Patents by Inventor Masayuki Sawada
Masayuki Sawada 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: 20240071705Abstract: A power supply control device is to be installed in a vehicle. The power supply control device controls power supply via a semiconductor switch and a fuse by turning the semiconductor switch ON or OFF. The semiconductor switch and the fuse are mounted on a circuit board. In the fuse, two long plate-shaped terminals are arranged in a row. The fusing portion and a part of the two terminals are covered with a housing having heat resistance. The two terminals are disposed in a current path of a current flowing through the semiconductor switch. The current flows through the fusing portion. If the temperature of the fusing portion exceeds a predetermined temperature, the fusing portion is fused.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Ryosuke MASUDA, Masayuki KATO, Shunichi SAWANO, Ryohei SAWADA
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Publication number: 20230420915Abstract: The present disclosure allows a light-emitting device to detect a failure of a light-emitting circuit without affecting the waveform of a pulse current to be supplied to a light source element. The light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting circuit including a light source element; and a power supply configured to supply electric charges to the light-emitting circuit. The light-emitting circuit is provided between a power supply node and a ground node. The power supply is connected to the power supply node via a power supply line. A monitor detects an abnormal state of the light-emitting circuit by monitoring the voltage of the power supply line or the internal voltage of the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Yugo NOSE, Manabu USUDA, Masayuki SAWADA, Shinzo KOYAMA, Masato TAKEMOTO
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Publication number: 20230386058Abstract: In an object information generation system, an imaging unit is configured to capture a plurality of segment images respectively corresponding to a plurality of distance segments dividing a target space. In a signal processor, the object region extraction unit extracts, from a plurality of segment images, an object region that is a pixel region including an image of the object. An object information generation unit determines, for the object region, a window in which calculation-target pixels are cut out, and generates distance information of the object by calculation using information of a plurality of pixels in the window for two or more segment images.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Yusuke YUASA, Shigeru SAITOU, Yugo NOSE, Shota YAMADA, Shinzo KOYAMA, Masayuki SAWADA, Yutaka HIROSE, Akihiro ODAGAWA
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Publication number: 20230078828Abstract: An information processing system includes an object information generator and an output unit. The object information generator generates object information. A piece of the object information indicates a feature of an object present in a target distance section. The target distance section is one selected from a plurality of distance sections defined by dividing the distance measurable range in accordance with differences in elapsed times from a point of time when a light emitting unit emits a measuring light. The object information generator generates the piece of the object information based on a distance section signal associated with the target distance section. The output unit outputs the object information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Yutaka HIROSE, Yusuke YUASA, Shigeru SAITOU, Shinzo KOYAMA, Akihiro ODAGAWA, Masayuki SAWADA
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Patent number: 8229460Abstract: A portable phone device comprises a telephone unit for base band processing of a receiving signal and audio conversion processing, as well as a global positioning system (GPS) receiving unit for receiving signals from at least one GPS satellite, each signal including a spread code. A crystal oscillator generates a first oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency, and a temperature controlled oscillator generates a second oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency different from that of the first oscillation signal. A synchronization capture portion performs synchronization capture of the spread code, and a synchronization hold portion performs synchronization holding and demodulation of the signals received from the at least one GPS satellite. A central processing unit calculates position and speed of the portable phone device.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Sawada, Hideki Takahashi, Koichiro Teranishi
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Publication number: 20090258657Abstract: A portable phone device comprises a telephone unit for base band processing of a receiving signal and audio conversion processing, as well as a global positioning system (GPS) receiving unit for receiving signals from at least one GPS satellite, each signal including a spread code. A crystal oscillator generates a first oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency, and a temperature controlled oscillator generates a second oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency different from that of the first oscillation signal. A synchronization capture portion performs synchronization capture of the spread code, and a synchronization hold portion performs synchronization holding and demodulation of the signals received from the at least one GPS satellite. A central processing unit calculates position and speed of the portable phone device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Sawada, Hideki Takahashi, Koichiro Teranishi
