Patents by Inventor Osamu Kozakai

Osamu Kozakai 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: 10193598
    Abstract: A communication apparatus according to the disclosure includes one or a plurality of sensors, a communicator that performs proximity wireless communication, and a connection section that couples one of a plurality of antennae to the communicator, on a basis of a detection result of the one or the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Matsui, Masayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai, Hirofumi Kawamura, Hiroaki Fujita, Takashi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 10177446
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna apparatus including: a magnetic sheet; a first antenna provided on one face of the magnetic sheet and used for communication; and a second antenna provided on the other face opposite to the one face of the magnetic sheet and used for wireless power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Hashiguchi, Osamu Kozakai, Takayuki Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20180294679
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting the presence of undesirable foreign matter in a region between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a power reception apparatus are described. First and second detection methods, based on different detection schemes, may be used to detect and distinguish the presence of foreign matter from misalignment during power transfer operation. A first detection method may be used before power is transferred to a load in a power reception apparatus, and a second detection method may be used while power is supplied to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Osamu Kozakai, Shinji Komiyama, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Publication number: 20180287717
    Abstract: A communication system of the disclosure includes: a transmitter that includes a first transmitting electrode and a second transmitting electrode, and causes a transmission signal to be generated between the first transmitting electrode and the second transmitting electrode; and a receiver including a first receiving electrode, a second receiving electrode, and a determiner, in which the first receiving electrode and the second receiving electrode each receive the transmission signal through a communication path that includes a human body, and the determiner determines that communication is valid in a case where a reception signal, generated between the first receiving electrode and the second receiving electrode, has a prescribed polarity, and determines that the communication is invalid in a case where the reception signal has a polarity different from the prescribed polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: SHINICHI FUKUDA, OSAMU KOZAKAI
  • Publication number: 20180269721
    Abstract: Provided is a non-contact electric power feeding system including an electric power feeding device, and an electric power receiving device configured to receive electric power fed from the electric power feeding device. The electric power feeding device includes a primary-side coil, a driver, a primary-side control unit, and a primary-side communication unit. The electric power receiving device includes a secondary-side coil, a rectifier unit, a regulator, a secondary-side communication unit, and a secondary-side control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: OSAMU KOZAKAI, HIROAKI NAKANO, SHINICHI FUKUDA, MASAYUKI TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10020693
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting the presence of undesirable foreign matter in a region between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a power reception apparatus are described. First and second detection methods, based on different detection schemes, may be used to detect and distinguish the presence of foreign matter from misalignment during power transfer operation. A first detection method may be used before power is transferred to a load in a power reception apparatus, and a second detection method may be used while power is supplied to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Osamu Kozakai, Shinji Komiyama, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 10003216
    Abstract: Provided is a non-contact electric power feeding system including an electric power feeding device, and an electric power receiving device configured to receive electric power fed from the electric power feeding device. The electric power feeding device includes a primary-side coil, a driver, a primary-side control unit, and a primary-side communication unit. The electric power receiving device includes a secondary-side coil, a rectifier unit, a regulator, a secondary-side communication unit, and a secondary-side control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kozakai, Hiroaki Nakano, Shinichi Fukuda, Masayuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180091194
    Abstract: A communication apparatus according to the disclosure includes one or a plurality of sensors, a communicator that performs proximity wireless communication, and a connection section that couples one of a plurality of antennae to the communicator, on a basis of a detection result of the one or the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Ken Matsui, Massayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai, Hirofumi Kawamura, Hiroaki Fujita, Takashi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 9929605
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting the presence of undesirable foreign matter in a region between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a power reception apparatus are described. First and second detection methods, based on different detection schemes, may be used to detect and distinguish the presence of foreign matter from misalignment during power transfer operation method may be used while power is supplied to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Osamu Kozakai, Shinji Komiyama, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Publication number: 20180083670
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes switch control circuitry configured to determine whether a received signal is for a power receiving operation or a data receiving operation based on a level of a frequency component of the received signal, select the power-reception operation or a data-transmission operation based on the determination, and switch to the power-reception operation or the data-transmission operation based on the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki NAKANO, Shinichi FUKUDA, Osamu KOZAKAI, Kenichi FUJIMAKI
