultrasonic wave emitting device, and a carrier device. Hydrophobic oil is removed by a cleaning target being exposed to the first cleaning fluid including microscopic air bubbles sprayed from a nozzle in an interior of the first cleaning tank, after which hydrophilic oil is removed by ultrasonic cleaning in the second cleaning tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORAION
    Inventors: Yohei Shibata, Akio Masuda
  • Publication number: 20190198170
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising acquiring a value relating to VEGF-A of a subject, wherein the value is a measured value of total VEGF-A in a blood sample, or a value obtained by dividing a measured value of VEGF-A165b in the blood sample by a measured value of total VEGF-A in the blood sample (VEGF-A165b/total VEGF-A), and the value suggests prognosis of myocardial infarction of the subject or severity of coronary artery disease of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke KIKUCHI, Kazuhiro Harada, Yohei Shibata, Hideki Ishii, Toyoaki Murohara
  • Publication number: 20190016162
    Abstract: A recording device capable of preventing an occurrence of a transport wrinkle in a transport path is provided. A recording medium transport device includes a driving roller (111) and a driven roller (112) arranged such that a roller axial direction of the driving roller and a roller axial direction of the driven roller are parallel to each other, a recording medium (1) being transported by driving the driving roller (111) with the recording medium (1) held between the driving roller (111) and the driven roller (112), and the driven roller (112) is movably supported from a predetermined position in the roller axial direction, and in a case where the driven roller (112) is separated from the driving roller (111) without holding the recording medium (1) between the driven roller and the driving roller (111), the driven roller (112) moves to the predetermined position in the roller axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 10059112
    Abstract: The printing apparatus (liquid discharging apparatus) is provided with a support section that supports a medium, a discharge section that discharges ink on the medium supported on the support section, and a transport unit that transports the medium in a transport direction. The support section includes a support structure including a liquid permeable portion that supports the medium and allows ink to pass therethrough, and a liquid holding portion that holds ink that has passed through the liquid permeable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Shibata
  • Patent number: 9956790
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a forming section which forms an image on a medium, a transport section which transports the medium in a first direction, and a heating section which heats a transport path on which the medium is transported, in which the forming section includes a first forming section which forms a pre-treatment liquid layer that includes a thermosetting resin on the medium, a liquid ejecting head which forms an image layer on the medium by ejecting liquid, and a second forming section which forms a post-treatment liquid layer that includes a thermosetting resin and is different from the pre-treatment liquid layer on the medium, and B<A and B<C in a case where content of the thermosetting resin in the pre-treatment liquid is A, content of the thermosetting resin in the liquid is B, and content of the thermosetting resin in the post-treatment liquid is C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinobu Yamazaki, Takayoshi Kagata, Naoki Kayahara, Masashi Kamibayashi, Yohei Shibata, Kazunari Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20180001355
    Abstract: A cleaning device is configured to include a first cleaning tank that holds water to which a small amount of an additive is added as a first cleaning fluid, a second cleaning tank that holds water, a water-based cleaning agent, an alkaline cleaning fluid, or a hydrophilic organic solvent as a second cleaning fluid, a first microscopic air bubble generation device, a first circulating pump, an ultrasonic wave emitting device, and a carrier device. Hydrophobic oil is removed by a cleaning target being exposed to the first cleaning fluid including microscopic air bubbles sprayed from a nozzle in an interior of the first cleaning tank, after which hydrophilic oil is removed by ultrasonic cleaning in the second cleaning tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei SHIBATA, Akio MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20170334208
    Abstract: The printing apparatus (liquid discharging apparatus) is provided with a support section that supports a medium, a discharge section that discharges ink on the medium supported on the support section, and a transport unit that transports the medium in a transport direction. The support section includes a support structure including a liquid permeable portion that supports the medium and allows ink to pass therethrough, and a liquid holding portion that holds ink that has passed through the liquid permeable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Yohei SHIBATA