Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Yokota

Hiroaki Yokota 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: 20230418096
    Abstract: A supporting body is provided that is able to select a form of support to a display unit in accordance with a user's purpose or preference, an installation environment, or the like. The supporting body supports a display unit including a display section, a first mounting section, and a second mounting section to cause the display unit to stand on a placement surface in a first direction. The display section has a display surface that spreads in each of the first direction and a second direction, and the first mounting section and the second mounting section are disposed side by side in the first direction. The supporting body includes a first supporting unit that is formed detachably on the first mounting section, and a second supporting unit that is formed detachably on the second mounting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Kawaguchi, Atsushi Tokumi, Masayasu Watanabe, Toshiaki Takahashi, Hiroaki Yokota, Takahiro Naito
  • Publication number: 20230128249
    Abstract: A wave plate 1 according to an embodiment includes a first birefringent substrate 10 including a first main surface and an optical axis 13 in a first direction; a second birefringent substrate 20 disposed over the first birefringent substrate 10 and including a second main surface and an optical axis 23 in a second direction; and a third birefringent substrate 30 disposed over the second birefringent substrate 20 and including a third main surface and an optical axis 33 in a third direction. The first birefringent substrate 10 and the second birefringent substrate 20 are made of the same kind of birefringent material. The first main surface, the second main surface, and the third main surface are disposed in parallel to one another. The first direction and the second direction are parallel to the first main surface and the second main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kengo OGAWA, Shinya YAMADA, Hiroaki YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20230117944
    Abstract: In a bonded substrate according to an embodiment, Euler angles (?1, ?1, ?1) of a first quartz-crystal substrate satisfy 0°??1?2°, 123°??1?128°, and 31°??1?44°, Euler angles (?2, ?2, ?2) of a second quartz-crystal substrate bonded over the first quartz-crystal substrate satisfy 83°??2?95°, 82°??2?95°, and 159°??2?161°, and a thickness of the second quartz-crystal substrate is 0.17 to 0.19 times a wavelength of a surface acoustic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhito KISHIDA, Shoji KAKIO, Hiroaki YOKOTA, Takuya MARUKO, Kengo OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230030565
    Abstract: There is provided a supporting body that is able to select a form of support to a display unit in accordance with a user's purpose or preference, an installation environment, or the like. The supporting body supports the display unit, and includes a first supporting unit and a second supporting unit that are detachably provided on the display unit, and a first form and a second form are configured to be selectable. In the first form, the first supporting unit is mounted at a first position of the display unit and the second supporting unit is mounted at a second position of the display unit. In the second form, the second supporting unit is mounted at the first position or a third position of the display unit, and the first supporting unit is mounted at the second position or a fourth position of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: HIROKI MATSUOKA, MASAKI FUKANO, TOSHIAKI TAKAHASHI, HIROYUKI TAKAYAMA, MAKOTO KIKUCHI, TSUYOSHI IWATSUKI, HIROAKI YOKOTA, SHIGEYA KUWAO, HIROYUKI SUZUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11569794
    Abstract: In a surface acoustic wave resonator according to an embodiment, a quartz-crystal substrate includes an AT-cut 0° X-propagation first quartz-crystal substrate and a Z-cut second quartz-crystal substrate bonded over the first quartz-crystal substrate. A propagation direction of a surface acoustic wave in the second quartz-crystal substrate is inclined from an X-axis of a crystal by 27 to 33°, 87 to 93°, or 147 to 153°, and a thickness of the second quartz-crystal substrate is 0.2 to 1.0 times a wavelength of the surface acoustic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Kishida, Shoji Kakio, Kengo Ogawa, Hiroaki Yokota
  • Patent number: 11543574
    Abstract: A wave plate 1 according to an embodiment includes a first birefringent substrate 10 including a first main surface and an optical axis 13 in a first direction; a second birefringent substrate 20 disposed over the first birefringent substrate 10 and including a second main surface and an optical axis 23 in a second direction; and a third birefringent substrate 30 disposed over the second birefringent substrate 20 and including a third main surface and an optical axis 33 in a third direction. The first birefringent substrate 10 and the second birefringent substrate 20 are made of the same kind of birefringent material. The first main surface, the second main surface, and the third main surface are disposed in parallel to one another. The first direction and the second direction are parallel to the first main surface and the second main surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo Ogawa, Shinya Yamada, Hiroaki Yokota
  • Publication number: 20220069796
    Abstract: In a surface acoustic wave resonator according to an embodiment, a quartz-crystal substrate includes an AT-cut 0° X-propagation first quartz-crystal substrate and a Z-cut second quartz-crystal substrate bonded over the first quartz-crystal substrate. A propagation direction of a surface acoustic wave in the second quartz-crystal substrate is inclined from an X-axis of a crystal by 27 to 33°, 87 to 93°, or 147 to 153°, and a thickness of the second quartz-crystal substrate is 0.2 to 1.0 times a wavelength of the surface acoustic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuhito KISHIDA, Shoji KAKIO, Kengo OGAWA, Hiroaki YOKOTA
