Patents Assigned to Sanyo Electric
  • Patent number: 7719779
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided with a holder that holds a lens, a supporting portion that supports the holder displaceably along an optical axis of the lens, and at least one magnet that is arranged symmetrically with respect to the optical axis on side surfaces of the holder. The supporting portion is provided with a coil so as to face toward the magnet. The supporting portion is also provided with a magnetic member so as to face toward the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7719821
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric double layer capacitor. An electric double layer capacitor element sandwiches a separator between a cathode and an anode, arranged inside a container comprising a concave shaped containing portion and lid. A first conductive layer on the inner bottom face of a containing portion is covered by an insulating layer, and opening portions formed on the insulating layer penetrate to the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed on the insulating layer and inside the opening portions, and is connected to a cathode through a conductive adhesive. The first conductive layer penetrates through the side wall of the containing portion, and is connected to a connecting terminal. An anode is connected to a third conductive layer through a conductive adhesive, and a collector is connected to a connecting terminal by extending between the containing portion and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kikuko Kato, Sachi Niki, Hiroshi Nonoue
  • Patent number: 7716934
    Abstract: An object is to improve performance and efficiency of an air conditioning device constituted of a waste heat utilization circuit in which waste heat of a heat source is utilized in heating a room to be conditioned in a heat exchanger for heating; a refrigerant circuit in which carbon dioxide is used as a refrigerant and which has a supercritical pressure on a high pressure side; and a cascade heat exchanger which performs heat exchange between a fluid flowing from the heat source to the heat exchanger for heating in the waste heat utilization circuit and the refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit, the refrigerant discharged from a compressor is passed through the cascade heat exchanger, the refrigerant discharged from the cascade heat exchanger is divided by a flow divider, one divided refrigerant is passed from an auxiliary pressure reduction unit to an internal heat exchanger to perform heat exchange between the refrigerant and the refrigerant discharged from the cascade heat exchanger and then sucked into
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Ebara
  • Patent number: 7719822
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode lead, a cathode lead and a seat plate. The seat plate has two grooves. The anode lead is bent along one of the grooves in the seat plate to be placed in the groove. The cathode lead is bent along the other groove in the seat plate to be placed in the groove. Accordingly, a space will be formed between the anode lead and the edges of one of the grooves in the seat plate, and likewise, between the cathode lead and the edges of the other groove in the seat plate. The anode lead and the cathode lead are mounted to a substrate with solders, and the electrolytic capacitor is mounted to the substrate. Accordingly, enhanced adhesion of the electrolytic capacitor to substrates is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Saga Sanyo Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinji Kodera
  • Patent number: 7719081
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device of the present invention, an epitaxial layer is formed on a P type single crystal silicon substrate. Isolation regions are formed in the epitaxial layer, and are divided into a plurality of element formation regions. An NPN transistor is formed in one of the element formation regions. An N type diffusion layer is formed between a P type isolation region and a P type diffusion layer which is used as a base region of the NPN transistor. This structure makes the base region and the isolation region tend not to be short-circuited. Hence, the breakdown voltage characteristics of the NPN transistor can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Soma, Hirotsugu Hata, Minoru Akaishi
  • Publication number: 20100117539
    Abstract: A lamp operation device includes a mode setting part that sets an operation mode for lamps, and a lamp operation part that controls switching between the lamps in accordance with the set operation mode. The lamp operation part includes a process corresponding to a manual switching mode in which a lamp selected by a user is set as an illumination lamp, and a process corresponding to an automatic switching mode in which the plurality of lamps is automatically set in sequence as an illumination lamp. In the automatic switching mode, after one lamp has been set as the illumination lamp, cumulative illuminating time (amount of change) of the lamp is measured. Then, the illumination lamp is switched to the other lamp, depending on whether a measurement result has exceeded predetermined threshold time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori KOTANI, Hirofumi KAZUMORI, Shigeyuki HASHIZUME
  • Publication number: 20100119954
