Patents by Inventor Masakazu Murata

Masakazu 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).

  • Patent number: 11521387
    Abstract: A clip image to be used as a highlight image, a replay image, or the like in a broadcast or the like is enabled to be generated easily and precisely. For this purpose, an information processing apparatus performs first processing for converting a received image signal into an image signal for real-time processing and transmitting the image signal to an analysis engine that is located outside. Furthermore, the information processing apparatus performs second processing for receiving event extraction information that has been received from the analysis engine and generating setting information of a clip image, by using the event extraction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohide Yamada, Masakazu Murata
  • Publication number: 20210117689
    Abstract: A clip image to be used as a highlight image, a replay image, or the like in a broadcast or the like is enabled to be generated easily and precisely. For this purpose, an information processing apparatus performs first processing for converting a received image signal into an image signal for real-time processing and transmitting the image signal to an analysis engine that is located outside. Furthermore, the information processing apparatus performs second processing for receiving event extraction information that has been received from the analysis engine and generating setting information of a clip image, by using the event extraction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: NAOHIDE YAMADA, MASAKAZU MURATA
  • Patent number: 10832878
    Abstract: A rotary encoder includes a shaft and an encoder mechanism that holds the shaft in a rotatably inserted state and detects a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the shaft. The encoder mechanism includes a substrate that rotatably holds the shaft, an insulator portion and a resistor portion provided on one surface of the substrate and alternately provided in the rotation direction of the shaft, a rotor attached to the shaft so as to be integrally rotatable with the shaft, and a slider that is attached to the rotor and alternately slidably contacts the insulator portion and the resistor portion by rotation of the shaft. The insulator portion includes a base material made of a resin, spherical silica, and a fluororesin filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Marusawa, Yoshiaki Nomura, Hiroyuki Kishishita, Masakazu Murata
  • Publication number: 20190237280
    Abstract: A rotary encoder includes a shaft and an encoder mechanism that holds the shaft in a rotatably inserted state and detects a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the shaft. The encoder mechanism includes a substrate that rotatably holds the shaft, an insulator portion and a resistor portion provided on one surface of the substrate and alternately provided in the rotation direction of the shaft, a rotor attached to the shaft so as to be integrally rotatable with the shaft, and a slider that is attached to the rotor and alternately slidably contacts the insulator portion and the resistor portion by rotation of the shaft. The insulator portion includes a base material made of a resin, spherical silica, and a fluororesin filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi MARUSAWA, Yoshiaki NOMURA, Hiroyuki KISHISHITA, Masakazu MURATA
  • Patent number: 10118126
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure has a cylindrical outer skin and a partition wall and a plurality of cells and a separator. A plurality of intersections intersecting the two partition walls each other are disposed in the outer skin. Some of the intersections are reinforced by the reinforcing part. Two angles ?1 and ?2 are formed by a radial direction of the outer skin and respective two partition walls intersecting with each other. A smaller of two angles ?1 and ?2 is larger than a predetermined angle ?th. Further, some of the reinforcing parts are respectively formed only on some of the intersections which are disposed in a vicinity of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masakazu Murata
  • Patent number: 9753617
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes a process includes, detecting flick operation in a text area where an input character string is displayed, determining a direction of the detected flick operation, selecting, when the flick operation is performed in a predetermined direction, characters the number of which is according to a length of the flick operation from the character string located at a starting position of the flick operation, storing the selected characters in a finger recording buffer, obtaining, when the flick operation is performed in a direction reverse to the predetermined direction, the number of characters according to the length of the flick operation from the finger recording buffer, and outputting the obtained characters to the starting position of the flick operation in the text area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masakazu Murata, Katsuaki Akama
  • Publication number: 20170080412
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure has a cylindrical outer skin and a partition wall and a plurality of cells and a separator. A plurality of intersections intersecting the two partition walls each other are disposed in the outer skin. Some of the intersections are reinforced by the reinforcing part. Two angles ?1 and ?2 are formed by a radial direction of the outer skin and respective two partition walls intersecting with each other. A smaller of two angles ?1 and ?2 is larger than a predetermined angle ?th. Further, some of the reinforcing parts are respectively formed only on some of the intersections which are disposed in a vicinity of the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Masakazu MURATA
  • Patent number: 9586195
