Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Sato
Hiroyasu 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).
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Patent number: 8952636Abstract: A data reception unit carries out reception of data, which consists of a combination of switching noise resistant states and switching noise nonresistant states, over a fixed serial communication time a plurality of times for each fixed serial communication period same as the one or a plurality of the switching periods. A serial communication time setting unit sets the serial communication time different from one or a plurality of the switching periods, based on the switching period, the serial communication period, and the communication speed of the data communication device, so that the starts of all of the switching periods within the serial communication time are consistent with the time of reception of the switching noise resistant state at the time of at least one of the reception of the data among a plurality of times of the reception of the data.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Masaya Tateda, Hiroyasu Sato
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Patent number: 8911106Abstract: [Purpose] To provide a surface illumination fixture using a point light source having strong directivity. [Constitution] In the surface illumination fixture 3 including a surface illumination light-source device 6 converting light from a plurality of point light sources 36 having strong directivity into surface illumination and an illumination fixture main body 41, the surface illumination light-source device 6 includes a casing 30 having a flat plate part 35 being used to attach the surface illumination light-source device to the illumination fixture main body, lateral plate parts standing from the flat plate part, and an opening on a surface opposite to the flat plate part, and includes a light-guide reflection plate covering the opening. The flat plate part 35, the lateral plate parts 32 and 33, and the light-guide reflection plate 40 are formed by members having a high light reflectance and a low light transmittance.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Opto Design, Inc.Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Hiroyasu Sato, Rihito Sato
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Patent number: 8911133Abstract: To provide a planar light source device that can provide large-area, uniform, and high-quality planar illumination light. A planar light source device includes a main body case 4 that surrounds the periphery of a gap between a pair of optical reflection plates disposed to face each other with side plates, and a plurality of point light sources 2 arranged at predetermined intervals on at least one side plate of the main body case. The planar light source device allows light from the point light sources 2 to be transmitted through at least one of the pair of optical reflection plates 5 and emitted to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Opto Design, Inc.Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Kenji Fukuoka, Hiroyasu Sato, Rihito Sato
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Publication number: 20140354888Abstract: This disclosure relates to a connection device that can provide a new function for an electronic device. A film antenna receives a wireless signal transmitted by radio, a relay unit relays the received wireless signal to a television receiver, an LED indicator emits light based on a control signal transmitted from the television receiver, a storage case stores the film antenna, the relay unit and a light emitting unit, and a connection member connects the storage case to the television receiver. In addition, in a state of being connected to the television receiver, in a normal direction to a housing surface having a display unit on a housing of the television receiver, the storage case has a protruding section which further protrudes from the housing surface and stores the film antenna in the protruding section. For example, this disclosure can be applied to a receiving device having a receiving unit which receives the wireless signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Soichiro Nakamura, Hiroyasu Sato, Shin Yamamoto, Hirotaka Tako, Keiichi Takahashi, Ken Yano, Shunsuke Kajiura
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Publication number: 20140340929Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light emitting device that can improve design of emitted light. A communication substrate is provided with an LED indicator which emits light. A light guiding plate has a concave surface portion which is a concave surface to cover the LED indicator, and receives the light from the LED indicator using the concave surface portion. A storage case stores the communication substrate and the light guiding plate in a state where a part of the light guiding plate is exposed. The light guiding plate allows the light from the LED indicator to penetrate to a part of the light guiding plate exposed from the storage case by diffusing the light received using the concave surface portion. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to the light emitting device that emits light using an LED or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Soichiro Nakamura, Hiroyasu Sato, Masao Kondo, Hirotaka Tako, Keiichi Takahashi, Shin Yamamoto, Ken Yano, Takanobu Wada, Kazuya Tateishi
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Patent number: 8803458Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes an inverter which has an upper and lower arms each provided with a plurality of semiconductor switching devices and free-wheeling diodes connected in reverse parallel with respective ones of the plurality of semiconductor switching devices, wherein the semiconductor switching devices are controlled on and off to convert DC to AC, a short-circuiting unit which includes a selector switch between motor phase windings of a synchronous motor, the selector switch being opened and closed under the control of a command, and a dynamic braking control unit which, upon reception of a dynamic braking start command, performs control so as to turn on all of the semiconductor switching devices provided in either one of the upper and lower arms and to turn off all of the semiconductor switching devices provided in the other arm, and thereafter controls the short-circuiting unit so that the selector switch is closed.