Patents by Inventor Haruo Kamijo

Haruo Kamijo 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: 8576257
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes first to Nth memory blocks disposed along a first direction, a power supply circuit, and a data driver disposed in a second direction with respect to the first to Nth memory blocks. The power supply circuit includes an analog reference power supply voltage output circuit that outputs an analog reference power supply voltage. The analog reference power supply voltage output circuit is disposed between an Mth memory block and an (M+1)th memory block among the first to Nth memory blocks. An analog reference power supply line is provided in an area of the data driver along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kiya, Chihiro Shin, Haruo Kamijo, Motoaki Nishimura, Katsuhiko Maki
  • Patent number: 8454241
    Abstract: A rolling device in which rust development or damage on a raceway surface or rolling surface is hard to occur even if water and the like intrude is provided. A self-aligning roller bearing comprises an inner ring 1, an outer ring 2, and a plurality of rolling elements 3 disposed rotatably between a raceway surface 1a of the inner ring 1 and a raceway surface 2a of the outer ring 2. At least any one of the inner ring 1, the outer ring 2, and the rolling elements 3 is provided with a metal coating formed by shot peening of a powder of metal less noble than iron at least on a part of its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Uchida, Takamasa Ohira, Haruo Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Saito, Dai Kinno, Shingo Higashi, Naohiro Yoshida, Sadayuki Tanaka, Seisuke Takeda, Akitoshi Maeda, Tooru Shouda, Masateru Kondo, Kazunobu Taketa, Tomohiro Motoda
  • Patent number: 8174475
    Abstract: A D/A conversion circuit includes a first D/A converter and a second D/A converter that respectively output a first voltage and a second voltage. An ith two-input selector among a plurality of input selectors of the first D/A converter selects a (4i+1)th input voltage or a (4i+3)th input voltage based on input data, and outputs the selected input voltage to a selector of a selector block in the subsequent stage. An ith three-input selector among a plurality of three-input selectors of the second D/A converter selects a 4ith input voltage, a (4i+2)th input voltage, or a (4i+4)th input voltage based on the input data, and outputs the selected input voltage to a selector of a selector block in the subsequent stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Motoaki Nishimura, Haruo Kamijo, Katsuhiko Maki
  • Patent number: 8144090
    Abstract: A driver circuit for driving source lines of an electro-optical device includes first and second source short-circuit circuits that respectively short-circuit first and second source lines and a source short-circuit node, a source charge storage short-circuit circuit that short-circuits a source charge storage node connected with one end of a source capacitor and the source short-circuit node, a voltage setting circuit that supplies a given voltage to the source charge storage node, and a node short-circuit circuit that short-circuits a common electrode voltage output node and the source short-circuit node, a voltage output to a common electrode of the electro-optical device provided opposite to a pixel electrode through an electro-optical element being applied to the common electrode voltage output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Haruo Kamijo, Motoaki Nishimura, Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 7956833
    Abstract: A display driver includes a common electrode charge storage switch provided between a first capacitor element connection node to which one end of a first capacitor element can be connected and a common electrode voltage output node to which a voltage of a common electrode opposite to a pixel electrode of an electro-optical device through an electro-optical material is supplied, a source charge storage switch provided between a second capacitor element connection node to which one end of a second capacitor element can be connected and a source voltage output node to which a voltage of a source line of the electro-optical device is supplied, and a node short circuit switch provided between the common electrode voltage output node and the source voltage output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Ito, Hisanobu Ishiyama, Motoaki Nishimura, Kazuhiro Maekawa, Haruo Kamijo, Hironori Kobayashi, Isamu Moriya
  • Publication number: 20100021097
    Abstract: A rolling device in which rust development or damage on a raceway surface or rolling surface is hard to occur even if water and the like intrude is provided. A self-aligning roller bearing comprises an inner ring 1, an outer ring 2, and a plurality of rolling elements 3 disposed rotatably between a raceway surface 1a of the inner ring 1 and a raceway surface 2a of the outer ring 2. At least any one of the inner ring 1, the outer ring 2, and the rolling elements 3 is provided with a metal coating formed by shot peening of a powder of metal less noble than iron at least on a part of its surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Uchida, Takamasa Ohira, Haruo Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Saito, Dai Kinno, Shingo Higashi, Naohiro Yoshida, Sadayuki Tanaka, Seisuke Takeda, Akitoshi Maeda, Tooru Shouda, Masateru Kondo, Kazunobu Taketa, Tomohiro Motoda
  • Patent number: 7554537
    Abstract: A booster circuit including first to Mth power supply lines (M is an integer larger than 3) and first and second charge-pump circuits. Each of the charge-pump circuit has first to (M?2)th boost capacitors, wherein the jth boost capacitor (1?j?M?2, j is an integer) is connected between the jth power supply line and the (j+1)th power supply line in a first period and is connected between the (j+1)th power supply line and the (j+2)th power supply line in a second period subsequent to the first period. Each of the charge-pump circuits generates a boosted voltage by a charge-pump operation in different phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Haruo Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20090160849
