Patents by Inventor Akira Akiba

Akira Akiba 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: 20230361256
    Abstract: A light-emitting device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a support member having one surface; a light-emitting element provided on the one surface of the support member; a wavelength conversion section disposed in parallel with the light-emitting element on the one surface of the support member; and a light reflective member that is disposed to be opposed to the light-emitting element with the wavelength conversion section interposed therebetween, and forms a light reflective surface inclined relative to the one surface of the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira AKIBA, Tomohiro KAJI, Hiroki MORITA, Yuki MAEDA, Shota NISHI, Izushi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220357642
    Abstract: A display apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a first optical system that generates illumination light whose light emitting luminance is variable; a light modulation unit that transmits the illumination light from the first optical system and whose transmissivity is variable; a second optical system that includes a light modulation device and optically modulates the illumination light from the first optical system by using a pulse width modulation technology, the illumination light having passed through the light modulation unit; and a control unit that controls the light emitting luminance of the illumination light from the first optical system and the transmissivity of the light modulation unit in any combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: AKIRA AKIBA, AKIHITO NISHIIKE, SHINICHIRO TAJIRI, ATSUHIRO CHIBA
  • Patent number: 11435659
    Abstract: An illumination device according to the present disclosure includes: an illumination optical system that includes a first variable diaphragm and a second variable diaphragm, and that generates illumination light used for generation of an image by a pulse width modulation method on the basis of light from the light source; a luminance calculating section that calculates average luminance at least for each frame in an image signal; a gray-scale evaluation computing section that evaluates a gray-scale value in a screen for each display period of at least a unit gray-scale bit; a first aperture diameter determining section that determines an aperture diameter of the first variable diaphragm on the basis of the average luminance calculated by the luminance calculating section; and a second aperture diameter determining section that determines an aperture diameter of the second variable diaphragm on the basis of evaluation by the gray-scale evaluation computing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Akiba
  • Patent number: 11410896
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a glass interposer module, an imaging device, and an electronic apparatus capable of reducing occurrence of distortion caused by thermal expansion during manufacture. A light transmissive member is charged between a glass interposer and a CMOS image sensor (CIS). Since rigidity of the glass interposer can be enhanced by this configuration, it is possible to suppress deflection of the CIS and also reduce influence of distortion given to a gyro sensor and the like which are equipped on the glass interposer, and therefore, erroneous detection of a gyro signal can be reduced. The present disclosure can be applied to a glass interposer module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Akira Akiba, Hidetoshi Kabasawa
  • Patent number: 11310426
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a control device, a controlling method, and an imaging apparatus that make it possible to reduce a weight of a movable body while simplifying a structure and to improve control accuracy. A moving body that moves in two or more directions, and a controller that controls movement of the moving body are provided. The controller sets a control value directed to controlling of the movement of the moving body on the basis of an initial position of the moving body and an instructed position of the moving body. A parameter directed to setting of the control value is set on the basis of the initial position and the instructed position. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a shake correction device that corrects a hand shake of an imaging apparatus or a technique that achieves super-resolution by shifting a sensor to capturing a plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohki Watanabe, Akira Akiba, Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Tomohiro Shirane
  • Publication number: 20210389655
    Abstract: An illumination device according to the present disclosure includes: an illumination optical system that includes a first variable diaphragm and a second variable diaphragm, and that generates illumination light used for generation of an image by a pulse width modulation method on the basis of light from the light source; a luminance calculating section that calculates average luminance at least for each frame in an image signal; a gray-scale evaluation computing section that evaluates a gray-scale value in a screen for each display period of at least a unit gray-scale bit; a first aperture diameter determining section that determines an aperture diameter of the first variable diaphragm on the basis of the average luminance calculated by the luminance calculating section; and a second aperture diameter determining section that determines an aperture diameter of the second variable diaphragm on the basis of evaluation by the gray-scale evaluation computing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira AKIBA
  • Publication number: 20200221004
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a control device, a controlling method, and an imaging apparatus that make it possible to reduce a weight of a movable body while simplifying a structure and to improve control accuracy. A moving body that moves in two or more directions, and a controller that controls movement of the moving body are provided. The controller sets a control value directed to controlling of the movement of the moving body on the basis of an initial position of the moving body and an instructed position of the moving body. A parameter directed to setting of the control value is set on the basis of the initial position and the instructed position. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a shake correction device that corrects a hand shake of an imaging apparatus or a technique that achieves super-resolution by shifting a sensor to capturing a plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: KOHKI WATANABE, AKIRA AKIBA, HIDETOSHI KABASAWA, MITSUO HASHIMOTO, TOMOHIRO SHIRANE
  • Patent number: 10669150
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an electrostatic device capable of improving device characteristics. [Solving Means] An electrostatic device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an electrically conductive base material, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a bonding layer. The first conductor layer includes a first electrode portion and a first base portion and is connected to a signal line. The first base portion supports the first electrode portion and is disposed on the base material. The second conductor layer includes a second electrode portion and a second base portion and is connected to a reference potential. The second electrode portion is opposed to the first electrode portion in a first axis direction and configured to be movable relative to the first electrode portion in the first axis direction. The second base portion supports the second electrode portion and is disposed on the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Munekatsu Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20190248645
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an electrostatic device capable of improving device characteristics. [Solving Means] An electrostatic device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an electrically conductive base material, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a bonding layer. The first conductor layer includes a first electrode portion and a first base portion and is connected to a signal line. The first base portion supports the first electrode portion and is disposed on the base material. The second conductor layer includes a second electrode portion and a second base portion and is connected to a reference potential. The second electrode portion is opposed to the first electrode portion in a first axis direction and configured to be movable relative to the first electrode portion in the first axis direction. The second base portion supports the second electrode portion and is disposed on the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Munekatsu Fukuyama
