Patents by Inventor Akira Toyama
Akira Toyama 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: 11949100Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following Formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMndMeO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni, Co, and Mn; and a, b, c, d, e, and ? satisfy the following conditions: ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b<1.00, 0?c?0.04, 0<d<0.20, b+c+d+e=1, ?0.2<?<0.2, and c and d in the Formula (1) satisfy c/d?0.75.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Toyama, Shin Takahashi, Hisato Tokoro, Genei Nakajima, Shuichi Takano, Akira Gunji, Akihiko Noie
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Patent number: 11287698Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight device disposed on a rear face of the liquid crystal display panel. The backlight device includes a chassis, a plurality of LED units being disposed on the chassis and arranged in at least one direction, and a cooling structure thermally coupled to rear faces of the plurality of LED units. The cooling structure includes a plurality of enclosed spaces, each of the plurality of enclosed spaces containing a coolant in which a liquid phase and a gas phase coexist at room temperature. Each of the plurality of enclosed spaces is disposed correspondingly to at least one LED unit among the plurality of LED units arranged in the at least one direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Mayumi Hori, Kazuhiko Negoro, Kenichi Iwamoto, Akira Toyama, Makoto Noda
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Publication number: 20220004060Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight device disposed on a rear face of the liquid crystal display panel. The backlight device includes a chassis, a plurality of LED units being disposed on the chassis and arranged in at least one direction, and a cooling structure thermally coupled to rear faces of the plurality of LED units. The cooling structure includes a plurality of enclosed spaces, each of the plurality of enclosed spaces containing a coolant in which a liquid phase and a gas phase coexist at room temperature. Each of the plurality of enclosed spaces is disposed correspondingly to at least one LED unit among the plurality of LED units arranged in the at least one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: MAYUMI HORI, KAZUHIKO NEGORO, KENICHI IWAMOTO, AKIRA TOYAMA, MAKOTO NODA
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Patent number: 9272213Abstract: A deposit managing unit 22 receives a game player's deposit command transmitted from a terminal device 12 and deposits virtual currency in a deposit amount specified by the game player according to the received deposit command. In addition, the deposit managing unit 22 prohibits the game player from using the virtual currency deposited by the game player until a predetermined deposit period expires. When a depositing game player deposits virtual currency, a benefit offering unit 24 offers the depositing game player a benefit that gives a higher advantage to the depositing game player in battle until the deposit period expires in comparison to a case where the depositing game player does not deposit virtual currency.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventor: Akira Toyama
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Publication number: 20140073416Abstract: A deposit managing unit 22 receives a game player's deposit command transmitted from a terminal device 12 and deposits virtual currency in a deposit amount specified by the game player according to the received deposit command. In addition, the deposit managing unit 22 prohibits the game player from using the virtual currency deposited by the game player until a predetermined deposit period expires. When a depositing game player deposits virtual currency, a benefit offering unit 24 offers the depositing game player a benefit that gives a higher advantage to the depositing game player in battle until the deposit period expires in comparison to a case where the depositing game player does not deposit virtual currency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventor: Akira Toyama
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Patent number: 8435114Abstract: The fun of a game is increased, and the player can be induced to play the game repeatedly. Belonging group determining means determines that the prefecture to which a player character belongs is Osaka Prefecture, belonging group variable determining means determines that the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture is “normal”=0 points, belonging group event result determining means determines the result of a predetermined event with respect to the player character, and belonging group variable varying means varies the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture according to the result of the predetermined event with respect to the player character.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke Kamiya, Akira Toyama, Rieko Akane, Makoto Nishino
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Patent number: 8240863Abstract: In a chassis which has a lid plate closing an opening portion of a frame part and in which a plurality of lamps are juxtaposed, the lid plate includes a plurality of plate bodies juxtaposed with their end parts superposed on each other and a connecting unit connects the superposed end parts of the plate bodies and the superposed end parts of the plate bodies, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideto Takeuchi, Kouichi Fujiwara, Akira Toyama
