Patents by Inventor Mamoru Suzuki

Mamoru Suzuki 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: 20240111366
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a processor configured to execute a program so as to: acquire viewpoint information, motion information and object information; process an object image wherein: the object image is an image representing a virtual substance and is updated based on the viewpoint information and the motion information; calculate a position when superimposing a background image and the object image, wherein: the background image is an image according to the field of view of the user; generate visual information superimposing the background image and the object image based on the position calculated, and output the generated visual information to a display device; and generate tactile information for an ultrasound generator irradiating the user with ultrasound corresponding to the object based on the position calculated, the motion information and the object information, and output the generated tactile information to the ultrasound generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Mamoru MIYAWAKI, Hiroyuki SHINODA, Takaaki KAMIGAKI, Mitsuru ITO, Tao MORISAKI, Shun SUZUKI, Atsushi MATSUBAYASHI, Ryoya ONISHI, Yasutoshi MAKINO, Seki INOUE
  • Patent number: 11467410
    Abstract: A display apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a left eyepiece display unit including a left-eye image display device and a left eyepiece optical system guiding a displayed left-eye display image to a left eye; and a right eyepiece display unit including a right-eye image display device and a right eyepiece optical system guiding a displayed right-eye display image to a right eye, and an image magnification upon observation by both eyes is twice or more. The left eyepiece optical system and the right eyepiece optical system each include a plurality of single lenses, and at least one of the single lenses is a free-form surface lens including a resin material. At least one of the single lenses is arranged in at least one of an eccentric state or a rotated state with respect to an optical axis of the left-eye image display device or the right-eye image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Mamoru Suzuki, Susumu Ichikawa, Takatoshi Matsuyama, Masatoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11398582
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a light-emitting layer constituted by a semiconductor, and an optical functional film. The light-emitting layer includes a first surface that is connected to the first electrode and has a first convexo-concave structure, a second surface that is connected to the second electrode, has a second convexo-concave structure, and is opposite to the first surface, and a peripheral surface that continuously connects the first surface and the second surface to each other. The optical functional film coats the second surface and the peripheral surface and includes a reflecting layer capable of reflecting light emitted by the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nakamura, Mamoru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11393958
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer having a light extraction surface and side surfaces. The semiconductor layer includes a cladding layer and an active layer. The cladding layer has the extraction surface and a cladding layer side surface of the side surfaces, the cladding layer side surface being arranged at a first angle to the extraction surface. The active layer has an active layer side surface of the side surfaces, the active layer side surface being arranged at a second angle different from the first angle to the extraction surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel Kim Rosenius, Mamoru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220003989
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a plurality of image forming elements (11 and 12); and a plurality of eyepiece optical systems (21 and 22). The plurality of image forming elements (11 and 12) includes a first image forming element (11) and a second image forming element (12). The first image forming element (11) outputs a first image to a front region in a visual field of a viewer. The second image forming element (12) outputs a second image to a peripheral region in the visual field of the viewer. The second image is different from the first image. The plurality of image forming elements (11 and 12) outputs a plurality of images to cause an image region of at least a portion of each of the plurality of images to overlap with the first image. The plurality of images includes the first and second images. The plurality of eyepiece optical systems (21 and 22) is provided in association with the plurality of respective image forming elements (11 and 12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: MASATOSHI NAKAMURA, MITSUHARU MATSUMOTO, TAKATOSHI MATSUYAMA, MAMORU SUZUKI, SUSUMU ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210396978
    Abstract: An observation optical system according to the present invention includes a reflective optical device (30), a first lens group (10), and a second lens group (20). The reflective optical device (30) includes at least one reflection surface (31). The first lens group (10) is disposed at a position closer to an entrance pupil (E.P.) than the reflective optical device (30). The first lens group (10) forms an intermediate image (40) of a virtual image on the reflection surface (31) or at a position closer to the entrance pupil (E.P.) than the reflection surface (31). The intermediate image (40) of the virtual image corresponds to an image displayed on an image display unit (2). The second lens group (20) is disposed on an optical path after light passes through the first lens group (10), the intermediate image (40), and the reflective optical device (30) in order in a case where ray tracing is performed from an entrance pupil (E.P.) side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: SUSUMU ICHIKAWA, TAKATOSHI MATSUYAMA, MASATOSHI NAKAMURA, MAMORU SUZUKI, MITSUHARU MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210302627
