Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Yoshida
Toshikazu Yoshida 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: 11470378Abstract: Provided is a tuner device including: a box-shaped metal tuner case; a plurality of connectors which are attached to one surface of the tuner case; a plurality of connection pins for signal transmission, the pins being provided on the other surface of the tuner case; and at least one foot electrode which is provided in the vicinity of the connection pins and is grounded.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Toshikazu Yoshida, Hiroshige Takakuwa
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Patent number: 11265026Abstract: Disclosed is a tuner device including an input terminal, a separator, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a tuner. The input terminal receives an input of a reception signal of satellite digital broadcasts. The separator is connected to the input terminal and adapted to frequency-separate a first signal and a second signal. The first signal is in a low-frequency domain of the reception signal, and the second signal is in a high-frequency domain of the reception signal. The first and second amplifiers respectively amplify the first and second signals. The tuner receives an input of output signals from the first and second amplifiers.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Toshikazu Yoshida, Takahiro Ando, Norihiro Murayama, Hiroshige Takakuwa
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Publication number: 20210235146Abstract: Provided is a tuner device including: a box-shaped metal tuner case; a plurality of connectors which are attached to one surface of the tuner case; a plurality of connection pins for signal transmission, the pins being provided on the other surface of the tuner case; and at least one foot electrode which is provided in the vicinity of the connection pins and is grounded.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Toshikazu YOSHIDA, Hiroshige TAKAKUWA
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Publication number: 20200328765Abstract: Disclosed is a tuner device including an input terminal, a separator, a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a tuner. The input terminal receives an input of a reception signal of satellite digital broadcasts. The separator is connected to the input terminal and adapted to frequency-separate a first signal and a second signal. The first signal is in a low-frequency domain of the reception signal, and the second signal is in a high-frequency domain of the reception signal. The first and second amplifiers respectively amplify the first and second signals. The tuner receives an input of output signals from the first and second amplifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Toshikazu YOSHIDA, Takahiro ANDO, Norihiro MURAYAMA, Hiroshige TAKAKUWA
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Patent number: 10257459Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives expected waves, and a control unit that sets the receiving unit to an operational state that has a lower electricity consumption within a range in which reception performance is allowed, depending on interference waves with respect to the expected waves that the receiving unit receives.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasunari Takiguchi, Takahiro Furuya, Tomonori Nakajima, Mitsuru Ikeda, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Masaru Fujii, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 10142672Abstract: There is provided a receiver device including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first distribution circuit, a second distribution circuit, a first high-frequency processing unit, and a second high-frequency processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Masaru Fujii, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 9991916Abstract: At least one distributor that distributes a high-frequency signal received by an antenna; and a high-frequency processing unit that outputs a received signal obtained by mixing the high-frequency signal distributed by the distributor with a local oscillator frequency generated by a local oscillator that includes a voltage-controlled oscillator are included. Furthermore, a control unit that, when executing a local oscillator frequency search to investigate a correspondence between a control voltage applied to the voltage-controlled oscillator and the local oscillator frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator, sets to a dormant state parts constituting the local oscillator that are uninvolved in operation of the local oscillator frequency search is included.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Shimizu, Tomonori Nakajima, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 9906251Abstract: There is provided a reception device including first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals, a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal, and a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Tomonori Nakajima, Norihiro Murayama, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20170339368Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives expected waves, and a control unit that sets the receiving unit to an operational state that has a lower electricity consumption within a range in which reception performance is allowed, depending on interference waves with respect to the expected waves that the receiving unit receives.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasunari Takiguchi, Takahiro Furuya, Tomonori Nakajima, Mitsuru Ikeda, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Masaru Fujii, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 9781375Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives expected waves, and a control unit that sets the receiving unit to an operational state that has a lower electricity consumption within a range in which reception performance is allowed, depending on interference waves with respect to the expected waves that the receiving unit receives.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasunari Takiguchi, Takahiro Furuya, Tomonori Nakajima, Mitsuru Ikeda, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Masaru Fujii, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 9577247Abstract: A positive electrode active material capable of improving an output performance of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. A positive electrode active material of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 1 contains a first positive electrode active material and a second positive electrode active material. In the first positive electrode active material, the content of cobalt is 15% or more on an atomic percent basis in transition metals. In the second positive electrode active material, the content of cobalt is 5% or less on an atomic percent basis in transition metals. An average secondary particle diameter r1 of the first positive electrode active material is smaller than an average secondary particle diameter r2 of the second positive electrode active material.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Nishide, Fumiharu Niina, Hiroshi Kawada, Toshikazu Yoshida, Yoshinori Kida
