Patents by Inventor Satoshi Misonoo

Satoshi Misonoo 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: 11280891
    Abstract: An underwater detection device may include a transmitter, which may include a transmitter, a receiver, and processing circuitry. The transmitter may be configured to transmit a transmission wave. The receiver may be configured to receive a reflection wave of the transmission wave. The processing circuitry may be configured to acquire a first position of a ship and a first measurement value that is a measurement result of the reflection wave at the first position, determine whether a relationship between the first position and a second position of the ship or another ship meets a given condition, and calculate a correction value based on the first measurement value and a second measurement value that is a measurement result of the reflection wave at the second position under a circumstance when the given condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Takuto Hazama, Hisamitsu Takeuchi, Satoshi Misonoo
  • Publication number: 20200018839
    Abstract: An underwater detection device may include a transmitter, which may include a transmitter, a receiver, and processing circuitry. The transmitter may be configured to transmit a transmission wave. The receiver may be configured to receive a reflection wave of the transmission wave. The processing circuitry may be configured to acquire a first position of a ship and a first measurement value that is a measurement result of the reflection wave at the first position, determine whether a relationship between the first position and a second position of the ship or another ship meets a given condition, and calculate a correction value based on the first measurement value and a second measurement value that is a measurement result of the reflection wave at the second position under a circumstance when the given condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuto HAZAMA, Hisamitsu TAKEUCHI, Satoshi MISONOO
  • Patent number: 9366758
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a detection device, which includes a transceiving module for transmitting a transmission signal and receiving an echo caused by the transmission signal to output a reception signal according to an intensity of the echo, a memory module for storing the reception signals for a plurality of measurements, and an interference detecting module for detecting an interference signal from the reception signals, the interference detecting module determining that the reception signal contains the interference signal when the reception signal has an intensity difference with the previous reception signal by more than a predetermined threshold for over a reference time period in one measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuriko Onishi, Satoshi Misonoo
  • Patent number: 9310483
    Abstract: An ultrasonic wave transceiving device is provided. The device includes a transmitter for transmitting at least one kind of first detection data ultrasonic signal and a plurality of kinds of second detection data ultrasonic signals, a receiver for receiving echo signals of the first and second detection data ultrasonic signals, and first and second information generators for generating first and second information based on the echo signal of the first and second detection data ultrasonic signals, respectively. The transmitter transmits the first and second detection data ultrasonic signals which transmission period of the first detection data ultrasonic signal intervenes between transmission periods of the second detection data ultrasonic signals in time axis. The second information generator generates the second information by using the echo signals of the second detection data ultrasonic signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Nicolas Borrallo, Yuji Onishi, Shogo Nagai, Suenobu Hase, Takeharu Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9268021
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a detection device, which includes a transceiver for transmitting a transmission signal and receiving an echo caused by the transmission signal to output a reception signal according to an intensity of the echo, the reception signal in one measurement including one or more reception signals, and an interference detector for detecting an interference signal from the one or more reception signals. The interference detector performs a switching operation of switching interference detection processing between first interference detection processing and second interference detection processing that has a higher interference detection sensitivity than in the first interference detection processing, according to the number of the reception signals detected as the interference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Makoto Iwamoto, Satoshi Misonoo, Yuriko Onishi
  • Patent number: 9182488
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a target object detection device for outwardly transmitting a detection pulse and detecting a target object based on a returned reception signal. The device includes a first peak holding module for extracting, at every predetermined cycle, a maximum value of the reception signals obtained in the predetermined cycle, a second peak holding module for extracting, at the same predetermined cycle, a minimum value of the reception signals obtained in the predetermined cycle, and a target object determiner for determining a level rising and a level falling of the reception signal indicating the target object by using a gradient between the minimum and maximum values extracted at different peak holding positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuriko Onishi, Satoshi Misonoo
  • Patent number: 9081098
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a device, which includes a transceiver for outputting a reception signal according to an echo intensity of a transmission signal, a reception signal monitoring module for monitoring an intensity of the reception signal based on a saturation condition, and a transmitting condition setting module for controlling a transmitting power according to the intensity of the reception signal monitored by the reception signal monitoring module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada
