Patents by Inventor Hiroto Suzuki

Hiroto Suzuki 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).

  • Patent number: 9398245
    Abstract: In order to enable cables to be easily and correctly connected in a display device requiring a plurality of cables to be connected to source device, even if cables having the same appearance are used, the display device (100) is provided with one display panel (10) and a plurality of input terminals, and is able to be connected via a plurality of cables to source device (101), which outputs a video signal for a video to be displayed on the display panel (10). The display device (100) includes an on-screen display (OSD) processing portion. When a plurality of video signals, which show a test image having different colors in split display areas formed by splitting a display area of the display panel (10) so as to have the same number as the number of cables, are received from the source device (101) via the plurality of cables, an OSD image that prompts a user to switch the cables is displayed on the display panel (10) according to the received test image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160185391
    Abstract: A vehicle rear portion structure includes: a rear side member front-rear direction; a shock absorbing member that is placed at the rear side of the rear side member; and a lower bracket that has a reinforcement portion that is joined to a rear end portion of the rear side member, a load receiving portion that extends downward from a rear end portion of the reinforcement portion and to which the shock absorbing member is joined, and a load transmitting bead portion that is disposed spanning the distance between the load receiving portion and a lower wall portion of the reinforcement portion, with a length L to which the load transmitting bead portion projects in the vehicle front-rear direction becoming longer heading from the load receiving portion to the reinforcement portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroto SUZUKI, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Wenfeng LI
  • Publication number: 20150334288
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus to which a lens unit having an optical imaging system is attachable, comprising: an image sensor configured to generate an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion on a light flux passing through the optical imaging system; a first calculation unit configured to obtain first control information for focus control by using a signal output from the image sensor; and a second calculation unit configured to obtain second control information for focus control without using a signal output from the image sensor, and transmit the second control information to the lens unit. The first calculation unit transmits the first control information to the lens unit without mediation of the second calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140362295
    Abstract: In order to enable cables to be easily and correctly connected in a display device requiring a plurality of cables to be connected to source device, even if cables having the same appearance are used, the display device (100) is provided with one display panel (10) and a plurality of input terminals, and is able to be connected via a plurality of cables to source device (101), which outputs a video signal for a video to be displayed on the display panel (10). The display device (100) includes an on-screen display (OSD) processing portion. When a plurality of video signals, which show a test image having different colors in split display areas formed by splitting a display area of the display panel (10) so as to have the same number as the number of cables, are received from the source device (101) via the plurality of cables, an OSD image that prompts a user to switch the cables is displayed on the display panel (10) according to the received test image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: Hiroto Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8773298
    Abstract: A successive approximation register A/D converter that obtains an output of N bits interrupts operation at a timing when the operation of the successive approximation register A/D converter is affected on the basis of circuit timing in an integrated circuit. The A/D converter performs a comparison between a sampling signal and a comparison reference voltage by a sampling period in which an analog signal is sampled, a comparison period of N states in which the sampled signal is sequentially compared with a comparison voltage for each bit, and a reserve period of M states following the comparison period. When an operation is temporarily interrupted, the A/D converter performs a comparison operation of a bit, whereas the comparison is not performed in the reserve period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Matsumoto, Masao Ito, Osamu Matsumoto, Hiroto Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8720529
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for use in a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, including a plurality of first and second tubes; a first heat exchanger section, a boundary portion, and a second heat exchanger section; a plurality of first fins disposed on the first heat exchanger section and a plurality of second fins disposed on the second heat exchanger section; and a partition member formed at the boundary portion, wherein the partition member is made of a synthetic resin or synthetic rubber and in contact with the plurality of the first and second tubes and end surfaces of the plurality of the first and second fins at the boundary portion such that the partition member blocks the air from flowing between the first heat exchanger section and the second heat exchanger section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Keihin Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Suzuki, Tatsunori Arai
  • Patent number: 8704742
    Abstract: When each of R, G, and B pixels continuously display identical gray scales (1023 gray scale) in a liquid crystal display device in which the thicknesses of the liquid crystal layers are of R pixel>G pixel>B pixel, the R pixel is alternately supplied with a positive signal potential (SHR1023) and a negative signal potential (SLR1023), the G pixel is alternately supplied with a positive signal potential (SHG1023) and a negative signal potential (SLG1023), and the B pixel is alternately supplied with a positive signal potential (SHB1023) and a negative signal potential (SLB1023). A first middle value (SMR1023) that between SHR1023 and SLR1023 is set higher than a second middle value (SMG1023) that is between SHG1023 and SLG1023, and second middle value (SMG1023) is set higher than a third middle value (SMB1023) that is between SHB1023 and SLB1023.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaro Irie, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Hiroto Suzuki, Toshihide Tsubata
