Patents by Inventor Akira Gotoh
Akira Gotoh 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: 10524081Abstract: A sound processing device includes an equalizer that tunes the frequency characteristic so that a frequency characteristic of the sound wave listened in a second environment replicates the frequency characteristic of a sound wave listened in a first environment. A plurality of the equalizers is provided corresponding to a plurality of sound image signals that has respective sound images to be localized in different directions. In addition, the equalizer performs a unique frequency characteristic changing process to the corresponding sound image signal. Each equalizer has a transfer function that cancels the unique change to the frequency characteristic caused in accordance with the sound localization direction of the sound image signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: CEAR, INC.Inventors: Yoshitaka Murayama, Akira Gotoh
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Patent number: 9648435Abstract: Filtering containing a delay by a specific time is performed on one of the pair of input signals are input from microphones L, R. After the filtering, a pair of input signals InL and InR are alternately interchanged for each sampling by an interchanging circuit 2 to generate a pair of interchanged signals InA and InB. The one interchanged signal InB is multiplied by a coefficient m by an coefficient updating circuit 3 to generate an error signal of the interchanged signals InA and InB. The recurrence formula of the coefficient m containing the error signal is calculated to update the coefficient m for each sampling. The pair of input signals InL and InR are multiplied by the sequentially updated coefficient m and are output.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: KYOEI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Honda, Akira Gotoh, Yoshitaka Murayama
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Publication number: 20160286331Abstract: A sound processing device includes an equalizer that tunes the frequency characteristic so that a frequency characteristic of the sound wave listened in a second environment replicates the frequency characteristic of a sound wave listened in a first environment. A plurality of the equalizers is provided corresponding to a plurality of sound image signals that has respective sound images to be localized in different directions. In addition, the equalizer performs a unique frequency characteristic changing process to the corresponding sound image signal. Each equalizer has a transfer function that cancels the unique change to the frequency characteristic caused in accordance with the sound localization direction of the sound image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Yoshitaka MURAYAMA, Akira GOTOH
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Patent number: 9445195Abstract: Directivity control method and device which can emphasize or suppress sound deriving from an arbitrary direction with a little computation using two microphones closely disposed are provided. An interchange circuit 2 alternately interchanges a pair of input signals InL, InR for each one sample to generate a pair of interchanged signals InA, InB. A coefficient updating circuit 3 multiplies the one InB of the interchanged signals by a coefficient m to generate an error signal between the interchanged signals InA, InB. A recurrence formula of the coefficient m containing the error signal is calculated to update the coefficient m for each one sample. Subsequently, the pair of input signals InL, InR are multiplied by the sequentially updated coefficient m, and output.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: KYOEI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Gotoh, Yoshitaka Murayama
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Publication number: 20150296318Abstract: Filtering containing a delay by a specific time is performed on one of the pair of input signals are input from microphones L, R. After the filtering, a pair of input signals InL and InR are alternately interchanged for each sampling by an interchanging circuit 2 to generate a pair of interchanged signals InA and InB. The one interchanged signal InB is multiplied by a coefficient m by an coefficient updating circuit 3 to generate an error signal of the interchanged signals InA and InB. The recurrence formula of the coefficient m containing the error signal is calculated to update the coefficient m for each sampling. The pair of input signals InL and InR are multiplied by the sequentially updated coefficient m and are output.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Yasushi HONDA, Akira GOTOH, Yoshitaka MURAYAMA
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Publication number: 20140334639Abstract: Directivity control method and device which can emphasize or suppress sound deriving from an arbitrary direction with a little computation using two microphones closely disposed are provided. An interchange circuit 2 alternately interchanges a pair of input signals InL, InR for each one sample to generate a pair of interchanged signals InA, InB. A coefficient updating circuit 3 multiplies the one InB of the interchanged signals by a coefficient m to generate an error signal between the interchanged signals InA, InB. A recurrence formula of the coefficient m containing the error signal is calculated to update the coefficient m for each one sample. Subsequently, the pair of input signals InL, InR are multiplied by the sequentially updated coefficient m, and output.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Akira GOTOH, Yoshitaka MURAYAMA
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Patent number: 5492155Abstract: A wire laying-out apparatus automatically lays out an electric wire on a wire laying-out plate. The electric wire is laid out by a wire laying-out head which is freely moved on the wire laying-out plate by an X-direction feed shaft and a Y-direction feed shaft. A plurality of wire guiding devices are arranged in a linear manner on the wire laying-out head. A selecting device is provided in the vicinity of the wire guiding device. The selecting device selects one of the wire guiding devices. It is possible to lay out the electric wire by lowering a wire guiding device. When the electric wire to be laid out is replaced, the electric wires are not tangled. An oblique arch including guide rollers for guiding the electric wires to the wire guiding devices helps inhibit tangling of the wires. In addition, the wire guiding devices are integrated with the wire laying-out head so that the electric wire can be replaced irrespective of the position on the wire laying-out head.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1994Date of Patent: February 20, 1996Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Nishide, Akira Gotoh, Fujio Ogawa, Yasuhiro Deguchi
