Patents by Inventor Masao Sakata
Masao Sakata 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: 6628817Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And, in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2001Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Publication number: 20030067432Abstract: In display apparatus and method applicable to an automotive vehicle, a display image is projected over a screen section, the screen section having a first screen enabled to switch its state between a light transmission state in which the projected display image is transmitted therethrough and a light diffusion state in which the projected display image is projected thereon and a second screen enabled to switch its state between the light transmission state and the light diffusion state, a field of view limiting section (louver filter) is interposed between the first screen and second screen for limiting a field of view of a predetermined direction, and a controlling section controllably switches the respective states of the first and second screens.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2002Publication date: April 10, 2003Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Watanabe, Masao Sakata, Satoru Hirose
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Patent number: 6529619Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Patent number: 6477391Abstract: A mobile telephone holding device is provided for establishing a stable communication between a portable telephone and outside on-board instruments without adjusting the positions of respective infrared optical communication interfaces precisely. The holding device includes a light guide 3 disposed between a plane containing one surface of the portable telephone 5 equipped with an infrared optical communication interface 13 and one end face 19 opposing a housing 9 equipped with an IrDA element 27. The light guide 3 operates to direct an optical path of a light signal entering through one surface of the guide 3 to a direction of the other surface. The transmission and receiving of optical signals is accomplished between the telephone 5 and the instruments through the light guide 3.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1999Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiro Muramatsu, Masao Sakata, Takashi Ueno, Masamitsu Furukawa, Masao Masumo, Yoshiaki Otake
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Patent number: 6404911Abstract: A semiconductor failure analysis system and method therefor facilitated by a failure information collection unit for collection, by bit, failure information of a semiconductor, an inspection unit for examining relations between various types of inspection data obtained by inspection of the semiconductor and for examining relations between the inspection data and failure information, a storage unit for storing design information of the semiconductor, an analysis unit for analyzing the failure information from the failure information collection unit, from the inspection unit and design information stored in the storage unit, a display unit for displaying at least one of the result of analysis from the analysis unit and the failure information, a failure cause estimation unit for estimating a cause of the failure information, and a unit for feeding the estimated cause of the failure information back to a process in which the failure has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2000Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuko Ishihara, Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Isao Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Jun Nakazato
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Publication number: 20020039229Abstract: Light from a light source 23 is processed on the image display element 30 by an image signal outputted from an image control section 19 to be projected on the screen of a predetermined curved surface shape. When the light from the light source is processed by the image signal, the image control section 19 processes an aberration shape of a projected image so as to coincide with the shape of a projection curved surface of the screen. Thus, a desired image can be clearly projected on the screen having the curved surface shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: April 4, 2002Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Hirose, Hiroshi Watanabe, Masao Sakata
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Publication number: 20020034326Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And, in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Patent number: 6339653Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And, in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2000Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Patent number: 6330352Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And, in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2000Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Publication number: 20010038708Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And, in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2001Publication date: November 8, 2001Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Publication number: 20010001015Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And, in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2001Publication date: May 10, 2001Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Publication number: 20010000460Abstract: A semiconductor failure analysis system which includes a failure information collection unit for collecting, by bit, failure information concerned with a failure of a semiconductor, an inspection unit for examining relations between various types of inspection data obtained by inspection of the semiconductor and for examining relations between said inspection data and the failure information, a storage unit for storing information concerned with design of said semiconductor, an analysis unit for analyzing the failure information on the basis of output information output from the failure information collection unit, output information output from the inspection unit and design information stored in the storage unit, a display unit for displaying at least one of the result of analysis output from the analysis unit and the failure information, a failure cause estimation unit for estimating a cause of said failure information, and an unit for feeding the estimated cause of said failure information back to a proceType: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2000Publication date: April 26, 2001Inventors: Kazuko Ishihara, Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Isao Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Jun Nakazato
