Patents by Inventor Makoto Noda

Makoto Noda 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: 10850935
    Abstract: A document feeder assisting device includes a document stacker to stack a document to be conveyed toward a feed port of an automatic document feeder, a pressing device to press the document toward a document placement surface of the document stacker, and a conveyance device to convey the document. The document is stacked on the document placement surface exposed above with the pressing device moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Noda
  • Publication number: 20200156690
    Abstract: A steering wheel includes a decorative component and a surface skin on a surface of the rim. The decorative component is formed into a band and a leading-end portion of the decorative component has a tapered form in which an inner edge curves towards an outer circumference of the rim and serves as a curving edge. The surface skin includes a curved-side section adjoining the curving edge and a non-curved-side section adjoining a non-curving edge of the leading-end portion. The curved-side section includes a main body that includes a curving portion which corresponds to the curving edge of the leading-end portion in shape, and an extended portion that extends beyond an apex of the leading-end portion and extends towards the non-curving edge of the leading-end portion of the decorative component. A region of the extended portion beyond the apex is joined to a leading edge of the non-curved-side section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Yuki NONOYAMA, Jun SATO, Sanae ORITAKA, Makoto NODA, Yosuke IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20200147564
    Abstract: To provide a rubber extruder capable of efficiently removing volatile components in unvulcanized rubber without decreasing productivity of the unvulcanized rubber. The rubber extruder 1 is for extruding the unvulcanized rubber (G) while kneading. It includes a barrel 2 having an input port 5 for introducing the unvulcanized rubber (G) and a discharge port 6 for discharging the unvulcanized rubber (G), a screw 3, which is arranged in the barrel 2, for extruding the unvulcanized rubber (G), and a vent 4 for sucking out air in the barrel 2. The screw 3 has a dam portion 7 which locally controls an extrusion amount of the unvulcanized rubber (G), a first screw portion 8 defined between the input port 5 and the dam portion 7, and a second screw portion 9 defined between the dam portion 7 and the discharge port 6. An effective screw length (L1) of the first screw portion 8 is 50% or more of a total effective screw length (L) of the screw 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Nakata Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo TANAKA, Yoshinobu NAKAMURA, Masayuki SAKAMOTO, Tadasuke SATO, Ryusuke OTA, Hideaki TAKEUCHI, Masaaki MICHIBAYASHI, Makoto NODA
  • Patent number: 10554318
    Abstract: A present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, a reception method, and a program that can improve reception performance of a frame to which a preamble is added. A transmission device of one aspect of the present technology generates a preamble including a sequence [d d . . . d ?d] having iteration of a sequence d that is one of sequences a and b that are Golay complementary sequences, followed by an inverted sequence of the sequence d, and including a signal sequence in which a maximum value of an absolute value of a side lobe level of cross correlation between a sequence [d d ?d] and a sequence [d ?d] is 25 or less. The generated preamble is added to data to be transmitted in units of frames. The present technology can be applied to a device that transmits and receives data via a wireless transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Shinagawa, Makoto Noda
  • Patent number: 10477432
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, a decoding method, a program, and a wireless communication system that enable efficient transmission of frames in accordance with the condition of the transmission path. An encoding device of one aspect of the present technology encodes and modulates transmission data stored in a payload, and encodes and modulates modulation/encoding information by predetermined schemes, the modulation/encoding information indicating at least one of the schemes of encoding and modulation for stored information stored in a header, and at least one of the schemes of encoding and modulation for the transmission data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ino, Makoto Noda
  • Publication number: 20190283991
    Abstract: A document feeder assisting device includes a document stacker to stack a document to be conveyed toward a feed port of an automatic document feeder, a pressing device to press the document toward a document placement surface of the document stacker, and a conveyance device to convey the document. The document is stacked on the document placement surface exposed above with the pressing device moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto NODA
  • Patent number: 10250427
