Patents by Inventor Koji Okamoto

Koji 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).

  • Publication number: 20100033442
    Abstract: A protective panel having touch panel function is used for protecting a front surface of a display device that is disposed so as to be visually recognized from outside, and the protective panel is fitted in a panel fitting part of a casing provided with an opening such that an outer surface of the protective panel forms a flat plane identical with that of the casing with no gap formed therebetween. The protective panel includes: an upper electrode sheet having a decorative layer and upper electrodes provided thereon; and a lower electrode sheet having lower electrodes provided on an upper surface thereof, and the upper electrode sheet and the lower electrode sheet are disposed such that the respective electrodes thereof face with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuji Kusuda, Takao Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Iwai, Koji Okamoto, Jun Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20090302917
    Abstract: A delay circuit includes: a delay unit configured to delay an input signal and output the delayed signal; a selecting unit configured to select a first signal at the time of a normal operation or a second signal at the time of a test operation, and provide the selected signal to the delay unit; an inverting unit configured to invert an output signal of the delay unit, and output the inverted signal as the second signal; and a counting unit configured to count an output waveform of the delay unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Koji OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20090271836
    Abstract: Use of direct sequence spread spectrum test signals injected at the same time and frequency of active network services to perform non-interfering measurements in the forward and reverse path of a CATV plant. Ideally, a plurality of transmitters, each transmitting a test signal with a unique spreading code, whereby multiple overlapping test signals are received simultaneously at the receiver (CDMA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Ben MAXSON, Koji OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20090261521
    Abstract: To provide a sheet post-processing apparatus where a cutting means for cutting a fore-edge portion of a center-folded bunch of sheets is disposed in a position spaced from a sheet discharge outlet in an apparatus frame to eliminate the risk for inflicting a wound on the body such as the finger, hand and the like of an operator, provided are an end binding means (31) for gathering sheets received from a carry-in entrance (23a) in a bunch form and performing binding processing in the end portion of a bunch of sheets, saddle-stitching means (40) for gathering sheets received from the carry-in entrance in a bunch form and performing binding processing in the center portion of a bunch of sheets, center-folding means for performing center-folding processing on the bunch of sheets subjected to the saddle-stitching processing, cutting means for cutting a fore edge of the bunch of sheets subjected to the center-folding processing, and a second discharge outlet (22x) disposed in the other side face of the apparatus fra
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicants: CANON FINETECH INC., NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Okamoto, Ken Obikane, Jun Kondo
  • Patent number: 7568965
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transformable toy with which the user can enjoy the transforming process of the figure of the toy much more than ever. A movable toy includes an assembly composed of a plurality of components. The assembly is mounted onto an upper body of a toy doll to constitute an exterior 30 for the upper body of a toy robot. The assembly includes a first assembly constituent section, a second assembly constituent section, and a third assembly constituent section. The first assembly constituent section (13A, 14, 15) is disposed in a front side of the toy doll. The second assembly constituent section (11, 13B, 17) is connected to the first assembly constituent section and disposed in a back side of the toy doll. A handle (16A, 16B) composing the third assembly constituent section connects the first and second assembly constituent sections. The first, second and third assembly constituent sections are assembled together in an annular shape to constitute the exterior 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Toriyama, Tetsuro Itami, Shinichi Hanamoto, Koji Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7467986
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transformable toy capable of transformations which are more unpredictable than those according to the prior art. A neck section (19) is constructed to be extended and contracted in a direction where a first to fourth components (35-41) are arranged. The first component (35) is fixed to a fixed section of the transformable toy. The first component (35) and the second component (37) are connected by a slide type connecting mechanism. The second component (37) is fitted in the first component (35). The second to fourth components (37-41) are connected by a rotary type connecting mechanism. All or most of the second to fourth components (37-41) are received in the first component (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Hanamoto, Koji Okamoto, Ryosuke Toriyama, Shinya Saito, Motokazu Shibasaki, Hachitaro Sato
  • Patent number: 7445538
