Patents by Inventor Masanori Honda
Masanori Honda 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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Patent number: 8754715Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first oscillator that generates a first clock signal, a second oscillator that generates a second clock signal in response to the first clock signal, a third oscillator that generates a third clock signal, a counter that counts a signal corresponding to the first clock signal or a signal corresponding to the second clock signal during a predetermined period that is set based on the third clock signal to generate an overflow signal indicating that a count value of the signal corresponding to the first clock signal or the signal corresponding to the second clock signal exceeds a predetermined value, and an abnormality notice unit that receives the overflow signal to generate an abnormal signal indicating that an abnormal oscillation occurs in at least one of the first to third clock signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventor: Masanori Honda
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Publication number: 20140117685Abstract: A panel member having a U-shaped cross section includes step portions at an upper face portion and a lower face portion, and a distance, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, of the step potions from a panel member formed substantially in a flat-plate shape, is configured such that the distance at a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, of a bumper reinforcement is the maximum and the distance decreases gradually toward an outward direction of the vehicle. Accordingly, the vehicle-body structure which can properly ensure the bending strength and also attain the light weight of the bumper reinforcement, improving the load transmission from the bumper reinforcement to crash cans, can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori HONDA, Kuniyoshi TASHIRO, Shunsuke KANEMOTO, Satoshi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 8641131Abstract: In a frame structure for a vehicle having a reinforcement body provided inside a frame body, the frame body comprises a first face portion and a second face portion extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotational-axis direction of a bending moment occurring when a torsional load acts on a vehicle body, and third face portions positioned between the first and second face portions, and the reinforcement body comprises third-face connection portions connected to the third face portions, a first-face connection portion connected to the first face portion at a corner portion, a first-face non-contact portion provided away from the first face portion, a second-face connection portion connected to the second face portion at a corner portion, and a second-face non-contact portion provided away from the second face portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Masanori Honda, Chikara Kawamura, Shin Sasaki, Chikara Tanaka, Yushi Matsuda, Yukinori Nakajima
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Patent number: 8511746Abstract: A frame for a vehicle which is formed to have a closed cross section and constitutes part of a vehicle body, comprising a first face portion on which a compressive force acts when a load acts from an outside, a second face portion on which a tensional force acts when the load acts from the outside, a pair of third face portions which are located between the first face portion and the second face portion and form ridgelines together with the first face portion, and a lateral reinforcement potion which is provided at least one of the third face portions and extending in a line shape from the first face portion toward the second face portion. Accordingly, the frame for a vehicle which can increase the bending strength of the frame is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Chikara Kawamura, Masanori Honda, Shin Sasaki, Mitsugi Fukahori, Naoko Saito
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Patent number: 8317258Abstract: A frame body comprises a first face portion on which a compressive force acts in case a load is applied, a second face portion on which a tensional force acts, and third and fourth face portions which connect the first and second face portions. The third and fourth face portions are respectively equipped with a reinforcing member which comprises a base portion which is away from the frame body and plural base portions which project from the base portion and are joined to the frame body. The convex portions have plural convexities which are arranged so as to extend both in the longitudinal and sectional directions of a frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Masanori Honda, Takashi Yoshimura, Shin Sasaki, Chikara Tanaka, Kenichi Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20120280757Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first oscillator that generates a first clock signal, a second oscillator that generates a second clock signal in response to the first clock signal, a third oscillator that generates a third clock signal, a counter that counts a signal corresponding to the first clock signal or a signal corresponding to the second clock signal during a predetermined period that is set based on the third clock signal to generate an overflow signal indicating that a count value of the signal corresponding to the first clock signal or the signal corresponding to the second clock signal exceeds a predetermined value, and an abnormality notice unit that receives the overflow signal to generate an abnormal signal indicating that an abnormal oscillation occurs in at least one of the first to third clock signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Masanori HONDA
