Patents by Inventor Katsunori Yamamoto

Katsunori 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: 20240126081
    Abstract: An eyeglass-type video display device includes a video generation device and an eyeglass body. The video generation device includes a MEMS optical deflector and a VCSEL mounted on the same substrate, and a planar mirror and a rotating mirror arranged above the substrate. Light emitted from an emission part is emitted obliquely upward from one longitudinal-direction end side of the substrate through the planar mirror, the rotating mirror, and a revolving mirror. The video generation device is attached to an arm of the eyeglass body such that the emission direction of the light becomes a direction that is obliquely forward with respect to an inner side surface of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto SAKURAI, Yoshifumi TAKAO, Katsunori NAKAZAWA, Naoya MATSUMARU, Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Nazirul Afham IDRIS
  • Publication number: 20240103263
    Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a standing plate part which has an inclined groove and a through hole at positions above a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) and a micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) optical deflector, and which is fixed to a substrate. A plate-shaped mirror and a rotary mirror have one end portions thereof in the Y-axis direction supported by the inclined groove and the through hole, respectively. The through hole has the shape of a rotating body having an axis in the Y-axis direction as the centerline thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto SAKURAI, Yoshifumi TAKAO, Katsunori NAKAZAWA, Naoya MATSUMARU, Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Nazirul Afham IDRIS
  • Patent number: 11515828
    Abstract: A motor drive control device 1 includes a drive voltage generation circuit 13 configured to generate a drive voltage Vin based on a first supply voltage Vdc inputted to a first terminal P1 and generate the drive voltage Vin based on a second supply voltage inputted to a second terminal P2 when a supply of the first supply voltage Vdc is stopped, a control circuit 21 configured to be operable by the drive voltage Vin, generate a drive control signal Sd based on a drive command signal Sc, generate a motor driving information signal So and output the motor driving information signal So from a third terminal P3 and a motor drive circuit 10 configured to output a drive signal to the motor 3, in which the control circuit 21 monitors the first supply voltage Vdc and outputs history information 300 relating to operation of the motor 3 from the third terminal P3 as the motor driving information signal So upon detecting that the supply of the first supply voltage Vdc is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: MlNEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kato, Toshikazu Koshiba, Katsunori Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11303231
    Abstract: A motor driving control apparatus according to an embodiment includes a motor driving unit that selectively energizes the three-phase coils of a motor; a motor control unit that switches an energizing phase of the coils in a predetermined order, the energizing phase being a phase to which the motor driving unit energizes, by outputting a driving control signal to the motor driving unit; a brake control unit that outputs a brake control signal; an interphase short-circuiting unit that is connected to the coils, and that short-circuits the coils in each of three pairs that are different combinations of two coils of the coils, in response to a short-circuiting signal; and a short-circuiting signal output unit that is connected between the interphase short-circuiting unit and the coil, and that outputs the short-circuiting signal to the interphase short-circuiting unit when an input of the brake control signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Katsunori Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 11228261
    Abstract: A motor driving control apparatus according to an embodiment includes an interphase short-circuiting unit that is connected to at least two-phase coils of the three-phase coils, and that short-circuits at least a pair of coils among three pairs that are different combinations of two coils of the three-phase coils, in response to a short-circuiting signal; a short-circuiting signal output unit that is connected between the coil and the interphase short-circuiting unit, and that outputs a short-circuiting signal to the interphase short-circuiting unit when an input of the brake control signal is received; and a protecting operation unit that stops the interphase short-circuiting unit short-circuiting the coils, based on a voltage condition of a one-phase coil of the three-phase coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Katsunori Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20210367537
    Abstract: A motor driving control apparatus according to an embodiment includes an interphase short-circuiting unit that is connected to at least two-phase coils of the three-phase coils, and that short-circuits at least a pair of coils among three pairs that are different combinations of two coils of the three-phase coils, in response to a short-circuiting signal; a short-circuiting signal output unit that is connected between the coil and the interphase short-circuiting unit, and that outputs a short-circuiting signal to the interphase short-circuiting unit when an input of the brake control signal is received; and a protecting operation unit that stops the interphase short-circuiting unit short-circuiting the coils, based on a voltage condition of a one-phase coil of the three-phase coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Katsunori YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki KATO