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Patent number: 5427893Abstract: This invention is related to an optical data recording medium of a high reliability and a large capacity, preventing moisture absorption and swelling of a resin layer formed on one side of a transparent substrate, and related to a method for manufacturing thereof wherever the optical data recording medium comprises at least a transparent substrate, a transferred layer of a preformat pattern formed on the transparent substrate and a thin film layer formed on the transferred layer wherein at least the surface of the transferred layer in contact with the transparent substrate is made of a resin layer composed of an ultraviolet ray curable resin resulting in an optical data recording medium having a reduced absorbing moisture of the transferred layer thereof and wherever the ratio of swelling (.DELTA.d/d) is restricted to 0.1% or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1993Date of Patent: June 27, 1995Assignees: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Koyama, Akira Gotoh, Shuhei Nakamichi, Ryoichi Sudo, Hiroaki Miwa
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Patent number: 5365659Abstract: The fabrication of wiring harnesses requires many steps, such as a wire laying out step of laying out electric wires coated with insulative sheaths in a laying out array and cutting with measured length, a stripping step of the insulative sheaths at the ends of the electric wires, a crimping step of pressing terminals together with the bared ends of the electric wires in crimp contact, an inserting step of inserting into connectors the terminals pressed in crimp contact, etc. This system has an apparatus for each step modularized, and a module incorporated in the system can be increased or decreased in number depending upon a type of the desired wiring harness. For example, it is assumed now that a wiring harness fabrication line consists of an automated wire laying out module (1), a stripping module (3), two terminal-crimping modules (5), and a terminal-inserting module (7).Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1993Date of Patent: November 22, 1994Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Ueda, Yutaka Nishide, Akira Gotoh, Yoshio Takenami, Fujio Ogawa, Teiji Sakuma, Takashi Kobayashi, Tomokazu Itoh
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Patent number: 5273598Abstract: An optical recording disc which includes a pair of recording disc substrates opposed to each other with a space there between with a hub situated at the central portion of the disc substrates so that there is formed the closed space between the disc substrates, thereby providing a dual sided recordable optical recording disc. The hub may be formed by a pair of hub halves. There is disposed an annular inner spacer and annular outer space around the hub so as to separate the pair of recording disc substrates.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1992Date of Patent: December 28, 1993Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Higasihara, Ken Yoshizawa, Masahiro Suzuki, Akira Gotoh, Yoshitane Tsuburaya
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Patent number: 5273860Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information recording medium which is composed of a substrate, underlayer, and recording film and is capable of recording information by means of depressions or pits which are formed on the recording film upon irradiation with a recording energy beam, said information recording medium being characterized in that the recording film is provided with a supporting layer on at least one side of the recording film, said supporting layer having a melting point which is lower than that of the recording film, or on that side of the recording film which is adjacent to the substrate, said supporting layer having a melting point which is higher than that of the recording film. Owing to these features, the information recording medium gives recording pits having a smaller rim inner diameter, so that it achieves a high recording power margin for high-density recording.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1993Date of Patent: December 28, 1993Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Maxell Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Nishida, Shinkichi Horigome, Mari Ichikawa, Norio Ohta, Shuhei Nakamichi, Akira Gotoh
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Patent number: 5251805Abstract: A wire bonding method and apparatus for welding a wire with at least one end formed with a ball and a pad of a printed wiring board. A bonding head moves downward slowly to crush the ball to form a flat surface, and will move upward once to adjust a relative position of the pad and the ball. The bonding head will move downward again, and an ultrasonic wave is applied to heat the ball and the bonding head so that the ball and the pad are welded. If necessary, a portion of the wire to be bent is moved to a desired position of the wiring board, by a supporting apparatus. A free end of the wire which is not welded is moved by a jig to bend the portion of the wire for routing.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1991Date of Patent: October 12, 1993Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Computer Electronics, Co.Inventors: Mitsukiyo Tani, Akira Gotoh, Hideaki Sasaki, Hideo Shiraishi, Tamotu Kirino, Hiroshi Hasegawa
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Patent number: 5234792Abstract: This invention is related to an optical data recording medium of a high reliability and a large capacity, preventing moisture absorption and swelling of a resin layer formed on one side of a transparent substrate, and related to a method for manufacturing thereof whatever the optical data recording medium comprises at least a transparent substrate, a transferred layer of a preformat pattern formed on the transparent substrate and a thin film layer formed on the transferred layer wherein at least the surface of the transferred layer in contact with the transparent substrate is made of a resin layer composed of an ultraviolet ray curable resin resulting in an optical data recording medium having a reduced absorbing moisture of the transferred layer thereof and whatever the ratio of swelling (.DELTA.d/d) is restricted to 0.1% or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1992Date of Patent: August 10, 1993Assignees: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Koyama, Akira Gotoh, Shuhei Nakamichi, Ryoichi Sudo, Hiroaki Miwa
