Patents by Inventor Takahiko Suzuki
Takahiko Suzuki 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: 20110057877Abstract: Disclosed is a feeling applicator including a rotation controller for receiving a rotating operation of an operator so as to rotate around an axis, a rotation detection unit for detecting a rotation of the rotation controller, a rotation drive unit for applying a rotary force to the rotation controller and a rotation control unit for applying a predetermined tactile feeling to the operator via the rotation controller by applying the rotary force to the rotation controller by executing at least one of an application of the rotary force in a normal rotation direction or an application of the rotary force in a reverse rotation direction to the rotation controller by the rotation drive unit in conjunction with a screen display in a display screen of a display unit when the rotation of the rotation controller is detected by the rotation detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd., PRO-TECH DESIGN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji NAGASHIMA, Hirono Tsubota, Takahiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20100271341Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a judging section to judge whether the detected rotation angle of the rotary operation device is a predetermined angle corresponding to a displayed selection item or not; a generating section to generate a switching signal when it is judged the rotation angle is the predetermined angle; and a rotation controlling section to control of a rotation drive to give the operator a force sense by a combination of at least any two of applying the rotary force in a normal rotation direction, applying the rotary force in a reverse rotation direction, and stopping applying the rotary force, when the judging section judges that the rotation angle of the rotary operation device is the predetermined angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd., PRO-TECH DESIGN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Nagashima, Hirono Tsubota, Takahiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20100271343Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a storage section to store screen information correlated to a display order; a display control section for displaying the screen and selection items; an item switch instructing section to switch the selection item; and a screen switch instructing section to switch the displayed screen, wherein the selection item is switched in a predetermined selection order when the rotary operation device rotates in one direction and switched in a reverse order when the rotary operation device rotates in the other direction, and the first screen is switched to the second screen when the rotary operation device rotates in the one direction in a state in which a last first selection item is selected and switched to the first screen when the device rotates in the other direction in the state in which a top second selection item is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd., PRO-TECH DESIGN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Nagashima, Hirono Tsubota, Takahiko Suzuki, Nobuyuki Sako, Takeshi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20100271344Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device rotatable around an axis by receiving a rotation operation of an operator; a rotation driving section to apply a rotary force to the rotary operation device; a pressure detecting section to detect a pressure in an axial direction to the rotary operation device; and a force sense presenting section to present a force sense to the operator operating the rotary operation device by applying a rotary force to the rotary operation device by the rotation driving section when the pressure detecting section detects a predetermined pressure in the axial direction to the rotary operation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd., PRO-TECH DESIGN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Nagashima, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Takahiko Suzuki, Nobuyuki Sako, Takeshi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20100271340Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device including: a rotary operation device; a detection section; a display control section; a rotation driving section to apply a rotary force to the rotary operation device; a first force sense presenting section to present a first force sense by a combination of at least any two of applying a rotary force in a normal rotation direction, applying a rotary force in a reverse rotation direction, and stopping applying when the detected rotation angle reaches a predetermined switching angle corresponding to the displayed predetermined display information; a second force sense presenting section to present a second force sense different from the first force sense by applying the rotary force in the normal rotation direction when the rotation angle detected by the detection section is within a first range, and in the reverse rotation direction when the angle is within a second range.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd., PRO-TECH DESIGN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Nagashima, Hirono Tsubota, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Takahiko Suzuki, Nobuyuki Sako, Takeshi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20100271342Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a display control section to scroll an image under display by rotation of the rotary operation device; a judging section to judge whether the detected rotation angle reaches a critical angle corresponding to an end part of a range of the displayed image or not; and a rotation controlling section to reversely rotate the rotary operation device to an initial position or a reference position when it is judged that the rotation angle reaches the critical angle and the rotary operation is released, wherein the display control section displays the image displayed on the display section at a display position corresponding to the initial position or the reference position when the rotary operation device is reversely rotated to the initial position or the reference position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd., PRO-TECH DESIGN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Nagashima, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Takahiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20100271402Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device