Patents by Inventor Satoru Inoue

Satoru Inoue 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).

  • ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140091299
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: an organic electroluminescence element having a plurality of light-emitting dopants of different light-emitting wavelengths and emitting white light, the white-light-emitting organic electroluminescence element having excellent longevity, low-voltage driving, and chromatic stability, and also having a few dark spots; as well as an illumination device and a display device that use the element. This organic electroluminescence element contains at least one light-emitting layer sandwiched between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the organic electroluminescence element characterized in that the light-emitting layer contribution ratio, defined as the ratio ?PL/?EL of the photoluminescence intensity decay rate to the electroluminescence intensity decay rate, is 0.3 to 1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA , INC.
    Inventors: Kunio Tani, Rie Katakura, Satoru Inoue
  • Parking support device
    Patent number: 8686875
    Abstract: A parking support device is provided for extracting detection point data corresponding to a corner portion of a parked vehicle 2 from detection point data showing a series of detection points at each of which the distance to the parked vehicle 2 is detected, performing a noise component removing process and a data complementing process using a curve approximation of the series of detection points on the extracted detection point data, estimating reflection points of a detection wave in the corner portion from the detection point data and sensor position data showing a moving path of a distance sensor 3, and measuring the length of a parking space adjacent to the parked vehicle 2 according to a corner position which is determined from the positions of the estimated reflection points to determine if a vehicle 1 can be parked in the parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Ryotaro Suzuki, Mitsuaki Akaza
  • Image pickup apparatus and optical-axis control method
    Patent number: 8619183
    Abstract: In order to perform adjustment of relative positions between an optical system and imaging devices, a plurality of the imaging devices, a plurality of solid lenses that form images of the imaging devices, and a plurality of optical-axis control units that control the direction of optical axes of light incident to the imaging devices are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ito, Makoto Kitagawa, Tomoya Shimura, Shinichi Arita, Satoru Inoue, Hirokazu Katakame, Sakae Saito, Shunichi Sato
  • Method of Producing Fluorescent Material Dispersed Glass and Fluorescent Material Dispersed Glass
    Publication number: 20130306911
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing fluorescent material-dispersed glass, comprising: performing production of a fluorescent material-dispersed gel utilizing sol-gel reaction and acid-base reaction by preparing a fluorescent material-dispersed sol containing silicon alkoxide, metal chloride and/or metal aklkoxide, and fluorescent material, and subsequently gelling the fluorescent material-dispersed sol; and performing production of a fluorescent material-dispersed glass by heating the fluorescent material-dispersed gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Hiroyo Segawa, Hisato Yoshimizu, Satoru Inoue, Naoto Hirosaki
  • Ultrasonic sensor module attaching device and attaching method
    Patent number: 8516911
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor module attaching device and attaching method include an ultrasonic sensor module 1 having a flange 7 of which the diameter is larger than the hole diameter of a through hole 5 prepared through a bumper 4 of a vehicle; and a fixing ring plate 3 having an engaging section 3b with the flange of the ultrasonic sensor module temporarily fixed on the back of the bumper 4 and a large-diameter fixing section 3c which extends circumferentially of the engaging section and is fixed to the back of the bumper 4; thus, the necessity for positioning the fixing ring plate 3 to the hole 5 of the bumper 4 is eliminated, which can attach easily the ultrasonic sensor module 1 to the back of the bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Yukio Nishimoto, Toru Matsumoto
  • Moving obstacle deciding apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8498958
    Abstract: A moving obstacle deciding apparatus includes a search signal transmitting and receiving section 1 for transmitting a search signal, and for receiving the search signal reflected from a search target as a detection signal; a decision reference value calculating section 6 for calculating a decision reference value based on the detection signal received by the search signal transmitting and receiving section 1; and a moving obstacle deciding section 10 for making a decision as to whether the search target is a moving obstacle or not in accordance with a compared result of a difference value between decision reference values obtained by the decision reference value calculating section 6 in time-series searches with a prescribed threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Yukio Nishimoto, Kazutada Yamauchi
  • Recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus, recording/reproducing apparatus, recording program and storage medium thereof, and reproduction program and storage medium thereof
    Patent number: 8494342
    Abstract: A control information decoding section (102) decodes sets of control information contained in a stream. Further, a random access information analyzing section (101) carries out analysis of locations of random access points of media items contained in the stream, on the basis of the sets of control information. Still further, a management information generating section (103) generates management information for managing a plurality of random access points contained in the stream, on the basis of decoded versions of the sets of control information, which has been obtained by the control information decoding section (102), and the locations of the random access points obtained by the analysis performed by the random access information analyzing section (101). Then, the management information thus generated and the stream are recorded onto a storage medium (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norio Itoh, Masahiro Shioi, Shinya Hasegawa, Akemi Oohara, Satoru Inoue, Yoshiaki Ogisawa, Shuichi Watanabe
