Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Kurihara
Tsutomu Kurihara 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: 11936392Abstract: In a phase locked loop composed of digital circuits, the circuit scale of a circuit that generates phase difference information is reduced. A multi-phase clock generation circuit generates a plurality of feedback clock signals having different phases. A feedback side frequency divider divides frequencies of the plurality of feedback clock signals and outputs the feedback clock signals as frequency-divided clock signals. A reference clock latch circuit holds the frequency-divided clock signals in synchronization with a reference clock signal and outputs a held value. A control circuit controls the frequencies of the plurality of feedback clock signals on the basis of the held value.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Tetsuya Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20220231694Abstract: In a phase locked loop composed of digital circuits, the circuit scale of a circuit that generates phase difference information is reduced. A multi-phase clock generation circuit generates a plurality of feedback clock signals having different phases. A feedback side frequency divider divides frequencies of the plurality of feedback clock signals and outputs the feedback clock signals as frequency-divided clock signals. A reference clock latch circuit holds the frequency-divided clock signals in synchronization with a reference clock signal and outputs a held value. A control circuit controls the frequencies of the plurality of feedback clock signals on the basis of the held value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: TSUTOMU KURIHARA, TETSUYA FUJIWARA
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Patent number: 9813682Abstract: A laser driving circuit, a laser driving method, and a device using laser light that can reduce speckle noise caused by laser light as coherent light are provided. In the laser driving circuit that generates laser driving current for driving a plurality of laser light sources emitting laser light of different wavelengths on the basis of an input video signal, a high-frequency signal of a frequency exceeding the band of the video signal is superimposed on the laser driving current generated on the basis of the input video signal, whereby speckle noise caused by the laser light as coherent light is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Motoi Kimura, Tsutomu Kurihara
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Publication number: 20170064265Abstract: A laser driving circuit, a laser driving method, and a device using laser light that can reduce speckle noise caused by laser light as coherent light are provided. In the laser driving circuit that generates laser driving current for driving a plurality of laser light sources emitting laser light of different wavelengths on the basis of an input video signal, a high-frequency signal of a frequency exceeding the band of the video signal is superimposed on the laser driving current generated on the basis of the input video signal, whereby speckle noise caused by the laser light as coherent light is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Motoi Kimura, Tsutomu Kurihara
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Patent number: 9516258Abstract: A laser driving circuit, a laser driving method, and a device using laser light that can reduce speckle noise caused by laser light as coherent light are provided. In the laser driving circuit that generates laser driving current for driving a plurality of laser light sources emitting laser light of different wavelengths on the basis of an input video signal, a high-frequency signal of a frequency exceeding the band of the video signal is superimposed on the laser driving current generated on the basis of the input video signal, whereby speckle noise caused by the laser light as coherent light is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Motoi Kimura, Tsutomu Kurihara
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Patent number: 9375903Abstract: A layered polyester film includes a substrate polyester film with at least one surface laminated with a lamination layer including a polyester resin as a primary component, the surface of the lamination layer having a wetting tension of 35-45 mN/m and the polyester resin contained in the lamination layer meeting (a) to (c): (a) the lamination layer contains polyesters (A) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 110-140° C. and polyesters (B) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40-90° C., (b) at least either polyesters (A) or polyesters (B) contains both a monomer having a sulfonic acid component and a monomer having a tri or higher-valent, carboxylic acid component, and (c) the mixing ratio between polyesters (A) and polyesters (B) is 10/90 to 60/40.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Matsunaga, Tsutomu Kurihara, Motohiro Okochi
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Patent number: 9225928Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laser driving circuit, including: a plurality of laser driving video current generation circuits configured to generate a plurality of kinds of laser driving current for driving a plurality of laser light sources configured to emit laser light having wavelengths different from each other based on an inputted video signal; a high frequency superposition section configured to superpose a high frequency signal having a frequency higher than a frequency band of the video signal on the laser driving current generated by the laser driving video current generation circuits; and a waveform correction section configured to correct a waveform of the high frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Motoi Kimura
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Patent number: 9185330Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laser driving circuit, including: a plurality of laser driving video current generation circuits configured to generate a plurality of kinds of laser driving current for driving a plurality of laser light sources configured to emit laser light having wavelengths different from each other based on an inputted video signal; a high frequency superposition section configured to superpose a high frequency signal having a frequency higher than a frequency band of the video signal on the laser driving current generated by the laser driving video current generation circuits; and a waveform correction section configured to correct a waveform of the high frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Motoi Kimura
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Patent number: 8821014Abstract: A temperature detecting element is fixed reliably at an accurate position to enable improvement in a rising characteristic of a temperature and high-accuracy temperature control. Provided is a temperature sensor including a temperature detecting element detecting a temperature in a branch tube branched from a main tube and a positioning supporting mechanism positioning and supporting the temperature detecting element. Tension is applied to a cord of the temperature detecting element. The positioning supporting mechanism is supported by the tensioned cord to position and support the temperature detecting element. The positioning supporting mechanism includes a supporting tube supporting the temperature detecting element, a positioning member supporting the supporting tube and fixed at a set position, and a tensioner applying tension to the cord of the temperature detecting element.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Fenwal Controls of Japan, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Saito, Koji Yoshii, Tsutomu Kurihara, Tomoya Okamura
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Publication number: 20140240611Abstract: A laser driving circuit, a laser driving method, and a device using laser light that can reduce speckle noise caused by laser light as coherent light are provided. In the laser driving circuit that generates laser driving current for driving a plurality of laser light sources emitting laser light of different wavelengths on the basis of an input video signal, a high-frequency signal of a frequency exceeding the band of the video signal is superimposed on the laser driving current generated on the basis of the input video signal, whereby speckle noise caused by the laser light as coherent light is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Motoi Kimura, Tsutomu Kurihara