    Abstract: To provide an assembly unit for a toy capable of storing unused engaging section in a part unit thereof. An arm part (13) of the toy comprises a rotating member (50) rotating about a rotating shaft (55) provided in the body (14) thereof. The rotating member (50) has an engaging section (53), which is used for connecting the rotating member to a second part unit (23), which is connected to the arm part (13), and a hand (necessary member) (51). When a separate member (23) is connected to the arm part (13), the hand 51 is stored in the body 14 and the engaging section (53) is exposed to the outside of the body (14). When the separate member (23) is not connected to the arm part (13), the engaging section (53) is stored in the body (14) and the hand (51) is exposed to the outside of the body (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Hanamoto, Koji Okamoto, Ryosuke Toriyama, Shinya Saito, Motokazu Shibasaki, Hachitaro Sato
  • Publication number: 20080246553
    Abstract: The present invention includes a waveguide for outputting radio frequency wave, a vacuum envelope provided with a slow-wave circuit, a coaxial connection part connecting the waveguide and the vacuum envelope, an insulating window member which is provided in the coaxial connection part and which hermetically seals a said of vacuum envelope and a said of waveguide, a coaxial center conductor of exterior portion with one end supported by the waveguide, and a coaxial center conductor of an interior portion with one end abutting on the slow-wave circuit and the other end connected to the coaxial center conductor of the exterior portion. The waveguide is provided with a screw part supporting the coaxial center conductor of the exterior portion movably in an axial direction of the coaxial center conductor of the exterior portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: NEC MICROWAVE TUBE, LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20080233833
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transformable toy with which the user can enjoy the transforming process of the figure of the toy much more than ever. A movable toy includes an assembly composed of a plurality of components. The assembly is mounted onto an upper body of a toy doll to constitute an exterior 30 for the upper body of a toy robot. The assembly includes a first assembly constituent section, a second assembly constituent section, and a third assembly constituent section. The first assembly constituent section (13A, 14, 15) is disposed in a front side of the toy doll. The second assembly constituent section (11, 13B, 17) is connected to the first assembly constituent section and disposed in a back side of the toy doll. A handle (16A, 16B) composing the third assembly constituent section connects the first and second assembly constituent sections. The first, second and third assembly constituent sections are assembled together in an annular shape to constitute the exterior 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Toriyama, Tetsuro Itami, Shinichi Hanamoto, Koji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20080141927
    Abstract: An instrumental device for a vehicle including two kinds of speed displays with improved discrimination between the two displays. An instrumental device includes: a transparent board; a first speed display, a second speed display and a gear range display, which are printed on the board. A backlight is provided for emitting light onto the board. In the instrumental device, the second speed display is disposed between the first speed display and the gear range display in the radial direction of a dial. In addition, the first speed display and the gear range display are printed on the front side of the board while the second speed display is printed on the back side of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Takeshige, Koji Okamoto, Mamoru Otsubo
  • Publication number: 20080128588
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus is provided which may control temperature of an optical component that operates upon receipt of light from a light source. The apparatus may include a light quantity detector which detects a quantity of light based on the light source; and a temperature regulator which performs regulating operation for regulating the temperature of the optical component on the basis of the light quantity detected by the light quantity detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20080092554
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus is provided which controls temperature of a control target disposed on the side of an A-side of a Peltier device. The apparatus includes a temperature regulator which performs regulating operation on temperature of a B-side of the Peltier device opposite to the A-side on the basis of a drive voltage for the Peltier device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Okamoto, Masanobu Kimura
  • Publication number: 20080070654
    Abstract: A game apparatus is provided with which a game player hits a movable object displayed on a screen at one or more targets displayed on the screen. The motion of the movable object moving on the screen is changed based on an input from the input device operated by the player in order to hit the movable object at a target displayed on the screen. The operation timing determination means 49 determines operation timing at which the input device is operated by the player. The moving-direction change means 51 changes the moving direction of the movable object according to a change command upon receipt of the change command while moving the movable object. The operation timing determination means outputs the change command to the moving-direction change means based on the determined operation timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Okamoto, Hachitaro Sato
  • Patent number: 7331841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transformable toy of which a figure is transformed between a doll robot toy and a four-legged walking robot toy with rear-leg sections thereof of a more natural shape. One of a pair of leg sections 11 of the doll robot toy 1 is provided with a knee-position connecting mechanism 114 for connecting a thigh section 111 and a shin section 112 and an ankle-position connecting mechanism 115 for connecting the shin section 112 and a foot section 113. The knee-position connecting mechanism 114 includes a connecting link 118 connected to both of the thigh section 111 and the shin section 112 respectively with turning pairs 116 and 117. The ankle-position connecting mechanism 115 is so constructed as to connect the shin section 112 and the foot section 113 with a turning pair 119. Then, the shin section 112 is length-adjustably constructed so that it can become long in a figure of the doll robot toy and become short in a figure of the four-legged walking robot toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Okamoto, Ryosuke Toriyama, Shinya Saito, Shinichi Hanamoto
  • Patent number: 7321620
    Abstract: The present invention provides an equalizer capable of accurately compensating for non-linearity of an input signal due to the asymmetry phenomenon, etc., during the disk production process. Two tap coefficients are provided in a coefficient unit. A comparator compares the value of a middle tap signal, which is a reference signal, and a threshold, so as to produce a selection signal based on the comparison result. The coefficient unit selects one of the two tap coefficients as the selected tap coefficient based on the selection signal, and a tap signal is multiplied with the selected tap coefficient. Thus, it is possible to adaptively switch the tap coefficients of the equalizer as a whole based on the value of the middle tap signal, which is the reference signal. Therefore, it is possible to accurately compensate for the non-linearity of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakahira, Koichi Nagano, Koji Okamoto, Akira Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20070273353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique capable of reliably detecting supply voltages at a plurality of points in an integrated circuit with a simple arrangement and improving the setting accuracy of a supply voltage to the integrated circuit irrespective of position in the interior of the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit internally includes a plurality of voltage sense points, a selection circuit connected to each of the plurality of voltage sense points for selecting one of the plurality of voltage sense points on the basis of an input signal, and a voltage sense terminal connected to the selection circuit for outputting a voltage of the one voltage sense point, selected by the selection circuit, to the exterior of the integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Koji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20070225054
    Abstract: This invention provides a game apparatus for a virtual or simulation game that allows a game player to readily recognize that a game tool is improperly operated. Image display means 55 displays on a screen of a television set 5 no character, which plays on the screen in place of the game player. Motion determination means 53 determines, based on the motion signal, whether or not a predetermined proper motion has been made by the player with the game tool 9 in a three dimensional space. The image display means 55 indicates on the screen that the proper motion has been made when the motion determination means 53 determines that the proper motion has been made with the game tool 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Okamoto, Hachitaro Sato
  • Publication number: 20070216159
    Abstract: An object is to provide a piping joint structure that enables welding without back shielding, and in which oxidized scale does not occur on the inner surface side of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yoshihara, Shirou Ishise, Kiyoshi Miyazaki, Koji Okamoto, Noriyasu Kajihara, Takanobu Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20070184884
    Abstract: A game apparatus is provided that can reduce the number of times that a player of the game has to performs unnecessary manual operations. A shot direction and a golf club determined by automatic determination means 53 can be modified by manual modification means 55. Shot position determination means 51 determines whether or not a shot motion should be made at the same position continuously twice. When the shot position determination means 51 determines that the shot motion was the second shot made at the same position, the automatic determination means 53 determines the shot direction and club, which has been stored in memory means 57 at the time of a previous play, as a shot direction and a club for a next play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Okamoto, Hachitaro Sato
  • Publication number: 20070167108
    Abstract: To provide an assembly unit for a toy capable of storing unused engaging section in a part unit thereof. An arm part (13) of the toy comprises a rotating member (50) rotating about a rotating shaft (55) provided in the body (14) thereof. The rotating member (50) has an engaging section (53), which is used for connecting the rotating member to a second part unit (23), which is connected to the arm part (13), and a hand (necessary member) (51). When a separate member (23) is connected to the arm part (13), the hand 51 is stored in the body 14 and the engaging section (53) is exposed to the outside of the body (14). When the separate member (23) is not connected to the arm part (13), the engaging section (53) is stored in the body (14) and the hand (51) is exposed to the outside of the body (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Hanamoto, Koji Okamoto, Ryosuke Toriyama, Shinya Saito, Motokazu Shibasaki, Hachitaro Sato