Patents by Inventor Satoru Matsuda

Satoru Matsuda 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: 11972270
    Abstract: A communication device may include: a memory configured to store management information in which, for each of a plurality of OIDs of a MIB, the OID and a setting value are associated with each other; and a controller, wherein the controller may be configured to: receive a setting command which conforms to TCP; write the setting value included in the setting command to the management information in association with the OID included in the setting command; and send a response command which conforms to the TCP. In a case where the setting command including a first OID and a first setting value is received, the controller may be configured to: write the first setting value to the management information in association with the first OID after the response command has been sent, and send the response command before the first setting value is written to the management information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koki Izumi, Satoshi Matsushita, Satoru Yanagi, Munehisa Matsuda, Kiyotaka Ohara, Katsunori Enomoto, Yuki Yada, Kyohei Mori, Hideki Nogawa, Tetsuya Okuno
  • Patent number: 11940192
    Abstract: An air conditioning device has: a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor, a switching valve, a cascade heat exchanger, an expansion valve and an outdoor heat exchanger connected to one another by a first pipe through which a refrigerant flows, and that performs a defrosting operation in which the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is introduced into the outdoor heat exchanger; a heat-transfer medium circuit that includes a pump, the cascade heat exchanger, and the indoor heat exchanger connected to one another by a second pipe through which a heat-transfer medium flows; and a control device that controls the compressor and the pump. When an amount of heat storage of the heat-transfer medium is less than a threshold, the control device reduces the heating capability of the indoor heat exchanger when the air conditioning device transitions from a heating operation to the defrosting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Tsukiyama, Satoru Yanachi, So Nomoto, Takuya Matsuda, Naoki Kato
  • Publication number: 20240088865
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode positioned over the piezoelectric layer, and an anti-refection layer over a conductive layer of the interdigital transducer electrode. The conductive layer can include aluminum, for example. The anti-reflection layer can include silicon. The anti-reflection layer can be free from a material of the interdigital transducer electrode. The acoustic wave device can further include a temperature compensation layer positioned over the anti-reflection layer in certain embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuda, Tatsuya Fujii, Yoshiro Kabe, Kenji Nagano
  • Patent number: 11855603
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing an acoustic wave device are disclosed. An anti-reflection layer can be formed over a conductive layer that is over a piezoelectric layer. The conductive layer can include aluminum, for example. The anti-reflection layer can remain distinct from the conductive layer after a heating process. A photolithography process can pattern an interdigital transducer of the acoustic wave device from one or more interdigital transducer electrode layers that include the conductive layer. The anti-reflection layer can reduce reflection from the conductive layer during the photolithography process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuda, Tatsuya Fujii, Yoshiro Kabe, Kenji Nagano
  • Publication number: 20230253942
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of manufacturing film bulk acoustic wave resonators. The method comprises forming a sacrificial layer over a surface of a substrate to form a plurality of film bulk acoustic wave resonators on the surface of the substrate, forming a piezoelectric film on the surface of the substrate to cover the sacrificial layer, and removing the sacrificial layer to form an air gap between the surface of the substrate and the piezoelectric film that has covered the sacrificial layer, the air gap corresponding to each of the plurality of film bulk acoustic wave resonators. The step of forming the piezoelectric film includes controlling a concentration distribution of an additive added to the piezoelectric film across the surface of the substrate to suppress a variation of the acoustic velocity of the piezoelectric film depending on a position on the main surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuda, Hiroyuki Tahara, Jun Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Hiroki Kamiguchi
  • Patent number: 11698685
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to realize character string input using two or more devices by an efficient technique. A character string input system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a first input device and acquires a first character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The second information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a second input device and acquires a second character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The first information processing apparatus outputs an input character string on the basis of the first character string acquired by the time input of the second character string is started by use of the second input device and the second character string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masanori Nomura, Tomohiro Ogawa, Satoru Matsuda, Takenori Oshima, Junichi Naoi
  • Patent number: 11522515
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a pair of interleaved interdigital transducer electrodes disposed on the piezoelectric substrate, and a dielectric film including silicon oxynitride covering the pair of interleaved interdigital transducer electrodes. The dielectric film exhibits a temperature coefficient of velocity of substantially zero throughout an operating temperature range of the acoustic wave device of between ?55° C. and 125° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuda, Atsushi Nishimura, Yoshiro Kabe
  • Publication number: 20220289173
    Abstract: A steering control apparatus according to the present invention acquires a reference target torque, which is a torque regarding steering that is required to avoid an obstacle present ahead of a vehicle, determines a torque correction value for correcting the reference target torque based on specifications regarding running of the vehicle, determines a target torque based on the reference target torque and the torque correction value, and outputs a torque instruction for achieving the determined target torque to an actuator regarding the steering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Satoru MATSUDA, Tadaaki KAMIIE, Chikara NISHIURA
  • Publication number: 20220289174
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus acquires a first collision risk based on a relative distance and a relative speed between an obstacle ahead of a vehicle and the vehicle, outputs a first control instruction for autonomously applying a braking force to the vehicle based on the first collision risk, acquires a second collision risk into which the first collision risk is updated after the braking force is autonomously applied to the vehicle, outputs a second control instruction for autonomously applying a force regarding steering to the vehicle based on the second collision risk, and outputs a third control instruction for controlling the braking force to be generated on a wheel portion of the vehicle based on the second collision risk after the force regarding the steering is autonomously applied to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Katsuhiko HASHIMOTO, Satoru MATSUDA, Satoshi KASHIWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220280866
    Abstract: A game device 10 wirelessly transmits an SSID, and a terminal device 6 acquires the SSID from the game device 10. The game device 10 generates a passcode and displays information associated with the passcode on a display. The terminal device 6 acquires the passcode from an image having been displayed on the display. The terminal device 6 makes a wireless connection to the game device 10 by using the acquired SSID and passcode and transmits, to the terminal device 6, setting information for a wireless connection to an access point. The terminal device 6 registers the setting information for the wireless connection to the access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Shin YANAI, Satoru MATSUDA, Takuya SATO
