Patents by Inventor Nobuo Tsukamoto

Nobuo Tsukamoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20240145151
    Abstract: Provided is a coil component including a core member and a wire wound around the core member, wherein a cross section of the core member perpendicular to a winding axis of the wire wound around the core member has a circumference shape comprising at least three first arcs and connecting lines connecting the at least three first arcs adjacent to each other, and each of the at least three first arcs has a predetermined radius and a predetermined central angle for closely contacting the wire and the core member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi SHIMAZAKI, Osamu OHHATA, Naoto TSUKAMOTO, Sena YOSHINO, Nobuo KITAJIMA, Masashi GOTOH
  • Publication number: 20240100051
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition for inhibiting the growth and/or invasion of tumor cells, an enhancer of an anti-tumor effect of a drug for the purpose of removing immunosuppression caused by cancer, or the like, which is characterized by being used for a specific subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 11752150
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition for inhibiting the growth and/or invasion of tumor cells, an enhancer of an anti-tumor effect of a drug for the purpose of removing immunosuppression caused by cancer, or the like, which is characterized by being used for a specific subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Nobuo Tsukamoto
    Inventor: Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20200383981
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition for inhibiting the growth and/or invasion of tumor cells, an enhancer of an anti-tumor effect of a drug for the purpose of removing immunosuppression caused by cancer, or the like, which is characterized by being used for a specific subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Keio University
    Inventors: Nobuo Tsukamoto, Yutaka Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8648625
    Abstract: There is provided a frequency synthesizer capable of improving phase noise. A sinusoidal signal with a frequency set by a frequency setting part is output as a digital signal from a set signal output part, and the digital signal is D/A-converted. A difference between a sinusoidal signal with a frequency corresponding to an output frequency of a voltage controlled oscillating part and a sinusoidal signal output from a D/A converting part is amplified by a differential amplifier, and an amplified signal is input via an A/D converting part to a means for extracting a phase difference between the aforesaid sinusoidal signals. A voltage corresponding to a signal being the result of integration of the phase difference is input as a control voltage to the voltage controlled oscillating part. Then, a gain of the differential amplifier is set larger than a maximum value of phase noise degradation of the A/D converting part, whereby the phase noise degradation of the A/D converting part is cancelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Akaike, Nobuo Tsukamoto, Tsukasa Kobata
  • Patent number: 8228970
    Abstract: There is provided a signal processing device and a wireless apparatus capable of not erroneously determining polarity, appropriately performing a spread modulation process, a carrier modulation process, and reception data demodulation process, improving reception accuracy, and miniaturizing a circuit, even when IF carrier frequency shift occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kaoru Kobayashi, Shigeru Takegishi, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 8090004
    Abstract: Provided is a high frequency radio apparatus for correcting a frequency of a carrier of the own apparatus in accordance with a frequency of a reception carrier when performing spread spectrum communication using very weak power. A carrier demodulating part demodulates a spread code received from a communication counterpart radio apparatus by using default carrier data, and sends the demodulated spread code to a synchronization timing detecting part. When the synchronization timing detecting part detects the spread code from the carrier demodulated data, a carrier frequency deviation detecting part performs a frequency analysis of the spread code to detect a deviation amount of the carrier frequency. A carrier data generating part generates corrected carrier data based on the detected deviation amount. A DBPSK modulating part uses the corrected carrier data to perform data transmission to the communication counterpart radio apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Kobayashi, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20110074475
    Abstract: There is provided a frequency synthesizer capable of improving phase noise. A sinusoidal signal with a frequency set by a frequency setting part is output as a digital signal from a set signal output part, and the digital signal is D/A-converted. A difference between a sinusoidal signal with a frequency corresponding to an output frequency of a voltage controlled oscillating part and a sinusoidal signal output from a D/A converting part is amplified by a differential amplifier, and an amplified signal is input via an A/D converting part to a means for extracting a phase difference between the aforesaid sinusoidal signals. A voltage corresponding to a signal being the result of integration of the phase difference is input as a control voltage to the voltage controlled oscillating part. Then, a gain of the differential amplifier is set larger than a maximum value of phase noise degradation of the A/D converting part, whereby the phase noise degradation of the A/D converting part is cancelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Akaike, Nobuo Tsukamoto, Tsukasa Kobata
  • Patent number: 7899633