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiver, a frame synchronization method, a transmitter, a transmission method, and a program that allows for enhancing frame synchronization performance without reducing throughput. A receiver of an aspect of the present technology receives signals of a frame having a preamble including a frame detection signal sequence formed by a repetition of a known signal sequence, followed by a frame synchronization signal sequence formed by the known signal sequence or an inverse sequence thereof, performs convolution arithmetic operation of a known correlation sequence and cross-correlation between a received signal sequence and the frame synchronization signal sequence, and ensures synchronization of the frame while regarding predetermined time when a value more than or equal to a threshold value or a maximum value is obtained. The present technology can be applied to a device that transmits and receives data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Shinagawa, Makoto Noda
  • Patent number: 10241686
    Abstract: A storage device includes a recording medium in which data is recorded on a cluster basis, and a memory that stores a file allocation table (FAT) in which disposition information regarding the cluster is recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Keitarou Kondou, Makoto Noda
  • Patent number: 10109816
    Abstract: A display unit includes a display panel and a first protective sheet. The display panel has a light-emitting surface. The first protective sheet is provided on the light-emitting surface. The first protective sheet provided in the display unit includes a first impact dispersion layer, a first strain relaxation layer, and a gel-like first impact absorption layer. The first impact dispersion layer has a pencil hardness of 3H or higher. The first strain relaxation layer has flexural strength and tensile strength both higher than the flexural strength and the tensile strength of the first impact dispersion layer. The gel-like first impact absorption layer has a thickness of a submillimeter order or more. The first impact absorption layer, the first strain relaxation layer, and the first impact dispersion layer are arranged in this order from the light-emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Seki, Michitoshi Tsuchiya, Makoto Noda
  • Publication number: 20180241490
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, a reception method, and a program that can improve reception performance of a frame to which a preamble is added. A transmission device of one aspect of the present technology generates a preamble including a sequence [d d . . . d ?d] having iteration of a sequence d that is one of sequences a and b that are Golay complementary sequences, followed by an inverted sequence of the sequence d, and including a signal sequence in which a maximum value of an absolute value of a side lobe level of cross correlation between a sequence [d d ?d] and a sequence [d ?d] is 25 or less. The generated preamble is added to data to be transmitted in units of frames. The present technology can be applied to a device that transmits and receives data via a wireless transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Masashi Shinagawa, Makoto Noda
  • Patent number: 10033899
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a board, and a light guide. The light source emits light. The board mounts the light source on a mount surface perpendicular to a light emission surface of the light source. The light guide has an incident surface which the light emitted from the light source enters. The incident surface is opposed to the light emission surface. The light guide extends from the incident surface in a direction of the emitted light and is bent toward an irradiated surface of an irradiation target on a way of the light guide. The board is disposed such that an opposite surface of the board opposite the mount surface is opposed to the irradiated surface of the irradiation target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ishida, Yoshiaki Nagao, Satoshi Narai, Atsushi Sugai, Masafumi Kishi, Makoto Noda
  • Patent number: 10014482
    Abstract: An electronic device assembly 10 includes: an electronic device 20 having flexibility; and a protection member 50 bonded to the electronic device 20. The protection member 50 includes a metal foil 53 that is supported by a support member 51 having flexibility and an adhesive layer 54 formed on the metal foil 53. The metal foil 53 included in the protection member 50 is bonded to the electronic device 20 via the adhesive layer 54.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Nishi, Masato Suzuki, Makoto Noda, Takuji Matsuo, Kenichi Izumi
  • Patent number: 9859528
    Abstract: Provided is a display (1) including: an insulating layer (19) having an opening (19M); and a light-emission device (10) including a functional layer (15) and provided in the opening of the insulating layer, the functional layer being provided between a first electrode (14) and a second electrode (16) and including a light emitting layer. The insulating layer includes a low-refractive-index layer, the low-refractive-index layer being made of a material having a lower refractive index than a refractive index of a layer (15A), and the layer (15A) being in proximity to the insulating layer and included in the functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Makoto Noda, Mao Katsuhara
  • Publication number: 20170367006
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, a decoding method, a program, and a wireless communication system that enable efficient transmission of frames in accordance with the condition of the transmission path. An encoding device of one aspect of the present technology encodes and modulates transmission data stored in a payload, and encodes and modulates modulation/encoding information by predetermined schemes, the modulation/encoding information indicating at least one of the schemes of encoding and modulation for stored information stored in a header, and at least one of the schemes of encoding and modulation for the transmission data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ino, Makoto Noda
