Patents by Inventor Takahiro Takimoto

Takahiro Takimoto 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: 10481313
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes a polarizing filter of a slit type in which polarization characteristics are improved is realized. A polarizing unit (10) of an image capturing apparatus (100) includes a first polarizer layer (120a) and a second polarizer layer (120b) that hold a dielectric layer (14) therebetween, and a plurality of slits (13) that are arranged at regular intervals in a predetermined direction are formed in each of the first polarizer layer (120a) and the second polarizer layer (120b). A forming material of each of the first polarizer layer (120a) and the second polarizer layer (120b) and a forming material of a wiring layer that controls an operation of a light receiving unit (11) are selected from Al, Si, Cu, Au, Ag, Pt, W, Ti, Sn, In, Ga, Zn, and a compound or alloy that contains at least one of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Honda, Takashi Nakano, Suguru Kawabata, Takahiro Takimoto, Kazuhiro Natsuaki, Masayo Uchida, Masaaki Uchihashi
  • Publication number: 20190280145
    Abstract: An avalanche photodiode according to the present invention includes, inside a substrate semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type and a uniform impurity concentration, a first semiconductor layer having the first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer having a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer having the second conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor layer having the second conductivity type, a fifth semiconductor layer having the first conductivity type and formed at a position away from the third semiconductor layer in a lateral direction, a sixth semiconductor layer having the second conductivity type, a first contact, and a second contact. The first semiconductor layer is positioned just under the second semiconductor layer and the fifth semiconductor layer in contact therewith. An avalanche phenomenon is caused at a junction between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: KAZUHIRO NATSUAKI, TAKAHIRO TAKIMOTO, MASAYO UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20190162890
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes a polarizing filter of a slit type in which polarization characteristics are improved is realized. A polarizing unit (10) of an image capturing apparatus (100) includes a first polarizer layer (120a) and a second polarizer layer (120b) that hold a dielectric layer (14) therebetween, and a plurality of slits (13) that are arranged at regular intervals in a predetermined direction are formed in each of the first polarizer layer (120a) and the second polarizer layer (120b). A forming material of each of the first polarizer layer (120a) and the second polarizer layer (120b) and a forming material of a wiring layer that controls an operation of a light receiving unit (11) are selected from Al, Si, Cu, Au, Ag, Pt, W, Ti, Sn, In, Ga, Zn, and a compound or alloy that contains at least one of the foregoing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: DAISUKE HONDA, TAKASHI NAKANO, SUGURU KAWABATA, TAKAHIRO TAKIMOTO, KAZUHIRO NATSUAKI, MASAYO UCHIDA, MASAAKI UCHIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190109255
    Abstract: A photosensor includes a light emitting element that radiates light onto an object to be detected and a light receiving element that has a light-receiving surface for receiving light radiated from the light emitting element.. An incident light regulation portion covering the light-receiving surface is provided on a path along which the light radiated from the light emitting element directed toward the light-receiving surface, and the incident light regulation portion transmits light having an incident angle less than a predetermined value and blocks light having the incident angle greater than or equal to the predetermined value among light incident on the light receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUHIRO NATSUAKI, TAKAHIRO TAKIMOTO, MASAYO UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10133441
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to display a first three-dimensional object and a second three-dimensional object on a display, spectroscopically display a first user interface if the first three-dimensional object is selected, rotate the first three-dimensional object and the first user interface through a first angle corresponding to changes in positions of hands of the user, spectroscopically display a second user interface if the first and second three-dimensional objects are selected, and rotate the first and second three-dimensional objects and the second user interface through a second angle corresponding to changes in the positions of hands of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ogino, Takahiro Takimoto, Tadashi Kubo
  • Patent number: 10084006
    Abstract: Provided are an optical receiver that can realize a reduction in the variation of sensitivity in the ultraviolet light region and a reduction in noise in the visible light region and the infrared light region, a portable electronic device, and a method of producing an optical receiver. The first light-receiving device (PD1) and the second light-receiving device (PD2) of the optical receiver (1) are each constituted by forming a second conductivity-type N-type well layer (N_well) on a first conductivity-type P-type substrate (P_sub), forming a first conductivity-type P-type well layer (P_well) in the N-type well layer (N_well), and forming a second conductivity-type N-type diffusion layer (N) in the P-type well layer (P_well). The P-type substrate P_sub, the N-type well layer (N_well), and the P-type well layer (P_well) are electrically at the same potential or are short-circuited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki Uchihashi, Kazuhiro Natsuaki, Masayo Uchida, Takahiro Takimoto
