Patents by Inventor Kosuke Sato
Kosuke Sato 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).
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Patent number: 8878218Abstract: The invention provides semiconductor light-emitting devices which have a semiconductor layer on a principal surface of a translucent substrate and a reflective layer on a second principal surface opposite to the principal surface having the semiconductor layer, which enables that the peeling of the reflective layer from the translucent substrate is suppressed. A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a first metal layer disposed in contact with a second principal surface of a translucent substrate, a second metal layer disposed in contact with at least the second principal surface or a side surface of the translucent substrate around the first metal layer, and a third metal layer disposed on the second metal layer. The first metal layer has a reflectance with respect to a peak wavelength of light emitted from an emitting layer higher than the reflectance of the second metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventors: Kosuke Sato, Yoshitaka Sumitomo, Dai Wakamatsu, Yoshiyuki Aihara, Kimihiro Miyamoto, Satoshi Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20140183564Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer and a second electrode. The second conductivity-type semiconductor layer has a square peripheral shape. The first electrode includes a first connecting portion on a first diagonal line and a first extending portion extending from the first connecting portion onto the first diagonal line. The second electrode includes a second connecting portion on the first diagonal line facing the first connecting portion via the first extending portion. Two second extending portions extend from the second connecting portion and having a first portion and a second portion respectively. The first connecting portion includes an end portion closer to the second connecting portion than a straight line intersecting the tip ends of the two second extending portions, and a center portion at a side father from the second connecting portion than the second diagonal line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Kosuke SATO
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Publication number: 20140152774Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring device includes a first bird's-eye view image generation section generating a first bird's-eye view image through a two-dimensional plane projective transformation based on a photographed image acquired by an in-vehicle camera module, a second bird's-eye view image generation section generating a second bird's-eye view image through a three-dimensional plane projective transformation based on the photographed image, and a displaying image generation section generating a first displaying image for monitor displaying from the first bird's-eye view image and a second displaying image for monitor displaying having a higher displaying magnification than the first displaying image, from a predetermined area of the second bird's-eye view image corresponding to a predetermined area of the first bird's-eye view image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Haruki Wakabayashi, Kosuke Sato, Kinji Yamamoto, Shoko Takeda
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Publication number: 20140103379Abstract: The invention provides semiconductor light-emitting devices which have a semiconductor layer on a principal surface of a translucent substrate and a reflective layer on a second principal surface opposite to the principal surface having the semiconductor layer, which enables that the peeling of the reflective layer from the translucent substrate is suppressed. A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a first metal layer disposed in contact with a second principal surface of a translucent substrate, a second metal layer disposed in contact with at least the second principal surface or a side surface of the translucent substrate around the first metal layer, and a third metal layer disposed on the second metal layer. The first metal layer has a reflectance with respect to a peak wavelength of light emitted from an emitting layer higher than the reflectance of the second metal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kosuke SATO, Yoshitaka SUMITOMO, Dai WAKAMATSU, Yoshiyuki AIHARA, Kimihiro MIYAMOTO, Satoshi KINOSHITA
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Patent number: 8599043Abstract: A parking assist apparatus includes a parking target position setting section for setting a parking target position when a vehicle is to be parked by reversing, a parking pathway determining section for determining possibility/impossibility of direct parking for parking the vehicle to the parking target position without turnaround, and a report outputting section for effecting reporting to allow a driver engaged in parking to recognize the possibility/impossibility of the direct parking based on the result of determination by the parking pathway determining section.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jun Kadowaki, Kazuya Watanabe, Yu Tanaka, Kosuke Sato, Atsuo Fukaya, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Motokatsu Tomozawa, Kenji Kodera
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Publication number: 20130060421Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus has a region detector capable of detecting a plurality of possible parking regions where a vehicle can park in at least one side to the left or right of the vehicle, a photographic image of the scenery surrounding the vehicle including the possible parking regions is displayed on a monitor device, the possible parking regions detected by the region detector are superimposed on the photographic image as graphic images showing parking target candidates in all of the corresponding positions, and one of the parking target candidates can be selected as a parking target on the basis of a command input from a driving device of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun Kadowaki, Yu Tanaka, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Atsuo Fukaya, Motokatsu Tomozawa, Kosuke Sato, Kenji Kodera