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Patent number: 7965800Abstract: A clock recovery apparatus for generating a recovery clock from received data may include, but is not limited to, first and second oscillators. The first oscillator generates a first signal having a first frequency. The first signal synchronizes with the received data when the received data has a first level. The second oscillator is connected in series to the first oscillator. The second oscillator generates a second signal as the recovery clock when the first signal has a second level. The second signal has a second frequency. The second signal synchronizes with the first signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sugawara, Katsuya Ikezawa, Toshiaki Kobayashi, Yasukazu Akasaka, Akira Toyama, Toshimichi Suzuki, Hirotoshi Kodaka, Tsuyoshi Yakihara
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Publication number: 20100172154Abstract: In a chassis which has a lid plate closing an opening portion of a frame part and in which a plurality of lamps are juxtaposed, the lid plate includes a plurality of plate bodies juxtaposed with their end parts superposed on each other and a connecting unit connects the superposed end parts of the plate bodies and the superposed end parts of the plate bodies, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Hideto Takeuchi, Kouichi Fujiwara, Akira Toyama
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Publication number: 20100066456Abstract: A clock reproducing apparatus includes a clock reproducing circuit having: a gated oscillator having an oscillating circuit of two routes; and a frequency control circuit for comparing a phase of an output of the gated oscillator with a phase of a reference clock, and supplying a phase control signal to the gated oscillator based on the comparison result so as to set a delay time, input data is input to a reset input terminal of the gated oscillator, and different route of the two routes of the oscillating circuit operates depending on a case where the input data is “H” and a case where the input data is “L”.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroshi SUGAWARA, Toshimichi Suzuki, Shigeo Uneme, Shinji Ilo, Akira Miura, Tadashige Fujita, Akira Toyama, Katsuya Ikezawa, Hirotoshi Kodaka, Sadaharu Oka, Chie Sato
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Publication number: 20100060502Abstract: There is provided an A/D converter capable of changing specification and function of the A/D converter with the use of a programmable circuit by combining comparators with the programmable circuit. The A/D converter comprises a parallel-connected comparison circuit including a plurality of comparators, an analog signal being inputted to one of input terminals of the respective comparators while respective predetermined reference voltages being inputted to the other of the input terminals of the respective comparators, and a digital processing circuit for receiving output signals from the parallel-connected comparison circuit, and executing predetermined digital processing as set on the basis of a program.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Toyama, Yasukazu Akasaka, Chie Sato, Tsuyoshi Yakihara, Mamoru Sanagi, Akira Miura
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Patent number: 7672033Abstract: In a light modulating apparatus of an external modulating type which is used in an optical communication system, there are provided an LN modulator, a light branching circuit, a photoelectric converter, a bias control circuit, a driver for an LN modulator which serves to drive the LN modulator in response to an input electric signal, a capacitor for cutting off DC and low frequency components of the input electric signal, a low frequency component compensating circuit for compensating the DC and low frequency components of the input electric signal, and an adding circuit for adding an output of the bias control circuit and that of the low frequency component compensating circuit and generating a bias control signal of the LN modulator.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Kobayashi, Kenji Uchida, Akira Toyama, Katsuya Ikezawa, Akira Miura, Yasukazu Akasaka
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Patent number: 7667544Abstract: A clock reproducing apparatus includes a clock reproducing circuit having: a gated oscillator having an oscillating circuit of two routes; and a frequency control circuit for comparing a phase of an output of the gated oscillator with a phase of a reference clock, and supplying a phase control signal to the gated oscillator based on the comparison result so as to set a delay time, input data is input to a reset input terminal of the gated oscillator, and different route of the two routes of the oscillating circuit operates depending on a case where the input data is “H” and a case where the input data is “L”.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sugawara, Toshimichi Suzuki, Shigeo Uneme, Shinji Iio, Akira Miura, Tadashige Fujita, Akira Toyama, Katsuya Ikezawa, Hirotoshi Kodaka, Sadaharu Oka, Chie Sato
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Patent number: 7580641Abstract: Disclosed is a repeater including: a recognizing unit to recognize a destination address of an optical packet from the optical packet which includes the destination address assigned in unit of bit and a bit indicating whether or not a plurality of destination addresses are assigned; an optical splitting unit to split the optical packet into a plurality of optical packets; and selecting units to select transmission channels for the split optical packets on the basis of recognition results by the recognizing units, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Shimizu, Katsuya Ikezawa, Akira Toyama, Yasukazu Akasaka, Kanji Tatsumi, Chie Sato, Hirotoshi Kodaka, Tadashige Fujita, Tsuyoshi Yakihara, Daisuke Hayashi, Masayuki Suehiro, Shinji Iio, Morio Wada, Akira Miura