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte for a secondary battery includes a solvent and an electrolyte containing a lithium salt. The solvent contains 4-fluoroethylene carbonate and a chain carboxylic ester represented by the formula R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are alkyl groups having 3 or less carbon atoms. The amount of the 4-fluoroethylene carbonate is 7 volume % or greater with respect to the total amount of the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanobu CHIGA, Yoshinori KIDA
  • Publication number: 20100118279
    Abstract: The present invention provides a projector apparatus capable of ensuring stable operation, which is configured to efficiently cool an optical device by circulating air cooled by a cooling part of a refrigeration unit, and further to prevent moisture resulting from evaporation of dew adhered to the cooling part from adversely affecting the optical device when stopping the operation of the refrigeration unit. The optical chamber and the cooling chamber are enclosed respectively by adiabatic walls, the cooling chamber and the optical chamber are connected to each other through a cold air inlet port and a cold air outlet port, and the cold air inlet port and the cold air outlet port are provided with opening and closing mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Itsuki, Yoshiaki Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20100119205
    Abstract: An image processing device capable of easily editing image files accumulated in a recording medium is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Shioji
  • Publication number: 20100120139
    Abstract: An incubation apparatus is provided to incubate culture targets such as cells, embryos or microorganisms in an incubation chamber. The incubation apparatus is capable of inexpensively, highly accurately and automatically calibrating a gas concentration sensor. The incubation apparatus includes a gas concentration sensor 42 which detects a gas concentration in the incubation chamber 4, control means (controller 70) for controlling the supply of a gas into the incubation chamber on the basis of an output of the gas concentration sensor 42, and standard gas supply means for supplying the gas concentration sensor 42 with a standard gas which has been previously adjusted to an actually used gas concentration or a gas concentration close thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Busujima, Atsushi Nakao
  • Publication number: 20100118908
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser device capable of improving the reliability of the laser device is obtained. This semiconductor laser device (1000) includes a semiconductor element layer (20) having a light emitting layer (25), a first cavity facet (1) formed on an end portion on a light emitting side of a region of the semiconductor element layer including the light emitting layer, a first insulating film (40) in which a first nitride film (41), a first intermediate film including a first oxide film (42) and a second nitride film (43) are formed on the first cavity facet in this order from the side of the first cavity facet and a second insulating film (51), formed on the first insulating film, including a second oxide film (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Kameyama, Yoshiki Murayama
  • Patent number: 7715877
    Abstract: A processing unit transmits, from at least one of a plurality of antennas, data corresponding respectively to the plurality of antennas. A control unit generates request signals with which to let a second radio apparatus supply information on rates at the second radio apparatus. When transmitting the request signal, the processing unit also transmits, from a plurality of antennas which includes antennas other than the antennas that transmit the data, known signals corresponding respectively to the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seigo Nakao
  • Patent number: 7712183
    Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner (1) of the invention is adapted for wipe off cleaning using a sheet wound about a rotary brush (25) incorporated in a suction device (10). In order to wind a sheet (50) around a periphery of the rotary brush (25), a brush motor (44) rotates the rotary brush (25) in a predetermined direction at a predetermined rotational speed. At the same time, suction force of an electric blower fan (42) is set to the lowest level. This achieves the following advantage in a case where a wet sheet is used as the sheet (50). During sheet winding, water and alcohol released from the wet sheet (50) can be prevented from being scattered on a surface (100) to be cleaned. Further, the released water and alcohol do not adversely affect the electric blower fan (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Nakai, Sadaki Kodera, Akihiro Fukumoto, Chizuyo Matsumoto, Akihiro Morita, Hirotaka Shikano, Hideya Tsuchida, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Eiji Mukumoto, Shigeki Inui
  • Patent number: 7715192
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a pair of cabinet half-bodies 10, 6 configuring a cabinet 1; a metal coupling member 2 for coupling the cabinet half-bodies 10, 6; and a synthetic resin cover body 3 opened with at least two pass holes 30, 30 through which a strap 4 is passed, and arranged with a strap receiving piece 31 between the pass holes 30, 30. The strap receiving piece 31 has a lower surface reinforced by contacting at least one part of the coupling member 2, and a space through which the strap 4 from one pass hole to the other pass hole passes is formed below the coupling member 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Takahama