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Patent number: 8248169Abstract: The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first oscillator, a second oscillator (PLL), a third oscillator (ring oscillator), a selector that switches, in turn, based on a clock of the third oscillator, and outputs a clock of the first oscillator or a clock of the second oscillator, and a determination circuit that counts up or counts down the clock output from the selector, based on the clock of the third oscillator, determines the correspondence of the clock output from the selector and the clock of the third oscillator, based on a result of the counting up or the counting down, and determines whether either of the clock output from the selector or the clock of the third oscillator occur an abnormal oscillation.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventor: Masanori Honda
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Publication number: 20120119546Abstract: In a frame structure for a vehicle having a reinforcement body provided inside a frame body, the frame body comprises a first face portion and a second face portion extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotational-axis direction of a bending moment occurring when a torsional load acts on a vehicle body, and third face portions positioned between the first and second face portions, and the reinforcement body comprises third-face connection portions connected to the third face portions, a first-face connection portion connected to the first face portion at a corner portion, a first-face non-contact portion provided away from the first face portion, a second-face connection portion connected to the second face portion at a corner portion, and a second-face non-contact portion provided away from the second face portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori HONDA, Chikara KAWAMURA, Shin SASAKI, Chikara TANAKA, Yushi MATSUDA, Yukinori NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 8174628Abstract: A flexible LCD (2) is a flexible display. The flexible LCD (2) is pulled out from an upper cabinet to change a display area of the flexible LCD (2). An amount-of-sliding detecting section (4) measures the pullout amount (amount of sliding) of the flexible LCD (2) when the flexible LCD (2) is pulled out from a mobile terminal unit (1) or is retracted into the mobile terminal unit (1). A display controller (3) causes the flexible LCD (2) to display in a manner responsive to the amount of sliding that is measured by the amount-of-sliding detecting section (4). The foregoing makes it possible to utilize effectively the display having a display area that is revealed when the display is pulled out.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiteru Matsushita, Masanori Honda, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Minoru Takemoto
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Publication number: 20120098299Abstract: A frame for a vehicle which is formed to have a closed cross section and constitutes part of a vehicle body, comprising a first face portion on which a compressive force acts when a load acts from an outside, a second face portion on which a tensional force acts when the load acts from the outside, a pair of third face portions which are located between the first face portion and the second face portion and form ridgelines together with the first face portion, and a lateral reinforcement potion which is provided at least one of the third face portions and extending in a line shape from the first face portion toward the second face portion. Accordingly, the frame for a vehicle which can increase the bending strength of the frame is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Chikara KAWAMURA, Masanori HONDA, Shin SASAKI, Mitsugi FUKAHORI, Naoko SAITO
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Patent number: 8000750Abstract: There is provided a portable communication terminal capable of switching between icon display and non-display. Processes executed by a control unit of a portable phone which is an aspect of the portable communication terminal comprises the steps of detecting, during the execution of an icon-bar displaying process, a press of an operation key, terminating outputting icon data if the operation key is associated with the icon-bar non-display function and if there is already no icon bar being displayed, detecting a press of the operation key, and executing the icon-bar displaying process if the operation key is associated with the icon-bar display function and if there is no icon bar being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanori Honda, Xiaobing Li
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Patent number: 7925305Abstract: There is provided a portable communication terminal capable of switching between icon display and non-display. Processes executed by a control unit of a portable phone which is an aspect of the portable communication terminal comprises the steps of detecting, during the execution of an icon-bar displaying process, a press of an operation key, terminating outputting icon data if the operation key is associated with the icon-bar non-display function and if there is already no icon bar being displayed, detecting a press of the operation key, and executing the icon-bar displaying process if the operation key is associated with the icon-bar display function and if there is no icon bar being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanori Honda
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Publication number: 20110057735Abstract: The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first oscillator, a second oscillator (PLL), a third oscillator (ring oscillator), a selector that switches, in turn, based on a clock of the third oscillator, and outputs a clock of the first oscillator or a clock of the second oscillator, and a determination circuit that counts up or counts down the clock output from the selector, based on the clock of the third oscillator, determines the correspondence of the clock output from the selector and the clock of the third oscillator, based on a result of the counting up or the counting down, and determines whether either of the clock output from the selector or the clock of the third oscillator occur an abnormal oscillation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Masanori Honda
