Patents by Inventor Masaki Hara
Masaki Hara 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).
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Publication number: 20110184549Abstract: Provided are a control system and a control method by which a part of a continuously written machining program can be easily executed by a machine tool, and operation and the like of the machine tool can be checked. The control apparatus has an input means 102 which inputs a start instruction of a specific section of a machining program, and a partial executing means 103 outputs the machining program between the inputted start instruction of the specific section, and an end instruction that corresponds to the start instruction, to an operation executing means (101).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Hisashi Saito, Masaki Hara
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Publication number: 20100197102Abstract: A film deposition method includes the steps of: coating a solution containing a polysilane compound on a substrate to form a coating film and then carrying out a first thermal treatment in an inert atmosphere, thereby forming the coating film into a silicon film; forming a coating film containing a polysilane compound on the silicon film and then carrying out a second thermal treatment in an inert atmosphere or a reducing atmosphere, thereby forming the coating film into a silicon oxide precursor film; and carrying out a third thermal treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere, thereby forming the silicon oxide precursor film into a silicon oxide film and simultaneously densifying the silicon film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hirotaka Akao, Yuriko Kaino, Takahiro Kamei, Masaki Hara, Kenichi Kurihara
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Patent number: 7465866Abstract: An assistive music playing apparatus plays a music piece with musically acceptable notes even when the player inputs musically unacceptable notes. The apparatus provides a chord progression pattern, and comprises a note conversion device. A chord progression pattern defines a series of chords, which are presented one after another in time for a music progression. As the player plays music, inputting potentially unacceptable notes, the inputted notes will be converted to musically acceptable notes with reference to the currently presented chord in the chord progression. The note conversion rules are prepared different for a melody note range, a chord note range and a bass note range. Overlap of converted notes are avoided. Depending on the conditions of the player's note input, i.e.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2007Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignees: Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha Music FoundationInventors: Kazuhisa Ueki, Tadahiko Ikeya, Masao Ishibashi, Shinichi Ito, Sachiyo Kubo, Masaki Hara, Tetsuya Takagi
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Publication number: 20080028919Abstract: An assistive music playing apparatus plays a music piece with musically acceptable notes even when the player inputs musically unacceptable notes. The apparatus provides a chord progression pattern, and comprises a note conversion device. A chord progression pattern defines a series of chords, which are presented one after another in time for a music progression. As the player plays music, inputting potentially unacceptable notes, the inputted notes will be converted to musically acceptable notes with reference to the currently presented chord in the chord progression. The note conversion rules are prepared different for a melody note range, a chord note range and a bass note range. Overlap of converted notes are avoided. Depending on the conditions of the player's note input, i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicants: YAMAHA CORPORATION, YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATIONInventors: Kazuhisa UEKI, Tadahiko IKEYA, Masao ISHIBASHI, Shinichi ITO, Sachiyo KUBO, Masaki HARA, Tetsuya TAKAGI
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Patent number: 7297859Abstract: An assistive music playing apparatus is provided for playing a music piece with musically acceptable notes even when the player inputs musically unacceptable notes. The apparatus provides a chord progression pattern, and comprises a note conversion device. A chord progression pattern defines a series of chords, which are presented one after another in time for a music progression. As the player plays music, inputting potentially unacceptable notes, the inputted notes will be converted to musically acceptable notes with reference to the currently presented chord in the chord progression. The note conversion rules are prepared different for a melody note range, a chord note range and a bass note range. Overlap of converted notes are avoided. Depending on the conditions of the player's note input, i.e.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignees: Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha Music FoundationInventors: Kazuhisa Ueki, Tadahiko Ikeya, Masao Ishibashi, Shinichi Ito, Sachiyo Kubo, Masaki Hara, Tetsuya Takagi
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Patent number: 7215630Abstract: The hinge (13) should preferably be formed to have a higher resistance than ever against the pivoting of the mirror body (12) to effectively prevent the hinge (13) from being damaged. By adopting a suitable one of a variety of production steps as necessary, the hinge (13) can be formed more finely and with a higher precision and thus the micro mirror unit can be produced more easily in a shorter time. To this end, the hinge (13) is formed from a different material, such as SiNx, from the mirror substrate material from which the frame (11) and mirror body (12) are formed.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaki Hara, Kazuhito Hori, Hiroto Ido, Naoto Kojima, Kazuhiro Hane