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Patent number: 6185324Abstract: A semiconductor failure analysis system which includes a failure information collection unit for collecting, by bit, failure information concerned with a failure of a semiconductor, an inspection unit for examining relations between various types of inspection data obtained by inspection of the semiconductor and for examining relations between said inspection data and the failure information, a storage unit for storing information concerned with design of said semiconductor, an analysis unit for analyzing the failure information on the basis of output information output from the failure information collection unit, output information output from the inspection unit and design information stored in the storage unit, a display unit for displaying at least one of the result of analysis output from the analysis unit and the failure information, a failure cause estimation unit for estimating a cause of said failure information, and an unit for feeding the estimated cause of said failure information back to a proceType: GrantFiled: January 31, 1995Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuko Ishihara, Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Isao Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Jun Nakazato
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Patent number: 6185322Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And, in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1997Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Patent number: 5841893Abstract: The present invention provides data analysis stations respectively for a probing tester and an automatic particle inspection machine. And, in the data analysis station, the coordinates on which the disposition of the chips are described on a product basis are equal to those on which the locations of the defects are described. Further, the station provides a function of determining which of the chips each defect belongs to. These data analysis stations are connected through a communication line. The present invention is capable of analyzing the data on a chip basis, resulting in being able to grasp the relation between how the defects are caused on each chip and the product character of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1992Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Ishikawa, Masao Sakata, Jun Nakazato, Sadao Shimoyashiro, Hiroto Nagatomo, Yuzo Taniguchi, Osamu Satou, Tsutomu Okabe, Yuzaburo Sakamoto, Kimio Muramatsu, Kazuhiko Matsuoka, Taizo Hashimoto, Yuichi Ohyama, Yutaka Ebara, Isao Miyazaki, Shuichi Hanashima
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Patent number: 5604818Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a sighting direction of human eyes includes: a camera oriented toward an eye and picking up images thereof with invisible light, a first light source coaxially installed with the camera and emitting the invisible light toward the human eye, a second light source installed apart from said first light source and emitting invisible light toward the human eye, a calculator for calculating an expression of a line via the center of the pupil, an expression of a line via the position of the reflection of the first light source, and an expression of a line via the position of the reflection of the second light source, according to the images of the eye, calculating the position of the center of the corneal sphere according to the expressions of the lines via the positions of the reflections of the first and second light sources, and calculating the sighting direction of the eye according to an expression of a line via the center of the pupil obtained and the center of the corneal sphere ofType: GrantFiled: March 10, 1994Date of Patent: February 18, 1997Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Saitou, Masao Sakata, Shigeru Okabayashi
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Patent number: 5357830Abstract: A cable cutting apparatus incorporating a mechanism for preventing the erroneous cutting of the cables in use, which is both inexpensive and simple. This cable cutting apparatus includes a cutting mechanism having cutting blades for cutting a cable; a core potential recognition unit for recognizing a potential of the cutting blades brought into contact with a core of the cable as one of a potential for a cable in use and a potential for a cable out of use; and a locking mechanism for locking cutting movements of the cutting blades of the cutting mechanism whenever the core potential recognition unit recognizes the potential of the cutting blades in contact with the core of the cable as the potential for a cable in use.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1993Date of Patent: October 25, 1994Assignee: NTT Fanet Systems CorporationInventors: Tadashi Mori, Masao Sakata, Kou Wada, Toshihiko Odagiri
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Patent number: 5319580Abstract: An equipment is diagnosed by monitoring a career of operations of the equipment necessary for diagnosing the equipment and a condition of the equipment during the operation, monitoring information on equipment operations and information on variations in operation of the equipment having started operation for a data gathering purpose, selecting some of the gathered data, classifying the selected data based on rules, computing characteristics of variations in equipment state during the operation of the equipment and diagnosing the data on the basis of criterion references for the characteristics prescribed by the rules as an equipment diagnostic procedure.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1991Date of Patent: June 7, 1994Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masao Sakata, Takemasa Iwasaki, Tsutomu Tsuyama, Sadao Shimoyashiro
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Patent number: 5285362Abstract: A metal halide lamp device includes a discharge bulb and a light filter. The light filter is constructed such that transmittance of about 436 nm wavelength light-rays passing through the light filter and transmittance of about 546 nm wavelength light-rays passing therethrough are made substantially lower, and transmittance of about 578 nm wavelength light-rays passing therethrough is made substantially high. Due to the provision of the light filter, a bluish color during a starting period of the discharge bulb is transformed into a substantially white color.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1992Date of Patent: February 8, 1994Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masao Sakata
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Patent number: 5214413Abstract: A head-up display apparatus used as an instrument display of an automobile comprises a hologram combiner provided on the front windshield on which an image is displayed overlapping the field of view. The apparatus includes a display luminosity control system which varies the brightness of the display image gradually or delays an increase and decrease in the brightness in accordance with variations in the ambient light level so as to allow a driver's eyes to adapt to the variations.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1988Date of Patent: May 25, 1993Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, LimitedInventors: Shigeru Okabayashi, Junichi Fukano, Masao Sakata, Tsuyoshi Todoriki