  • Publication number: 20130286784
    Abstract: An ultrasonic wave transceiving device is provided. The device includes a transmitter for transmitting at least one kind of first detection data ultrasonic signal and a plurality of kinds of second detection data ultrasonic signals, a receiver for receiving echo signals of the first and second detection data ultrasonic signals, and first and second information generators for generating first and second information based on the echo signal of the first and second detection data ultrasonic signals, respectively. The transmitter transmits the first and second detection data ultrasonic signals which transmission period of the first detection data ultrasonic signal intervenes between transmission periods of the second detection data ultrasonic signals in time axis. The second information generator generates the second information by using the echo signals of the second detection data ultrasonic signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi MISONOO, Nicolas BORRALLO, Yuji ONISHI, Shogo NAGAI, Suenobu HASE, Takeharu YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8300500
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a detection device, which includes a transceiving module for periodically transmitting a detection pulse signal toward a space and receiving a reflection wave from a target object as a reception signal, a signal loading module for generating a distance section row by dividing a given detection distance range into a plurality of distance sections, obtaining reception data by sequentially sampling the reception signal for every distance section, and storing the reception signal in a memory, and an interference processing module for sequentially performing interference removal processing for the reception data of each of the distance sections stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuriko Onishi, Satoshi Misonoo
  • Publication number: 20120263017
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a detection device, which includes a transceiver for transmitting a transmission signal and receiving an echo caused by the transmission signal to output a reception signal according to an intensity of the echo, the reception signal in one measurement including one or more reception signals, and an interference detector for detecting an interference signal from the one or more reception signals. The interference detector performs a switching operation of switching interference detection processing between first interference detection processing and second interference detection processing that has a higher interference detection sensitivity than in the first interference detection processing, according to the number of the reception signals detected as the interference signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Makoto Iwamoto, Satoshi Misonoo, Yuriko Onishi
  • Publication number: 20120139773
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a device, which includes a transceiver for outputting a reception signal according to an echo intensity of a transmission signal, a reception signal monitoring module for monitoring an intensity of the reception signal based on a saturation condition, and a transmitting condition setting module for controlling a transmitting power according to the intensity of the reception signal monitored by the reception signal monitoring module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi MISONOO, Yasunobu ASADA
  • Publication number: 20120140596
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a target object detection device for outwardly transmitting a detection pulse and detecting a target object based on a returned reception signal. The device includes a first peak holding module for extracting, at every predetermined cycle, a maximum value of the reception signals obtained in the predetermined cycle, a second peak holding module for extracting, at the same predetermined cycle, a minimum value of the reception signals obtained in the predetermined cycle, and a target object determiner for determining a level rising and a level falling of the reception signal indicating the target object by using a gradient between the minimum and maximum values extracted at different peak holding positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuriko ONISHI, Satoshi MISONOO
  • Patent number: 8194499
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an underwater detector including a power source for applying a predetermined voltage, a voltage control circuit for controlling the voltage based on a control signal, a gate signal generating module for outputting a gate signal, a switching circuit for outputting a reference signal based on the voltage controlled by the voltage control circuit and the gate signal outputted from the gate signal generating module, and a transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal underwater, an envelope of which being controlled based on a waveform of the control signal by being applied with the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Furund Electric Company Limited
    Inventors: Masaru Nishida, Itsuo Fukuoka, Yasunobu Asada, Satoshi Misonoo, Mitsuhiro Inouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Satoru Arakane
  • Patent number: 8085619
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a fish finder, which includes a transmission module and a reception module, for outputting an ultrasonic wave underwater, receiving an echo, and outputting a reception signal corresponding to an intensity of the received echo, a control module for generating echo data corresponding to a depth based on the reception signal, a display module for displaying the echo data, and a user interface for receiving a user's operation. The control module causes the display module to display the echo data so that the echo data is displayed in two or more display screens. At least one display screen displays an area having a color different from a background color. A part of the echo data at a depth range corresponding to a height of the area is displayed in the other display screen so as to expand the echo data in a depth direction. The user interface specifies a position and a size of the area via the user's operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada, Norihiro Nishimoto, Masaaki Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20110273963