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes first to Nth data driver blocks that are disposed along a first direction. Each of the first to Nth data driver blocks includes first to Mth sub-driver blocks. Each of the sub-driver blocks includes a D/A conversion circuit that receives image data and D/A-converts the image data, and first to Lth data line driver circuits that are disposed along the first direction in a second direction with respect to the D/A conversion circuit and share the D/A conversion circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi KIYA, Chihiro SHIN, Haruo KAMIJO, Motoaki NISHIMURA, Katsuhiko MAKI
  • Publication number: 20090160882
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes first to Nth memory blocks disposed along a first direction, a power supply circuit, and a data driver disposed in a second direction with respect to the first to Nth memory blocks. The power supply circuit includes an analog reference power supply voltage output circuit that outputs an analog reference power supply voltage. The analog reference power supply voltage output circuit is disposed between an Mth memory block and an (M+1)th memory block among the first to Nth memory blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi KIYA, Chihiro SHIN, Haruo KAMIJO, Motoaki NISHIMURA, Katsuhiko MAKI
  • Publication number: 20090160881
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes first to Nth memory blocks that are disposed along a first direction, and first to Nth data driver blocks that are disposed along the first direction in a second direction with respect to the first to Nth memory blocks. A Jth memory block among the first to Nth memory blocks dot-sequentially reads subpixel image data and outputs the subpixel image data to a corresponding Jth data driver block among the first to Nth data driver blocks, the subpixel image data being image data corresponding to at least one subpixel. The Jth data driver block receives the subpixel image data from the Jth memory block, and outputs a data signal corresponding to the subpixel image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi KIYA, Chihiro SHIN, Haruo KAMIJO, Motoaki NISHIMURA, Katsuhiko MAKI
  • Patent number: 7538763
    Abstract: A first circuit is connected with the first and second power supply lines and a boost power supply line, and outputs a voltage obtained by multiplying the voltage between the first and second power supply lines M times (M is a positive integer), between the first power supply line and the boost power supply line. A second circuit is connected with the first power supply line, the boost power supply line and an output power supply line, and includes a plurality of switching elements. The second circuit outputs a voltage obtained by multiplying the voltage generated in the first circuit N times (M>N, M and N is a positive integer), between the first power supply line and the output power supply line by a charge-pump operation using a capacitor connected between first and second terminals outside and the switching element connected with the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Haruo Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20090096817
    Abstract: A D/A conversion circuit includes a first D/A converter and a second D/A converter that respectively output a first voltage and a second voltage. An ith two-input selector among a plurality of input selectors of the first D/A converter selects a (4i+1)th input voltage or a (4i+3)th input voltage based on input data, and outputs the selected input voltage to a selector of a selector block in the subsequent stage. An ith three-input selector among a plurality of three-input selectors of the second D/A converter selects a 4ith input voltage, a (4i+2)th input voltage, or a (4i+4)th input voltage based on the input data, and outputs the selected input voltage to a selector of a selector block in the subsequent stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoaki NISHIMURA, Haruo KAMIJO, Katsuhiko MAKI
  • Publication number: 20090096818
    Abstract: A data driver includes a D/A conversion circuit, a switch circuit, and a data line driver circuit. The switch circuit includes a first switch element provided between a first voltage output node of the D/A conversion circuit and a first input node of a grayscale generation amplifier, a second switch element that is provided between a second voltage output node of the D/A conversion circuit and the first input node and is exclusively turned ON/OFF with respect to the first switch element, a third switch element provided between the first voltage output node and a second input node, and a fourth switch element that is provided between the second voltage output node and the second input node and is exclusively turned ON/OFF with respect to the third switch element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoaki NISHIMURA, Chihiro SHIN, Haruo KAMIJO, Katsuhiko MAKI
  • Publication number: 20090096816
    Abstract: A data driver includes a D/A conversion circuit that receives grayscale data and outputs a first grayscale voltage and a second grayscale voltage corresponding to the grayscale data by time division in each of first to Nth sampling periods, and first to Nth data line driver circuits that share the D/A conversion circuit. Each of the first to Nth data line driver circuits includes a grayscale generation amplifier that samples the first grayscale voltage and the second grayscale voltage output from the D/A conversion circuit in a corresponding sampling period among the first to Nth sampling periods, and generates a grayscale voltage between the first grayscale voltage and the second grayscale voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruo KAMIJO, Katsuhiko MAKI
