Patents by Inventor Takafumi Nishi

Takafumi Nishi 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: 20240129767
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) performs radio communication with a base station that manages a cell including N (N?2) transmission/reception points. The UE comprises: a communicator configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message from the base station, the radio resource control (RRC) message including a beam failure detection configuration which is information for configuring N beam failure detection resource sets and is associated with a downlink bandwidth part that is a part of a bandwidth of the cell; and a controller configured to individually detect beam failure for each of the N beam failure detection resource sets in the radio communication using the downlink bandwidth part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Misa HARADA, Hideaki Takahashi, Takafumi Nishi, Hideo Himeno
  • Publication number: 20240129014
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) performs radio communication with a base station that manages a cell including N (N?2) transmission/reception points. The UE comprises: a communicator configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message from the base station, the radio resource control (RRC) message including information for configuring N beam failure detection resource sets; and a controller configured to individually detect beam failure for each of the N beam failure detection resource sets. The controller is configured to determine whether or not to initiate a random access procedure for the cell based on a state of recovery from the beam failure in a case where the beam failure has been detected for all of the N beam failure detection resource sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Misa HARADA, Hideaki TAKAHASHI, Takafumi NISHI, Hideo HIMENO
  • Publication number: 20240129015
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) performs radio communication with a base station that manages a cell including N (N?2) transmission/reception points. The UE comprises: a communicator configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message from the base station, the RRC message including information for configuring N beam failure detection resource sets; and a controller configured to individually detect beam failure for each of the N beam failure detection resource sets. The controller is configured to trigger beam failure recovery (BFR) for one beam failure detection resource set with which the beam failure has been detected. The communicator is configured to cancel all the triggered BFRs for the one beam failure detection resource set in a case where a MAC PDU is transmitted, the MAC PDU including a BFR MAC CE including information regarding the detected beam failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Misa HARADA, Hideaki Takahashi, Takafumi Nishi, Hideo Himeno
  • Publication number: 20230204765
    Abstract: An object detection device includes: a transceiver having a predetermined resonance frequency; a driving signal generation unit generating a driving signal having a driving frequency different from the resonance frequency for driving the transceiver; a filter extracting and outputting at least one received signal from received signals of the transceiver; and a detection determination unit performing object detection determination based on the extracted at least one received signal. The received signals include a first and second received signals, the first received signal having a frequency that has been shifted from the driving frequency to the resonance frequency; and the filter has a characteristic that: when extracting the first received signal, outputs the extracted first received signal as a first output signal, and when extracting the second received signal, outputs the extracted second received signal as a second output signal, the first output signal being greater than the second output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Takafumi NISHI, Yu KOYAMA, Tetsuya AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230013319
    Abstract: An object detection device that detects a corner of an object includes: a transmitter that transmits a search wave; receivers that receive a reflected wave reflected off the corner. The device determines a first path length of the search wave from the transmitter to a first receiver, and uses the positions of the transmitter and the first receiver as focal points to find a first ellipse whose distances from the transmitter and the first receiver add up to the first path length. The device determines a second path length of the search wave from the transmitter to a second receiver, and uses the positions of the transmitter and the second receiver as focal points to find a second ellipse whose distances from the transmitter and the second receiver add up to the second path length. The device finds an intersection point between the first and second ellipses as the corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Takafumi NISHI, Masayoshi SATAKE, Yu KOYAMA, Masayoshi OOISHI, Masaya TAKATSUJI
  • Patent number: 10008529
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device that enables diffusion of components in the interfaces between microlenses and an antireflection film, a method of manufacturing the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. Moisture permeation holes are formed between the microlenses of adjacent pixels. The moisture permeation holes are covered with an antireflection film. The antireflection film is formed on the surfaces of the microlenses excluding the diffusion holes. The refractive index of the antireflection film is higher than the refractive index of the microlenses. The present disclosure can be applied to complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors that are back-illuminated solid-state imaging devices, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Nakashikiryo, Yoshiaki Kitano, Yuuji Nishimura, Kouichi Itabasi, Ryou Chiba, Yosuke Takita, Mitsuru Ishikawa, Toyomi Jinwaki, Yuichi Seki, Masaya Shimoji, Yoichi Ootsuka, Takafumi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20170278889