  • Patent number: 8698850
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a display device includes: a correction section for carrying out gray scale correction on gray scale data to be supplied to a display driver, by use of a correction amount corresponding to a position of each column to which the data signal is to be supplied, the each column being on a display panel, the correction section carrying out the gray scale correction by setting the correction amount to zero for at least (i) gray scale data corresponding to a lowest positive-polarity data signal potential and (ii) gray scale data corresponding to a lowest negative-polarity data signal potential of first gray scale data to be supplied to at least one column constituting a part of all columns, the gray scale data (i) and (ii) being among the gray scale data inputted into the correction section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaro Irie, Masae Kawabata, Hiroto Suzuki, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryo
  • Patent number: 8605019
    Abstract: A display device of at least one embodiment of the present invention includes at least one correcting device for, in a case where a first data signal is to be written to a first pixel during a unique horizontal period, (i) carrying out a first gray scale correction with respect to display data corresponding to the first data signal to be written to the first pixel during the unique horizontal period, and (ii) supplying the display data to a display driver, the unique horizontal period being a first horizontal period for one of the driving signals supplied to respective storage capacitor bus lines which first horizontal period occurs a first number of horizontal periods after an initial horizontal period included in a given cyclic term for either or both of a binary level, the given cyclic term being a second cyclic term for the driving signals which second cyclic term occurs a second number of cyclic terms after a first cyclic term including a horizontal period during which the data signals start to be writte
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroto Suzuki, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Masae Kawabata, Kentarou Irie, Toshikazu Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20130265180
    Abstract: A successive approximation register A/D converter that obtains an output of N bits interrupts operation at a timing when the operation of the successive approximation register A/D converter is affected on the basis of circuit timing in an integrated circuit. The A/D converter performs a comparison between a sampling signal and a comparison reference voltage by a sampling period in which an analog signal is sampled, a comparison period of N states in which the sampled signal is sequentially compared with a comparison voltage for each bit, and a reserve period of M states following the comparison period. When an operation is temporarily interrupted, the A/D converter performs a comparison operation of a bit, whereas the comparison is not performed in the reserve period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Takashi MATSUMOTO, Masao ITO, Osamu MATSUMOTO, Hiroto SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8267757
    Abstract: In a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a first blower unit is connected by a connection duct to a side portion of a casing constituted by respective air passages, and a second blower unit separate from the first blower unit is connected to a lower portion of the casing. The first blower unit adjusts an inflow rate of external air by means of an adjustment damper, which is disposed to face toward an opening of a duct, and the external air flows into the casing through an intake damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Keihin Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Seto, Hiroto Suzuki, Junichi Kanemaru, Shinji Kakizaki
  • Publication number: 20120171274
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transdermal patch having excellent preservation stability and transdermal absorbency of DMAEs. The patch has a support and a plaster layer integrally laminated on one surface of the support, and the plaster layer includes: DMAEs; an acrylic adhesive prepared by copolymerizing monomers respectively containing 30 to 99% by weight of alkyl methacrylate having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 6 to 22 and 1 to 70% by weight of alkyl acrylate having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 2 to 20; and fatty acid ester prepared by dehydro-condensing saturated fatty acid having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 10 to 20 and saturated aliphatic monohydric alcohol having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 2 to 20, wherein solubility of the DMAEs is 0.05 to 5 g at 25° C. with respect to the fatty acid ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroko Udagawa, Toshikazu Komoda, Masaru Hamabe, Yukihiko Noda, Sakiko Shibata, Masashi Yamada, Akihiro Kawashima, Hiroto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120136068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an agent for improving renal dysfunction comprising as an active ingredient a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein each R1, R2, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and X represents a linear or branched alkylene or alkenylene group having 10 to 28 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: MEIJI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Sato, Motoaki Saito, Bang Luu, Masashi Yamada, Hiroto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120114738