  • Publication number: 20170317300
    Abstract: An electronic device assembly 10 includes: an electronic device 20 having flexibility; and a protection member 50 bonded to the electronic device 20. The protection member 50 includes a metal foil 53 that is supported by a support member 51 having flexibility and an adhesive layer 54 formed on the metal foil 53. The metal foil 53 included in the protection member 50 is bonded to the electronic device 20 via the adhesive layer 54.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: SHOTA NISHI, MASATO SUZUKI, MAKOTO NODA, TAKUJI MATSUO, KENICHI IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20170263889
    Abstract: A display unit includes a display panel and a first protective sheet. The display panel has a light-emitting surface. The first protective sheet is provided on the light-emitting surface. The first protective sheet provided in the display unit includes a first impact dispersion layer, a first strain relaxation layer, and a gel-like first impact absorption layer. The first impact dispersion layer has a pencil hardness of 3H or higher. The first strain relaxation layer has flexural strength and tensile strength both higher than the flexural strength and the tensile strength of the first impact dispersion layer. The gel-like first impact absorption layer has a thickness of a submillimeter order or more. The first impact absorption layer, the first strain relaxation layer, and the first impact dispersion layer are arranged in this order from the light-emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Seki, Michitoshi Tsuchiya, Makoto Noda
  • Publication number: 20170257245
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiver, a frame synchronization method, a transmitter, a transmission method, and a program that allows for enhancing frame synchronization performance without reducing throughput. A receiver of an aspect of the present technology receives signals of a frame having a preamble including a frame detection signal sequence formed by a repetition of a known signal sequence, followed by a frame synchronization signal sequence formed by the known signal sequence or an inverse sequence thereof, performs convolution arithmetic operation of a known correlation sequence and cross-correlation between a received signal sequence and the frame synchronization signal sequence, and ensures synchronization of the frame while regarding predetermined time when a value more than or equal to a threshold value or a maximum value is obtained. The present technology can be applied to a device that transmits and receives data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi SHINAGAWA, Makoto NODA
  • Publication number: 20160352955
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a board, and a light guide. The light source emits light. The board mounts the light source on a mount surface perpendicular to a light emission surface of the light source. The light guide has an incident surface which the light emitted from the light source enters. The incident surface is opposed to the light emission surface. The light guide extends from the incident surface in a direction of the emitted light and is bent toward an irradiated surface of an irradiation target on a way of the light guide. The board is disposed such that an opposite surface of the board opposite the mount surface is opposed to the irradiated surface of the irradiation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi ISHIDA, Yoshiaki NAGAO, Satoshi NARAI, Atsushi SUGAI, Masafumi KISHI, Makoto NODA
  • Patent number: 9222962
    Abstract: An automatic gain control apparatus includes: a first counter configured to calculate a first count value that is the number of times when a voltage of an input signal exceeds a first voltage threshold within a predetermined period; a second counter configured to calculate a second count value that is the number of times when the voltage of the input signal drops below a second voltage threshold in the predetermined period; and an over-range detector configured to detect an over-range, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing either one of each of the first count value and the second count value and a calculation result of the first count value and the second count value with a predetermined threshold, and output a detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Keitarou Kondou, Makoto Noda, Shinya Tamonoki
  • Patent number: 9209931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for transmission, a device and a method for reception, and a program that make it possible to obtain an undetected error probability characteristic close to a limit value in a system using a CRC for a plurality of pieces of data having different code lengths. A generator polynomial for header data which generator polynomial is used when a CRC coding process is performed on header data and a generator polynomial for sub-header data which generator polynomial is used when the CRC coding process is performed on sub-header data are set in a transmitting device. The transmitting device selects a generator polynomial according to data set as an object of the CRC coding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Shinagawa, Makoto Noda