Patents by Inventor Satoru Onuki

Satoru Onuki 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: 9172436
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer device including: a power transmitter 1 including a power transmission resonator composed of a power transmission coil and a resonant capacitance; and a power receiver including a power receiving resonator composed of a power receiving coil and a resonant capacitance. The wireless power transfer device further includes a power-transmission auxiliary device including an auxiliary resonator composed of an auxiliary coil and a resonant capacitance. The power-transmission auxiliary device and the power transmitter are configured to be disposed so as to face each other, forming a power receiving space for disposing the power receiving coil between the power transmission coil and the auxiliary coil. An efficient power transfer can be performed without providing an adjusting circuit in the power receiver even when the power receiving coil is not appropriately disposed with respect to the power transmission coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Miyauchi, Satoru Onuki
  • Publication number: 20130082535
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer device including: a power transmitter 1 including a power transmission resonator composed of a power transmission coil and a resonant capacitance; and a power receiver including a power receiving resonator composed of a power receiving coil and a resonant capacitance. The wireless power transfer device further includes a power-transmission auxiliary device including an auxiliary resonator composed of an auxiliary coil and a resonant capacitance. The power-transmission auxiliary device and the power transmitter are configured to be disposed so as to face each other, forming a power receiving space for disposing the power receiving coil between the power transmission coil and the auxiliary coil. An efficient power transfer can be performed without providing an adjusting circuit in the power receiver even when the power receiving coil is not appropriately disposed with respect to the power transmission coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Yasushi MIYAUCHI, Satoru Onuki
  • Patent number: 7820968
    Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus acquires an image indicating an intensity distribution of infrared light. The image acquisition apparatus includes a conductive thin film, a dielectric layer placed on the thin film, a base to support the thin film and the dielectric layer in this order on a principal surface, a light source to emit light to an interface between the thin film and the base, and an image pickup device to receive light reflected on the interface between the thin film and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akito Sakemoto, Satoru Onuki
  • Publication number: 20090078873
    Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus acquires an image indicating an intensity distribution of infrared light. The image acquisition apparatus includes a conductive thin film, a dielectric layer placed on the thin film, a base to support the thin film and the dielectric layer in this order on a principal surface, a light source to emit light to an interface between the thin film and the base, and an image pickup device to receive light reflected on the interface between the thin film and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Akito Sakemoto, Satoru Onuki