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Patent number: 7561638Abstract: A demodulation apparatus that can support various oscillation frequencies. The portable phone device includes a frequency synthesizer for generating a local-oscillation signal having a local oscillation frequency for converting the frequency of an input receiving signal into an intermediate frequency based on an oscillation signal generated by an TCXO and a synchronization hold portion provided with an NCO for generating a signal having a predetermined frequency based on the oscillation signal generated by TCXO. The frequency synthesizer makes the local oscillation frequency variable by setting the dividing ratio variable in accordance with an arbitrary oscillation frequency so that the intermediate frequency remains within a predetermined range regardless of the oscillation frequency, and an NCO makes the frequency of the signal variable by setting the dividing ration variable in accordance with the oscillation frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Sawada, Hideki Takahashi, Koichiro Teranishi
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Patent number: 7301377Abstract: A demodulation apparatus that can support various oscillation frequencies. The portable phone device includes a frequency synthesizer for generating a local-oscillation signal having a local oscillation frequency for converting the frequency of an input receiving signal into an intermediate frequency based on an oscillation signal generated by an TCXO and a synchronization hold portion provided with an NCO for generating a signal having a predetermined frequency based on the oscillation signal generated by TCXO. The frequency synthesizer makes the local oscillation frequency variable by setting the dividing ratio variable in accordance with an arbitrary oscillation frequency so that the intermediate frequency remains within a predetermined range regardless of the oscillation frequency, and an NCO makes the frequency of the signal variable by setting the dividing ratio variable in accordance with the oscillation frequency.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Sawada, Hideki Takahashi, Koichiro Teranishi
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Publication number: 20070160169Abstract: A demodulation apparatus that can support various oscillation frequencies. The portable phone device includes a frequency synthesizer for generating a local-oscillation signal having a local oscillation frequency for converting the frequency of an input receiving signal into an intermediate frequency based on an oscillation signal generated by an TCXO and a synchronization hold portion provided with an NCO for generating a signal having a predetermined frequency based on the oscillation signal generated by TCXO. The frequency synthesizer makes the local oscillation frequency variable by setting the dividing ratio variable in accordance with an arbitrary oscillation frequency so that the intermediate frequency remains within a predetermined range regardless of the oscillation frequency, and an NCO makes the frequency of the signal variable by setting the dividing ration variable in accordance with the oscillation frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2007Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Sawada, Hideki Takahashi, Koichiro Teranishi
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Publication number: 20030219082Abstract: The present invention is to provide a demodulation apparatus which can support various oscillation frequencies. The portable phone device 10 comprises a frequency synthesizer 19 for generating a local oscillation signal D10 having a local oscillation frequency Flo for converting the frequency Frf of an input receiving signal into an intermediate frequency Fif based on an oscillation signal D2 generated by an TCXO 13 and a synchronization hold portion 26 provided with an NCO for generating a signal having a predetermined frequency based on the oscillation signal D2 generated by the TCXO 13.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Sawada, Hideki Takahashi, Koichiro Teranishi
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Patent number: 6348931Abstract: A display control device detects the state of an input video signal, sets the display mode of a display device among n predetermined display modes corresponding to different states of the input video signal on the basis of the detection output, and controls the display operation of the display device in accordance with the set mode. When the detected state of the input video signal does not match any of the n predetermined display modes, the display mode of the display device is set to be one of the n predetermined display modes.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1998Date of Patent: February 19, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazumi Suga, Masayuki Sawada
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Patent number: 6345424Abstract: A production method for forming a liquid spray head. A diaphragm is formed on a first surface of a substrate made of planar oriented (110) monocrystalline silicon. A piezoelectric element is formed by laminating a first electrode, a piezoelectric film and a second electrode arranged on the diaphragm. A liquid chamber is formed by etching so that is extends in one of the <1I2> direction and the <I12> direction at a predetermined position on a second surface of the substrate, which opposes the first surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: February 12, 2002Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kazumasa Hasegawa, Masato Shimada, Masayuki Sawada
