Patents by Inventor Satoshi Maruyama

Satoshi Maruyama 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: 9104257
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes signal lines, and pixels. Each of the pixels includes a pixel electrode and a pixel control switch, and being classified into any of pixel groups. Each of the pixel groups includes a memory, and a sensor circuit which is configured to provide data for a detection signal to the memory when detecting the input information. The pixel control switch is configured to switch the voltage level of the pixel electrode in accordance with data for the display signal input via the signal line and the data for the detection signal input from the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Maruyama, Takanori Tsunashima, Hiroyuki Kimura, Kenji Harada, Hirotaka Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8958102
    Abstract: A control device includes a storage unit in which a parameter group for setting an operational content of an electronic apparatus and functional information related to a function realized when the parameter group is set are stored in correspondence with each other; a reception unit that receives an operation; an extraction unit that extracts the functional information from the storage unit when a changing operation for changing at least one parameter is received by the reception unit, the functional information corresponding to the parameter changed by the changing operation; a presentation unit that presents the extracted functional information; and a setting unit that reads the parameter group corresponding to the presented functional information from the storage unit and sets the parameter group when the reception unit receives a usage confirmation operation for confirming that the function corresponding to the presented functional information is to be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20140225819
    Abstract: Data lines are connected to pixels arranged on both sides of the data lines respectively, a cth gate line and a (c+1)th gate line are connected respectively to pixels arranged between the cth gate line and the (c+1)th gate line alternately, in the case of displaying an image at a Nth frame, the first gate line driver circuit and the second gate line driver circuit supply the gate signal to the cth gate line and the (c+1)th gate line in this order, and in the case of displaying an image at a (N+1)th frame, the first gate line driver circuit and the second gate line driver circuit supply the gate signal to the (c+1)th gate line and the cth gate line in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro ONUMA, Kenji Harada, Satoshi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20140211245
    Abstract: A control device includes a storage unit in which a parameter group for setting an operational content of an electronic apparatus and functional information related to a function realized when the parameter group is set are stored in correspondence with each other; a reception unit that receives an operation; an extraction unit that extracts the functional information from the storage unit when a changing operation for changing at least one parameter is received by the reception unit, the functional information corresponding to the parameter changed by the changing operation; a presentation unit that presents the extracted functional information; and a setting unit that reads the parameter group corresponding to the presented functional information from the storage unit and sets the parameter group when the reception unit receives a usage confirmation operation for confirming that the function corresponding to the presented functional information is to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 8785047
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery device comprises a positive electrode collector having a surface formed with a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode collector having a surface formed with a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material; an electrically insulating porous separator; and an electrolyte containing a lithium salt and being in contact with the positive electrode active material layer, negative electrode active material layer, and separator. The negative electrode active material is a carbon material having a graphite structure. The amount of the carbon material supported by the negative electrode active material layer is 2.0 to 4.0 mg/cm2. The graphite structure in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the carbon material exhibits a peak intensity P101 of (101) plane and a peak intensity P100 of (100) plane having a ratio (P101/P100) of 2.0 to 2.8 therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Iijima, Satoshi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 8652704
    Abstract: The direct alcohol fuel cell of the present invention is a direct alcohol fuel cell comprising an anode 20 having an anode catalyst layer 2, a cathode 30 having a cathode catalyst layer 3, and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane 1 arranged between the anode 20 and cathode 30, the direct alcohol fuel cell generating electricity by supplying the anode 20 with alcohol and water; wherein the cathode catalyst layer 3 contains a metal complex and/or a metal complex fired product formed by firing the metal complex as a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Sano, Satoshi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20120242634
