Patents by Inventor Kyoichi Murakami

Kyoichi Murakami 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: 7379240
    Abstract: A rear projection-type screen includes two sheet-like members having lenses prevented from being deformed and scratched. In the rear projection-type screen (5) for passing and focusing image light L emitted from an image light source (3), two sheet-like members (a lenticular lens sheet 7 and a Fresnel lens sheet 8) each made of a transparent material and having minute lenses (9) and (11) formed on at least one surface thereof are disposed such that their surfaces (7b) and (8a) with the lenses formed thereon confront each other, and a plurality of spacers (14), (14), . . . are disposed at appropriate spaced intervals between the confronting lenses of the two sheet-like members within an effective screen area (5a) for passing and focusing the image light thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Iwaki, Kyoichi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060126172
    Abstract: A rear projection-type screen includes two sheet-like members having lenses prevented from being deformed and scratched. In the rear projection-type screen (5) for passing and focusing image light L emitted from an image light source (3), two sheet-like members (a lenticular lens sheet 7 and a Fresnel lens sheet 8) each made of a transparent material and having minute lenses (9) and (11) formed on at least one surface thereof are disposed such that their surfaces (7b) and (8a) with the lenses formed thereon confront each other, and a plurality of spacers (14), (14), . . . are disposed at appropriate spaced intervals between the confronting lenses of the two sheet-like members within an effective screen area (5a) for passing and focusing the image light thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Takaaki Iwaki, Kyoichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 6191826
    Abstract: The projector apparatus comprises an image signal processor for generating color drive signals of at least four channels, which correspond to at least four kinds of colors including the colors selected according to the spectrum of the light source, from the three primary color image signals; a light-splitting device for splitting the light from the light source into at least four kinds of lights according to the colors corresponding to the color drive signals generated in the image signal processor; light valves, each of which comprises a liquid crystal element driven by the color drive signal for modulating each of the light splitted from that of the light source by the light-splitting device; and a combining device for combining each of components of light modulated by the light valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoichi Murakami, Hiroaki Endo, Hiroshi Murayama, Atsushi Iwamura
  • Patent number: 5944401
    Abstract: An optical block which is light in weight and low in price, and has optical path distances equivalent to those obtained with glass has an outside form composed by arranging a polyhedron 8a having a surface of incidence for a blue ray B, a polyhedron 8b having a surface of incidence for a red ray R and a polyhedron 8c having a surface of incidence for a green ray G which are configured as transparent plastic members, and optical members 9a and 9b configured as dichroic filters formed as glass members. The polyhedrons 8a to 8c are coupled by way of the optical members 9a and 9b so as to compose an optical block as a monochromator prism block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoichi Murakami, Takeyo Nakagawa, Atsushi Iwamura, Takaaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 5294866
    Abstract: A raster distortion correcting signal synthesizer includes a multiplier, an adder, a memory for storing data and a coefficient, and a controller for controlling the multiplier, adder and memory in accordance with a count value of a horizontal sync. signal. The controller calculates a desired raster distortion correcting signal of a high order by utilizing the multiplier and adder on the basis of the count value, and multiplies the count value by a predetermined coefficient to obtain a new count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1994
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichirou Miyazaki, Kyoichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 5258840
    Abstract: A correction signal generating circuit for a television receiver includes a counter for counting a pulse synchronized with a horizontal sync signal, a memory for storing correction data and a coefficient, and a unit for multiplying and adding contents of the counter and the memory. A signal feedback loop supplies an output from the multiplying and adding unit to an input thereof, and a control unit controls operation of the memory and the multiplying and adding unit, thereby generating a correction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichirou Miyazaki, Kyoichi Murakami, Takahiko Tamura, Hiroshi Murayama
  • Patent number: 5210796
    Abstract: A stereo/monaural detection apparatus for detecting whether two-channel input audio signals are stereo or monaural, wherein the level difference between the input audio signals is calculated, and after the signal representing the level difference is discriminated with a predetermined hysteresis maintained, a stereo/monaural detection is performed in accordance with the result of such discrimination, thereby preventing an erroneous detection that may otherwise be caused by any level difference variation during a short time as in a case where the sound field is positioned at the center in the stereo signals. And the discrimination with the hysteresis is partially inhibited in response to the signal obtained by discriminating the level sum of the input audio signals at a predetermined reference level, hence preventing instability of the operation when the audio input level is extremely feeble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Hirabayashi, Kenji Komori, Kyoichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 5144169
    Abstract: An operational amplifier circuit comprises a pair of emitter common transistors forming a differential amplifier circuit including a first conductivity type first and second transistors; a current mirror circuit including a second conductivity type third and fourth transistors having commonly connected bases and collectors which are connected with the first and second transistors, respectively and a second conductivity of fifth transistor having an emitter connected with the common bases and a base connected with the collector of the fourth transistor; and an output circuit including a second conductivity type sixth transistor having a base connected with the collector of the first transistor and a second conductivity type seventh transistor having a base connected with the emitter of the sixth transistor for outputting an output of the collector of the seventh transistor via a transistor buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Hirabayashi, Kyoichi Murakami, Kenji Komori, Masaaki Ishihara
  • Patent number: 4862269
    Abstract: In a memory control apparatus for providing various video display functions by means of a video memory into which video data constituting successive units, such as, frames or fields, or video information are written at repeatedly changing write addresses while concurrently reading out the data from repeatedly changing read-out addresses; the video memory is provided with at least four memory areas each having a capacity to store one of the units of video information, impending overtaking of the write and read-out addresses relative to each other is detected, and, in response to such detection, the one of the memory areas in which the data is being written or read-out is changed so as to maintain a separation of the write and read-out addresses sufficient to ensure avoidance of overtaking and consequent disturbance of the displayed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Sonoda, Hirofumi Yuchi, Kyoichi Murakami, Masaharu Tokuhara
