Patents by Inventor Iwao Murata
Iwao Murata 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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Publication number: 20240145517Abstract: Provided is a solid-state image capturing element including a semiconductor substrate and first and second photoelectric conversion parts configured to convert light into electric charge. The first and the second photoelectric conversion parts each have a laminated structure including an upper electrode, a lower electrode, a photoelectric conversion film sandwiched between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and an accumulation electrode facing the upper electrode through the photoelectric conversion film and an insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi MURATA, Masahiro JOEI, Fumihiko KOGA, Iwao YAGI, Shintarou HIRATA, Hideaki TOGASHI, Yosuke SAITO, Shingo TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11974444Abstract: There is provided a solid-state image sensor, a solid-state imaging device, an electronic apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a solid-state image sensor capable of improving characteristics. There is provided a solid-state image sensor including a stacked structure that includes a semiconductor substrate, a first photoelectric converter provided above the semiconductor substrate and converting light into charges, and a second photoelectric converter provided above the first photoelectric converter and converting light into charges, where the first photoelectric converter and the second photoelectric converter include a photoelectric conversion stacked structure in which a common electrode, a photoelectric conversion film, and a readout electrode are stacked so that the first photoelectric converter and the second photoelectric converter are in a line-symmetrical relationship with each other with a vertical plane perpendicular to a stacking direction of the stacked structure as an axis of symmetry.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki Togashi, Iwao Yagi, Masahiro Joei, Fumihiko Koga, Kenichi Murata, Shintarou Hirata, Yosuke Saito, Akira Furukawa
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Patent number: 11643188Abstract: An aircraft includes a plurality of control targets, avionics devices and a control switch unit. The control targets each includes a power line communication unit configured to perform communication via a power line. The avionics devices are respectively connected with the control targets via exclusive-use signal lines. The avionics devices are configured to control the control targets via the signal lines. The avionics devices each includes a PLC unit configured to perform communication via the power line. The control switch unit is configured to, when an abnormality occurs in any of the avionics devices, cause another one of the avionics devices to control the control target which has been controlled by the any of the avionics devices, via the power line.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Suzuki, Iwao Murata, Yuichi Nagai
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Patent number: 11584508Abstract: According to one implementation, a rotating device includes at least one ring, at least one motor and a power transmission mechanism. The least one ring rotates in a circumference direction. The at least one ring includes no hub for housing a motor inside the at least one ring. The at least one motor generates power for rotating the at least one ring. The power transmission mechanism transmits the power to the at least one ring.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazushige Sato, Kentaro Yoshida, Kazuaki Kotani, Iwao Murata
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Patent number: 11459092Abstract: An aircraft steering system includes an electric actuator, a clutch, at least one plasma actuator, and a controller. The electric actuator is configured to vary an angle of a flight control surface of an aircraft. The clutch is configured to cut off torque by driving of the electric actuator. The torque is to be transmitted to the flight control surface. The at least one plasma actuator is configured to form a flow of air on a surface of the flight control surface when the torque is cut off. The controller is configured to control the electric actuator, the clutch, and the at least one plasma actuator.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Kato, Nobuyuki Nakazato, Iwao Murata
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Patent number: 11385094Abstract: A fluid level detection apparatus includes a vibrator, a vibration sensor, and a controller. The vibrator is configured to apply a vibration to a container that contains a fluid. The vibration sensor is configured to detect a vibration wave that is generated by the vibrator and propagates through the container. The controller is configured to control an operation of the vibrator and perform arithmetic processing on a detection signal obtained from the vibration sensor. The vibrator and the vibration sensor are provided on an outer wall surface of the container at respective positions that interpose, from above and below, a fluid level of the fluid provided in the container. The controller is configured to calculate a height of the fluid level, on the basis of the vibration wave detected by the vibration sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Tomizawa, Iwao Murata, Kohei Takahashi, Keiji Hori
