Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Hirano
Tetsuya Hirano 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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Patent number: 11948958Abstract: The solid-state imaging element includes a photoelectric converter, a first separator, and a second separator. The photoelectric converter is configured to perform photoelectric conversion of incident light. The first separator configured to separate the photoelectric converter is formed in a first trench formed from a first surface side. The second separator configured to separate the photoelectric converter is formed in a second trench formed from a second surface side facing a first surface. The present technology is applicable to an individual imaging element mounted on, e.g., a camera and configured to acquire an image of an object.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Hideyuki Honda, Tetsuya Uchida, Toshifumi Wakano, Yusuke Tanaka, Yoshiharu Kudoh, Hirotoshi Nomura, Tomoyuki Hirano, Shinichi Yoshida, Yoichi Ueda, Kosuke Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20240088184Abstract: There is provided a imaging device including: an N-type region formed for each pixel and configured to perform photoelectric conversion; an inter-pixel light-shielding wall penetrating a semiconductor substrate in a depth direction and formed between N-type regions configured to perform the photoelectric conversion, the N-type regions each being formed for each of pixels adjacent to each other; a P-type layer formed between the N-type region configured to perform the photoelectric conversion and the inter-pixel light-shielding wall; and a P-type region adjacent to the P-type layer and formed between the N-type region and an interface on a side of a light incident surface of the semiconductor substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya UCHIDA, Ryoji SUZUKI, Hisahiro ANSAI, Yoichi Ueda, Shinichi YOSHIDA, Yukari TAKEYA, Tomoyuki HIRANO, Hiroyuki MORI, Hirotoshi NOMURA, Yoshiharu KUDOH, Masashi OHURA, Shin IWABUCHI
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Patent number: 11816026Abstract: A digital signal processing device includes: a delay means that delays audio data in units of sampling periods; and a control means that writes audio data to a first buffer memory one word at a time in sequence at a sampling period, performs control to burst transfer burst length audio data to a DRAM from the first buffer memory, performs control to burst transfer the burst length audio data to a second buffer memory from the DRAM, and outputs audio data to the delay means from the second buffer memory one word at a time in sequence at the sampling period, in which a delay time of audio data output by the delay means is determined by a combination of a delay time of multiple sampling period units depending on a burst length of the DRAM and a delay time of a sampling period unit of the delay means.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KAWAI GAKKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Seiji Okamoto, Tetsuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20220130361Abstract: A musical tone generating device includes: a nonvolatile storage device that stores musical tone waveform data; a volatile storage device; and a control means that, when a power supply is turned on, performs control to transfer musical tone waveform data to the volatile storage device from the nonvolatile storage device, in the case where an instruction to reproduce a musical tone is given, the control means to read musical tone waveform data from the volatile storage device, and in the case where an error in the read musical tone waveform data is detected, the control means to perform control to overwrite musical tone waveform data obtained by correcting the musical tone waveform data including the detected error to the volatile storage device or transfer normal musical tone waveform data corresponding to the musical tone waveform data including the detected error to the volatile storage device from the nonvolatile storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KAWAI GAKKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Seiji OKAMOTO, Tetsuya HIRANO
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Publication number: 20220114085Abstract: A digital signal processing device includes: a delay means that delays audio data in units of sampling periods; and a control means that writes audio data to a first buffer memory one word at a time in sequence at a sampling period, performs control to burst transfer burst length audio data to a DRAM from the first buffer memory, performs control to burst transfer the burst length audio data to a second buffer memory from the DRAM, and outputs audio data to the delay means from the second buffer memory one word at a time in sequence at the sampling period, in which a delay time of audio data output by the delay means is determined by a combination of a delay time of multiple sampling period units depending on a burst length of the DRAM and a delay time of a sampling period unit of the delay means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KAWAI GAKKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Seiji OKAMOTO, Tetsuya HIRANO
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Patent number: 10172377Abstract: There is provided pet food for dogs, in which the pet food is gel type pet food, the moisture content is 50% by weight or greater, the viscosity measured by a rotational viscometer is in a range of 30 dPa·s to 70 dPa·S, the viscosity measured by a Bostwick viscometer is in a range of 0.1 cm/min to 5.0 cm/min, and one or more gelling agents and one or more thickeners are contained.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignees: UNICHARM CORPORATION, TEIKEI EBISU CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Ichihashi, Tetsuya Hirano, Makoto Sonoda, Mikayo Minamitani
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Publication number: 20160128361Abstract: There is provided pet food for dogs, in which the pet food is gel type pet food, the moisture content is 50% by weight or greater, the viscosity measured by a rotational viscometer is in a range of 30 dPa·s to 70 dPa·S, the viscosity measured by a Bostwick viscometer is in a range of 0.1 cm/min to 5.0 cm/min, and one or more gelling agents and one or more thickeners are contained.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Masaki ICHIHASHI, Tetsuya HIRANO, Makoto SONODA, Mikayo MINAMITANI
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Patent number: 9228678Abstract: A door harness attaching structure includes: an opening provided on an inner panel of a hinge-open/close-type door; and a hole provided on an end wall at the hinge side of the inner panel. The opening is composed of a large main opening covered by a panel unit of a door module and a small sub opening continued to the main opening, notched toward the hole for attaching a grommet and covered by a cover member. A wiring harness of the door module includes: a harness portion projecting from the panel unit; and the grommet provided at a tip end of the harness portion and attached through the hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Higashi, Tetsuya Hirano, Hiroyuki Katayama, Masayoshi Kamenoue, Masaoki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20150069189Abstract: A door harness attaching structure includes: an opening provided on an inner panel of a hinge-open/close-type door; and a hole provided on an end wall at the hinge side of the inner panel. The opening is composed of a large main opening covered by a panel unit of a door module and a small sub opening continued to the main opening, notched toward the hole for attaching a grommet and covered by a cover member. A wiring harness of the door module includes: a harness portion projecting from the panel unit; and the grommet provided at a tip end of the harness portion and attached through the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Yoshitaka Higashi, Tetsuya Hirano, Hiroyuki Katayama, Masayoshi Kamenoue, Masaoki Yoshida
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Patent number: 8213781Abstract: The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, a program, a program recording medium, a data recording medium, and a data structure that enable reading of coded video data in access units without analyzing the coded video data. In step S211, a private_stream—2 packet is searched for, which is used for decoding coded video data, and which is located immediately prior to each of one or more decode startable points in coded video data in the access units. In addition, in step S216, based on an AU_length which is included in the private_stream—2 packet, and which represents the size of each of access units located from the private_stream—2 packet to the next private_stream—2 packet, the coded video data is read in the access units. The present invention can be applied to, for example, game machine using DVDs, etc.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasushi Fujinami, Tetsuya Hirano
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Patent number: 7973233Abstract: A musical tone control system for a grand-type piano, which not only enables a shutter to be mounted on a hammer without any inconvenience even when a space above the hammer is small, but also is capable of properly controlling musical tones to be sounded. In this system, first to third optical sensors are disposed along the length of a hammer shank. Depression or non-depress of a key and a pivoting direction of an associated hammer are determined based on signals from the first and second optical sensors, respectively. Further, the pivoting speed of the hammer is calculated based on a signal from the third optical sensor. A musical tone to be sounded is controlled based on the determined depression or non-depression of the key and pivoting direction and the calculated speed of the hammer.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki SeisakushoInventors: Hisamitsu Honda, Kenichi Hirota, Tetsuya Hirano
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Patent number: 7893344Abstract: There is provided a touch detecting device of a keyboard instrument, which makes it possible not only to enhance the mounting density of a plurality of optical sensors, but also to detect touch information of a key with high accuracy without being affected by light from the other optical sensors.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki SeisakushoInventor: Tetsuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20100236387Abstract: A musical tone control system for a grand-type piano, which not only enables a shutter to be mounted on a hammer without any inconvenience even when a space above the hammer is small, but also is capable of properly controlling musical tones to be sounded. In this system, first to third optical sensors are disposed along the length of a hammer shank. Depression or non-depress of a key and a pivoting direction of an associated hammer are determined based on signals from the first and second optical sensors, respectively. Further, the pivoting speed of the hammer is calculated based on a signal from the third optical sensor. A musical tone to be sounded is controlled based on the determined depression or non-depression of the key and pivoting direction and the calculated speed of the hammer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Hisamitsu Honda, Kenichi Hirota, Tetsuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20100142916Abstract: A content reproducing device 1 reproducing a video/audio content recorded on a recording medium accesses the recording medium as triggered by a predetermined user's operation before a start of reproducing the content, generates a table from reproducing sequence information of respective control information files, determines the content file to be reproduced next from a relationship between the content file reproducing sequence indicated in the table and an operation count of a skipping operation, and reproduces the content file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventor: Tetsuya Hirano