    Abstract: A honeycomb structural body is made of cordierite ceramic and composed of partition walls and cells. A cell density is changed continuously or step by step from a central section to an outer peripheral section in a radial direction. The honeycomb structural body has a relationship of M1>M2>M3, and a relationship of K1<K2. M1 is an average cell density of a first section formed from a center to not more than ? R from the center. M2 is an average cell density of a second section formed within a range from ? R to ? R. M3 is an average cell density of a third section formed of more than ? R from the center to an outer peripheral surface. K1 and K2 are average cell density change rates of the first and second sections, respectively. R is a radius of the honeycomb structural body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohiro Hayashi, Masakazu Murata, Oji Kuno, Hiromasa Suzuki, Hiroyuki Matsubara
  • Patent number: 9533294
    Abstract: A honeycomb structural body has plural cell density sections having a cell density which is changed stepwise in a radial direction. A partition wall is formed between adjacent cell density sections. The cell density sections have a high cell density section having a maximum cell density, excepting an outermost cell density section formed at an outermost side, and a low cell density section having a minimum cell density, excepting an innermost cell density section formed at an innermost side. A relationship of V?Va?Vb+Vs is satisfied, where V indicates a volume of the honeycomb structural body if the overall honeycomb structural body is composed of the high cell density section, Va indicates a volume of the high cell density section, Vb indicates a volume of the cell density section, and Vs indicates a volume of the boundary wall which separates the low cell density section from the cell density section formed immediately inside of the low cell density section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohiro Hayashi, Masakazu Murata, Hiroyuki Matsubara, Oji Kuno, Hiromasa Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9403339
    Abstract: A honeycomb structural body has cells surrounded by cell walls arranged in a lattice-like shape. A cross section is divided into a central section and an outer peripheral section. The outer peripheral section surrounds the central section through a boundary partition wall. The outer peripheral section is lower in a cell density than the central section. The cells contain imperfectly shaped cells in contact directly with the boundary partition wall. In the imperfectly shaped cells, first specific imperfectly shaped cells are smaller in opening area than second specific imperfectly shaped cells. Each first specific imperfectly shaped cells has an opening area of not more than a predetermined area S=(P?T)2/8. P and T indicate a cell pitch and a thickness of each cell wall, respectively. The opening section of the first specific imperfectly shaped cells is closed by the same raw material of the cell walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masakazu Murata
  • Patent number: 9156742
    Abstract: In a cross section, perpendicular to an axial direction of a honeycomb structural body having partition walls and cells, a plurality of sections having a different cell density is formed from a central area toward an outer peripheral area, and a partition wall is formed between the sections adjacent to each other. The boundary section has boundary partition walls and plural boundary cells having a polygonal shape different in shape from the cells in the sections formed adjacent to the boundary section. The partition walls in the sections adjacent to the boundary section are connected by the boundary partition walls. A part of the boundary cell is surrounded by at least the boundary partition walls. A relationship of ?1/?2?1.25 is satisfied, where ?1 indicates an average hydraulic diameter of the boundary cells and ?2 indicates an average hydraulic diameter of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohiro Hayashi, Masakazu Murata, Hiroyuki Matsubara, Oji Kuno, Hiromasa Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150089420
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes a process includes, detecting flick operation in a text area where an input character string is displayed, determining a direction of the detected flick operation, selecting, when the flick operation is performed in a predetermined direction, characters the number of which is according to a length of the flick operation from the character string located at a starting position of the flick operation, storing the selected characters in a finger recording buffer, obtaining, when the flick operation is performed in a direction reverse to the predetermined direction, the number of characters according to the length of the flick operation from the finger recording buffer, and outputting the obtained characters to the starting position of the flick operation in the text area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: MASAKAZU MURATA, Katsuaki AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20150047307
    Abstract: A honeycomb structural body Is made of cordierite ceramic, and composed of partition walls and cells. A cell density is changed continuously or step by step from a central section to an outer peripheral section in a radial direction. The honeycomb structural body has a relationship of M1>M2>M3, and a relationship of K1<K2. M1 is an average cell density of a first section formed from a center to not more than ? R from the center M2 is an average cell density of a second section formed within a range from ? R to ? R. M3 is an average cell density of a third section formed of more than ? R from the center to an outer peripheral surface. K1 and K2 are average cell density change rates of the first and second sections, respectively. R is a radius of the honeycomb structural body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Naohiro Hayashi, Masakazu Murata, Oji Kuno, Hiromasa Suzuki, Hiroyuki Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20150004353
