Patents by Inventor Masato Yamada
Masato Yamada 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: 20140365080Abstract: An opening/closing body control device for a vehicle includes: a drive section for driving the opening/closing body; a manipulation input section operated to open or close the opening/closing body; a manipulation input detector for detecting a manipulation input performed on the manipulation input section; a controller for controlling the drive section; and a measuring section for measuring a duration of the manipulation input. The controller is capable of controlling the drive section in the driving mode selected from a plurality of driving modes to which are set different speeds of actuation of the opening/closing body, and to switch, if the duration exceeds a predetermined time, the driving mode to a high speed actuation mode in which the actuation speed is greater than that in the driving mode before the predetermined time is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Koichi Hirota, Masato Yamada, Takeshi Nishikibe, Hitoshi Takayanagi
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Publication number: 20140247440Abstract: A mirror actuator includes: a base; a first rotation portion that is supported on the base so as to be rotatable about a first rotation axis; a second rotation portion that is supported on the first rotation portion so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis perpendicular to the first rotation axis; a mirror disposed at the second rotation portion; a first drive portion that rotates the first rotation portion around the first rotation axis; and a second drive portion that rotates the second rotation portion around the second rotation axis. The second drive portion has a coil part and a magnet part applying a magnetic field to the coil part. One of the coil part and the magnet part is disposed at the first rotation portion, and the other is disposed at the second rotation portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masato YAMADA
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Patent number: 8712176Abstract: An image processor that achieves reduction in delay amount, in comparison with code amount control GOP by GOP or frame by frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: MegaChips CorporationInventors: Toshimitsu Tatsuka, Hiromu Hasegawa, Takeaki Komuro, Masato Yamada
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Publication number: 20130323051Abstract: An object is to facilitate checking of functional normality of a pilot check valve. A wind turbine generator includes a pilot check valve for restricting a flow of hydraulic oil relative to each oil hydraulic cylinder for changing a pitch angle of each blade, and the pilot check valve functions for fixing the pitch angle of the blade to a feather position in a state in which rotation of the blade is stopped. The function of the pilot check valve may be hindered. The wind turbine generator detects an operation state of the blade during a process of changing the pitch angle of the blade from the feather position to a fine position, and compares the detected operation state of the blade to an operation state of the blade when the pilot check valve functions normally, to determine whether or not there is any abnormality in the pilot check valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi YUGE, Toshikazu HAYASHI, Masato YAMADA
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Patent number: 8537448Abstract: A mirror actuator has a first pivot portion which is pivotally supported on a base member, and a second pivot portion which is pivotally supported on the first pivot portion. A mirror is disposed in the second pivot portion. A first coil is disposed in the first pivot portion, and a second coil is disposed in the second pivot portion. A first elastic member connects between the base member and the first pivot portion. A second elastic member connects between the first pivot portion and the second pivot portion. The first elastic member and the second elastic member are connected by a circuit pattern. With the provision of the first elastic member, the second elastic member and the circuit pattern, a current is supplied to the first coil and to the second coil.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masato Yamada
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Publication number: 20130195179Abstract: An image processor includes an encoder that performs encoding including quantization on an image signal and a controller that controls a quantization parameter in the quantization. The controller determines a quantization parameter of a currently target macroblock, based on a difference between a target amount of code for a specified number of macroblocks and an amount of code generated for a predetermined number of macroblocks processed immediately before. The controller variably sets the specified number.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: MegaChips CorporationInventors: Toshimitsu Tatsuka, Hiromu Hasegawa, Takeaki Komuro, Masato Yamada
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Patent number: 8432594Abstract: A mirror actuator includes a turning axis for turning a mirror; a support section for supporting the turning axis so as to be capable of turning; and a sliding contact member that is arranged on the turning axis and is opposed to the support section in a direction parallel to the turning axis with a predetermined clearance from the support section. The turning axis is biased in one direction parallel to the turning axis. This biasing causes the sliding contact member to contact the support section.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Yamada, Yoichiro Goto
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Publication number: 20130037371Abstract: Provided is a highly reactive fluid fan coupling device utilizing the non-Newtonian fluid characteristics of oil, thereby obtaining an excellent reaction rate of fan rotation using a control signal. In the fan coupling device, where the interior of a sealed housing supported on a rotary shaft with a drive disk secured thereto is partitioned in an oil reservoir chamber and a torque transmission chamber placing the drive disk thereinto by a partition plate; drive torque is transmitted to a driven side by oil supplied to the torque transmission chamber; and opening and closing of a flow path of oil is controlled by a valve member actuated by an electromagnet, wherein a mechanism to scrape out the oil in the oil reservoir chamber utilizing the non-Newtonian fluid characteristics of oil is provided on the drive disk so as to be opposed to an oil supply adjusting hole of the partition plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: USUI KOKUSAI SANGYO KAISHA LIMITEDInventors: Masato Yamada, Hiroki Sugawara
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Publication number: 20130028534Abstract: An image processor that achieves reduction in delay amount, in comparison with code amount control GOP by GOP or frame by frame, is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2010Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: MegaChips CorporationInventors: Toshimitsu Tatsuka, Hiromu Hasegawa, Takeaki Komuro, Masato Yamada
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Publication number: 20120287990Abstract: An image processor includes an encoder that performs encoding including quantization on an image signal and a controller that controls a quantization parameter for quantization. The controller determines a quantization parameter of a currently target macroblock as an increase or decrease from a reference value, and determines the increase or decrease based on a difference between a target amount of code for a predetermined number of macroblocks fewer than a total number of macroblocks within one frame and a generated amount of code of the predetermined number of macroblocks processed immediately before. The controller can further determine the increase or decrease, based on pixel information of the currently target macroblock such as an activity evaluation value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2010Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: MegaChips CorporationInventors: Toshimitsu Tatsuka, Hiromu Hasegawa, Takeaki Komuro, Masato Yamada
