Patents by Inventor Hidemi Takakuwa

Hidemi Takakuwa 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: 7386230
    Abstract: A wide-angle shooting apparatus includes a convex surface structure which reflects light from outside, a concave surface structure having a first polarizing device which permits the light from outside to be transmitted and reflects the light reflected by the convex surface structure. The concave surface structure is positioned before the convex surface structure. The apparatus also includes a second polarizing device which permits the light reflected by the concave surface structure to be transmitted and shielding direct light beam transmitted through the concave surface structure. The second polarizing device is positioned at a part to which the light reflected by the concave surface structure is concentrated. The apparatus further includes image-shooting device which receives the light transmitted through the second polarizing device and shoots an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ogawara, Hidemi Takakuwa, Hiroaki Seki
  • Publication number: 20070177012
    Abstract: For an object for displaying output images of a plurality of imaging means equipped in a vehicle concurrently in a form in which the positional relation thereof can be comprehended easily, there are provided with projection means 30 for projecting output images of a plurality of imaging means; and a plurality of hologram films 21, 22 and 23 in which the output image of the projection means 30 is projected, a projection image is displayed imaginarily at a position different from an actual arrangement position, and at the same time the position on which the projection image is displayed imaginarily is made to be at lease two different positions. For a viewer seeing an image projected to the hologram films 21, 22 and 23, it looks such that a plurality of images are displayed at different positions and it becomes easy to comprehend which image picture it is imaged by an imaging means arranged at which position according to the image positional relation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ogawara, Hidemi Takakuwa
  • Publication number: 20060029386
    Abstract: A wide-angle shooting apparatus includes a convex surface structure which reflects light from outside, a concave surface structure having a first polarizing device which permits the light from outside to be transmitted and reflects the light reflected by the convex surface structure. The concave surface structure is positioned before the convex surface structure. The apparatus also includes a second polarizing device which permits the light reflected by the concave surface structure to be transmitted and shielding direct light beam transmitted through the concave surface structure. The second polarizing device is positioned at a part to which the light reflected by the concave surface structure is concentrated. The apparatus further includes image-shooting device which receives the light transmitted through the second polarizing device and shoots an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ogawara, Hidemi Takakuwa, Hiroaki Seki
  • Publication number: 20050023448
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided with a detection range on its screen. Along right and left sides of this detection range, two mirrors are arranged as opposed to each other, and along one of sides perpendicular to the sides along which the mirrors are arranged a camera unit is arranged. The camera unit comprises a linear light sensor and a pinhole. When an arbitrary position in the detection range is pointed by a fescue, the linear light sensor detects a real image of a detection target. The linear light sensor also detects a mapped image of the detection target reflected by the mirror. Then, positional information of the real image and the mapped image of the detection target on the linear light sensor is used to obtain a two-dimensional position of the fescue in the detection range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ogawara, Hidemi Takakuwa
  • Patent number: 5428232
    Abstract: A dual gate field effect transistor including first and second gates comprises a conductive region, wherein a potential difference between a second gate electrode section and the conductive region is larger than that between the second gate electrode section and a channel operation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Hika, Shinichi Tanaka, Keigo Aga, Hidemi Takakuwa
  • Patent number: 5006478
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of forming a first resist layer, an intermediate layer and a second resist layer sequentially on a substrate; forming an aperture by removing a portion of the second resist layer where a T-shaped gate is to be later formed; over-etching a portion of the intermediate layer opposed to the aperture thereby forming in the intermediate layer an aperture larger than the first-mentioned aperture; and forming, in the first resist layer, an aperture which is smaller than the aperture in the second resist layer which is positioned inside thereof. Due to the combination of such successive steps, the lift-off process required to form a desires T-shaped gate can be substantially improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichiro Kobayashi, Shigeru Hiramatsu, Hidemi Takakuwa
  • Patent number: 4748484
    Abstract: A heterojunction field effect transistor according to the invention, comprises: first, second and third semiconductor layers which are sequentially stacked on each other; a first heterojunction formed between said first and second semiconductor layers; a second heterojunction formed between the second and third semiconductor layers; first and second two-dimensional electron gas layers formed in portions of the second semiconductor layer adjacent respectively to the first and second heterojunctions; and a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on either of the first and third semidconductor layers, wherein the first two-dimensional electron gas layer extends from a portion corresponding to the gate electrode to the drain electrode and has one end virtually connected to the drain electrode, the second two-dimensional electron gas layer extends from a portion corresponding to the gate electrode to the source electrode and has one end virtually connected to the source electrode, and the n
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hidemi Takakuwa, Yoji Kato