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20130182013
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an input unit and a control unit. The input unit is configured to receive an input from a user. The control unit is configured to control a display to display an image and an image mark, move over the image to a position indicated by the input unit, and display an indicator showing an amount of time until the image mark is fixed to a current location of the image mark on the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi NAGATA, Shigeharu Kondo, Satoru Inoue, Atsuko Shimoda, Naoki Masuda, Wonjoon Cho, Hideaki Kamei, Kenichi Odashima, Yusuke Nakashita
  • AIR-COUPLED ULTRASONIC SENSOR
    Publication number: 20130169111
    Abstract: An air-coupled ultrasonic sensor capable of changing setting of an output sound pressure or an ultrasonic wave propagation distance depending on a use application, an installation site, or the like, with a simple structure. An air-coupled ultrasonic sensor includes: a closed-end cylindrical case including an opening portion at one end in its axial direction and a bottom surface at another end; a piezoelectric oscillator firmly fixed onto an inner bottom surface of the closed-end cylindrical case; an open-end cylindrical case including opening portions at both ends in its axial direction; and a thin film firmly fixed on one of the opening portions at one end of the open-end cylindrical case. The open-end cylindrical case is fitted to the closed-end cylindrical case, and includes a structure capable of moving along a side wall of the closed-end cylindrical case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Ibata, Tomonori Kimura, Satoru Inoue
  • Disk holding device and disk processor for a disk having a center hole
    Patent number: 8413179
    Abstract: A disk holding device for a disk having a center hole is provided. A disk holding mechanism is movable between a holding position and a release position, for engagement with an edge of the center hole when in the holding position, and for coming away from the edge when in the release position. A solenoid as actuator shifts the disk holding mechanism, to hold the disk by setting the disk holding mechanism in the holding position, and to release the disk by setting the disk holding mechanism in the release position. A regulating portion contacts a peripheral portion of an upper surface of the disk, to keep the disk retained on the disk holding mechanism by preventing skew relative to the disk holding mechanism. Preferably, the disk holding mechanism enters the center hole downwards and holds the disk on a lower side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Inoue
  • ELECTRIC MOVING BODY ALARM SOUND CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130063258
    Abstract: An electric moving body alarm sound control device that does not generate alarm sound more than necessary nor less than necessary is provided in electric moving bodies, such as hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles, excellent in quietness. An electric moving body alarm sound control device comprises an electric moving body noise detection unit that detects noise the electric moving body generates by itself; an electric moving body noise level comparison determination unit that determines the noise level the electric moving body generates, based on the detection signal detected by the electric moving body noise detection unit; and an alarm sound volume level control unit that takes control of the volume level of alarm sound a sound-emitting unit emits, based on the determination result by the electric moving body noise level comparison determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Mitsugi, Satoru Inoue, Takahisa Aoyagi
  • ELECTRODYNAMIC SOUND-EMITTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130039526
    Abstract: A casing for covering an outer yoke is provided; an acoustic cavity is formed by this casing; a diaphragm and the outer surface of a side wall of the outer yoke; a second elastic member is provided to join the outer circumferential edge of the casing to the outer circumferential edge of the diaphragm without any gap therebetween; this second elastic member includes pores formed by foaming and made of a material whose elastic modulus is smaller than that of a first elastic member; and pores communicating through from the back surface of the second elastic member, that is the inner side of the casing, to the front surface that is the opposite side of the back surface are eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Mutsuo Sekiya, Seiki Suzuki
  • Disk sorter and disk processor
    Patent number: 8352972
    Abstract: A disk sorter for DVDs, CDs or other disks includes a sorter frame. Plural sorting trays are contained in the sorter frame in a multi-level arrangement, respectively have a front tray end and a rear tray end, are inclined downwards toward the front tray end, for containing a disk on a side higher than the front tray end upon reception with the rear tray end. A movable chute structure is disposed behind the rear tray end, movable up or down, inclined downwards toward the rear tray end, for supplying one of the sorting trays with the disk by guiding to the rear tray end. A disk transfer device holds the disk, and places the disk on the chute structure, to transfer to the one sorting tray. Furthermore, a lifting device moves up or down the chute structure, and positions the chute end at the rear tray end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Inoue
  • Disk holding device and disk processor for a disk having a center hole
    Patent number: 8352974