  • Publication number: 20210359633
    Abstract: A motor drive control device 1 includes a drive voltage generation circuit 13 configured to generate a drive voltage Vin based on a first supply voltage Vdc inputted to a first terminal P1 and generate the drive voltage Vin based on a second supply voltage inputted to a second terminal P2 when a supply of the first supply voltage Vdc is stopped, a control circuit 21 configured to be operable by the drive voltage Vin, generate a drive control signal Sd based on a drive command signal Sc, generate a motor driving information signal So and output the motor driving information signal So from a third terminal P3 and a motor drive circuit 10 configured to output a drive signal to the motor 3, in which the control circuit 21 monitors the first supply voltage Vdc and outputs history information 300 relating to operation of the motor 3 from the third terminal P3 as the motor driving information signal So upon detecting that the supply of the first supply voltage Vdc is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KATO, Toshikazu KOSHIBA, Katsunori YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11146188
    Abstract: A motor driving control apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a motor driving unit that selectively energizes three-phase coils of a motor; a motor control unit that switches an energizing phase of the coils, the energizing phase being a phase to which the motor driving unit energizes, in a predetermined order by outputting a driving control signal to the motor driving unit; a brake control unit that outputs a brake control signal; an interphase short-circuiting unit that is connected between two-phase coils of the three-phase coils, and that short-circuits the two-phase coil in response to a short-circuiting signal; and a short-circuiting signal output unit that is connected between the interphase short-circuiting unit and one-phase coil that is not different from each of the two-phase coils of the three-phase coils, and that outputs a short-circuiting signal to the interphase short-circuiting unit when the brake control signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Katsunori Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20210126560
    Abstract: A motor driving control apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a motor driving unit that selectively energizes three-phase coils of a motor; a motor control unit that switches an energizing phase of the coils, the energizing phase being a phase to which the motor driving unit energizes, in a predetermined order by outputting a driving control signal to the motor driving unit; a brake control unit that outputs a brake control signal; an interphase short-circuiting unit that is connected between two-phase coils of the three-phase coils, and that short-circuits the two-phase coil in response to a short-circuiting signal; and a short-circuiting signal output unit that is connected between the interphase short-circuiting unit and one-phase coil that is not different from each of the two-phase coils of the three-phase coils, and that outputs a short-circuiting signal to the interphase short-circuiting unit when the brake control signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Katsunori YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki KATO
  • Publication number: 20210006184
    Abstract: A motor driving control apparatus according to an embodiment includes a motor driving unit that selectively energizes the three-phase coils of a motor; a motor control unit that switches an energizing phase of the coils in a predetermined order, the energizing phase being a phase to which the motor driving unit energizes, by outputting a driving control signal to the motor driving unit; a brake control unit that outputs a brake control signal; an interphase short-circuiting unit that is connected to the coils, and that short-circuits the coils in each of three pairs that are different combinations of two coils of the coils, in response to a short-circuiting signal; and a short-circuiting signal output unit that is connected between the interphase short-circuiting unit and the coil, and that outputs the short-circuiting signal to the interphase short-circuiting unit when an input of the brake control signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Katsunori YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki KATO
  • Patent number: 10263560
    Abstract: A motor drive controller according to one aspect of the present disclosure including a monitoring unit monitoring a motor and detecting that the motor is in a driving state but is also in a predetermined abnormal state; and a incomplete lock determination unit executing a determination program at a point of time when the abnormal state is detected and causing the determination program to determine whether or not the motor is in an incomplete locked state in which a load not sufficient to stop the motor is applied to a rotating body rotated by driving of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Takamichi Kitano, Katsunori Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10256755
    Abstract: A motor drive controller including a monitoring unit monitoring whether or not a use state of a motor to be controlled satisfies a predetermined condition, and an output information switching unit switching information to be outputted to the outside from an information output path from motor driving information indicating a drive state of the motor to monitoring information indicating the use state if the use state satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamichi Kitano, Katsunori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20170331413
