Patents by Inventor Masahiko Kitagawa

Masahiko Kitagawa 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: 20240297181
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a plurality of gate bus lines, a plurality of source bus lines located closer to the substrate side; a lower insulating layer that covers the source bus lines; an interlayer insulating layer that covers the gate bus lines; a plurality of oxide semiconductor TFTs disposed in association with respective pixel regions; a pixel electrode disposed in each of the pixel regions; and a plurality of source contact portions each of which electrically connects one of the oxide semiconductor TFTs to the corresponding one of the source bus lines, in which each of the oxide semiconductor TFTs includes an oxide semiconductor layer disposed on the lower insulating layer, a gate electrode disposed on a portion of the oxide semiconductor layer, and a source electrode formed of a conductive film, and each of the source contact portions includes a source contact hole, and a connection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Masahiko SUZUKI, Tetsuo KIKUCHI, Hideki KITAGAWA, Setsuji NISHIMIYA, Kengo HARA, Hitoshi TAKAHATA, Tohru DAITOH
  • Patent number: 9367102
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chamber in which a heat generator is arranged and a second chamber separated with a partition from the first chamber. The electronic apparatus is provided with a first cabinet having the partition and an isolation wall that encloses to seal the first chamber, a second cabinet enclosing the second chamber and having an intake port and an exhaust port, a thermoconductive member arranged in the first chamber and connected thermally to the heat generator and to the partition, a heat collecting-radiating member arranged in the second chamber and connected thermally to the partition, and an air blower arranged in the second chamber so as to circulate the air in the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Fujiwara, Naoyuki Ito, Toshiya Senoh, Jun Sato, Masahiko Kitagawa, Shinya Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 9199683
    Abstract: A saddle riding type vehicle including a wind screen elevating device that can support a wind screen in a stable manner is provided. The saddle riding type vehicle includes a meter, a wind screen provided in front of the meter, and a wind screen elevating device that elevates/lowers the wind screen. The wind screen elevating device includes a pair of rails, a pair of sliders, a pair of support members, and a coupling member. The coupling member couples the pair of support members. The coupling member supports the wind screen. The slider includes a plurality of sliding members. The plurality of sliding members is provided side by side in an extending direction of each of the rails. Each of the rails at least partly overlaps the meter in a side view of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiko Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20140035319
    Abstract: A saddle riding type vehicle including a wind screen elevating device that can support a wind screen in a stable manner is provided. The saddle riding type vehicle includes a meter, a wind screen provided in front of the meter, and a wind screen elevating device that elevates/lowers the wind screen. The wind screen elevating device includes a pair of rails, a pair of sliders, a pair of support members, and a coupling member. The coupling member couples the pair of support members. The coupling member supports the wind screen. The slider includes a plurality of sliding members. The plurality of sliding members is provided side by side in an extending direction of each of the rails. Each of the rails at least partly overlaps the meter in a side view of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiko KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20140009883
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chamber in which a heat generator is arranged and a second chamber separated with a partition from the first chamber. The electronic apparatus is provided with a first cabinet having the partition and an isolation wall that encloses to seal the first chamber, a second cabinet enclosing the second chamber and having an intake port and an exhaust port, a thermoconductive member arranged in the first chamber and connected thermally to the heat generator and to the partition, a heat collecting-radiating member arranged in the second chamber and connected thermally to the partition, and an air blower arranged in the second chamber so as to circulate the air in the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Norio FUJIWARA, Naoyuki ITO, Toshiya SENOH, Jun SATO, Masahiko KITAGAWA, Shinya OGASAWARA
  • Patent number: 8559173
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chamber in which a heat generator is arranged and a second chamber separated with a partition from the first chamber. The electronic apparatus is provided with a first cabinet having the partition and an isolation wall that encloses to seal the first chamber, a second cabinet enclosing the second chamber and having an intake port and an exhaust port, a thermoconductive member arranged in the first chamber and connected thermally to the heat generator and to the partition, a heat collecting-radiating member arranged in the second chamber and connected thermally to the partition, and an air blower arranged in the second chamber so as to circulate the air in the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Norio Fujiwara, Naoyuki Ito, Toshiya Senoh, Jun Sato, Masahiko Kitagawa, Shinya Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20110222237