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Publication number: 20120187283Abstract: A laser radar system is provided with a laser light source which emits laser light, a light scanning portion which causes the laser light to scan a target area, an optical filter which removes light of an angle component different from an angle component of reflected light of the laser light from the target area, a photodetector which receives the reflected light transmitted through the optical filter, and a light collecting element which collects the reflected light on the photodetector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Yamada, Yoshiaki Maeno
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Publication number: 20120162740Abstract: A mirror actuator has a first pivot portion which is pivotally supported on a base member, and a second pivot portion which is pivotally supported on the first pivot portion. A mirror is disposed in the second pivot portion. A first coil is disposed in the first pivot portion, and a second coil is disposed in the second pivot portion. A first elastic member connects between the base member and the first pivot portion. A second elastic member connects between the first pivot portion and the second pivot portion. The first elastic member and the second elastic member are connected by a circuit pattern. With the provision of the first elastic member, the second elastic member and the circuit pattern, a current is supplied to the first coil and to the second coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masato YAMADA
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Publication number: 20120069319Abstract: A beam irradiation device is provided with a laser light source which emits laser light, a mirror actuator which causes the laser light to scan a targeted area, and an emission window through which laser light reflected on a mirror of the mirror actuator is transmitted. The emission window is formed with an anti-reflection film for suppressing surface reflection. The anti-reflection film has an angle dependence such that a lower limit of a reflectance is maintained in an incident angle range (0 to 20°) of the laser light at least corresponding to a scanning range of the laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Maeno, Masato Yamada
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Publication number: 20120042852Abstract: A fuel injection device (100) includes a control body (40) provided with an injection hole (44), a nozzle needle (60) that opens or closes the injection hole (44), a pressure control chamber (53) controlling a movement of the nozzle needle (60), an inflow channel (52) through which high-pressure fuel is introduced to the pressure control chamber (53), an outflow channel (54) through which the fuel from the pressure control chamber (53) is discharged, and a floating plate (70) that opens or closes the inflow channel (52).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Masato Yamada, Yoichi Kobane, Naofumi Adachi, Tukasa Yamashita
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Patent number: 8000181Abstract: A beam irradiation device includes a light source for emitting laser light, an actuator for displacing a propagation direction of the laser light in accordance with a control signal, and a scan expansion lens for increasing a swing width of the laser light to be generated by the actuator. A spectral element is arranged between the actuator and the scan expansion lens. The spectral element allows at least a part of the laser light to be incident from the actuator to transmit, and reflects at least a part of the laser light to be incident from the scan expansion lens. The beam irradiation device further includes a light detector for receiving the laser light to be reflected on the spectral element to output an electrical signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., SANYO Optec Design Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masato Yamada
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Publication number: 20110182071Abstract: A beam irradiation device includes a semiconductor laser; a lens into which laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser is entered; and a scanning portion which causes the laser light transmitted through the lens to scan a targeted area. In this arrangement, the semiconductor laser has a laser chip; a cap which houses the laser chip; and an emission opening formed in the cap and adapted to pass laser light emitted from the laser chip. The emission opening has an aperture which restricts an incident area of the laser light into the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Morimoto, Masato Yamada
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Patent number: 7972892Abstract: A composite growth-assisting substrate 10 is formed by epitaxially growing a separation-assisting compound semiconductor layer 10k composed of a non-GaAs III-V compound semiconductor single crystal, and then a sub-substrate 10e composed of a GaAs single crystal in this order, on a first main surface of a substrate bulk 10m composed of a GaAs single crystal. The sub-substrate portion 10e is then separated from the composite growth-assisting substrate 10, so as to be left as a residual substrate portion 1 on a second main surface of the main compound semiconductor layer 40, and a portion of the residual substrate portion 1 is cut off to thereby form a cut-off portion 1j having a bottom surface used as a light extraction surface. By this configuration, the light emitting device is provided as allowing effective use of the GaAs substrate, and increasing the light extraction efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Yamada, Masanobu Takahashi
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Publication number: 20110128601Abstract: A mirror actuator includes a turning axis for turning a mirror; a support section for supporting the turning axis so as to be capable of turning; and a sliding contact member that is arranged on the turning axis and is opposed to the support section in a direction parallel to the turning axis with a predetermined clearance from the support section. The turning axis is biased in one direction parallel to the turning axis. This biasing causes the sliding contact member to contact the support section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato YAMADA, Yoichiro GOTO
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Publication number: 20110051209Abstract: A beam irradiation apparatus includes a light source which outputs a laser beam, a convergent lens into which the laser beam output from the light source is entered, and a scanning portion which makes the laser beam transmitted through the convergent lens scan on a target region. In the beam irradiation apparatus, the laser light source is arranged such that a pn junction surface of a laser chip is parallel with the vertical direction. Length of the laser beam in the vertical direction on the target region is set by length of a light emitting portion of the laser light source in the vertical direction. Further, a wavefront aberration of the convergent lens with respect to the laser beam is set to be 0.15 ?rms or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Yamada, Takaaki Morimoto, Yoichiro Goto
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Publication number: 20110051756Abstract: A beam irradiation apparatus includes a light source which outputs a laser beam, a convergent lens into which the laser beam output from the light source is entered, and a scanning portion which makes the laser beam transmitted through the convergent lens scan on a target region. In the beam irradiation apparatus, the laser light source is arranged such that a pn junction surface of a laser chip is parallel with the vertical direction. Further, length of the laser beam in the vertical direction on the target region is set by length of a light emitting portion of the laser light source in the vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Morimoto, Masato Yamada, Yoshiaki Maeno