Patents by Inventor Yumiko Kishi
Yumiko Kishi 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: 20230286709Abstract: A container includes: a container body; a cap to seal the container body; an identification code on a top surface of the cap; and multiple concaves on the container body. The multiple concaves on the container body forms a first image having a first area, the identification code on the cap forms a second image having a second area smaller than the first area, the container body has a first diffuse reflectance difference between the first image and a portion excluding the first image, and the identification code has a second diffuse reflectance difference between a code portion and a background portion excluding the code portion in the second image. The second diffuse reflectance difference is larger than the first diffuse reflectance difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Yumiko KISHI, Takayuki NAKAMURA, Toshishige FUJII
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Publication number: 20220388324Abstract: Provided is a container including a container body and an image on the container body. The image includes a plurality of dented portions and non-dented portions. A visibility value of the image represented by Mathematical formula (1) below is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. Visibility value=b0·L*0·(1?exp(b1·?L*))??Mathematical formula (1) In Mathematical formula (1), L*0 represents a luminosity of the image. ?L* represents a difference between the luminosity of the image and a luminosity of any other portion than the image, b0 represents a positive real number, and b1 represents a negative real number.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Masako YOSHII, Keiichi SERIZAWA, Makoto HINO, Kazuhiro AKATSU, Takeshi UEDA, Takayuki NAKAMURA, Yumiko KISHI
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Publication number: 20220305812Abstract: A medium, a container, an object-holding container, a marking, device, and a method of manufacturing the container. The medium includes an image of design, and the design includes a light color portion and a dark color portion, the light color portion including a light reflecting layer, and the dark color portion including a light attenuation layer The container includes a laser beam source to emit a laser beam, a forming unit to make the laser beam perform marking on a container that has transparency and is colorless or colored, and an adjuster to adjust a marking condition according to information about a to-lie-contained object stored in the container. The method includes irradiating the container with a laser beam to form a light reflecting layer and a light attenuation layer, and the light reflecting layer and the light attenuation layer includes an aggregate of microstructures.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Kazuki FUNAHASHI, Yoichi ICHIKAWA, Yumiko KISHI, Hirotoshi NAKAYAMA, Makoto HINO, Kazuhiro AKATSU
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Patent number: 11042029Abstract: A display device includes a light source unit, a light deflector configured to deflect light from the light source unit, an optical element array configured to be two-dimensionally scanned in a main-scanning direction and in a sub-scanning direction with light via the light deflector 15, the optical element array having a plurality of optical elements, and a light projecting unit configured to project light received via the optical element array. In the display device, each of a beam spot diameter in the sub-scanning direction on the optical element array and an arrangement pitch of the optical elements in the sub-scanning direction on the optical element array is equal to or greater than a scanning line pitch on the optical element array.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Yumiko Kishi, Makoto Inamoto
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Patent number: 10831022Abstract: (Object) To provide an information display device, with a simple configuration, that is capable of reducing stress in perceiving information. (Means of Achieving the Object) The disclosed information display device irradiates a transparent-reflective member with light for forming an image, in order to display a virtual image of the image on the transparent-reflective member. The information display device includes: a plurality of light sources having different peak emission wavelengths, respectively, which are provided for generating the light for forming the image; a vision-related information input unit configured to receive an input of information relating to vision of a viewer viewing the virtual image; and a luminance adjusting unit configured to adjust luminance of each of the plurality of light sources, independently, based on the information input into the vision-related information input unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Shohta Kobashigawa, Yumiko Kishi, Hiroki Hiraguchi, Naoki Sakai
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Patent number: 10491870Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method of displaying an image. The image display apparatus includes an image-light projection device configured to display a display image, and a display controller configured to determine chromaticity coordinates of a display color of the display image based on data of a chromaticity coordinate area of background light such that the display color of the display image is set outside the chromaticity coordinate area of the background light. The method includes determining chromaticity coordinates of a display color of a display image based on data of a chromaticity coordinate area of background light such that the display color of the display image is set outside the chromaticity coordinate area of the background light.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Ichikawa, Naoki Sakai, Shohta Kobashigawa, Hiroki Hiraguchi, Yumiko Kishi
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Publication number: 20190346677Abstract: A display device includes a light source unit, a light deflector configured to deflect light from the light source unit, an optical element array configured to be two-dimensionally scanned in a main-scanning direction and in a sub-scanning direction with light via the light deflector 15, the optical element array having a plurality of optical elements, and a light projecting unit configured to project light received via the optical element array. In the display device, each of a beam spot diameter in the sub-scanning direction on the optical element array and an arrangement pitch of the optical elements in the sub-scanning direction on the optical element array is equal to or greater than a scanning line pitch on the optical element array.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki TANABE, Yumiko KISHI, Makoto INAMOTO
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Publication number: 20190162958Abstract: (Object) To provide an information display device, with a simple configuration, that is capable of reducing stress in perceiving information. (Means of Achieving the Object) The disclosed information display device irradiates a transparent-reflective member with light for forming an image, in order to display a virtual image of the image on the transparent-reflective member. The information display device includes: a plurality of light sources having different peak emission wavelengths, respectively, which are provided for generating the light for forming the image; a vision-related information input unit configured to receive an input of information relating to vision of a viewer viewing the virtual image; and a luminance adjusting unit configured to adjust luminance of each of the plurality of light sources, independently, based on the information input into the vision-related information input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Shohta KOBASHIGAWA, Yumiko KISHI, Hiroki HIRAGUCHI, Naoki SAKAI
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Position measurement reference sheet, image forming apparatus, and image position measurement method
