Patents by Inventor Fumihiko Sato

Fumihiko 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).

  • Publication number: 20240124050
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply unit includes an auxiliary power supply device and a downstream power supply line group connecting the auxiliary power supply device to motor units. The auxiliary power supply device includes: an auxiliary power supply provided on a power supply path; and a switching circuit configured to switch the connection state of the auxiliary power supply to the power supply path. The connection state of the auxiliary power supply includes a boost state in which the auxiliary power supply is connected in series with the external power supply. The downstream power supply line group includes branch first downstream drive lines and branch second downstream drive lines. Each of the upstream ends of the branch first downstream drive lines and the branch second downstream drive lines is connected to the power supply path at a position downstream of the auxiliary power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori TOTOUMI, Takumi MIO, Fumihiko SATO, Satoshi SHINODA, Hiroki NITTA, Kouhei OTA
  • Patent number: 11953809
    Abstract: A positional and postural accuracy of stereo cameras 30 is maintained. A camera support structure (100) includes a support frame (130) that is mounted on a housing (110) of a head-mounted display 1 and supports stereo cameras (30), and at least one rubber member (40) that is interposed between the housing (110) and the support frame (130) and has at least a portion elastically deformable between the housing (110) and the support frame (130) upon deformation or displacement of the support frame (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Fumihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20240057272
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a main body in which a display is built; a wearing band extending from the main body to a rear side and having a shape enclosing a head of a user as a whole; a right-side extending section configured to make up a right-side part of the wearing band; a left-side extending section configured to make up a left-side part of the wearing band; a movable section configured to make up a part of a rear side of the wearing band, link a rear section of the right-side extending section with a rear section of the left-side extending section, and be movable relative to the right-side extending section and the left-side extending section in a retracting direction in which the length of the wearing band is decreased and in an extending direction in which the length of the wearing band is increased, a first manipulating member operable by a user and rotatably provided on the movable section with an axis section that extends in a front-rear direction; where a vertical width of the first manipula
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Fumihiko Sato, Takayuki Tateno
  • Patent number: 11832401
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a main body having a housing defining at least a portion of an exterior of the head mounted display; a built-in display disposed in the housing; a wearing band extending from the main body to a rear side and having a shape enclosing a head of a user as a whole; a right-side extending section configured to make up a right-side part of the wearing band; a left-side extending section configured to make up a left-side part of the wearing band; and a frame which is separate from the housing and constitutes at least a portion of a rear part of the main body, where the frame has left and right openings for receiving left and right lenses, respectively, and a recessed section for accommodating a user's nose when the head-mounted display is worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Fumihiko Sato, Takayuki Tateno
  • Publication number: 20220244623
    Abstract: A positional and postural accuracy of stereo cameras 30 is maintained. A camera support structure (100) includes a support frame (130) that is mounted on a housing (110) of a head-mounted display 1 and supports stereo cameras (30), and at least one rubber member (40) that is interposed between the housing (110) and the support frame (130) and has at least a portion elastically deformable between the housing (110) and the support frame (130) upon deformation or displacement of the support frame (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Fumihiko SATO
  • Publication number: 20220221621
    Abstract: There is provided a Fresnel lens capable of restraining flare from occurring. Each of a plurality of prisms (11) of a Fresnel lens (10) has an effective surface (Es) and a noneffective surface (Ns). In each of the prisms (11), the noneffective surface (Ns) has a first noneffective surface (Ns1) and a second noneffective surface (Ns2) that is closer to a crest (11c) of the prism (11) than the first noneffective surface (Ns1). The first noneffective surface is inclined to an optical axis (Z1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Fumihiko SATO, Manabu ISHIOKA, Hiroyuki TATSUBORI, Rei MIYAZAKI, Shotaro TADA
  • Publication number: 20220201881
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a main body having a housing defining at least a portion of an exterior of the head mounted display; a built-in display disposed in the housing; a wearing band extending from the main body to a rear side and having a shape enclosing a head of a user as a whole; a right-side extending section configured to make up a right-side part of the wearing band; a left-side extending section configured to make up a left-side part of the wearing band; and a frame which is separate from the housing and constitutes at least a portion of a rear part of the main body, where the frame has left and right openings for receiving left and right lenses, respectively, and a recessed section for accommodating a user's nose when the head-mounted display is worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Fumihiko Sato, Takayuki Tateno