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Patent number: 7173748Abstract: A micro-mirror for deflecting an incident light is disclosed, wherein the micro-mirror comprises: a mirror section for reflecting an incident light issued from a laser diode; a hinge section including a fixed section and a movable section each having a flat surface; and a drive section having a bi-morph structure made of two or more of materials having different heat expansion coefficient for deflecting said mirror section to change relative angle to said incident light.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2005Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaki Hara, Takuya Makino, Kazuhito Hori, Kazuhiro Hane, Minoru Sasaki
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Publication number: 20070022379Abstract: Terminals 10 operate under the control of a computer program. An instruction made by a reproduction/stop switch BL1 causes a data inputting portion BL2 to input streamed moving picture data in which a plurality of moving picture data sets respectively representative of moving picture items shot from respectively different viewpoints, are combined. The data inputting portion BL2 then writes the input moving picture data into a reproduction buffer BL3 successively. A rendering processing portion BL4 successively converts the moving picture data stored in the reproduction buffer BL3 to rendering data for rendering on a display unit 18, and then successively writes the converted data into a rendering buffer BL5. A display controlling portion BL7 successively retrieves, from the rendering buffer BL5, only rendering data corresponding to a viewpoint selected by a viewpoint switch BL6, and writes the retrieved data into a display buffer BL8 that controls display on the display unit 18.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: Yamaha Music FoundationInventors: Masaki Hara, Tomohiro Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20060098311Abstract: A micro-mirror for deflecting an incident light is disclosed, wherein the micro-mirror comprises: a mirror section for reflecting an incident light issued from a laser diode; a hinge section including a fixed section and a movable section each having a flat surface; and a drive section having a bi-morph structure made of two or more of materials having different heat expansion coefficient for deflecting said mirror section to change relative angle to said incident light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventors: Masaki Hara, Takuya Makino, Kazuhito Hori, Kazuhiro Hane, Minoru Sasaki
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Patent number: 7009747Abstract: A micro-mirror for deflecting an incident light is disclosed, wherein the micro-mirror comprises: a mirror section for reflecting an incident light issued from a laser diode; a hinge section including a fixed section and a movable section each having a flat surface; and a drive section having a bi-morph structure made of two or more of materials having different heat expansion coefficient for deflecting said mirror section to change relative angle to said incident light.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2002Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaki Hara, Takuya Makino, Kazuhito Hori, Kazuhiro Hane, Minoru Sasaki
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Patent number: 7000686Abstract: A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the performance deterioration and malfunction due to the entry of vapor-phase working fluid into the liquid channels. Since the cross-sectional areas of the liquid channels gradually decrease from the condenser toward the evaporator, the capillary force at the liquid channels can be increased, and vapor-phase working fluid is prevented from entering the liquid channels. Wicks and the portions of the liquid channels adjacent thereto are filled with liquid-phase working fluid even after dryout occurs, stable operation is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2005Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuya Makino, Masaki Hara
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Patent number: 6976526Abstract: A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the performance deterioration and malfunction due to the entry of vapor-phase working fluid into the liquid channels. Since the cross-sectional areas of the liquid channels gradually decrease from the condenser toward the evaporator, the capillary force at the liquid channels can be increased, and vapor-phase working fluid is prevented from entering the liquid channels. Wicks and the portions of the liquid channels adjacent thereto are filled with liquid-phase working fluid even after dryout occurs, stable operation is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuya Makino, Masaki Hara
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Patent number: 6942021Abstract: A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the performance deterioration and malfunction due to the entry of vapor-phase working fluid into the liquid channels. Since the cross-sectional areas of the liquid channels gradually decrease from the condenser toward the evaporator, the capillary force at the liquid channels can be increased, and vapor-phase working fluid is prevented from entering the liquid channels. Wicks and the portions of the liquid channels adjacent thereto are filled with liquid-phase working fluid even after dryout occurs, stable operation is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuya Makino, Masaki Hara
