Patents by Inventor Kota Kitamura

Kota Kitamura 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: 20250133795
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device, including: a trench portion which is provided in an upper surface side of a semiconductor substrate, a cathode region of a first conductivity type or a collect region of a second conductivity type which is provided in a lower surface side of the semiconductor substrate, a buffer region of the first conductivity type which is provided between a lower end of the trench portion and the cathode region or the collect region, and has a first peak, a second peak, a third peak and a fourth peak higher than a bulk donor concentration of the semiconductor substrate in a doping concentration distribution in a depth direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2025
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Kota OHI, Yoshihiro IKURA, Yosuke SAKURAI, Mutsumi KITAMURA, Yuichi ONOZAWA, Yoshiharu KATO, Toru AJIKI
  • Publication number: 20250108805
    Abstract: The staggering determination device includes a staggering determination unit that determines whether or not there is a fluctuation in traveling of the own vehicle, and in a case where there is a target in the vicinity of the own vehicle traveling and a face or a line of sight of the driver of the own vehicle is directed to the target, the threshold value changing unit changes the fluctuation determination threshold used by the threshold value changing unit for determining whether or not there is a fluctuation in traveling of the own vehicle according to the positional relationship between the own vehicle and the target, or the staggering determination unit stops the determination of whether or not there is a fluctuation in traveling of the own vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kota KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 12266986
    Abstract: A brushless motor is an inner rotor type brushless motor. The brushless motor includes a plurality of phase coils of multiple phases arranged around a rotation axis, and a plurality of terminals configured to connect the plurality of phase coils of multiple phases to a switching circuit. The plurality of terminals are located inside a circumscribed circle of the plurality of phase coils of multiple phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akito Nakamura, Kota Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20240405378
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a parallel series cell group or a series parallel cell group. The parallel series cell group includes two or more parallel cell groups connected in series, each of the which includes three or more cells connected in parallel. The series parallel cell group includes three or more series cell groups connected in parallel, each of which includes two or more cells connected in series. A parallel number, which is a number of the cells included in each of the two or more parallel cell groups or a number of the three or more series cell groups included in the series parallel cell group, is greater than a series number, which is a number of the cells included in each of the three or more series cell groups or a number of the two or more parallel cell groups included in the parallel series cell group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Kota KITAMURA, Naoki TSUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 12121981
    Abstract: An electric tool includes a pressure-sensitive sensor, a support, an output shaft, and a controller. The pressure-sensitive sensor is configured to sense pressing force which is externally provided. The support supports the pressure-sensitive sensor. The output shaft is configured to hold a tip tool and be rotated relative to the support by motive power provided from an electric motor with the output shaft holding the tip tool. The controller is configured to control rotation of the output shaft in accordance with an output according to the pressing force, the output being output from the pressure-sensitive sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kota Kitamura, Itaru Murui, Naoki Tsujimoto, Kotaro Momoeda, Akito Nakamura
  • Patent number: 12053864
    Abstract: An electric tool system includes a motor, a control unit, and an output shaft. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The control unit performs vector control on the motor. The control unit includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a command value generation unit. The command value generation unit calculates, based on a torque current acquisition value (current measured value) as a value related to a torque current as acquired by the first acquisition unit and an acceleration acquisition value as a value related to acceleration of the rotor as acquired by the second acquisition unit, at least one of a command value of the torque current to be supplied to the motor or a command value of an excitation current to be supplied to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Itaru Murui, Shota Fujii, Keita Okamoto, Naoki Tsujimoto, Kota Kitamura, Kotaro Momoeda
  • Publication number: 20240235306
    Abstract: A motor includes: a stator including a stator core and stator wiring; and a rotor. The stator core includes a teeth core and a yoke core. The teeth core includes: an inner cylindrical portion; and a plurality of teeth, each of which includes a body portion protruding outward from the inner cylindrical portion along a radius of the inner cylindrical portion. The yoke core has a cylindrical shape and is mounted onto the plurality of teeth to surround the plurality of teeth. The stator wiring includes: a coil wire wound around the body portion; and transition wiring electrically connecting together a plurality of the coil wires respectively wound around a plurality of the body portions. The transition wiring is provided in a region located inside the body portion along a radius of the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Akito NAKAMURA, Kota KITAMURA, Kotaro MOMOEDA
  • Patent number: 12030161
    Abstract: An electric tool includes an output shaft and a controller. The output shaft is configured to hold a tip tool and be rotated by motive power provided from an electric motor with the output shaft holding the tip tool. The controller is configured to control rotation of the output shaft in accordance with pressing force in a direction from a tip end of the tip tool toward the output shaft. The electric tool has, as an operation range, a restriction range in which rotation of the output shaft is restricted in a state where the pressing force is less than or equal to a prescribed value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Itaru Murui, Kotaro Momoeda, Kota Kitamura, Naoki Tsujimoto, Akito Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240166227
    Abstract: A vehicle driver assistance device executes safety assistance control for enhancing travel safety of a vehicle. When a level of fatigue of a driver of the vehicle becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined level, the vehicle driver assistance device increases a safety assistance level, which is a level for increasing the travel safety of the vehicle, by safety assistance control, and notifies the driver that the safety assistance level has been increased, and after the safety assistance level has been increased, when the vehicle passes a rest spot, which is a spot where the driver can rest, the vehicle driver assistance device lowers the safety assistance level and notifies the driver that the safety assistance level has been lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kota KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 11749231
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to receive a foveal image, a full frame image, and coordinate data that specifies a position of the foveal image in the full frame image. The image processing circuitry is further configured to render a resulting image based on the full frame image independently of the foveal image in response to detection of a data error within the coordinate data. The drive circuitry is configured to drive a display panel based on the resulting image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamaguchi, Kota Kitamura, Takashi Nose
