Patents by Inventor Masayuki Uno

Masayuki Uno 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).

  • Patent number: 9608521
    Abstract: Provided is a DC/DC converter capable of operating a circuit to perform stable control even when an output voltage becomes 0 V at the time of activation of a power supply voltage or due to a load short circuit. The DC/DC converter includes an ON-timer circuit including: a ripple generation circuit configured to generate and output a ripple component based on a control signal; an averaging circuit configured to output a signal obtained by averaging an output of the ripple generation circuit; a timer circuit configured to generate and output an ON-time signal based on the signal of the averaging circuit and the control signal; and an activation circuit configured to increase a voltage of an output terminal of the ripple generation circuit to a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiomi Shiina, Masayuki Uno
  • Publication number: 20160360916
    Abstract: A steam generating device (100) includes a heat source (103), a steam generating container (101) made of a metal having the heat source (103) cast therein, and a lid portion (102) covering an upper opening of the steam generating container (101) and forming a steam generating space (P1) together with the steam generating container (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Takashi UTSUMI, Masayuki UNO, Shinya UEDA
  • Patent number: 9479054
    Abstract: Provided is a DC/DC converter capable of immediately resuming to a normal operation from a state in which an output transistor is continued to be turned off when a reverse current is generated in a light load state. The DC/DC converter includes an ON-timer circuit including: a ripple generation circuit; a smoothing circuit; a timer circuit configured to output an ON-time signal; a logic circuit configured to detect a sign of generation of a reverse current; and a switch circuit configured to, based on a detection signal of the logic circuit, maintain an output voltage of the ripple generation circuit or control the output voltage of the ripple generation circuit to a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiomi Shiina, Masayuki Uno
  • Publication number: 20160302609
    Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus prepares a beverage with a liquid and powders, and includes an agitation unit including an agitation blade which agitates the liquid and the powders and an agitation tank which accommodates the agitation blade, an agitation blade drive portion which rotationally drives the agitation blade, and a control portion which controls the agitation blade drive portion. The agitation blade has a central axis of rotation and is provided with a plurality of blade portions surrounding the central axis of rotation. The control portion controls the agitation blade drive portion so as to switch between forward rotation and reverse rotation of the agitation blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuaki SAKANE, Masayuki UNO, Kazuya KITATANI, Akihiro YOSHIDOME, Hidekazu SHIMA, Masaru MISUMI
  • Publication number: 20160212371
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a display control unit that displays, according to an operation of activating an imaging unit, a first region in which an image created by the imaging unit is displayed and a second region in which map information is displayed; and an image recording unit, wherein according to an operation of appending the image to the map information after an imaging instructing operation for the first region, the image recording unit adds location information about a position, at which the appending operation to the map information has been performed, to the image and stores the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Masayuki UNO
  • Patent number: 9374007
    Abstract: Provided is a DC/DC converter that is capable of performing stable control without being affected by noise from an output voltage and without any malfunction and is capable of operating at a relatively constant frequency. The DC/DC converter includes an ON-timer circuit configured to input a control signal, which is synchronized with a signal input to a gate of an output transistor, and output an ON-time signal. The ON-timer circuit includes: a ripple generation circuit configured to generate and output a ripple component based on the control signal; an averaging circuit configured to output a signal obtained by averaging the ripple component; and a timer circuit configured to generate and output the ON-time signal based on the signal of the averaging circuit and the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiomi Shiina, Masayuki Uno
  • Publication number: 20150355770
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a plurality of surfaces. A vibration detection unit (2020) detects a vibration applied to the information processing apparatus (2000). An operation surface detection unit (2040) detects an operation surface, which is a surface to which a vibration is applied, based on the vibration detected by the vibration detection unit (2020). An apparatus state detection unit (2060) detects a state of the information processing apparatus (2000). An application state detection unit (2080) detects a state of an application. A process determination unit (2100) determines a predetermined process to be executed, based on the operation surface detected by the operation surface detection unit (2040), the state of the information processing apparatus (2000) detected by the apparatus state detection unit (2060), and the state of the application detected by the application state detection unit (2080).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Masayuki UNO
  • Publication number: 20150263623
