Patents by Inventor Katsumi Abe

Katsumi Abe 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: 20080285324
    Abstract: Shunt regions are formed at certain intervals in a memory cell array region as extending in a second direction. The shunt regions each include a contact formed to connect a word line or a signal line wired in the same direction to another metal wire. Extension regions are each formed of an extension of the shunt region in the data cache array region. Data input/output lines extend in a first direction and transfer data on bit lines simultaneously via a data cache array. Sense circuits are arranged around the data cache array and connected to the data input/output lines respectively. The data input/output lines are divided at a certain interval in the first direction. The divided portions are connected to respective leads formed in the extension region in the longitudinal direction thereof and connected to the sense circuits via the leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukako HATTORI, Katsumi Abe, Masami Masuda, Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20080238384
    Abstract: A current source circuit includes a voltage output section which outputs a voltage signal; a current source section and a conversion section. The current source section has at least one current source block comprising a plurality of current sources, each of which outputs an output current. The conversion section is provided between the voltage output section and the current source section and outputs a reference current to the plurality of current sources of the at least one current source block based on the voltage signal such that the output current from each of the plurality of current sources is set based on the reference current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Fujikura, Katsumi Abe, Masamichi Shimoda
  • Patent number: 7427892
    Abstract: A current source circuit includes a voltage output section which outputs a voltage signal; a current source section and a conversion section. The current source section has at least one current source block comprising a plurality of current sources, each of which outputs an output current. The conversion section is provided between the voltage output section and the current source section and outputs a reference current to the plurality of current sources of the at least one current source block based on the voltage signal such that the output current from each of the plurality of current sources is set based on the reference current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignees: NEC Electronics Corporation, NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Fujikura, Katsumi Abe, Masamichi Shimoda
  • Publication number: 20080225023
    Abstract: A drive circuit for a light emitting display apparatus including a pixel circuit having a light emitting device for emitting a light having brightness determined based on supplied current and a drive transistor for supplying the current to the light emitting device, comprises a threshold value correction circuit converting a second signal including a threshold voltage of the drive transistor and a data voltage, the second signal being output from the drive transistor when a first signal including the data voltage is input into the control electrode of the drive transistor, into a third signal including the threshold voltage of an inverted polarity and the data voltage or a voltage corresponding to the data voltage, to output the converted third signal to the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a switch for supplying the third signal to the control electrode of the drive transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisae Shimizu, Katsumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20080211469
    Abstract: A step-down circuit generates a second power supply lower than a first power supply. The step-down circuit includes an output terminal connected to a load circuit, an output transistor connected between the first power supply and the output terminal, and having a gate terminal connected to a first node, a monitor transistor connected between the first power supply and a second node, and having a gate terminal connected to the first node, and a feedback circuit which sets a gate voltage of the output transistor in accordance with a difference between a voltage obtained by dividing a voltage of the second node and a reference voltage. A size of the monitor transistor is changed in accordance with an operation mode of the load circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUEMATSU, Katsumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20080076050
    Abstract: The present invention provides p-terphenyl compounds represented by the following general formula (1) and (2): and an electrophotographic photoconductor containing the compound. According to the invention, a charge transporting agent having improved solubility in an organic solvent and an electrophotographic photoconductor excellent in drift mobility and having high sensitivity and high durability are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Hodogaya Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Abe, Atsushi Takesue, Shinya Nagai, Mitsutoshi Anzai
  • Publication number: 20080044750
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photosensitive body which is not impaired in electrophotographic characteristics such as charged potential and residual potential, and which is also excellent in repeating stability. The present invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive body including a conductive support having thereon a layer containing a specific p-terphenyl compound and at least one additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Abe, Atsushi Takesue, Takehiro Nakajima, Makoto Koike, Shinya Nagai
  • Publication number: 20080015387
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a hydrazone compound represented by the general formula (5): which comprises a step of condensing a hydrazine compound represented by the general formula (3): with a carbonyl compound represented by the general formula (4): without taking the hydrazine compound out of a reactor According to the invention, the target hydrazone compound can be obtained in high quality and in a high yield without taking the hydrazine compound out of the reactor at all, the hydrazine compound being a reaction intermediate which is structurally unstable and has a fear of influencing safety of workers owing to its toxicity (mutagenicity).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Takaso, Katsumi Abe, Atsushi Takesue
  • Patent number: 7312977
    Abstract: An anode foil and a cathode foil which has an oxidation film layer on the surface are separated by a separator and wound to form a capacitor element and then anodic forming is performed on this capacitor element. Next, the capacitor element is immersed in a solution of less than 10 wt %, preferably between 2.0 and 9 wt %, more preferably between 5 and 8 wt % of polyimide silicone dissolved in a ketone solvent, and after removing, the solvent is evaporated off at between 40 and 100° C. and heat treating is performed at 150 to 200° C. Next, this capacitor element was immersed in a mixture of polymeric monomer and oxidizing agent and the conductive monomer was made to polymerize in the capacitor element to form a solid electrolyte layer. Furthermore, this capacitor element was stored in an external case and the open end was sealed with sealing rubber to form the solid electrolytic capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamada, Katsumi Abe, Toshiyuki Murakami, Takashi Arai, Yuuya Tamai, Tomohiro Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 7307605
    Abstract: A precharge circuit is provided with an N-channel transistor intended for switching. A reference potential is applied to either one of the source and drain of this N-channel transistor. The other of the source and drain is connected to a node. A precharge signal is applied to the gate of the N-channel transistor. The reference potential is set to a precharge output potential for the case of displaying black on a pixel, i.e., the potential when a minimum current flows through a P-channel transistor connected to the other of the source and drain of the N-channel transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Corporation and NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Masamichi Shimoda, Katsumi Abe, Koichi Iguchi
  • Publication number: 20070217275
    Abstract: In a D/I conversion section of the semiconductor device for driving a light emission display device, a precharge circuit is provided at the rear of each 1-output D/I conversion section. A precharge signal PC is input into the precharge circuit. The D/I conversion section has two output blocks internally thereof, and a role for storing and outputting current is changed every frame to enable securing a period for driving a pixel longer. Further, at the time of driving, in the precharge circuit, current driving is carried out after a voltage corresponding to output current has been applied to the pixel, and therefore, the pixel can be driven at high speed. Thereby, output current of high accuracy can be supplied to digital image data to be input, and even where an output current value is low, the current load device can be driven at high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsumi Abe
  • Patent number: 7256756
    Abstract: In a D/I conversion section of the semiconductor device for driving a light emission display device, a precharge circuit is provided at the rear of each 1-output D/I conversion section. A precharge signal PC is input into the precharge circuit. The D/I conversion section has two output blocks internally thereof, and a role for storing and outputting current is changed every frame to enable securing a period for driving a pixel longer. Further, at the time of driving, in the precharge circuit, current driving is carried out after a voltage corresponding to output current has been applied to the pixel, and therefore, the pixel can be driven at high speed. Thereby, output current of high accuracy can be supplied to digital image data to be input, and even where an output current value is low, the current load device can be driven at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Katsumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20070139315
    Abstract: This invention provides a precise current load device. A cell includes a power supply line, a ground line, first and second voltage supply lines, a signal line, first, third and fourth control lines, first to fourth switches, a p-type TFT, a capacitance element, and a current load element. A source of the p-type TFT is connected to the power supply line, one terminal of the current load element is connected to the ground line, the first switch is connected between the signal line and a drain of the p-type TFT, the second switch is connected between the drain and the gate of the p-type TFT, the third switch is connected between the drain of the p-type TFT and the current load element, and the fourth switch is connected between the voltage supply line and the current load element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Katsumi Abe
  • Patent number: 7229708
    Abstract: A magnetic encoder, which comprises a stainless steel sheet; and an under coat adhesive containing epoxy resin and organopolysiloxane, a top coat adhesive containing phenol resin, or phenol resin and epoxy resin, and a rubber magnet, as successively laid one upon another on the stainless steel sheet, has distinguished water resistance and saline water resistance, and thus can be effectively used particularly as a magnetic encoder in wheel speed sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Abe, Kiyofumi Fukasawa, Hironori Nishina
  • Publication number: 20070090365
    Abstract: A field-effect transistor includes a substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode, a gate-insulating film, and an active layer. The active layer contains an oxide having a transmittance of 70% or more in the wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm. A light-shielding member is provided as a light-shielding structure for the active layer, for example, on the bottom face of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Hayashi, Masafumi Sano, Katsumi Abe, Hideya Kumomi, Kojiro Nishi
  • Patent number: 7209101
    Abstract: This invention provides a precise current load device. A cell includes a power supply line, a ground line, first and second voltage supply lines, a signal line, first, third and fourth control lines, first to fourth switches, a p-type TFT, a capacitance element, and a current load element. A source of the p-type TFT is connected to the power supply line, one terminal of the current load element is connected to the ground line, the first switch is connected between the signal line and a drain of the p-type TFT, the second switch is connected between the drain and the gate of the p-type TFT, the third switch is connected between the drain of the p-type TFT and the current load element, and the fourth switch is connected between the voltage supply line and the current load element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Katsumi Abe
  • Patent number: 7166138
    Abstract: A cathode foil and an anode foil, with an oxidized film layer formed on the surface and a separator interposed therebetween, are wound together to form a capacitor element, and prior to subjecting the capacitor element to chemical repair the content of the binder in the separator is adjusted to 10 to 20% with respect to the total weight of the separator. After the chemical repair, the capacitor element is immersed in mixed liquid prepared by mixing a polymerizable monomer and an oxidizing agent together with a predetermined solvent, a polymerization reaction of the electroconductive polymer is induced in the capacitor element, and a solid electrolyte layer is formed. The capacitor element is then inserted in an outer case; sealing rubber is mounted in the open-end portion and sealed with a tightening operation; and the unit is thereafter aged to form a solid electrolytic capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Anzai, Shogo Aizawa, Tomohiro Matsuzaki, Norihito Fukui, Atsushi Yoshizawa, Hidehiko Itoh, Atsushi Yamada, Katsumi Abe
  • Patent number: 7157515
    Abstract: A rubber composition for magnetic encoder, which comprises ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymeric rubber, magnetic powder and an amine-based vulcanizing agent, can give molding products with distinguished heat resistance, water resistance and saline water resistance and can be used as effective vulcanization molding materials for magnetic encoder, particularly in use for wheel speed sensor. A higher mixing proportion of the magnetic powder can be added to the rubber component, so the resulting magnetic encoder can have a distinguished magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Nok Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Abe, Hironori Nishina
  • Publication number: 20060275609
    Abstract: A magnetic encoder, which comprises a stainless steel sheet; and an under coat adhesive containing epoxy resin and organopolysiloxane, a top coat adhesive containing phenol resin, or phenol resin and epoxy resin, and a rubber magnet, as successively laid one upon another on the stainless steel sheet, has distinguished water resistance and saline water resistance, and thus can be effectively used particularly as a magnetic encoder in wheel speed sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Abe, Kiyofumi Fukasawa, Hironori Nishina
  • Patent number: 7133012
    Abstract: A semiconductor device to which active drive current programming is applied, comprising current load cells each having a current load and a current load driving circuit, which are arranged in a matrix, capable of reducing the circuit scale of a current driver with little change made in the structure of the current load driving circuit, and a driving method of the same. A current load cell (113, 114) includes a current load driving circuit which is provided with a transistor (115) connected in series with a current load (122) between first and second power supplies (109, 110); a capacitance (116) connected between the control terminal of the transistor (115) and the first power supply (109); and switches (117, 118) connected between the control terminal of the transistor (115) and a corresponding data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Katsumi Abe