Patent number: 10136010Abstract: A position measurement reference sheet for image position measurement on a recording medium includes a body having a front face to face an image reading face of a reading device, a recording medium detection window in the body to measure a position of an end of the recording medium, and an image detection window in the body to measure a position of an image on the recording medium. The position measurement reference sheet is interposed between the image reading face and the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yumiko Kishi, Makoto Hino, Satoshi Mohri, Yoshiaki Morita, Noritaka Masuda, Hideyo Makino, Tomoaki Suga, Takahiro Konishi, Satoshi Nakayama -
Publication number: 20170230628Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method of displaying an image. The image display apparatus includes an image-light projection device configured to display a display image, and a display controller configured to determine chromaticity coordinates of a display color of the display image based on data of a chromaticity coordinate area of background light such that the display color of the display image is set outside the chromaticity coordinate area of the background light. The method includes determining chromaticity coordinates of a display color of a display image based on data of a chromaticity coordinate area of background light such that the display color of the display image is set outside the chromaticity coordinate area of the background light.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Yoichi ICHIKAWA, Naoki Sakai, Shohta Kobashigawa, Hiroki Hiraguchi, Yumiko Kishi
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POSITION MEASUREMENT REFERENCE SHEET, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD
Publication number: 20160277610Abstract: A position measurement reference sheet for image position measurement on a recording medium includes a body having a front face to face an image reading face of a reading device, a recording medium detection window in the body to measure a position of an end of the recording medium, and an image detection window in the body to measure a position of an image on the recording medium. The position measurement reference sheet is interposed between the image reading face and the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yumiko KISHI, Makoto HINO, Satoshi MOHRI, Yoshiaki MORITA, Noritaka MASUDA, Hideyo MAKINO, Tomoaki SUGA, Takahiro KONISHI, Satoshi NAKAYAMA -
Patent number: 9100611Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores image data for adjustment of image formation. The image data includes a cross-hair formed in a corner of a recording medium, and a corner edge detection mark formed to detect a folded corner edge of the recording medium from read data obtained when the corner of the recording medium including an area where the cross-hair is formed on one side is folded to an opposite side to the one side of the recording medium and an image reader reads the opposite side.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yumiko Kishi, Makoto Hino
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Publication number: 20150070732Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores image data for adjustment of image formation. The image data includes a cross-hair formed in a corner of a recording medium, and a corner edge detection mark formed to detect a folded corner edge of the recording medium from read data obtained when the corner of the recording medium including an area where the cross-hair is formed on one side is folded to an opposite side to the one side of the recording medium and an image reader reads the opposite side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Yumiko KISHI, Makoto HINO
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Patent number: 8085431Abstract: An image processing apparatus for performing image reduction correction on target image data corresponding to pixels, includes a deletion position specifying unit configured to specify, as deletion positions of deletion pixels in the target image data, predetermined positions in image regions including the pixels having gradation values that are more than or equal to a predetermined density; and a pixel deleting unit configured to delete the deletion pixels at the deletion positions specified by the deletion position specifying unit, and to shift the pixels subsequent to the deletion pixels in a reduction direction as the deletion pixels are deleted.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Yumiko Kishi
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Patent number: 8077359Abstract: A novel image processing system includes a pixel position indicator and a pixel inserting unit. The pixel position indicator is configured to indicate insertion positions in the image data. The pixel inserting unit is configured to enlarge a size of the image data by inserting an additional pixel at each of the insertion positions and accordingly shifting the original pixels in a given direction. The additional pixel has a value lower than a given threshold. Each insertion position is at an approximate center of an area formed of pixels having values higher than the given threshold. A novel image forming apparatus incorporates such an image processing system and an electrophotographic system. The electrophotographic system is configured to form an image by irradiating a photoconductive surface with a laser beam according to the processed image data.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company LimitedInventors: Yumiko Kishi, Toshio Ohide, Tatsuo Ohyama, Hidetoshi Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Kaima
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Publication number: 20090232351Abstract: An authentication method performed by an authentication device to authenticate a user includes an authentication-use image generating step of generating an authentication-use image including authentication-use information corresponding to an image expressing one or more characters and/or symbols which is provided on a background, wherein an edge formed by a difference in image density does not exist between the background and the image expressing the characters and/or the symbols; an authentication-use image presenting step of presenting, to the user, the authentication-use image generated at the authentication-use image generating step; and an authentication step of performing authentication by comparing character and/or symbol information input by the user based on the authentication-use image presented at the authentication-use image presenting step, with the characters and/or the symbols in the authentication-use image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventors: Kenji Kagitani, Yumiko Kishi
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Publication number: 20090168109Abstract: An image processing apparatus for performing image reduction correction on target image data corresponding to pixels, includes a deletion position specifying unit configured to specify, as deletion positions of deletion pixels in the target image data, predetermined positions in image regions including the pixels having gradation values that are more than or equal to a predetermined density; and a pixel deleting unit configured to delete the deletion pixels at the deletion positions specified by the deletion position specifying unit, and to shift the pixels subsequent to the deletion pixels in a reduction direction as the deletion pixels are deleted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventor: YUMIKO KISHI
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Publication number: 20080309951Abstract: A novel image processing system includes a pixel position indicator and a pixel inserting unit. The pixel position indicator is configured to indicate insertion positions in the image data. The pixel inserting unit is configured to enlarge a size of the image data by inserting an additional pixel at each of the insertion positions and accordingly shifting the original pixels in a given direction. The additional pixel has a value lower than a given threshold. Each insertion position is at an approximate center of an area formed of pixels having values higher than the given threshold. A novel image forming apparatus incorporates such an image processing system and an electrophotographic system. The electrophotographic system is configured to form an image by irradiating a photoconductive surface with a laser beam according to the processed image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Yumiko KISHI, Toshio Ohide, Tatsuo Ohyama, Hidetoshi Yamashita, Nobuyoshi Kaima