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).

  • Publication number: 20170349057
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: AKIHIKO NAMBA, HIROKAZU KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170297446
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: AKIHIKO NAMBA, HIROKAZU KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 9398127
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Ikemoto, Hirokazu Kitamura, Yasuhiro Hibino, Takahiro Miyatake, Yoshiyuki Kajimoto, Fumiyasu Konno, Katsu Takeda
  • Publication number: 20150156298
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Koichi Ikemoto, Hirokazu Kitamura, Yasuhiro Hibino, Takahiro Miyatake, Yoshiyuki Kajimoto, Fumiyasu Konno, Katsu Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140151860
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakamura, Suguru Fujita, Maki Nakamura, Ryosuke Shiozaki, Jun'ichi Kimura, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8167339
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuichi Yagisawa, Yasuaki Nagai, Kazuhiro Kato, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20100302216
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro HIBINO, Hideyuki Itou, Junichi Shibata, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 7692345
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Toshinori Yamasue, Hiroshi Azuma, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 7580690
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Fujishima, Yasuhiro Hibino, Toshihiro Furusawa, Hirokazu Kitamura, Takashi Umeda, Takahiro Koyama
  • Publication number: 20090195701
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Akira Fujishima, Hideyuki Itou, Yoshikazu Matsui, Hirokazu Kitamura, Masashi Yasuda, Yuki Satoh
  • Publication number: 20080136971
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Akira FUJISHIMA, Keiichi Kitazawa, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20080012990
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kitamura, Junji Inagaki, Eiji Miyake, Akira Fujishima
  • Publication number: 20070200339
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Katsuichi Yagisawa, Yasuaki Nagai, Kazuhiro Kato, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20070049228
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Akira Fujishima, Yasuhiro Hibino, Toshihiro Furusawa, Hirokazu Kitamura, Takashi Umeda, Takahiro Koyama
  • Patent number: 7161269
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Masahiro Suzuki, Toshinori Yamasue, Hiroshi Azuma, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 7148858
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hibino, Hirokazu Kitamura, Ryuichi Kamimoto, Akira Ito, Ichiro Koyama, Katsuhiko Yusa
  • Publication number: 20060250036
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Toshinori Yamasue, Hiroshi Azuma, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20060082231
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Kayama, Yukiko Shimizu, Masahiro Suzuki, Toshinori Yamasue, Hiroshi Azuma, Hirokazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6951998
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20040207565
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hibino, Hirokazu Kitamura, Ryuichi Kamimoto, Akira Ito, Ichiro Koyama, Katsuhiko Yusa