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Publication number: 20140211830Abstract: A temperature detecting element is fixed reliably at an accurate position to enable improvement in a rising characteristic of a temperature and high-accuracy temperature control. Provided is a temperature sensor including a temperature detecting element detecting a temperature in a branch tube branched from a main tube and a positioning supporting mechanism positioning and supporting the temperature detecting element. Tension is applied to a cord of the temperature detecting element. The positioning supporting mechanism is supported by the tensioned cord to position and support the temperature detecting element. The positioning supporting mechanism includes a supporting tube supporting the temperature detecting element, a positioning member supporting the supporting tube and fixed at a set position, and a tensioner applying tension to the cord of the temperature detecting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicants: Fenwal Controls Of Japan, Ltd., TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: TAKANORI SAITO, KOJI YOSHII, TSUTOMU KURIHARA, TOMOYA OKAMURA
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Publication number: 20140001680Abstract: A method of stretching a film in a longitudinal direction thereof by a difference in circumferential speed between front and rear rolls comprising radiating infrared rays onto the film from above the film and below the film with photo-concentration heaters wherein a represents an irradiated-area length in the longitudinal direction of an area of the film irradiated with converged light of the infrared rays radiated from above the film and b represents an irradiated-area length in the longitudinal direction of an area of the film irradiated with converged light of the infrared rays radiated from below the film, the area having the length a and the area having the length b overlap with each other, and a and b are each 10 mm or more to 40 mm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yohei Kusunoki, Tetsuji Hanada, Tsutomu Kurihara
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Publication number: 20130302582Abstract: A layered polyester film includes a substrate polyester film with at least one surface laminated with a lamination layer including a polyester resin as a primary component, the surface of the lamination layer having a wetting tension of 35-45 mN/m and the polyester resin contained in the lamination layer meeting (a) to (c): (a) the lamination layer contains polyesters (A) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 110-140° C. and polyesters (B) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40-90° C., (b) at least either polyesters (A) or polyesters (B) contains both a monomer having a sulfonic acid component and a monomer having a tri or higher-valent, carboxylic acid component, and (c) the mixing ratio between polyesters (A) and polyesters (B) is 10/90 to 60/40.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Matsunaga, Tsutomu Kurihara, Motohiro Okochi
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Publication number: 20130258210Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laser driving circuit, including: a plurality of laser driving video current generation circuits configured to generate a plurality of kinds of laser driving current for driving a plurality of laser light sources configured to emit laser light having wavelengths different from each other based on an inputted video signal; a high frequency superposition section configured to superpose a high frequency signal having a frequency higher than a frequency band of the video signal on the laser driving current generated by the laser driving video current generation circuits; and a waveform correction section configured to correct a waveform of the high frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Motoi Kimura
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Patent number: 8369368Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laser driving device including: a sample-hold section; a first pulse generating section; a second pulse generating section; a light emission waveform generating section; a storing section; and a sampling pulse generating section.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Motoi Kimura, Koichi Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8370095Abstract: The use time till a display unit including an hour meter (a time measuring device) is replaced can be continued even if the time measuring device fails, and false alteration after shipping can be prevented while infallibly resetting the hour meter to zero when the vehicle equipped with the hour meter is shipped from the factory. The cargo handling vehicle includes a first storage device for accumulatively storing the vehicle use time measured by a first time measuring device provided in a display unit of the vehicle and a second storage device for accumulatively storing the vehicle use time measured by a second time measuring device provided in a control device. The control device allows the first and second storage devices to communicate the accumulated use times stored therein when the electric power of the vehicle is turned on. The control device compares the accumulated use times and writes the longer accumulated use time in the storage device storing the shorter one.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Ishikawa, Tsutomu Kurihara
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Patent number: 8228773Abstract: A laser driving device includes a storage unit that stores signal patterns for recording-waveform control representing level information of each divided driving signal to drive a laser device on a space and a mark based on the divided driving signals. Also, it includes a pulse generator that generates the reference pulse and the switching pulse based on a first transmission signal and a second transmission signal. The first transmission signal contains timing information for acquiring a reference pulse that represents a timing of repetitively switching between the space and the mark. The second transmission signal contains timing information for acquiring a switch pulse that represents a timing of switching the signals. Among level information for each of the signals in the storage, reference level information is read together with the reference pulse. Other level information after the reference level information is sequentially read for each switching pulse.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Motoi Kimura, Koichi Yokoyama, Toshiaki Yoshihara
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Patent number: 8199625Abstract: A laser driving system and method using a write strategy technique where a write strategy signal is generated based on a set of pulses that include timing information and power level information. The set of pulses originate from a set of transmission signals that embody spaces and marks for both starting and changing the set of pulses.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Motoi Kimura, Koichi Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8107342Abstract: A laser driving device includes: a first pulse generating section; a second pulse generating section; a light emission waveform generating section; a light emission level pattern storing section; and a second storing section. The second storing section stores sampling pulse patterns. Therefore setting information of the sampling pulse can be selected without a control line.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Motoi Kimura, Koichi Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8014242Abstract: A laser driving circuit employing a recording compensation circuit configured to generate a light emission timing of a laser on the basis of recorded data and a recording clock signal which are supplied to the recording compensation circuit includes: a phase synchronization circuit; a skew determination circuit; and a data latching circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Kurihara, Katsunori Sato