Patents by Inventor Yoichiro Watanabe
Yoichiro Watanabe 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: 20160189313Abstract: A period setting module 30 constituting a content publishing server 12 sets a plurality of periods that do not overlap each other in the period starting at the publication of content uploaded from creator terminals 14 for each content. An earnings setting module 32 sets the amount of earnings for each period that is set. The amount of earnings is set higher the closer a period is to the time of publication. The content publishing server 12 receives content access requests from a user terminal 16, and allocates to the content provider an amount of earnings that has been set for the period during which said content was transmitted to the user terminal 16.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Yoichiro WATANABE, Ryota YASUE
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Patent number: 9329507Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner containing a plurality of toner particles, each including a binder resin and a release agent, is provided. The surface hardness of the toner particle, measured by a nanoindentation method, satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) The surface hardness of the toner particle attained with a displacement of 10 nm is 1 GPa or more and 3 GPa or less; and (2) the surface hardness of the toner particle attained with a displacement of 100 nm is 1 GPa or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yoichiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 8934130Abstract: An image forming device includes an assignment unit that detects a size of a document image to be printed in each page for each one of a plurality of pages assigned to a plurality of print sheets that configure a booklet and, in a case where it is determined that a second document image larger than a first document image is present, assigns a page that includes the second document image to a face of a print sheet that is positioned on an outermost face or an innermost face of the booklet as an exception page and a print image generating unit that generates print images by sorting the plurality of pages that include the exception page assigned by the assignment unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yoichiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20140242509Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner containing a plurality of toner particles, each including a binder resin and a release agent, is provided. The surface hardness of the toner particle, measured by a nanoindentation method, satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) The surface hardness of the toner particle attained with a displacement of 10 nm is 1 GPa or more and 3 GPa or less; and (2) the surface hardness of the toner particle attained with a displacement of 100 nm is 1 GPa or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Yoichiro WATANABE
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Publication number: 20130027749Abstract: An image forming device includes an assignment unit that detects a size of a document image to be printed in each page for each one of a plurality of pages assigned to a plurality of print sheets that configure a booklet and, in a case where it is determined that a second document image larger than a first document image is present, assigns a page that includes the second document image to a face of a print sheet that is positioned on an outermost face or an innermost face of the booklet as an exception page and a print image generating unit that generates print images by sorting the plurality of pages that include the exception page assigned by the assignment unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventor: Yoichiro WATANABE
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Publication number: 20110224560Abstract: A sphygmomanometer cuff is provided with an upper arm support stand arranged to support an upper arm, and an arm band arranged to be wound around the upper arm. The upper arm support stand includes an upper arm support surface arranged to support the upper arm while the upper arm is placed thereon, a winding mechanism arranged to pull one end of the arm band in the winding direction so as to wind a portion of the arm band close to the one end, and a hook arranged to engage a portion of the arm band close to another end pulled out from the winding mechanism against a pulling force applied by the winding mechanism. The upper arm supported on the upper arm support stand is tightened by the upper arm support surface and the portion of the arm band pulled out from the winding mechanism in a state where the portion of the arm band close to the other end is engaged with the hook.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi KITAMURA, Minoru TANIGUCHI, Yoichiro WATANABE, Lan-Lan WANG, Yuuichi NORO
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Publication number: 20110213256Abstract: In a blood pressure measurement device, a force acts on one end side and the other end side of a cuff main body in a direction where an inner diameter of a tubular form is further reduced, so that a rotation shaft rotates in a clockwise direction thus simultaneously moving the one end side and the other end side of the cuff main body. As a result, the inner diameter of the tubular form of the cuff main body can be reduced, and the cuff main body can be easily and rapidly wrapped around the upper arm with only the pushing task using one hand. Thus, the blood pressure measurement device provides a simple device configuration that enables the cuff to be easily wrapped around the measurement target site even for those with crippled hands.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Taniguchi, Yoichiro Watanabe, Lanlan Wang, Yuuichi Noro
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Patent number: 7574155Abstract: The developing apparatus of the present invention is a developing apparatus that develops an electrostatic latent image using a two-component developer containing a toner and a carrier; wherein the developing apparatus has a developing roller that rotates with a developer adhering to the peripheral surface thereof in order to transfer the developer to an electrostatic latent image; a bias unit having a DC voltage applicator that applies a prescribed DC voltage to the developing roller and an AC voltage applicator that applies an AC voltage to the developing roller; a timer that measures the developing apparatus drive time; a measuring unit that measures the amount of developing performed by the developing apparatus; and a bias adjustor whereby the amplitude component of the AC voltage applied by the AC voltage applicator is lowered based on an increase in output of the timer and/or the measuring unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventor: Yoichiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20090169876Abstract: A conductive member composed of a conductive resin transmits a signal by being conductively connected with a body to be connected. The conductive resin includes fiber nanocarbon in the resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2006Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Kojima Press Industry Co. Ltd.Inventors: Takahisa Yamamoto, Shigeki Okada, Koichi Handa, Subiantoro N/A, Hiroshi Takami, Yoichiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20070134015Abstract: The developing