  • Patent number: 11345244
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes an auxiliary power supply; and an auxiliary power supply control unit configured to switch a mode of the auxiliary power supply to an output mode or a non-output mode when electric power is output from a main power supply to a drive motor. The auxiliary power supply control unit is configured to switch the mode to the non-output mode when a required power value required by the drive motor is equal to or smaller than a predetermined power value and to switch the mode to the output mode when the required power value is larger than the predetermined power value, the predetermined power value being set to a value smaller than outputtable electric power that is electric power outputtable from the main power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoki Sugiyama, Koji Nishi, Shinichi Sawada, Takumi Mio, Fumihiko Sato, Satoshi Shinoda, Yukihiro Komatsubara
  • Patent number: 11304323
    Abstract: A head-mounted display configured to enhance the ease of wearing work and the stability of wearing is provided. A wearing band has an extending section and a movable section that is movable relative to the extending section in the length direction of the wearing band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Fumihiko Sato, Takayuki Tateno
  • Publication number: 20220063712
    Abstract: An electric power source device includes an auxiliary electric power source for a main electric power source that supplies electric power to electric power supply targets, including an electric circuit of a control system for controlling a specific control target and an electric circuit of a power system that requires larger electric power than the electric circuit of the control system; and a selection circuit configured to supply the electric power from one electric power source having a higher voltage, out of the main electric power source and the auxiliary electric power source, to at least the electric circuit of the control system among the electric power supply targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuuta KAJISAWA, Fumihiko SATO, Masaharu YAMASHITA, Atsushi SATOU, Masataka OKUDA, Toshiyuki MIKIDA, Hiroaki HANZAWA
  • Patent number: 11146255
    Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a first P-channel MOSFET and a first voltage application circuit. The first P-channel MOSFET is provided between an on-board power supply and a vehicular apparatus that is a power supply target, and is configured to switch a power-ON state in which electric power is supplied to the vehicular apparatus and a power-OFF state in which the supply of the electric power is interrupted. The first voltage application circuit is configured to apply a voltage having a potential lower than a potential of the on-board power supply to a gate terminal such that a state of the first P-channel MOSFET is switched to the power-ON state, and apply a voltage having a potential equal to the potential of the on-board power supply to the gate terminal such that the state of the first P-channel MOSFET is switched to the power-OFF state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumihiko Sato, Shingo Suzuki, Hiroaki Hanzawa, Masataka Okuda, Toshiyuki Mikida
  • Patent number: 11139679
    Abstract: An auxiliary power source device includes a main power source-side path, an auxiliary power source-side path, a power source control circuit, an analog determination circuit that is provided separately from the power source control circuit, and a power source switching circuit. The power source control circuit controls switching between a conduction state and an interruption state on the main power source-side path and the auxiliary power source-side path. The analog determination circuit determines an occurrence of abnormality in the main power source and generates a switching signal when the occurrence of the abnormality in the main power source is determined. The power source switching circuit switches a power source for supplying power to a power supply target, from the main power source to the auxiliary power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumihiko Sato, Masataka Okuda, Toshiyuki Mikida, Hiroaki Hanzawa
  • Patent number: 11012010
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes a parasitic diode forming a parallel circuit together with a second switching element and connected in a forward direction to a main power supply, and a parasitic diode forming a parallel circuit together with a fourth switching element and connected in a reverse direction to an auxiliary power supply. When a state parameter indicates that a reaction force that interferes with operation of an assist motor is applied, an electronic control unit turns ON a first switching element, turns OFF the second switching element, turns ON a third switching element, and turns OFF the fourth switching element. A regenerative current from the assist motor flows to the auxiliary power supply via an inverter, the third switching element, and the parasitic diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Suzuki, Fumihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20200381936