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sensing instrument capable to detect a substance existing in a very small quantity, such as environmental pollutants, instantly with a high degree of precision. As a specific means for solving the problem, a frequency signal from a crystal oscillator is sampled using a frequency signal from a reference clock generating part, the sampling value is outputted in a digital signal, quadrature detection is conducted with the digital signal for a frequency signal corresponding to the output signal, the rotational vector rotating at a frequency corresponding to the difference between the frequency of the frequency signal and the frequency of a sinusoidal wave used for the quadrature detection is taken out, and the variation of the frequency is detected by detecting the velocity of the rotational vector based on the respective sampling values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignees: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd., DSP Technology Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuo Tsukamoto, Kazuo Akaike, Tsukasa Kobata
  • Patent number: 7893774
    Abstract: A VCO driving circuit and a frequency synthesizer wherein the impedance viewed from a VCO control terminal is reduced to prevent the VCO phase noise characteristic from degrading. A VCO driving circuit and a frequency synthesizer having the VCO driving circuit, which comprises a coarse adjustment DAC that receives a digital data, which has a coarse adjustment frequency, to output an analog signal; a fine adjustment DAC that receives a digital data, which has a fine adjustment frequency, to output an analog signal; a low response speed LPF5 that removes noise from the output signal from the coarse adjustment DAC and then provides the resultant signal as an input to a VCO control terminal; a high response speed LPF7 that converts the output signal from the fine adjustment DAC to a voltage, thereby smoothing the signal; a resistor that connects an input stage of the LPF5 to that of the LPF7; and a capacitor used for providing a capacitive coupling such that the output of the LPF7 is added to that of the LPF5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yasuo Kitayama, Hiroki Kimura, Naoki Onishi, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7888974
    Abstract: An object of the present invention provides a frequency synthesizer having a broad frequency entraining range which can finely set a frequency over a broad band by a novel principle. As a specific solving means, a sinusoidal signal of an output frequency of a voltage-controlled oscillator is subjected to orthogonal detection, a vector rotating at the differential frequency (speed) between the output frequency and the frequency of the frequency signal used for the detection is created, and the frequency of a vector when the output frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator is equal to a set value is calculated in advance. The voltage signal corresponding to the difference between the frequency of the vector and the calculated frequency is fed back to the voltage-controlled oscillator when the voltage-controlled oscillator is driven, and PLL is formed so that the difference is equal to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co. . Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kobata, Tsuyoshi Shiobara, Kazuo Akaike, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20100321068
    Abstract: An object of the present invention provides a frequency synthesizer having a broad frequency entraining range which can finely set a frequency over a broad band by a novel principle. As s specific solving means, a sinusoidal signal of an output frequency of a voltage-controlled oscillator is subjected to orthogonal detection, a vector rotating at the differential frequency (speed) between the output frequency and the frequency of the frequency signal used for the detection is created, and the frequency of a vector when the output frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator is equal to a set value is calculated in advance. The voltage signal corresponding to the difference between the frequency of the vector and the calculated frequency is fed back to the voltage-controlled oscillator when the voltage-controlled oscillator is driven, and PLL is formed so that the difference is equal to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kobata, Tsuyoshi Shiobara, Kozuo Akaike, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7825701
    Abstract: An object of the present invention provides a frequency synthesizer having a broad frequency entraining range which can finely set a frequency over a broad band by a novel principle. As s specific solving means, a sinusoidal signal of an output frequency of a voltage-controlled oscillator is subjected to orthogonal detection, a vector rotating at the differential frequency (speed) between the output frequency and the frequency of the frequency signal used for the detection is created, and the frequency of a vector when the output frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator is equal to a set value is calculated in advance. The voltage signal corresponding to the difference between the frequency of the vector and the calculated frequency is fed back to the voltage-controlled oscillator when the voltage-controlled oscillator is driven, and PLL is formed so that the difference is equal to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kobata, Tsuyoshi Shiobara, Kazuo Akaike, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7821344
    Abstract: A VCO driving circuit and a frequency synthesizer wherein the impedance viewed from a VCO control terminal is reduced to prevent the VCO phase noise characteristic from degrading. A VCO driving circuit and a frequency synthesizer having the VCO driving circuit, which comprises a coarse adjustment DAC that receives a digital data, which has a coarse adjustment frequency, to output an analog signal; a fine adjustment DAC that receives a digital data, which has a fine adjustment frequency, to output an analog signal; a low response speed LPF5 that removes noise from the output signal from the coarse adjustment DAC and then provides the resultant signal as an input to a VCO control terminal; a high response speed LPF7 that converts the output signal from the fine adjustment DAC to a voltage, thereby smoothing the signal; a resistor that connects an input stage of the LPF5 to that of the LPF7; and a capacitor used for providing a capacitive coupling such that the output of the LPF7 is added to that of the LPF5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yasuo Kitayama, Hiroki Kimura, Naoki Onishi, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20100264962