    Abstract: Provided is a DC/DC converter capable of immediately resuming to a normal operation from a state in which an output transistor is continued to be turned off when a reverse current is generated in a light load state. The DC/DC converter includes an ON-timer circuit including: a ripple generation circuit; a smoothing circuit; a timer circuit configured to output an ON-time signal; a logic circuit configured to detect a sign of generation of a reverse current; and a switch circuit configured to, based on a detection signal of the logic circuit, maintain an output voltage of the ripple generation circuit or control the output voltage of the ripple generation circuit to a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiomi SHIINA, Masayuki UNO
  • Publication number: 20150263616
    Abstract: Provided is a DC/DC converter capable of operating a circuit to perform stable control even when an output voltage becomes 0 V at the time of activation of a power supply voltage or due to a load short circuit. The DC/DC converter includes an ON-timer circuit including: a ripple generation circuit configured to generate and output a ripple component based on a control signal; an averaging circuit configured to output a signal obtained by averaging an output of the ripple generation circuit; a timer circuit configured to generate and output an ON-time signal based on the signal of the averaging circuit and the control signal; and an activation circuit configured to increase a voltage of an output terminal of the ripple generation circuit to a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiomi SHIINA, Masayuki UNO
  • Publication number: 20150263622
    Abstract: Provided is a DC/DC converter that is capable of performing stable control without being affected by noise from an output voltage and without any malfunction and is capable of operating at a relatively constant frequency. The DC/DC converter includes an ON-timer circuit configured to input a control signal, which is synchronized with a signal input to a gate of an output transistor, and output an ON-time signal. The ON-timer circuit includes: a ripple generation circuit configured to generate and output a ripple component based on the control signal; an averaging circuit configured to output a signal obtained by averaging the ripple component; and a timer circuit configured to generate and output the ON-time signal based on the signal of the averaging circuit and the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiomi SHIINA, Masayuki UNO
  • Publication number: 20150042676
    Abstract: A terminal device (100) includes a display control element (12) for displaying a first index associated with first data and a second index associated with second data at positions distant from each other on a display unit, a detection element (13) for detecting which of a first operation that brings the first index and the second index together and a second operation that moves one of the first index and the second index to a display position of the other one an operation on the first index and the second index is and an execution element (14) for executing first processing using the first data and the second data when the first operation is detected, and executing second processing different from the first processing using the first data and the second data when the second operation is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Masayuki Uno
  • Publication number: 20150034068
    Abstract: A damper opening/closing mechanism includes: a damper which swings about a shaft to open and close a flow passage; an actuating lever which swings so as to swing the damper about the shaft; a reciprocating part which moves reciprocatively; and elastic members which are attached to the reciprocating part and positioned on forward-and-backward both sides in a swinging direction of the actuating lever and moreover which elastically bias the actuating lever along with reciprocative motions of the reciprocating part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kohichi Ishizaki, Masayuki Uno
  • Patent number: 8101889
    Abstract: In a built-in drawer type cooking device, an open/close door 2a and a heating container 2b that constitute a drawer body 2 are separably connected to each other. The open/close door 2a and the heating container 2b are connected via an insulator 10 to prevent a discharge phenomenon due to emission of microwaves. The open/close door 2a and the heating container 2b can be separated from each other with the drawer body 2 being drawn out, and thus the heating container 2b can be taken out of the cooking device and cleaned or wholly washed. An inner wall surface of a heating chamber 3 that is easily contaminated can be cleaned while being visually checked. The heating container 2b and the open/close door 2a are separately produced, and can be individually stored, conveyed and stacked, thereby reducing a rejection rate due to deformation and increasing productivity in an assembling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masayuki Uno
  • Publication number: 20100299470
    Abstract: An interrupt processing apparatus stores an elapsed detection time and an interrupt occurrence count for each interruption cause. The interrupt processing apparatus stores an interval of trouble determination for each interruption cause, and determines whether the elapsed detection time for each interruption cause reaches the interval of trouble determination. If the interrupt occurrence count exceeds the threshold value when the trouble determination interval is reached, the trouble state is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masayuki UNO
  • Patent number: 7692471
