Patents by Inventor Kazumasa Okamoto

Kazumasa Okamoto 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).

  • Patent number: 11962972
    Abstract: To enhance a sound image localization effect and to ensure a good viewing state in which an image or video and audio have a sense of unity. Provided is a display in which an image is displayed in a display surface, a rear cover disposed on a rear side of the display, a first speaker disposed between the display and the rear cover, and a second speaker disposed between the display and the rear cover and positioned higher than the first speaker. The second speaker outputs audio according to operation of a piezoelectric element, and has a higher audio output band than the first speaker. This enables a user to feel as if the audio is being output from the display being viewed, which enhances the sound image localization effect and ensures a good viewing state in which an image or video and audio have a sense of unity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Takahashi, Tatsuya Sakata, Tetsuya Shiroishi, Shigemi Oguchi, Kazumasa Okamoto, Ryosuke Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20230039852
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display device and a speaker device capable of outputting sound from the display surface of a non-self-luminous display panel. Provided is a display device including: a display panel unit that includes a non-self-luminous display cell; a light source unit that irradiates the display panel unit with light from a back surface; and an excitation unit that vibrates a constituent member constituting the display panel unit and outputs sound from a display surface of the display cell. The excitation unit provides excitation to an excitation member having a predetermined shape and a predetermined color to vibrate the constituent member that is fixed to the excitation member by a predetermined fixing method. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumasa Okamoto, Tatsuya Sakata, Hiroaki Matsui
  • Publication number: 20220078560
    Abstract: To enhance a sound image localization effect and to ensure a good viewing state in which an image or video and audio have a sense of unity. Provided is a display in which an image is displayed in a display surface, a rear cover disposed on a rear side of the display, a first speaker disposed between the display and the rear cover, and a second speaker disposed between the display and the rear cover and positioned higher than the first speaker. The second speaker outputs audio according to operation of a piezoelectric element, and has a higher audio output band than the first speaker. This enables a user to feel as if the audio is being output from the display being viewed, which enhances the sound image localization effect and ensures a good viewing state in which an image or video and audio have a sense of unity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: MASAHIRO TAKAHASHI, TATSUYA SAKATA, TETSUYA SHIROISHI, SHIGEMI OGUCHI, KAZUMASA OKAMOTO, RYOSUKE NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 9236488
    Abstract: A thin film transistor is equipped with a silicon substrate, a channel layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The channel layer, the source electrode and the drain electrode are arranged on the main surface of the silicon substrate. The channel layer is composed of multiple carbon nanowall thin films, wherein the multiple carbon nanowall thin films are arranged in parallel to each other between the source electrode and the drain electrode, one end of each of the multiple carbon nanowall thin films is in contact with the source electrode, and the other end of each of the multiple carbon nanowall thin films is in contact with the drain electrode. An insulating film and a gate electrode are arranged on the rear surface side of the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: CHUBU UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, OSAKA UNIVERSITY, NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Kawahara, Kazumasa Okamoto, Kazuhiko Matsumoto, Risa Utsunomiya, Teruaki Matsuba, Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20150221779
    Abstract: A thin film transistor is equipped with a silicon substrate, a channel layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The channel layer, the source electrode and the drain electrode are arranged on the main surface of the silicon substrate. The channel layer is composed of multiple carbon nanowall thin films, wherein the multiple carbon nanowall thin films are arranged in parallel to each other between the source electrode and the drain electrode, one end of each of the multiple carbon nanowall thin films is in contact with the source electrode, and the other end of each of the multiple carbon nanowall thin films is in contact with the drain electrode. An insulating film and a gate electrode are arranged on the rear surface side of the silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicants: CHUBU UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, OSAKA UNIVERSITY, NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Kawahara, Kazumasa Okamoto, Kazuhiko Matsumoto, Risa Utsunomiya, Teruaki Matsuba, Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140127472
    Abstract: A carbon nanowall array (10) is provided with a substrate (1) and carbon nanowalls (2-9). The substrate (1) is composed of silicon, and includes protruding portions (11) and recessed portions (12). The protruding portions (11) and recessed portions (12) are formed in the direction (DR1) on one surface of the substrate (1). The protruding portions (11) and recessed portions (12) are alternately formed in the direction (DR2) perpendicular to the direction (DR1). Each of the protruding portions (11) has a length of 0.1-0.5 ?m in the direction (DR2), and each of the recessed portions (12) has a length of 0.6-1.5 ?m in the direction (DR2). The height of each of the protruding portions (11) is 0.3-0.6 ?m. Respective carbon nanowalls (2-9) are formed in the length direction (i.e., the direction (DR1)) of the protruding portions (11) of the substrate (1), said carbon nanowalls being formed on the protruding portions (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: CHUBU UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD., OSAKA UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toshio Kawahara, Kazumasa Okamoto, Kazuhiko Matsumoto, Risa Utsunomiya, Teruaki Matsuba, Hitoshi Matsumoto