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Patent number: 8115811Abstract: An image around a vehicle matching the intent of a driver is automatically displayed. An infrared camera (2) picks up an image of the face of a driver (7). A visual line direction and a face direction are detected from the face image of the driver (7). Based on the visual line direction of the driver (7) and the face direction thereof, a direction in which the driver (7) gazes is detected. When the direction in which the driver (7) gazes is included in image pickup ranges of CCD cameras (1A, 1B, and 1C), an image around a vehicle (100) picked up by any one of the CCD cameras (1A, 1B, and 1C) is automatically displayed on a monitor (6).Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2006Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Hiramaki, Jun Adachi, Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato
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Publication number: 20110298639Abstract: A parking assist apparatus includes a parking target position setting section for setting a parking target position when a vehicle is to be parked by reversing, a parking pathway determining section for determining possibility/impossibility of direct parking for parking the vehicle to the parking target position without turnaround, and a report outputting section for effecting reporting to allow a driver engaged in parking to recognize the possibility/impossibility of the direct parking based on the result of determination by the parking pathway determining section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun Kadowaki, Kazuya Watanabe, Yu Tanaka, Kosuke Sato, Atsuo Fukaya, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Motokatsu Tomozawa, Kenji Kodera
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Patent number: 8045151Abstract: A first inspection process of inspecting presence of a defect on a front surface of a film body with a protective film separated therefrom; a separator removing process of separating a separator from the inspected laminated film; a second inspection process of inspecting presence of the defect in the film body in a vertical attitude while introducing the film body with the separator separated and removed therefrom to a film travel path directed in a vertical direction, and storing detection data; a separator laminating process and a protective film laminating process of laminating a separator and a protective film to a back surface and a front surface of the inspected film body, respectively; and a film collecting process of winding up the inspected laminated film laminated with the protective film and the separator are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Hiromichi Ohashi, Kosuke Sato
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Patent number: 8031225Abstract: A soundings monitoring system for a vehicle includes a first camera capturing a fist imaging surface, a second camera capturing a second imaging surface, and a monitor for displaying a first image of the first imaging surface and a second image of the second imaging surface. A standard point is specified relative to the vehicle, the first image and the second image are synthesized and displayed on the monitor so that a coordinate position of the standard point in an expanded imaging surface from the first imaging surface and a coordinate position of the standard point in the second imaging surface match each other, and an imaginary line including the standard point and extending over the first image and the second image is displayed on the monitor in such a manner that the imaginary line is superimposed on the synthesized image of the first image and the second image.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato
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Publication number: 20110018991Abstract: A periphery monitoring apparatus having a monitor device for displaying an image of periphery of a vehicle includes an image information acquiring section for acquiring image information captured by an imaging device mounted on the vehicle, an image recognizing section for effecting an image recognition process on a target feature included in the image information, the target feature being a linear shape present on a lateral side of the vehicle, a display image switchover deciding section for deciding whether or not a display image to be displayed on the monitor device should be switched over to a side-view image relating to the lateral side of the vehicle, and a display image switching section for switching the display image to the side-view image, based on result of decision made by the display image switchover deciding section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIK KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato
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Patent number: 7825828Abstract: A parking assist device includes a monitor (10) for displaying a captured image from a camera (12), assist information output means for providing assistance during introduction of a vehicle into a parking position, and correction control means (31) for correcting an inappropriate operation performed when the vehicle is introduced into the parking position. When a steering operation, an accelerator operation, or a brake operation is inappropriate, the correction control means (31) performs control to correct the travel course and the stop position. Thus, even if the driver performs an inappropriate operation when introducing the vehicle into the parking position, the driver can appropriately introduce the vehicle into the parking position according to the display on the monitor (10).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato, Hiroshi Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20100165333Abstract: A first inspection process of inspecting presence of a defect on a front surface of a film body with a protective film separated therefrom; a separator removing process of separating a separator from the inspected laminated film; a second inspection process of inspecting presence of the defect in the film body in a vertical attitude while introducing the film body with the separator separated and removed therefrom to a film travel path directed in a vertical direction, and storing detection data; a separator laminating process and a protective film laminating process of laminating a separator and a protective film to a back surface and a front surface of the inspected film body, respectively; and a film collecting process of winding up the inspected laminated film laminated with the protective film and the separator are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Hiromichi Ohashi, Kosuke Sato
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Publication number: 20090268025Abstract: An image around a vehicle matching the intent of a driver is automatically displayed. An infrared camera (2) picks up an image of the face of a driver (7). A visual line direction and a face direction are detected from the face image of the driver (7). Based on the visual line direction of the driver (7) and the face direction thereof, a direction in which the driver (7) gazes is detected. When the direction in which the driver (7) gazes is included in image pickup ranges of CCD cameras (1A, 1B, and 1C), an image around a vehicle (100) picked up by any one of the CCD cameras (1A, 1B, and 1C) is automatically displayed on a monitor (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2006Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Hiramaki, Jun Adachi, Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato
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Publication number: 20090265061Abstract: Driving assistance is provided to a vehicle driver in a manner that is easy to understand and at a low cost. At a driving assistance device (100), an image processing unit (103) sets a cut-out region within image data photographed by a camera (121) and extracts cut-out image data. A control unit (107) generates information indicating risk to the rear of the vehicle based on the position and speed of other vehicle measured by a distance measuring unit. The image processing unit (103) then outputs information indicating the cut-out image data and the risk to a monitor (123). The image processing unit (103) then moves the cut-out region to a direction in which a vehicle route has changed when a receiving unit (105) receives notification to the effect that the route of the vehicle has changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Masaya Otokawa, Yu Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Kuboyama, Kosuke Sato, Jun Kadowaki
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Patent number: 7598887Abstract: A parking assist apparatus includes a monitor displaying an image captured by a camera mounted to a vehicle for capturing an image in a moving direction of the vehicle and an assist information output device outputting assist information for assisting a parking operation and displaying the assist information on the monitor, wherein the assist information output device: calculates a locus for guiding the vehicle to a parking position specified on the image displayed on the monitor; sets a target position on the locus for guiding the vehicle to the parking position; outputs guide information corresponding to the target position so as to be displayed on the locus in the image displayed on the monitor; and outputs a navigation mark corresponding to a current position of the vehicle so as to be displayed on the monitor.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kosuke Sato, Kazuya Watanabe
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Publication number: 20090091475Abstract: A parking assist device includes a monitor (10) for displaying a captured image from a camera (12), assist information output means for providing assistance during introduction of a vehicle into a parking position, and correction control means (31) for correcting an inappropriate operation performed when the vehicle is introduced into the parking position. When a steering operation, an accelerator operation, or a brake operation is inappropriate, the correction control means (31) performs control to correct the travel course and the stop position. Thus, even if the driver performs an inappropriate operation when introducing the vehicle into the parking position, the driver can appropriately introduce the vehicle into the parking position according to the display on the monitor (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2006Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato, Hiroshi Yamauchi
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Patent number: 7491857Abstract: An aminated oligonucleotide probe is provided, in which the amino group possesses improved reactivity. The present invention relates to an oligonucleotide probe, which is represented by general formula 1: (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a protecting group for an amino group, R2 and R3 are each independently a divalent organic group, and A is an oligonucleotide).Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, DNA Chip Research Inc.Inventors: Yasuo Komatsu, Naoshi Kojima, Kosuke Sato, Ken Nonaka, Yumi Fujinawa
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Patent number: 7486801Abstract: A monitoring system for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle by displaying images taken by a plurality of cameras provided at the vehicle on a display apparatus provided in a vehicle compartment includes an image processing portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoharu Suzuki, Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato, Jun Amano, Katsuhiko Umeno
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Patent number: D696764Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Nidec Servo CorporationInventors: Kosuke Sato, Asahi Higo