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Patent number: 11383828Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a landing gear of a rotorcraft including two skid tubes and a cross tube. The cross tube couples the skid tubes to each other and attaches the skid tubes to a fuselage of the rotorcraft. At least a part of the cross tube is made of a composite material to achieve sufficient absorption of energy while preventing the fuselage from coming into contact with a ground surface, at the time of landing the rotorcraft, under a more satisfactory condition. The rotorcraft includes the landing gear to achieve sufficient absorption of energy while preventing the fuselage from coming into contact with the ground surface, at the time of landing the rotorcraft, under a more satisfactory condition.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kousaburou Akiba, Iwao Murata
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Patent number: 11345357Abstract: A failure diagnostic system includes an instrument and a failure diagnostic device. The instrument makes measurement of a measured value regarding behavior of a diagnosis target. The failure diagnostic device has a model of the diagnostic target and performs simulation based on the model. The failure diagnostic device offers a user a proposal for execution of a special operation on the diagnostic target, on the condition that a difference between a result of the simulation and the measured value is greater than a predetermined error range but the difference provides an insufficient basis to determine whether or not the diagnosis target has a failure. The result of the simulation is calculated with the model supplied with a same input as an input to the diagnosis target at the time of the measurement by the instrument of the measured value regarding the behavior of the diagnosis target.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito Hayakawa, Iwao Murata
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Patent number: 11320840Abstract: According to one implementation, a rotorcraft includes rotors, a fuselage, at least three rods, at least one load sensor and a control device. The rotors obtain lift. The fuselage is coupled to the rotors. The at least three rods support the fuselage. The at least one load sensor detects loads applied on the at least three rods. The control device automatically controls the rotors so that measured values of the loads detected by the at least one load sensor are brought to targeted values of the loads.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Eisuke Shimizu, Iwao Murata
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Patent number: 11249493Abstract: According to one implementation, a flight support system of an aircraft includes storage and an information processing device. The storage stores position information on at least one river above which a space is an option for a flight path of the at least one aircraft. The information processing device automatically determines at least whether the flight path of the at least one aircraft should be over a specific river included in the at least one river in order to fly the at least one aircraft to a destination, based on the position information stored in the storage.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Iwao Murata, Kumiko Kindaichi
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Patent number: 11086020Abstract: A position measurement system includes a movable body and at least one indicator including identification information. The movable body includes an optical sensor configured to acquire an image of the indicator, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the identification information of the indicator and a bearing of the indicator as seen from the movable body based on the image of the indicator acquired by the optical sensor, a coordinate acquisition unit configured to acquire coordinates of the indicator based on the acquired identification information of the indicator, and a position calculation unit configured to calculate a position of the movable body based on the acquired bearing of the indicator and the acquired coordinates of the indicator. The indicator includes, as the identification information, at least one of a unique reflection spectrum, a spectrum change pattern, a hue change pattern, a brightness change pattern, or a temperature change pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichi Onomura, Iwao Murata
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Patent number: 10921701Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a projector; a projection control apparatus; and a color tone sensor. The projector projects an image. The projection control apparatus causes the projector to perform a projection on a surface of a target serving as a projection target. The color tone sensor detects a color tone of the surface of the target on which an image is projected. The projection control apparatus adjusts a color tone of an image to be projected on a basis of a detection result of the color tone sensor such that the color tone detected by the color tone sensor has a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Suzuki, Iwao Murata, Yuichi Nagai, Yasunori Shibao, Marosuke Kikuchi
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Patent number: 10812763Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a projector; and a projection control apparatus. The projector projects an image. The projection control apparatus causes the projector to project a processing information regarding a processing or an assembly information regarding an assembly performed for a target to be manufactured on a surface of the target.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Suzuki, Iwao Murata, Yuichi Nagai, Yasunori Shibao, Marosuke Kikuchi
