Patents by Inventor Takao Sakurai

Takao Sakurai 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: 11829048
    Abstract: A laser beam output apparatus includes a pulsed laser output section, an optical path determining section, a wavelength changing section, and a multiplexer. The pulsed laser output section outputs a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength as first pulses. The optical path determining section receives the first pulses and determines one among a plurality of optical paths for each of the first pulses for output. The wavelength changing section receives light beams traveling, respectively, through the plurality of optical paths and changes the light beams to have their respective different wavelengths for output. The multiplexer multiplexes outputs from the wavelength changing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Sakurai, Shin Masuda, Tomoki Joichi, Masao Fujino
  • Patent number: 11762259
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a pulsed laser output section outputs a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength as first pulses. An optical path determining section receives the first pulses and determines one or more among two or more optical paths for each of the first pulses for output. A wavelength changing section receives light beams travelling, respectively, through the two or more optical paths and, when the power of the traveling light beams exceeds a threshold value, changes the light beams to have their respective different wavelengths for output. A multiplexer multiplexes outputs from the wavelength changing section. The optical path determining section allows for change in the power ratio between a first power of the light beam traveling through one of two among the two or more optical paths and a second power of the light beam traveling through the other of the two optical paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takao Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11762072
    Abstract: An optical testing apparatus is used in testing an optical measuring instrument. The optical measuring instrument provides an incident light pulse from a light source to an incident object and receives a reflected light pulse as a result of reflection of the incident light pulse at the incident object. The optical testing apparatus includes two or more testing light sources, two or more optical penetration members, and a wave multiplexing section. The two or more testing light sources each output a testing light pulse. The two or more optical penetration members each have an optical penetration region and receive the testing light pulse from each of the two or more testing light sources for penetration through the optical penetration region. The wave multiplexing section multiplexes the testing light pulses penetrating through the two or more optical penetration members for provision to the optical measuring instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sugawara, Takao Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11635374
    Abstract: An optical testing device for use in testing an optical measuring instrument provides incident light from a light source to an incident object and receives reflected light due to reflection of the incident light at the incident object. The optical testing device includes an incident light receiving section that receives incident light, and a light signal providing section. The light signal providing section provides a light signal to the incident object after a predetermined delay time since the incident light receiving section has received the incident light. A reflected light signal due to reflection of the light signal at the incident object is provided to the optical measuring instrument. The delay time is approximately equal to the time between emission of the incident light from the light source and reception of the reflected light by the optical measuring instrument in the case of actually using the optical measuring instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sugawara, Shin Masuda, Takao Sakurai, Hidenobu Matsumura, Takao Seki
  • Publication number: 20230048446
    Abstract: An optical testing apparatus is used in testing an optical measuring instrument that provides incident light from a light source to an incident object and receives reflected light of the incident light at the incident object. The apparatus includes an incident light receiving section, a light signal providing section, an imaging section, and an optical axis misalignment deriving section. The incident light receiving section receives incident light. The light signal providing section provides a light signal to an incident object after a predetermined delay time since the incident light receiving section has received the incident light. The imaging section images the incident light. The optical axis misalignment deriving section derives misalignment of the optical axis of the incident light with respect to the incident light receiving section based on misalignment between the incident light receiving section and the imaging section as well as an imaging result with the imaging section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro SUGAWARA, Takao SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 11476629
    Abstract: A pulsed laser output section outputs a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength as first pulses. An optical path determining section receives the first pulses and determines one among a plurality of optical paths for each of the first pulses for output. A parallelizing section parallelizes a traveling direction of light beams traveling, respectively, through the plurality of optical paths. A wavelength changing section receives outputs from the parallelizing section and changes the outputs to have different wavelengths for output. A focusing section receives and focuses outputs from the wavelength changing section. An optical fiber receives an output from the focusing section at a core end face. A timing control section is arranged to time outputs from the optical path determining section to the output of the first pulses. The focusing section is arranged to focus the outputs from the wavelength changing section on the core end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takao Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20220276514