  • Patent number: 10057558
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a memory, and a processor. The processor is connected to the memory to acquire display information including an object and, when an amount of depth or pop-out of the object to be displayed in space using the display information including the object exceeds an amount of depth or pop-out set displayable to a first display device capable of stereoscopic display at a time of stereoscopically displaying the display information on the first display device, to display the exceeding area in a display form different from a display form included in the display information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takahiro Takimoto, Kosuke Haruki
  • Patent number: 10032817
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes: a first optical filter that has a first pattern periodically having a plurality of structures and is formed of a conductive material film disposed on a first photoelectric conversion element with an insulating film therebetween; and a first optical filter that has a second pattern periodically having a plurality of structures and is formed of a conductive material film disposed on a second photoelectric conversion element with the insulating film therebetween. The interval between the first pattern and the second pattern that are adjacent to each other is longer than a period of the structures in the first pattern and a period of the structures in the second pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Takimoto, Kazuhiro Natsuaki, Masayo Uchida, Nobuyoshi Awaya, Kazuya Ishihara, Takashi Nakano, Mitsuru Nakura
  • Patent number: 9876125
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device capable of preventing anomalous transmission of light of a wavelength that is not supposed to be transmitted and reducing the half-width of a spectral waveform and a method for manufacturing such a photoelectric conversion device are provided. A first photoelectric conversion element is formed on a substrate. A first metal film having a plurality of openings arranged periodically or aperiodically is formed above the first photoelectric conversion element with insulating films interposed therebetween. A second metal film covering a part of the openings in the first metal film is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Natsuaki, Masayo Uchida, Takahiro Takimoto, Nobuyoshi Awaya, Kazuya Ishihara, Takashi Nakano, Mitsuru Nakura
  • Publication number: 20170316266
    Abstract: The image processing method includes a luminance value information obtaining step of obtaining effective radiance values from a subject, and an image generating step of generating a picture image as a set of unit regions each of which has a luminance value obtained by at least partially removing a regular reflection light component on a surface of the subject from the effective radiance values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Suguru KAWABATA, Takashi NAKANO, Kazuhiro NATSUAKI, Takahiro TAKIMOTO, Shinobu YAMAZAKI, Daisuke HONDA, Yukio TAMAI
  • Publication number: 20170294474
    Abstract: Provided are an optical receiver that can realize a reduction in the variation of sensitivity in the ultraviolet light region and a reduction in noise in the visible light region and the infrared light region, a portable electronic device, and a method of producing an optical receiver. The first light-receiving device (PD1) and the second light-receiving device (PD2) of the optical receiver (1) are each constituted by forming a second conductivity-type N-type well layer (N_well) on a first conductivity-type P-type substrate (P_sub), forming a first conductivity-type P-type well layer (P_well) in the N-type well layer (N_well), and forming a second conductivity-type N-type diffusion layer (N) in the P-type well layer (P_well). The P-type substrate P_sub, the N-type well layer (N_well), and the P-type well layer (P_well) are electrically at the same potential or are short-circuited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaaki UCHIHASHI, Kazuhiro NATSUAKI, Masayo UCHIDA, Takahiro TAKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170153789
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to display a first three-dimensional object and a second three-dimensional object on a display, spectroscopically display a first user interface if the first three-dimensional object is selected, rotate the first three-dimensional object and the first user interface through a first angle corresponding to changes in positions of hands of the user, spectroscopically display a second user interface if the first and second three-dimensional objects are selected, and rotate the first and second three-dimensional objects and the second user interface through a second angle corresponding to changes in the positions of hands of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ogino, Takahiro Takimoto, Tadashi Kubo
  • Publication number: 20170070721