    Abstract: An eyepiece according to the present disclosure includes a first lens and a second lens that are opposed to each other. The first lens includes a first Fresnel lens surface formed at least in a peripheral region of a lens surface that is opposed to the second lens. The second lens includes a second Fresnel lens surface formed at least in a peripheral region of a lens surface that is opposed to the first lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Mamoru SUZUKI, Takatoshi MATSUYAMA, Susumu ICHIKAWA, Masatoshi NAKAMURA, Mitsuharu MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210294091
    Abstract: A display apparatus of the present disclosure includes an eyepiece display unit including an image display device and an eyepiece optical system that guides a display image displayed on the image display device to an eye point, in which an image magnification by the eyepiece optical system is twice or more, the eyepiece optical system is a coaxial system including a plurality of single lenses, at least one of the plurality of single lenses is an aspherical lens including a resin material, and the image display device displays, as the display image, an image for correction of distortion and chromatic aberration of magnification generated in the eyepiece optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: MITSUHARU MATSUMOTO, MAMORU SUZUKI, SUSUMU ICHIKAWA, TAKATOSHI MATSUYAMA, MASATOSHI NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210226102
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer having a light extraction surface and side surfaces. The semiconductor layer includes a cladding layer and an active layer. The cladding layer has the extraction surface and a cladding layer side surface of the side surfaces, the cladding layer side surface being arranged at a first angle to the extraction surface. The active layer has an active layer side surface of the side surfaces, the active layer side surface being arranged at a second angle different from the first angle to the extraction surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: SAMUEL KIM ROSENIUS, MAMORU SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11069748
    Abstract: A organic electroluminescence device includes: a plurality of pixels each including an organic layer and a second electrode in this order on a first electrode having light reflectivity, and each configured to emit light of one wavelength out of two or more different wavelengths, the organic layer including an organic electroluminescence layer; and a black matrix layer provided on light emission side of the second electrode, and having first apertures for the respective pixels. The black matrix layer has inclined surfaces inside the respective first apertures, and inclination angles of the inclined surfaces are set, based on emission wavelengths of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Kikuchi, Mamoru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210199975
    Abstract: A display apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a left eyepiece display unit including a left-eye image display device and a left eyepiece optical system guiding a displayed left-eye display image to a left eye; and a right eyepiece display unit including a right-eye image display device and a right eyepiece optical system guiding a displayed right-eye display image to a right eye, and an image magnification upon observation by both eyes is twice or more. The left eyepiece optical system and the right eyepiece optical system each include a plurality of single lenses, and at least one of the single lenses is a free-form surface lens including a resin material. At least one of the single lenses is arranged in at least one of an eccentric state or a rotated state with respect to an optical axis of the left-eye image display device or the right-eye image display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsuharu MATSUMOTO, Mamoru SUZUKI, Susumu ICHIKAWA, Takatoshi MATSUYAMA, Masatoshi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210191006
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of arrayed light output sections 21 covered with a laminated structure 30; the laminated structure 30 includes a plurality of laminated layers, a light output surface 30A is flat, and plural recessed and projected sections 52 are formed on an interface of at least one layer (recessed and projected section forming layer 51) positioned in the laminated structure 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: MAMORU SUZUKI, KOTARO SHIMA, SHUTARO KUROKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210074885
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a light-emitting layer constituted by a semiconductor, and an optical functional film. The light-emitting layer includes a first surface that is connected to the first electrode and has a first convexo-concave structure, a second surface that is connected to the second electrode, has a second convexo-concave structure, and is opposite to the first surface, and a peripheral surface that continuously connects the first surface and the second surface to each other. The optical functional film coats the second surface and the peripheral surface and includes a reflecting layer capable of reflecting light emitted by the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: MASATOSHI NAKAMURA, MAMORU SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200295097
