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).
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Publication number: 20250074086Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Ryuichi SATO, Yohei NUNOKAWA, Yohei SHIBATA, Yasumichi OKUDA
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Publication number: 20250074081Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Yohei SHIBATA, Junya KATO, Yohei NUNOKAWA
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Patent number: 12166566Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: SoftBank Corp.Inventors: Wataru Takabatake, Yohei Shibata, Kenji Hoshino
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Publication number: 20240333375Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: SoftBank Corp.Inventors: Wataru Takabatake, Yohei Shibata, Kenji Hoshino
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Publication number: 20240316954Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Kenichiro KANEKO, Yohei SHIBATA
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Patent number: 12064955Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yohei Shibata
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Publication number: 20240217764Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Yasuo NARAMATSU, Hashiru CHINO, Yohei SHIBATA
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Patent number: 11858261Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yohei Shibata, Satoshi Fujioka
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Publication number: 20230166534Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventor: Yohei SHIBATA
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Patent number: 11651859Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Harada, Yohei Shibata, Hideki Ishii, Toyoaki Murohara
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Publication number: 20230055952Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Yuta NAKAMURA, Yohei SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20220410601Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Yohei SHIBATA, Satoshi FUJIOKA
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Patent number: 10576762Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yohei Shibata
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Patent number: 10486202Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORAIONInventors: Yohei Shibata, Akio Masuda
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Publication number: 20190198170Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke KIKUCHI, Kazuhiro Harada, Yohei Shibata, Hideki Ishii, Toyoaki Murohara
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Publication number: 20190016162Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yohei SHIBATA
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Patent number: 10059112Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yohei Shibata
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Patent number: 9956790Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshinobu Yamazaki, Takayoshi Kagata, Naoki Kayahara, Masashi Kamibayashi, Yohei Shibata, Kazunari Tsukada
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Publication number: 20180001355Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei SHIBATA, Akio MASUDA
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Publication number: 20170334208Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventor: Yohei SHIBATA