Patents by Inventor Atsushi Yamamoto

Atsushi Yamamoto 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).

  • Patent number: 10498218
    Abstract: A switching circuit apparatus includes: a first capacitance provided between a first port terminal and a the first terminal of a switching circuit unit, a second capacitance provided between the first terminal and a conductor part, and a first inductance provided between a second port terminal and a second terminal of the switching circuit unit. The switching circuit apparatus is provided with: a first capacitor connected between the first port terminal and the second port terminal, and a second inductor connected between the second terminal and the conductor part. The second inductor has such an inductance that a ratio of the inductance of the second inductor to the first inductance is equal to a ratio of the first capacitance to the second capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiki Nishimoto, Akira Minegishi, Atsushi Yamamoto, Masahiro Yamaoka, Tohlu Matsushima, Osami Wada
  • Patent number: 10490711
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element adapted to emit a blue light, a sealing resin covering the light emitting element, and a sulfide phosphor-containing layer disposed at an outer side of a sealing resin. The sealing resin contains at least one of a KSF phosphor adapted to absorb a portion of the blue light emitted from the light emitting element to emit red light and a MGF phosphor adapted to absorb a portion of the blue light emitted from the light emitting element to emit red light. The sulfide phosphor-containing layer includes a sulfide phosphor adapted to absorb a portion of the blue light emitted from the light emitting element to emit red light and a MGF phosphor adapted to absorb a portion of the blue light emitted from the light emitting element to emit green light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamamoto, Kenji Kawano
  • Publication number: 20190356132
    Abstract: The power transmitter apparatus is provided with code modulators which modulate powers of phase components of three-phase alternating-current power to generate code-modulated waves, respectively, by code modulation using modulation codes based on code sequences different from each other, and transmits the code-modulated waves to the at least one power receiver apparatus via the transmission path. The power receiver apparatus is provided with code demodulators, each of which demodulates one code-modulated wave of the received code-modulated waves to generate code-demodulated power by code demodulation using a demodulation code based on a code sequence identical to the code sequence of the modulation code used for the code modulation of the one code-modulated wave, the code-demodulated power being generated as power of one of phase components of multiphase alternating-current power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Motohiko FUJIMURA, Masahiro YAMAOKA, Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Taiki NISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190348580
    Abstract: A device includes a light emitting device including: a light emitting element adapted to emit a blue light, a sealing resin covering the light emitting element, and a sulfide phosphor-containing layer disposed separate from the sealing resin; and a diffusion plate disposed between the sealing resin and the sulfide phosphor-containing layer, the diffusion plate being spaced apart from the sealing resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Kenji KAWANO
  • Patent number: 10475837
    Abstract: An electronic device has a mounted image sensor including a light shielding body having light shielding walls and light transmitting portions each formed in an opening between the light shielding walls, a first light-shielding layer formed on a light incident surface side of the light shielding body and having an opening narrower than the opening of the light shielding body for each of the openings of the light shielding body, a microlens provided for each of the openings of the first light-shielding layer on the light incident surface side of the light shielding body, and a light receiving element layer with an array of a large number of light receiving elements. The present disclosure can be used for, for example, a compound-eye optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Moriya, Kunihiko Hikichi, Hiroyuki Itou, Atsushi Yamamoto, Masahiko Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10468960
    Abstract: A code modulator includes: a code-modulation circuit that code-modulates input power with a modulation code to generate code-modulated power which is alternating-current power; and a terminal through which the code-modulated power is transmitted, the terminal being connected to a transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiki Nishimoto, Atsushi Yamamoto, Shoichi Hara, Kohei Masuda, Akira Minegishi
  • Patent number: 10461107
    Abstract: There is provided an image pickup element including a non-planar layer having a non-planar light incident surface in a light receiving region, and a microlens of an inorganic material which is provided on a side of the light incident surface of the non-planar layer, and collects incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Ootsuka, Atsushi Yamamoto, Kensaku Maeda
  • Publication number: 20190309913
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light source device includes: providing a substrate having a plurality of light sources disposed thereon; causing the plurality of light sources to emit light; measuring a first light-intensity distribution of an entire surface that is in parallel to the substrate and located above the plurality of light sources; and based on a measured value of the first light-intensity distribution, forming a light-reflecting pattern above the plurality of light sources to obtain a second light-intensity distribution that is different from the first light-intensity distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Takeshi TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190297234
    Abstract: [Object] To effectively utilize a sensor area of a light-receiving element. [Solution] An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: a light shield that has light shielding walls and a plurality of light transmissive parts formed in a plurality of apertures between the light shielding walls; and a light-receiving element layer in which a large number of light-receiving elements that perform photoelectric conversion corresponding to incident light inputted through the light transmissive parts of the light shield are arranged to acquire image information that has passed through optical elements that are different between the adjacent light transmissive parts. According to this configuration, the image information that passed through optical elements being different for every one of the light transmissive parts adjacent is acquired, and therefore, the sensor areas of the light receiving element is utilized effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: YOSHIHIKO NAGAHAMA, KUNIHIKO HIKICHI, ATSUSHI YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10418397
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element for converting incident light to an electric signal, color filters associated with the pixels and having a plurality of color filter components, microlenses converging the incident light through the color filters to the photoelectric conversion elements, a light shielding film disposed between the color filter components of the color filters, and a nonplanarized adhesive film provided between the color filters and the light shielding film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu Ogita, Atsushi Yamamoto, Keiji Tatani, Yoichi Ootsuka, Kiyotaka Tabuchi