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Patent number: 7881754Abstract: There is provided a portable communication terminal capable of switching between icon display and non-display. Processes executed by a control unit of a portable phone which is an aspect of the portable communication terminal comprises the steps of detecting, during the execution of an icon-bar displaying process, a press of an operation key, terminating outputting icon data if the operation key is associated with the icon-bar non-display function and if there is already no icon bar being displayed, detecting a press of the operation key, and executing the icon-bar displaying process if the operation key is associated with the icon-bar display function and if there is no icon bar being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanori Honda, Takayuki Hayashi, Hiroki Ishii, Xiaobing Li
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Publication number: 20110006560Abstract: A frame body comprises a first face portion on which a compressive force acts in case a load is applied, a second face portion on which a tensional force acts, and third and fourth face portions which connect the first and second face portions. The third and fourth face portions are respectively equipped with a reinforcing member which comprises a base portion which is away from the frame body and plural base portions which project from the base portion and are joined to the frame body. The convex portions have plural convexities which are arranged so as to extend both in the longitudinal and sectional directions of a frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori HONDA, Takashi YOSHIMURA, Shin SASAKI, Chikara TANAKA, Kenichi YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20100244497Abstract: A first split-bracket is joined to a first tube-shaped frame by lazar welding. A second split-bracket is joined to an end portion of a second tube-shaped frame by the lazar wielding. The second tube-shaped frame equipped with the second split-bracket is assembled to the first tube-shaped frame equipped with the first split-bracket. A second flange of the first split-bracket and a second flange of the second split-bracket are joined temporarily by spot welding. The second flange of the first split-bracket and the second flange of the second split-bracket are joined by continuous welding with lazar welding. Accordingly, the tube-shaped frames can be connected properly without forming any hole at a wall of the tube-shaped frame, ensuring the rigidity of the connection portion of the tube-shaped frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori HONDA, Shin SASAKI, Takayuki HASHIDA
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Publication number: 20100140978Abstract: In a vehicle body structure in which a vehicle-body frame of front side frames with a flangeless structure having a rectangular closed cross section and a vehicle-body panel of a dash panel are welded, a concave portion is formed at a specified portion of the vehicle-body panel to which the vehicle-body frame is welded so as to be concaved toward one side which is opposite to a disposition side of the vehicle-body frame and extends in its longitudinal direction, a temporary connection portion which temporarily connects the vehicle-body frame to a side of the concave portion is formed, and a lazar welding portion which connects the vehicle-body frame to the vehicle-body panel is formed near the temporary connection portion so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle-body frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akinori UTSUNOMIYA, Chikara TANAKA, Yoichiro KITAHARA, Masanori HONDA, Shin SASAKI, Takayuki HASHIDA
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Patent number: 7515193Abstract: A cellular phone having a plurality of cameras and being able to switch display of a picture without interrupting display for the camera is provided. Processes executed by a control unit of the cellular phone include the steps of measuring a holddown time when holddown of a button is detected; sending the video signal sent from the camera corresponding to a numeric button to a main monitor when a first function button is held down for a holddown time shorter than a predetermined time and the numeric button is held down; and sending the video signal sent from the camera set as a next source to the main monitor when the numeric button is not held down. The processes further includes the step of sending the video signal sent from a main camera to main monitor when the holddown time is longer than the predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanori Honda
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Publication number: 20090051830Abstract: A flexible LCD (2) is a flexible display. The flexible LCD (2) is pulled out from an upper cabinet to change a display area of the flexible LCD (2). An amount-of-sliding detecting section (4) measures the pullout amount (amount of sliding) of the flexible LCD (2) when the flexible LCD (2) is pulled out from a mobile terminal unit (1) or is retracted into the mobile terminal unit (1). A display controller (3) causes the flexible LCD (2) to display in a manner responsive to the amount of sliding that is measured by the amount-of-sliding detecting section (4). The foregoing makes it possible to utilize effectively the display having a display area that is revealed when the display is pulled out.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2006Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventors: Yoshiteru Matsushita, Masanori Honda, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Minoru Takemoto
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Patent number: 7447811Abstract: A storage control device 2A includes a host interface control unit 3, a storage control firmware A, and electrically rewritable non-volatile memory 7 and, using non-volatile memory 7, stores necessary information during exchange of an activation program of the storage control firmware A, and using the information exchanges the activation program without disconnection to a host 1 and without erroneous response to a command from the host 1.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Joichi Bita, Masanori Honda