Patents by Inventor Hiromitsu Kawamura

Hiromitsu Kawamura 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: 20240127496
    Abstract: A HUD apparatus that is an AR display apparatus mounted on an on-vehicle system includes: an image selection unit configured to input an image photographed by a camera, select and extract an area of an object from the image; a visibility judgment unit configured to judge visibility of a user with respect to the area of the object on a basis of an index value; an AR image generator unit configured to generate an AR image regarding the object by subjecting the area to image processing for improving the visibility on a basis of the visibility of the area of the object; and an AR display unit configured to superimpose and display the AR image onto a screen. The visibility judgment unit controls whether the AR image is to be displayed or not and content of the image processing to be changed in accordance with the visibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromitsu MORI, Seiji MURATA, Tomoto KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210242658
    Abstract: Provided is an optical semiconductor device including: a wavelength tunable laser element; a beam splitter that splits an outgoing beam of the wavelength tunable laser element into a first light beam and a second light beam parallel to each other, and outputs the first light beam and the second light beam; and an etalon that transmits the first light beam and the second light beam, wherein an optical path length to the first light beam of the etalon is different from an optical path length to the second light beam of the etalon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10069276
    Abstract: A method to tune an emission wavelength of a wavelength tunable laser apparatus is disclosed. The laser apparatus implements, in addition to a wavelength tunable laser diode (t-LD) integrating with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), a wavelength monitor including an etalon filter. The current emission wavelength is determined by a ratio of the magnitude of a filtered beam passing the etalon filter to a raw beam not passing the etalon filter. The method first sets the SOA in an absorbing mode to sense stray component disturbing the wavelength monitor, then correct the ratio of the beams by subtracting the contribution from the stray component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Tetsufumi Odagawa, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Masao Shibata
  • Publication number: 20180048117
    Abstract: A method to tune an emission wavelength of a wavelength tunable laser apparatus is disclosed. The laser apparatus implements, in addition to a wavelength tunable laser diode (t-LD) integrating with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), a wavelength monitor including an etalon filter. The current emission wavelength is determined by a ratio of the magnitude of a filtered beam passing the etalon filter to a raw beam not passing the etalon filter. The method first sets the SOA in an absorbing mode to sense stray component disturbing the wavelength monitor, then correct the ratio of the beams by subtracting the contribution from the stray component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Tetsufumi Odagawa, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Masao Shibata
  • Patent number: 9819147
    Abstract: A method to tune an emission wavelength of a wavelength tunable laser apparatus is disclosed. The laser apparatus implements, in addition to a wavelength tunable laser diode (t-LD) integrating with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), a wavelength monitor including an etalon filter. The current emission wavelength is determined by a ratio of the magnitude of a filtered beam passing the etalon filter to a raw beam not passing the etalon filter. The method first sets the SOA in an absorbing mode to sense stray component disturbing the wavelength monitor, then correct the ratio of the beams by subtracting the contribution from the stray component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Tetsufumi Odagawa, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Masao Shibata
  • Patent number: 9728937
    Abstract: A method of controlling a wavelength tunable laser to control an oscillation wavelength based on a difference between a detection result of a wavelength by a wavelength detecting unit and a target value, the method includes: acquiring a first drive condition of the wavelength tunable laser to make the wavelength tunable laser oscillate at a first wavelength from a memory; calculating a second drive condition to drive the wavelength tunable laser at a second wavelength by referring to the first drive condition and a wavelength difference between the first wavelength and the second wavelength, the second wavelength differing from the first wavelength; and driving the wavelength tunable laser based on the second drive condition calculated at the calculating of the second drive condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Masao Shibata, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Mitsuyoshi Miyata
  • Publication number: 20160329683
    Abstract: A method of controlling a wavelength tunable laser to control an oscillation wavelength based on a difference between a detection result of a wavelength by a wavelength detecting unit and a target value, the method includes: acquiring a first drive condition of the wavelength tunable laser to make the wavelength tunable laser oscillate at a first wavelength from a memory; calculating a second drive condition to drive the wavelength tunable laser at a second wavelength by referring to the first drive condition and a wavelength difference between the first wavelength and the second wavelength, the second wavelength differing from the first wavelength; and driving the wavelength tunable laser based on the second drive condition calculated at the calculating of the second drive condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Masao Shibata, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Mitsuyoshi Miyata
  • Patent number: 9413138
    Abstract: A method of controlling a wavelength tunable laser to control an oscillation wavelength based on a difference between a detection result of a wavelength by a wavelength detecting unit and a target value, the method includes: acquiring a first drive condition of the wavelength tunable laser to make the wavelength tunable laser oscillate at a first wavelength from a memory; calculating a second drive condition to drive the wavelength tunable laser at a second wavelength by referring to the first drive condition and a wavelength difference between the first wavelength and the second wavelength, the second wavelength differing from the first wavelength; and driving the wavelength tunable laser based on the second drive condition calculated at the calculating of the second drive condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Masao Shibata, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Mitsuyoshi Miyata
  • Publication number: 20160056604
    Abstract: A method to tune an emission wavelength of a wavelength tunable laser apparatus is disclosed. The laser apparatus implements, in addition to a wavelength tunable laser diode (t-LD) integrating with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), a wavelength monitor including an etalon filter. The current emission wavelength is determined by a ratio of the magnitude of a filtered beam passing the etalon filter to a raw beam not passing the etalon fitter. The method first sets the SOA in an absorbing mode to sense stray component disturbing the wavelength monitor, then correct the ratio of the beams by subtracting the contribution from the stray component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Hirokazu TANAKA, Tetsufumi ODAGAWA, Hiromitsu KAWAMURA, Masao SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20140036940
    Abstract: A method of controlling a wavelength tunable laser to control an oscillation wavelength based on a difference between a detection result of a wavelength by a wavelength detecting unit and a target value, the method includes: acquiring a first drive condition of the wavelength tunable laser to make the wavelength tunable laser oscillate at a first wavelength from a memory; calculating a second drive condition to drive the wavelength tunable laser at a second wavelength by referring to the first drive condition and a wavelength difference between the first wavelength and the second wavelength, the second wavelength differing from the first wavelength; and driving the wavelength tunable laser based on the second drive condition calculated at the calculating of the second drive condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Masao Shibata, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Mitsuyoshi Miyata
  • Patent number: 6975031
    Abstract: There are provided a carrier substrate, a temperature sensing resistor film formed directly on the carrier substrate, first and second conductive patterns formed on the carrier substrate and connected to both ends of the temperature sensing resistor film respectively, and a semiconductor chip mounting region portion formed on the carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Quantum Devices Limited
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Kawamura
  • Patent number: 6882667
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes an element in which a laser diode and an optical modulator are integrated, and a circuit that sets a common node of the laser diode and the optical modulator at a reference potential different from a ground potential and drives the laser diode and the optical modulator in opposite directions with respect to the reference potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Quantum Devices Limited
    Inventors: Shinya Suzuki, Hiromitsu Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20030185257
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes an element in which a laser diode and an optical modulator are integrated, and a circuit that sets a common node of the laser diode and the optical modulator at a reference potential different from a ground potential and drives the laser diode and the optical modulator in opposite directions with respect to the reference potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: FUJITSU QUANTUM DEVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya Suzuki, Hiromitsu Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20020105045
    Abstract: There are provided a carrier substrate, a temperature sensing resistor film formed directly on the carrier substrate, first and second conductive patterns formed on the carrier substrate and connected to both ends of the temperature sensing resistor film respectively, and a semiconductor chip mounting region portion formed on the carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Fujitsu Quantum Devices Limited
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Kawamura
  • Patent number: 6140757
    Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube includes an antireflection layer and a black matrix layer on the inner surface of a face plate thereof. The antireflection layer contains SiO.sub.2 fine particles and is deposited on the inner surface of the face plate without being interposed between the face plate and the black matrix layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kawamura, Katsumi Kobara, Takao Kawamura
  • Patent number: 6044097
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor device circuit including a MI-DFB-LD capable of minimizing an extension in the wavelength of the output light in order to improve transmission speed and distance. The optical device circuit includes a semiconductor laser diode; an optical modulator for modulating output light of the semiconductor laser diode; a resistive element which is connected to the laser diode and which operates as a resistor at a high frequency; common connection substrate connected to the semiconductor laser diode and to the optical modulator; impedance element or signal reflection element connected to the common connection substrate; and ground connected to the impedance element or the signal reflection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kawamura, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Hisashi Hamaguchi, Haruhisa Soda, Kiyotsugu Kamite
  • Patent number: 5880557
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrafine particle film which is effective for the prevention of an electrostatic charge and reflection and can be applied to a large area at a low cost, a cathode ray tube to which the ultrafine particle film is applied, and image display plate to which the ultrafine particles is applied, and a process for producing the ultrafine particle film which comprises attaching a coating solution bath to a Braun tube surface and the like, introducing a containing solution containing anti-reflection SiO.sub.2 ultrafine particles and antistatic SnO.sub.2 ultrafine particles, and elevating up or down on the Braun tube surface and the like at a constant rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshishige Endo, Masahiko Ono, Toshihiro Yamada, Takao Kawamura, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Katsumi Kobara, Takeshi Araya
  • Patent number: 5742118
    Abstract: An ultrafine particle film which has excellent anti-staining properties, is effective for the prevention of electrostatic charge and reflection of visible light and can be applied to a large area at low cost, and an image display plate such as the one adapted to a Braun tube to which the ultrafine particle film is applied, and a process for producing the ultrafine particle film which comprises attaching a coating solution bath 22 to a surface of a Braun tube 21, filling the bath with a coating solution 23 containing antistatic SnO.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshishige Endo, Masahiko Ono, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Katsumi Kobara, Yoshifumi Tomita, Masahiro Miyazaki, Takao Kawamura, Toshihiro Yamada, Toshiaki Kawabata, Takeshi Araya
  • Patent number: 5707685
    Abstract: An ultrafine particle film which is effective for the prevention of electrostatic charge and reflection of visible light and can be applied to a large area at low cost, an image display plate such as the one adapted to a Braun tube to which the ultrafine particle film is applied, and a process for producing the ultrafine particle film which comprises attaching a coating solution bath 22 to a surface of a Braun tube 21, filling the bath with a coating solution 23 containing the antistatic SnO.sub.2 ultrafine particles so that the surface of the Braun tube 21 is covered with the coating solution, and then exposing the coated Braun tube surface at a predetermined rate to form an electrically conductive film on the Braun tube surface, the above process being repeated by using a coating solution containing the visible light anti-reflection ultrafine particles to form a visible light anti-reflection film on the electrically conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshishige Endou, Masahiko Ono, Masahiro Miyazaki, Hiromitsu Kawamura, Katsumi Kobara, Toshihiro Yamada, Toshiaki Kawabata, Takao Kawamura
  • Patent number: RE37183
    Abstract: There are disclosed an image display panel having an antistatic film comprising a SiO2 coat of transparent and electroconductive properties on the front surface of said panel; the coat containing fine particles of at least one compound selected from electroconductive metal oxides and hygroscopic metal salts; and a process for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Kawamura, Takao Kawamura, Katsumi Kobara, Yoshishige Endo