Patents by Inventor Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka 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: 11964476
    Abstract: A print device includes a supply unit, a print unit, a conveyer, a tensioner, and a rotor. The conveyer is configured to nip and to convey, with a pair of rollers, a long medium in a conveyance direction. The tensioner is configured to contact a second surface of the medium to cause the medium to bend. The tensioner is pivotably supported at a position upstream of the conveyer in the conveyance direction. The rotor is rotatably supported at a position upstream of the conveyer in the conveyance direction, and positioned downstream, in the conveyance direction, of an upstream end portion, in the conveyance direction, of the tensioner. The rotor is positioned such that an upper end of the rotor and a nipped point are at a same height. The rotor is configured to contact the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiya Tomatsu, Mitsugi Tanaka, Yoji Tsujishita, Masayuki Okumura
  • Patent number: 11960685
    Abstract: A virtual trackpad and method for using the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises: projecting a virtual trackpad on one hand of a user using hand tracking position data from an extend reality (XR) device; detecting, via hand tracking, movements of one or more fingers as the one or more fingers are being moved across the virtual trackpad projected on the one hand; and controlling a user interface (UI) being displayed on a display by the XR device based on the movements of the one or more fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Young-Cheol Yu, Yuya Tanaka, Yoji Osako
  • Publication number: 20240104478
    Abstract: To reduce a power surplus of fluctuating renewable energy. Data center candidate management information indicates a characteristic of renewable energy supplied to each data center candidate. Application program type candidate management information indicates a characteristic of each application program type candidate. The system determines, with reference to the data center candidate management information and the application program type candidate management information, a plurality of combinations each including one or more data center candidates and one or more application program type candidates, determines a score of each combination based on a characteristic of renewable energy supplied to each of the one or more data center candidates and a characteristic of each of the one or more application program type candidates, and selects, based on the score, a combination to be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yoji OZAWA, Satoshi KANEKO, Hiro TANAKA, Yasutaka KONO
  • Publication number: 20240097382
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to improve a shielding property against the electromagnetic waves. Connector assembly includes first connector and second connector to which first connector is fitted from above. First connector includes first shield. Second connector includes second shield that comes into contact with first shield in a fitted state in which first connector and second connector are fitted. First shield includes first curved portion connected to a lower end of first side wall extending along the vertical axis and curved in a direction along the horizontal axis, and protrusion protruding along the horizontal axis. Second shield has second side wall extending in the vertical axis. In the fitted state, the lower end of second side wall is positioned above protrusion, and second side wall is in contact with first side wall above protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: RYOSUKE SHIMOMURA, YOJI MIYAZAKI, HIROSHI TANAKA, KAZUMASA IIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200047952
    Abstract: Provided is a soft container in which a tip portion of a body portion can be blocked with one member. The tip portion of a flexible body portion 10 of a soft container 1 is blocked by a tip sheet member 20. The tip sheet member 20 integrally has a circumferential side portion 21, a shoulder portion 22, and a top portion 23. The tip sheet member 20 is constituted by a self-supporting film molded body 28 having a uniform thickness. The tubular circumferential side portion 21 and the body portion 10 are joined to each other. The shoulder portion 22 is reduced in diameter in a tapered shape from the circumferential side portion 21 toward the tip side. The top portion 23 blocks the tip portion of the shoulder portion 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Yoji TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9804805
    Abstract: A disk array apparatus includes a conversion rule storage unit that stores a conversion rule associated with a plurality of generations in a configuration table of the disk array apparatus and a control unit that, from a disk device which stores a generation identifier indicating the generation and a configuration table, retrieves the generation identifier, and converts the configuration table on the basis of the conversion rule associated with the retrieved generation identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150212750
    Abstract: A disk array apparatus includes a conversion rule storage unit that stores a conversion rule associated with a plurality of generations in a configuration table of the disk array apparatus and a control unit that, from a disk device which stores a generation identifier indicating the generation and a configuration table, retrieves the generation identifier, and converts the configuration table on the basis of the conversion rule associated with the retrieved generation identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Yoji TANAKA
  • Patent number: 8259324
    Abstract: A printer/storage integrated system, capable of using both printer and storage device from host devices with a single connection setting, is provided. A controller is connected with a first network with which host devices are connected, and a second network with which a printer and a storage device shared by the host devices are connected. The controller includes a communication relay unit which receives a control instruction or data transmitted from a host device over the first network, determines whether the destination of the control instruction or the data is either the printer or the storage device based on information included in the header of a communication protocol of the fourth layer or higher used in the transmission, and transfers the control instruction or the data to the printer or the storage device determined as the destination over the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yoji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7694841
    Abstract: In order to achieve a container which is convenient for carrying, delivery, transportation and storage of a viscous liquid, which can be disposed by being crushed to a small volume size when it has become empty, and which prevents twisting or rising up of the lower half of the container during a mixing of a viscous liquid, a container A holding liquid is used, wherein a ring-shaped rim frame 2 is provided on the upper end of a flexible tubular main body 1, a bottom plate 3 is fitted onto an opening at the lower end thereof, and at least one ring-shaped trunk section frame 4 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of said tubular main body 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Sunstar Engineering Inc., Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Hattori, Masayoshi Matsumura, Kazuhito Shimizu, Toshiharu Osaka, Tooru Ichikawa, Masahiro Ito, Yoji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7531770