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Patent number: 10801399Abstract: There is provided a supercharging system for an aircraft reciprocating engine, comprising: a plurality of compressors for supplying compressed air to the aircraft reciprocating engine; at least one turbine for obtaining rotational power for at least one of the plurality of compressors, and a plurality of motors for respectively providing rotational power to the plurality of compressors. An object of the present invention is to reduce turbo lag in a reciprocating engine for an aircraft in which multiple-stage supercharging is performed by the turbocharger.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuaki Kotani, Nobuyuki Nakazato, Iwao Murata
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Publication number: 20200292371Abstract: A fluid level detection apparatus includes a vibrator, a vibration sensor, and a controller. The vibrator is configured to apply a vibration to a container that contains a fluid. The vibration sensor is configured to detect a vibration wave that is generated by the vibrator and propagates through the container. The controller is configured to control an operation of the vibrator and perform arithmetic processing on a detection signal obtained from the vibration sensor. The vibrator and the vibration sensor are provided on an outer wall surface of the container at respective positions that interpose, from above and below, a fluid level of the fluid provided in the container. The controller is configured to calculate a height of the fluid level, on the basis of the vibration wave detected by the vibration sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu TOMIZAWA, Iwao MURATA, Kohei TAKAHASHI, Keiji HORI
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Publication number: 20200290726Abstract: According to one implementation, a rotating device includes at least one ring, at least one motor and a power transmission mechanism. The least one ring rotates in a circumference direction. The at least one ring includes no hub for housing a motor inside the at least one ring. The at least one motor generates power for rotating the at least one ring. The power transmission mechanism transmits the power to the at least one ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazushige SATO, Kentaro YOSHIDA, Kazuaki KOTANI, Iwao MURATA
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Publication number: 20200278699Abstract: According to one implementation, a rotorcraft includes rotors, a fuselage, at least three rods, at least one load sensor and a control device. The rotors obtain lift. The fuselage is coupled to the rotors. The at least three rods support the fuselage. The at least one load sensor detects loads applied on the at least three rods. The control device automatically controls the rotors so that measured values of the loads detected by the at least one load sensor are brought to targeted values of the loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Eisuke SHIMIZU, Iwao MURATA
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Publication number: 20200249701Abstract: According to one implementation, a flight support system of an aircraft includes storage and an information processing device. The storage stores position information on at least one river above which a space is an option for a flight path of the at least one aircraft. The information processing device automatically determines at least whether the flight path of the at least one aircraft should be over a specific river included in the at least one river in order to fly the at least one aircraft to a destination, based on the position information stored in the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Iwao MURATA, Kumiko KINDAICHI
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Patent number: 10732915Abstract: A manufacturing assistance apparatus includes a display, an imaging device, a completion determining unit, and a display controller. The display is configured to display operation information that is related to any of operation processes of a workpiece. The imaging device is configured to perform imaging of the workpiece, and output image data obtained by the imaging. The completion determining unit is configured to determine whether current one of the operation processes is completed, on a basis of the image data outputted from the imaging device. The display controller is configured to cause, when the current one of the operation processes is determined by the completion determining unit as being completed, the display to display the operation information that is related to subsequent one of the operation processes.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori Shibao, Yuichi Nagai, Iwao Murata, Marosuke Kikuchi, Kei Suzuki
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Publication number: 20200180651Abstract: A failure diagnostic system includes an instrument and a failure diagnostic device. The instrument makes measurement of a measured value regarding behavior of a diagnosis target. The failure diagnostic device has a model of the diagnostic target and performs simulation based on the model. The failure diagnostic device offers a user a proposal for execution of a special operation on the diagnostic target, on the condition that a difference between a result of the simulation and the measured value is greater than a predetermined error range but the difference provides an insufficient basis to determine whether or not the diagnosis target has a failure. The result of the simulation is calculated with the model supplied with a same input as an input to the diagnosis target at the time of the measurement by the instrument of the measured value regarding the behavior of the diagnosis target.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Masahito HAYAKAWA, Iwao MURATA