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device that enables diffusion of components in the interfaces between microlenses and an antireflection film, a method of manufacturing the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. Moisture permeation holes are formed between the microlenses of adjacent pixels. The moisture permeation holes are covered with an antireflection film. The antireflection film is formed on the surfaces of the microlenses excluding the diffusion holes. The refractive index of the antireflection film is higher than the refractive index of the microlenses. The present disclosure can be applied to complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors that are back-illuminated solid-state imaging devices, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: TAKASHI NAKASHIKIRYO, YOSHIAKI KITANO, YUUJI NISHIMURA, KOUICHI ITABASI, RYOU CHIBA, YOSUKE TAKITA, MITSURU ISHIKAWA, TOYOMI JINWAKI, YUICHI SEKI, MASAYA SHIMOJI, YOICHI OOTSUKA, TAKAFUMI NISHI
  • Patent number: 9479189
    Abstract: An A/D converter includes: plural comparators to which reference voltages as ramp waves different from each other are supplied, which are configured to compare the supplied reference voltages with an analog input signal; and plural latches arranged so as to correspond to the plural comparators, which are configured to count comparison time of the corresponding comparators, to stop counting when an outputs of the comparator is inverted and to store the count value, wherein the plural reference voltages are off set by an arbitrary voltage at the same time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takafumi Nishi
  • Patent number: 9150820
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surfactant composition containing a polyglycerol alkyl ether which is capable of exhibiting a high emulsification performance for silicone oils compounded in cosmetics, detergents, etc., by using a natural alcohol derived from oils and fats as a raw material thereof, a process for producing the surfactant composition in an effective manner, and a use of the surfactant composition. The present invention relates to [1] a surfactant composition including a specific polyglycerol monoalkyl ether (1) and a specific polyglycerol dialkyl ether (2), a mass ratio of [(1)/(2)] being from 65/35 to 75/25; [2] a process for producing the surfactant composition; [3] an emulsifier composition including the surfactant composition; and [4] a detergent composition including the surfactant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mayu Hamamatsu, Takafumi Nishi, Masazumi Iwashita, Tomoaki Sasa
  • Publication number: 20140371331
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surfactant composition containing a polyglycerol alkyl ether which is capable of exhibiting a high emulsification performance for silicone oils compounded in cosmetics, detergents, etc., by using a natural alcohol derived from oils and fats as a raw material thereof, a process for producing the surfactant composition in an effective manner, and a use of the surfactant composition. The present invention relates to [1] a surfactant composition including a specific polyglycerol monoalkyl ether (1) and a specific polyglycerol dialkyl ether (2), a mass ratio of [(1)/(2)] being from 65/35 to 75/25; [2] a process for producing the surfactant composition; [3] an emulsifier composition including the surfactant composition; and [4] a detergent composition including the surfactant composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Mayu Hamamatsu, Takafumi Nishi, Masazumi Iwashita, Tomoaki Sasa
  • Patent number: 8822735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing polyglyceryl ether derivatives in which the polyglyceryl ether derivatives are produced from an alcohol (except for glycidol and glycerol) and glycidol in the presence of an aluminosilicate which is ion-exchanged with at least one cation selected from the group consisting of ammonium ions, alkali metal ions and alkali earth metal ions. In the process of the present invention, a removal step of the catalyst can be simplified, and the polyglyceryl ether derivatives can be produced in an economical and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishi, Mitsuru Uno, Akira Saito, Yuichiro Seki, Goushi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20140167998
    Abstract: An A/D converter includes: plural comparators to which reference voltages as ramp waves different from each other are supplied, which are configured to compare the supplied reference voltages with an analog input signal; and plural latches arranged so as to correspond to the plural comparators, which are configured to count comparison time of the corresponding comparators, to stop counting when an outputs of the comparator is inverted and to store the count value, wherein the plural reference voltages are off set by an arbitrary voltage at the same time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takafumi Nishi
  • Patent number: 8736501
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna includes two conductive wirings and unit circuits cascaded along the conductive wirings. Each unit circuit includes a communication unit, a first capacitor and a second inductor. The communication unit connects between the conductive wirings through a first inductor and a second capacitor connected in series with the first inductor. The first capacitor and the second inductor are inserted in at least one of the conductive wirings. The second inductor is connected in parallel with the first capacitor. Alternatively, the unit circuit includes a communication unit connecting between the conductive wirings through a first inductor, and a first capacitor inserted in at least one of the conductive wirings. The first inductor, the first capacitor, a third capacitor disposed between the conductive wirings, and a third inductor disposed on at least one of the conductive wirings satisfy a relationship expressed by the expression 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishi, Yuji Sugimoto, Masayuki Nakabuchi, Ichiro Shigetomi