  • Patent number: 7715618
    Abstract: A controller (101) designates the method of integrating viewpoint images. An image integrator (102) creates an integrated image by placing individual viewpoint images in appropriate positions. A 3D image control information creator (103) creates 3D image control information by formatting the placement mode of individual viewpoint images and various 3-dimensional image characteristics. An encoder (104) encodes integrated image data. A multiplexer (105) multiplexes the coded data and the 3D image control information and outputs them. A filename deciding unit (106) decides the name of a file when multiplexed data is recorded as a file. A storage directory deciding unit (107) decides the directory in which a file to be recorded is stored. A file creator (108) records a file with the decided filename under the decided storage directory. Thus, the distinction between 3-dimensional display image data and 2-dimensional image data can be clarified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sanyo Electric Co, Ltd., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Shioi, Toshio Nomura, Keiji Horiuchi, Takatoshi Yoshikawa, Hidehiko Sekizawa, Seiji Satoh
  • Patent number: 7716746
    Abstract: A controller in a hard disk serving as a data storage device stores a license including a content key for decrypting encrypted content data E and others in a secure data storage portion. The license is managed in the secure data storage portion in accordance with a LBA, and the LBA for storing the license, which is being processed for transmission, is stored as a log in a log memory of the secure data storage portion. When a failure occurs during the transmission processing, the license, which was being processed for transmission, is specified based on the LBA stored in the log memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Victor Company of Japan, Pioneer Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hori, Ryoji Ohno, Takeo Ohishi, Akihiro Tozaki, Kenichiro Tada, Tatsuya Hirai, Masafumi Tsuru, Takayuki Hasebe
  • Patent number: 7714232
    Abstract: Provided are a hybrid integrated circuit device in which fine patterns can be formed while current-carrying capacitances are ensured, and a method of manufacturing the same. The hybrid integrated circuit device of the present invention includes conductive patterns formed on a front surface of a circuit substrate and circuit elements electrically connected respectively to the conductive patterns. The conductive patterns include a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern formed more thickly than the first conductive pattern. The second conductive pattern includes a protruding portion protruding in a thickness direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Igarashi, Sadamichi Takakusaki, Motoichi Nezu, Takaya Kusabe
  • Patent number: 7712338
    Abstract: An inventive electric washing machine is configured so that a gas to be used for performing a specific process (decontamination process) on laundry is prevented from leaking to the outside. In the electric washing machine, a packing (120) to be brought into intimate contact with a door (12) for sealing a gap defined between the door (12) and a peripheral edge of an outer tub opening (118) when the door (12) is closed is opposed to a housing opening (14) with a space (129) defined between a lower edge portion of the housing opening (14) and the packing (120). If the door (12) is closed with laundry protruding through the lower edge portion of the housing opening (14), the protruding laundry is caught between the door (12) and the packing (120), so that the packing (120) is not brought into intimate contact with the door (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yoshikazu Banba
  • Patent number: 7715880
    Abstract: A processing unit transmits, from at least one of a plurality of antennas, data corresponding respectively to the plurality of antennas. A control unit generates request signals with which to let a second radio apparatus supply information on rates at the second radio apparatus. When transmitting the request signal, the processing unit also transmits, from a plurality of antennas which includes antennas other than the antennas that transmit the data, known signals corresponding respectively to the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seigo Nakao
  • Patent number: 7714828
    Abstract: A display capable of reducing the increase in the current consumption is disclosed. The display comprises a shift register circuit having a plurality of first circuit portions connected thereto. Each of the first circuit portions includes a first conductive type first transistor connected to a first voltage supply source, a first conductive type second transistor connected to a second voltage supply source, a first conductive type third transistor connected between the gate of the first transistor and the second potential, a first conductive type fourth transistor connected to the gate of the first transistor and turned on in response to a first signal, and a first conductive type fifth transistor connected between the fourth transistor and the first potential and turned off in response to a second signal when the first signal is for turning on the fourth transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keiichi Sano