    Abstract: A switched-capacitor circuit performing two-phase operation with a sampling phase and an amplification phase comprising: an inverter having a common source type input transistor and a load transistor; a first capacitor whose first terminal is connected to a gate of the input transistor serving as an input of the inverter; a first switch which connects between the input (the gate of the input transistor) and the output of the inverter, which turns on during the sampling phase and turns off during the amplification phase; a second switch which connects a second terminal of the first capacitor to an input voltage terminal during the sampling phase, and connects the second terminal of the first capacitor to the output terminal of the inverter during the amplification phase; a second capacitor whose first terminal is connected to a gate of the load transistor of the inverter and whose second terminal is connected to the second terminal of the first capacitor; and a third switch which connects the first terminal of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Linear Cell Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Uno
  • Publication number: 20100072187
    Abstract: In a built-in drawer type cooking device, an open/close door 2a and a heating container 2b that constitute a drawer body 2 are separably connected to each other. The open/close door 2a and the heating container 2b are connected via an insulator 10 to prevent a discharge phenomenon due to emission of microwaves. The open/close door 2a and the heating container 2b can be separated from each other with the drawer body 2 being drawn out, and thus the heating container 2b can be taken out of the cooking device and cleaned or wholly washed. Also, an inner wall surface of a heating chamber 3 that is easily contaminated can be cleaned while being visually checked. The heating container 2b and the open/close door 2a are separately produced, and then can be individually stored, conveyed and stacked, thereby reducing a rejection rate due to deformation and increasing productivity in an assembling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Masayuki UNO
  • Publication number: 20090185406
    Abstract: A switched-capacitor circuit performing two-phase operation with a sampling phase and an amplification phase comprising: an inverter having a common source type input transistor and a load transistor; a first capacitor whose first terminal is connected to a gate of the input transistor serving as an input of the inverter; a first switch which connects between the input (the gate of the input transistor) and the output of the inverter, which turns on during the sampling phase and turns off during the amplification phase; a second switch which connects a second terminal of the first capacitor to an input voltage terminal during the sampling phase, and connects the second terminal of the first capacitor to the output terminal of the inverter during the amplification phase; a second capacitor whose first terminal is connected to a gate of the load transistor of the inverter and whose second terminal is connected to the second terminal of the first capacitor; and a third switch which connects the first terminal of
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Masayuki Uno
  • Patent number: 6906653
    Abstract: D/A converter of this invention including n+1 capacitors in total consisting of one terminating capacitor (C0) and n binary-weighted capacitors (C1-4) that are subjected to binary weighting ratio of 1:2:4: . . . :2(n?1), and, an inverting amplifier (INV1), further comprising: a feedback switching means (SWR5) provided between the input and output of the inverting amplifier (INV1); a switching means for terminating operation (SWR0) supplies one of two main reference voltages (VB,VT) to the terminating capacitor (C0), and then, makes connection of the terminating capacitor (C0) to the output of the inverting amplifier (INV1); a plurality of switching means for input operation (SWD1-4,SWR1-4) makes selection of one of the two main reference voltages (VB,VT) to be provided for the n binary-weighted capacitors (C1-4) depending on digital data (D1-4), and then, makes connection of the second terminal side of the n binary-weighted capacitors (C1-4) to the output of the inverting amplifier (INV1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Linear Cell Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Uno
  • Publication number: 20030201923
    Abstract: D/A converter of this invention including n+1 capacitors in total consisting of one terminating capacitor (C0) and n binary-weighted capacitors (C1-4) that are subjected to binary weighting ratio of 1:2:4: . . . :2(n−1), and, an inverting amplifier (INV1), further comprising: a feedback switching means (SWR5) provided between the input and output of the inverting amplifier (INV1); a switching means for terminating operation (SWR0) supplies one of two main reference voltages (VB,VT) to the terminating capacitor (C0), and then, makes connection of the terminating capacitor (C0) to the output of the inverting amplifier (INV1); a plurality of switching means for input operation (SWD1-4,SWR1-4) makes selection of one of the two main reference voltages (VB,VT) to be provided for the n binary-weighted capacitors (C1-4) depending on digital data (D1-4), and then, makes connection of the second terminal side of the n binary-weighted capacitors (C1-4) to the output of the inverting amplifier (INV1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: Masayuki Uno
  • Patent number: 6611164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a weighted mean calculation circuit that comprises an inverting amplifier; a plurality of capacitors C1 through Cn connected to the input terminal thereof; switches SW1 through SWn that connect the capacitors C1 through Cn to the input and output terminals of the inverting amplifier; and a switch SW0 that is provided between the input and output of the inverting amplifier. A signal voltage is applied to respective capacitors while making the SW0 conductive when inputting a signal, and the capacitors C1 through Cn are connected in parallel between the input and output of the inverting amplifier while making the SW0 non-conductive when outputting a signal, whereby an output signal Vout is read, and a weighted mean value output that does not include any offset and is normalized as a normal polarity output can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Linear Cell Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Uno