Patents by Inventor Takaaki Abe

Takaaki Abe 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).

  • Publication number: 20110279456
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus is provided with a main body unit comprised of a light source and a projection element for projecting light emitted from the light source to a projection plane. The projection element is provided in the main body unit. The main body unit is further comprised of an adjusting member exclusively used for the operation of an image adjustment function to adjust an image on the projection plane, wherein the image is composed of the light emitted from the projection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinao HIRANUMA, Masahiro HARAGUCHI, Takaaki ABE, Masutaka INOUE
  • Patent number: 7989106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bipolar battery cell having a built-in discharge circuit that can automatically balance the charged conditions. The bipolar battery cell includes a plurality of bipolar electrodes, each including a collector having a positive-electrode layer on one surface and a negative-electrode layer on another surface. The bipolar battery cell further includes a plurality of electrolyte layers that exchange ions between the bipolar electrodes; and a discharge circuit that electrically conducts adjacent bipolar electrodes. The discharge circuit is provided on the same surface of at least one layer of the positive-electrode layers, the negative-electrode layers, or the electrolyte layers. Multiple bipolar battery cells are combined to form an assembled battery for vehicular applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Kinoshita, Hideaki Horie, Takaaki Abe, Osamu Shimamura
  • Publication number: 20110175940
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes: an imager configured to modulate light emitted from a light source; a projection unit configured to project light coming from the imager on a projection plane; a detection unit configured to detect a projection frame provided on the projection plane; and an imager controller configured to control the imager so that a position of an image projected on the projection plane is moved in a projectable range within which the projection unit is able to project an image. The imager controller controls the imager so that the image projected on the projection plane fits within the projection frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Terauchi, Yoshinao Hiranuma, Susumu Tanase, Takaaki Abe, Masahiro Haraguchi, Noboru Yoshinobe, Masutaka Inoue
  • Patent number: 7934837
    Abstract: In a projection display device which includes a light source for outputting a light and a plurality of light modulating devices for modulating the light from the light source based on an input image signal, the projection display device comprises: a plurality of light quantity adjusting devices disposed on respective incidence sides of the light modulating devices and serving to adjust the quantity of light incident on the respective light modulating devices; and a controller unit for controlling the respective light quantity adjusting devices based on the input image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masutaka Inoue, Takaaki Abe, Seiji Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20110084981
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus (200) is provided with a color coordinate adjusting unit (210) which performs color coordinate adjusting processing according to the color space of a display device, a luminance adjusting unit(220) which performs luminance adjusting processing, a display element control unit (240) which generates an image output signal on the basis of the color coordinates adjusted by the color coordinate adjusting processing and luminance components adjusted by the luminance adjusting processing, and a ratio control unit (230) which controls according to the saturation of an image input signal the degree of contribution of color coordinate adjustment which is provided by the color coordinate adjusting processing to the image output signal and the degree of contribution of the luminance components which is provided by the luminance adjusting processing to the image output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takaaki ABE, Masutaka INOUE
  • Publication number: 20110032488
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes: a light source, a light valve configured to modulate light emitted from the light source, a projection unit configured to project light emitted from the light valve, on a projection surface, and a valve controller configured to initialize the light valve in response to a drive-starting command to start driving the projection display apparatus; and a light-source controller configured to make the light source start operating when the valve controller finishes initialization of the light valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki ABE, Masutaka INOUE, Susumu TANASE, Yoshinao HIRANUMA, Tomoya TERAUCHI, Masahiro HARAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20110025988
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes; an element control unit configured to control a light valve so as to display a test pattern image configuring at least one portion of a respective one of three or more line segments configuring three or more crossing points; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a pickup image of the test pattern image outputted along a predetermined line from an image pickup element configured to pick up the test pattern image projected on a projection plane; a computation unit configured to specify three or more crossing points from three or more line segments included in the pickup image, based upon the pickup image acquired by the acquisition unit, and to compute a positional relationship between the projection image apparatus and the projection plane, based upon the three or more crossing points; and an adjustment unit configured to adjust an image projected on the projection plane, based upon the positional relationship between the projection display apparatus and the project
