Patents by Inventor Satoru Fukumoto

Satoru Fukumoto 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: 10665445
    Abstract: A sample loading plate that includes at least one sample mounting spot that mount a sample thereon is provided with a substrate having a conductive surface and an insulating film that is laminated on the conductive surface of the substrate and that has at least an insulating surface, the insulating film being sparsely formed so that the conductive surface of the substrate is partially exposed at least in the sample mounting spot. Thus, a voltage applied to the sample loading plate can effectively place the sample in an electric field. As a result of which, in a mass spectrometric analysis of the sample, there is no charge up of the sample and appropriate ionization becomes possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Toriumi, Mitsunori Miyamoto, Satoru Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20190027352
    Abstract: A sample loading plate that includes at least one sample mounting spot that mount a sample thereon is provided with a substrate having a conductive surface and an insulating film that is laminated on the conductive surface of the substrate and that has at least an insulating surface, the insulating film being sparsely formed so that the conductive surface of the substrate is partially exposed at least in the sample mounting spot. Thus, a voltage applied to the sample loading plate can effectively place the sample in an electric field. As a result of which, in a mass spectrometric analysis of the sample, there is no charge up of the sample and appropriate ionization becomes possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicants: CITIZEN FINEDEVICE CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Toriumi, Mitsunori Miyamoto, Satoru Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 8830948
    Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of assigning one or a plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences to each of cells #A to #G, a step of generating a plurality of RACH preambles by performing a cyclic shift with respect to the assigned Zadoff-Chu sequences by a predetermined period Ncs in each of the cells #A to #G, and a step of acquiring the reception timing distribution of the RACH preambles in the predetermined period Ncs in each of the cells #A to #G.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoru Fukumoto, Hiroyuki Ishii
  • Patent number: 8547814
    Abstract: In a diffractive element, its grating pattern is so configured that a diffraction angle of a diffracted light beam of a light source that is subject to the first-order diffraction in a diffraction area is matched with an angle of a light beam passing through the diffractive area emitted from a light source and a light source position is matched with a light originating point of the light source that emits a light beam to be transmitted, and the center of light intensity distribution is matched with that of the light source passing through the diffractive element by inclining an optical axis of the light source. A position of the diffractive element is adjusted based on an electric current value generated when a reflected return path light beam of the light source is diffracted by the diffractive element and enters the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinzoh Murakami, Mototaka Taneya, Takahide Ishiguro, Katsushige Masui, Satoru Fukumoto, Takeshi Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 8406109
    Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus is provided. Segmented regions included in a focus diffraction region includes focus segmented regions corresponding in number with different light emitted by a light source. Different focus segmented regions are arranged adjacent to each other alternately in a direction perpendicular to a parallel dividing line. Segmented regions included in a tracking diffraction region includes tracking segmented regions corresponding in number with different light emitted by the light source. Different tracking segmented regions are arranged adjacent to each other alternately in a direction perpendicular to the parallel dividing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoru Fukumoto, Shinzoh Murakami
  • Publication number: 20130016597
    Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus is provided. Segmented regions included in a focus diffraction region includes focus segmented regions corresponding in number with different light emitted by a light source. Different focus segmented regions are arranged adjacent to each other alternately in a direction perpendicular to a parallel dividing line. Segmented regions included in a tracking diffraction region includes tracking segmented regions corresponding in number with different light emitted by the light source. Different tracking segmented regions are arranged adjacent to each other alternately in a direction perpendicular to the parallel dividing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Satoru Fukumoto, Shinzoh Murakami
  • Publication number: 20120224560
    Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of assigning one or a plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences to each of cells #A to #G, a step of generating a plurality of RACH preambles by performing a cyclic shift with respect to the assigned Zadoff-Chu sequences by a predetermined period Ncs in each of the cells #A to #G, and a step of acquiring the reception timing distribution of the RACH preambles in the predetermined period Ncs in each of the cells #A to #G.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Satoru Fukumoto, Hiroyuki Ishii
  • Patent number: 8204004
    Abstract: This invention relates to a frequency channel assignment system which enables adaptive overlapping use of the same frequency band in a plurality of radio communications systems. The frequency channel assignment system includes radio communications systems 1 and 2 which use a common frequency band, and controllers 31 and 141. The controllers 31 and 141 include a system characteristics information management function 317 configured to manage system characteristics information showing characteristics of frequency channels in the radio communications systems 1 and 2, and a frequency channel assignment function 1411 configured to assign frequency channels to each of the radio communications systems 1 and 2, based on the system characteristics information and channel status information showing status of frequency channels, so as to avoid inter-system interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kozue Hamamoto, Satoru Fukumoto, Hitoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20120063281
    Abstract: In a diffractive element, its grating pattern is so configured that a diffraction angle of a diffracted light beam of a light source that is subject to the first-order diffraction in a diffraction area is matched with an angle of a light beam passing through the diffractive area emitted from a light source and a light source position is matched with a light originating point of the light source that emits a light beam to be transmitted, and the center of light intensity distribution is matched with that of the light source passing through the diffractive element by inclining an optical axis of the light source. A position of the diffractive element is adjusted based on an electric current value generated when a reflected return path light beam of the light source is diffracted by the diffractive element and enters the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinzoh MURAKAMI, Mototaka Taneya, Takahide Ishigro, Katsushige Masui, Satoru Fukumoto, Takeshi Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 7865192
    Abstract: A radio frequency selection device in a radio communication system in which a radio communication channel is established between a mobile station and a base station by allocating a radio communication frequency band different from other radio communication system frequency bands is disclosed. The radio frequency selection device comprises: a frequency band determining unit that determines a radio control channel frequency band for transmitting control information, among frequency bands allocated to the radio communication system, based on the allocated radio communication channel frequency band; and a radio control channel establishing unit that establishes a radio control channel among the determined radio control channel frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoru Fukumoto, Masashige Shirakabe, Hitoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7744696