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Publication number: 20050195466Abstract: The hinge (13) should preferably be formed to have a higher resistance than ever against the pivoting of the mirror body (12) to effectively prevent the hinge (13) from being damaged. By adopting a suitable one of a variety of production steps as necessary, the hinge (13) can be formed more finely and with a higher precision and thus the micro mirror unit can be produced more easily in a shorter time. To this end, the hinge (13) is formed from a different material, such as SiNX, from the mirror substrate material from which the frame (11) and mirror body (12) are formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Masaki Hara, Kazuhito Hori, Hiroto Ido, Naoto Kojima, Kazuhiro Hane
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Publication number: 20050161198Abstract: A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the performance deterioration and malfunction due to the entry of vapor-phase working fluid into the liquid channels. Since the cross-sectional areas of the liquid channels gradually decrease from the condenser toward the evaporator, the capillary force at the liquid channels can be increased, and vapor-phase working fluid is prevented from entering the liquid channels. Wicks and the portions of the liquid channels adjacent thereto are filled with liquid-phase working fluid even after dryout occurs, stable operation is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2005Publication date: July 28, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuya Makino, Masaki Hara
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Patent number: 6914871Abstract: The hinge (13) should preferably be formed to have a higher resistance than ever against the pivoting of the mirror body (12) to effectively prevent the hinge (13) from being damaged. By adopting a suitable one of a variety of production steps as necessary, the hinge (13) can be formed more finely and with a higher precision and thus the micro mirror unit can be produced more easily in a shorter time. To this end, the hinge (13) is formed from a different material, such as SiNx, from the mirror substrate material from which the frame (11) and mirror body (12) are formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2000Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masaki Hara, Kazuhito Hori, Hiroto Ido, Naoto Kojima, Kazuhiro Hane
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Publication number: 20050126760Abstract: A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the performance deterioration and malfunction due to the entry of vapor-phase working fluid into the liquid channels. Since the cross-sectional areas of the liquid channels gradually decrease from the condenser toward the evaporator, the capillary force at the liquid channels can be increased, and vapor-phase working fluid is prevented from entering the liquid channels. Wicks and the portions of the liquid channels adjacent thereto are filled with liquid-phase working fluid even after dryout occurs, stable operation is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuya Makino, Masaki Hara
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Publication number: 20050051304Abstract: A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the performance deterioration and malfunction due to the entry of vapor-phase working fluid into the liquid channels. Since the cross-sectional areas of the liquid channels gradually decrease from the condenser toward the evaporator, the capillary force at the liquid channels can be increased, and vapor-phase working fluid is prevented from entering the liquid channels. Wicks and the portions of the liquid channels adjacent thereto are filled with liquid-phase working fluid even after dryout occurs, stable operation is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2003Publication date: March 10, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuya Makino, Masaki Hara
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Publication number: 20040112203Abstract: An assistive music playing apparatus is provided for playing a music piece with musically acceptable notes even when the player inputs musically unacceptable notes. The apparatus provides a chord progression pattern, and comprises a note conversion device. A chord progression pattern defines a series of chords, which are presented one after another in time for a music progression. As the player plays music, inputting potentially unacceptable notes, the inputted notes will be converted to musically acceptable notes with reference to the currently presented chord in the chord progression. The note conversion rules are prepared different for a melody note range, a chord note range and a bass note range. Overlap of converted notes are avoided. Depending on the conditions of the player's note input, i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: Kazuhisa Ueki, Tadahiko Ikeya, Masao Ishibashi, Shinichi Ito, Sachiyo Kubo, Masaki Hara, Tetsuya Takagi
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Patent number: 6727181Abstract: When a through hole like a pass-through trench is to be made by etching an object to be etched from one of its major surfaces by reactive ion etching or other dry etching, for the purpose of preventing undesirable enlargement of the through hole in size at its terminal end, dry etching is conducted by previously providing a conductor with a higher electric conductivity than the entity in contact with the other surface of the entity in or near the portion for making the through hole. For example, the entity to be etched may be a semiconductor such as Si substrate, and the conductor may be a metal film such as Al film.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2000Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Masaki Hara