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a memory, and a processor. The processor is connected to the memory to acquire display information including an object and, when an amount of depth or pop-out of the object to be displayed in space using the display information including the object exceeds an amount of depth or pop-out set displayable to a first display device capable of stereoscopic display at a time of stereoscopically displaying the display information on the first display device, to display the exceeding area in a display form different from a display form included in the display information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro TAKIMOTO, Kosuke HARUKI
  • Patent number: 9513415
    Abstract: An optical filter configured to transmit light of a predetermined wavelength includes a substrate; a first conductive thin film that is disposed on the substrate and has apertures extending through the first conductive thin film and arranged with a period of less than the predetermined wavelength; and a second conductive thin film at least a portion of which faces the apertures so as to be separated from the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Nakano, Mitsuru Nakura, Kazuya Ishihara, Nobuyoshi Awaya, Kazuhiro Natsuaki, Takahiro Takimoto, Masayo Uchida
  • Publication number: 20160254303
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes: a first optical filter that has a first pattern periodically having a plurality of structures and is formed of a conductive material film disposed on a first photoelectric conversion element with an insulating film therebetween; and a first optical filter that has a second pattern periodically having a plurality of structures and is formed of a conductive material film disposed on a second photoelectric conversion element with the insulating film therebetween. The interval between the first pattern and the second pattern that are adjacent to each other is longer than a period of the structures in the first pattern and a period of the structures in the second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro TAKIMOTO, Kazuhiro NATSUAKI, Masayo UCHIDA, Nobuyoshi AWAYA, Kazuya ISHIHARA, Takashi NAKANO, Mitsuru NAKURA
  • Publication number: 20160211388
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device capable of preventing anomalous transmission of light of a wavelength that is not supposed to be transmitted and reducing the half-width of a spectral waveform and a method for manufacturing such a photoelectric conversion device are provided. A first photoelectric conversion element is formed on a substrate. A first metal film having a plurality of openings arranged periodically or aperiodically is formed above the first photoelectric conversion element with insulating films interposed therebetween. A second metal film covering a part of the openings in the first metal film is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro NATSUAKI, Masayo UCHIDA, Takahiro TAKIMOTO, Nobuyoshi AWAYA, Kazuya ISHIHARA, Takashi NAKANO, Mitsuru NAKURA
  • Publication number: 20160165207
    Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configure to outputs a user interface for designating disparity sharpness related to a difference in sharpness at a border between an object and a background of the object, the difference resulting from a difference in depth-direction distances of the object and the background, and to sets the sharpness at the border between the background and the object based on the disparity sharpness designated via the user interface, and to generates one multiscopic image from parallax images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Takahiro TAKIMOTO, Tatsuro FUJISAWA, Makoto OSHIKIRI
  • Publication number: 20160064436
    Abstract: A circuit-integrated photoelectric converter in which a dished portion is less likely to be formed in an insulating layer underlying a plasmonic filter portion and the plasmonic filter portion can be accurately and finely processed is provided and a method for manufacturing the same is provided. A metal layer (31) is disposed on an insulating layer (7) above a wiring layer (11, 12, 13). This metal layer (31) includes a plasmonic filter portion (32) and a shield metal portion (33) that blocks light. The plasmonic filter portion (32) having cyclic holes (32a) to guide light having a selected wavelength to a first photoelectric converting element (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayo UCHIDA, Kazuhiro NATSUAKI, Takahiro TAKIMOTO, Nobuyoshi AWAYA, Kazuya ISHIHARA, Takashi NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160014388
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a receiver and circuitry. The receiver is configured to receive a first operation input via a user interface by a user. The first operation is for specifying positions of each of a plurality of parallax images as a tubular surface position. The circuitry is configured to perform tubular surface correction on each of the parallax images with reference to positions of the parallax images specified as a tubular surface position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Takahiro TAKIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8972151
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a two-cycle engine that includes an exhaust port which is opened and closed at one end portion in a longitudinal direction of a cylinder; a scavenging port which is opened and closed at the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder; and a fuel injection port which injects a fuel into the cylinder provided between the exhaust port and the scavenging port, wherein the fuel begins to be injected in a state in which at least any one of the exhaust port and the scavenging port is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirose, Takeshi Yamada, Yasunori Ashikaga, Takayuki Yamada, Takahiro Kuge, Takahiro Takimoto, Mamoru Nomura