Patents by Inventor Masashi Nakagawa

Masashi Nakagawa 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).

  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170279998
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus identifies, from among printers for each of which a first type of printer driver has been installed, a printer for which a second type of printer driver is installable. The information processing apparatus displays, as candidates for a printer for which the second type of printer driver is to be installed, printers in a search result, acquired from an operating system, from which printers for each of which a printer driver has been installed are excluded, and the identified printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • Electrooptical device, method of manufacturing electrooptical device, and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9645458
    Abstract: The liquid crystal device includes a first base material 10a, a TFT 30 that is disposed on the first base material 10a, a capacitive element 16 which is connected to the TFT 30 and in which an insulating film is interposed between a pair of electrodes, a first interconnection 16a1 that is electrically connected to one electrode of the pair of electrodes, a second interconnection 16c1 that is electrically connected to the other electrode of the pair of electrodes, a contact hole CNT71 that electrically connects the first interconnection 16a1 and a pixel electrode 27, and a contact hole CNT72 that is disposed on the second interconnection 16c1. The contact holes CNT71 and CNT72 are provided in a pixel insulating layer 11e that is disposed between the pixel electrode 27 and the first interconnection 16a1 and the second interconnection 16c1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170123250
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes: a liquid crystal layer disposed on a first substrate; a first light shielding layer disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer; a second light shielding layer disposed between the first light shielding layer and the liquid crystal layer; a first transistor provided in a display region; and a second transistor provided in a peripheral region that is a region around the display region, in which the first transistor is disposed so as to overlap with at least the second light shielding layer in a plan view, and in which the second transistor is disposed so as to overlap with at least the first light shielding layer in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki WADA, Masashi NAKAGAWA
  • Wireless communication device
    Patent number: 9640854
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a circuit board having a pattern formed on a surface thereof, a wireless communication main body configured to perform wireless communication, a shield cover configured to cover and shield the wireless communication main body arranged on the one surface of the circuit board, and an antenna connected to the wireless communication main body, in which the shield cover and the antenna include one metal plate, an attachment portion for attachment to a product, the antenna is an inverted F-antenna including an antenna main body, a feed portion, and a short-circuit portion, the short-circuit portion provided on one end side of the antenna and a top plate portion of the shield cover facing the wireless communication main body are connected by a short-circuit plate portion, and the feed portion is connected to a feed land formed on the surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • Communication module
    Patent number: 9640857
    Abstract: A communication module includes a circuit board having electronic components thereon, an insulative molded member encapsulating the electronic components on the circuit board, and an antenna unit on the molded member. The circuit board is electrically connected to the antenna unit through a post terminal. The antenna unit and the molded member define a cavity therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Nakagawa, Kazuya Ishikawa, Yoshihisa Shibuya
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170116789
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an effective range acquisition unit configured to acquire an effective range of color information with respect to the color information extracted from an image of an object captured by an imaging unit, and a color region extraction unit configured to extract a color region corresponding to the color information from another captured image that is different from the captured image from which the color information is extracted, based on the effective range of the color information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Masashi Nakagawa, Keiichi Sawada, Akifumi Tanaka
  • VALVE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170114920
    Abstract: A control circuit includes a computing unit, which computes a target oil pressure, a duty output unit, which outputs a drive electric current based on a result of computation of the computing unit, and a dither output unit, which applies a dither signal to a linear solenoid. The dither signal is added to the drive electric current outputted from the duty output unit and is applied to the linear solenoid. The dither output unit always applies the dither signal to the linear solenoid throughout an operation. The dither output unit reduces a pulse height of the dither signal in a dead zone in comparison to a pulse height of the dither signal in a control zone. In this way, even when an axial position of a spool is changed between the control zone and the dead zone, the amplitude of dither of the spool can be made generally constant. Thereby, it is possible to limit a change in an output oil pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi YORITA, Takanobu KAWANO, Masashi NAKAGAWA
  • Information processing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and information processing program
    Patent number: 9607250
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a first display unit configured to display the name of registered print setting information; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not print setting information set for output data and print setting information of the name are identical when the output data is generated based on the print setting information set via a setting screen; and a second display unit configured to display the name of the registered print setting information as the name of the print setting information set for the output data when the determination unit determines that the print setting information set for the output data and the print setting information of the name are identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170077148
    Abstract: A first insulation layer includes a concave portion. A semiconductor layer includes a source area and a drain area, and a channel area disposed at the concave portion of the first insulation layer. A gate insulation layer covers the channel area. A gate electrode is disposed to be opposed to the channel area via the gate insulation layer. A first electrode is one of a source electrode and a drain electrode. A second electrode is the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • Vehicle remote control system, server, and remote control terminal
    Patent number: 9589455
    Abstract: After start of pre-air-conditioning, when a preset set condition is satisfied, an in-vehicle terminal transmits information regarding a vehicle state and a screen display command for selection between continuation and termination of the pre-air-conditioning to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives the screen display command and displays a notification indicating the vehicle state and a selection button for selection between the continuation and the termination of the pre-air-conditioning on a screen. After obtaining the vehicle state, the user selects whether to continue or terminate the pre-air-conditioning. In this manner, pre-air-conditioning suitable for each individual user can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • VEHICLE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND POWER GENERATION INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170038417
