Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Sato

Yuichiro Sato 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: 11964321
    Abstract: A coiling machine includes feed rollers for moving a wire, a wire guide, a first forming roller, a second forming roller, a pitch tool, a cutting mechanism, and a support mechanism for supporting the wire. The cutting mechanism includes a cutting rotor. The wire coming out of the wire guide is formed into a helical shape by the first forming roller, the second forming roller and the pitch tool. After one coil spring of a predetermined length is formed, the wire is cut by moving the cutting rotor in the radial direction of the wire. The cutting rotor cuts the wire supported by the support mechanism in the radial direction of the wire between the second forming roller and the pitch tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Furuse, Daiki Hagiwara, Takuya Sato, Yuichiro Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 11947305
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a developer container to and from which a replenishment container is attachable and detachable and which includes an accommodating portion and a replenishment port, a transfer portion configured to transfer a developer image on an image bearing member onto a recording material, a supporting tray including a supporting surface configured to support the recording material thereon, and a discharge portion configured to discharge the recording material, onto which the developer image has been transferred, on the supporting surface, wherein the supporting surface has an opening portion opening such that the replenishment port is exposed through the supporting surface, and wherein an opening/closing member configured to be movable between a closed position where the opening/closing member covers the replenishment port and serves as a part of the supporting surface and an open position where the replenishment port is exposed is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomio Noguchi, Masaaki Sato, Kenji Matsuzaka, Koji Fujinaka, Takao Sameshima, Akitoshi Toyota, Yuichiro Inaba, Kenichi Iida
  • Patent number: 11782661
    Abstract: A monitoring control apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a saving unit configured to save identification information of target devices as monitoring targets and areas in corresponding screens for each image capturing unit; a holding unit configured to hold a state of a device used for each job; and a control unit configured to make the image capturing unit capture videos including the target devices and monitor the areas corresponding to the target devices as target areas in a predetermined order, wherein the control unit specifies a next target device in accordance with the predetermined order, and, if there is no job in which a state of the target device is a waiting state, specifies a device next to the target device as a target device in accordance with the predetermined order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20230307199
    Abstract: A switch device includes an operation body including a front knob and a rear knob arranged side by side in a front-rear direction of a vehicle, the operation body being rotatable about a shaft in a vertical direction of the vehicle. The switch device is configured to be mounted on the vehicle. The front knob is disposed at a lower position than the rear knob.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro SATO, Koji KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230290589
    Abstract: A switch device includes an operating knob to receive an operation for a device to be controlled, a first detection electrode portion that is attached to the operating knob and detects a first operation position on the operating knob based on capacitance, a second detection electrode portion that is attached to the operating knob at a distance from the first detection electrode portion and detects a second operation position on the operating knob based on capacitance, a control unit to control the device to be controlled in accordance with the operation position detected by the first detection electrode portion and the second detection electrode portion, and a water droplet adhesion suppressing portion to suppress water droplet adhesion between the first detection electrode portion and the second detection electrode portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichiro SATO, Koji KOBAYASHI, Yoshinori TAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11526312
    Abstract: A device management apparatus has a providing means configured to provide a first screen for determining device specific information corresponding to a contract and a second screen for determining setting information to be distributed if a new device specified by the device specific information is detected; a search means configured to search a device via a network; and a distribution means configured to distribute the setting information that has been determined in the second screen according to a detection if a new device corresponding to the device specific information that has been determined in the first screen is detected by the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20220301792
    Abstract: A switch device includes an operation knob unit integrally including an operation knob, a detection part to detect proximity to or contact with the operation knob, a conduction part electrically connected to the detection part, a first control unit that is electrically connected to the detection part via the conduction part, determines proximity to or contact with the operation knob based on a first output signal outputted from the detection part and outputs a determination result as a second output signal, and a sub-substrate that is attached to the operation knob and includes the first control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Akito ISHIHARA, Yuichiro SATO, Koji KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210405939
    Abstract: A device management apparatus has a providing means configured to provide a first screen for determining device specific information corresponding to a contract and a second screen for determining setting information to be distributed if a new device specified by the device specific information is detected; a search means configured to search a device via a network; and a distribution means configured to distribute the setting information that has been determined in the second screen according to a detection if a new device corresponding to the device specific information that has been determined in the first screen is detected by the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 11138149
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing system is provided in which a web browser includes a re-display unit that acquires second image data based on information about an acquisition destination of a second conversion index file transmitted by a transmission unit, and displays the acquired second image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20210247943
    Abstract: A monitoring control apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises at least one memory; and at least one processor. When executing a program stored in the at least one memory, the processor causes the apparatus to operate as a saving unit saving a capturing order of devices for each capturing unit; a holding unit holding, for each job, a state of a device used in the job; and a control unit specifying a target device in accordance with the capturing order and capture the specified target device with the capturing unit. The control unit specifies a target device as a next capturing target in accordance with the capturing order and if there is no job in which a state of the specified target device is a waiting state, specifies a next device as a target device in accordance with the capturing order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Yuichiro Sato, Shuhei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20210247941