  • Patent number: 8730363
    Abstract: An analog-digital converter includes: comparators disposed to correspond to analog signals which are converted into digital signals and configured to compare a voltage value of the analog signal, which is converted into the digital signal, with a voltage value of a predetermined reference signal; counters disposed to correspond to the comparators and configured to count a count value at the time point when the comparison process of the corresponding comparator is finished; and a determiner configured to determine a time point when all the comparators finish their comparison processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Nishi
  • Patent number: 8704898
    Abstract: An A/D converter includes: plural comparators to which reference voltages as ramp waves different from each other are supplied, which are configured to compare the supplied reference voltages with an analog input signal; and plural latches arranged so as to correspond to the plural comparators, which are configured to count comparison time of the corresponding comparators, to stop counting when an outputs of the comparator is inverted and to store the count value, wherein the plural reference voltages are offset by an arbitrary voltage at the same time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Nishi
  • Patent number: 8605002
    Abstract: In an antenna device, a first helical part of a first antenna and a second helical part of a second antenna is disposed in a dielectric body on a ground plane. Each helical part is helically wound up in a direction perpendicular to the ground plane and includes a plurality of one-turn portions. Each one-turn portion of the first helical part has a peripheral length of M times a wavelength ? of use, where M is a positive natural number. One of the one-turn portions of the second helical part closest to the ground plane has a peripheral length Ks that is N times the wavelength ? of use, where N is a positive natural number greater than M. One of the one-turn portions of the second helical part farthest away from the ground plane has a peripheral length Ke, and (M·?)<Ke<Ks(=N·?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishi, Akira Takaoka, Shiro Koide, Ichiro Shigetomi
  • Publication number: 20130193306
    Abstract: An analog-digital converter includes: comparators disposed to correspond to analog signals which are converted into digital signals and configured to compare a voltage value of the analog signal, which is converted into the digital signal, with a voltage value of a predetermined reference signal; counters disposed to correspond to the comparators and configured to count a count value at the time point when the comparison process of the corresponding comparator is finished; and a determiner configured to determine a time point when all the comparators finish their comparison processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventor: Takafumi Nishi
  • Patent number: 8358349
    Abstract: An A/D converter includes: plural comparators to which reference voltages as ramp waves different from each other are supplied, which are configured to compare the supplied reference voltages with an analog input signal; and plural latches arranged so as to correspond to the plural comparators, which are configured to count comparison time of the corresponding comparators, to stop counting when an outputs of the comparator is inverted and to store the count value, wherein the plural reference voltages are offset by an arbitrary voltage at the same time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20120242552
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna includes two conductive wirings and unit circuits cascaded along the conductive wirings. Each unit circuit includes a communication unit, a first capacitor and a second inductor. The communication unit connects between the conductive wirings through a first inductor and a second capacitor connected in series with the first inductor. The first capacitor and the second inductor are inserted in at least one of the conductive wirings. The second inductor is connected in parallel with the first capacitor. Alternatively, the unit circuit includes a communication unit connecting between the conductive wirings through a first inductor, and a first capacitor inserted in at least one of the conductive wirings. The first inductor, the first capacitor, a third capacitor disposed between the conductive wirings, and a third inductor disposed on at least one of the conductive wirings satisfy a relationship expressed by the expression 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicants: Nippon Soken, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishi, Yuji Sugimoto, Masayuki Nakabuchi, Ichiro Shigetomi
  • Patent number: 8253809
    Abstract: An analog-digital converter includes: comparators disposed to correspond to analog signals which are converted into digital signals and configured to compare a voltage value of the analog signal, which is converted into the digital signal, with a voltage value of a predetermined reference signal; counters disposed to correspond to the comparators and configured to count a count value at the time point when the comparison process of the corresponding comparator is finished; and a determiner configured to determine a time point when all the comparators finish their comparison processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Nishi