including: a rotary operation device; a rotation driving section; a detection section; a force sense presenting section to present a force sense by a combination of at least two of applying the rotary force in a clockwise direction, applying the rotary force in a counterclockwise direction, and stopping applying the rotary force; a display control section; a magnification ratio change instructing section; and a scroll instructing section, wherein the magnification ratio change instructing section instructs enlargement when rotating in one side, and instructs reduction when rotating in the other side; the scroll instructing section instructs on the basis of the depressed position; and the force sense presenting section changes a way of presenting the force sense in order that the operator can perceive a display state pertaining to a display position or a display magnification ratio of the image under display distinguishably.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd., PRO-TECH DESIGN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji NAGASHIMA, Hirono Tsubota, Takahiko Suzuki, Nobuyuki Sako, Takeshi Kodaira
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Publication number: 20100244507Abstract: An armrest with cup holder is disclosed, in which the cup holder is secured in the upper surface thereof, and that upper surface is covered with an upper cover section of trim cover assembly. Localized portions of the afore-said upper cover section, which lie between a flange of the cup holder and a lateral wall of the armrest, are each formed with an extension in the free end thereof. That extension is folded together with the corresponding end of the upper cover section and retained between the flange of cup holder and a support member provided around the flange of cup holder, thereby making protrudent the localized portions to compensate for and eliminate an objectionable recessed areas between those localized portions and cup holder flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: TACHI-S Co., Ltd.,Inventors: Seiichiro MIYAZAKI, Takahiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20100231954Abstract: A printing control device includes: a banner data detecting unit that detects banner data from print data; a data acquiring unit that acquires, when the banner data are detected by the banner data detecting unit, data for designating a printing condition for printing a text located after the banner data in the print data; and a printing condition setting unit that sets, when the data for designating the printing condition for printing the text are acquired by the data acquiring unit, the printing condition as a printing condition for printing the print data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiko SUZUKI, Tadashi MIMURA, Yuji ONOZAWA, Hisashi SHIRAKAWA, Koichiro TAKAHASHI, Kazuya KAWABATA, Yoshifumi KANEKO
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Publication number: 20100097198Abstract: A haptic feedback controller of the present invention includes: a pointing position detecting sensor which is arranged along a fingertip pointing path and detects a pointing position of a fingertip when a pointing operation is performed along the fingertip pointing path; a haptic feedback imparting device which has a piezoelectric element arranged along the fingertip pointing path and generates vibrations depending on a high frequency voltage when the voltage is applied thereto and an elastic body which is fixed to the piezoelectric element, and imparts predetermined haptic feedback to the fingertip due to vibrations generated by the piezoelectric element; and a piezoelectric element control device which controls the piezoelectric element based on feedback information outputted from controlled equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2007Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: PRO-TECH DESIGN CORPORATIONInventor: Takahiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20090262339Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus enable to efficiently perform a temperature control without involving an enlarged size can be achieved. The parts constituting the defect inspection apparatus are classified into parts need temperature control and parts not to need temperature control; all the parts need temperature control are accommodated together into a temperature-controlled part accommodating section 604, and the parts not to need temperature control are arranged in a heat radiating unit 605. The temperature in the temperature-controlled part accommodating section 604 is measured by a temperature measuring instrument 603 and a control CPU 602 in a temperature control unit 601 carries out control according to the measured temperature so that the interior of the temperature-controlled part accommodating section 604 is kept at a fixed temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Tadashi Suga, Shuichi Chikamatsu, Masayuki Ochi, Takahiko Suzuki, Seiji Otani
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Patent number: 7570254Abstract: A haptic feedback controller that controls a controlled appliance includes a base, a cap, a piezoelectric motor, a rotation control device, and a rotational state detecting device.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2004Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Inventors: Takahiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kodaira
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Patent number: 7415879Abstract: The present invention provides a cheap angular velocity sensor capable of detecting angular velocity with high precision by using a vibrational mode which cannot be obtained by external vibration. The angular velocity sensor includes: a vibrator (2) made of a magnetostrictive material; a first coil (4) disposed along a first plane which includes an axis (A) of the vibrator (2), the first coil enclosing the vibrator; a supporter supporting the vibrator (2) at a position where the axis (A) crosses the surface of the vibrator (2), the supporter made of a nonmagnetic material; and a second coil (6) disposed along a second plane which crosses the first plane and includes the axis (A), the second coil enclosing the vibrator (2) and the first coil (4).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: TDK CorporationInventor: Takahiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080015717Abstract: An accessory for a portable electronic device, such as a digital music player, includes a set of device controls for controlling the portable electronic device. The accessory includes a microprocessor and a memory that contains function codes corresponding to the functions selected by the controls. Preferably, the accessory is a charger is adapted to be inserted into for a 12-volt car auxiliary power outlet and the protruding face of the charger body is a click wheel controller that rotates. The accessory may also include a FM transmitter for transmitting an audio signal received from the portable electronic device to the car stereo and a verification system for insuring the charger is produced by an authorized supplier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Paul Griffin, Takahiko Suzuki
