Patents by Inventor Hiroki Sato

Hiroki Sato 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).

  • Imaging apparatus and camera
    Patent number: 10091448
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a pixel, a current source, and a signal processing circuit. The pixel outputs signal charge, obtained by imaging, as a pixel signal. The current source is connected to a transmission path for the pixel signal and has a variable current. The signal processing circuit performs signal processing on a signal depending on an output signal to the transmission path and performs control so that a current of the current source is changed in accordance with the result of signal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroki Sato
  • MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180277073
    Abstract: A musical sound generation device including a first memory having a plurality of waveform data, a second memory which stores waveform data read out from the first memory, and a control processor which controls such that, when a sound emission instruction is provided and specified waveform data is in the second memory, the waveform data is read out by the sound source processor, or controls such that, when a sound emission instruction is provided and specified waveform data is not in the second memory, the specified waveform data is transferred from the first memory to the second memory and read out by the sound source processor, in which the control processor controls such that waveform data satisfying a set condition is not subjected to a waveform data change by the transfer and waveform data not satisfying the set condition is subjected to the waveform data change by the transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Hajime KAWASHIMA
  • MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180277074
    Abstract: A musical sound generation device including a first memory having a plurality of storage areas where waveform data is read out and stored, a waveform generator which functions as a plurality of waveform generating sections each of which generates a waveform for emitting a sound by reading out waveform data from a selected storage area of the first memory; and a control processor which determines, when an instruction for sound emission is provided, a combination of a waveform generating section and a storage area to be used for the instructed sound emission, based on a status of reading waveform data from each storage area by each waveform generating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Hajime KAWASHIMA
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180274156
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing machine including: a washing drum which can rotate in a manner of intersecting an axis with an up-down direction; and a strip-shaped part extending from a lower part of the washing drum and connected with a part other than the washing drum. A rotating shaft as a rotating center of the washing drum is located in a position lower than the center of the washing drum in an axial direction of the washing drum or a center of gravity of the washing drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • FILTER CHARACTERISTICS CHANGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180268793
    Abstract: When an instruction is provided for changing a characteristic of a set filter which includes a plurality of partial filters and forms a specified characteristic by combining a plurality of partial filters, a processor performs, as crossfading processing for a first filter and a second filter among the plurality of partial filters, fade-out processing of gradually decreasing a degree of contribution of the first filter to the characteristic and fade-in processing of gradually increasing a degree of contribution of the second filter to the characteristic. As a result, unnaturalness occurring at the time of changing filter characteristics is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Masuo YOKOTA
  • ENERGY EMISSION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180256911
    Abstract: The present invention provides an energy emission device comprising: one or a plurality of energy emission means for emitting at least one type of energy selected from the group consisting of an electromagnetic wave or an electromagnetic stimulation, an elastic wave, an oscillatory wave and heat to at least one position of a subject selected from the group consisting of the brain, the spinal cord, the cerebrospinal fluid or the flow passage thereof and the brain cell interstitial fluid or the flow passage thereof; an energy controlling means for controlling an amount of energy emitted from the energy emission means; and a means for obtaining information relating to wakefulness and/or a sleeping state of the subject, in which the energy controlling means controls the amount of energy emitted depending on the information relating to the wakefulness and/or the sleeping state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Tsukasa FUNANE, Hiroki SATO
  • HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY UNIT AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY FIXING STAND
    Publication number: 20180252927
    Abstract: Physical burden when a head-mounted display is mounted to the head of a user for use is reduced. A head-mounted display unit includes a head-mounted display, and a fixing stand configured so as to enable the attachment and detachment of the head-mounted display, and to enable the head-mounted display to be mounted in a fixed state. The fixing stand includes a base member, a support column projecting perpendicularly upwards from the base member, a pedestal mount attached to an upper end portion of the support column, a retaining member attached to the pedestal mount, a clamping implement, and a chin rest. The fixing stand is configured such that the head-mounted display is detachably mounted to the retaining member using the clamping implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: CREWT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi INOUE, Hiroki SATO, Kenzo YAMANAKA, Shinji KIMURA
