Patents by Inventor Kenji Katsumata

Kenji Katsumata 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: 20120055655
    Abstract: A heat sink for absorbing heat which is generated by an electronic module by a coolant which flows through its internal portion, provided with a first heat sink part which is contiguous with the electronic module, a second heat sink part which is contiguous with the electronic module, and a heat discharger which is arranged spaced from the first heat sink part and second heat sink part at an opposite side from the electronic module and which is arranged in a flow path between the first heat sink part and second heat sink part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Michimasa Aoki, Masumi Suzuki, Yosuke Tsunoda, Masaru Sugie, Shinichirou Kouno, Hiroshi Muto, Kenji Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20120055654
    Abstract: A radiator includes a core unit, which includes a flow inlet which coolant enters, a flow outlet from which the coolant exits, a plurality of coolant pathways including at least an outer coolant pathway, an inner coolant pathway, a branching point, and a merging point, the outer coolant pathway being disposed to surround the inner coolant pathway, the coolant being divided at the branching point and merging at the merging point, and a connecting pathway to connect between the merging point of the outer coolant pathway and the branching point of the inner coolant pathway, wherein the flow inlet is in communication with a branching point of an outermost one of the plurality of coolant pathways, and the flow output is in communication with a merging point of an innermost one of the plurality of coolant pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenji Katsumata, Masumi Suzuki, Michimasa Aoki, Yosuke Tsunoda, Masaru Sugie, Shinichirou Kuono, Hiroshi Muto
  • Publication number: 20120057302
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus that cools first and second high density heat dissipation components provided in a housing including a fan that provide an air convection from one opening toward the other opening, the cooling apparatus having: a conduit that contacts the first heat dissipation component and that allows a coolant to pass there through; and a fin structure that contacts the conduit and that is provided on an upwind side of the second heat dissipation component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Jie Wei, Keizou Takemura, Kenji Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20120033382
    Abstract: A heat sink for absorbing heat which is generated by an electronic module by using a coolant which flows in its internal portion, comprises a housing which is provided with, in its internal portion, a first surface which is located in the vicinity of the electronic module and a second surface which faces the first surface and comprises fins which extend from the first surface toward the second surface, wherein a projecting portion projecting from the second surface toward the first surface is formed at the second surface, between the top edges of the fins on the second surface side and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke Tsunoda, Masumi Suzuki, Michimasa Aoki, Masaru Sugie, Shinichirou Kouno, Hiroshi Muto, Kenji Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20110272121
    Abstract: A cooling jacket includes: first and second pipe portions through which a coolant flows; and a main portion connected with side surfaces of the first and second pipe portions, defining, with a single member, a flow path through which the coolant flows, and cooling an object to be cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masumi SUZUKI, Michimasa AOKI, Yosuke TSUNODA, Masaru SUGIE, Shinichirou KOUNO, Hiroshi MUTO, Kenji KATSUMATA
  • Publication number: 20110272128
    Abstract: A radiator includes: a tube through which a coolant flows; and a single tank including: a supplying chamber communicating with an end of the tube, for supplying the tube with the coolant; and a collecting chamber communicating with the other end of the tube, partitioned to the supplying chamber, and for collecting the coolant discharged from the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masumi Suzuki, Michimasa Aoki, Yosuke Tsunoda, Masaru Sugie, Shinichirou Kouno, Hiroshi Muto, Kenji Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20110243526
    Abstract: A video/audio player includes a video/audio data input section that inputs video/audio data, a playback control section that controls playback of the input video/audio data, a chapter point setting section that detects an end point of a given interval of the input video/audio data, and sets a chapter point to the detected end point, and an automatic skip interval setting section that detects the given interval of the input video/audio data as an interval to be automatically skipped. The playback control section automatically skips the given interval set by the automatic skip interval setting section at the time of reproducing the input video/audio data, and upon receiving a skip instruction from a user, skips a reproducing playback position to a chapter point temporally after and closest to the reproducing playback position among the chapter points set by the chapter point setting points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushige HIROI, Takanori Eda, Kenji Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20110221968
    Abstract: In a digital broadcasting signal receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus, a recorded program can be immediately reproduced without performing complicated operations. Only a desired program and information related to the desired program are separated to be extracted from the digital broadcasting signal. Then, the separated/extracted broadcasting signal is supplied to a recording/reproducing apparatus. In the recording/ reproducing apparatus, the supplied broadcasting signal is recorded, and the recorded program can be immediately reproduced without complicated manipulating operations during the signal reproducing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Yuji Yamamoto, Kenji Katsumata, Takumi Okamura, Takuya Matsumoto, Shuko Sei, Yuji Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 7974316
    Abstract: In a digital broadcasting signal receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus, a recorded program can be immediately reproduced without performing complicated operations. Only a desired program and information related to the desired program are separated to be extracted from the digital broadcasting signal. Then, the separated/extracted broadcasting signal is supplied to a recording/reproducing apparatus. In the recording/reproducing apparatus, the supplied broadcasting signal is recorded, and the recorded program can be immediately reproduced without complicated manipulating operations during the signal reproducing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Yuji Yamamoto, Kenji Katsumata, Takumi Okamura, Takuya Matsumoto, Shuko Sei, Yuji Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20110134341
    Abstract: A display apparatus coupled with a video processing apparatus including: an input unit which inputs a video signal scanned by one of the plurality of scanning methods and a scanning method data detected based on said video signal from said video processing apparatus, a display which displays said video signal inputted by said input unit, a controller which controls as said display displays said video signal based on said scanning method data inputted by said input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Kenji KATSUMATA, Yuji YAMAMOTO, Satoshi IIMURO, Takanori EDA, Shuko SEI