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transdermal patch having excellent preservation stability and transdermal absorbency of DMAE or its pharmacologically acceptable salt. The patch has a support and a plaster layer integrally laminated on one surface of the support, and the plaster layer includes: 2-amino-1-(2?,5?-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanol or its pharmacologically acceptable salt; 40 to 98% by weight of acrylic adhesive prepared by copolymerizing monomers respectively containing 30 to 99% by weight of alkyl methacrylate having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 6 to 22 and 1 to 70% by weight of alkyl acrylate having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 2 to 20; and 1 to 30% by weight of saturated aliphatic monohydric alcohol having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 10 to 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Toshikazu KOMODA, Hiroko Udagawa, Masaru Hamabe, Yukihiko Noda, Sakiko Shibata, Masashi Yamada, Akihiro Kawashima, Hiroto Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8152219
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes: a door body that includes an inner panel and an outer panel and that has a space between the inner panel and the outer panel; an acceleration detector that is arranged in the space; a support portion that supports the acceleration detector on the door body so that a direction of sensitivity of the acceleration detector differs from a direction in which the door body is closed; and a sensitivity direction changing portion that changes a position in which the acceleration detector is supported by the support portion so that the direction of sensitivity of the acceleration detector approaches a direction in which the inner panel faces the outer panel as the outer panel is relatively displaced toward the inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120044427
    Abstract: When each of R, G, and B pixels continuously display identical gray scales (1023 gray scale) in a liquid crystal display device in which the thicknesses of the liquid crystal layers are of R pixel>G pixel>B pixel, the R pixel is alternately supplied with a positive signal potential (SHR1023) and a negative signal potential (SLR1023), the G pixel is alternately supplied with a positive signal potential (SHG1023) and a negative signal potential (SLG1023), and the B pixel is alternately supplied with a positive signal potential (SHB1023) and a negative signal potential (SLB1023). A first middle value (SMR1023) that between SHR1023 and SLR1023 is set higher than a second middle value (SMG1023) that is between SHG1023 and SLG1023, and second middle value (SMG1023) is set higher than a third middle value (SMB1023) that is between SHB1023 and SLB1023.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Irie, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Hiroto Suzuki, Toshihide Tsubata
  • Publication number: 20110234625
    Abstract: A display device carries out an overshoot process on gray scale data of a target frame, the gray scale data being to be converted into a data signal, the overshoot process converting the gray scale data so that the gray scale data includes an overshoot amount in accordance with at least the gray scale data of a predetermined frame preceding the target frame and the gray scale data of the target frame, and further carrying out gray scale correction on overshoot-processed gray scale data obtained by carrying out the overshoot process on the gray scale data of the target frame, the gray scale correction being carried out by use of a correction amount corresponding to each of positions of respective columns to each of which the data signal is to be supplied, the respective columns being on a display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Irie, Masae Kawabata, Hiroto Suzuki, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
  • Publication number: 20110221760
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a display device includes: a correction section for carrying out gray scale correction on gray scale data to be supplied to a display driver, by use of a correction amount corresponding to a position of each column to which the data signal is to be supplied, the each column being on a display panel, the correction section carrying out the gray scale correction by setting the correction amount to zero for at least (i) gray scale data corresponding to a lowest positive-polarity data signal potential and (ii) gray scale data corresponding to a lowest negative-polarity data signal potential of first gray scale data to be supplied to at least one column constituting a part of all columns, the gray scale data (i) and (ii) being among the gray scale data inputted into the correction section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaro Irie, Masae Kawabata, Hiroto Suzuki, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryo
  • Publication number: 20110138850
    Abstract: In an evaporator constituting part of a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a first cooling section that faces a first front passage, and a second cooling section that faces a first rear passage are provided. At a boundary portion between the first cooling section and the second cooling section, a partition member constituted by a filled and hardened packing agent is formed. The partition member is formed so as to fill spaces, which are located between first fins that constitute the first cooling section and second fins that constitute the second cooling section. Air that flows through the first cooling section and air that flows through the second cooling section do not mix together in the interior of the evaporator by the partition member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Suzuki, Tatsunori Arai
  • Publication number: 20110122163
    Abstract: A display device of at least one embodiment of the present invention includes at least one correcting device for, in a case where a first data signal is to be written to a first pixel during a unique horizontal period, (i) carrying out a first gray scale correction with respect to display data corresponding to the first data signal to be written to the first pixel during the unique horizontal period, and (ii) supplying the display data to a display driver, the unique horizontal period being a first horizontal period for one of the driving signals supplied to respective storage capacitor bus lines which first horizontal period occurs a first number of horizontal periods after an initial horizontal period included in a given cyclic term for either or both of a binary level, the given cyclic term being a second cyclic term for the driving signals which second cyclic term occurs a second number of cyclic terms after a first cyclic term including a horizontal period during which the data signals start to be writte
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroto Suzuki, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Masae Kawabata, Kentarou Irie, Toshikazu Tsuchiya