  • Publication number: 20090009446
    Abstract: A driver circuit for driving source lines of an electro-optical device includes first and second source short-circuit circuits that respectively short-circuit first and second source lines and a source short-circuit node, a source charge storage short-circuit circuit that short-circuits a source charge storage node connected with one end of a source capacitor and the source short-circuit node, a voltage setting circuit that supplies a given voltage to the source charge storage node, and a node short-circuit circuit that short-circuits a common electrode voltage output node and the source short-circuit node, a voltage output to a common electrode of the electro-optical device provided opposite to a pixel electrode through an electro-optical element being applied to the common electrode voltage output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruo Kamijo, Motoaki Nishimura, Takeshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20080001876
    Abstract: A display driver includes a common electrode charge storage switch provided between a first capacitor element connection node to which one end of a first capacitor element can be connected and a common electrode voltage output node to which a voltage of a common electrode opposite to a pixel electrode of an electro-optical device through an electro-optical material is supplied, a source charge storage switch provided between a second capacitor element connection node to which one end of a second capacitor element can be connected and a source voltage output node to which a voltage of a source line of the electro-optical device is supplied, and a node short circuit switch provided between the common electrode voltage output node and the source voltage output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Ito, Hisanobu Ishiyama, Motoaki Nishimura, Kazuhiro Maekawa, Haruo Kamijo, Hironori Kobayashi, Isamu Moriya
  • Patent number: 7215145
    Abstract: A comparator circuit includes a current mirror circuit, a differential pair, and a first current source between first and second power supply lines. The differential pair includes a first MOS transistor of enhancement mode n-type having a gate electrode at which an input signal is supplied, and a second MOS transistor of depletion mode n-type. A source of the second MOS transistor is connected with a source of the first MOS transistor and a threshold voltage of the second MOS transistor is lower than that of the first MOS transistor. A gate electrode of the first MOS transistor is formed by polycrystalline silicon which contains a p-type impurity. A gate electrode of the second MOS transistor is formed by polycrystalline silicon which contains an n-type impurity and is connected with the first power supply line. An output signal is output based on a drain voltage of the second MOS transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Haruo Kamijo
  • Patent number: 7071765
    Abstract: A boost clock generation circuit including: a first switch circuit connected between a first power supply line and a first clock output line to which the first boost clock signal is output; a second switch circuit connected between a second power supply line and the first clock output line; a third switch circuit connected between a third power supply line and a second clock output line to which the second boost clock signal is output; and a fourth switch circuit connected between a fourth power supply line and the second clock output line. One of the first and second switch circuits is exclusively turned ON, and one of the third and fourth switch circuits is exclusively turned ON. The level current drive capability of the first switch circuit differs from the level of current drive capability of the third switch circuit; and the level of current drive capability of the second switch circuit differs from the level of current drive capability of the fourth switch circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Haruo Kamijo
  • Patent number: 6998900
    Abstract: A booster circuit includes: first to M-th power supply lines (M is an integer greater than three); first to (M?2)th boost capacitors, the j-th boost capacitor (1?j?M?2, j is an integer) being connected between the j-th power supply line and the (j+1)th power supply line in a first period, and connected between the (j+1)th power supply line and the (j+2)th power supply line in a second period which is subsequent to the first period; and first to (M?3)th stabilization capacitors, the k-th stabilization capacitor (1?k?M?3, k is an integer) being connected between the (k+1)th power supply line and the (k+2)th power supply line, and storing an electric charge discharged from the k-th boost capacitor in the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Haruo Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20050140427
    Abstract: A comparator circuit includes a current mirror circuit, a differential pair, and a first current source between first and second power supply lines. The differential pair includes a first MOS transistor of enhancement mode n-type having a gate electrode at which an input signal is supplied, and a second MOS transistor of depletion mode n-type. A source of the second MOS transistor is connected with a source of the first MOS transistor and a threshold voltage of the second MOS transistor is lower than that of the first MOS transistor. A gate electrode of the first MOS transistor is formed by polycrystalline silicon which contains a p-type impurity. A gate electrode of the second MOS transistor is formed by polycrystalline silicon which contains an n-type impurity and is connected with the first power supply line. An output signal is output based on a drain voltage of the second MOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Haruo Kamijo