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180245263
    Abstract: Provided is a washing machine which includes: a washing drum having an inner drum capable of rotating around an axis; a agitator capable of rotating in order to agitate the washings in the inner drum; a motor for rotating the inner drum and the agitator; a rotating mechanism; and a microcomputer. The rotating mechanism can rotate the washing drum about the axis in a manner of crossing with an up-down direction, so as to change a rotating angle of the washing drum. The microcomputer controls the motor and the rotating mechanism so as to execute washing operation for rotating the agitator in reverse or rotating the inner drum at multiple rotating angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Haruo MAMIYA, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Takashi NAKANISHI, Hiroki SATO, Kenji YOSHIDA
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180245261
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine. The washing machine includes: a machine housing; a washing tub having an inner tub which accommodates laundry and is rotatable and an outer tub for receiving the inner tub, and being provided inside the machine housing; four supporting members, which are configured to be in a shape of a rod suspended from the machine housing and elastically support the washing tub; and receiving portions, which are mounted at the lower portion of each of the supporting members respectively to connect the supporting members to the washing tub. All the receiving portions are provided at the same height. The length of a pair of front supporting members and that of a pair of rear supporting members are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Haruo MAMIYA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Takashi NAKANISHI, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180237973
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes: a washing drum which is rotatable and intersects with an up-down direction; a rotating part having a plurality of concave parts arranged in a rotating direction of the washing drum, and the rotating part is connected with the washing drum so that the rotating part rotates integrally with the washing drum; and a locking part for locking rotation of the rotating part by fitting in the concave parts. In the washing machine, a nut member is in threaded connection with the threaded shaft and connected to the rotating part so that the nut member moves along the threaded shaft along with rotation of the threaded shaft, thereby causing the rotating part to rotate. A backlash between the locking part fitted in the concave parts and the rotating part is smaller than a backlash between the threaded shaft and the nut member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180237974
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing, in which a washing drum can rotate in a manner of intersecting a perpendicular direction. A rotating part is connected with the washing drum in a manner of integral rotation. A nut member is connected with the rotating part, and is in threaded connection with a threaded shaft, and moves along a front-rear direction along with rotation of the threaded shaft, so that the rotating part rotates. A supporting part for supporting the threaded shaft in a manner of rotation is fixed to a base part. A detected part arranged on the nut member and configured to detect a rotating angle of the rotating part is detected by a sensor. A rotation-stopping protrusion arranged on the nut member is incorporated into a limiting part formed on the base part and extending along the front-rear direction in a shape of a straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • Sidewall-type memory cell
    Patent number: 10056545
    Abstract: A sidewall-type memory cell (e.g., a CBRAM, ReRAM, or PCM cell) may include a bottom electrode, a top electrode layer defining a sidewall, and an electrolyte layer arranged between the bottom and top electrode layers, such that a conductive path is defined between the bottom electrode and a the top electrode sidewall via the electrolyte layer, wherein the bottom electrode layer extends generally horizontally with respect to a horizontal substrate, and the top electrode sidewall extends non-horizontally with respect to the horizontal substrate, such that when a positive bias-voltage is applied to the cell, a conductive path grows in a non-vertical direction (e.g., a generally horizontal direction or other non-vertical direction) between the bottom electrode and the top electrode sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Justin Hiroki Sato, Bomy Chen, Sonu Daryanani
  • BIOLOGICAL LIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180220968
    Abstract: A biological light measurement device has one or more light emission means arranged on a surface of a subject, one or more light detection means arranged on the surface of the subject, a holding unit for holding the light emission means and the light detection means, a mounting jig for mounting the holding unit on the subject, and means for changing an SD distance defined by a distance between the light emission means and the light detection means. The holding unit holds the light emission means and the light detection means so that two or more types of the SD distance are configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Tsukasa FUNANE, Masashi KIGUCHI, Hiroki SATO