    Abstract: A monitoring control apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a saving unit configured to save identification information of target devices as monitoring targets and areas in corresponding screens for each image capturing unit; a holding unit configured to hold a state of a device used for each job; and a control unit configured to make the image capturing unit capture videos including the target devices and monitor the areas corresponding to the target devices as target areas in a predetermined order, wherein the control unit specifies a next target device in accordance with the predetermined order, and, if there is no job in which a state of the target device is a waiting state, specifies a device next to the target device as a target device in accordance with the predetermined order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 10839146
    Abstract: There are provided a form generation unit configured to generate form data by performing an overlay process on form information and field data of a form, a storage unit configured to acquire and store character string information rendered in the overlay process, a conversion unit configured to convert the generated form data into editable form data, an acquisition unit configured to acquire character string elements from the editable form data, a grouping unit configured to group the acquired character string elements according to a result of comparing the acquired character string elements with the stored character string information, and a browsing screen generation unit configured to generate data for displaying a browsing screen for browsing and editing the editable form data including the grouped character string elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 10437919
    Abstract: In a case where generation of processing-target document data in a first format by a generation unit is canceled, deletion of a conversion process identified by identified information is requested to a conversion service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20190179800
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing system is provided in which a web browser includes a re-display unit that acquires second image data based on information about an acquisition destination of a second conversion index file transmitted by a transmission unit, and displays the acquired second image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9971901
    Abstract: A content management apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention associates content information on content with group information on a user participation group in a posting management service that approves control for the content, and stores the associated information. The apparatus then acquires group information on the user participation group from the posting management service, upon receipt of a content control request. The apparatus determines whether or not the requested control is to be approved, based on the acquired group information and the group information stored in association with the content information on the content. This configuration allows the content management apparatus for managing the content to control access authorization according to setting of the group in the posting management service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichiro Sato, Takanori Ozawa, Kei Kitagata
  • Publication number: 20180089153
    Abstract: In a case where generation of processing-target document data in a first format by a generation unit is canceled, deletion of a conversion process identified by identified information is requested to a conversion service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9901872
    Abstract: An air pollution control system includes CO2 absorber that removes CO2, and an absorbent regenerator that releases CO2 from the amine absorbent. The CO2 absorber is equipped with a CO2 absorption unit that absorbs CO2 in the flue gas by the amine absorbent (lean solution), and a water-repellent filter unit that is provided on an upper part (gas flow downstream) side of the CO2 absorption unit and collects the mist amine absorbent accompanied by the CO2-free flue gas. The mist amine accompanied by the CO2-free flue gas is collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takashi Kamijo, Yuichiro Sato, Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kouji Horizoe
  • Patent number: 9714882
    Abstract: When a liquid level is changed even though an inflow of a heat medium into a specific heat transfer tube bundle is stopped, it is determined that there is no abnormality in the heat transfer tube bundle in which the inflow of the heat medium is stopped and then another heat transfer tube bundle is inspected. Next, when the inflow of the heat medium into the specific heat transfer tube bundle is stopped not to cause the change in the liquid level, it is determined that there is an abnormality in the heat transfer tube bundle to which the inflow of the heat medium is stopped. Thus, it is possible to determine that there is an abnormality in the heat transfer tube bundle in which the inflow of the heat medium is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Miyachi, Takuya Okamoto, Yuichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20160259771
    Abstract: There are provided a form generation unit configured to generate form data by performing an overlay process on form information and field data of a form, a storage unit configured to acquire and store character string information rendered in the overlay process, a conversion unit configured to convert the generated form data into editable form data, an acquisition unit configured to acquire character string elements from the editable form data, a grouping unit configured to group the acquired character string elements according to a result of comparing the acquired character string elements with the stored character string information, and a browsing screen generation unit configured to generate data for displaying a browsing screen for browsing and editing the editable form data including the grouped character string elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Yuichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9400102
    Abstract: In a heat exchanger that includes an expanded part of a duct, a heat-transfer tube bundle accommodating duct, and a plurality of heat-transfer tube bundles provided in the heat-transfer tube bundle accommodating duct in a flow direction of flue gas with a distance therebetween, a bare-tube-part upstream-side regulating plate and a bare-tube-part downstream-side regulating plate at an upstream side and a downstream side of a bare tube part of each of the heat-transfer tube bundles and a plurality of regulating plates in an introducing unit arranged either in the expanded part of a duct or in the heat-transfer tube bundle accommodating duct on an upstream side to the heat-transfer tube bundle are provided. A drift at the bare tube part of the heat-transfer tube bundles can be significantly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Kagawa, Moritoshi Murakami, Yuichiro Sato, Naoyuki Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Miyaji