    Abstract: A borate-based crystal excellent in uniformity and reliability, which is useful as an optical wavelength conversion device, etc., and can be easily produced at low cost in a short period of time, by the steps of dissolving water-soluble starting materials in water to prepare an aqueous solution, evaporating water in the aqueous solution followed by sintering or evaporating the water and not sintering, thereby forming a crystal growth material, and melting the resultant material to grow a crystal. Further, a highly reliable laser oscillation apparatus can be achieved by using this crystal as an optical wavelength conversion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Takatomo Sasaki, Yusuke Mori, Masashi Yoshimura, Muneyuki Nishioka, Satoru Fukumoto, Tomoyo Matsui, Takashi Saji
  • Patent number: 7418248
    Abstract: A signal reception device is disclosed that is able to improve interference cancellation capabilities even when signals having different center frequencies exist on the same frequency band. The signal reception device includes an interference suppression unit to generate replicas of plural signals in the received signal and separate the signals by suppressing interference signals. The interference suppression unit includes a signal phase rotator to rotate phases of the signal candidates at preset respective rotational frequencies, the preset rotational frequencies being related to respective center frequencies of the signals in the received signal; a rotational frequency controller to set the preset rotational frequencies; and a replica generator to generate the replicas of the signals by using the phase-rotated signal candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Maeda, Satoru Fukumoto, Hitoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7415275
    Abstract: A frequency selection apparatus, a mobile communications system, and a multi-band resource management method are disclosed. The frequency selection apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to collect environmental information about a mobile station for each frequency band according to system frequency bands that a mobile station can use, and a frequency selection unit configured to determine the frequency band to be used and the system to be connected to, based on the environmental information and information provided by the mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashige Shirakabe, Satoru Fukumoto, Hitoshi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7409017
    Abstract: A signal separator for separating multiple signals contained in a received signal from each other based on a replica of the received signal is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Maeda, Satoru Fukumoto, Hitoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20080106999
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor laser apparatus capable of sufficiently discharging heat generated at a semiconductor laser element, having a simple manufacturing step, and capable of adjusting an optical path length, as well as a method for manufacturing the same. A laser chip is connected through a block and a plate to a housing. Further, the plate is partially exposed from a connecting surface between the block and the plate, and when disposed in the housing, the semiconductor chip and the block are inserted from an outside of the housing to an inside thereof, and the plate is exposed outwardly from the housing. An optical axis of an output light beam from the laser chip is in parallel to a ground plane of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru FUKUMOTO, Nobumasa Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20070287464
    Abstract: This invention relates to a frequency channel assignment system which enables adaptive overlapping use of the same frequency band in a plurality of radio communications systems. The frequency channel assignment system includes radio communications systems 1 and 2 which use a common frequency band, and controllers 31 and 141. The controllers 31 and 141 include a system characteristics information management function 317 configured to manage system characteristics information showing characteristics of frequency channels in the radio communications systems 1 and 2, and a frequency channel assignment function 1411 configured to assign frequency channels to each of the radio communications systems 1 and 2, based on the system characteristics information and channel status information showing status of frequency channels, so as to avoid inter-system interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Kozue Hamamoto, Satoru Fukumoto, Hitoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20060102066
    Abstract: A borate-based crystal excellent in uniformity and reliability, which is useful as an optical wavelength conversion device, etc., and can be easily produced at low cost in a short period of time, by the steps of dissolving water-soluble starting materials in water to prepare an aqueous solution, evaporating water in the aqueous solution followed by sintering or evaporating the water and not sintering, thereby forming a crystal growth material, and melting the resultant material to grow a crystal. Further, a highly reliable laser oscillation apparatus can be achieved by using this crystal as an optical wavelength conversion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Takatomo Sasaki, Yusuke Mori, Masashi Yoshimura, Muneyuki Nishioka, Satoru Fukumoto, Tomoyo Matsui, Takashi Saji
  • Publication number: 20060018212
    Abstract: A focus error detecting device which can realize stable focus servo without causing a deterioration in the quality of a signal, is provided. The focus error detecting device outputs a reflected light detection result by an optical recording medium to control a distance between an objective lens and the optical recording medium. With respect to the focus error detecting device, between the objective lens and two split light-receiving segments, is provided a hologram element for bending an optical path so that part of light reflected by the optical recording medium enters the two split light-receiving segments, and splitting a light beam of reflected light entering the two split light-receiving segments into a plurality of parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Tsuchida, Satoru Fukumoto, Katsushige Masui, Kazunori Matsubara, Keiji Sakai
  • Publication number: 20060009230
    Abstract: A radio frequency selection device in a radio communication system in which a radio communication channel is established between a mobile station and a base station by allocating a radio communication frequency band different from other radio communication system frequency bands is disclosed. The radio frequency selection device comprises: a frequency band determining unit that determines a radio control channel frequency band for transmitting control information, among frequency bands allocated to the radio communication system, based on the allocated radio communication channel frequency band; and a radio control channel establishing unit that establishes a radio control channel among the determined radio control channel frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoru Fukumoto, Masashige Shirakabe, Hitoshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20050271009
    Abstract: A frequency selection apparatus, a mobile communications system, and a multi-band resource management method are disclosed. The frequency selection apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to collect environmental information about a mobile station for each frequency band according to system frequency bands that a mobile station can use, and a frequency selection unit configured to determine the frequency band to be used and the system to be connected to, based on the environmental information and information provided by the mobile station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Masashige Shirakabe, Satoru Fukumoto, Hitoshi Yoshino