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Shinichi Horikoshi, Hiroyasu Sato, Minoru Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140119028Abstract: An illumination device including a light source device includes a light source being constituted by LED(s); a light source side reflective plate to which the light source is fixed; an emission side reflective plate facing the light source side reflective plate; and a fixing means for fixing the both reflective plates, wherein the emission side reflective plate is formed so that a portion thereof facing the light source has the highest optical reflectance and the lowest optical transmittance while the optical reflectance decreases and the optical transmittance increases farther away from the light source, and the distance between the both reflective plates is greatest at a portion where the light source is disposed, while the distance decreases at portions farther away from the portion where the light source is disposed. Thus the device can supply light in a substantially uniform manner from a light irradiation surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: OPTO DESIGN, INCInventors: Eiichi Sato, Ken Sato, Hiroyasu Sato
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Patent number: 8690380Abstract: A surface illumination device includes: a point light source I having high directionality; a linear light conversion unit II that converts light from the point light source into linear light; a linear light diffusion unit III that diffuses the linear light; and a surface lighting unit IV that is irradiated with diffused light and outputs surface light. The light from the point light source I is converted into the linear light by the linear light conversion unit II. The linear light thus converted is diffused in a predetermined direction by the linear light diffusion unit III. The diffused light is radiated on the surface lighting unit IV to be converted into surface light and radiated.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Opto Design, Inc.Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Hiroyasu Sato, Ken Sato
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Publication number: 20140057077Abstract: An extrusion molding device includes: an extrusion die configured to extrude a molten material; a sizing die configured to shape the material extruded by the extrusion die; and a transfer device configured to follow the material and to be operated, the material passing through the sizing die, and configured to transfer a transfer surface formed as a specular surface to the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyasu Sato, Takuya Toriumi, Takeo Mitsui
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Publication number: 20140055929Abstract: A structure in which a folding notch, which is open in a direction orthogonal to an extrusion direction, is formed on a molded product formed using profile extrusion, each portion of an open edge of the folding notch is formed as a first matching portion and a second matching portion which are separate or continuous in the extrusion direction, and the molded product is folded such that the first matching portion and the second matching portion face each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyasu Sato, Takuya Toriumi
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Publication number: 20140056338Abstract: A data reception unit carries out reception of data, which consists of a combination of switching noise resistant states and switching noise nonresistant states, over a fixed serial communication time a plurality of times for each fixed serial communication period same as the one or a plurality of the switching periods. A serial communication time setting unit sets the serial communication time different from one or a plurality of the switching periods, based on the switching period, the serial communication period, and the communication speed of the data communication device, so that the starts of all of the switching periods within the serial communication time are consistent with the time of reception of the switching noise resistant state at the time of at least one of the reception of the data among a plurality of times of the reception of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Masaya TATEDA, Hiroyasu SATO
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Patent number: 8656882Abstract: An engine ignition control device comprising: a start-up ignition controller having a function for preventing the occurrence of kickback by either delaying an ignition position of an engine or stopping ignition; start-up rotation angle detection means for detecting a rotation angle of a crankshaft of the engine after initiation of a start-up operation of the engine; and switching means for switching control specifics of the start-up ignition controller in accordance with the detected start-up rotation angle so that when the detected start-up rotation angle is less than a set angle, there is created a kickback-preventive effect within a range at which engine startability is not compromised, and when the detected start-up rotation angle is equal to or greater than the set angle, there is created a kickback-preventive effect that is greater than the kickback-preventive effect for when the start-up rotation angle is equal to or less than the set angle.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyasu Sato, Kiyoshi Uemura, Tomoaki Sekita
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Patent number: 8640368Abstract: A light source device is equipped with a highly directional point light source, a light source installation part having a prescribed area where the point light source is installed, and a lateral reflection part that is vertically arranged to a prescribed height from the periphery of the light source installation part. The lateral reflection part is formed with a light-transmitting reflector plate that has a reflection/transmission pattern and is provided with multiple reflection/transmission parts for reflecting and at least partially transmitting light.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: OPTO Design, Inc.Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Kenji Fukuoka, Hiroyasu Sato