  • Patent number: 11394364
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode positioned over the piezoelectric layer, and an anti-refection layer over a conductive layer of the interdigital transducer electrode. The conductive layer can include aluminum, for example. The anti-reflection layer can include silicon. The anti-reflection layer can be free from a material of the interdigital transducer electrode. The acoustic wave device can further include a temperature compensation layer positioned over the anti-reflection layer in certain embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuda, Tatsuya Fujii, Yoshiro Kabe, Kenji Nagano
  • Publication number: 20220224308
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing an acoustic wave device are disclosed. An anti-reflection layer can be formed over a conductive layer that is over a piezoelectric layer. The conductive layer can include aluminum, for example. The anti-reflection layer can remain distinct from the conductive layer after a heating process. A photolithography process can pattern an interdigital transducer of the acoustic wave device from one or more interdigital transducer electrode layers that include the conductive layer. The anti-reflection layer can reduce reflection from the conductive layer during the photolithography process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuda, Tatsuya Fujii, Yoshiro Kabe, Kenji Nagano
  • Publication number: 20220101849
    Abstract: Provided are a voice chat apparatus, a voice chat method, and a program that achieve appropriate control on whether or not to provide text obtained as a result of voice recognition on voice in voice chat. A voice receiving unit receives voice in voice chat. A text acquiring unit acquires text obtained as a result of voice recognition on the voice received by the voice receiving unit. A transmission control unit controls, on a basis of whether or not display of a voice recognition result is performed in a voice chat system that is a communication destination, whether or not to transmit text data including the text acquired by the text acquiring unit to the communication destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Shogo Suzuki, Takuma Oiwa, Akira Miyashita, Satoru Matsuda, Chiaki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11149831
    Abstract: A lock-up device for a torque converter is disclosed. The lock-up device includes a clutch part, first and second rotary members, a plurality of elastic members and a stopper mechanism. The clutch part is provided between a front cover and a turbine, and transmits the torque inputted to the front cover to the turbine. The first rotary member is disposed between the clutch part and the turbine. The second rotary member is rotatable relative to the first rotary member. The elastic members elastically couple an outer peripheral part of the first rotary member and an outer peripheral part of the second rotary member in a rotational direction. The stopper mechanism is disposed axially between the elastic members and an outer peripheral part of a turbine shell. The stopper mechanism includes an engaging portion restricting an angular range of relative rotation between the first rotary member and the second rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoru Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20200266796
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device is disclosed. The acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode positioned over the piezoelectric layer, and an anti-refection layer over a conductive layer of the interdigital transducer electrode. The conductive layer can include aluminum, for example. The anti-reflection layer can include silicon. The anti-reflection layer can be free from a material of the interdigital transducer electrode. The acoustic wave device can further include a temperature compensation layer positioned over the anti-reflection layer in certain embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Satoru Matsuda, Tatsuya Fujii, Yoshiro Kabe, Kenji Nagano
  • Patent number: 10700664
    Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes: a substrate; a piezoelectric film located on the substrate; a lower electrode and an upper electrode facing each other across at least a part of the piezoelectric film; a silicon oxide film located at an opposite side of at least one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode from the piezoelectric film; a first insulating film that is located between the at least one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode and the silicon oxide film and includes a non-oxygen-containing material; and an additional film located at an opposite side of the silicon oxide film from the first insulating film and made of a material different from a material of the silicon oxide film and a material of the first insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoru Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20200182850
    Abstract: The present invention provides a useful and efficient screening method for finding a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator (M1PAM) with reduced cholinergic side effects. The present invention also provides a method for treating Alzheimer's disease and the like, a method for reducing cholinergic side effects, and the like which use M1PAM selected by the screening method and having a low ? value, or the M1PAM and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Haruhide KIMURA, Yuu SAKO, Satoru MATSUDA, Yuji SHIMIZU, Emi KURIMOTO, Takao MANDAI, Maiko TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200167007
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to realize character string input using two or more devices by an efficient technique. A character string input system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a first input device and acquires a first character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The second information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a second input device and acquires a second character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The first information processing apparatus outputs an input character string on the basis of the first character string acquired by the time input of the second character string is started by use of the second input device and the second character string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori NOMURA, Tomohiro OGAWA, Satoru MATSUDA, Takenori OSHIMA, Junichi NAOI
  • Patent number: 10613641
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to realize character string input using two or more devices by an efficient technique. A character string input system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a first input device and acquires a first character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The second information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a second input device and acquires a second character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The first information processing apparatus outputs an input character string on the basis of the first character string acquired by the time input of the second character string is started by use of the second input device and the second character string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Masanori Nomura, Tomohiro Ogawa, Satoru Matsuda, Takenori Oshima, Junichi Naoi
  • Publication number: 20200072333
    Abstract: A lock-up device for a torque converter is disclosed. The lock-up device includes a clutch part, first and second rotary members, a plurality of elastic members and a stopper mechanism. The clutch part is provided between a front cover and a turbine, and transmits the torque inputted to the front cover to the turbine. The first rotary member is disposed between the clutch part and the turbine. The second rotary member is rotatable relative to the first rotary member. The elastic members elastically couple an outer peripheral part of the first rotary member and an outer peripheral part of the second rotary member in a rotational direction. The stopper mechanism is disposed axially between the elastic members and an outer peripheral part of a turbine shell. The stopper mechanism includes an engaging portion restricting an angular range of relative rotation between the first rotary member and the second rotary member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Satoru MATSUDA