Patents by Inventor Yuta Kuboyama

Yuta Kuboyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109473
    Abstract: A left vehicle lamp (2L) includes a lamp housing (14), a lamp cover (12) that covers an opening of the lamp housing (14), an illumination unit (3, 4) that is disposed inside a lamp chamber (S) formed by the lamp housing (14) and the lamp power bar (12), a radar (5) configured to acquire a radar data indicating a surrounding environment of a vehicle by emitting radio waves toward the outside of the vehicle, and a light guide member (6) that is disposed in a manner of facing the radar (5) so as to hide at least a part of the radar (5) from the outside of the vehicle and is configured to transmit radio waves emitted from the radar (5). The radar (5) is disposed outside the housing (S). The light guide member (6) is configured to emit light toward the outside of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Katsurada, Yuta Maruyama, Osamu Kuboyama, Akihito Horikawa, Kosei Kikuchi, Yuichi Watano
  • Publication number: 20240110686
    Abstract: A right-side vehicle lamp (2R) comprises: a lamp housing (14); a lamp cover (12) that covers an opening in the lamp housing (14); a low-beam illumination unit (3) positioned inside a lamp chamber (S) formed from the lamp housing (14) and the lamp cover (12); radar (5) configured so as to emit radio waves outside the vehicle, thereby acquiring radar data; and a shielding part (6) positioned so as to face the radar (5) so as to shield the radar (5) from the outside of the vehicle, the shielding part (6) being configured so as to transmit the radio waves emitted from the radar (5). The shielding part (6) is formed integrally with the lamp cover (12). The boundary (B) between the shielding part (6) and the lamp cover (12) is positioned outside the field of view (Fv) of the radar (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Maruyama, Yoshihiro Katsurada, Yuichi Watano, Osamu Kuboyama
  • Publication number: 20240094346
    Abstract: An optical system includes a housing defining a cylindrical lens array. A first light source is located in the housing and positioned to emit a first wavelength of light into a first field of illumination impinging on the cylindrical lens array. A second light source is located in the housing and positioned to emit a second wavelength of light into a second field of illumination impinging on the cylindrical lens array. The cylindrical lens array alters the first field of illumination and the second field of illumination and increases an overlap between the first field of illumination and the second field of illumination. A detector is located in the housing and positioned to receive a first redirected portion of the first wavelength of light and a second redirected portion of the second wavelength of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Xi Chen, Xiaoyang Zhang, Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Publication number: 20230386865
    Abstract: Optical packages and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a controller chip is embedded along with optical components, including a photodetector (PD) and one or more emitters, in a single package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kishore N. Renjan, Bilal Mohamed Ibrahim Kani, Kyusang Kim, Manoj Vadeentavida, Pierpaolo Lupo, Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Praveesh Chandran, Vinodh Babu, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Patent number: 11651976
    Abstract: Optical packages and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a controller chip is embedded along with optical components, including a photodetector (PD) and one or more emitters, in a single package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore N. Renjan, Bilal Mohamed Ibrahim Kani, Kyusang Kim, Manoj Vadeentavida, Pierpaolo Lupo, Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Praveesh Chandran, Vinodh Babu, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Patent number: 11589150
    Abstract: A portable acoustic device comprising: a device housing that defines an internal cavity, the device housing comprising a speaker housing portion and a stem portion extending away from the speaker housing portion; a first acoustic port formed through a wall of the speaker housing; an audio driver disposed within the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic first port; a battery disposed within the speaker housing portion and positioned an opposite side of the audio driver than the acoustic port; an antenna disposed in the stem; a user input region disposed along the stem; and a system in a chip disposed in the stem, the system in a chip comprising: a processor that controls operation of the portable wireless acoustic device, charging circuitry, an accelerometer, a wireless communication controller, support components for the antenna and support components for the user input region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Lee M. Panecki, Arun D. Chawan, Julia C. Canning, Michael B. Minerbi, Pengchuan Wang, Kyle Tse, Brian R. Twehues, Sean T. Bong, Eric X. Zhou, Ethan L. Huwe, Scott C. Grinker, Haochuan Sang, Martin Kuster, Sean J. Docherty, Ryan Buck, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Publication number: 20220225006