apparatus of the present invention is a developing apparatus that develops an electrostatic latent image using a two-component developer containing a toner and a carrier; wherein the developing apparatus has a developing roller that rotates with a developer adhering to the peripheral surface thereof in order to transfer the developer to an electrostatic latent image; a bias unit having a DC voltage applicator that applies a prescribed DC voltage to the developing roller and an AC voltage applicator that applies an AC voltage to the developing roller; a timer that measures the developing apparatus drive time; a measuring unit that measures the amount of developing performed by the developing apparatus; and a bias adjustor whereby the amplitude component of the AC voltage applied by the AC voltage applicator is lowered based on an increase in output of the timer and/or the measuring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoichiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20020172882Abstract: A toner for electrophotography is so prepared that a wax in a binder resin has an average diameter in the range from 0.1 to 3.0 &mgr;m so as to alleviate hot offsetting and filming, and that the toner contains 1.0 to 2.5% by volume of a fine particle toner with particle diameters of 5.04 &mgr;m or smaller so as to grind, at an early stage, the toner components that have attached to a photoconductor and thereby prevent filming.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Inventors: Takahiro Ishihara, Masami Tsujihiro, Yoichiro Watanabe, Norio Kubo, Hidekazu Tamura, Akinori Koyama, Takeshi Arakawa, Hiroshi Shimoyama
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Patent number: 5750299Abstract: A method of forming a colored image on a heat resistant solid surface by use of a toner-image-layer-bearing image formation medium; a method of forming the toner-image-layer bearing image formation medium; inorganic toners for the formation of inorganic toner image for proposed.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1996Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kouchi Ohshima, Shinichi Kuramoto, Hiromitsu Kawase, Yoichiro Watanabe, Takamichi Enomoto, Masanaga Imamura, Katsumi Kuboshima, Junji Toda
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Patent number: 5418103Abstract: A toner prepared by allowing finely-divided particles of a vinyl resin having an alkali-reactive group to react with a fluorine-containing quaternary ammonium salt to obtain surface-modified finely-divided particles; mixing the surface-modified finely-divided particles and core particles composed of a resin and a coloring agent; and filming the above core particles with the finely-divided particles of the surface-modified vinyl resin with application of mechanical energy thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1992Date of Patent: May 23, 1995Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kenkichi Muto, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Akihiro Kotsugai, Yoichiro Watanabe, Ian Harpur
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Patent number: 5368972Abstract: A method of preparing composite particles is disclosed, which comprises the steps of dispersing matrix organic resin particles having a polar group on a surface thereof in a hydrophilic organic liquid, water or mixture thereof to prepare a dispersion of the matrix organic resin particles; dispersing a wax in a hydrophilic organic liquid, water or mixture thereof by use of a nonionic surface active agent to prepare an emulsion of the wax; mixing the dispersion of the matrix organic resin particles and the emulsion of the wax in the presence of a surface active agent with a polarity opposite to that of the polar group on the matrix organic resin particles to obtain a dispersion in which finely-divided particles of the wax are caused to adhere to the surface of the matrix particles; and heating the dispersion to fix the finely-divided particles of the wax on the surface of the matrix organic resin particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1993Date of Patent: November 29, 1994Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Akihiro Kotsugai, Yoichiro Watanabe, Koichi Katoh, Hiromitsu Kawase
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Patent number: 5288577Abstract: A dry type developer is composed of substantially spherical, electrically insulating toner particles which are free from electroconductive particles, and carrier particles, each carrier particle including a core particle and a resin layer coated on the surface of the core particle, with a resistivity in the range of 10.sup.8 to 10.sup.14 .OMEGA.cm under application of a DC voltage of 1000 volts.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1992Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kimitoshi Yamaguchi, Yoichiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 4956258Abstract: A toner for developing latent electrostatic images is disclosed, which comprises a binder resin comprising a component selected from the group consisting of: (1) a mixture of the ternary copolymers of styrene, methyl acrylate, and ethyl acrylate, (2) a mixture of the binary copolymers of two monomers from among the monomers of styrene, methyl acrylate, and ethyl acrylate and homopolymers containing the remaining monomer or the copolymers of that monomer and the other monomers, and (3) a mixture of the respective homopolymers.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1988Date of Patent: September 11, 1990Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoichiro Watanabe, Tetsuo Isoda, Mitsuo Aoki
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Patent number: 4927728Abstract: The disclosure describes carrier particles for use in a two-component dry-type developer, consisting of core particles which are coated with a silicone resin hardened by an organic tin catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 1988Date of Patent: May 22, 1990Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuo Isoda, Yoichiro Watanabe, Nobuhiro Nakayama, Mitsuo Aoki
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Patent number: 4908290Abstract: A toner for developing latent electrostatic images is disclosed, which comprises a colorant, and a binder agent comprising (i) polyester resin or epoxy resin, and (ii) styrene - methyl acrylate copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1987Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoichiro Watanabe, Mitsuo Aoki, Tetsuo Isoda, Nobuhiro Nakayama, Fumihiro Sasaki, Karumi Kakigawa
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Patent number: 4584254Abstract: Carrier particles for use in a two-component dry-type developer for developing latent electrostatic images are disclosed, which core particle comprises a core particle and a silicone resin layer coated on the core particles, and the silicone resin layer contains an organic tin compound, which serves as a catalyst for hardening the silicone resin layer in the course of the formation of the silicone resin layer on the core particle under application of heat thereto, with a concentration gradient in the direction of the thickness of the silicone resin layer towards the outer surface of the carrier particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1985Date of Patent: April 22, 1986Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakayama, Tetsuo Isoda, Yoichiro Watanabe, Mitsuo Aoki