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Patent number: 5132152Abstract: Disclosed is an optical recording medium comprising a transparent substrate, a transferred layer of preformat pattern formed on one side of the transparent substrate, and a recording layer laminated on the preformat patterns formed on the surface of the transferred layer, wherein the transferred layer is composed of a three-layer structure with a first layer composed of a first organic compound layer composed of a first organic compound simple substance, a mixed layer composed of a mixture of the first and a second organic compound, and a second organic compound layer composed of a second organic compound simple substance, layered in the above order from the transparent substrate and a method for manufacturing the optical recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1990Date of Patent: July 21, 1992Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Gotoh, Eiji Koyama, Shuhei Nakamichi
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Patent number: 5126180Abstract: Disclosed are optical recording media having interposed an organic compound between a metal stamper and a transparent substrate and forming a replica onto which a signal surface formed on the metal stamper is transferrable to the transparent substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1990Date of Patent: June 30, 1992Assignees: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Gotoh, Shuhei Nakamichi, Shinkichi Horigome, Tetsuya Nishida
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Patent number: 5089375Abstract: In a film forming method of an organic thin film for an optical information recording medium, the speed of forming the film can be increased and the quantity of the waste dust which is produced in the process of film forming can be decreased. Moreover, the ratio of the number of fluorine atoms to the number of the carbon atoms contained in the under layer is controlled to be less than 1.8, whereby the heat resistance of the under layer is improved and thermal deformation of an uneven pattern of the substrate can be prevented so that the endurance life of the optical information recording medium can be prolonged.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1989Date of Patent: February 18, 1992Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Gotoh, Yukinobu Yamazaki, Naoyuki Kikuchi
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Patent number: 5073243Abstract: An optical recording medium is made by sputtering a polymeric material in an evacuated chamber to form an under layer on a substrate having a preformed grooved pattern of prepits and pregrooves, and then forming a recording layer on the underlayer in the chamber continuously after forming the underlayer. Said under layer is made of a high polymeric material which can be melted, sublimated, or decomposed at a lower temperature than the melting point, the sublimating point, or the decomposing temperature of said recording layer. Accordingly, said under layer can relax the thermal shock transferred from said substrate into said recording layer, and the deformation of said substrate can be prevented, even though a laser beam for playback is repeatedly radiated onto said recording layer, and said optical recording medium has a larger recording sensitivity than the recording sensitivity of an optical recording disc of a prior art.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1989Date of Patent: December 17, 1991Assignees: Hitachi Maxwell, Ltd, Hitachi, LtdInventors: Akira Gotoh, Yukinobu Yamazaki, Naoyuki Kikuchi, Shinkichi Horigome, Motoyasu Terao, Horoyuki Suzuki, Makoto Kitoh, Yuichi Kokaku, Mitsuru Shimizu
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Patent number: 4911968Abstract: An optical recording disc which includes a pair of recording disc substrates opposed to each other with a space therebetween, with a hub situated at the central portion of the disc substrates so that there is formed the closed space between the disc substrates, thereby providing a dual sided recordable optical recording disc. The hub may be formed by a pair of hub halves. There is disposed an annular inner spacer and annular outer spacer around the hub so as to separate the pair of recording disc substrates.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1987Date of Patent: March 27, 1990Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Tosio Higasihara, Ken Yoshizawa, Masahiro Suzuki, Akira Gotoh, Yoshitane Tuburaya
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Patent number: 4908250Abstract: In an optical recording medium, an under layer is formed between an even pattern of a substrate and a recording layer, and said under layer is made of a high polymeric material which can be melted, sublimated, or decomposed at a lower temperature than the melting point, the sublimating point, or the decomposing temperature of said recording layer. Accordingly, said under layer can relax the thermal shock transferred from said substrate into said recording layer, and the deformation of said substrate can be prevented, even through a laser beam for playback is repeatedly radiated onto said recording layer, and said optical recording medium has a larger recording sensitivity than the recording sensitivity of an optical recording disc of a prior art.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1988Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Assignees: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Gotoh, Yukinobu Yamazaki, Naoyuki Kikuchi, Shinkichi Horigome, Motoyasu Terao, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Makoto Kitoh, Yuichi Kokaku, Mitsuru Shimizu
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Patent number: 4411971Abstract: This invention relates to lithium compounds composed of a lithium halide and lithium imide. The compounds are high in lithium ionic conductivity and are used as solid electrolytes. Particularly excellent ones of the lithium compounds are those represented by the general formula:yLi.sub.2 NH.(1-y)LiXwhere X represents Cl, Br or I and y denotes the molar fraction of lithium imide ranging from about 0.35 to about 0.98 when X is chlorine, from about 0.25 to about 0.35 when X is bromine or from about 0.33 to about 0.75 when X is iodine.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1982Date of Patent: October 25, 1983Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Gotoh, Hidehito Obayashi, Ryo Nagai, Shouji Mochizuki, Tetsuichi Kudo