  • Publication number: 20180034509
    Abstract: An electromagnetically-coupled state detection circuit including a detection unit that measures a primary side Q value of a circuit containing a primary side coil electromagnetically coupled with a secondary side coil and power transmission efficiency to the secondary side coil, corrects the power transmission efficiency based on the Q value of the primary side coil, and detects a state of electromagnetic coupling with the secondary side coil based on an obtained corrected value of the power transmission efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Tomomichi Murakami, Shinichi Fukuda, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 9882437
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus is provided. The power feeding apparatus includes a power feeding unit configured to supply electric power to a power receiving apparatus through a magnetic field; a measuring unit configured to measure an electric characteristic value and to generate a measurement value; a power receiving unit configured to provide a set value; and a foreign substance detection unit configured to detect a foreign substance in the magnetic field based on the set value and the measurement value. A power receiving apparatus, a power feeding system, and a method of controlling power feeding are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Toru Terashima, Keigo Bunsen, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Publication number: 20180006505
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting the presence of undesirable foreign matter in a region between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a power reception apparatus are described. First and second detection methods, based on different detection schemes, may be used to detect and distinguish the presence of foreign matter from misalignment during power transfer operation. A first detection method may be used before power is transferred to a load in a power reception apparatus, and a second detection method may be used while power is supplied to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Osamu Kozakai, Shinji Komiyama, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Publication number: 20180006503
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus is provided. The power feeding apparatus includes a power feeding unit configured to supply electric power to a power receiving apparatus through a magnetic field; a measuring unit configured to measure an electric characteristic value and to generate a measurement value; a power receiving unit configured to provide a set value; and a foreign substance detection unit configured to detect a foreign substance in the magnetic field based on the set value and the measurement value. A power receiving apparatus, a power feeding system, and a method of controlling power feeding are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Toru Terashima, Keigo Bunsen, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 9847814
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a switch control section configured to: determine whether a received signal is any one of a power signal and a data signal based on the received signal, and select any one of a power-reception operation and a data-transmission operation based on the determination of the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Shinichi Fukuda, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 9831688
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus is provided. The power feeding apparatus includes a power feeding unit configured to supply electric power to a power receiving apparatus through a magnetic field; a measuring unit configured to measure an electric characteristic value and to generate a measurement value; a power receiving unit configured to provide a set value; and a foreign substance detection unit configured to detect a foreign substance in the magnetic field based on the set value and the measurement value. A power receiving apparatus, a power feeding system, and a method of controlling power feeding are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Toru Terashima, Keigo Bunsen, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 9805862
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic component, including, a coil, and a circuit portion having a grounding terminal and a hot terminal and connected to the coil, wherein the grounding terminal of the circuit portion is connected to one end side of the coil, and the hot terminal of the circuit portion is connected to the other end side of the coil, thereby integrating the circuit portion with the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Kozakai
  • Patent number: 9806769
    Abstract: An electromagnetically-coupled state detection circuit including a detection unit that measures a primary side Q value of a circuit containing a primary side coil electromagnetically coupled with a secondary side coil and power transmission efficiency to the secondary side coil, corrects the power transmission efficiency based on the Q value of the primary side coil, and detects a state of electromagnetic coupling with the secondary side coil based on an obtained corrected value of the power transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Tomomichi Murakami, Shinichi Fukuda, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Publication number: 20170302113
    Abstract: A power feeding apparatus is provided. The power feeding apparatus includes a power feeding unit configured to supply electric power to a power receiving apparatus through a magnetic field; a measuring unit configured to measure an electric characteristic value and to generate a measurement value; a power receiving unit configured to provide a set value; and a foreign substance detection unit configured to detect a foreign substance in the magnetic field based on the set value and the measurement value. A power receiving apparatus, a power feeding system, and a method of controlling power feeding are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Toru Terashima, Keigo Bunsen, Osamu Kozakai, Kenichi Fujimaki
  • Patent number: 9729204
    Abstract: A device for power transmission includes a power transmission section and a detection section. The power transmission section is configured to transmit an electric power wirelessly. The detection section is operatively connected to the power transmission section and configured to detect an object within a range from the power transmission section based on a change in impedance in vicinity of the power transmission section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kozakai, Takaaki Hashiguchi