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Patent number: 7270213Abstract: A wheeled vehicle includes a frame having first and second frame sections. The first frame section extends substantially vertically. The second frame section extends substantially horizontally and rearward from a top portion of the first frame section. A seat is supported by the second frame section. A power unit powers the vehicle. The power unit is disposed below the seat. A side cover covers the second frame section. The side cover extends along the second frame section to define a space between a bottom of the side cover and a top of the power unit. A stay extends generally rearward from the first frame section. At least a portion of the stay is disposed in the space. A foot rest extends from the stay. The stay includes first and second portions. The second portion is arranged higher than the first portion. The stay is attached to the first frame section at the first portion. The foot rest is attached to the second portion of the stay.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiko Suzuki, Haruhito Takahashi
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Patent number: 7271908Abstract: An apparatus for measuring an alignment accuracy between overlaid alignment marks formed to each of alignment mark portions on every plural chip units or exposure units arranged on a substrate to be measured includes an XY stage movable X and Y directions while mounting the substrate, an illumination system for illuminating each of the alignment mark portions, a detecting system having a lens for collecting a reflection light, a focusing system for focusing the reflection light, a scanning system for scanning a reflection light image and an image sensor receiving reflection light image for conversion into an image signal. An alignment accuracy calculator measures the alignment accuracy between the overlaid alignment marks.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Minori Noguchi, Masahiko Nakada, Takahiko Suzuki, Taketo Ueno, Toshihiko Nakata, Shunji Maeda
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Patent number: 7270212Abstract: A wheeled vehicle includes a frame having first and second frame sections. The first frame section extends substantially vertically. The second frame section extends substantially horizontally and rearwardly from a top portion of the first frame section. A seat is supported by the second frame section. A power unit is arranged below the seat to power the vehicle. A stay extends from the first frame section or the second frame section. A foot rest extends from the stay. A foot guide extends either from the stay, from the first frame section or the second frame section, or from a top of the power unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Takahiko Suzuki
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Patent number: 7219547Abstract: The present invention provides a cheap angular velocity sensor capable of detecting angular velocity with high precision by using a vibration mode which cannot be set by external vibration. The angular velocity sensor includes: a vibrator (2) formed as a solid of revolution and made of a magnetostrictive material; a supporter (3) disposed on an axis of the vibrator (2) and supporting the vibrator (2) at a position where the axis crosses the surface of the vibrator (2); an excitation coil (4) for generating a magnetic field along a radial direction around the axis as a center in the vibrator (2), thereby making the vibrator (2) vibrate in the radial direction; a detection coil (6) which is disposed apart from the vibrator (2) and detects a magnetic flux change caused by a change in the vibration of the vibrator (2) which occurs depending on angular velocity.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: TDK CorporationInventor: Takahiko Suzuki
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Publication number: 20070067681Abstract: There is provided a maintenance system including a maintenance server that provides maintenance information and an image processing device that has at least one of copy, print, facsimile and scan functions and which, upon detection of a maintenance event upon which a maintenance process to be carried out with respect to the image processing device, accesses the maintenance server, acquires from the maintenance server maintenance information indicating a maintenance process corresponding to the detected maintenance event, and displays the acquired maintenance information on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Yuji Hikawa, Hiroshi Yagi, Yukio Tajima, Satoshi Kamiya, Kazuko Kirihara, Takahiko Suzuki, Makoto Takada, Tomokazu Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20070012107Abstract: The present invention provides a cheap angular velocity sensor capable of detecting angular velocity with high precision by using a vibrational mode which cannot be obtained by external vibration. The angular velocity sensor includes: a vibrator (2) made of a magnetostrictive material; a first coil (4) disposed along a first plane which includes an axis (A) of the vibrator (2), the first coil enclosing the vibrator; a supporter supporting the vibrator (2) at a position where the axis (A) crosses the surface of the vibrator (2), the supporter made of a nonmagnetic material; and a second coil (6) disposed along a second plane which crosses the first plane and includes the axis (A), the second coil enclosing the vibrator (2) and the first coil (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2004Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Takahiko Suzuki