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes signal lines, and pixels. Each of the pixels includes a pixel electrode and a pixel control switch, and being classified into any of pixel groups. Each of the pixel groups includes a memory, and a sensor circuit which is configured to provide data for a detection signal to the memory when detecting the input information. The pixel control switch is configured to switch the voltage level of the pixel electrode in accordance with data for the display signal input via the signal line and the data for the detection signal input from the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Satoshi MARUYAMA, Takanori TSUNASHIMA, Hiroyuki KIMURA, Kenji HARADA, Hirotaka HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8257865
    Abstract: The positive electrode active material in accordance with the present invention is used for a positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, includes Li, Mn, Ni, Co, and O atoms, and has a substantially halite type crystal structure. Specifically, it is preferably expressed by LiaMnbNicCodOe, where a is 0.85 to 1.1, b is 0.2 to 0.6, c is 0.2 to 0.6, d is 0.1 to 0.5, and e is 1 to 2 (the sum of b, c, and d being 1). Because of such composition and crystal structure, the positive electrode active material of the present invention reduces the amount of elution of the battery into the liquid electrolyte and enhances the stability at a high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Suzuki, Kazuya Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Iijima, Satoshi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20120140256
    Abstract: A control device includes a device state changing unit, a communication unit, a communication unit, a storage unit, a storage unit state changing unit, and a reducing unit. The device state changing unit changes a state of the control device between a power saving state and a normal state. The communication unit communicates with a controlled device. The storage unit is an object of at least one of reading operation and recording operation by the communication unit. The storage unit stores at least part of information which the communication unit needs for communication with the controlled device. The storage unit state changing unit changes a state of the storage unit between a stored content holding state and a normal state in given cycles. The reducing unit reduces frequency of operation of reading and recording to the storage unit in the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi MORI, Izumi SHIROTA, Hideharu IWASHITA, Takeshi YOKOE, Tsuyoshi TOODA, Takayoshi SUZUKI, Katsue KOMAKI, Satoshi MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 8167690
    Abstract: A polishing pad of excellent durability has a polishing layer is arranged on a base material layer, and the polishing layer comprises a thermosetting polyurethane foam having roughly spherical interconnected cells with an average cell diameter of 35 to 300 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Fukuda, Satoshi Maruyama, Junji Hirose, Kenji Nakamura, Masato Doura
  • Patent number: 8142927
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising positive and negative electrodes both capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and a lithium ion conductive material which contains a compound of formula (1) exhibits improved characteristics including charge/discharge efficiency, low-temperature properties and cycle performance when (a) only one substituent group of R1, R2, R3 and R4 in formula (1) is alkyl, (b) the negative electrode-constituting material partially contains a carboxyl or hydroxyl group-bearing compound, and the lithium ion conductive material contains propylene carbonate, or (c) a positive electrode active material is a lithium-containing transition metal compound, a negative electrode active material is a carbonaceous material, and the lithium ion conductive material contains as a non-aqueous electrolysis solution a solvent mixture of propylene carbonate and ethylene carbonate in combination with a chain-like carbonate as a low-viscosity solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Atushi Sano, Tsuyoshi Iijima, Satoshi Maruyama, Kazuya Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8131309
    Abstract: A plurality of base transceiver stations and at least one extension device are connected, via an IP network that uses internet protocol. The extension device shares resources of the base transceiver stations by arbitrary changing a connection relationship between the base transceiver stations and the extension devices. When a mobile terminal communicates with a core network, the extension device uses the resources of at least one base transceiver stations according to fluctuation in the amount of traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Nao Miyazaki, Masanori Hashimoto, Hidekazu Kuniyoshi, Yasuo Tezuka, Kayo Motohashi, Satoshi Maruyama, Takashi Kanda, Tadanori Yokosawa
  • Publication number: 20120007496
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an organic EL lighting apparatus includes a pixel line, a cathode line extending in substantially parallel each other in an active area, and a plurality of light emitting pixels. The light emitting pixel includes an anode electrode electrically connected to the pixel line, a cathode electrode arranged on the anode electrode and a light emitting organic layer arranged between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. A dot is arranged adjacent to the light emitting pixel for a contact of the cathode line with the cathode electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi MARUYAMA, Takahiro OONUMA
  • Patent number: 8033793