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro HARAGUCHI, Masutaka INOUE, Yoshinao HIRANUMA, Tomoya TERAUCHI, Susumu TANASE, Takaaki ABE
  • Publication number: 20110013041
    Abstract: A signal processing device (200) included in a display which has a color reproduction range larger than that of the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki ABE, Masutaka INOUE
  • Patent number: 7857466
    Abstract: A projection-type image display device has a solid light source and a light valve, and causes light emitted from the solid light source to perform scanning on the light valve along a predetermined scanning line. The projection-type image display device is provided with a modulation amount controller configured to control a modulation amount of the light valve according to an input video signal which is a video signal inputted to the projection-type image display device, and an output controller configured to determine a reference output according to the input video signal. The output controller controls an output of the solid light source according to the reference output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Masutaka Inoue, Susumu Tanase, Takaaki Abe
  • Patent number: 7854516
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes: a first dichroic mirror; a second dichroic mirror which separates the combined light into a red component light R and the green component light G; and a polarization adjuster provided on an optical path of the combined light between the dichroic mirrors. The polarization adjuster adjusts a polarization direction of a yellow component light Ye in the combined light. A second dichroic mirror separates the combined light into the red component light R on which a part of or all of the yellow component light Ye is superimposed and the green component light G on which the rest of the yellow component light Ye is superimposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Maeda, Takaaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20100263201
    Abstract: A laminate cell comprises a power generating element formed by sequentially stacking positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates while interposing separators therebetween; a positive tab connected to the positive electrode plates through a plurality of positive leads; a negative tab connected to the negative electrode plates through a plurality of negative leads; and a cell package formed of a metal composite film, the cell package hermetically sealing the power generating element and an electrolyte. According to the laminate cell, the heat capacity of a portion of the positive tab, onto which a plurality of the positive leads are joined, and the heat capacity of a portion of the negative tab, onto which a plurality of the negative leads are joined, are made larger than that of other portions of the positive tab and the negative tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunari HISAMITSU, Takaaki Abe, Takanori Ito, Osamu Shimamura, Takamitsu Saito, Hideaki Horie, Hiroshi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20100245780
    Abstract: A detection unit detects an entering object that will enter at least a projection space. When an entering object has been detected by a first detection unit, a controller initiates safety processing, the safety processing being milder than safety processing that is initiated when an error has occurred in the projection display apparatus itself. For example, when an entering object has been detected, the controller controls components of the projection display apparatus so as to switch to the projection of a black image and so as to maintain the state of the projection display apparatus, excluding the switching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takaaki ABE, Masutaka Inoue, Susumu Tanase, Yoshinao Hiranuma, Tomoya Terauchi, Masahiro Haraguchi
  • Publication number: 20100245586
    Abstract: A camera for capturing an object that will enter a projection space is attached to the casing of a projection display apparatus. The camera is installed at the position in which, when the camera faces the projection plane, at least one of the back direction and the side direction of the casing is included within the filed of view of the camera. For example, the cameras are installed on both side edges of the casing so as to face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya TERAUCHI, Masutaka INOUE, Susumu TANASE, Yoshinao HIRANUMA, Takaaki ABE, Masahiro HARAGUCHI, Makoto MAEDA, Shinya MATSUMOTO, Azusa TAKEUCHI, Ryoko KUBO
  • Publication number: 20100239902
    Abstract: A laminate cell comprises a power generating element formed by sequentially stacking positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates while interposing separators therebetween; a positive tab connected to the positive electrode plates through a plurality of positive leads; a negative tab connected to the negative electrode plates through a plurality of negative leads; and a cell package formed of a metal composite film, the cell package hermetically sealing the power generating element and an electrolyte. According to the laminate cell, the heat capacity of a portion of the positive tab, onto which a plurality of the positive leads are joined, and the heat capacity of a portion of the negative tab, onto which a plurality of the negative leads are joined, are made larger than that of other portions of the positive tab and the negative tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunari Hisamitsu, Takaaki Abe, Takanori Ito, Osamu Shimamura, Takamitsu Saito, Hideaki Horie, Hiroshi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20100182668
