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).
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Patent number: 11280891Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Takuto Hazama, Hisamitsu Takeuchi, Satoshi Misonoo
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Publication number: 20200018839Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuto HAZAMA, Hisamitsu TAKEUCHI, Satoshi MISONOO
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Patent number: 9366758Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 2, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yuriko Onishi, Satoshi Misonoo
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Patent number: 9310483Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Nicolas Borrallo, Yuji Onishi, Shogo Nagai, Suenobu Hase, Takeharu Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9268021Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Makoto Iwamoto, Satoshi Misonoo, Yuriko Onishi
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Patent number: 9182488Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yuriko Onishi, Satoshi Misonoo
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Patent number: 9081098Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada
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Publication number: 20130286784Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi MISONOO, Nicolas BORRALLO, Yuji ONISHI, Shogo NAGAI, Suenobu HASE, Takeharu YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 8300500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuriko Onishi, Satoshi Misonoo
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Publication number: 20120263017Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Makoto Iwamoto, Satoshi Misonoo, Yuriko Onishi
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Publication number: 20120139773Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi MISONOO, Yasunobu ASADA
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Publication number: 20120140596Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuriko ONISHI, Satoshi MISONOO
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Patent number: 8194499Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Furund Electric Company LimitedInventors: Masaru Nishida, Itsuo Fukuoka, Yasunobu Asada, Satoshi Misonoo, Mitsuhiro Inouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Satoru Arakane
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Patent number: 8085619Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, LimitedInventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada, Norihiro Nishimoto, Masaaki Matsubara
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Publication number: 20110273963Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventors: Yuriko ONISHI, Satoshi MISONOO
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Publication number: 20110032801Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuriko Onishi, Satoshi Misonoo
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Publication number: 20100309753Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Misonoo, Yasunobu Asada, Norihiro Nishimoto, Masaaki Matsubara
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Publication number: 20090201766Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: FURUNO Electric Company LimitedInventors: Masaru NISHIDA, Itsuo Fukuoka, Yasunobu Asada, Satoshi Misonoo, Mitsuhiro Inouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Satoru Arakane
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Patent number: 7193930Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 6, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Satoh, Osamu Kubota, Katsuhisa Yamamoto, Satoshi Misonoo, Youhei Kinoshita, Yuriko Onishi, Hiroyuki Toda
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Publication number: 20050226099Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Takanori Satoh, Osamu Kubota, Katsuhisa Yamamoto, Satoshi Misonoo, Youhei Kinoshita, Yuriko Onishi, Hiroyuki Toda