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an optical testing apparatus is used in testing an optical measuring instrument. The optical measuring instrument provides an incident light pulse from a light source to an incident object and receives a reflected light pulse as a result of reflection of the incident light pulse at the incident object. The optical testing apparatus includes a testing light source and a rise time control section. The testing light source is arranged to generate a testing light pulse to be provided to the optical measuring instrument. The rise time control section is arranged to control the rise time of the testing light pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro SUGAWARA, Takao SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20220171254
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a pulsed laser output section outputs a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength as first pulses. An optical path determining section receives the first pulses and determines one or more among two or more optical paths for each of the first pulses for output. A wavelength changing section receives light beams travelling, respectively, through the two or more optical paths and, when the power of the traveling light beams exceeds a threshold value, changes the light beams to have their respective different wavelengths for output. A multiplexer multiplexes outputs from the wavelength changing section. The optical path determining section allows for change in the power ratio between a first power of the light beam traveling through one of two among the two or more optical paths and a second power of the light beam traveling through the other of the two optical paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventor: Takao SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 11255990
    Abstract: An internal structure detection system includes: two kinds of sensors with different operating principles for receiving reflected waves of vibration applied to an inspection target in an investigation area; and a processing apparatus that detects an internal structure of the inspection target by using the sensor data received by the two kinds of sensors. The two kinds of sensors are deployed in the investigation area with different densities, in a distributed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Maeki, Shiro Mazawa, Tatsuyuki Saito, Takao Sakurai, Tomonori Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210305764
    Abstract: According to a laser beam output apparatus, a pulsed laser output section outputs a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength as first pulses. An optical path determining section receives the first pulses and determines one among a plurality of optical paths for each of the first pulses for output. A parallelizing section parallelizes the traveling direction of light beams traveling, respectively, through the plurality of optical paths. A wavelength changing section receives outputs from the parallelizing section and changes the outputs to have their respective different wavelengths for output. A focusing section receives and focuses outputs from the wavelength changing section. An optical fiber receives an output from the focusing section at a core end face. The focusing section is arranged to focus the outputs from the wavelength changing section on the core end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takao SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20210109202
    Abstract: An optical testing apparatus is used in testing an optical measuring instrument. The optical measuring instrument provides an incident light pulse from a light source to an incident object and receives a reflected light pulse as a result of reflection of the incident light pulse at the incident object. The optical testing apparatus includes two or more testing light sources, two or more optical penetration members, and a wave multiplexing section. The two or more testing light sources each output a testing light pulse. The two or more optical penetration members each have an optical penetration region and receive the testing light pulse from each of the two or more testing light sources for penetration through the optical penetration region. The wave multiplexing section multiplexes the testing light pulses penetrating through the two or more optical penetration members for provision to the optical measuring instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro SUGAWARA, Takao SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20200355608
    Abstract: An optical testing device for use in testing an optical measuring instrument provides incident light from a light source to an incident object and receives reflected light due to reflection of the incident light at the incident object. The optical testing device includes an incident light receiving section that receives incident light, and a light signal providing section. The light signal providing section provides a light signal to the incident object after a predetermined delay time since the incident light receiving section has received the incident light. A reflected light signal due to reflection of the light signal at the incident object is provided to the optical measuring instrument. The delay time is approximately equal to the time between emission of the incident light from the light source and reception of the reflected light by the optical measuring instrument in the case of actually using the optical measuring instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro SUGAWARA, Shin MASUDA, Takao SAKURAI, Hidenobu MATSUMURA, Takao SEKI
  • Publication number: 20200310220