  • SYSTEM AND CONVERSATION INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD
    Publication number: 20180211664
    Abstract: There is provided a system in which empowerment is performed by outputting conversation information to the user, the system including: a computer including a processor, a memory, and an interface; and a measuring device that measures signals of a plurality of types, wherein the processor calculates values of conversation parameters of a plurality of attributes for evaluating a state of a user who performs the empowerment on the basis of a plurality of signals measured by the measuring device, the processor selects a selection parameter which is a conversation parameter of a change target on the basis of the values of the conversation parameters of the plurality of attributes, the processor decides conversation information for changing a value of the selection parameter, and the processor outputs the decided conversation information to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi NUMATA, Toshinori Miyoshi, Hiroki Sato
  • PRINTING PLATE, SUBSTRATE, AND PRINTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180207969
    Abstract: A printing plate having a recessed area to be filled with a print material to be transferred to a substrate includes at least one step situated in at least part of the recessed area and having a different depth than a bottom face of the recessed area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventor: Hiroki SATO
  • BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180184909
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a biological information acquiring device that has low power consumption and can acquire an accurate pulse waveform even when there is body movement. A biological information acquiring device comprises one or a plurality of multi-axis pressure sensors to detect the pressure in two or more axial directions that intersect at a prescribed angle, and a computing device to compute the output of the multi-axis pressure sensors. The multi-axis pressure sensor comprises a signal detecting means for detecting a signal for each axial pressure component of the pulse wave of the subject being measured. The computing device comprises a pulse waveform synthesizing means for synthesizing a pulse waveform from the signals for the axial pressure components detected by the multi-axis pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAMURA, Tetsuji DOHI, Hiroki SATO
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180171527
    Abstract: Provided is a washing machine, which can save an installation space and can increase rigidity of a part for rotatably supporting a washing drum in a structure including the washing drum. The washing drum can rotate in a manner of crossing with a perpendicular direction. The washing machine includes: a washing drum capable of rotating in a manner of crossing with an up-down direction; a supporting member arranged on an outer side of the washing drum and rotatably supporting the washing drum; a bent part arranged on the supporting members and bent to a side of the washing drum; and an elastic supporting member mounted on the bent part and elastically supporting the supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • Air-gap assisted etch self-aligned dual Damascene
    Patent number: 10002785
    Abstract: A semiconductor process for providing a metal layer uses the following steps: A barrier dielectric layer is deposited on a semiconductor layer comprising an exposed metal line. A via layer is formed on top of the barrier dielectric layer comprising at least one via. A non-conformal film is deposited on top of the via layer thereby forming a void in the at least one via, and at least one trench is etched into the non-conformal film thereby opening the void, and creating a dual-damascene layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Justin Hiroki Sato, Andrew Alexander Taylor
  • TRANSMITTER, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180167621
    Abstract: There is provided a transmitter including: a transmission unit configured to transmit a parity packet obtained by performing FEC encoding on a plurality of frames in image data for each of the plurality of frames; and a number-of-frames specifying unit configured to specify the number of frames of the plurality of frames to be subjected to the FEC encoding on the basis of a network transmission delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki SATO
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: 9994991
    Abstract: A full-automatic washing machine includes: a first control part, a receiving part, a body display part arranged on an upper panel, and a remote controller separated from the body display part. The remote controller includes: setting keys for setting operating information of a washing operation, a second control part, an information display part and a transmitting part. The second control part displays operating information set by the setting keys through the information display part, and transmits the operating information by the transmitting part to the receiving part through wireless communication. A mode display part of the body display part is illuminated in a color such as blue corresponding to the reception of the operating information until the washing operation starts when the first control part receives the operating information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: Haier Asia International Co., Ltd., Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hiroki Sato, Yukio Tobi, Hiroyuki Kitakawa, Yuka Yoshida, Noriyuki Mori