Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Fujita
Hiroyuki Fujita 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: 20050023929Abstract: An extremely small, self-moved, impact driven microactuator is disclosed that has a movable mass member electrostatically driven and which eliminates the need for it to be assembled individually. The microactuator includes a fixing member (1) securely connected to a pedestal part (14), an elastic support beam member (2) having one end securely connected to the fixing member, a movable mass member (3) fastened to the other end of the elastic support beam member, a driving electrode and a stopper member (4, 5) each securely connected to the pedestal part and spacedly juxtaposed with the movable mass member, and a power supply circuit (9) for applying a voltage between the movable mass and driving electrode members.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Applicant: Japan Science and Technology AgencyInventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Dai Kobayashi, Makoto Mita, Shouichi Tensaka
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Patent number: 6850065Abstract: A RF receive coil system for imaging a breast on a human chest with a horizontal field MRI system includes a volume saddle coil adapted to be contoured about the chest; and a Helmholtz coil having a lower portion adapted to be contoured about the chest and an upper portion adapted to be above the chest The coils are operable in quadrature mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2002Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Mark Xueming Zou
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Patent number: 6831657Abstract: Musical sound signal is input to an electronic volume control unit, which in turn adjusts the gain of the input musical signal and outputs the resultant gain-adjusted signal to an amplifier. CPU supplies the electronic volume control unit with a sound volume setting level corresponding to an output of a rotary encoder. At the same time, the CPU generates, with reference to stored data of a ROM table, a hue control signal for changing a displaying hue of a three-color light-emitting diode in accordance with the sound volume setting level supplied by the CPU. The CPU takes in a current sound volume setting level when an upper-limit setting switch is activated, and it retains the taken-in level as an upper limit value of various sound volume setting levels that are to be used to change the displaying hue of the light-emitting diode between purple and red hues. As the sound volume setting level is changed from zero to the upper limit value, the displaying hue changes in a stepwise manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Kazumasu Tsutsumi, Hajime Asahira, Tomoaki Makino, Hiroyuki Fujita
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Publication number: 20040245449Abstract: A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray inspection device as a belt conveyor moves, a corona discharge power supply in a hazardous material detection device is turned on for a constant time, to introduce a gaseous sample containing a substance stuck to the test sample into the hazardous material detection device via a sucking section and gaseous sample introduction piping, in order to ionize the gaseous sample and analyze it at an analyzer, based on a result of which analysis, a data processor decides whether the gaseous sample contains a hazardous material, to display a decision result on a screen. When the test sample is detected by an exit side sensor, the corona discharge power supply is turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fujita, Toshio Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20040240234Abstract: First and second semiconductor switches which are activated alternately are provided between ends of a primary winding and a common potential point, wherein a DC power supply voltage is supplied to a center tap. An electric current flowing into a load is fed back to thereby subject the semiconductor switches to PWM control. Series circuits consisting of capacitors and semiconductor switches are connected between the center tap of the primary winding and the ends of the same. The semiconductor switches are activated in synchronism with the first and second semiconductor switches, thereby preventing occurrence of an anomalous high voltage, which would otherwise be caused at the time of switching operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Toda, Kenichi Fukumoto, Yosuke Aoyagi, Hiroyuki Fujita
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Patent number: 6806939Abstract: A display device having an insulating substrate on which transparent electrodes having display electrode portions and wiring electrodes portions are formed, and another substrate opposed to the insulating substrate. At a portion of the insulating substrate at which the wiring electrode patterns extend across a contour line of the opposing substrate, the wiring electrode patterns are set perpendicular to the end surface of the opposing substrate. Dummy patterns may be provided outside the opposite-end terminal patterns in the group of wiring electrode patterns. In the thus-arranged display device, when the wiring electrodes are plated after assembly of a display element, a short circuit cannot occur on the insulating substrate portion at which the wiring electrode patterns extend across the contour line of the opposing substrate. Pads for contact with a short check probe are arranged in a straight line on the insulating substrate. A low-priced straight probe can therefore be used for a short circuit check.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Katsuki Matsushita
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Patent number: 6806450Abstract: A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray inspection device as a belt conveyor moves, a corona discharge power supply in a hazardous material detection device is turned on for a constant time, to introduce a gaseous sample containing a substance stuck to the test sample into the hazardous material detection device via a sucking section and gaseous sample introduction piping, in order to ionize the gaseous sample and analyze it at an analyzer, based on a result of which analysis, a data processor decides whether the gaseous sample contains a hazardous material, to display a decision result on a screen. When the test sample is detected by an exit side sensor, the corona discharge power supply is turned off.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fujita, Toshio Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20040196042Abstract: A system and method for configuring coils in a coil array are provided. The system includes a coil arrangement for a medical imaging system. The coil arrangement includes a plurality of coil elements for a medical imaging system and a plurality of twisted portions in combination with at least one of the plurality of coil elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Mark Xueming Zou, Dan K. Spence