    Abstract: A organic electroluminescence device includes: a plurality of pixels each including an organic layer and a second electrode in this order on a first electrode having light reflectivity, and each configured to emit light of one wavelength out of two or more different wavelengths, the organic layer including an organic electroluminescence layer; and a black matrix layer provided on light emission side of the second electrode, and having first apertures for the respective pixels. The black matrix layer has inclined surfaces inside the respective first apertures, and inclination angles of the inclined surfaces are set, based on emission wavelengths of the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Koji Kikuchi, Mamoru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10644076
    Abstract: A organic electroluminescence device includes: a plurality of pixels each including an organic layer and a second electrode in this order on a first electrode having light reflectivity, and each configured to emit light of one wavelength out of two or more different wavelengths, the organic layer including an organic electroluminescence layer; and a black matrix layer provided on light emission side of the second electrode, and having first apertures for the respective pixels. The black matrix layer has inclined surfaces inside the respective first apertures, and inclination angles of the inclined surfaces are set, based on emission wavelengths of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Kikuchi, Mamoru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200111830
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device, a solid state imaging element, and an electronic apparatus in which the adverse effect due to hot carrier luminescence can be suppressed. In them, an element formation unit in which a plurality of elements are formed and an interconnection unit in which interconnections connecting elements are formed are stacked. A structure object formed between a light receiving element that receives light and performs photoelectric conversion and an active element that forms a peripheral circuit placed around the light receiving element in such a manner that the gap in the thickness direction of the element formation unit is not more than a prescribed spacing and formed of a material that inhibits the propagation of light is placed in the element formation unit. The present technology can be applied to a back-side illumination solid state imaging element, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoji KOBAYASHI, Shin IWABUCHI, Toshikazu SHIBAYAMA, Mamoru SUZUKI, Shunsuke MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 10565905
    Abstract: A light-emission unit includes a light-emission section, a light extraction surface that extracts light outputted from the light-emission section, and a light-condensing section that is provided on side opposite the light extraction surface, with the light-emission section provided therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mamoru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200033586
    Abstract: An eyepiece of the present disclosure includes three or more lenses provided in order from side of an eye point toward side of an image. At least two of the three or more lenses configure a cemented lens. One of the three or more lenses is an aspherical lens. The following conditional expressions are satisfied, ??/(tan?1(h/L))?2.2??(1) ???0.698??(2) where “??” is a half value (rad) of a maximum field-of-view angle, “h” is a maximum image height, and “L” is a distance from the eye point to the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: MAMORU SUZUKI, TAKEO ARAI, TAKATOSHI MATSUYAMA
  • Patent number: 10529764
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device, a solid state imaging element, and an electronic apparatus in which the adverse effect due to hot carrier luminescence can be suppressed. In them, an element formation unit in which a plurality of elements are formed and an interconnection unit in which interconnections connecting elements are formed are stacked. A structure object formed between a light receiving element that receives light and performs photoelectric conversion and an active element that forms a peripheral circuit placed around the light receiving element in such a manner that the gap in the thickness direction of the element formation unit is not more than a prescribed spacing and formed of a material that inhibits the propagation of light is placed in the element formation unit. The present technology can be applied to a back-side illumination solid state imaging element, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Kobayashi, Shin Iwabuchi, Toshikazu Shibayama, Mamoru Suzuki, Shunsuke Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20190221615
    Abstract: A organic electroluminescence device includes: a plurality of pixels each including an organic layer and a second electrode in this order on a first electrode having light reflectivity, and each configured to emit light of one wavelength out of two or more different wavelengths, the organic layer including an organic electroluminescence layer; and a black matrix layer provided on light emission side of the second electrode, and having first apertures for the respective pixels. The black matrix layer has inclined surfaces inside the respective first apertures, and inclination angles of the inclined surfaces are set, based on emission wavelengths of the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Koji Kikuchi, Mamoru Suzuki