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Nobuyuki Hirai

Nobuyuki Hirai, Port Washington, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100076927IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which is capable of reducing a memory thereof and avoiding a file of which actual data is stored from being requested from other apparatuses. An image forming apparatus is connected to a plurality of external apparatuses via a communication line and is capable of synchronizing files with the external apparatuses. When it is determined that a file is a file of which actual data does not need to be stored, and at the same time it is determined that synchronization with all of the external apparatuses is completed, there is deleted the actual data of the file which is determined to be a file of which actual data does not need to be stored.03-25-2010
20100232910INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes an instruction unit configured to give an instruction for executing divided stapling, an acquisition unit configured, when the instruction is given, to acquire a number of staplable sheets, a determination unit configured to determine a location at which the divided stapling is executed based on the acquired number of staplable sheets and a number of sheets necessary for each chapter, and a staple setting unit configured to set a staple attribute for instructing a printing apparatus to execute stapling by using the determined location as a unit of the divided stapling.09-16-2010

Nobuyuki Hirai, Kumagaya-Shi JP

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20100181859RADIALLY ANISOTROPIC RING R-TM-B MAGNET, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, DIE FOR PRODUCING IT, AND ROTOR FOR BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A method for producing a radially anisotropic ring magnet having at least one axial groove on the inner surface comprises using a die comprising a cylindrical, magnetic core, a magnetic sleeve having an axial ridge in alignment with the groove on the outer surface and disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the core, and an outer, cylindrical die member defining a cavity for forming the ring magnet with the magnetic sleeve, and compression-molding magnet powder charged into the cavity while applying a magnetic field in a radial direction, and a radially anisotropic ring magnet substantially having a composition of R-TM-B, wherein R is at least one of rare earth elements including Y, TM is at least one of transition metals, and B is boron, having at least one axial groove on the inner surface, and magnetized such that centerlines between magnetic poles do not overlap grooves.07-22-2010

Nobuyuki Hirai, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080259387INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an analysis unit configured to analyze a print job generated based on a plurality of records, a determination unit configured to detect a boundary or boundaries of records based on a result of analysis obtained by the analysis unit and to determine a print page corresponding to each respective record, and a storage unit configured to store each record of the print job and a respective print page corresponding to each respective record while associating them with each other according to content determined by the determination unit. Related methods are also disclosed.10-23-2008

Patent applications by Nobuyuki Hirai, Tokyo JP

Nobuyuki Hirai, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090187752INSTALLATION METHOD, APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of executing plug and play processing for starting up one installation processing operation upon acquiring one device identification information item. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit for acquiring at least one device identification information item including a plurality of configuration information items corresponding to each of a plurality of logical interfaces in response to connection of a peripheral device. The information processing apparatus further includes an installation control unit for controlling execution of installation of a plurality of device drivers corresponding to the plurality of logical interfaces, respectively, by the use of the plurality of configuration information items included in the at least one device identification information item when the acquisition unit acquires the at least one device identification information item from the peripheral device.07-23-2009

Nobuyuki Hirai, Kodaira City JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080223508Rubber strip, method for manufacturing tire and tire component member using same, and apparatus therefor - A method and apparatus for building a green tire or a tire component member by winding and laminating a rubber strip on a rigid core or a building drum. The apparatus includes a flattening roll and a rubber strip winder. The flattening roll flattens a projection of a stepped portion produced by overlapping portions of the rubber strip, and a roller of the flattening roll is moved so that it is constantly located at a given position with reference to the rigid core or building drum. The flattening roll moves in a direction opposite to a moving direction of the rubber strip winder during helical winding of the rubber strip on the rigid core or building drum.09-18-2008

Nobuyuki Hirai, Anjo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110237394POWER TRANSFER MECHANISM CONTROL DEVICE AND POWER TRANSFER DEVICE - A power transfer mechanism control device controlling a power transfer mechanism mounted on a vehicle which transfers power from an internal combustion engine to an axle side via a friction engagement element actuated by a fluid pressure from either of a first fluid pressure actuator driven by the power from the internal combustion engine and a second fluid pressure actuator driven by a fluid pressure source different from a fluid pressure source for the first fluid pressure actuator. When the internal combustion engine is to be automatically started, the second fluid pressure actuator is controlled such that, before complete combustion occurs in the internal combustion engine, the friction engagement element stands by in a low-pressure state, and the first fluid pressure actuator is controlled such that the friction engagement element transfers the torque at predetermined timing after the complete combustion occurs in the internal combustion engine.09-29-2011
20110237395POWER TRANSFER MECHANISM CONTROL DEVICE AND POWER TRANSFER DEVICE - A power transfer mechanism control device that controls a power transfer mechanism which is mounted on a vehicle including an automatically stoppable and automatically startable motor and which transfers power from the motor to an axle side via a friction engagement element actuated by a fluid pressure from a fluid pressure actuator, wherein during neutral control performed while the motor is in operation, a neutral control amount, which is a control amount for causing the friction engagement element to stand by in a neutral state with pressure lower than a complete engagement pressure, is set on the basis of a power transfer state of the power transfer mechanism to control the fluid pressure actuator, and learned, and while the motor is automatically stopped, the fluid pressure actuator is controlled using the learned neutral control amount such that the friction engagement element stands by in the neutral state.09-29-2011