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device such as an earbud, wristwatch, or other device may be provided with a skin sensor. The skin sensor may use optical measurements to detect the presence of skin adjacent to the electronic device. The sensor may have first and second light-emitting devices such as infrared devices that emit light at respective first and second infrared light wavelengths. Reflected light is monitored by a photodetector. Control circuitry can initiate or pause audio playback or take other actions in response to determining from the reflected light measurements that skin is present. The sensor may have a thin-film interference filter or other optical structure that overlaps the first and second light-emitting devices to narrow the angular spread of light emitted from the skin sensor. This reduces tilt sensitivity and helps enhance skin sensor accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas P. Allec, Yuta Kuboyama, Xiaoyang Zhang, Xi Chen, Ryan M. Buck, Praveesh Chandran, Yifei Wang, Tingjun Xu
  • Publication number: 20220217462
    Abstract: A portable acoustic device comprising: a device housing that defines an internal cavity, the device housing comprising a speaker housing portion and a stem portion extending away from the speaker housing portion; a first acoustic port formed through a wall of the speaker housing; an audio driver disposed within the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic first port; a battery disposed within the speaker housing portion and positioned an opposite side of the audio driver than the acoustic port; an antenna disposed in the stem; a user input region disposed along the stem; and a system in a chip disposed in the stem, the system in a chip comprising: a processor that controls operation of the portable wireless acoustic device, charging circuitry, an accelerometer, a wireless communication controller, support components for the antenna and support components for the user input region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Lee M. Panecki, Arun D. Chawan, Julia C. Canning, Michael B. Minerbi, Pengchuan Wang, Kyle Tse, Brian R. Twehues, Sean T. Bong, Eric X. Zhou, Ethan L. Huwe, Scott C. Grinker, Haochuan Sang, Martin Kuster, Sean J. Docherty, Ryan Buck, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Patent number: 11190878
    Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that enhance user comfort and improve user control of the headphones are discussed. Various sensor configurations and electronic component positions are also discussed. User convenience features that include detachable cushions and automatically detecting the donning and doffing of headphones are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Axit H. Patel, Edwin J. Corona Aparicio, Daniel R. Bloom, Tsu-Hui Lin, Yuta Kuboyama, Michael B. Minerbi
  • Publication number: 20210303081
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a rotatable mechanical input mechanism. In some examples, the electronic device comprises sense electrode positioned proximate to the mechanical input mechanism. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a capacitive sense circuit comprising drive circuitry operatively coupled to the mechanical input mechanism and configured for driving a drive signal onto the mechanical input mechanism. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a capacitive sense circuit comprising sense circuitry operatively coupled to the sense electrode and configured to measure an amount of coupling between the rotatable mechanical input mechanism and the sense electrode. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a housing, wherein the sense electrode is included in a gasket for connecting a display to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yuta KUBOYAMA, Christopher M. DODSON, Prashanth HOLENARSIPUR, Serhan O. ISIKMAN, Brian R. LAND, Anant RAI
  • Patent number: 11134328
    Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jared M. Kole, Daniel R. Bloom, Audrey L. Sheng, Tian Shi Li, Eugene Antony Whang, Edward Siahaan, Phillip Qian, Alex C. Hellwig, Oliver M. Hewitt, Yuta Kuboyama, Christopher S. Erickson, Sneha Kadetotad, Edwin J. Corona Aparicio, Rajesh Anantharaman, Jacob E. Mattingley, Tsu-Hui Lin, Robert D. Zupke, Dustin A. Hatfield, Axit H. Patel
  • Patent number: 11036318
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a rotatable mechanical input mechanism. In some examples, the electronic device comprises sense electrode positioned proximate to the mechanical input mechanism. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a capacitive sense circuit comprising drive circuity operatively coupled to the mechanical input mechanism and configured for driving a drive signal onto the mechanical input mechanism. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a capacitive sense circuit comprising sense circuitry operatively coupled to the sense electrode and configured to measure an amount of coupling between the rotatable mechanical input mechanism and the sense electrode. In some examples, the electronic device comprises a housing, wherein the sense electrode is included in a gasket for connecting a display to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Louis W. Bokma, Prashanth Holenarsipur, Yuta Kuboyama, Mengshu Huang
  • Publication number: 20210090908
    Abstract: Optical packages and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a controller chip is embedded along with optical components, including a photodetector (PD) and one or more emitters, in a single package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kishore N. Renjan, Bilal Mohamed Ibrahim Kani, Kyusang Kim, Manoj Vadeentavida, Pierpaolo Lupo, Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Praveesh Chandran, Vinodh Babu, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Publication number: 20200410917
    Abstract: An electronic display device includes a plurality of displays, a sub-memory, and a control circuit. The displays display content. The sub-memory temporarily stores image information of images to be displayed on the displays. The control circuit controls presentation on the displays. Further, upon updating images displayed on the displays, the control circuit rewrites the image information stored in the sub-memory in advance into the image information of the image currently displayed on the display to be updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamada, Shuhei Chiba, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Publication number: 20200280786
    Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jared M. Kole, Daniel R. Bloom, Audrey L. Sheng, Tian Shi Li, Eugene Antony Whang, Edward Siahaan, Phillip Qian, Alex C. Hellwig, Oliver M. Hewitt, Yuta Kuboyama, Christopher S. Erickson, Sneha Kadetotad, Edwin J. Corona Aparicio, Rajesh Anantharaman, Jacob E. Mattingley, Tsu-Hui Lin, Robert D. Zupke, Dustin A. Hatfield, Axit H. Patel
  • Patent number: 10671222
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a cover substrate having a front surface, a first edge and a first cavity adjacent to the first edge. In some examples, the apparatus comprises a plurality of touch sensor electrodes disposed opposite the front surface of the cover substrate. In some examples, the apparatus comprises at least one touch sensor edge electrode disposed within the first cavity on a surface that is angled relative to the front surface of the cover substrate. In some examples, at least one touch sensor edge electrode is disposed on an outward facing curved surface of the first cavity. In some examples, the plurality of touch sensor electrodes are formed from a first conductive material and the at least one touch sensor edge electrode is formed from a second conductive material. In some examples, the first conductive material is transparent, and the second conductive material is non-transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuta Kuboyama, Kevin F. Holz, Wesley W. Zuber, Massoud Badaye, Sudip Mondal, Chun-Hao Tung, Mengshu Huang, Der-Song Lin, Jinghong Chen
  • Patent number: 10474255
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In some examples, the electronic device includes an input element configured to move in a first direction in response to an input at the input element. The input element can include circuitry configured to perform a first functionality, and process data resulting from the performance of the first functionality and output the processed data from the input element. In some examples, the electronic device includes a processor electrically coupled to the circuitry and configured to process the movement of the input element as an input to the electronic device, and receive the processed data and perform an action based on the processed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Wang, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Patent number: 10345973
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing system for determining mass displacement and direction is disclosed. In an embodiment, a capacitive sensing system for sensing mass displacement and direction comprises: a mass; a periodic drive electrode pattern formed on or attached to the mass; a sensing electrode array positioned relative to the periodic electrode pattern, the sensing electrode array operable to sense a capacitance in an overlapping area between the periodic drive electrode pattern and the sensing electrode array; and a capacitive sensing circuit coupled to at least the sensing electrode array, the capacitive sensing circuit operable to generate a periodic signal based on the sensed capacitance, to determine a phase shift in the periodic signal in response to the periodic drive electrode pattern moving relative to the sensing electrode array, and to determine, based on the phase shift, a displacement and direction of the mass on a movement axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mengshu Huang, Patrick J. Au, Xingxing Cai, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Patent number: 10306350
    Abstract: An electronic device may include an optical proximity sensor system. The optical proximity sensor system may be a transreflective optical proximity sensor system having a light emitter that emits light into a light-emitting region and a light detector that detects light in a light-detecting region. Control circuitry in the device can use the transreflective optical proximity sensor system to detect objects in an object detection region formed where the light-emitting region and light-detecting region overlap. The electronic device may be a pair of headphones in which housing structures such as housing walls define ear cup cavities. Speakers may be provided in the ear cups of the headphones to provide sound to the ear cup cavities. The transreflective optical proximity sensor system can detect the presence of a user's ear in an ear cup cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tsu-Hui Lin, Wenrui Cai, Xiaoyang Zhang, Yuta Kuboyama, Praveesh Chandran
  • Patent number: 10162446
    Abstract: In various implementations, a sensor operates in a force sensing mode by determining an applied force based on a first change in capacitance between first and second electrodes related to compression of a compressible material positioned between while the third electrode functions as a shield and in a proximity sensing mode by sensing proximity of an object based on a second change in capacitance of the third electrode while the first and/or second electrodes function as a shield. In some implementations, a device has a cover glass including a surface having a display area, an edge surface, and a cavity; a touch sensing electrode oriented toward the surface; an electrode positioned in the cavity oriented toward the edge surface; and a processing unit operable to detect touch or proximity of an object to the edge surface based on a change in capacitance between the electrode and the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuta Kuboyama, Vikram Garg, Richard D. Shuma