  • Patent number: 10287160
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an electrostatic device capable of improving device characteristics. [Solving Means] An electrostatic device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an electrically conductive base material, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a bonding layer. The first conductor layer includes a first electrode portion and a first base portion and is connected to a signal line. The first base portion supports the first electrode portion and is disposed on the base material. The second conductor layer includes a second electrode portion and a second base portion and is connected to a reference potential. The second electrode portion is opposed to the first electrode portion in a first axis direction and configured to be movable relative to the first electrode portion in the first axis direction. The second base portion supports the second electrode portion and is disposed on the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Munekatsu Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20180366385
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a glass interposer module, an imaging device, and an electronic apparatus capable of reducing occurrence of distortion caused by thermal expansion during manufacture. A light transmissive member is charged between a glass interposer and a CMOS image sensor (CIS). Since rigidity of the glass interposer can be enhanced by this configuration, it is possible to suppress deflection of the CIS and also reduce influence of distortion given to a gyro sensor and the like which are equipped on the glass interposer, and therefore, erroneous detection of a gyro signal can be reduced. The present disclosure can be applied to a glass interposer module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: MITSUO HASHIMOTO, AKIRA AKIBA, HIDETOSHI KABASAWA
  • Patent number: 9748707
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable has a cable including a dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The signal transmission cable further includes a connector having a chip with a terminal. The connector includes a substrate having an organic layer, and a portion of the organic layer extends from the substrate so as to form the dielectric layer of the cable. The metallic layer is located on the dielectric layer and is directly connected to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Shun Mitarai, Mikihiro Taketomo, Kazunao Oniki, Koichi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20170183219
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an electrostatic device capable of improving device characteristics. [Solving Means] An electrostatic device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an electrically conductive base material, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a bonding layer. The first conductor layer includes a first electrode portion and a first base portion and is connected to a signal line. The first base portion supports the first electrode portion and is disposed on the base material. The second conductor layer includes a second electrode portion and a second base portion and is connected to a reference potential. The second electrode portion is opposed to the first electrode portion in a first axis direction and configured to be movable relative to the first electrode portion in the first axis direction. The second base portion supports the second electrode portion and is disposed on the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Munekatsu Fukuyama
  • Patent number: 9640357
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a first member formed to include at least a part of a substrate material, a second member formed to include at least a part of the substrate material and configured to be relatively movable with respect to the first member, and a fuse configured to include at least a part of the substrate material and configured to electrically connect the first member to the second member via the substrate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Akira Akiba, Hideo Niikura, Satoshi Mitani, Shinya Morita, Kunihiko Saruta
  • Patent number: 9446937
    Abstract: A functional device includes: a substrate; and a movable section configured to be held by the substrate and to be movable along a first direction in a surface of the substrate, in which the movable section includes a plurality of first shaft portions with relatively high rigidity, the plurality of first shaft portions are arranged side by side to extend along the first direction and to be line-symmetric to one another, and protrusions configured to brake the movable section are provided on substantially extended lines of the first shaft portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Munekatsu Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20160254622
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable has a cable including a dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The signal transmission cable further includes a connector having a chip with a terminal. The connector includes a substrate having an organic layer, and a portion of the organic layer extends from the substrate so as to form the dielectric layer of the cable. The metallic layer is located on the dielectric layer and is directly connected to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Akira AKIBA, Mitsuo HASHIMOTO, Shinya MORITA, Shun MITARAI, Mikihiro TAKETOMO, Kazunao ONIKI, Koichi IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9362683
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable has a cable including a dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The signal transmission cable further includes a connector having a chip with a terminal. The connector includes a substrate having an organic layer, and a portion of the organic layer extends from the substrate so as to form the dielectric layer of the cable. The metallic layer is located on the dielectric layer and is directly connected to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Shun Mitarai, Mikihiro Taketomo, Kazunao Oniki, Koichi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20150183636
    Abstract: A functional device includes: a substrate; and a movable section configured to be held by the substrate and to be movable along a first direction in a surface of the substrate, in which the movable section includes a plurality of first shaft portions with relatively high rigidity, the plurality of first shaft portions are arranged side by side to extend along the first direction and to be line-symmetric to one another, and protrusions configured to brake the movable section are provided on substantially extended lines of the first shaft portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Munekatsu Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20150179371
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a first member formed to include at least a part of a substrate material, a second member formed to include at least a part of the substrate material and configured to be relatively movable with respect to the first member, and a fuse configured to include at least a part of the substrate material and configured to electrically connect the first member to the second member via the substrate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Akira Akiba, Hideo Niikura, Satoshi Mitani, Shinya Morita, Kunihiko Saruta
  • Patent number: 9059492
    Abstract: A waveguide includes: a waveguide portion including a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to each other; a first transmission line provided on the first surface of the waveguide portion; a second transmission line provided on the second surface of the waveguide portion; and a first conversion structure inputting a signal from the first transmission line to the waveguide portion and converting the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Morita, Koichi Ikeda, Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto