Patents by Inventor Katsumi Yamamoto

Katsumi Yamamoto 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: 20070126887
    Abstract: An image processing method includes changing white balance in a color temperature direction by using values such that each of first and second color signals is converted into a logarithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Noriko Chino, Kuniko Suzuki, Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7212786
    Abstract: Providing a wireless communication device that, even if clock stop of a radio frequency part is controlled by a baseband part operating on the same clock signal, can resume clock oscillation, and makes it easy to time the clock reactivation to other operations based on a shared clock. The wireless communication device comprises an RF part generating a first clock signal and a baseband part. The baseband part generates a second clock signal, controls the generation and stop of the first clock signal, uses the first clock signal to perform data processing and a clocking operation, and in a low power consumption state in which the first clock signal is stopped, uses the second clock signal to perform a timer operation and a clocking operation. The generation timing of the first clock signal can be generated by the timer operation using the second clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Kojima, Atsushi Kiuchi, Yuichi Takitsune, Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7157885
    Abstract: A method for controlling an inverter controlled generator set which comprises a DC power source section having as a power source a generator driven by an engine and an inverter which converts an output of said DC power source section into an AC output, the method comprising a step of controlling a rotational speed of the engine so that the AC output suitable for driving a load is output from the inverter; wherein, after the engine is started, the rotational speed of the engine is controlled by a constant speed control mode for maintaining the rotational speed of the engine at a set rotational speed, and the rotational speed of the engine is increased to the set rotational speed; and wherein an operation of the inverter is started after the rotational speed of the engine reaches the set rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nakagawa, Masahiko Endou, Kaoru Shinba, Katsumi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Sugisawa
  • Publication number: 20060285238
    Abstract: A signal processing device having a feature of analog-to-digital converting a burst signal has a feature of selecting data bus to notify a disk control device 2 of a conversion result via an NRZ data bus. The disk control device 2 includes means for storing the result of the analog-to-digital conversion of said servo positional signal. The positional signal of a head of the disk device is digitalized in an R/W channel. Sampling for digital conversion is performed in only a window which is defined only in the vicinity of peaks of the positional signal. The values of peaks which are obtained by sampling are averaged by an averaging circuit. This enables the influence of noise occurred outside of the window to be eliminated. Although the noise in the window is sampled, its adverse influence is suppressed by the averaging processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Motoyasu Tsunoda, Shoichi Miyazawa, Yukie Miyazawa, Hitoshi Ogawa, Ryutaro Horita, Takashi Nara, Masatoshi Nishina, Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20060284843
    Abstract: An inverter controlled generator set including: a power supply unit that uses a generator driven by an engine as a power supply to output a DC voltage; an inverter device that converts the output voltage of the power supply unit into an AC voltage; and a rotational speed control unit that controls a rotational speed of the engine so as to be kept at a target rotational speed suitable for a load applied to the inverter device, wherein the rotational speed control unit is comprised so that a settling time when the rotational speed of the engine is caused to converge to the target rotational speed in a state where the load is above a set value is longer than a settling time when the rotational speed is caused to converge to the target rotational speed in a state where the load is below the set value, in order to minimize an operation sound of the engine when the load is intermittently driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Kokusan Denki Co., Tld.
    Inventors: Masahiko Endou, Masanori Nakagawa, Kaoru Shinba, Katsumi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Sugisawa
  • Publication number: 20060279087
    Abstract: An inverter controlled generator set including: a power supply unit that uses a generator driven by an engine as a power supply to output a DC voltage; an inverter device that converts the output voltage of the power supply unit into an AC voltage; and a rotational speed control unit that controls a rotational speed of the engine so as to be kept at a target rotational speed suitable for a load applied to the inverter device, wherein the rotational speed control unit is comprised so that a settling time when the rotational speed of the engine is caused to converge to the target rotational speed in a state where the load is above a set value is longer than a settling time when the rotational speed is caused to converge to the target rotational speed in a state where the load is below the set value, in order to minimize an operation sound of the engine when the load is intermittently driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Kokusan Denki Co., Tld.
    Inventors: Masahiko Endou, Masanori Nakagawa, Kaoru Shinba, Katsumi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Sugisawa
  • Patent number: 7139143
    Abstract: A signal processing device for analog-to-digital converting a burst signal has a feature of selecting a data bus to notify a disk control device of a conversion result via an NRZ data bus. The disk control device stores the result of the analog-to-digital conversion of the servo positional signal. The positional signal of a head of the disk device is digitized in a R/W channel. Sampling for digital conversion is performed in only a window which is defined only in the vicinity of peaks of the positional signal. The values of peaks which are obtained by sampling are averaged by an averaging circuit. This enables the influence of noise occurred outside of the window to be eliminated. Although the noise in the window is sampled, its adverse influence is suppressed by the averaging processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoyasu Tsunoda, Yukie Miyazawa, legal representative, Hitoshi Ogawa, Ryutaro Horita, Takashi Nara, Masatoshi Nishina, Katsumi Yamamoto, Shoichi Miyazawa, deceased
  • Patent number: 7123495
    Abstract: An inverter controlled generator set including: a power supply unit that uses a generator driven by an engine as a power supply to output a DC voltage; an inverter device that converts the output voltage of the power supply unit into an AC voltage; and a rotational speed control unit that controls a rotational speed of the engine so as to be kept at a target rotational speed suitable for a load applied to the inverter device, wherein the rotational speed control unit is comprised so that a settling time when the rotational speed of the engine is caused to converge to the target rotational speed in a state where the load is above a set value is longer than a settling time when the rotational speed is caused to converge to the target rotational speed in a state where the load is below the set value, in order to minimize an operation sound of the engine when the load is intermittently driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Endou, Masanori Nakagawa, Kaoru Shinba, Katsumi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Sugisawa
  • Patent number: 7091812
    Abstract: An inverter unit comprising component parts including at least an inverter and a filter which removes a high harmonic wave component from an output of said inverter, wherein said component parts are housed in an aluminum case having a bottom wall portion and a side wall portion, said filter includes a coil which is wound around a core extending straight and is arranged at a position closed to one end of said case, an end portion of said core being wound with said coil is arranged closed to an inner surface of said side wall portion of the case, and a ferromagnetic plate, which leads magnetic flux coming in and out said end portion of the core arranged closed to said wall portion of the case to the direction along the inner surface of the side wall portion of the case, is disposed between said end portion of said core and said inner surface of said side wall portion of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sugisawa, Masahiko Endou, Masanori Nakagawa, Katsumi Yamamoto, Kaoru Shinba
  • Publication number: 20050242783
    Abstract: An inverter controlled generator set including: an AC generator driven by a prime mover; a converter which converts an output of the AC generator into a DC output; an inverter which converts an output of the converter into an AC output having a predetermined frequency and a rated voltage value; and protection means for blocking the output of the inverter when an output current of the inverter exceeds a predetermined limit value, wherein the AC generator has a drooping characteristic that an output voltage of the AC generator is lowered following an increase of an output current of the AC generator, and wherein the drooping characteristic is a characteristic that the output voltage of the AC generator becomes less than the rated voltage value, when a value of the output current of the AC generator exceeds a set value which is set between the rated value and the limit value of the output current of the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nakagawa, Masahiko Endou, Kaoru Shinba, Katsumi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Sugisawa
  • Patent number: 6933167
    Abstract: An image sensor having micro-lenses is disclosed. The image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels formed in a semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a light sensitive element. A micro-lens is formed over each of the light sensitive elements. Finally, a trench structure surrounds each of the micro-lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: OmniVision International Holding Ltd
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6911684
    Abstract: An image sensor having micro-lenses is disclosed. The image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels formed in a semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a light sensitive element. A micro-lens is formed over each of the light sensitive elements. Finally, a trench structure surrounds each of the micro-lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: OmniVision International Holding Ltd
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20050104377
    Abstract: A method for controlling an inverter controlled generator set which comprises a DC power source section having as a power source a generator driven by an engine and an inverter which converts an output of said DC power source section into an AC output, the method comprising a step of controlling a rotational speed of the engine so that the AC output suitable for driving a load is output from the inverter; wherein, after the engine is started, the rotational speed of the engine is controlled by a constant speed control mode for maintaining the rotational speed of the engine at a set rotational speed, and the rotational speed of the engine is increased to the set rotational speed; and wherein an operation of the inverter is started after the rotational speed of the engine reaches the set rotational speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Nakagawa, Masahiko Endou, Kaoru Shinba, Katsumi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Sugisawa
  • Publication number: 20050098842
    Abstract: An image sensor comprising a plurality of pixels formed in a semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a light sensitive element, and a color filter material formed over the light sensitive element, the color filter material formed in a micro-lens shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: OmniVision International Holding Ltd
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20050048690
    Abstract: An image sensor having micro-lenses is disclosed. The image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels formed in a semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a light sensitive element. A micro-lens is formed over each of the light sensitive elements. Finally, a trench structure surrounds each of the micro-lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6861280
    Abstract: An image sensor comprising a plurality of pixels formed in a semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a light sensitive element, and a color filter material formed over the light sensitive element, the color filter material formed in a micro-lens shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: OmniVision International Holding Ltd
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20050029992
    Abstract: An inverter controlled generator set including: a power supply unit that uses a generator driven by an engine as a power supply to output a DC voltage; an inverter device that converts the output voltage of the power supply unit into an AC voltage; and a rotational speed control unit that controls a rotational speed of the engine so as to be kept at a target rotational speed suitable for a load applied to the inverter device, wherein the rotational speed control unit is comprised so that a settling time when the rotational speed of the engine is caused to converge to the target rotational speed in a state where the load is above a set value is longer than a settling time when the rotational speed is caused to converge to the target rotational speed in a state where the load is below the set value, in order to minimize an operation sound of the engine when the load is intermittently driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Endou, Masanori Nakagawa, Kaoru Shinba, Katsumi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Sugisawa
  • Publication number: 20050030769
    Abstract: An inverter unit comprising component parts including at least an inverter and a filter which removes a high harmonic wave component from an output of said inverter, wherein said component parts are housed in an aluminum case having a bottom wall portion and a side wall portion, said filter includes a coil which is wound around a core extending straight and is arranged at a position closed to one end of said case, an end portion of said core being wound with said coil is arranged closed to an inner surface of said side wall portion of the case, and a ferromagnetic plate, which leads magnetic flux coming in and out said end portion of the core arranged closed to said wall portion of the case to the direction along the inner surface of the side wall portion of the case, is disposed between said end portion of said core and said inner surface of said side wall portion of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sugisawa, Masahiko Endou, Masanori Nakagawa, Katsumi Yamamoto, Kaoru Shinba
  • Publication number: 20050024520
    Abstract: An image sensor is disclosed. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels formed in a semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a light sensitive element. Further, a multilayer stack is formed over the pixels, the multilayer stack adapted to filter incident light in the infrared region. Finally, micro-lenses are formed over the multilayer stack and over the light sensitive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20050017278
    Abstract: An image sensor having micro-lenses is disclosed. The image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels formed in a semiconductor substrate, each pixel including a light sensitive element. A micro-lens is formed over each of the light sensitive elements. Finally, a trench structure surrounds each of the micro-lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamamoto