Patents by Inventor Hideo Seki
Hideo Seki 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: 7495695Abstract: An image processing device and method which is provided with means for converting image data from an image sensor into image data emphasizing a change in brightness in each of plural divisions of a whole luminous area by using a conversion table and which is therefore capable of easily and immediately enhancing the contrast of an image taken by an image sensor possessing a wide dynamic range of its logarithmic output characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Atsushi Nakajima, Takeshi Morishita, Hideo Seki
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Patent number: 7380697Abstract: A welding condition monitoring device for monitoring the welding state of a welding work portion by taking an image thereof by an image sensor having a wide dynamic range and capable of taking an image covering a very bright welding portion and relatively dark portion. The monitoring device selectively emphasizes the outputs of the image sensor for any of luminance areas of the image taken by the image sensor using a sensor output characteristic table and can provide an image clearly showing both the very bright welding portion and the dark bead portion with a sufficient contrast allowing an observer to reliably recognize the objects in the image.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2003Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideo Seki, Sukeyuki Shinotsuka, Makoto Furukawa, Koji Oda, Keiji Otsuka, Jiro Kirita, Nobuhiro Fueki, Hironori Watanabe
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Publication number: 20080061113Abstract: A welding condition monitoring device for monitoring the welding state of a welding work portion by taking an image thereof by an image sensor having a wide dynamic range and capable of taking an image covering a very bright welding portion and relatively dark portion. The monitoring device selectively emphasizes the outputs of the image sensor for any of luminance areas of the image taken by the image sensor using a sensor output characteristic table and can provide an image clearly showing both the very bright welding portion and the dark bead portion with a sufficient contrast allowing an observer to reliably recognize the objects in the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Hideo Seki, Sukeyuki Shinotsuka, Makoto Furukawa, Koji Oda, Keiji Otsuka, Jiro Kirita, Nobuhiro Fueki, Hironori Watanabe
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Patent number: 7221808Abstract: An image processing device for emphasizing a specified luminance area of an image taken by an image sensor. The contrast between a bright portion and a dark portion of an image taken by the image sensor having a wide dynamic range of a logarithmic output characteristic can be increased by selectively emphasizing the image sensor output of any luminance area by using an output characteristic conversion table.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sukeyuki Shinotsuka, Hideo Seki
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Publication number: 20050012847Abstract: An image processing device and method which is provided with means for converting image data from an image sensor into image data emphasizing a change in brightness in each of plural divisions of a whole luminous area by using a conversion table and which is therefore capable of easily and immediately enhancing the contrast of an image taken by an image sensor possessing a wide dynamic range of its logarithmic output characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2003Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Atsushi Nakajima, Takeshi Morishita, Hideo Seki
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Publication number: 20040124227Abstract: A welding condition monitoring device for monitoring the welding state of a welding work portion by taking an image thereof by an image sensor having a wide dynamic range and capable of taking an image covering a very bright welding portion and relatively dark portion. The monitoring device selectively emphasizes the outputs of the image sensor for any of luminance areas of the image taken by the image sensor using a sensor output characteristic table and can provide an image clearly showing both the very bright welding portion and the dark bead portion with a sufficient contrast allowing an observer to reliably recognize the objects in the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideo Seki, Sukeyuki Shinotsuka, Makoto Furukawa, Koji Oda, Keiji Otsuka, Jiro Kirita, Nobuhiro Fueki, Hironori Watanabe
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Publication number: 20040090545Abstract: An image processing device for emphasizing a specified luminance area of an image taken by an image sensor. The contrast between a bright portion and a dark portion of an image taken by the image sensor having a wide dynamic range of a logarithmic output characteristic can be increased by selectively emphasizing the image sensor output of any luminance area by using an output characteristic conversion table.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sukeyuki Shinotsuka, Hideo Seki
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Publication number: 20040046703Abstract: A radiation protection device for minimizing the deleterious effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially that from a cellular telephone is presented. The radiation protection device is preferably composed of a ceramic material. Upon affixing the radiation protection device to a cellular telephone or any suitable electronic device, the radiation protection device absorbs gravitational waves from the surrounding environment. The absorbed gravitational waves may be amplified within the radiation protection device. The radiation protection device may then emit the amplified gravitational waves to alter the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the cellular telephone.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2002Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Takuji Hatanaka, Hideo Seki, Norio Seki
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Patent number: 6063641Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor circuits provided on a semiconductor wafer are arranged in a plurality of rows. The plurality of semiconductor circuits of each row are connected in series through first and second conductive layers provided between adjacent two of the semiconductor circuits of each row. The plurality of semiconductor circuits are connected to power supply terminals provided on the semiconductor wafer. The first and second conductive layers may be provided separately from the higher and lower voltage side power supply lines, or one of the first and second conductive layers may be common to one of the higher and lower voltage side power supply lines. The power supply is connected to the power supply terminals and the plurality of semiconductor circuits is aged. After the aging, the power supply is disconnected from the power supply terminals.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1999Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Honda Giken Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hideo Seki