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Patent number: 6215467Abstract: A display control apparatus having a plurality of different display modes for displaying a plurality of types of image signals corresponding to different resolutions and dot clocks, includes a discrimination circuit for displaying the display mode of the currently displayed image signal, and a selection circuit for selecting on-screen display data to be displayed on the basis of the display mode discriminated by the discrimination circuit. In addition, an input circuit inputs the on-screen display data selected by the selection circuit in place of the currently displayed image data, and an output circuit outputs the on-screen display data input by the input circuit in the display mode of the image signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1996Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazumi Suga, Yoshikazu Shibamiya, Tatsuya Nakajima, Kenji Inoue, Masayuki Sawada
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Patent number: 6078317Abstract: A display control apparatus for displaying an image by receiving an RGB video signal including an image signal and a synchronizing signal receives horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals in the RGB video signal, and detects the current display mode using a display mode detector. A pixel synchronizing clock signal is generated using a clock generator in correspondence with the detected display mode, and the RGB video signal is interpolated by an interpolation processing circuit in correspondence with the display mode and the display screen size of an FLCD panel. The interpolated video signal is subjected to image signal processing, and the processed video signal is displayed on the FLCD panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1995Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masayuki Sawada
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Patent number: 5530465Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid spray head provided with a plurality of liquid spray elements arranged in an array on a substrate. Each element comprises a chamber arranged on the substrate for holding a liquid to be sprayed, a nozzle, a liquid path for communication with the nozzle and the chamber, a diaphragm arranged on the liquid chamber, a piezoelectric element comprising a lower electrode arranged on the diaphragm, a piezoelectric film comprising a lead zirconate titanate film arranged on the lower electrode and an upper electrode arranged on the piezoelectric film. Energy is applied to the piezoelectric element so as to bend the diaphragm for deforming a volume of the liquid chambers to spray the liquid. The liquid chambers have a pitch equal to the pitch of the nozzles, and the following relationships are satisfied:1) 10.ltoreq.W/L.ltoreq.1502) tp.gtoreq.tv3) 0.012.ltoreq.(tp+tv)/L<0.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1993Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kazumasa Hasegawa, Masato Shimada, Masayuki Sawada
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Patent number: 5292904Abstract: The production of ethylene oxide by the catalytic vapor phase oxidation of ethylene with a molecular oxygen-containing gas is effected in a reactor provided with a preheating zone, a reaction zone, a cooling zone, a partition plate separating the first two portions from the third portion, and a multiplicity of reaction tubes piercing the two separated sections by a method which comprises supplying hot water to the cooling zone of the reactor, forwarding zone of the hot water discharged from the cooling zone to a gas-liquid separation tank, circulating the remainer of the hot water in conjunction with the cooling hot water to the cooling zone, supplying the hot water separated in the gas-liquid separation tank to the reaction zone to remove the heat of the oxidation reaction, and circulating the hot water extracted in the form of a gas-liquid mixed phase to the gas-liquid separation tank.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1992Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Sawada, Yukihiko Kakimoto
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Patent number: 4875909Abstract: In the recovery of ethylene oxide from the gas resulting from catalytic gas-phase oxidation of ethylene with a molecular oxygen-containing gas and consequently containing ethylene oxide, a method which comprises subjecting the bottom liquid of an ethylene oxide stripper to a flashing treatment thereby separating the bottom liquid into a vapor-phase part and a liquid-phase part, introducing the vapor-phase part in a compressed state into the bottom of the ethylene oxide stripper, and circulating the liquid-phase part to the absorber. The liquid-phase part, after exchanging heat with the bottom of the ethylene oxide absorber, is caused by a heat pump to liberate thermal energy and generate steam. Further, the liquid-phase part can be used as a heat source for the ethylene oxide refiner and/or the light ends stripper. Moreover, the gas from the top of the ethylene oxide stripper can be used as a heat source for the ethylene oxide refiner.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1987Date of Patent: October 24, 1989Assignees: Nippon Shokubai Kasaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., AtochemInventors: Yukihiko Kakimoto, Masayuki Sawada, Yoshiaki Kajimoto, Isamu Kiguchi, deceased
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Patent number: 4778567Abstract: In the purification of ethylene oxide from an ethylene oxide-containing reaction formation gas produced by catalytic gas-phase oxidation of ethylene with a molecular oxygen containing gas, external thermal energy required for heating an ethylene oxide refiner is economized by a method which utilizes the diffusate obtained from the top of an ethylene oxide stripper as a heat source for the refiner. Further, the bottom liquid of the stripper can be used as a heat source for ethylene oxide refiner and/or a light ends stripper.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1986Date of Patent: October 18, 1988Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co.Inventors: Yukihiko Kakimoto, Masayuki Sawada, Yoshiaki Kajimoto, Isamu Kiguchi