  • Patent number: 10411002
    Abstract: An electric power conversion circuit includes: first and second input terminals; first and second output terminals; first and third switches connected to the first output terminal; second and fourth switches connected to the second output terminal; first through fourth diodes that are bridge-connected between the first and second switches; fifth through eighth diodes that are bridge-connected between the third and fourth switches; a first bootstrap circuit that is connected to control terminals of the second and fourth switches; and a second bootstrap circuit that is connected to control terminals of the first and third switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taiki Nishimoto, Atsushi Yamamoto, Shoichi Hara
  • Patent number: 10396564
    Abstract: A system includes: a first modulator that modulates a first electric power at a first modulation frequency; a second modulator that modulates a second electric power at a second modulation frequency; a transmission line through which a transmission power obtained by combining a plurality of modulated electric powers is transmitted; a first demodulator that demodulates the transmission power at a first demodulation frequency to generate a third electric power; and a second demodulator that demodulates the transmission power at a second demodulation frequency to generate a fourth electric power. The first modulation frequency and the second modulation frequency are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Minegishi, Junichi Kanou, Atsushi Yamamoto, Masahiro Yamaoka, Kohei Masuda
  • Patent number: 10391573
    Abstract: Adhesive matter remaining at the end of a cuboid metal material is reliably removed in a relatively short time while suppressing the decrease in yield rate of the metal material. Distances of the upper surface and the lower surface of a cuboid metal material from a reference position are measured using a distance measurement device in the longitudinal direction of the slab including the longitudinal end of the slab. On the basis of the measurement results, the state of remaining of adhesive matter remaining on the upper and lower surfaces of the longitudinal end of the slab is comprehended. On the basis of the state of remaining of adhesive matter, the amount and position of cutting by a cutting tool is determined. Corner removing cutting is performed on the upper and lower surfaces of the longitudinal end of the slab using the cutting tool in accordance with the determined amount and position of cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Rinya Kojo, Satoshi Oro, Hiromasa Hayashi, Yohei Takanaga, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190256727
    Abstract: An image forming method includes applying a pre-processing fluid to a recording medium and applying an ink to the recording medium to form an image thereon, wherein the ink comprises a magenta ink comprising water, an azo pigment, a quinacridone pigment, and an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Mio KUMAI, Akiyoshi SABU, Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Azumi MIYAAKE, Hidefumi NAGASHIMA, Yuri HAGA
  • Publication number: 20190235405
    Abstract: A toner is provided that contains a crystalline polyester resin comprising a polycondensed resin of a dicarboxylic acid represented by the following formula (1) with a diol represented by the following formula (2). A content of a cyclic ester represented by the following formula (3) in the toner, measured by a thermal extraction gas chromatographic mass spectrometry at a thermal extraction temperature of 160° C., is from 1 to 200 ppm in terms of toluene: where n represents an integer of from 2 to 12; where m represents an integer of from 2 to 12; and where n represents an integer of from 2 to 12, m represents an integer of from 2 to 12, and m+n?6 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Minoru MASUDA, Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Taichi NEMOTO, Junichi WATANABE, Taro ARAKI, Takeshi SHIBUYA
  • Publication number: 20190229136
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state image sensor and an electronic device that are capable of preventing ghost image generation without reduction in solid-state image sensor area efficiency. A solid-state image sensor according to an aspect of the present technology includes: a micro lens through which incident light is condensed; a photoelectrical conversion unit configured to generate electric charge in accordance with the condensed incident light; and a translucent plate formed between the micro lens and the photoelectrical conversion unit and including a light-shielding wall provided between a translucent part provided for each pixel and the pixel. An antireflection film including films of two layers or more is formed between the light-shielding wall and the translucent part. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a vein authentication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: TOSHIHIKO HAYASHI, ATSUSHI YAMAMOTO, HIROSHI TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190221998
    Abstract: A method of controlling a wavelength of a wavelength tunable laser module includes: referring to data of measured frequencies and wavelength filter control values at two or more points for each basic frequency channel, the data being stored in a memory of a controller; selecting the basic frequency channel closest to a frequency of laser light that a laser light source is instructed to emit; calculating a first wavelength filter control value for providing the instructed frequency of laser light from the data of the measured frequencies allocated to the basic frequency channel closest to the instructed frequency and the wavelength filter control values; and controlling the transmission characteristic of a wavelength filter using the first wavelength filter control value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Nishita, Kengo Muranushi, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190206925
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup device and a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus, capable of suppressing color mixture, stray light, reduction in contour resolution, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Kunihiko HIKICHI
  • Publication number: 20190207433
    Abstract: A contactless power supply coil unit includes coils wound around a center axis and a holder that holds the coils. The coils are spirally wound in plan view and overlap in an axial direction and respectively define layers stacked in the axial direction. The coils defining adjacent layers are connected in series to each other. The holder includes a core extending in the axial direction. The core includes a winding portions disposed along the axial direction. The coils are respectively wound around the winding portions. The outer diameters of the winding portions each change monotonically along the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Atsushi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190207432
    Abstract: A contactless power supply coil unit includes coils wound around a center axis and a holder that holds the coils. The coils are disposed at intervals so as to overlap each other in a radial direction and define respective annular layers that are stacked in the radial direction. The coils defining the layers that are adjacent to each other are connected in series to each other. The intervals between the layers that are adjacent to each other increase as the intervals are located progressively toward a radial-direction outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Atsushi YAMAMOTO