    Abstract: In a cross section, perpendicular to an axial direction of a honeycomb structural body having partition walls and cells, a plurality of sections having a different cell density is formed from a central area toward an outer peripheral area, and a partition wall is formed between the sections adjacent to each other. The boundary section has boundary partition walls and plural boundary cells having a polygonal shape different in shape from the cells in the sections formed adjacent to the boundary section. The partition walls in the sections adjacent to the boundary section are connected by the boundary partition walls. A part of the boundary cell is surrounded by at least the boundary partition walls. A relationship of ?1/?2?1.25 is satisfied, where ?1 indicates an average hydraulic diameter of the boundary cells and ?2 indicates an average hydraulic diameter of the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicants: DENSO CORPROATIN, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohiro Hayashi, Masakazu Murata, Hiroyuki Matsubara, Oji Kuno, Hiromasa Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150005153
    Abstract: A honeycomb structural body has plural cell density sections having a cell density which is changed stepwise in a radial direction. A partition wall is formed between adjacent cell density sections. The cell density sections have a high cell density section having a maximum cell density, excepting an outermost cell density section formed at an outermost side, and a low cell density section having a minimum cell density, excepting an innermost cell density section formed at an innermost side. A relationship of V?Va?Vb+Vs is satisfied, where V indicates a volume of the honeycomb structural body if the overall honeycomb structural body is composed of the high cell density section, Va indicates a volume of the high cell density section, Vb indicates a volume of the cell density section, and Vs indicates a volume of the boundary wall which separates the low cell density section from the cell density section formed immediately inside of the low cell density section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naohiro Hayashi, Masakazu Murata, Hiroyuki Matsubara, Oji Kuno, Hiromasa Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140287192
    Abstract: A honeycomb structural body has cells surrounded by cell walls arranged in a lattice-like shape. A cross section is divided into a central section and an outer peripheral section. The outer peripheral section surrounds the central section through a boundary partition wall. The outer peripheral section is lower in a cell density than the central section. The cells contain imperfectly shaped cells in contact directly with the boundary partition wall. In the imperfectly shaped cells, first specific imperfectly shaped cells are smaller in opening area than second specific imperfectly shaped cells. Each first specific imperfectly shaped cells has an opening area of not more than a predetermined area S=(P?T)2/8. P and T indicate a cell pitch and a thickness of each cell wall, respectively. The opening section of the first specific imperfectly shaped cells is closed by the same raw material of the cell walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masakazu MURATA
  • Publication number: 20130315788
    Abstract: A catalytic converter has a carrier with a cell structure, and a precious metal catalyst carried on the carrier. The carrier includes a first carrier and a second carrier. The second carrier is provided downstream of the first carrier in a gas flow direction of gas that flows into the catalytic converter. The first carrier has a first peripheral region and a first center region that has a lower cell density than the first peripheral region. The second carrier has a second center region and a second peripheral region that has a lower cell density than the second center region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiromasa SUZUKI, Michiharu NAKANO, Masaru KAKINOHANA, Hiroyuki MATSUBARA, Masakazu MURATA, Naohiro HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8565584
    Abstract: An editing apparatus for video data creates a bridge file for connecting a first file and a second file to be edited based on designation of an IN point of the first file, an OUT point of the second file, and connection points of the both files, a frame preceding the connection point of the first file being made an OUT point and a frame following the connection point of the second file being made an IN point, and the bridge file connecting the OUT point and the IN point, records the bridge file into a recording medium recording the first and second files, and creates an editing result file having file system information indicating recording positions: from the IN point to the OUT point in the first file; from the IN point to the OUT point in the second file; and of the bridge file, in the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Abiko, Masakazu Murata
  • Patent number: 8416658
    Abstract: Disclosed is a recording apparatus for recording data on a recording medium. The recording apparatus includes an assigning section for assigning a region that is part of a block utilized for a recording unit of the recording medium as a file system information region utilized as a region for file system information for managing the data on the recording medium. The recording apparatus further includes a recording section operable to record file system information for data that has been recorded in all blocks in the file system information region of each block until the file system information region in a block is filled and to record file system information for data in all blocks subsequent to the block having the filled file system information region in the file system information region of each subsequent block after the file system information region in a block has been filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Abiko, Masakazu Murata
  • Patent number: 8329913
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide novel carbazole derivatives, solvates thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof having an excellent adipose tissue weight reducing effect, hypoglycemic effect, and hypolipidemic effect, which are useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for fatty liver, obesity, lipid metabolism abnormality, visceral adiposity, diabetes, hyperlipemia, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Murata, Yoshihiko Itokazu, Ryu Nakao