    Abstract: A motor drive controller including a monitoring unit monitoring whether or not a use state of a motor to be controlled satisfies a predetermined condition, and an output information switching unit switching information to be outputted to the outside from an information output path from motor driving information indicating a drive state of the motor to monitoring information indicating the use state if the use state satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Takamichi KITANO, Katsunori YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170331411
    Abstract: A motor drive controller according to one aspect of the present disclosure including a monitoring unit monitoring a motor and detecting that the motor is in a driving state but is also in a predetermined abnormal state; and a incomplete lock determination unit executing a determination program at a point of time when the abnormal state is detected and causing the determination program to determine whether or not the motor is in an incomplete locked state in which a load not sufficient to stop the motor is applied to a rotating body rotated by driving of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Takamichi KITANO, Katsunori YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20040203373
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless terminal device and a communications system that is able to maximize the effect of expanding the communication availability range by interposing a virtual base station. The wireless terminal device of this invention is used in a communications system where one terminal in a group of terminals becomes a master station, and the remaining terminals become slave stations. The wireless terminal device with switchable operation modes comprises at least: a standby mode for performing communications within the group and obtaining information regarding a terminal that is able to communicate with its own terminal; a master station mode; and a slave station mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Minoru Ogino, Toshiaki Fujikura, Katsunori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20040203936
    Abstract: It is the objective of the present invention to realize a highly flexible communication system, in which a communication terminal can freely change from master station operating mode to slave station operating mode or vice versa at its own spontaneous request. In order to achieve this objective, a communication terminal of the present invention, by switching from one mode to the other, operates in either master station operating mode for communicating with a plurality of slave stations that constitute a communication system, and also for controlling the communication system, or slave station operating mode for operating as a slave station in response to a control message from a master station. When terminal 2 operating in slave station operating mode needs to operate as the master station, terminal 2 informs terminal 5, which is the master station, of a transition request REQ 1, for making the transition to the master station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Minoru Ogino, Yukihiro Yamada, Katsunori Yamamoto, Toshiaki Fujikura
  • Publication number: 20040018848
    Abstract: Provided is a technique to execute stable one-to-N calls in a distributed system without a base station, by solving problems such as overhead due to the switching of the transmission terminal, variations in the combinations of terminals that can communicate with one another, and transmission collisions. The wireless terminal device of this invention operates either as a master station for transmitting data during a first time slot and receiving data during a second time slot, or as a slave station for transmitting data during the second time slot and receiving data during the first time slot. When the wireless terminal device of this invention operates as the master station, it comprises: a first unit for transmitting data input at its own terminal to another terminal; a second unit for, upon receiving data input at another terminal, transmitting the data to another terminal; and a switching unit to exclusively work the first and second units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Minoru Ogino, Toshiaki Fujikura, Katsunori Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5512804
    Abstract: A dynamic focus circuit of electromagnetic focusing type for a cathode ray tube of a video image displaying apparatus, is provided with a first oscillating circuit and a second oscillating circuit. The first oscillating circuit is provided with: an electric power source; a first switching device; and a capacitor, which are connected in series to form a loop, the first oscillating circuit being opened and closed by the first switching device. The second oscillating circuit is provided with: a second switching device; the capacitor, which is commonly used with the first oscillating circuit such that the first and second oscillating circuits are parallel with respect to the capacitor; and a focus coil for focusing an electron beam of the cathode ray tube, the second switching device, the capacitor and the focus coil being connected in series to form a loop, the second oscillating circuit being opened and closed by the second switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventor: Katsunori Yamamoto