Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Kitamura
Hirokazu Kitamura 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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Publication number: 20170349057Abstract: A communication terminal includes a communication unit and a controller. The communication unit is provided in a supply apparatus that supplies electric power from a power source to an electric device through a feeding line, and is configured to communicate with a destination terminal provided in the electric device. The controller is configured to control a switch to switch turning on and off of the switch electrically connected to the feeding line. The feeding line includes a first line that electrically connects between the power source and the switch, and a second line that electrically connects between the switch and the electric device. At least one of the communication unit and the destination terminal is located away via a space from a conductive member included in the feeding line as to be electrically connected to an electrode coupled via electric field to the conductive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: AKIHIKO NAMBA, HIROKAZU KITAMURA
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Publication number: 20170297446Abstract: A communication unit of a communication terminal is provided in a first device and communicates with a destination terminal provided in a second device that exchanges a resource with the first device through a supply line. The communication unit includes a connection terminal electrically connected to an electrode. The electrode is disposed with a space from a conductive member including at least one of a first conductor included in the supply line and a second conductor electrically connected to the first conductor, thereby being coupled via electric field to the conductive member. The communication unit is configured to communicate with the destination terminal by using a signal transmitted via the conductive member as a medium. This communication terminal performs one-to-one communication even when plural devices that can be communication destinations exist near one device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: AKIHIKO NAMBA, HIROKAZU KITAMURA
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Patent number: 9398127Abstract: A portable terminal includes a case, a display unit having a display screen exposed from a front surface of the case, and a skin-condition measurement sensor accommodated in the case. The skin-condition measurement sensor includes a measurement unit provided on the front surface of the case. The portable terminal can be carried and operate easily.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi Ikemoto, Hirokazu Kitamura, Yasuhiro Hibino, Takahiro Miyatake, Yoshiyuki Kajimoto, Fumiyasu Konno, Katsu Takeda
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Publication number: 20150156298Abstract: A portable terminal includes a case, a display unit having a display screen exposed from a front surface of the case, and a skin-condition measurement sensor accommodated in the case. The skin-condition measurement sensor includes a measurement unit provided on the front surface of the case. The portable terminal can be carried and operate easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Koichi Ikemoto, Hirokazu Kitamura, Yasuhiro Hibino, Takahiro Miyatake, Yoshiyuki Kajimoto, Fumiyasu Konno, Katsu Takeda
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Publication number: 20140151860Abstract: A wireless module includes a first board which has a first component mounted thereon, a second board which faces the first board and has a second component mounted thereon, a connecting member which is provided between the first board and the second board and transmits a signal between the first board and the second board, and a filling material with which a space between the first board and the second board including the connecting member is sealed. A conductive member for connecting a ground between the first board and the second board is arranged in a periphery of the connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Toshiaki Nakamura, Suguru Fujita, Maki Nakamura, Ryosuke Shiozaki, Jun'ichi Kimura, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Patent number: 8167339Abstract: There is provided a resin tube-equipped quick connector capable of connecting a fuel-transporting resin tube to a mating pipe without hindrance even if the resin tube has a small diameter. The quick connector is constructed such that it includes a connector body having a press-fitting portion, and a retainer. On the other hand, a press-fit undergoing portion of the resin tube into which the press-fitting portion is to be press-fitted is beforehand expanded in tube diameter prior to the press-fitting, and the press-fitting portion is press-fitted into the expanded press-fit undergoing portion in a withdrawal-preventing condition to provide the quick connector equipped with the resin tube.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignees: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuichi Yagisawa, Yasuaki Nagai, Kazuhiro Kato, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Publication number: 20100302216Abstract: Deterioration of television reception sensitivity is prevented by using a noise signal generated from a noise signal source in a portable device. A first case includes a first coupling element connected to one of input parts of the noise-cancelling section in a part of a facing surface thereof. A second case includes a second coupling element supplied with a noise signal from the noise signal source in a part of a facing surface thereof. When the television signal is received with the noise signal source brought in a vicinity of the television receiving antenna, the first and second coupling elements are brought in a vicinity of each other and coupled at a high frequency so as to form a noise signal transmission section. The noise-cancelling section noise-cancels the first noise signal by a second noise signal transmitted to the noise-cancelling section via the noise signal transmission section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro HIBINO, Hideyuki Itou, Junichi Shibata, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Patent number: 7692345Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vibration generating device used for mobile telephone, etc., which comprises a rotor (110), and a stator (120) for rotatably supporting the rotor, and serving to rotate the rotor to thereby generate vibration. The rotor comprises a bearing sleeve (160) consisting of resin molded material and rotatably attached to a fixed shaft (124) provided at the stator, a magnet (170) and a weight (180) positioned in eccentric state with respect to the bearing sleeve, wherein the bearing sleeve and the magnet are formed in the state where they are integrated by material resin of the bearing sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2004Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignees: Sony Corporation, Omron CorporationInventors: Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Toshinori Yamasue, Hiroshi Azuma, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Patent number: 7580690Abstract: A high-frequency receiver capable of improving both an interference-resistant characteristic and reception sensitivity is provided. A gain switch control unit includes: a signal level determination unit comparing a gain control voltage of an amplifying circuit with a reference voltage; and a gain switch controller provided between an output terminal of the signal level determination unit and a gain control input terminal provided to an amplifying circuit for gain control. When receiving a signal in a strong electric field area having a high possibility that a strong interference signal exists, a gain of the amplifying circuit is set to be smaller than that in a case of receiving a signal in a weak electric field area by a gain switch signal output from the gain switch controller.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira Fujishima, Yasuhiro Hibino, Toshihiro Furusawa, Hirokazu Kitamura, Takashi Umeda, Takahiro Koyama
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Publication number: 20090195701Abstract: A noise canceller of this invention includes a pickup antenna arranged in proximity to a noise signal generation source to extract a noise signal generated by the noise signal generation source, and a noise cancellation unit having a first input for receiving a television signal from a television signal receiving antenna and a second input for receiving the noise signal extracted by the pickup antenna. Herein, the noise cancellation unit removes a noise signal fed from the television signal receiving antenna. Thus, the noise canceller prevents degradation in television signal reception sensitivity due to the noise signal generated by the noise signal generation source.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Akira Fujishima, Hideyuki Itou, Yoshikazu Matsui, Hirokazu Kitamura, Masashi Yasuda, Yuki Satoh
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Publication number: 20080136971Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a high-frequency signal receiving apparatus using a high-frequency signal receiver which performs diversity control by using tuners, wherein the first tuner comprises a first high frequency amplifier gain-controlled by the first gain controller, and a first amplifier gain-controlled by the second gain controller, and the second tuner comprises a second high frequency amplifier gain-controlled by the third gain controller, and a second amplifier gain-controlled by the fourth gain controller, and there is provided a receiving quality detector capable of detecting receiving quality, to which the outputs of the first gain controller, second gain controller, the third gain controller, and the fourth gain controller are connected, and single receiving or diversity receiving is selected by using the detection signal outputted from receiving quality detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Akira FUJISHIMA, Keiichi Kitazawa, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Publication number: 20080012990Abstract: A portable device has a main body and an image receiver detachable from the main body. The image receiver includes an antenna, an antenna matching unit, and a tuner provided in that order from the input side. The image receiver further includes a noise cancelling unit, which supplies a noise-cancelling signal to between the antenna matching unit and the tuner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Hirokazu Kitamura, Junji Inagaki, Eiji Miyake, Akira Fujishima
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Publication number: 20070200339Abstract: There is provided a resin tube-equipped quick connector capable of connecting a fuel-transporting resin tube to a mating pipe without hindrance even if the resin tube has a small diameter. The quick connector 16 is constructed such that it includes a connector body 18 having a press-fitting portion 28, and a retainer 20. On the other hand, a press-fit undergoing portion 10A of the resin tube 10 into which the press-fitting portion 28 is to be press-fitted is beforehand expanded in tube diameter prior to the press-fitting, and the press-fitting portion 28 is press-fitted into the expanded press-fit undergoing portion 10A in a withdrawal-preventing condition to provide the quick connector 16 equipped with the resin tube 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: Katsuichi Yagisawa, Yasuaki Nagai, Kazuhiro Kato, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Publication number: 20070049228Abstract: A high-frequency receiver capable of improving both an interference-resistant characteristic and reception sensitivity is provided. A gain switch control unit includes: a signal level determination unit comparing a gain control voltage of an amplifying circuit with a reference voltage; and a gain switch controller provided between an output terminal of the signal level determination unit and a gain control input terminal provided to an amplifying circuit for gain control. When receiving a signal in a strong electric field area having a high possibility that a strong interference signal exists, a gain of the amplifying circuit is set to be smaller than that in a case of receiving a signal in a weak electric field area by a gain switch signal output from the gain switch controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Akira Fujishima, Yasuhiro Hibino, Toshihiro Furusawa, Hirokazu Kitamura, Takashi Umeda, Takahiro Koyama