    Abstract: A disk holding device is for use with a disk having a center hole. A disk holding mechanism with coupling levers is movable between a holding position and a release position, for engagement with an edge of the center hole when in the holding position, and for coming away from the edge when in the release position. A solenoid shifts the disk holding mechanism, to hold the disk by setting the disk holding mechanism in the holding position, and to enable loading or unloading of the disk by setting the disk holding mechanism in the release position. A separating projection is opposed to the edge when inserted in the center hole, for receiving the edge while the disk holding mechanism moves to the release position, to ensure separation of the disk from the disk holding mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Inoue
  • VEHICLE REAR VIEW MONITORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120327239
    Abstract: Because a vehicle rear view monitoring device changes the detection threshold level of each of distance sensors 4-1 to 4-4 to change horizontal and vertical detection areas and a bearing resolution, determines the display position of an obstacle mark 16 from the distances to an obstacle 15 detected by the plurality of distance sensors 4-1 to 4-4, and amplitude information about the amplitude of a reflected wave from the obstacle, and overlays the obstacle mark 16 on the obstacle 15 by using an overlay unit 17, the vehicle rear view monitoring device improves the degree of positional precision of the overlay of the obstacle mark on the obstacle displayed on a captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Ryotaro Suzuki, Tatsuya Mitsugi, Hirokazu Shimizu
  • VIHICLE SURROUNDINGS MONITORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120320211
    Abstract: A vehicle surroundings monitoring device carries out a position mapping process of expressing a positional relationship in the detection ranges of distance sensors 2 for detecting an obstacle 100 by coordinates on a camera image captured by a camera unit 3 having an image capture range in the surroundings of a vehicle, derives transformation parameters used for carrying out a mapping transformation in such a way that the obstacle detected by the distance sensors 2 is placed at a predetermined position on the camera image on which the position mapping process has been carried out, and carries out an image transformation on the camera image by using the transformation parameters in such a way that the obstacle is placed at the predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Tatsuya Mitsugi, Satoru Inoue, Ryotaro Suzuki, Hirokazu Shimizu
  • OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120307594
    Abstract: An obstacle detection device controls distance sensors to cause the distance sensors to transmit a transmission wave during a fixed time period, measures a first time which has elapsed from a time at which the transmission starts to a time at which a reflected wave is detected, and a second time which has elapsed a time at which the above-mentioned transmission is stopped to a time at which the reflected wave disappears, and determines that an obstacle exists when a time difference between the above-mentioned first time and the above-mentioned second time is equal to or shorter than a predetermined allowed time. Therefore, the obstacle detection device can reduce the time required for the determination to at least one-half that provided by a related art technique, and improves the accuracy of the detection of an object moving at a relatively high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Ryotaro Suzuki
  • DRIVING ASSIST DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120277957
    Abstract: A driving assist device detects the position of a vehicle 13 in a direction of the width of a road by using both distance data on both right and left sides of the vehicle and road width data on the width of the road, specifies distance data having a time-varying change equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold from among the distance data showing the vehicle position detected to correct the vehicle position in such a way that the vehicle position is shown by the distance data from which the distance data specified are removed when the travelling path of the vehicle 13 shows a straight ahead movement, determines the travelling state of the vehicle 13 from a time-varying change of the vehicle position corrected, and notifies a content according to the travelling state determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Satoru Inoue, Tatsuya Mitsugi, Yukio Nishimoto
  • INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20120268620
    Abstract: There is provided an information providing apparatus including a course information acquiring unit that acquires course information to which position information indicating positions of a predetermined plurality of spots and order information indicating an order of each spot are set, a photo acquiring unit that acquires photos taken in a predetermined area including the spots, a map making unit that makes a map where marks indicating the plurality of spots are displayed on the basis of the position information set to the course information, and a display control unit that sequentially sets the plurality of spots as display objects according to the order information set to the course information and causes a display unit to display the photos taken in the spots set as the display objects and a map of a predetermined range including the marks indicating the spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Nomura, Satoru Inoue, Shigeharu Kondo, Satoshi Nagata
  • AIRBORNE ULTRASONIC SENSOR
    Publication number: 20120269039
    Abstract: An airborne ultrasonic sensor capable of obtaining an asymmetric directivity pattern in a predetermined direction with a simple structure. The airborne ultrasonic sensor includes: a case whose one end is open and another end is a closed surface, so as to have a hollow portion; and a piezoelectric element which is disposed on an inner side of the closed surface, the closed surface being a vibration surface, in which the case has a side surface at least partially provided with a region which is obtained by removing the side surface from an opening surface side. The closed surface has a circular, elliptical, oval, square, or rectangular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Ibata, Tomonori Kimura, Satoru Inoue