Patents by Inventor Seiji Kawano
Seiji Kawano 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: 9438995Abstract: An audio signal processing circuit includes: a first low-pass filter configured to pass a component whose frequency is in a band lower than a lowest reproducible frequency of a speaker out of an audio signal inputted for reproduction by the speaker; a first high-pass filter substantially similar in phase characteristics to the first low-pass filter configured to pass a component whose frequency is in a band higher than the lowest reproducible frequency of the speaker out of the audio signal inputted for reproduction by the speaker; a harmonic generation unit configured to generate a harmonic from the audio signal having passed through the first low-pass filter; and a first addition unit configured to add the audio signal according to an output of the harmonic generation unit to the audio signal according to an output of the first high-pass filter.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventor: Seiji Kawano
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Patent number: 9106299Abstract: An audio-signal-processing circuit includes: a noise-detecting unit to detect presence or absence of noise in an audio signal generated based on an output from a tuner configured to receive a broadcast signal; a low-pass filter, having predetermined phase characteristics, to pass the audio signal having a band of frequencies lower than a predetermined frequency; a high-pass filter, having the predetermined phase characteristics, to pass the audio signal having a band of frequencies higher than the predetermined frequency; first- and second-output units to multiply the signals outputted from the low-pass and high-pass filters by first and second coefficients and output the multiplied signals, respectively; an adding unit to add the signals respectively outputted from the first and the second output units; and a coefficient control unit to, when the noise-detecting unit has detected the presence of noise, decrease the second coefficient below the first coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventor: Seiji Kawano
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Patent number: 8563751Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a trimellitic anhydride aryl ester in an efficient, high-yielding manner, wherein carboxylic acid lithium salt is used as a catalyst when a carboxylic acid aryl ester and trimellitic anhydride are caused to undergo an ester exchange reaction to manufacture a trimellitic anhydride aryl ester.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Honshu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoya Yamamoto, Seiji Kawano, Kouji Muragaki
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Publication number: 20130051581Abstract: An audio signal processing circuit includes: a first low-pass filter configured to pass a component whose frequency is in a band lower than a lowest reproducible frequency of a speaker out of an audio signal inputted for reproduction by the speaker; a first high-pass filter substantially similar in phase characteristics to the first low-pass filter configured to pass a component whose frequency is in a band higher than the lowest reproducible frequency of the speaker out of the audio signal inputted for reproduction by the speaker; a harmonic generation unit configured to generate a harmonic from the audio signal having passed through the first low-pass filter; and a first addition unit configured to add the audio signal according to an output of the harmonic generation unit to the audio signal according to an output of the first high-pass filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventor: Seiji Kawano
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Publication number: 20130039505Abstract: An audio-signal-processing circuit includes: a noise-detecting unit to detect presence or absence of noise in an audio signal generated based on an output from a tuner configured to receive a broadcast signal; a low-pass filter, having predetermined phase characteristics, to pass the audio signal having a band of frequencies lower than a predetermined frequency; a high-pass filter, having the predetermined phase characteristics, to pass the audio signal having a band of frequencies higher than the predetermined frequency; first- and second-output units to multiply the signals outputted from the low-pass and high-pass filters by first and second coefficients and output the multiplied signals, respectively; an adding unit to add the signals respectively outputted from the first and the second output units; and a coefficient control unit to, when the noise-detecting unit has detected the presence of noise, decrease the second coefficient below the first coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventor: Seiji Kawano
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Patent number: 8324183Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and more specifically, to provide a marker whose expression may be specifically increased or decreased in RA. Another object of the present invention is to confirm whether or not miRNA serving as the marker is involved as the etiology of RA, and to provide an inspection method for RA and a therapeutic agent for RA each using the miRNA involved. The marker includes miRNA (for example, miR124a) whose expression is specifically increased or decreased in RA synovial cells based on a small RNA expression profile in the RA synovial cells. In addition, the therapeutic agent for RA includes miRNA (for example, miR124a) as an active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: National University Corporation Kobe UniversityInventors: Seiji Kawano, Yuji Nakamachi
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Publication number: 20120071541Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and more specifically, to provide a marker whose expression may be specifically increased or decreased in RA. Another object of the present invention is to confirm whether or not miRNA serving as the marker is involved as the etiology of RA, and to provide an inspection method for RA and a therapeutic agent for RA each using the miRNA involved. The marker includes miRNA (for example, miR124a) whose expression is specifically increased or decreased in RA synovial cells based on a small RNA expression profile in the RA synovial cells. In addition, the therapeutic agent for RA includes miRNA (for example, miR124a) as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITYInventors: Seiji Kawano, Yuji Nakamachi
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Publication number: 20120029215Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a trimellitic anhydride aryl ester in an efficient, high-yielding manner, wherein carboxylic acid lithium salt is used as a catalyst when a carboxylic acid aryl ester and trimellitic anhydride are caused to undergo an ester exchange reaction to manufacture a trimellitic anhydride aryl ester.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: HONSHU CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoya Yamamoto, Seiji Kawano, Kouji Muragaki
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Publication number: 20110117567Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and more specifically, to provide a marker whose expression may be specifically increased or decreased in RA. Another object of the present invention is to confirm whether or not miRNA serving as the marker is involved as the etiology of RA, and to provide an inspection method for RA and a therapeutic agent for RA each using the miRNA involved. The marker includes miRNA (for example, miR124a) whose expression is specifically increased or decreased in RA synovial cells based on a small RNA expression profile in the RA synovial cells. In addition, the therapeutic agent for RA includes miRNA (for example, miR124a) as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITYInventors: Seiji Kawano, Yuji Nakamachi
