Patents by Inventor Satoru Komatsu
Satoru Komatsu 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: 20120139801Abstract: An integrated antenna (20) is provided with branching lines (41, 42), consisting of liner-formed conductors elongating in the left-right direction, on: a ninth line (29) that elongates from a first line (22) at a place near an electricity supplying unit (23), towards a fourth line (21); and on an eleventh line (33) that elongates from the first line (22) at a place other side of the electricity supplying unit (23), towards the fourth line (21), and in parallel with the ninth line (29). A media reception band, different from the reception band made by a loop composed by combining the first to twelfth lines (23-38), is assigned to these branching lines (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Hideaki Oshima, Satoru Komatsu
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Patent number: 8155441Abstract: This invention more effectively suppresses color fringing in a color image by image processing. An image processing method includes estimating the degree of color fringing in a color image based on the color image that is generated by photo-electrically converting an object image and formed from a plurality of color planes. The method also includes removing from the color image the estimated degree of color fringing.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Sawada, Satoru Komatsu
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Patent number: 8144984Abstract: This invention more effectively suppresses color fringing in a color image by image processing. An image processing method includes estimating the degree of color fringing in a color image based on the color image that is generated by photo-electrically converting an object image and formed from a plurality of color planes. The method also includes removing from the color image the estimated degree of color fringing.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Sawada, Satoru Komatsu
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Patent number: 8077320Abstract: A wavefront measuring method includes steps of: obtaining a first transmitted-wavefront from a first image formed by transmitting beam through a substance at a first angle; obtaining a second image formed by transmitting the beam through the substance at a second angle; formulating a mask corresponding to an interference degree of the second image; converting the first transmitted-wavefront to match with a temporary second transmitted-wavefront from the second image; and unwrapping from the second image, the mask, and a converted first transmitted-wavefront to obtain a second transmitted-wavefront by transmitting the beam through the substance at the second angle.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Komatsu, Yasuhiro Sawada
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Publication number: 20110268357Abstract: This invention more effectively suppresses color fringing in a color image by image processing. An image processing method includes estimating the degree of color fringing in a color image based on the color image that is generated by photo-electrically converting an object image and formed from a plurality of color planes. The method also includes removing from the color image the estimated degree of color fringing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Sawada, Satoru Komatsu
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Publication number: 20110135145Abstract: An aberration measurement system includes an interferometer that includes a polarization adjuster configured to adjust a polarization plane of coherent light, and a phase shifter configured to shift a phase of reference light. The aberration measurement system further includes a signal processing unit configured to obtain a nonpolarization aberration of the test object, and coefficients a=sin ? cos 2?, b=sin ? sin 2?, and c=cos ? for a retardation amount 2? and a principal axis direction ? of a polarization aberration of the test object, based on data of a plurality of interference pattern images which provide at least three complex visibilities obtained from the interferometer after a polarization adjuster adjusts the polarization plane of the coherent light, and to determine signs of the coefficients a, b, and c based on the nonpolarization aberration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro SAWADA, Satoru KOMATSU
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Patent number: 7791548Abstract: An on-board antenna device comprises: a radiation element (302) formed on an inner-surface of a widow glass (51) for a vehicle (50); a base plate (305) fixed on the inner-surface of the widow glass (51) so as to surround the radiation element (302); a circuit board (308) having a conductive layer in a surface (308a) thereof, which is opposed to the radiation element (302), and a component mounting surface electrically connected to the radiation element (302) in the other surface (308b) thereof; and a housing (312) assembled onto the base plate (305), and the circuit board (308) being contained therein; wherein the circuit board (308) has a cutout portion (308f) to incorporate a connector (324) for a transmission line connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Oshima, Hiroshi Iijima, Satoru Komatsu, Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Masashi Nakagawa, Norio Tanaka
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Publication number: 20100164816Abstract: An antenna structure of a rectangular loop antenna that is provided on a window glass of a vehicle, includes: another loop portion that is provided inside a rectangular loop portion of the rectangular loop antenna and has a path partially shared with the rectangular loop portion; and a bypass unit that connects the path of the another loop portion and the path of the rectangular loop portion which is not shared with the path of the another loop portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Satoru Komatsu, Hideaki Oshima, Hiroshi Iijima
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Patent number: 7738998Abstract: Robot apparatus has a robot 1, a controller 2 for controlling the aforementioned robot 1 to perform working, and a plurality of external axis devices 4, 5 and 6 to be controlled by the aforementioned controller 2. The aforementioned external axis devices 4, 5 and 6 are provided with power switches 4b, 5b and 6b to be operated by an operator 9 so as to turn on/off power supplies thereto, and power supply circuits 4a, 5a and 6a to be operated from the aforementioned controller 2 so as to turn on/off the power supplies. Priority is given to operation using the aforementioned power switches 4b, 5b and 6b over operation from the aforementioned controller 2 as to turning off the power supplies to the external axis devices 4, 5 and 6.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2004Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoru Komatsu, Kazunori Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20090257068Abstract: A wavefront measuring method includes steps of: obtaining a first transmitted-wavefront from a first image formed by transmitting beam through a substance at a first angle; obtaining a second image formed by transmitting the beam through the substance at a second angle; formulating a mask corresponding to an interference degree of the second image; converting the first transmitted-wavefront to match with a temporary second transmitted-wavefront from the second image; and unwrapping from the second image, the mask, and a converted first transmitted-wavefront to obtain a second transmitted-wavefront by transmitting the beam through the substance at the second angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoru Komatsu, Yasuhiro Sawada
