Patents by Inventor Tomio Okigami

Tomio Okigami 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: 6876602
    Abstract: A first voltage detector detects whether the voltage of a secondary cell has reached to 1.2V and a first timer counts a time duration for which the voltage is equal to or above 1.2V. If the time counted by the first timer reaches one hour, a second timer starts counting time for one hour. An amount of charge accumulated in the secondary cell is displays after counting of the one hour by the second timer is over. As a result, an accurate display of the amount of charge accumulated in the secondary cell can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Ichikawa, Isao Kitazawa, Masao Sakuyama, Tomio Okigami
  • Publication number: 20030235117
    Abstract: A first voltage detector detects whether the voltage of a secondary cell has reached to 1.2V and a first timer counts a time duration for which the voltage is equal to or above 1.2V. If the time counted by the first timer reaches one hour, a second timer starts counting time for one hour. An amount of charge accumulated in the secondary cell is displays after counting of the one hour by the second timer is over. As a result, an accurate display of the amount of charge accumulated in the secondary cell can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Ichikawa, Isao Kitazawa, Masao Sakuyama, Tomio Okigami
  • Patent number: 6593901
    Abstract: An electronic device provided with a multilayer display panel (60), in which during information display by any display panel layer (1 or 2) of the multilayer display panel (60), display driving means (40) maintains all the display segments of the other display panel layer (1 or 2) to be off, allowing simple display control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Kitazawa, Tomio Okigami, Hiroshi Fujioka, Takashi Osa, Masahiro Sase
  • Patent number: 6185158
    Abstract: A small electronic apparatus provided with a functional display unit is formed of function driving device for generating function driving signals corresponding to a plurality of functions, a plurality of functional display devices corresponding to the functions and including first and second display devices, and a single motor electrically connected to the function driving devices and operated according to the function driving signals from the function driving device. A driving device transmits a driving force to the first functional display device, and an intermittent driving device is connected to the driving device to operate in association therewith. The intermittent driving device rotates the second display device intermittently. A clocking device is electrically connected to the function driving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Ito, Tomio Okigami, Isao Kitazawa
  • Patent number: 6118219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement in an EL driver including a second power supply voltage producer for producing second supply voltage for use in driving an EL lamp using a battery serving as a first power source, a third supply voltage producer for producing third supply voltage that is higher than the first supply voltage and lower than the second supply voltage, and a driving signal supplier for supplying an AC driving signal to an EL driving means when driven by the third supply voltage. The level of the AC driving signal is increased in two steps. The EL driver semiconductor device characteristic of the high-voltage efficiency and high threshold voltage can therefore be driven by low voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignees: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., New Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Okigami, Shozo Ochiai
  • Patent number: 5743269
    Abstract: An improved cardiotachometer comprises a transmitting section and a receiving section. The transmitting section includes a detection circuit for detecting electrocardiographic signals obtained from a pair of electrodes mounted near the heart of a human body. The transmitting section processes and transmits the electrocardiographic data with ID code data to the receiving section in the form of a radio signal. The receiving ?section?! compares the transmitted ID code with a stored ID code. If the two codes do not agree, the receiving section does not make any calculations or modify the previous signal. If the two codes agree, a genuine reception has resulted and the receiving section computes a heart rate based on the electrocardiographic data. A display section displays the computed heart rate. The use of the ID code comparison method eliminates erroneous reception of signals generated by noise or interference by the receiving section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Okigami, Hiroyuki Kihara, Tomomi Murakami, Takashi Osa