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).

  • Patent number: 8878218
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke Sato, Yoshitaka Sumitomo, Dai Wakamatsu, Yoshiyuki Aihara, Kimihiro Miyamoto, Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20140183564
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke SATO
  • Publication number: 20140152774
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruki Wakabayashi, Kosuke Sato, Kinji Yamamoto, Shoko Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140103379
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke SATO, Yoshitaka SUMITOMO, Dai WAKAMATSU, Yoshiyuki AIHARA, Kimihiro MIYAMOTO, Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 8599043
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Kadowaki, Kazuya Watanabe, Yu Tanaka, Kosuke Sato, Atsuo Fukaya, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Motokatsu Tomozawa, Kenji Kodera
  • Publication number: 20130060421
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Kadowaki, Yu Tanaka, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Atsuo Fukaya, Motokatsu Tomozawa, Kosuke Sato, Kenji Kodera
  • Patent number: 8115811
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Hiramaki, Jun Adachi, Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20110298639
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Kadowaki, Kazuya Watanabe, Yu Tanaka, Kosuke Sato, Atsuo Fukaya, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Motokatsu Tomozawa, Kenji Kodera
  • Patent number: 8045151
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromichi Ohashi, Kosuke Sato
  • Patent number: 8031225
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20110018991
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIK KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato
  • Patent number: 7825828
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato, Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20100165333
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Hiromichi Ohashi, Kosuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20090268025
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi Hiramaki, Jun Adachi, Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20090265061
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Masaya Otokawa, Yu Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Kuboyama, Kosuke Sato, Jun Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 7598887
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kosuke Sato, Kazuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090091475
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato, Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 7491857
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, DNA Chip Research Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuo Komatsu, Naoshi Kojima, Kosuke Sato, Ken Nonaka, Yumi Fujinawa
  • Patent number: 7486801
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoharu Suzuki, Kazuya Watanabe, Kosuke Sato, Jun Amano, Katsuhiko Umeno
  • Patent number: D696764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Nidec Servo Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke Sato, Asahi Higo