    Abstract: A vehicle information terminal is used in a vehicle equipped with an energy converter for converting an external energy to an electric power. The vehicle information terminal includes a management unit that generates a power generation information associated with a vehicle position and a power generation amount of the energy converter. The management unit is operative to transmit the power generation information to an external device. A transmission condition of the power generation information of the management unit is set so that transmission frequency of the power generation information during travel of the vehicle is higher than transmission frequency of the power generation information during stop of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masashi NAKAGAWA
  • ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170031190
    Abstract: An electro-optical device including an image signal line that is supplied with an image signal, a data line that is electrically connected to a pixel electrode through a switching transistor, and a transistor that is electrically connected between the image signal line and the data line and supplies the image signal to the data line. A gate electrode of the transistor overlaps with a part of the data line, and an insulating layer is disposed between the gate electrode of the transistor and the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • Semiconductor device having insulation layer with concave portion and semiconductor layer that includes channel area disposed at concave portion, electro-optical device, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, method of manufacturing electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9543327
    Abstract: A first insulation layer includes a concave portion. A semiconductor layer includes a source area and a drain area, and a channel area disposed at the concave portion of the first insulation layer. A gate insulation layer covers the channel area. A gate electrode is disposed to be opposed to the channel area via the gate insulation layer. A first electrode is one of a source electrode and a drain electrode. A second electrode is the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160350975
    Abstract: In order that color information for enabling accurate detection of a specific color, such as a skin color, can be registered without requiring time and effort, in various embodiments, an image processing unit generates a synthesized image to be displayed by synthesizing an image representing a target area in which a target object is arranged with a captured image of a physical space, and a registration unit, in a case where it is determined that the target object is included in a distance range set as a distance from an imaging reference plane when the physical space is captured, extracts color information from the target area, and registers the extracted color information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9482913
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device as an electro-optical device includes an image signal line which is supplied with an image signal, a data line, and sampling transistors (S-TFT) as first and second transistors which are electrically connected between the data line and the image signal line and supply the image signal to the data line, where at least two types of S-TFTs are provided so that the overlapping amounts where gate electrodes of the S-TFTs and first data line overlap are different. Due to this, parasitic capacitance occurs between the gate electrode and the data line, it is possible to adjust the structural parasitic capacitance of each data line by the overlapping amounts being different, and it is possible to improve the display irregularities in series as streaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160224293
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a sheet size included in print settings is a user-defined size; a decision unit configured to decide a fixed size as a sheet size used for prohibition processing based on a width and a height of the user-defined size if the sheet size is the user-defined size; a storage unit configured to store the user-defined size set as the sheet size in the print settings; a changing unit configured to change the sheet size in the print settings from the user-defined size to the fixed size; and a prohibition processing unit configured to perform the prohibition processing for the print settings changed by the changing unit. The changing unit returns the sheet size of the print settings in which the prohibition processing is performed to the user-defined size stored by the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160163740
    Abstract: A first insulation layer includes a concave portion. A semiconductor layer includes a source area and a drain area, and a channel area disposed at the concave portion of the first insulation layer. A gate insulation layer covers the channel area. A gate electrode is disposed to be opposed to the channel area via the gate insulation layer. A first electrode is one of a source electrode and a drain electrode. A second electrode is the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • COMMUNICATION MODULE
    Publication number: 20160156092
    Abstract: A communication module includes a circuit board having electronic components thereon, an insulative molded member encapsulating the electronic components on the circuit board, and an antenna unit on the molded member. The circuit board is electrically connected to the antenna unit through a post terminal. The antenna unit and the molded member define a cavity therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi Nakagawa, Kazuya Ishikawa, Yoshihisa Shibuya
  • Electro-optic device comprising a data line disposed between a transistor and a capacitor and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9335593
    Abstract: An electrooptic device includes: a first substrate member; an TFT disposed on the first substrate member; a capacitor element which is connected with the TFT and in which an insulation film is sandwiched between a pair of electrodes; a first electric wire electrically connected with one of the pair of electrodes; a second electric wire electrically connected with the other one of the pair of electrodes; a contact hole electrically connected with the first electric wire; and another contact hole electrically connected with the second electric wire. Further, the above two contact holes are provided in an insulation layer that is disposed on the first and second electric wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20160109752
    Abstract: An electro-optical device of the present embodiment includes a pair of substrates, first opening components that stipulate sizes and positions of opening sections of pixels in one of the pair of substrates, and second opening components (microlenses) that stipulate sizes and positions of opening sections of the pixels in the other of the pair of substrates. Positions of the second opening components (microlenses) of the other substrate are corrected with positions of the first opening components of the one substrate set as references, so as to gradually become more shifted in a direction that runs from a core of a pixel region, in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, toward an edge section of the pixel region, in accordance with separation from a core side of the pixel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshitake Tateno, Daisuke Miyawaki, Toshiki Tani, Masashi Nakagawa