    Abstract: A projection image display apparatus includes a solid light source, and a projection element configured to scan a projection plane with spot light emitted from the solid light source. The projection image display apparatus includes an element controller configured to control a scanning speed of the projection element on the basis of an image input signal; and a signal corrector configured to correct the image input signal on the basis of the scanning speed of the projection element controlled by the element controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki ABE, Masutaka INOUE, Susumu TANASE, Yoshinao HIRANUMA, Tomoya TERAUCHI, Masahiro HARAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20100165003
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light source controller; an element controller; and an image analyzing unit. The light source controller controls the amount of the light to be emitted from the light source, based on the target light amount and a time constant. The image analyzing unit calculates saturation based on the signal values of the video input signals of the plurality of colors, and sets the time constant according to the saturation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinao HIRANUMA, Masutaka INOUE, Susumu TANASE, Tomoya TERAUCHI, Takaaki ABE, Masahiro HARAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20100060809
    Abstract: An image display device includes a light source which emits laser light; an optical element which is operable to switch between a first state for reducing a coherence of the laser light and a second state for substantially maintaining the coherence of the laser light; a switching control circuit which controls the optical element; an imager which modulates the laser light transmitted through the optical element; and a modulation control circuit which controls the imager based on an image signal. The modulation control circuit causes the imager to render an image pattern for generating an image by changing alight amount at each pixel position when the optical element is in the first state, and causes the imager to render a hologram pattern for generating an image by diffraction when the optical element is in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michihiro Okuda, Yoshihiro Yokote, Ryoko Kubo, Takaaki Abe, Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20100060618
    Abstract: An image display device includes a light source which emits laser light; an optical system which is operable to switch between a direct viewing mode of modulating the laser light and displaying the modulated light on a display section, and a projection mode of modulating the laser light and projecting the modulated light on a projection plane; and a control circuit which controls the optical system. The control circuit sets the optical system to the direct viewing mode at the time of activating an electric power source of the image display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michihiro Okuda, Yoshihiro Yokote, Ryoko Kubo, Takaaki Abe, Shinya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7659030
    Abstract: A cell structure that can improve heat dissipation and the vibration-proofing nature of a cell without using a cooling medium while keeping the rigidity and the discharge current quantity of the cell includes at least one electrode having a positive pole active material layer, a current collector and a negative pole active material layer. The cell structure also includes a separator provided between each electrode; and a casing. The cell structure satisfies the inequality: S c × 1000 > b × 1000 S wherein b (mm) indicates a short-side length of the electrode, S (m2) indicates an electrode area, c (mm) indicates a cell structure thickness and 1000 (m2/mm) is a constant. The separators have a different Shore A hardness and the separator having the lowest Shore A hardness is placed at a center of the cell structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Motor •Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyouichi Watanabe, Takaaki Abe, Osamu Shimamura, Takamitsu Saito, Hajime Sato, Kenji Hosaka, Hideaki Horie
  • Publication number: 20090290068
    Abstract: A signal processing device including: a color coordinate adjuster performing color coordinate adjustment processing for adjusting color coordinates of an image input signal according to a color reproduction range of a display device; a brightness adjuster performing brightness adjustment processing for adjusting a brightness component of the image input signal; and a coefficient controller controlling a color coordinate adjustment coefficient and a brightness adjustment coefficient. The coefficient controller controls the brightness adjustment coefficient so as to decrease the brightness component of the image input signal, when saturation of a pixel having a first hue is high, controls the brightness adjustment coefficient so as to increase the brightness component of the image input signal, when saturation of a pixel having a second hue is high, and decreases the brightness adjustment coefficient when increasing the color coordinate adjustment coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki ABE, Masutaka INOUE