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Patent number: 6774533Abstract: An extremely small, self-moved, impact driven microactuator is disclosed that has a movable mass member electrostatically driven and which eliminates the need for it to be assembled individually. The microactuator includes a fixing member (1) securely connected to a pedestal part (14), an elastic support beam member (2) having one end securely connected to the fixing member, a movable mass member (3) fastened to the other end of the elastic support beam member, a driving electrode and a stopper member (4, 5) each securely connected to the pedestal part and spacedly juxtaposed with the movable mass member, and a power supply circuit (9) for applying a voltage between the movable mass and driving electrode members.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Japan Science and Technology AgencyInventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Dai Kobayashi, Makoto Mita, Shouichi Tensaka
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Patent number: 6767473Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for fine pattern formation, which can form a fine pattern with high accuracy by direct writing with ink, a production process of fine nozzles provided in the apparatus for fine pattern formation, and a method for fine pattern formation.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2002Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Yoshio Mita, Ryoichi Ohigashi, Katsunori Tsuchiya
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Publication number: 20040126100Abstract: A data recording and reproducing apparatus (11) which generates a plurality of divided data through dividing input data DI using a distributor (22) if recording data, while generating redundancy-code data P1 and P2 using Read-Solomon-code data which can perform error-correcting on a plurality of divided data, and records the divided data and the redundancy-code data P1, P2 on HDDs 211 to 21K, 281 and 28Z. The data recording and reproducing apparatus (11) reproduces the divided data and the redundancy-code data from the HDDs 211 to 21K, 281 and 28Z, performs error-correcting processing on the divided data based on the redundancy-code data by an error corrector (31), and outputs the divided data which have been error-corrected after multiplying the divided data by a data multiplier (32) if reproducing data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Norikazu Ito, Satoshi Yoneya, Masakazu Yoshimoto, Satoshi Katsuo, Jun Yoshikawa, Satoshi Yutani, Koichi Sato, Tomohisa Shiga, Hiroyuki Fujita, Masaki Hirose
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Patent number: 6756542Abstract: A front-cover assembly having a front-cover forming the front face of the information apparatus, lid members provided on the front-cover so as to be turned and moved between the closed position and the opened position, and caps provided on the upper and the lower face of the front-cover to hide the flanges of the lid members. The lid member is constituted by an elongated lid body and flanges provided on each end of the lid body. The flange has a turning center through-hole at the center, and a raised part as well as an outline part on the periphery part. On the upper face of the front-cover are formed a shaft part and concave parts. When the lid member is turned to the opened position, the raised part engages the concave part and is click locked, and the outline part appears on the front face of the front-cover filling the gap between the front-cover and the cap.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Masaki Ishikawa, Tsutomu Konno, Hiroyuki Fujita
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Patent number: 6728470Abstract: A data recording and reproducing apparatus capable of easily obtaining information which has few dropout and is necessary for variable speed reproduction at the time of variable speed reproduction. An image group dividing unit divides input image data into a plurality of image groups on a unit image basis, thereby forming plural divided data. After the formed divided data is temporarily stored into an image data temporary storing unit, the divided data is outputted as image data which is a data stream of the divided data in a predetermined image unit to a disk array apparatus via an HDD output interface unit. Each disk array apparatus records the divided data into HDDs so as to periodically change the relation between the HDDs and the groups of data to be recorded to the HDDs in a predetermined pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Norikazu Ito, Hiroyuki Fujita, Satoshi Yoneya, Masakazu Yoshimoto, Satoshi Katsuo, Jun Yoshikawa, Satoshi Yutani, Koichi Sato, Tomohisa Shiga, Masaki Hirose
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Patent number: 6728472Abstract: In a video data reproducing apparatus adapted for reading out data including video data stored on plural non-linear accessible recording media by time slots allocated thereto to output those data, when the video data which has been read out from the recording medium is outputted to the external as n (n>1) times speed video data, a processing is carried out by a reproduction picture dividing section 11 such that when n is integer, output image 1 frame is divided by n, while when n is not integer, output image 1 frame is divided by m (m is integral part of n: n=m. . . . ), and such a processing is carried out by a reproduction image generating section 13 to allocate n frames or m frames of the video data which has been read out from the recording medium to the output image 1 frame divided by n or divided by m to generate reproduction image.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2000Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Norikazu Ito, Satoshi Yoneya, Masakazu Yoshimoto, Satoshi Katsuo, Satoshi Yutani, Tomohisa Shiga, Masaki Hirose, Jun Yoshikawa, Koichi Sato