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Publication number: 20090129696Abstract: An image processing apparatus is configured to reduce a color blur in a color image, and includes a color blur process determination part configured to change at least one of a color blur that serves as a reduction object and an estimation method of an amount of the color blur according to at least one of a characteristic of an image and an imaging condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoru Komatsu, Yasuhiro Sawada
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Patent number: 7489279Abstract: Rear glass is provided with a patch-like radiation conductor and a first ground conductor surrounding the patch-like radiation conductor. An electronic circuit unit includes a base plate fixed on the rear glass; a frame body which houses a circuit substrate and is fixed on the base plate; and a cover for covering the frame body. One surface of the circuit substrate defines a component-holding surface which is connected with a second end of a feeder cable connected with the radiation conductor and the first ground conductor. The other surface of the circuit substrate is provided with a second ground conductor to function as a radio-wave reflective surface. The radio-wave reflective surface faces the radiation conductor and the first ground conductor disposed on the rear glass such that the radio-wave reflective surface is separated from the radiation conductor and the first ground conductor by a predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignees: Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Ikeda, Naofumi Shiraishi, Masashi Nakagawa, Satoru Komatsu, Tomoyuki Fukumaru, Hideaki Oshima, Hiroshi Iijima
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Patent number: 7482987Abstract: A feeding structure of an antenna device formed on a window glass panel of a motor vehicle is provided. A first feeding element opposing to the hot antenna element of the planar antenna and second feeding element opposing to the ground antenna element are located in the module mounted on the window glass panel so as to cover the planar antenna.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Sheet Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Satoru Komatsu, Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Hideaki Oshima, Hiroshi Iijima
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Patent number: 7423600Abstract: A vehicular antenna apparatus includes a radiating conductor directly patterned on a glass surface of a vehicle, a base plate fixed to the glass surface, a frame screwed to the base plate, a power feeding substrate and a circuit substrate accommodated and held in the frame, a connecting small substrate electrically connecting both substrates, and a cover attached on the top of the frame. A patterned surface of the power feeding substrate is close to and faces the glass surface, and thereby indirect power feeding can be performed. Both ends of the connecting small substrate are received in connecting holes. A power feeding pattern and a preamplifier circuit are connected via a microstrip line.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignees: Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Ikeda, Norio Tanaka, Masashi Nakagawa, Satoru Komatsu, Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Hiroshi Iijima, Hideaki Oshima
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Patent number: 7405706Abstract: Rear glass is provided with a radiation conductor and a ground conductor. An electronic circuit unit includes a base plate fixed on the rear glass; a frame body which houses a circuit substrate and is screwed on the base plate; and a cover for covering the frame body. The frame body and the cover are provided with drainage holes. These drainage holes are provided at the bottommost portion of the electronic circuit unit in a state where the electronic circuit unit is mounted on the rear glass. Furthermore, the frame body is provided with a plurality of tongue pieces that are bent in order to support the circuit substrate, and clearance holes provided for forming the tongue pieces. The clearance holes that are disposed in one of side walls of the frame body are used as drainage holes.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Alps Electric Co., LtdInventors: Tomoki Ikeda, Satoru Komatsu, Tomoyuki Fukumaru, Hideaki Oshima
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Publication number: 20080137947Abstract: This invention more effectively suppresses color fringing in a color image by image processing. An image processing method includes estimating the degree of color fringing in a color image based on the color image that is generated by photo-electrically converting an object image and formed from a plurality of color planes. The method also includes removing from the color image the estimated degree of color fringing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Sawada, Satoru Komatsu
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Patent number: 7321338Abstract: An on-board antenna includes a radiation element provided on a dielectric substrate, a grounding conductor surrounding a periphery of an outer edge portion of the radiation element at a position spaced away outwardly from the outer edge portion, and a conductive member provided on the surface at a position spaced away outwardly from an outer edge portion of the grounding conductor.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Komatsu, Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Tomoyuki Fukumaru, Hiroshi Iijima, Hideaki Oshima, Tatsuo Matsushita
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Publication number: 20070279305Abstract: An on-board antenna device comprises: a radiation element (302) formed on an inner-surface of a widow glass (51) for a vehicle (50); a base plate (305) fixed on the inner-surface of the widow glass (51) so as to surround the radiation element (302); a circuit board (308) having a conductive layer in a surface (308a) thereof, which is opposed to the radiation element (302), and a component mounting surface electrically connected to the radiation element (302) in the other surface (308b) thereof; and a housing (312) assembled onto the base plate (305), and the circuit board (308) being contained therein; wherein the circuit board (308) has a cutout portion (308f) to incorporate a connector (324) for a transmission line connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicants: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.Inventors: Hideaki OSHIMA, Hiroshi IIJIMA, Satoru KOMATSU, Hiroshi KURIBAYASHI, Masashi NAKAGAWA, Norio Tanaka
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Publication number: 20070279307Abstract: A vehicular antenna apparatus includes a radiating conductor directly patterned on a glass surface of a vehicle, a base plate fixed to the glass surface, a frame screwed to the base plate, a power feeding substrate and a circuit substrate accommodated and held in the frame, a connecting small substrate electrically connecting both substrates, and a cover attached on the top of the frame. A patterned surface of the power feeding substrate is close to and faces the glass surface, and thereby indirect power feeding can be performed. Both ends of the connecting small substrate are received in connecting holes. A power feeding pattern and a preamplifier circuit are connected via a microstrip line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Tomoki Ikeda, Norio Tanaka, Masashi Nakagawa, Satoru Komatsu, Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Hiroshi Iijima, Hideaki Oshima
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Patent number: D549696Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2004Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignees: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited, Honda Motor Company, LimitedInventors: Hideaki Oshima, Satoru Komatsu, Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Tomoyuki Fukumaru