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Patent number: 7706555Abstract: A stereophonic device for headphones to which a monophonic signal or a stereophonic signal is inputted comprises an uncorrelating processing unit for reducing the correlation between two signals obtained by dividing the inputted monophonic signal into two channels or two signals constituting the inputted stereophonic signal, a reflected sound adding processing unit for adding a reflected sound, and a sound image localizing processing unit for controlling the position where a sound image is localized.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Kawano, Makoto Yamanaka
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Patent number: 7276967Abstract: A signal level adjusting apparatus comprises an amplifier that amplifies an input signal with a gain of a first gain value and outputs an amplified signal; a gain calculator that obtains a second gain value according to a signal level of the input signal; and a gain updater that updates the first gain value stepwise such that the first gain value approaches the second gain value by steps corresponding to an error between the first gain value and the second gain value.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seiji Kawano
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Publication number: 20070001759Abstract: A signal level adjusting apparatus comprises an amplifier that amplifies an input signal with a gain of a first gain value and outputs an amplified signal; a gain calculator that obtains a second gain value according to a signal level of the input signal; and a gain updater that updates the first gain value stepwise such that the first gain value approaches the second gain value by steps corresponding to an error between the first gain value and the second gain value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2005Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seiji Kawano
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Publication number: 20050089174Abstract: A stereophonic device for headphones to which a monophonic signal or a stereophonic signal is inputted comprises an uncorrelating processing unit for reducing the correlation between two signals obtained by dividing the inputted monophonic signal into two channels or two signals constituting the inputted stereophonic signal, a reflected sound adding processing unit for adding a reflected sound, and a sound image localizing processing unit for controlling the position where a sound image is localized.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2002Publication date: April 28, 2005Inventors: Seiji Kawano, Makoto Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20040250271Abstract: A server 100 of a program creation company presents program plan information representing a program plan displayed in a form of a list, to a terminal 200 through Internet 10. A user of the terminal 200 browses the program plan information. In a case where there is a program plan that the user desires to invest, the user informs the server 100 of information representing that the user desires to invest and representing a desired investment amount. The server 100 accepts subscription for investment from the terminal 200 for a predetermined period of time. The server 100 compares the total amount of investment and the estimated creation cost, and determines whether or not the program can be created. In a case where the program can be created, a predetermined billing process for an investor is carried out. The program creation company creates the program using the collected investment, and distributes the program to the terminal 200 through the Internet 10 from the server 100.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Seiji Kawano, Yukiko Inada
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Patent number: 6816597Abstract: In a pseudo stereophonic device for producing a pseudo stereophonic signal from a monophonic signal, there are provided m delay units connected in series and gradually delaying an input signal S, m FIR digital filters for respectively subjecting output signals Sk (k=1, 2, . . . m) of the delay units to filter processing, and an operating circuit for executing a predetermined operation on the basis of outputs Yk (k=1, 2, . . . m) of the respective FIR digital filters, to produce pseudo stereophonic signals LOUT and ROUT.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2000Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seiji Kawano
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Patent number: 6804358Abstract: A sound image localization processor comprises a first processing circuit 10 receiving a sound left signal and comprising a first delay unit 11 and a first sound image localization filter 12, a second processing circuit 20 receiving a surround right signal and comprising a second delay unit 21 and a second sound image localization filter 22, an adder 1 for adding the surround left signal and an output signal of the second processing circuit 20 and outputting the result of the addition as a voice signal to a left loudspeaker located ahead of a listener, and an adder 2 for adding the surround right signal and an output signal of the first processing circuit 10 and outputting the result of the addition as a voice signal to a right loudspeaker located ahead of the listener.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2000Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., LTDInventor: Seiji Kawano
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Patent number: 6519163Abstract: A power supply unit includes a transformer converting an input voltage into a predetermined output voltage, a transistor controlling a current flowing through a primary winding of the transformer, an output voltage detecting circuit detecting an output voltage of the power supply unit and outputting a detection signal corresponding to-a level of the output voltage, a control circuit controlling the output voltage by switching on and off the transistor in accordance with the detection signal, and an operation control circuit controlling an operation of the control circuit in accordance with the output voltageType: GrantFiled: June 30, 2000Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Yoshimoto, Yasunobu Fushihara, Seiji Kawano, Takayuki Katayama
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Patent number: 6492542Abstract: A carboxylic acid tertiary alkyl ester (Chemical formula 1) of high purity is obtained at a high yield ratio, by continually adding an esterification agent possessing a monovalent acid group, which agent is ester-interchangeable with a tertiary alcohol, to a mixed fluid of a carboxylic acid and a tertiary alcohol: R1(COOR2)n.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2001Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Honshu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sachiko Miyagi, Masayuki Maeda, Seiji Kawano, Taiichi Shiomi
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Publication number: 20020055649Abstract: A carboxylic acid tertiary alkyl ester (Chemical formula 1) of high purity is obtained at a high yield ratio, by continually adding an esterification agent possessing a monovalent acid group, which agent is ester-interchangeable with a tertiary alcohol, to a mixed fluid of a carboxylic acid and a tertiary alcohol:Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2001Publication date: May 9, 2002Inventors: Sachiko Miyagi, Masayuki Maeda, Seiji Kawano, Taiichi Shiomi