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Patent number: 7522660Abstract: An object of this invention is to realize a pulse pattern generating apparatus that outputs a test signal of high waveform quality even when the shape of an eye pattern is changed. This invention is an improvement of a pulse pattern generating apparatus that generates a test signal of a predetermined pattern by using plural digital-analog converters and outputs the test signal to a test subject.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Chie Sato, Shinji Kobayashi, Hirotoshi Kodaka, Ikurou Aoki, Kousuke Doi, Akira Toyama, Morio Wada, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Hiroshi Sugawara, Masamichi Ohashi, Hironori Okita, Yasukazu Akasaka, Tsuyoshi Yakihara, Akira Miura
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Publication number: 20090075731Abstract: The fun of a game is increased, and the player can be induced to play the game repeatedly. Belonging group determining means determines that the prefecture to which a player character belongs is Osaka Prefecture, belonging group variable determining means determines that the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture is “normal”=0 points, belonging group event result determining means determines the result of a predetermined event with respect to the player character, and belonging group variable varying means varies the enthusiasm rank parameter of Osaka Prefecture according to the result of the predetermined event with respect to the player character.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke KAMIYA, Akira TOYAMA, Rieko AKANE, Makoto NISHINO
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Patent number: 7496169Abstract: A frequency synthesizer comprises a digital/analog converter which sequentially converts difference data of phase data indicating the phase of a reference signal to an analog value, a voltage signal generator which integrates the analog value converted by the digital/analog converter, thereby generating a voltage signal interpolating between signal levels corresponding to two time-sequential pieces of the phase data, a reference-timing-signal output section which outputs a reference timing signal indicating the specific phase of the reference signal at a timing when the signal level of the voltage signal generated by the voltage signal generator crosses a preset setting voltage, and a reset section which resets the voltage signal generated by the voltage signal generator to the setting voltage. Accordingly, the noise performance of an output signal from the frequency synthesizer is improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2005Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Nippon Precision Circuits Inc.Inventors: Kaoru Kanehachi, Akira Toyama
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Publication number: 20080242425Abstract: The video game character role giving section gives predetermined roles to avoid overlapping the roles. The team member determining section determines a team, as “Team A” to which a “manager character”, a “catcher character” and a “pitcher character” that are operated by first, second and third players respectively. The video game character operating section allows the first, second and third players to operate the “manager character”, the “catcher character” and the “pitcher character” so that “Team A” to which the “manager character”, the “catcher character” and the “pitcher character” belong can play a game against “Team B” that is operated and controlled by a CPU.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshikazu ISAKA, Hiroshi TANIBUCHI, Akira TOYAMA, Hideki NAGAHAMA, Atsunori SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20080205564Abstract: A clock recovery apparatus for generating a recovery clock from received data may include, but is not limited to, first and second oscillators. The first oscillator generates a first signal having a first frequency. The first signal synchronizes with the received data when the received data has a first level. The second oscillator is connected in series to the first oscillator. The second oscillator generates a second signal as the recovery clock when the first signal has a second level. The second signal has a second frequency. The second signal synchronizes with the first signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi SUGAWARA, Katsuya IKEZAWA, Toshiaki KOBAYASHI, Yasukazu AKASAKA, Akira TOYAMA, Toshimichi SUZUKI, Hirotoshi KODAKA, Tsuyoshi YAKIHARA
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Publication number: 20070177252Abstract: In a light modulating apparatus of an external modulating type which is used in an optical communication system, there are provided an LN modulator, a light branching circuit, a photoelectric converter, a bias control circuit, a driver for an LN modulator which serves to drive the LN modulator in response to an input electric signal, a capacitor for cutting off DC and low frequency components of the input electric signal, a low frequency component compensating circuit for compensating the DC and low frequency components of the input electric signal, and an adding circuit for adding an output of the bias control circuit and that of the low frequency component compensating circuit and generating a bias control signal of the LN modulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventors: Toshiaki Kobayashi, Kenji Uchida, Akira Toyama, Katsuya Ikezawa, Akira Miura, Yasukazu Akasaka