Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Katakame

Hirokazu Katakame 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: 8619183
    Abstract: In order to perform adjustment of relative positions between an optical system and imaging devices, a plurality of the imaging devices, a plurality of solid lenses that form images of the imaging devices, and a plurality of optical-axis control units that control the direction of optical axes of light incident to the imaging devices are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ito, Makoto Kitagawa, Tomoya Shimura, Shinichi Arita, Satoru Inoue, Hirokazu Katakame, Sakae Saito, Shunichi Sato
  • Patent number: 8310173
    Abstract: Provided is an LED driving device which can stably reduce brightness of an LED. The LED driving device provided with: a driving voltage switching means (Q1008) for switching between a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage in accordance with a timing signal; and feedback circuits (Q1001 to Q1005) to which any one of the first and second driving voltages is applied and which thereby determine a current flowing through an LED. The feedback circuits are provided with a resistor switching means (Q2001) for switching, in accordance with the timing signal, between resistors (R1001, R1002, and R2001) that determine the current flowing through the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirokazu Katakame
  • Publication number: 20100295466
    Abstract: Provided is an LED driving device which can stably reduce brightness of an LED. The LED driving device provided with: a driving voltage switching means (Q1008) for switching between a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage in accordance with a timing signal; and feedback circuits (Q1001 to Q1005) to which any one of the first and second driving voltages is applied and which thereby determine a current flowing through an LED. The feedback circuits are provided with a resistor switching means (Q2001) for switching, in accordance with the timing signal, between resistors (R1001, R1002, and R2001) that determine the current flowing through the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Katakame
  • Publication number: 20100289941
    Abstract: In order to perform adjustment of relative positions between an optical system and imaging devices, a plurality of the imaging devices, a plurality of solid lenses that form images of the imaging devices, and a plurality of optical-axis control units that control the direction of optical axes of light incident to the imaging devices are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ito, Makoto Kitagawa, Tomoya Shimura, Shinichi Arita, Satoru Inoue, Hirokazu Katakame, Sakae Saito, Shunichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20100085480
    Abstract: When correcting (converting) a video signal from an imaging system and a recording system to be faithfully reproduced on a display device, this image processor corrects (converts) the video signal to a video equal to that reproduced by an ideal display device intended by an imaging person. Therefore, the image processor is capable of reproducing and displaying the video which is faithful to the color intended by the imaging person and which contains no distortion in luminance to a viewer who is an end user. The image processor has a means which is connected directly or indirectly with the display device to transmit video information, a means which obtains or selecting reproduction property information of the connected display device, a means which converts the video information to reproduce a video in a faithful color on the display device with the use of the obtained reproduction property information, and a means which controls a transmission part to output the converted video information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Hirokazu Katakame