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Patent number: 7161269Abstract: There is provided a vibration generator (40) in which a rotor with an unbalancer is rotated. The vibration generator includes a bottom plate (47) having a flat coil substrate (120) installed thereto, a stationary shaft (91) provided perpendicularly to the bottom plate, a magnet (85) installed on the stationary shaft (91) with a freely rotatable bearing being disposed between them and opposite to the surface of the flat coil substrate (120) with a slight clearance defined between them, and a weight (87) installed to the magnet (85). For generating a vibration, a current is supplied to the coil on the flat coil substrate (120) to rotate the magnet (85) and weight (87). The bottom plate (47) is formed from a nonmagnetic material. A thin magnetic plate (48) is installed at the side opposite to the magnet (85) with the bottom plate (47) being placed between the thin magnetic plate (48) and magnet (85).Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignees: Sony Corporation, Omron CorporationInventors: Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Masahiro Suzuki, Toshinori Yamasue, Hiroshi Azuma, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Patent number: 7148858Abstract: A portable receiver includes an antenna to which at least FM broadcast wave is inputted, a matching circuit to which the signal input to the antenna is supplied via minute resistance component, an FM receiver unit with the output of the matching circuit connected thereto, and an earphone connected to the output of the FM receiver unit. The antenna is formed from rigid metal, and its length is shorter than the quarter wavelength of the FM broadcast wave. The matching circuit is formed by reactance element having fine DC resistance. The impedance value of the resistance component as viewed via the resistance component from the matching circuit is nearly equal to the impedance of the matching circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2004Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Hibino, Hirokazu Kitamura, Ryuichi Kamimoto, Akira Ito, Ichiro Koyama, Katsuhiko Yusa
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Publication number: 20060250036Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vibration generating device used for mobile telephone, etc., which comprises a rotor (110), and a stator (120) for rotatably supporting the rotor, and serving to rotate the rotor to thereby generate vibration. The rotor comprises a bearing sleeve (160) consisting of resin molded material and rotatably attached to a fixed shaft (124) provided at the stator, a magnet (170) and a weight (180) positioned in eccentric state with respect to the bearing sleeve, wherein the bearing sleeve and the magnet are formed in the state where they are integrated by material resin of the bearing sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2004Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicants: Sony Corporation, Omron CorporationInventors: Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Toshinori Yamasue, Hiroshi Azuma, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Publication number: 20060082231Abstract: There is provided a vibration generator (40) in which a rotor with an unbalancer is rotated. The vibration generator includes a bottom plate (47) having a flat coil substrate (120) installed thereto, a stationary shaft (91) provided perpendicularly to the bottom plate, a magnet (85) installed on the stationary shaft (91) with a freely rotatable bearing being disposed between them and opposite to the surface of the flat coil substrate (120) with a slight clearance defined between them, and a weight (87) installed to the magnet (85). For generating a vibration, a current is supplied to the coil on the flat coil substrate (120) to rotate the magnet (85) and weight (87). The bottom plate (47) is formed from a nonmagnetic material. A thin magnetic plate (48) is installed at the side opposite to the magnet (85) with the bottom plate (47) being placed between the thin magnetic plate (48) and magnet (85).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2004Publication date: April 20, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Masahiro Suzuki, Toshinori Yamasue, Hiroshi Azuma, Hirokazu Kitamura
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Patent number: 6951998Abstract: A plurality of individually corresponding heaters and temperature sensors are provided along with a plurality of a PID control means. An average temperature/gradient temperature calculating means calculates the average temperatures of the temperatures measured by the temperature sensors and the gradient temperatures based on the measured temperatures. Each of the PID control means outputs an operation signal so that the average temperatures or gradient temperatures may be made equal to the desired values. A distributing means distributes the operation signal from each of the PID control means to each heater so that control by the PID control means may produce no effect on the control of the other PID control means.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Ikuo Nanno, Kousaku Ando, Masahito Tanaka, Seiya Narimatsu, Naotaka Uchiyama, Motohisa Furukawa, Akira Takaishi, Yuuki Kataoka, Tsunetoshi Ooba, Atsushi Mukai, Takeshi Wakabayashi, Hirokazu Kitamura, Nobumasa Nakamizo, Hideki Kobori
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Publication number: 20040207565Abstract: A portable receiver includes an antenna to which at least FM broadcast wave is inputted, a matching circuit to which the signal input to the antenna is supplied via minute resistance component, an FM receiver unit with the output of the matching circuit connected thereto, and an earphone connected to the output of the FM receiver unit. The antenna is formed from rigid metal, and its length is shorter than the quarter wavelength of the FM broadcast wave. The matching circuit is formed by reactance element having fine DC resistance. The impedance value of the resistance component as viewed via the resistance component from the matching circuit is nearly equal to the impedance of the matching circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Yasuhiro Hibino, Hirokazu Kitamura, Ryuichi Kamimoto, Akira Ito, Ichiro Koyama, Katsuhiko Yusa