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a detection device, which includes a transceiving module for transmitting a transmission signal and receiving an echo caused by the transmission signal to output a reception signal according to an intensity of the echo, a memory module for storing the reception signals for a plurality of measurements, and an interference detecting module for detecting an interference signal from the reception signals, the interference detecting module determining that the reception signal contains the interference signal when the reception signal has an intensity difference with the previous reception signal by more than a predetermined threshold for over a reference time period in one measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yuriko ONISHI, Satoshi MISONOO
  • Publication number: 20110032801
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a detection device, which includes a transceiving module for periodically transmitting a detection pulse signal toward a space and receiving a reflection wave from a target object as a reception signal, a signal loading module for generating a distance section row by dividing a given detection distance range into a plurality of distance sections, obtaining reception data by sequentially sampling the reception signal for every distance section, and storing the reception signal in a memory, and an interference processing module for sequentially performing interference removal processing for the reception data of each of the distance sections stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuriko Onishi, Satoshi Misonoo
  • Publication number: 20100309753
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a fish finder, which includes a transmission module and a reception module, for outputting an ultrasonic wave underwater, receiving an echo, and outputting a reception signal corresponding to an intensity of the received echo, a control module for generating echo data corresponding to a depth based on the reception signal, a display module for displaying the echo data, and a user interface for receiving a user's operation. The control module causes the display module to display the echo data so that the echo data is displayed in two or more display screens. At least one display screen displays an area having a color different from a background color. A part of the echo data at a depth range corresponding to a height of the area is displayed in the other display screen so as to expand the echo data in a depth direction. The user interface specifies a position and a size of the area via the user's operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada, Norihiro Nishimoto, Masaaki Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20090201766
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an underwater detector including a power source for applying a predetermined voltage, a voltage control circuit for controlling the voltage based on a control signal, a gate signal generating module for outputting a gate signal, a switching circuit for outputting a reference signal based on the voltage controlled by the voltage control circuit and the gate signal outputted from the gate signal generating module, and a transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal underwater, an envelope of which being controlled based on a waveform of the control signal by being applied with the reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: FURUNO Electric Company Limited
    Inventors: Masaru NISHIDA, Itsuo Fukuoka, Yasunobu Asada, Satoshi Misonoo, Mitsuhiro Inouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Satoru Arakane
  • Patent number: 7193930
    Abstract: A quantitative echo sounder includes delay circuits, phase correction circuits, an incidence angle calculator and a directivity correction unit. The delay circuits adjust transmission start timing or phases of acoustic waves radiated by individual vibrating elements based on pitch and roll angles measured by a motion sensing device so that the direction of an acoustic axis of a transmitting beam matches a sounding direction. The phase correction circuits adjust phases of received echo signals based on the pitch and roll angles so that the direction of an acoustic axis of a receiving beam matches the sounding direction. The incidence angle calculator calculates echo signal incidence angle with respect to the sounding direction from phase differences among receiving beam signals obtained by four vibrating element groups. The directivity correction unit corrects a measured target strength by using the echo signal incidence angle calculated by the incidence angle calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Satoh, Osamu Kubota, Katsuhisa Yamamoto, Satoshi Misonoo, Youhei Kinoshita, Yuriko Onishi, Hiroyuki Toda
  • Publication number: 20050226099
    Abstract: A quantitative echo sounder includes delay circuits, phase correction circuits, an incidence angle calculator and a directivity correction unit. The delay circuits adjust transmission start timing or phases of acoustic waves radiated by individual vibrating elements based on pitch and roll angles measured by a motion sensing device so that the direction of an acoustic axis of a transmitting beam matches a sounding direction. The phase correction circuits adjust phases of received echo signals based on the pitch and roll angles so that the direction of an acoustic axis of a receiving beam matches the sounding direction. The incidence angle calculator calculates echo signal incidence angle with respect to the sounding direction from phase differences among receiving beam signals obtained by four vibrating element groups. The directivity correction unit corrects a measured target strength by using the echo signal incidence angle calculated by the incidence angle calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Takanori Satoh, Osamu Kubota, Katsuhisa Yamamoto, Satoshi Misonoo, Youhei Kinoshita, Yuriko Onishi, Hiroyuki Toda