  • Patent number: 7889281
    Abstract: A video processing apparatus including: an input device which inputs an encoded video signal; a decoder which decodes the encoded video signal having a video format which is one of a plurality of video formats to produce a decoded video signal; a processor which processes the decoded video signal by using a scanning method information of the decoded video signal, to produce a processed video signal; and an output device which outputs both of the video signal processed by using the scanning method information and scanning method information of the processed video signal, from the video processing apparatus to an external video processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Kenji Katsumata, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Iimuro, Takanori Eda, Shuko Sei
  • Publication number: 20100257156
    Abstract: A movie data indexing apparatus of the present invention comprises a movie data scene character data input processing unit, a movie data genre decision processing unit, a formatted phrase keyword dictionary input processing unit for inputting a formatted phrase keyword dictionary inherent to the determined movie data genre, a movie data information input processing unit, a movie data inherent dictionary generation processing unit for generating a dictionary inherent to the movie data, a scene character string coding processing unit for encoding a character string for a scene of the movie data, a proposal keyword dictionary for formatted phrase input processing unit for inputting a dictionary prescribing keywords, and a scene indexing processing unit for performing indexing to a scene of the movie data on the basis of the scene character string coded data, the movie data inherent dictionary and the proposal keyword dictionary for formatted phrase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Kazushige Hiroi, Masayuki Oyamatsu, Maki Furui, Kenji Katsumata, Hidekazu Takeda, Takehito Kishi, Takanori Eda
  • Publication number: 20100110286
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a receiving unit, which is configured to receive video data, caption data, and program information data, a first on-screen unit, which is configured to display a caption, upon a basis of a second on-screen unit, which is configured to display program information, a format converting unit, and a display unit. When a video on which a caption is displayed is displayed by the display unit, a picture format of a caption is converted by the format converting unit in accordance with conversion of a picture format of a video, and when a video on which program information is displayed by the display unit, a picture format of a program information is not converted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Masuo Oku, Hironori Komi, Keisuke Inata, Ryosuke Toya, Kenji Katsumata, Shigeru Komatsu, Shinobu Torikoshi, Takaaki Matono, Fumihito Tanaka, Masaaki Hisanaga
  • Publication number: 20100039772
    Abstract: In a cooling device, an electronic component is attached to one surface on one side of a heat pipe so that heat can be conveyed, a first heat-radiating fin is provided on another surface on another side of the heat pipe, a first fan unit that sends an airflow to the first heat-radiating fin is provided on one side of the heat pipe, and a first duct that guides the airflow produced by the first fan unit to the first heat-radiating fin is provided on the other surface of the heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuhiro NITTA, Masumi SUZUKI, Michimasa AOKI, Keizou TAKEMURA, Kenji KATSUMATA
  • Patent number: 7643089
    Abstract: A decoder apparatus which includes a de-multiplexer, which is configured to divide motion picture data from a transport stream, a video decoder, which is configured to decode the divided motion picture data, and a first re-formatter on-screen unit, which is configured to display motion picture data and at least one of first and second graphic data on a screen. The first re-formatter on-screen unit converts motion picture data of a first aspect ratio, which is decoded by the video decoder, and first graphics data, which is produced by applying information relating to a caption corresponding to the motion picture data, into a second aspect ratio, when outputting the motion picture data of the first aspect ratio after conversion into the second aspect ratio, without converting the aspect ratio of second graphic data, which is produced by applying information relating to a program guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masuo Oku, Hironori Komi, Keisuke Inata, Ryosuke Toya, Kenji Katsumata, Shigeru Komatsu, Shinobu Torikoshi, Takaaki Matono, Fumihito Tanaka, Masaaki Hisanaga
  • Patent number: 7620757
    Abstract: A contents transfer system which includes a transmitter for transmitting a compressed contents via a network, and a terminal for inputting the contents transmitted from the transmitter via the network and outputting the input contents to a recording/reproducing media according to user's specification. A user can acquire the contents within the recording/reproducing media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Katsumata, Koichiro Nakamura, Naoki Otomo, Hitoshi Suzuki, Masanori Yoshino, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Kenichi Katsumata
  • Patent number: 7540318
    Abstract: A heat sink includes a first heat pipe having a flat plate-shape and a second heat pipe connected perpendicularly to the first heat pipe. The first heat pipe has a first wick provided along an inner surface thereof. The second heat pipe has a second wick provided along an inner surface thereof. Each of end portions of the first and second wicks in a connecting portion of the first and second heat pipes has a comb-toothed part formed in a convexoconcave form like teeth of a comb so that the first and second wicks are connected by the comb-toothed parts fitting to each other. The comb-toothed parts of the second wick traverses an interior of the first heat pipe and contacts with the first wick on an opposite side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nitta, Keizou Takemura, Kenji Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20090066856
    Abstract: A video processing apparatus including: an input device which inputs an encoded video signal; a decoder which decodes the encoded video signal having a video format which is one of a plurality of video formats to produce a decoded video signal; a processor which processes the decoded video signal by using a scanning method information of the decoded video signal, to produce a processed video signal; and an output device which outputs both of the video signal processed by using the scanning method information and scanning method information of the processed video signal, from the video processing apparatus to an external video processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Kenji Katsumata, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Iimuro, Takanori Eda, Shuko Sei
  • Patent number: 7436458
    Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver unit for determining the scanning method of the video signal of the selected program when signals multiplexed through a plurality of different scanning methods are received, processing these video signals by an appropriate video signal processor constituting a video encoder, and then outputting the result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Kenji Katsumata, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Iimuro, Takanori Eda, Shuko Sei
  • Patent number: D664113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Katsumata, Daisuke Iseki