  • Patent number: 4369411
    Abstract: A signal converting circuit for converting a single-ended input signal to a pair of differential output signals includes a current source for generating a constant current; an input signal generating circuit for generating an input signal current; a first path including at least one diode connected to the current source and the input signal generating circuit for producing a first differential current as a function of the constant current and the input signal current; a second path including a series combination of a diode and the collector-emitter path of a transistor connected to the current source and the input signal generating circuit for producing a second differential current as a function of the constant current and the input signal current, the transistor being supplied with a current at its input; a differential amplifier output circuit having two transistors connected to the first and second paths for producing differential output signals in response to the first and second differential currents; a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Niimura, Kyoichi Murakami, Akira Yamakoshi
  • Patent number: 4347531
    Abstract: A signal converting circuit, which has particular application as a pedestal clamp circuit for a video signal, includes a differential amplifier having a pair of transistors which produce first and second differential currents at the respective collectors thereof; a first circuit supplied with the first differential current and including a diode and a first resistor having a first resistance value connected in series between the collector of one of the transistors of the differential amplifier and a reference potential; a second circuit supplied with the second differential current and including a second resistor having a second resistance value and a transistor having its collector emitter path connected in series with the second resistor between the collector of the other transistor of the differential amplifier and the reference potential; and an output circuit for producing an output current in response to the second differential current and including a current mirror transistor having its base-collector p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1982
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Yamakoshi, Kyoichi Murakami, Tsutomu Niimura
  • Patent number: 4343018
    Abstract: A chrominance signal processing circuit for generating a gain-controlled chrominance signal carrier and a phase-controlled burst signal is provided with a first differential amplifier receiving a chrominance signal carrier and having a first constant current source, a second differential amplifier receiving an output signal of the first differential amplifier, a phase control circuit connected to the output of the second differential amplifier, the second differential amplifier receiving its bias current from a second constant current source during a chroma interval and from a third constant current source during a burst interval, the ratio of the currents of the first and second constant current sources being controlled for controlling the gain of the chrominance signal, and the output of the second differential amplifier being controlled at least during the burst interval, for controlling the phase of the burst signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1982
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Niimura, Kyoichi Murakami, Akira Yamakoshi
  • Patent number: 4292597
    Abstract: A circuit that is particularly adapted to convert a single-ended input signal to a pair of differential output signals. First and second series circuits are connected in parallel, the first series circuit being formed of first and second diodes and the second series circuit being formed of a third diode connected with the collector-emitter circuit of a transistor. The base electrode of the transistor is connected to the junction defined by the first and second diodes such that the base-emitter circuit thereof is in parallel arrangement with the second diode. A current source is connected to the parallel-connected series circuits so as to supply currents thereto. An input signal is supplied to the junction defined by the first and second diodes; the first and second outputs are coupled to this junction and to the collector electrode of the transistor, respectively, for providing differential output signal currents that are a function of the supplied signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Niimura, Kyoichi Murakami, Akira Yamakoshi
  • Patent number: 4175241
    Abstract: This invention is a phase inversion circuit of improved stability of operation for a master-slave flip-flop circuit. An additional gating circuit is controlled by two signals, one from an output of the slave flip-flop circuit and the other from an externally applied phase inversion signal. The output of the additional gating circuit is connected to the master flip-flop circuit through a circuit means that also receives a signal from the slave flip-flop output circuit. In the absence of inversion signals the circuit means controls the master flip-flop circuit from the slave flip-flop circuit and the master flip-flop circuit controls the slave flip-flop circuit with the assistance of the timing pulses in the usual manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1979
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Tsuchiya, Susumu Akazawa, Kyoichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 4163989
    Abstract: A detector circuit for a color television receiver includes a pair of transistors whose collector-emitter circuits are connected in parallel with each other, an input circuit, such as a differential amplifier, for supplying a differential input signal to the base electrodes of the pair of transistors, an impedance element coupled between the collector electrodes of the pair of transistors and a voltage source, and an integration circuit for integrating a detected signal taken from the collector electrodes of the pair of transistors and thereby providing an output signal. A reference-voltage circuit is included to supply a reference voltage, which can be used as a threshold voltage, to the emitter electrodes of the pair of transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1979
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Akazawa, Kyoichi Murakami, Kiyoshi Ishihata, Takao Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 4092667
    Abstract: An automatic chrominance control and color killer circuit for use in a color television receiver having a gain controllable chrominance amplifier for selectively amplifying chrominance signals and a color burst signal transmitted with a composite television signal during a color television transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Akazawa, Takao Tsuchiya, Kyoichi Murakami, Takashi Okada
  • Patent number: 3947256
    Abstract: A method for treating high polymer wastes in such a way that pollution of the atmosphere will be avoided. Solid high polymer bodies are subjected to simultaneous compression and shearing action until they reach a state of fusion and decompose at least in part into a fluid state. The fluid is then directed to a location where it is available as a fuel. A rotary feed screw is situated in a cylinder to coact therewith for providing compression and shearing of high polymer bodies until they reach a state of fusion. Then the fused material is subjected to a decomposing action in order to decompose into a fluid condition, and the resulting fluid is conveyed to a location where the fluid is available for further use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1972
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1976
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Niigata Tekrosho
    Inventors: Yoichi Tsukagoshi, Kyohei Tsuchiya, Toshio Inoue, Toshihiko Ogawa, Hideo Komori, Kyoichi Murakami, Taizo Ayukawa