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Publication number: 20170033820Abstract: There is provided a reception device including first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals, a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal, and a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Tomonori Nakajima, Norihiro Murayama, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 9484972Abstract: There is provided a reception device including first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals, a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal, and a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Tomonori Nakajima, Norihiro Murayama, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20160142664Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives expected waves, and a control unit that sets the receiving unit to an operational state that has a lower electricity consumption within a range in which reception performance is allowed, depending on interference waves with respect to the expected waves that the receiving unit receives.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasunari Takiguchi, Takahiro Furuya, Tomonori Nakajima, Mitsuru Ikeda, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Masaru Fujii, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20160028422Abstract: At least one distributor that distributes a high-frequency signal received by an antenna; and a high-frequency processing unit that outputs a received signal obtained by mixing the high-frequency signal distributed by the distributor with a local oscillator frequency generated by a local oscillator that includes a voltage-controlled oscillator are included. Furthermore, a control unit that, when executing a local oscillator frequency search to investigate a correspondence between a control voltage applied to the voltage-controlled oscillator and the local oscillator frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator, sets to a dormant state parts constituting the local oscillator that are uninvolved in operation of the local oscillator frequency search is included.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Shimizu, Tomonori Nakajima, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20150382049Abstract: There is provided a receiver device including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first distribution circuit, a second distribution circuit, a first high-frequency processing unit, and a second high-frequency processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaru Fujii, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20150372704Abstract: There is provided a reception device including first and second reception circuits configured to receive transmission signals, a first oscillation circuit configured to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of an oscillation signal acquired from a connected crystal oscillator, and to supply the generated differential signal to the first reception circuit as a reference frequency signal, and a second oscillation circuit configured to be supplied with an oscillation signal having one of phases in the differential signal acquired by the first oscillation circuit, to generate a differential signal having a predetermined frequency on the basis of the supplied oscillation signal, and to supply the generated differential signal to the second reception circuit as a reference frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomonori Nakajima, Norihiro Murayama, Toshikazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 8970791Abstract: Provided a circuit board including an input terminal to which a high-frequency signal is input, a high-frequency amplifier for amplifying the high-frequency signal input to the input terminal, at least one distributor distributing the high-frequency signal, a plurality of high-frequency processing circuits of which transmission path lengths for inputting each of the high-frequency signals distributed by the distributor into signal inputting sections of the plurality of high-frequency processing circuits are different from one another, and a plurality of attenuating devices which are mounted at previous stages of each of the plurality of high-frequency processing circuits and possess amounts of attenuation which increase with decrease of the transmission path lengths.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshikazu Yoshida, Hideaki Ozawa
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Publication number: 20140329146Abstract: A positive-electrode active material of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is modified to improve the output characteristics under various temperature conditions, thereby making the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery suitable for a power supply for hybrid vehicles. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a working electrode 11, a counter electrode 12 containing a negative-electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution 14. In the working electrode 11, a positive-electrode mixture layer containing a granular positive-electrode active material and a binder is disposed on both sides of a positive-electrode collector. The positive-electrode active material contains a lithium transition metal oxide Li1.07Ni0.46Co0.19Mn0.28O2 and a tungsten trioxide attached to part of the surface of the lithium transition metal oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumiharu Niina, Hiroshi Kawada, Toshikazu Yoshida, Yoshinori Kida
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Publication number: 20140227599Abstract: A positive electrode active material capable of improving an output performance of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. A positive electrode active material of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 1 contains a first positive electrode active material and a second positive electrode active material. In the first positive electrode active material, the content of cobalt is 15% or more on an atomic percent basis in transition metals. In the second positive electrode active material, the content of cobalt is 5% or less on an atomic percent basis in transition metals. An average secondary particle diameter r1 of the first positive electrode active material is smaller than an average secondary particle diameter r2 of the second positive electrode active material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Nishide, Fumiharu Niina, Hiroshi Kawada, Toshikazu Yoshida, Yoshinori Kida