    Abstract: The present invention provides an impeller in which a metallic bush can be inserted correctly into a synthetic resin impeller main body manufactured by resin molding using a die, and a determination as to whether or not the impeller has been manufactured correctly can be made easily. The impeller comprises: a metallic bush comprising a circumferential boss portion having a substantially truncated cone-shaped throttle portion positioned on a front surface axial end side, a periaxial support boss portion positioned in an axial center, and a circumferential protruding portion positioned on a back surface axial end side; and an impeller main body made of synthetic resin and formed with a V-shaped bulging portion that bulges axially in the center of a front surface side of a disk-shaped vane portion fulcrum, in which a plurality of vanes are formed integrally on the periphery of the V-shaped bulging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: Sigma Co., Ltd., Yamada Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Ikeda, Yasutaka Okuda, Ryouhei Adachi, Satoshi Maruyama, Satoshi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7934908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method for an impeller with which molding and high-quality finishing can be performed extremely easily and quickly through resin molding using a die, and an impeller manufactured by the impeller manufacturing method. A metallic bush is disposed in a die, whereupon a resin material is injected through a gate in the die. A connecting portion between an unnecessary resin portion formed from residual resin material in the gate and a resin impeller main body molded around the bush is formed to be thin, and the unnecessary resin portion is removed from the impeller main body using pushing or withdrawing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignees: Sigma Co., Ltd., Yamada Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Ikeda, Yasutaka Okuda, Satoshi Maruyama, Ryouhei Adachi
  • Publication number: 20110094827
    Abstract: A heat-conductive noise suppression sheet according to an embodiment includes first ferrite particles, second ferrite particles, a heat-conducting material, and a matrix material. The first ferrite particles are spherical particles having an average particle diameter in the range of 50 ?m to 150 ?m, the content of the first ferrite particles with respect to the total amount of solid components being in the range of 5 vol % to 25 vol %. The second ferrite particles are irregularly shaped particles having an average particle diameter in the range of 50 ?m or less, the content of the second ferrite particles with respect the total amount of solid components being in the range of 5 vol % to 45 vol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Toshio Takahashi, Masao Matsui, Satoshi Maruyama, Keiichi Araki
  • Patent number: 7927762
    Abstract: The method of manufacturing a cathode for a fuel cell in accordance with the present invention is a method of manufacturing a cathode for a fuel cell equipped with a catalyst layer containing a catalyst, and includes a potential providing step of providing a precursor layer containing the catalyst with a potential higher than 1.3 V with reference to a standard hydrogen electrode, so as to form the catalyst layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Sano, Satoshi Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20110048963
    Abstract: The present invention aim to provide a method of manufacturing an electropolishing pad, which is excellent in planarity, can reduce occurrence of scratches, and has a high polishing rate. The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electropolishing pad, including the steps of: laminating a tin sheet on and along a recessed structure surface of a resin layer to produce a laminated sheet having grooves in a tin sheet surface; and forming through holes penetrating the tin sheet and the resin layer in the laminated sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: TOYO TRIE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Shimizu, Sachiko Nakajima, Hiroyuki Okumura, Satoshi Maruyama, Takashi Oga
  • Patent number: 7754382
    Abstract: The composite particle for an electrode in accordance with the present invention contains an electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary agent having an electronic conductivity, and an oxidizing/reducing agent. Therefore, this composite particle can construct an effective conductive network, and effectively provide so-called oxidizing/reducing capacity due to the oxidizing/reducing agent. Hence, when the composite particle for an electrode in accordance with the present invention is used as a constituent material of an electrode in an electrochemical device, the electrochemical device can realize a higher capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Kurihara, Tadashi Suzuki, Satoshi Maruyama, Atsushi Sano
  • Patent number: 7709155
    Abstract: A nonaqueous solvent in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution in a lithium-ion secondary battery 1 contains propylene carbonate (PC), a first compound expressed by formula (I), and a second compound expressed by formula (II). The content of PC in the nonaqueous solvent is at least 10 volume %. The content X [mass %] of the first compound and the content Y [mass %] of the second compound simultaneously satisfy the conditions represented by expressions (1) and (2) [2?(X+Y)?8 (1), 0.01?(Y/X)?0.30 (2)]. R1 to R6 in formula (I) indicate any of a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon groups having a carbon number of 1 to 3, whereas R7 and R8 in formula (II) indicate any of a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon groups having a carbon number of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Ogawa, Atsushi Sano, Tsuyoshi Iijima, Satoshi Maruyama