  • Patent number: 11061261
    Abstract: An optical modulator, a substrate for an optical modulator, a method of manufacturing an optical modulator, and a method of manufacturing a substrate for an optical modulator that can reduce a propagation loss are provided. An optical modulator 1 according to an embodiment includes: a base substrate 10; a waveguide substrate 20 disposed over the base substrate 10 and including an electro-optic effect; a waveguide 23 formed on the waveguide substrate 20 for performing optical modulation; and an electrode 40 configured to apply a voltage to the waveguide 23. Here, the base substrate 10 and the waveguide substrate 20 are made of the same material, the waveguide 23 is formed inside the waveguide substrate 20, and a refractive index of the waveguide substrate 20 is larger than a refractive index of the base substrate 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yonai, Kazuhito Kishida, Rinzo Kayano, Satoru Ohsaki, Kengo Ogawa, Kouhei Kurimoto, Hiroaki Yokota, Shoji Kakio
  • Publication number: 20210149544
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a storage section and a display control section. The storage section stores first content information about physical content arranged in a first area and second content information about electronic content. The display control section respectively controls a projection of light on the physical content and a displaying of an image relating to the electronic content on a second area corresponding to the first area on the basis of the stored first and second content information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori MATSUSHIMA, Masao KONDO, Hirotaka TAKO, Hiroaki YOKOTA
  • Patent number: 10989352
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a main body including a display panel and a sound generation section; a stand that supports, with respect to an installation surface, the main body from a rear surface side of the main body; and a receiving member that is attached to a lower portion of the main body and supports the main body to allow a gap to be provided between the installation surface and the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Shigenori Sunaoshi, Shinpei Kondo, Shigeya Kuwao, Hiroaki Yokota, Hirotaka Tako
  • Publication number: 20200355861
    Abstract: A wave plate 1 according to an embodiment includes a first birefringent substrate 10 including a first main surface and an optical axis 13 in a first direction; a second birefringent substrate 20 disposed over the first birefringent substrate 10 and including a second main surface and an optical axis 23 in a second direction; and a third birefringent substrate 30 disposed over the second birefringent substrate 20 and including a third main surface and an optical axis 33 in a third direction. The first birefringent substrate 10 and the second birefringent substrate 20 are made of the same kind of birefringent material. The first main surface, the second main surface, and the third main surface are disposed in parallel to one another. The first direction and the second direction are parallel to the first main surface and the second main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kengo OGAWA, Shinya YAMADA, Hiroaki YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20200224818
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a main body including a display panel and a sound generation section; a stand that supports, with respect to an installation surface, the main body from a rear surface side of the main body; and a receiving member that is attached to a lower portion of the main body and supports the main body to allow a gap to be provided between the installation surface and the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenori Sunaoshi, Shinpei Kondo, Shigeya Kuwao, Hiroaki Yokota, Hirotaka Tako
  • Publication number: 20200110291
    Abstract: An optical modulator, a substrate for an optical modulator, a method of manufacturing an optical modulator, and a method of manufacturing a substrate for an optical modulator that can reduce a propagation loss are provided. An optical modulator 1 according to an embodiment includes: a base substrate 10; a waveguide substrate 20 disposed over the base substrate 10 and including an electro-optic effect; a waveguide 23 formed on the waveguide substrate 20 for performing optical modulation; and an electrode 40 configured to apply a voltage to the waveguide 23. Here, the base substrate 10 and the waveguide substrate 20 are made of the same material, the waveguide 23 is formed inside the waveguide substrate 20, and a refractive index of the waveguide substrate 20 is larger than a refractive index of the base substrate 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Toshifumi YONAI, Kazuhito KISHIDA, Rinzo KAYANO, Satoru OHSAKI, Kengo OGAWA, Kouhei KURIMOTO, Hiroaki YOKOTA, Shoji KAKIO
  • Patent number: D809469
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kirio Masui, Kenzo Nakajima, Hiroaki Yokota, Takahiro Naito, Hitoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: D824374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kirio Masui, Hiroaki Yokota, Hirotaka Tako, Tamie Onishi, Shigeya Kuwao, Hitoshi Takahashi, Ken Yano
  • Patent number: D848386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeya Kuwao, Hirotaka Tako, Hiroaki Yokota
  • Patent number: D860149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeya Kuwao, Hirotaka Tako, Hiroaki Yokota
  • Patent number: D873229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yokota, Kirio Masui, Takahiro Naito, Miho Yamada, Yusuke Tsujita
  • Patent number: D941258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yokota, Shigeya Kuwao, Miho Yamada, Kirio Masui
  • Patent number: D1027883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeya Kuwao, Hirotaka Tako, Hiroaki Yokota