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  • Memory controller, flash memory system with memory controller, and method of controlling flash memory
    Patent number: 8214579
    Abstract: In a case where at least one of physical blocks composing the virtual block becomes a defective block, use of the virtual block to which the defective block belongs is forbidden and the virtual block of which use is forbidden is managed as a defective virtual block. Replacing the defective block with a normal block is performed among the defective virtual blocks so as to generate the virtual block to which the defective block does not belong. Then use of the virtual block generated is allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Mitsunaga, Takuma Tominaga, Hiroyuki Ohba, Kenzo Kita
  • Oscillating angular speed sensor
    Patent number: 8210040
    Abstract: An oscillating angular speed sensor includes a detector, a driving portion, and a separating portion. When an angular speed is generated while the detector is driven to oscillate by the driving portion, Coriolis force is applied to the detector. Therefore, the angular speed is detected based on a capacitance variation in accordance with a variation of an interval between a movable electrode and a fixed electrode of the detector. The separating portion is distanced from the detector and the driving portion, and is configured to separate a first space accommodating the detector and a second space accommodating the driving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Higuchi, Akitoshi Yamanaka, Tetsuo Fujii
  • Map display apparatus
    Patent number: 8214138
    Abstract: Destination information, which includes as a retrieval condition an address of a destination spot, is received externally. Under the received retrieval condition of the address, a spot retrieval is performed with reference to own map data to thereby acquire a specified spot and second coordinates data indicating the specified spot. When the received destination information includes first coordinates data indicating the destination spot, it is determined whether a direct distance between a first spot indicated by the first coordinates data and a second spot indicated by the second coordinates data is equal to or less than a threshold value. When the direct distance is equal or less than the threshold value, the second spot is displayed as a destination on a map. When the direct distance is greater than the threshold value, the first spot is displayed as a destination on a map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutomo Tsuchikawa, Noriko Katoh, Takashi Ishizaki
  • Pump apparatus, assembling method of the same and washer system for vehicle
    Patent number: 8210835
    Abstract: In a pump apparatus of a washer system, a closure member closes an opening of a motor housing and an opening of a circuit box. The closure member includes a plurality of terminal receiving holes. Each corresponding terminal is inserted through a corresponding one of the terminal receiving holes. One end of each terminal is placed at an interior part of the pump apparatus and is electrically connected to a corresponding one of a motor received in the motor housing and a control circuit received in the circuit box while the other end of each terminal is placed at the exterior part of the pump apparatus and forms a connection contact that is electrically connectable with a corresponding connection contact of an external connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Asaka
  • SiC semiconductor device with BPSG insulation film
    Patent number: 8212261
    Abstract: A SiC device includes: a substrate; a drift layer; a base region; a source region; a channel layer connecting the drift layer and the source region; a gate oxide film on the channel layer and the source region; a gate electrode on the gate oxide film; an interlayer insulation film with a contact hole having a barrier layer and a BPSG insulation film on the gate electrode; a source electrode having upper and lower wiring electrodes on the interlayer insulation film and in the contact hole for connecting the base region and the source region; and a drain electrode on the substrate. The barrier layer prevents a Ni component in the lower wiring electrode from being diffused into the BPSG insulation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Hideki Kawahara, Hiroki Nakamura
  • Apparatus for stereophonic sound positioning
    Patent number: 8213646
    Abstract: A stereophonic apparatus uses three speakers respectively installed toward a front of a vehicle on both shoulders of a seat back of a driver's seat and toward a back of the vehicle on an exact center in front of a driver. This configuration provides more effectively exerted positioning effects for a virtual sound source realized by using the three speakers, especially for the effects in a frontward field of sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Matsumoto, Sei Iguchi, Wataru Kobayashi, Kazuhiko Furuya, Keita Yonai
  • In-vehicle information apparatus and in-vehicle multi-media system
    Patent number: 8214137
    Abstract: When a present position is determined to be included in a high upland area, it is determined whether a presently displayed image can be displayed continuously during the stop of a hard disk drive. For example, a map image may be presently displayed based on map data stored in the hard disk drive. In such a case, displaying the map image cannot be continued in the state of the hard disk drive disabled at the high upland area. Thus, a subsequently displayed image is selected either from an image based on design image data stored in an external memory or from a video obtained from an external video apparatus. The display is changed to the selected image or video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Tanaka
  • Seat device
    Patent number: 8205938
    Abstract: A seat device, in particular a motor vehicle or airplane seat device, has a table mounting unit. It is suggested that the table mounting unit comprises at least one coupling gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Speh, Jürgen Baumann, Oliver Schweizer
  • Transformer
    Patent number: 8207629
    Abstract: A transformer, particularly a seat transformer, for a sitting device, comprising at least one transformation unit, which has at least one input and at least one output. According to the invention, the transformation unit is provided for transforming a low voltage present at the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Marco Kraemer
  • Image shooting device and method for shooting image
    Patent number: 8208027
    Abstract: An image shooting device for an object includes: a first light irradiation element for irradiating first light; a second light irradiation element for irradiating second light; an image shooting element; and a controller. A first irradiation region of the first light irradiation element is partially overlapped with a second irradiation region of the second light irradiation element. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a non-irradiation image of the object when no light irradiation element irradiates light. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a first image of the object when the first light irradiation element irradiates the first light. The controller controls the image shooting element to shoot a second image of the object when the second light irradiation element irradiates the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Shimura
  • Semiconductor device with resin mold
    Patent number: 8207607
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a substrate having first and second surfaces, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface; a first electronic element mounted on the first surface of the substrate; a second electronic element mounted on the second surface of the substrate; and a resin mold sealing the first electronic element and the first surface of the substrate. The resin mold further seals the second electronic element on the second surface of the substrate. The second surface of the substrate has a portion, which is exposed from the resin mold. The second electronic element is not disposed on the portion of the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuto Yamagishi, Tohru Nomura, Norihisa Imaizumi, Yasutomi Asai
