Patents by Inventor Yozo Ohki

Yozo Ohki 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: 20090238587
    Abstract: A color image printer includes a print engine (13) for effecting a laser scanning exposure and a test print managing section (51) for managing control for outputting a test print through the print engine for use in image quality adjustment. The test print (TP) includes a plurality of sets of horizontal stripe test patterns having a plurality of horizontal lines extending in the main scanning direction and a plurality of sets of vertical stripe test patterns having a plurality of vertical lines extending in the sub scanning direction. The horizontal stripe test patterns and the vertical stripe test patterns are arranged in alternation. And, the horizontal lines are formed with a gradation value set in advance for each horizontal stripe test pattern. The vertical lines are formed with a gradation value set in advance for each vertical stripe test pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishihara, Yozo Ohki, Tatsuji Goma, Tomoyuki Ishii, Takuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090237685
    Abstract: A method of gradation correction for laser scanning exposure is effected, based on measured density values of a test print (TP) including a horizontal stripe test pattern comprised of a plurality of horizontal lines extending in the main scanning direction and a vertical stripe pattern comprised of a plurality of vertical lines extending in the sub scanning direction. The includes the steps of calculating, based on the measured density values, a rising correction amount for main scanning rising correction of adding a rising correction component to one dot after rising of a modulated laser in order to reduce density difference between the horizontal line and the vertical line and calculating, based on the measured density values, a falling correction amount for main scanning falling correction of adding a falling correction component to one dot after rising of the modulated laser in order to reduce the density difference between the horizontal line and the vertical line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishihara, Yozo Ohki, Tatsuji Goma, Tomoyuki Ishii, Takuya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7450144
    Abstract: A photo-printing system includes a laser exposure unit, a reference clock generation unit, an image input unit, and a controller. The image input unit receives first pixel data and second pixel data to be expressed after the first pixel in accordance with image data. In a first control, the first and second pixels are scanned for exposure in a laser emission region state wherein each of the scan-start timings of the first and second pixels are controlled in accordance with a reference clock. In a second control, the first pixel is scanned for exposure in a nonlinear light emission region state, and the second pixel having a density equal to or lower than a predetermined density is scanned for exposure in the laser emission region state, the scan-start timing of the second pixel is advanced with respect to the first control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yozo Ohki, Kazuhiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20060215010
    Abstract: A photo-printing system includes a laser exposure unit, a reference clock generation unit, an image input unit, and a controller. The image input unit receives first pixel data and second pixel data to be expressed after the first pixel in accordance with image data. In a first control, the first and second pixels are scanned for exposure in a laser emission region state wherein each of the scan-start timings of the first and second pixels are controlled in accordance with a reference clock. In a second control, the first pixel is scanned for exposure in a nonlinear light emission region state, and the second pixel having a density equal to or lower than a predetermined density is scanned for exposure in the laser emission region state, the scan-start timing of the second pixel is advanced with respect to the first control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yozo Ohki, Kazuhiro Yoshida