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Patent number: 5986282Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor circuits provided on a semiconductor wafer are arranged in a plurality of rows. The plurality of semiconductor circuits of each row are connected in series through first and second conductive layers provided between adjacent two of the semiconductor circuits of each row. The plurality of semiconductor circuits are connected to power supply terminals provided on the semiconductor wafer. The first and second conductive layers may be provided separately from the higher and lower voltage side power supply lines, or one of the first and second conductive layers may be common to one of the higher and lower voltage side power supply lines. The power supply is connected to the power supply terminals and the plurality of semiconductor circuits is aged. After the aging, the power supply is disconnected from the power supply terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1997Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hideo Seki
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Patent number: 5880584Abstract: A revolution-speed/temperature hybrid sensor includes a hybrid sensor unit which has a five-input-three-output convertor and outputs a revolution-speed/temperature hybrid signal, and a revolution-speed/temperature detector for separating the revolution-speed/temperature hybrid signal. The five-input-three-output convertor has an adder for adding the revolution speed signal of pulse waveform and temperature signal of analog form so as to generate a revolution-speed/temperature hybrid signal. By virtue of the five-input-three-output convertor, the revolution-speed/temperature hybrid sensor requires a smaller number of harnesses and is downsized compared to a conventional arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1997Date of Patent: March 9, 1999Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Arai, Hiroyuki Kuki, Hideo Seki
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Patent number: 5831567Abstract: In a signal processing apparatus, an analog signal inputted from, for example, a sensor is amplified by a amplifying circuit and is supplied to N comparing circuits (N is an integer equal to or more than 2). Each of the N comparing circuits is associated with a reference voltage and generates a comparison resultant signal based on the reference voltage in response to the amplified analog signal. N pulse generating circuits are provided for the N comparing circuits, respectively, and each of the N pulse generating circuits generates first and second pulse signals which indicate level transitions of the comparison resultant signal with respect to the corresponding reference voltage. A digital signal generating circuit composed of a flip-flop circuit generates a digital signal in response to the first and second pulse signals from each of the N pulse generating circuits.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1997Date of Patent: November 3, 1998Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideo Seki, Hiroshi Abe
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Patent number: 5559283Abstract: A casing structure for chromatograph having a plurality of casings respectively installing at least a separating column, a sample inducing portion and/or a detector portion of the chromatograph and the casings are vertically stacked one on another or horizontally juxtaposed one to another. The casing structure further comprises a passage for installing reagent feed pipes therein, and the passage is respectively provided in respective side portions of the casing for communicating with that of another casing when in the stacked state or in the juxtaposed state, and has an inner hole at an inner side thereof for connecting the reagent feed pipes to a pipe connecting portion arranged in the casings, and the passage has a cover at an outer side thereof for being opened outside of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1994Date of Patent: September 24, 1996Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Kaji, Atushi Ninomiya, Isamu Takekoshi, Hideo Seki, Kaoru Hagiya
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Patent number: 5231936Abstract: This invention is an apparatus for drying and burning high-hydrous combustible solids comprising: a hopper for containing high-hydrous combustible solids; a drier for drying said high-hydrous combustible solids when transported from said hopper to said drier 1; a combustion chamber for receiving and burning dried solid from a transportation tube; and a means to lead the waste gas from said combustion chamber to said drier to be used as drying gas. High-hydrous combustible solids are transported to furnace the combustion chamber immediately after being dried in the drier, and the waste gas from the combustion chamber is used as drying gas in the drier.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1992Date of Patent: August 3, 1993Assignees: Miyagi Ken, Takahashi Syokuhin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushikikaisha KameyamatekoshiInventors: Takashi Kikuchi, Shoji Sakurai, Ikurou Shisido, Touru Yoshida, Hideo Seki, Shinya Watanabe
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Patent number: 4620452Abstract: A liquid sample injecting apparatus wherein a liquid sample is drawn by suction when a sample needle is moved to a lower position and the liquid sample drawn by suction is fed into a chromatographic column by using a carrier solvent when the sample needle is moved to an upper position. The apparatus is provided with seal members capable of providing a satisfactory seal to the outer peripheral surface of the sample needle by utilizing the high pressure of the carrier solvent when the carrier solvent is allowed to flow through the bore of the needle. When the sample needle is moved between the two positions, the high pressure of the carrier solvent applied to the outer peripheral surface of the sample needle is removed to reduce the frictional resistance offered to the outer peripheral surface of the sample needle, to thereby facilitate the movement of the sample needle.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1985Date of Patent: November 4, 1986Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventor: Hideo Seki
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Patent number: D353384Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1993Date of Patent: December 13, 1994Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Ninomiya, Seiji Kamimura, Isamu Takekoshi, Hironori Kaji, Hideo Seki, Kaoru Hagiya
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Patent number: D354013Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1993Date of Patent: January 3, 1995Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Ninomiya, Seiji Kamimura, Isamu Takekoshi, Hironori Kaji, Hideo Seki, Kaoru Hagiya
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Patent number: D356745Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1993Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Ninomiya, Seiji Kamimura, Isamu Takekoshi, Hironori Kaji, Hideo Seki, Kaoru Hagiya