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Publication number: 20130214342Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor substrate including a protruding active area, a gate insulating layer on the active area, floating gate electrodes on the gate insulating layer, an insulating layer on the floating gate electrodes extending in a row direction, and a control gate electrode on the insulating layer extending in the row direction. The floating gate electrodes include a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer and a metal layer on the semiconductor layer. The width of the semiconductor layer of the floating gate electrodes in the row direction is narrower than the width of the metal layer in the row direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Hiroyasu Sato
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Patent number: 8500308Abstract: A light source device is provided with an LED having strong directivity, a reflective hood which has an interior reflecting surface for reflecting the illumination light from the light source, and a pair of first and second polarizing reflective plates for polarizing the illumination light from the LED in a specific direction. The first and second polarizing reflective plates have a specific length and width, and a back surface formed from a high reflectance plate. The light source is secured to the reflective hood. A specific interval is provided between the first and second polarizing reflective plates and the reflecting surface of the reflective hood, and a specific interval is provided between the two plates with the optical axis passing through the 0° direction angle of the light source in between.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Opto Design, Inc.Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Kenji Fukuoka, Hiroyasu Sato
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Publication number: 20130077345Abstract: To provide a planar light source device that can provide large-area, uniform, and high-quality planar illumination light. A planar light source device includes a main body case 4 that surrounds the periphery of a gap between a pair of optical reflection plates disposed to face each other with side plates, and a plurality of point light sources 2 arranged at predetermined intervals on at least one side plate of the main body case. The planar light source device allows light from the point light sources 2 to be transmitted through at least one of the pair of optical reflection plates 5 and emitted to the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: OPTO DESIGN, INC.Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Kenji Fukuoka, Hiroyasu Sato, Rihito Sato
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Publication number: 20130044480Abstract: [Purpose] To provide a surface illumination fixture using a point light source having strong directivity. [Constitution] In the surface illumination fixture 3 including a surface illumination light-source device 6 converting light from a plurality of point light sources 36 having strong directivity into surface illumination and an illumination fixture main body 41, the surface illumination light-source device 6 includes a casing 30 having a flat plate part 35 being used to attach the surface illumination light-source device to the illumination fixture main body, lateral plate parts standing from the flat plate part, and an opening on a surface opposite to the flat plate part, and includes a light-guide reflection plate covering the opening. The flat plate part 35, the lateral plate parts 32 and 33, and the light-guide reflection plate 40 are formed by members having a high light reflectance and a low light transmittance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: OPTO DESIGN INC.Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Hiroyasu Sato, Rihito Sato
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Publication number: 20130039061Abstract: [Purpose] A light display method is capable of providing planar light displays of various types of characters with increased degrees of freedom, by using a plurality of point light sources and making light source units interchangeable on a point light source basis. [Constitution] In a light display method making light displays of various types of characters by employing a plurality of point light sources, each light display of the characters A, N, O, and S is made by dividing and segmenting the characters into at least one or more sets of light source units a1, n1, o1, o2, o3, s1, s2, and s3 including at least one of the point light sources, having a common structure in each character A, N, O, and S or a plurality of different characters, and making illumination by light emitted from the point light source as planar illumination light.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: OPTO DESIGN, INC.Inventors: Eiichi Sato, Hiroyasu Sato, Ken Sato
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Publication number: 20130015518Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes active areas extending in a first direction, tunnel films provided on the active areas, floating gate electrodes provided on the tunnel films, an interelectrode insulating film provided on the floating gate electrodes and extending in a second direction, a control gate electrode provided on the interelectrode insulating film and extending in the second direction, a lower insulating portion provided between the active areas, between the tunnel films, and between the floating gate electrodes adjacent in the second direction, and an upper insulating portion provided between the lower insulating portion and the interelectrode insulating film. The lower insulating portion includes a void. Relative dielectric constant of the upper insulating portion is higher than that of the lower insulating portion. Relative dielectric constant of the interelectrode insulating film is higher than that of the upper insulating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hiroyasu SATO, Kiyohito NISHIHARA, Hidefumi NAWATA, Masayuki ICHIGE, Ryuji OHBA
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Patent number: 8350713Abstract: Signals from a plurality of sensors (vibration sensors, temperature sensors, and humidity sensors) disposed at places on a machine are input through a communication circuit to a numerical controller that controls the machine. The numerical controller uses vibration information, temperature information and humidity information obtained from these sensors to determine whether the machine is in an abnormal state.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Fanuc LtdInventors: Shunsuke Matsubara, Yasusuke Iwashita, Shinichi Horikoshi, Akira Hirai, Hiroyasu Sato