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Patent number: 6711321Abstract: A mechanical optic switch is disclosed that is of high mirror quality, high in the accuracy of opto-axial alignment between a mirror and a fiber aligning structure and yet of low insertion loss, permitting fiber optic switching by an electromagnetic force. It is made by a crystallographically oriented face dependent etching process, which simultaneously forms in a Si (100) crystallographically faced single crystal substrate (1), V-grooves (3) for fixing optical fibers (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) with the V-groove's longitudinal axes oriented in the <110> crystallographic direction or in a direction equivalent thereto; and a resilient support beam (5) and a mirror (4, 6) with the longitudinal axis of the resilient support beam and the mirror surface of the mirror oriented in the <100> direction or in a direction equivalent thereto. Slitting into the substrate from a rear surface thereof by etching renders the support beam resilient and flexible.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Japan Science and Technology CorporationInventors: Philippe Helin, Makoto Mita, Hiroyuki Fujita
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Patent number: 6711344Abstract: A data reproducing apparatus characterized by comprises a data accumulation device consisting of a non-linearly accessible recording medium for accumulating data including video data, a plurality of data reproducing device adapted to storing the data read out from said data accumulation device in respective memories, converting said data stored in the memories to a predetermined data format and outputting the data and a control device for allocating time slots to said data reproducing device with a predetermined cycle period and controlling said data reproducing device so as to cause them to read out said data from said data accumulation device and store them in said respective memories in said respective time slots, each of said memories including at least three banks, each having a capacity for storing data for the time slots of each said predetermined cycle period, said control device assigning to the data reproducing device operating for variable speed replaying the time slots to be allocated to the remaiType: GrantFiled: February 16, 1999Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Norikazu Ito, Hiroyuki Fujita, Satoshi Yoneya, Masakazu Yoshimoto, Satoshi Katsuo, Jun Yoshikawa, Satoshi Yutani, Koichi Sato, Tomohisa Shiga
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Patent number: 6679982Abstract: An oxygen sensor is disposed downstream from a catalyst for purifying exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and which can suppress an influence of unburnt hydrocarbon on an output voltage. After forming a platinum thin film on the outer periphery of a zirconia ceramic body, only a detection electrode of the ceramic body is dipped in a silver nitrate aqueous solution of 0.1 mol/l, and the silver nitrate is pyrolyzed through a heat treatment. Subsequently, a platinum reference electrode is formed on the inner periphery of the ceramic body. To protect the silver-doped detection electrode, a protective layer is formed on the surface of the detection electrode. By the exposure to combustion gas and through aging, a detection element is formed, and set into a metal case together with a cylindrical heater, to complete an oxygen sensor to be disposed downstream from a CNG engine catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignees: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuzaki, Keiji Suzuki, Teppei Ookawa, Hiroshi Kubota, Seiichi Hosogai, Hiroyuki Fujita, Katsunori Nakamura
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Publication number: 20030234357Abstract: A hazardous material detection system that can suppress occurrence of contamination due to ionization. When a sensor detects that a test sample has entered an inspection region of an X-ray inspection device as a belt conveyor moves, a corona discharge power supply in a hazardous material detection device is turned on for a constant time, to introduce a gaseous sample containing a substance stuck to the test sample into the hazardous material detection device via a sucking section and gaseous sample introduction piping, in order to ionize the gaseous sample and analyze it at an analyzer, based on a result of which analysis, a data processor decides whether the gaseous sample contains a hazardous material, to display a decision result on a screen. When the test sample is detected by an exit side sensor, the corona discharge power supply is turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2003Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: Keiko Nakashige, Seiji Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fujita, Toshio Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20030218131Abstract: Prior to initiation of gas analysis, a first vacuum valve and a second vacuum valve are closed while a third vacuum valve is opened, then an introduction pipe and a branch pipe are evacuated by a vacuum pump, the third vacuum valve is closed while the first vacuum valve 22 is opened so as to introduce and reserve gas to be analyzed into and in the gas introduction pipe when luggage 16 is set in a luggage receiver, and the second vacuum valve is opened so as to feed the gas to be analyzed from the introduction pipe into a mass spectrometer for gas analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: Hiroyuki Fujita, Toshio Iwasaki
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Publication number: 20030205466Abstract: An oxygen sensor is disposed downstream from a catalyst for purifying exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and which can suppress an influence of unburnt hydrocarbon on an output voltage. After forming a platinum thin film on the outer periphery of a zirconia ceramic body, only a detection electrode of the ceramic body is dipped in a silver nitrate aqueous solution of 0.1 mol/l, and the silver nitrate is pyrolyzed through a heat treatment. Subsequently, a platinum reference electrode is formed on the inner periphery of the ceramic body. To protect the silver-doped detection electrode, a protective layer is formed on the surface of the detection electrode. By the exposure to combustion gas and through aging, a detection element is formed, and set into a metal case together with a cylindrical heater, to complete an oxygen sensor to be disposed downstream from a CNG engine catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2003Publication date: November 6, 2003Applicants: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuzaki, Keiji Suzuki, Teppei Ookawa, Hiroshi Kubota, Seiichi Hosogai, Hiroyuki Fujita, Katsunori Nakamura