    Abstract: A VCO driving circuit and a frequency synthesizer wherein the impedance viewed from a VCO control terminal is reduced to prevent the VCO phase noise characteristic from degrading. A VCO driving circuit and a frequency synthesizer having the VCO driving circuit, which comprises a coarse adjustment DAC that receives a digital data, which has a coarse adjustment frequency, to output an analog signal; a fine adjustment DAC that receives a digital data, which has a fine adjustment frequency, to output an analog signal; a low response speed LPF5 that removes noise from the output signal from the coarse adjustment DAC and then provides the resultant signal as an input to a VCO control terminal; a high response speed LPF7 that converts the output signal from the fine adjustment DAC to a voltage, thereby smoothing the signal; a resistor that connects an input stage of the LPF5 to that of the LPF7; and a capacitor used for providing a capacitive coupling such that the output of the LPF7 is added to that of the LPF5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuo KITAYAMA, Hiroki Kimura, Naoki Onishi, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7603100
    Abstract: A high-frequency wireless communication device is provided that is capable of enlarging the range of communication by enhancing reception sensitivity while avoiding mutual interference. The device comprises an antenna filter and a direct detection type reception mechanism connected to the antenna filter. A crystal filter is used as the antenna filter. A crystal chip constituting the crystal filter and an IC chip into which the reception mechanism is integrated are housed in a single modular container to configure a high-frequency wireless module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Akaike, Makoto Okamoto, Tsutomu Yamakawa, Minoru Fukuda, Kozo Ono, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20090207889
    Abstract: Provided is a high frequency radio apparatus capable of correcting a frequency of a carrier of the own apparatus in accordance with a frequency of a reception carrier when performing spread spectrum communication using very weak power. A carrier demodulating part demodulates a spread code received from a communication counterpart radio apparatus by using default carrier data, and sends the demodulated spread code to a synchronization timing detecting part. When the synchronization timing detecting part detects the spread code from the carrier demodulated data, a carrier frequency deviation detecting part performs a frequency analysis of the spread code to detect a deviation amount of the carrier frequency. A carrier data generating part generates corrected carrier data based on the detected deviation amount. A DBPSK modulating part uses the corrected carrier data to perform data transmission to the communication counterpart radio apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Kobayashi, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20090167367
    Abstract: An object of the present invention provides a frequency synthesizer having a broad frequency entraining range which can finely set a frequency over a broad band by a novel principle. As s specific solving means, a sinusoidal signal of an output frequency of a voltage-controlled oscillator is subjected to orthogonal detection, a vector rotating at the differential frequency (speed) between the output frequency and the frequency of the frequency signal used for the detection is created, and the frequency of a vector when the output frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator is equal to a set value is calculated in advance. The voltage signal corresponding to the difference between the frequency of the vector and the calculated frequency is fed back to the voltage-controlled oscillator when the voltage-controlled oscillator is driven, and PLL is formed so that the difference is equal to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kobata, Tsuyoshi Shiobara, Kazuo Akaike, Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7538540
    Abstract: A current detecting portion A includes a magnetic shield attached to a bus bar BU, a magnetic shield attached to a bus bar BV, and a magnetic shield attached to a bus bar BW. On bus bars BV, BU and BW arranged in parallel, current sensors SU, SV and SW are arranged at alternately displaced positions along each bus bar. The magnetic shields are also arranged at alternately displaced positions along each bus bar. The arrangement of the magnetic shield and the current sensors is what is called a staggered arrangement, whereby magnetic interference from an adjacent bus bar to a current sensor can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuo Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20090055112
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sensing instrument capable to detect a substance existing in a very small quantity, such as environmental pollutants, instantly with a high degree of precision. As a specific means for solving the problem, a frequency signal from a crystal oscillator is sampled using a frequency signal from a reference clock generating part, the sampling value is outputted in a digital signal, quadrature detection is conducted with the digital signal for a frequency signal corresponding to the output signal, the rotational vector rotating at a frequency corresponding to the difference between the frequency of the frequency signal and the frequency of a sinusoidal wave used for the quadrature detection is taken out, and the variation of the frequency is detected by detecting the velocity of the rotational vector based on the respective sampling values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicants: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD., DSP TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Nobuo Tsukamoto, Kazuo Akaike, Tsukasa Kobata