  • Apparatus for controlling automatic travel of vehicle
    Patent number: 8204660
    Abstract: An apparatus controls automatic travel of a vehicle equipped with a motive power generator. In the apparatus, information indicating a road surface on which a vehicle is present currently is acquired. It is determined whether or not a command for shifting the vehicle from its stopped state to its traveling state is issued. When the command is issued, automatic shift of the vehicle is made from its stopped state to its traveling state by controlling drive of the motive power generator based on the acquired information. It is further determined whether or not, of a component of gravity applied to the vehicle, there is a force component applied in a direction opposite to a travel direction of the vehicle. When there is the force component, the operation applied to the motive power generator is continued even if the brake pedal is pressed by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, Advics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nakai, Masayoshi Takeda, Kazunori Kadowaki
  • Navigation apparatus
    Patent number: 8204676
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus in a vehicle acquires use history information relative to electronic money payment from an electronic money payment apparatus such as an IC card or a cellular phone. The use history information includes detail information such as position information, a name, and a corresponding terminal ID with respect to an electronic money used facility, in which electronic money payment is made. The detail information is used as a key word to designate a position of the electronic money used facility. The designated position of the used facility can be then displayed as a mark for indicating an electronic money used facility on a map displayed in a display device. This enables a discernible display of the position of the electronic money used facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Tanabe
  • Driving assistance apparatus
    Patent number: 8204642
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus that performs accurate driving assistance in accordance with actual road environment is provided. An electronic control unit (ECU) acquires shape information and vehicular swept path information about a subject vehicle and a nearby vehicle, representing vehicles and movement thereof as rectangular solids. A three-dimensional space is formed as a vehicular swept path for the rectangular solid and a road map generated based on the formed three-dimensional space. A notification is provided if the subject vehicle runs outside a space. Control support is provided to return the subject vehicle to an area indicated as safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromichi Tanaka, Tadashi Kamada
  • Memory controller, memory system with memory controller, and method of controlling flash memory
    Patent number: 8200891
    Abstract: In the control of the number of program-erase cycles, physical blocks (PBs) are divided into plural groups on a basis of the number of program-erase cycles and a search for a free PB is performed in the groups when assigning a logical block (LB) to the free PB. In the search, a free PB among a group covering a small number of program-erase cycles precedes that among a group covering a large number of program-erase cycles. Further, when searching out a free PB in the search, data stored in a PB (source PB) included in a group covering a smaller number of program-erase cycles than that covered by a group including the free PB searched out are transferred to the free PB if there is the source PB. The source PB is a PB to which a LB is assigned earliest among a group including it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Mukaida, Takeshi Kamono
  • Magnetic head including sensor
    Patent number: 8199431
    Abstract: A magnetic head disposed in a slider, that is arranged at an interval from a magnetic disk includes a sensor disposed in a position that is opposed to the magnetic disk, a heat conductive film that is positioned on an air bearing surface opposed to the magnetic disk, and that is formed so as to overlap the sensor, of which a height in a direction perpendicular to the air bearing surface is more than a height of the sensor, and that transfers a temperature change of the air bearing surface to the sensor, and a pair of lead films electrically connected to the sensor and not electrically connected to the heat conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: TDK Corporation, SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayasu Kanaya, Yosuke Antoku, Kazuki Sato, Takayuki Nishizawa, Kosuke Tanaka, Masaru Iida, Kazumi Nakatogawa, Eric Cheuk Wing Leung, Man Tse
  • Memory controller, memory system with memory controller, and method of controlling flash memory
    Patent number: 8200892
    Abstract: In the control of the number of program-erase cycles, when assigning a logical block (LB) to a physical block (PB), the number of program-erase cycles of a first PB and that of a second PB are compared, which first PB is a free PB of which the number of program-erase cycles is the smallest among that of free PBs, which second PB is a PB earliest assigned a LB among PBs each assigned a LB. As a result, in a case where the number of program-erase cycles of the first PB is larger by a predetermined value or more than that of the second PB, data stored in the second PB are transferred to a free PB of which the number of program-erase cycles is the largest among free PBs, and then the LB is assigned to the second PB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Mukaida
  • Motor control apparatus and motor control method
    Patent number: 8198843
    Abstract: A first duty ratio of a drive command signal is computed by comparing a level of the drive command signal with a first threshold value at a motor controller of a blower motor apparatus. A second duty ratio of the drive command signal is computed by comparing the level of the drive command signal with a second threshold value at the motor controller. A control signal is generated based on the first duty ratio and the second duty ratio in the motor controller and is used to drive a blower motor of the blower motor apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Kitagawa
  • Vehicle navigation apparatus
    Patent number: 8200429
    Abstract: The navigation apparatus has a display unit ready to accept a user operation that moves a reference point of a navigation route already being defined on a map by the apparatus. The move of the reference point of the navigation route according to the user operation, together with map information, defines a new navigation route that incorporates route amendments. The navigation apparatus thus allows the user to easily and responsively modify an already-defined navigation route in a novel manner, which enables a rubber-banding of the already-defined navigation route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takanori Sasano
  • Memory controller, flash memory system with memory controller, and method of controlling flash memory
    Patent number: 8200890
    Abstract: First operations and second operations are performed in parallel. The first operations are operations to write first data to a first unit area which is any one of unit areas. The second operations are operations to read second data corresponding to the same logical page as first data from one or more flash memories and write the second data to a second unit area which is any one of the unit areas and different from the first unit area. Data transfer is performed between the first unit area and the second unit area so as to form data composed of the first data and a portion of the second data which is not replaced with the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Terasaki, Takeshi Kamono