  • Patent number: 11748956
    Abstract: A display driver includes interface circuitry, image processing circuitry, and drive circuitry. The interface circuitry is configured to receive a full frame image and a foveal image from a source external to the display driver. The image processing circuitry is configured to: upscale the full frame image; render a foveated image from the upscaled full frame image and the foveal image. The foveated image includes a foveal area based on the foveal image, a peripheral are based on the upscaled full frame image, and a border area based on the foveal image and the upscaled full frame image. The border area being located between the foveal area and the peripheral area. The drive circuitry is configured to drive a display panel using the foveated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Kota Kitamura, Goro Sakamaki, Tomoo Minaki
  • Publication number: 20230170768
    Abstract: A brushless motor is an inner rotor type brushless motor. The brushless motor includes a plurality of phase coils of multiple phases arranged around a rotation axis, and a plurality of terminals configured to connect the plurality of phase coils of multiple phases to a switching circuit. The plurality of terminals are located inside a circumscribed circle of the plurality of phase coils of multiple phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Akito NAKAMURA, Kota KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230120149
    Abstract: An electric tool includes an output shaft and a controller. The output shaft is configured to hold a tip tool and be rotated by motive power provided from an electric motor with the output shaft holding the tip tool. The controller is configured to control rotation of the output shaft in accordance with pressing force in a direction from a tip end of the tip tool toward the output shaft. The electric tool has, as an operation range, a restriction range in which rotation of the output shaft is restricted in a state where the pressing force is less than or equal to a prescribed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Itaru MURUI, Kotaro MOMOEDA, Kota KITAMURA, Naoki TSUJIMOTO, Akito NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11632017
    Abstract: A motor for electric power tools according to an embodiment includes: a rotor having a rotational shaft; a stator having a coil to rotate the rotor; a first substrate mounting a sensor element to detect a rotational position of the rotor; and a second substrate mounting a switching element to change, based on a result of detection by the sensor element, a conducting direction in which a current flows with respect to the coil. The first substrate and the second substrate are arranged side by side along, and intersect at right angles with, the rotational shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Itaru Murui, Masari Muramatsu, Motoharu Muto, Kota Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20230111826
    Abstract: A display driver includes interface circuitry, image processing circuitry, and drive circuitry. The interface circuitry is configured to receive a full frame image and a foveal image from a source external to the display driver. The image processing circuitry is configured to: upscale the full frame image; render a foveated image from the upscaled full frame image and the foveal image. The foveated image includes a foveal area based on the foveal image, a peripheral are based on the upscaled full frame image, and a border area based on the foveal image and the upscaled full frame image. The border area being located between the foveal area and the peripheral area. The drive circuitry is configured to drive a display panel using the foveated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Kota KITAMURA, Goro SAKAMAKI, Tomoo MINAKI
  • Publication number: 20230038469
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to receive a foveal image, a full frame image, and coordinate data that specifies a position of the foveal image in the full frame image. The image processing circuitry is further configured to render a resulting image based on the full frame image independently of the foveal image in response to detection of a data error within the coordinate data. The drive circuitry is configured to drive a display panel based on the resulting image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamaguchi, Kota Kitamura, Takashi Nose
  • Publication number: 20230001549
    Abstract: An electric tool system includes a motor, a control unit, and an output shaft. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The control unit performs vector control on the motor. The control unit includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a command value generation unit. The command value generation unit calculates, based on a torque current acquisition value (current measured value) as a value related to a torque current as acquired by the first acquisition unit and an acceleration acquisition value as a value related to acceleration of the rotor as acquired by the second acquisition unit, at least one of a command value of the torque current to be supplied to the motor or a command value of an excitation current to be supplied to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Itaru MURUI, Shota FUJII, Keita OKAMOTO, Naoki TSUJIMOTO, Kota KITAMURA, Kotaro MOMOEDA
  • Publication number: 20220410283
    Abstract: An electric tool includes a pressure-sensitive sensor, a support, an output shaft, and a controller. The pressure-sensitive sensor is configured to sense pressing force which is externally provided. The support supports the pressure-sensitive sensor. The output shaft is configured to hold a tip tool and be rotated relative to the support by motive power provided from an electric motor with the output shaft holding the tip tool. The controller is configured to control rotation of the output shaft in accordance with an output according to the pressing force, the output being output from the pressure-sensitive sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kota KITAMURA, Itaru MURUI, Naoki TSUJIMOTO, Kotaro MOMOEDA, Akito NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11508273
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry, driver circuitry, and test circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to generate first output data during a first display update period and generate second output data during a second display update period. The driver circuitry is configured to update a display panel based on the first output data during the first display update period and update the display panel based on the second output data during the second display update period. The test circuitry is configured to test the image processing circuitry during a test period disposed between the first display update period and the second display update period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Akio Sugiyama, Kota Kitamura, Chirinjeev Singh, Dipankar Talukdar, Guozhong Shen
  • Publication number: 20220148470
    Abstract: A display driver includes image processing circuitry, driver circuitry, and test circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to generate first output data during a first display update period and generate second output data during a second display update period. The driver circuitry is configured to update a display panel based on the first output data during the first display update period and update the display panel based on the second output data during the second display update period. The test circuitry is configured to test the image processing circuitry during a test period disposed between the first display update period and the second display update period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Masao Orio, Takashi Nose, Hirobumi Furihata, Akio Sugiyama, Kota Kitamura, Chirinjeev Singh, Dipankar Talukdar, Guozhong Shen