    Abstract: A cleaning processing jig is inserted into a bolt heater hole, and pollution such as extraneous matter on an inner surface of the hole is removed by a waste cloth. A penetration processing jig is inserted into the hole, and the penetrant is made to uniformly penetrate into the inner surface by a sponge onto which a penetrant is applied. Then, a developing processing jig is inserted into the hole, and the inner surface is developed by injecting a developer toward the inner surface from an injection tip provided on a head. When a predetermined time elapses after the developing processing, a visual inspection tool in which a visible head is attached to a tip of a pipe is inserted into the hole, and the inner surface is visually inspected through a light pipe connected to the visible head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoji Tanaka, Shigeo Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20070229884
    Abstract: A printer/storage integrated system, capable of using both printer and storage device from host devices with a single connection setting, is provided. A controller is connected with a first network with which host devices are connected, and a second network with which a printer and a storage device shared by the host devices are connected. The controller includes a communication relay unit which receives a control instruction or data transmitted from a host device over the first network, determines whether the destination of the control instruction or the data is either the printer or the storage device based on information included in the header of a communication protocol of the fourth layer or higher used in the transmission, and transfers the control instruction or the data to the printer or the storage device determined as the destination over the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20070181566
    Abstract: A cleaning processing jig is inserted into a bolt heater hole, and pollution such as extraneous matter on an inner surface of the hole is removed by a waste cloth. A penetration processing jig is inserted into the hole, and the penetrant is made to uniformly penetrate into the inner surface by a sponge onto which a penetrant is applied. Then, a developing processing jig is inserted into the hole, and the inner surface is developed by injecting a developer toward the inner surface from an injection tip provided on a head. When a predetermined time elapses after the developing processing, a visual inspection tool in which a visible head is attached to a tip of a pipe is inserted into the hole, and the inner surface is visually inspected through a light pipe connected to the visible head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Yoji TANAKA, Shigeo Morimoto
  • Patent number: 7048883
    Abstract: A plastic container contains a liquid, such as toilet water or soy sauce, and is suitable for containing a refill. The plastic container (1) has a tube (2) formed by rolling a plastic laminate in a tubular shape, a bottom wall (3) formed so as to be joined to the inner circumference of a lower end part of the tube (2) by an insert injection molding process, a hoop (4) formed on the outer circumference of an upper end part of the tube (2) by an insert injection molding process and a top cover (6) provided with a spout (5) and bonded to the upper end surface of the hoop (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko, Kamaya Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Tanaka, Toru Ichikawa, Tomio Tahara
  • Publication number: 20050061818
    Abstract: A ring-like reinforcement part 2 is secured to an upper end face of a bottomed cylindrical container main body 1. The container main body 1 is formed of a flexible film-like member which is composed of polyethylene, polypropylene or the like. The reinforcement part 2 has strength enough to prevent the container main body 1 from greatly deformed and to prevent liquid, such as adhesive agent, coating material or the like stored in the container main body 1 from overflowing when the container main body 1 is lifted up through the reinforcement part 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicants: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd., Polymer Systems Co., Ltd., CDF Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Ichikawa, Kazuhiro Umenaka, Yoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040159979
    Abstract: Molten resin is injected into a cavity 12 formed between a cavity mold 7 and a moving-side core mold 11 in an injection mold assembly 1 and is allowed to spread out into every corner. Next, after the resin has stopped flowing, punch pins 23 and 24 are pressed into the cavity by hydraulic cylinders 25 and 26 that are attached to the fixed-side mold part 2 side. After the molten resin has hardened, the punch pins 23 and 24 are withdrawn from the cavity, the mold assembly is opened and the molded product is removed. By using the punch pins 23 and 24, through-hole parts are formed in a plate-like product. When the molten resin is injected, inside the cavity there are no through-hole-forming protrusions that would cause the flow of the molten resin to branch, so that weld lines do not appear in the surface of the molded product. As a result, plate-like molded products that include through-holes can be accurately formed by injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: Shinsei Corporation
    Inventor: Yoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040135288
    Abstract: A plastic container contains a liquid, such as toilet water or soy source, and is suitable for containing a refill. The plastic container (1) has a tube (2) formed by rolling a plastic laminate in a tubular shape, a bottom wall (3) formed so as to be joined to the inner circumference of a lower end part of the tube (2) by an insert injection molding process, a hoop (4) formed on the outer circumference of an upper end part of the tube (2) by an insert injection molding process and a top cover (6) provided with a spout (5) and bonded to the upper end surface of the hoop (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko, Kamaya Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Tanaka, Toru Ichikawa, Tomio Tahara
  • Patent number: 6736290
    Abstract: A plastic container comprises a main body, a large-diameter member and a small-diameter-formed member. The main body is formed of a plastic laminate film into a tubular shape. The large-diameter-formed member is joined to the outer surface of the end of the main body by an insert-injection process. The small-diameter-formed member is jointed to the inner surface of the other end of the main body by the insert-injection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Ichikawa, Yoshiji Moteki, Yoji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6712232
    Abstract: A plastic container contains a liquid, such as toilet water or soy source, and is suitable for containing a refill. The plastic container (1) has a tube (2) formed by rolling a plastic laminate in a tubular shape, a bottom wall (3) formed so as to be joined to the inner circumference of a lower end part of the tube (2) by an insert injection molding process, a hoop (4) formed on the outer circumference of an upper end part of the tube (2) by an insert injection molding process and a top cover (6) provided with a spout (5) and bonded to the upper end surface of the hoop (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko, Kamaya Kagaku Kyogo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Tanaka, Toru Ichikawa, Tomio Tahara
  • Patent number: D530165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Polymer Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoji Tanaka
  • Patent number: D534773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Polymer Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoji Tanaka