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chamber in which a heat generator is arranged and a second chamber separated with a partition from the first chamber. The electronic apparatus is provided with a first cabinet having the partition and an isolation wall that encloses to seal the first chamber, a second cabinet enclosing the second chamber and having an intake port and an exhaust port, a thermoconductive member arranged in the first chamber and connected thermally to the heat generator and to the partition, a heat collecting-radiating member arranged in the second chamber and connected thermally to the partition, and an air blower arranged in the second chamber so as to circulate the air in the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio FUJIWARA, Naoyuki ITO, Toshiya SENOH, Jun SATO, Masahiko KITAGAWA, Shinya OGASAWARA
  • Patent number: 7864715
    Abstract: A data communication method able to transfer data well in real time group communication between one and many communication terminals, which has a communication server system repeatedly judge whether or not each receiving side communication terminal can communicate, postpone the transfer of data to the communication terminals when it judges there is a communication terminal which cannot communicate, and newly transfer the data postponed in transfer to all of the receiving side communication terminals when subsequently judging that the communication terminal judged to be unable to communicate is able to communicate and a communication server system and a communication terminal used in the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Kitagawa, Shuji Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7823176
    Abstract: FIG. 1 shows an electronic program guide unique to viewer A grouped from an electronic program guide based on electronic program guide data; the program type is set in an (a) column and the display mode of each program is set in a (b) column. In FIG. 1, a news program is displayed in text and a music program is displayed in an icon of musical notes on a music sheet. A sports program is displayed in an icon of a bat and a ball. Since the music program and the sports program are thus displayed in such icon images of reminding the viewer of the program contents, the viewer A can quickly determine the program contents visually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Masahiko Kitagawa, Minoru Maehata, Mitsuru Sasaki, Yasuo Nakashima, Hideshi Nishizawa, Hideki Nakamura, Masahiro Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20100232861
    Abstract: An input device of the present application includes a plurality of input portions. The input device of the present application has a protective sheet capable of covering at least regions between the input portions. The protective sheet is formed of a plurality of layers including at least a first layer and a second layer. The first layer contains a material having elasticity. The second layer contains a material having a buffering property. With such a configuration, an input device can be realized, which includes a protective sheet that is unlikely to be broken even after the use for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuya SHIBATA, Hideki HARADA, Masahiko KITAGAWA
  • Patent number: 7386461
    Abstract: This invention provides methods of supplying information for fortunetelling wherein a user can receive useful information by accessing a fortunetelling site. A server delivers the fortune information to a client based on the presetting of the delivery at a fixed time everyday, the delivery at every hour, the delivery when the user's biorhythm is low, and the delivery when the fortune result is ill or good. When the delivery time is decided a computer calculates the fortune result out and the server delivers the result. When the delivery time is not decided the computer is preset to perform a fortunetelling and to calculate the fortune result where the computer judges good or ill result of the fortunetelling and thus the server delivers the fortune result in compliance with the judgment of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventor: Masahiko Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 7130478
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for correcting image data detected by an image sensor with less used memory space and fewer arithmetic operation executions is provided for. A data correcting apparatus of the present invention comprises an operation memory for storing expansion coefficient array data and basis function array data, which includes data of expansion coefficients and function values of a basis function for orthogonally expanding a high order polynomial for correcting input image data; and an operation part for correcting the input image data using the expansion coefficient array data and the basis function array data. With the use of the apparatus, the processing time of the operation part can also be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Fukushima, Hiroki Nakano, Masahiko Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20060215641
    Abstract: A data communication method able to transfer data well in real time group communication between one and many communication terminals, which has a communication server system repeatedly judge whether or not each receiving side communication terminal can communicate, postpone the transfer of data to the communication terminals when it judges there is a communication terminal which cannot communicate, and newly transfer the data postponed in transfer to all of the receiving side communication terminals when subsequently judging that the communication terminal judged to be unable to communicate is able to communicate and a communication server system and a communication terminal used in the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Masahiko Kitagawa, Shuji Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 6958756