    Abstract: An auxiliary power source device includes a main power source-side path, an auxiliary power source-side path, a power source control circuit, an analog determination circuit that is provided separately from the power source control circuit, and a power source switching circuit. The power source control circuit controls switching between a conduction state and an interruption state on the main power source-side path and the auxiliary power source-side path. The analog determination circuit determines an occurrence of abnormality in the main power source and generates a switching signal when the occurrence of the abnormality in the main power source is determined. The power source switching circuit switchs a power source for supplying power to a power supply target, from the main power source to the auxiliary power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumihiko SATO, Masataka OKUDA, Toshiyuki MIKIDA, Hiroaki HANZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200369164
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes an auxiliary power supply; and an auxiliary power supply control unit configured to switch a mode of the auxiliary power supply to an output mode or a non-output mode when electric power is output from a main power supply to a drive motor. The auxiliary power supply control unit is configured to switch the mode to the non-output mode when a required power value required by the drive motor is equal to or smaller than a predetermined power value and to switch the mode to the output mode when the required power value is larger than the predetermined power value, the predetermined power value being set to a value smaller than outputtable electric power that is electric power outputtable from the main power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoki SUGIYAMA, Koji NISHI, Shinichi SAWADA, Takumi MIO, Fumihiko SATO, Satoshi SHINODA, Yukihiro KOMATSUBARA
  • Publication number: 20200344901
    Abstract: A head-mounted display configured to enhance the ease of wearing work and the stability of wearing is provided. A wearing band has an extending section and a movable section that is movable relative to the extending section in the length direction of the wearing band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takamasa Araki, Fumihiko Sato, Takayuki Tateno
  • Publication number: 20200335966
    Abstract: An electric power supply circuit includes an auxiliary electric power supply; a first MOSFET provided on an auxiliary electric power supply-side feed path, the first MOSFET including a parasitic diode configured to restrict conduction of electric current in a direction from the auxiliary electric power supply toward the feed target; a second MOSFET provided on the auxiliary electric power supply-side feed path, the second MOSFET including a parasitic diode configured to restrict conduction of the electric current in a direction from the feed target toward the auxiliary electric power supply; and a third MOSFET provided on at least one of the auxiliary electric power supply-side feed path and the main electric power supply-side feed path, the third MOSFET including a parasitic diode configured to restrict conduction of the electric current in a direction from the main electric power supply toward the auxiliary electric power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumihiko SATO, Masataka OKUDA, Toshiyuki MIKIDA, Hiroaki HANZAWA
  • Patent number: 10809783
    Abstract: A power source device includes a switching circuit configured to switch the power supply mode between a first power supply mode, in which power is supplied to a drive circuit for an electric motor by only a main power source, and a second power supply mode, in which power is supplied to the drive circuit utilizing both the main power source and an auxiliary power source. A control device includes: a determination unit that determines whether the operation state of the electric motor is a regeneration state or a power-running state; and a unit configured to limit power to be supplied to the drive circuit when the power supply mode is the second power supply mode and it is determined by the determination unit that the operation state of the electric motor is the regeneration state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumihiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20200313667
    Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a first P-channel MOSFET and a first voltage application circuit. The first P-channel MOSFET is provided between an on-board power supply and a vehicular apparatus that is a power supply target, and is configured to switch a power-ON state in which electric power is supplied to the vehicular apparatus and a power-OFF state in which the supply of the electric power is interrupted. The first voltage application circuit is configured to apply a voltage having a potential lower than a potential of the on-board power supply to a gate terminal such that a state of the first P-channel MOSFET is switched to the power-ON state, and apply a voltage having a potential equal to the potential of the on-board power supply to the gate terminal such that the state of the first P-channel MOSFET is switched to the power-OFF state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumihiko SATO, Shingo SUZUKI, Hiroaki HANZAWA, Masataka OKUDA, Toshiyuki MIKIDA
  • Publication number: 20200277316
    Abstract: Provided is a flame retardant composition containing at least one phosphate ester represented by general formula (1), wherein the total content of phosphate esters in which n=1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 among the phosphate esters is 99-100 mass %, and the content of phosphate esters represented by general formula (1) in which n=1 is at least 60 mass % and less than 70 mass % with respect to the total amount of the phosphate esters (in formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and n represents a number of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Fumihiko SATO, Hisashi SAKURAI, Genta KOKURA, Naoko TANJI