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Patent number: 7650468Abstract: A data processor that allows a CPU to access an external memory in an interval between data accesses from a DSP having a variable data length. In a case where a 24-bit mode is set, when a determination section determines that the DSP is accessing the external memory, a control section commands to place an access from the CPU to the external memory in a wait state. In a case where a 16-bit mode is set, the control section commands an address-data switching section, allowing the CPU to access the external memory by utilizing a third bus cycle, which is free.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki SeisakushoInventor: Tetsuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20090178547Abstract: There is provided a touch detecting device of a keyboard instrument, which makes it possible not only to enhance the mounting density of a plurality of optical sensors, but also to detect touch information of a key with high accuracy without being affected by light from the other optical sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2006Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki SeisakushoInventor: Tetsuya Hirano
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Patent number: 7491880Abstract: A sound control apparatus for a keyboard-based musical instrument for avoiding a touch of a shutter to a back check, thereby appropriately setting a sound generation timing and maintaining a satisfactory touch feeling. The sound control apparatus comprises a shutter integrated with a hammer adapted to swing associated with a swinging motion of a key, extending along a plane including a path along which said hammer swings, and formed with a cutout in an edge on an opposite side to a direction in which said hammer swings. An optical sensor has a light emitter disposed on one side of the swinging path of said shutter for emitting light, and a light receiver disposed on the other side of the swinging path for receiving the light from said light emitter, and generates a detection signal in accordance with a light receiving state of said light receiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2007Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki SeisakushoInventors: Kenichi Hirota, Tetsuya Hirano
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Publication number: 20080293190Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, leads for sending and receiving signals between the semiconductor chip and an external device, fine metal wires, an encapsulant for sealing the leads, and a lid member. On the surface of each of the leads, a metal oxide film is formed by an oxidation treatment. The metal oxide film has a thickness larger than a natural oxide film and no more than 80 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisaho Inao, Tetsuya Hirano, Katsutoshi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20080292285Abstract: The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, a program, a prgram recording medium, a data recording medium, and a data structure that enable reading of coded video data in access units withour analyyzing the coded video data. In step S211, a privatie _stream—2 packet is searched for, which is used for decoding video data, and which is located immediately prior to each of one or more decode startable points in coded video data in the access units. In addition, in step S216, based on AU_length which is included in the private_stream—2 packet, and which represents the size of each of access units located from the private_stream—2 packet to the next private_stream—2 packet, the coded video data is read in the access units. The present invention can be applied to, for example, game machine using DVDs, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2005Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: Yasushi Fujinami, Tetsuya Hirano
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Patent number: 7432431Abstract: A speed detecting apparatus for a keyboard musical instrument is provided for accurately detecting the speed of bivotal movements of a hammer and a key even if a shutter implies errors in its attachment, without affected by such errors. The speed detecting apparatus for a keyboard musical instrument comprises a pivotable key, a hammer pivotably supported by a fulcrum and configured to pivotally move in association with a pivotal movement of the key, a shutter integrally attached to the hammer, a plurality of detectors, each having a light emitter and a light receiver for receiving light emitted from the light emitter, arranged on one and the other sides of the pivotal movement path of the shutter, and a CPU for detecting a pivot speed of the hammer in response to timings at which the shutter opens and closes the light paths of the light of the plurality of detectors when the hammer pivotally moves.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2006Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki SeisakushoInventors: Kenichi Hirota, Tetsuya Hirano