    Abstract: An image processing system comprises a plurality of memories to which image data is input, a control circuit for selecting areas for image processing from the image data input to the memories, and a plurality of DSPs connected to the memories and performing image processing of the selected image data selected by the control circuit. The present invention provides a an image processing system and method where selected image data including overlap areas can be sent from memories to DSPs by entering the same image data into a plurality of memories, without requiring transfers of overlap areas between DSPs, such that the image processing speed is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Kitagawa, Hiroki Nakano, Akira Yanagawa
  • Patent number: 6775421
    Abstract: An input image processing apparatus includes a FIFO memory (FIFO-S) in which region selection information for specifying a selected region in an input image frame, in order to consecutively store in an image memory pixel data within a selected region in an arbitrary shape defined on the image frame. The FIFO memory provides a signal for indicating write of pixel data included in the selected region into the image memory, based on the region selection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Kitagawa, Hiroki Nakano
  • Publication number: 20040073926
    Abstract: A digital broadcast reception apparatus has a program search function of receiving a digital broadcast containing program guide information while changing the frequency received in a tuner. The program guide information is selected using a condition input through a remote control as a search condition, and the genre or service type is narrowed down for temporary presentation of a program from a loudspeaker or on a display. If the audience selects the program, reception of the program is continued. As a result of trial reception, the program search can also be further continued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideki Nakamura, Mitsuru Sasaki, Yasuo Nakashima, Hideshi Nishizawa, Masahiro Kamiya, Masahiko Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20040044470
    Abstract: Terminal equipment receives map image information from a central apparatus along with recommended-route information generated by the central apparatus and presenting a recommended route leading from present position to destination, and the terminal equipment displays both the map information and the recommended-route information. When it is detected that the terminal equipment has deviated from the recommended route, the present position of the terminal equipment is transmitted to the central apparatus, and the central apparatus, based on the received present position, searches for a new route and transmits newly generated recommended-route information to the terminal equipment, which displays the newly received recommended route by superimposing it onto the already received map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Ryousuke Matsuoka, Shinichi Hayashi, Akihiko Shiotani, Masahiko Kitagawa, Kuniaki Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20040040038
    Abstract: A program guide display apparatus includes control unit for reading program data from RAM for storing a plurality of pieces of program data and controlling display unit so as to change the order of the display positions of program descriptions displayed in a table format in response to input unit and can display the program descriptions in the display order responsive to the operator's liking, improving the convenience of the operator. For example, the program descriptions of the programs of the broadcast station to be checked by the operator can be placed at positions of a display screen where the operator can easily see the program descriptions. For example, the two program descriptions to be compared can be displayed so that they are contiguous. The screen need not be scrolled and the program descriptions of the programs to be checked by the operator can be displayed in one screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Mitsuru Sasaki, Minoru Maehata, Yasuo Nakashima, Hideshi Nishizawa, Masahiro Kamiya, Hideki Nakamura, Masahiko Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20030169260
    Abstract: An image processing system comprises a plurality of memories to which image data is input, a control circuit for selecting areas for image processing from the image data input to the memories, and a plurality of DSPs connected to the memories and performing image processing of the selected image data selected by the control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Kitagawa, Hiroki Nakano, Akira Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20030159144
    Abstract: FIG. 1 shows an electronic program guide unique to viewer A grouped from an electronic program guide based on electronic program guide data; the program type is set in an (a) column and the display mode of each program is set in a (b) column. In FIG. 1, a news program is displayed in text and a music program is displayed in an icon of musical notes on a music sheet. A sports program is displayed in an icon of a bat and a ball. Since the music program and the sports program are thus displayed in such icon images of reminding the viewer of the program contents, the viewer A can quickly determine the program contents visually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Masahiko Kitagawa, Minoru Maehata, Mitsuru Sasaki, Yasuo Nakashima, Hideshi Nishizawa, Hideki Nakamura, Masahiro Kamiya