Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Takimoto

Hiroyuki Takimoto 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: 20240142840
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a liquid crystal panel, and a controller controlling the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a first region and a second region. The controller controls a first opening mode of transmitting light through the first region and the second region, and a second opening mode of making a quantity of light transmitted through the first region smaller than a quantity of light transmitted through the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Akio TAKIMOTO, Toshiki KANEKO, Takuo KAITOH, Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA, Hiroyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11973388
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rotor; a stator; an insulator; and a coil. The rotor rotates about a first axis. The stator includes teeth projecting toward the rotor. The insulator is attached to each of the teeth. The coil is wound around the insulator. The insulator includes a pair of side surface portions that are mounted on the teeth to generate a biasing force against the teeth in a twisting direction with respect to a direction of the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: KYB Corporation, TOP Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sayaka Ueno, Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Tohru Takimoto
  • Patent number: 11925027
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a memory array including first and second bit lines and a sense amplifier circuit. The sense amplifier circuit includes a first sense amplifier array containing first active sense amplifier transistors that each have an active region having a first width, where the first active sense amplifier transistors are electrically connected to the first bit lines, and a second sense amplifier array including second active sense amplifier transistors that each have the active region having the first width, where the second active sense amplifier transistors are electrically connected to the second bit lines, and dummy active regions which are electrically inactive located between columns of the second active sense amplifier transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Takuma Takimoto, Masayuki Hiroi, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Masatoshi Okumura
  • Patent number: 11914258
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a camera, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a liquid crystal panel, and a controller controlling the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a first region and a second region. The controller controls a first opening mode of transmitting light through the first region and the second region, and a second opening mode of making a quantity of light transmitted through the first region smaller than a quantity of light transmitted through the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Takimoto, Toshiki Kaneko, Takuo Kaitoh, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 6586633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to amine derivatives represented by formula (1) or salts thereof. R3 represents C1-C3 alkyl, hydroxylated C1-C5 alkyl, C1-C5 acyl; C2-C5 alkenyl, or a halogen atom; and k, l, and m are each an integer of 1 to 4.) Exhibiting excellent antifungal effect, these compounds are highly useful as antifungal agents, antifungal compositions, drugs, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Pola Chemical Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masayuki Yuasa, Yukio Kawazu, Toshimitsu Suzuki, Toshiro Majima, Takao Itoh, Takuji Nakashima, Akira Nozawa, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Kouji Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6329399
    Abstract: Novel amine derivatives having an excellent antimycotic effect represented by general formula (1) below and salts thereof are provided. [in the formula (1, R1 represents a C1-5 alkyl group which may be halogenated, R2 represents 4-(1,1-dimethylalkyl)benzyl group, 4-(1-methyl-phenylethyl)benzyl group, 1-or 2-naphthylmethyl group, or a hydrocarbon group having 3,3-dimethyl-1-butynyl group or a phenyl group at its terminal and 1 to 3 double bonds; R3 represents oxygen atom or a methylene group which may be substituted by a C1-4 alkyl group; and R4 represents 1-or 2 naphthyl group or a phenyl group which may be substituted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Pola Chemical Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Takao Itoh, Takuji Nakashima, Akira Nozawa, Kouji Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Masayuki Yuasa, Yukio Kawazu, Toshimitsu Suzuki, Toshiro Majima
  • Patent number: 6232747
    Abstract: A remaining-amount-of-battery detecting device according to the present invention detects the remaining amount of battery power. The device is arranged to measure the open-circuit voltage of a battery and detect the remaining amount of battery power on the basis of the measured open-circuit voltage of the battery, so that it is possible to accurately detect the remaining amount of battery power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Takahashi, Isao Harigaya, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Kazumitsu Tobe, Takayuki Saeki
  • Patent number: 6150823
    Abstract: Device for detecting the charge condition of a battery which measures the first output of the battery when connected to the first load and the second output of the battery when connected to the second load, and performs a predetermined computation on the basis of both the first and second outputs of the battery to detect the charge condition of the battery. The charge condition of the battery can be very accurately detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Takahashi, Isao Harigaya, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Kazumitsu Tobe, Takayuki Saeki
  • Patent number: 6084639
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises an inputting part for inputting an image signal, an attenuating part for attenuating a predetermined frequency portion of the image signal inputted by the inputting part, and a controlling part for controlling an attenuation characteristic of the attenuating part for attenuating the predetermined frequency portion, in accordance with a compression ratio of the image signal inputted by the inputting part. There is also provided an image processing apparatus which comprises an inputting part for inputting an image signal, an enhancing part for enhancing a high frequency band of the image signal inputted by the inputting part, and a controlling part for controlling a high-frequency-band enhancement characteristic of the enhancing part in accordance with a compression ratio of the image signal inputted by the inputting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fukuoka, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Taizo Hori, Takashi Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Nakatani, Jun Makino, Shinichi Koyama
  • Patent number: 6014179
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for inputting one or more video signals, synthesizing the video signals and outputting the synthesized video signals with aspect information. The aspect information represents an aspect ratio of the synthesized video signal. The aspect information may be superposed within the vertical blanking period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Taizou Hori, Hiroyuki Fukuoka, Yoshihiro Nakatani, Jun Makino, Shinichi Koyama
  • Patent number: 5966496
    Abstract: There is provided a digital information signal recording and reproducing apparatus which is arranged to input a plurality of kinds of digital video signals, generate sub-information indicative of a television system of the digital video signal, and form a track on a recording medium to record the digital video signal and the sub-information related to the digital video signal at predetermined locations on the track, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Takimoto
  • Patent number: 5923493
    Abstract: An information signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing an information signal from a recording medium on which at least one kind of pilot signal component having a predetermined frequency is multiplexed with the information signal on every other track over a multiplicity of parallel tracks. The apparatus is arranged to form a tracking error signal in accordance with the pilot signal component contained in a signal reproduced during a first period by a head for reproducing a signal by periodically tracing the recording medium at a predetermined period, the first period having a length corresponding to that of the predetermined period, and execute a modifying operation for modifying the tracking error signal by using a signal reproduced by the head during a second period immediately before the first period, the second period having a length corresponding to that of the predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Takimoto
  • Patent number: 5864222
    Abstract: A charging apparatus for charging a secondary battery, arranged in such a manner that the terminal voltage of the battery being charged is measured and then correlated with remaining charging time and usable time of the battery being charged. The remaining charging time and usable time of the battery being charged is stored in memory and then outputted for display to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takimoto, Kazumitsu Tobe, Takayuki Saeki, Isao Harigaya, Koji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5861732
    Abstract: A charging apparatus for charging a secondary battery arranged in such a manner that the interterminal voltage of the battery, which is being charged, is measured so that the charging status of the battery is detected in accordance with the measured interterminal voltage of the battery which is being charged and the charging/discharging characteristics with respect to the interterminal voltage of the battery. As a result, the charging status of the battery can accurately be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takimoto, Kazumitsu Tobe, Takayuki Saeki, Isao Harigaya, Koji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5843674
    Abstract: A mammal is immunized by using an antigen of a peptide having an amino acid sequence existing in a region having low homology to amino acid sequences of tyrosinase-related proteins but included in an amino acid sequence of human tyrosinase, and then the spleen cells of the mammal is fused with cultured cells to prepare a hybridoma producing monoclonal antibody which binds to human tyrosinase and mouse tyrosinase but does not bind to the tyrosinase-related proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Pola Chemical Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takimoto, Satoshi Suzuki, Koushi Shibata, Shigeki Masui
  • Patent number: 5638485
    Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus including an input unit for inputting a video signal, a detecting unit for detecting an aspect ratio of the video signal inputted to the input unit, a holding unit for holding aspect information representing the aspect ratio detected by the detecting unit, an abnormal state detecting unit for detecting an abnormal state of the video signal inputted to the input unit, and an output unit for selectively outputting aspect information outputted from the aspect ratio detecting unit and the aspect information held by the holding unit, in accordance with an output of the abnormal state detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Taizou Hori, Hiroyuki Fukuoka, Yoshihiro Nakatani, Jun Makino, Shinichi Koyama
  • Patent number: 5612660
    Abstract: In an inductance element which is built in a printed circuit board by forming at least two upper and lower layers of conductive patterns in such a way as to sandwich an insulator layer of the printed circuit board in between them and by interconnecting them by means of through holes (via holes), the inductance element is formed, within a plane orthogonally intersecting the surface of the printed circuit board, in a shape of a rectangularly spiral conductor having at its center an axis parallel to the surface of the printed circuit board. This arrangement enables the inductance element to be formed at the same time as when other conductive patterns of the printed circuit board are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Takimoto
  • Patent number: 5539470
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises an inputting part for inputting an image signal, an attenuating part for attenuating a predetermined frequency portion of the image signal inputted by the inputting part, and a controlling part for controlling an attenuation characteristic of the attenuating part for attenuating the predetermined frequency portion, in accordance with a compression ratio of the image signal inputted by the inputting part. There is also provided an image processing apparatus which comprises an inputting part for inputting an image signal, an enhancing part for enhancing a high frequency band of the image signal inputted by the inputting part, and a controlling part for controlling a high-frequency-band enhancement characteristic of the enhancing part in accordance with a compression ratio of the image signal inputted by the inputting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fukuoka, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Taizo Hori, Takashi Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Nakatani, Jun Makino, Shinichi Koyama
  • Patent number: 5392069
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus having an input unit for inputting a video signal, a detection unit for detecting the aspect ratio of the video signal input by the input unit, an image output unit for outputting an image having an aspect ratio corresponding to the aspect ratio detected by the detection unit, and a synthesizing unit for synthesizing the output from the image output unit with the video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinichi Koyama, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Taizou Hori, Takashi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Fukuoka, Yoshihiro Nakatani, Jun Makino
  • Patent number: 5347318
    Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus including an input unit for inputting a video signal, a detecting unit for detecting an aspect ratio of the video signal inputted to the input unit, a holding unit for holding aspect information representing the aspect ratio detected by the detecting unit, an abnormal state detecting unit for detecting an abnormal state of the video signal inputted to the input unit, and an output unit for selectively outputting aspect information outputted from the aspect ratio detecting unit and the aspect information held by the holding unit, in accordance with an output of the abnormal state detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Takimoto, Taizou Hori, Hiroyuki Fukuoka, Yoshihiro Nakatani, Jun Makino, Shinichi Koyama