    Abstract: A laser beam output apparatus includes a pulsed laser output section, an optical path determining section, a wavelength changing section, and a multiplexer. The pulsed laser output section outputs a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength as first pulses. The optical path determining section receives the first pulses and determines one among a plurality of optical paths for each of the first pulses for output. The wavelength changing section receives light beams traveling, respectively, through the plurality of optical paths and changes the light beams to have their respective different wavelengths for output. The multiplexer multiplexes outputs from the wavelength changing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Takao SAKURAI, Shin MASUDA, Tomoki JOICHI, Masao FUJINO
  • Publication number: 20200278463
    Abstract: An internal structure detection system includes: two kinds of sensors with different operating principles for receiving reflected waves of vibration applied to an inspection target in an investigation area; and a processing apparatus that detects an internal structure of the inspection target by using the sensor data received by the two kinds of sensors. The two kinds of sensors are deployed in the investigation area with different densities, in a distributed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Akira MAEKI, Shiro MAZAWA, Tatsuyuki SAITO, Takao SAKURAI, Tomonori SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9870279
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus is connectable to a terminal capable of displaying web pages by accessing a web server capable of executing a web application. The analysis apparatus comprises a processor, a memory and an interface. The processor is configured to perform the following processing of: receiving at least one log concerning the web application stored in the terminal from the terminal via the interface; acquiring a plurality of kinds of use condition feature values based on the log received, the plurality of kinds of use condition feature values being information characterizing conditions of use of the web application; analyzing whether a correlation exists between a first kind of use condition feature values and a second kind of use condition feature values in the plurality of kinds of use condition feature values acquired in the processing of acquiring; and outputting an analysis result obtained by the processing of the analyzing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuro Kikuchi, Masashi Egi, Daisuke Tashiro, Takao Sakurai, Masayoshi Mase
  • Patent number: 9810089
    Abstract: This power generation system (20A) includes a plurality of power generation units (50A, 50B, 50C, . . . ) which are provided in parallel, wherein each of the power generation units (50A, 50B, 50C, . . . ) includes an expander (26) configured to be rotated by a working medium, a power generator (28) configured to generate power through rotation of the expander (26), a rectifier (29), a medium circulation system (22) configured to pump the working medium into the expander (26), a relay (70) configured to interrupt power between the power generator (28) and an external power system (30), an operating unit (40A, 40B) configured to be operated when maintenance starts, and a relay driving unit (71) configured to interrupt power between the power generator (28) and the external power system (30) by the relay (70) when the operating unit (40A, 40B) has been operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kubota, Toyotaka Hirao, Takao Sakurai, Naoki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9543808
    Abstract: This power generation system is provided with a medium circuit, a circulation pump, an evaporator which evaporates a medium, an expander configured to be driven using the medium evaporated by the evaporator, a condenser configured to condense the medium discharged from the expander, a generator configured to be driven by the expander to generate power, a cooling system configured to cool the generator using the medium taken out from the medium circuit at a downstream side of the condenser, and a gas-liquid separator configured to separate the medium heated as a consequence of cooling the generator by the cooling system into gas and liquid phases, wherein the gas phase of the medium is flowed into the medium circuit at an upstream side of the condenser, and the liquid phase of the medium is flowed into the medium circuit at the downstream side of the condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kubota, Takao Sakurai, Toyotaka Hirao, Naoki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20160210181
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus is connectable to a terminal capable of displaying web pages by accessing a web server capable of executing a web application. The analysis apparatus comprises a processor, a memory and an interface. The processor is configured to perform the following processing of: receiving at least one log concerning the web application stored in the terminal from the terminal via the interface; acquiring a plurality of kinds of use condition feature values based on the log received, the plurality of kinds of use condition feature values being information characterizing conditions of use of the web application; analyzing whether a correlation exists between a first kind of use condition feature values and a second kind of use condition feature values in the plurality of kinds of use condition feature values acquired in the processing of acquiring; and outputting an analysis result obtained by the processing of the analyzing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuro KIKUCHI, Masashi EGI, Daisuke TASHIRO, Takao SAKURAI, Masayoshi MASE
  • Patent number: 9384177
    Abstract: At the time of copy & paste, an item, a size and a paste content are recorded, and the importance of the paste is determined based on the number of pasted items, and a pasted data size relative to the overall file. Also, an item name and a change content are recorded, and when the manager inputs an important keyword (or unimportant keyword) in visualizing a file history, the importance is increased (or decreased) if the keyword is included in the item name or the change content. A function of displaying the file history in order of importance if the file history is displayed in table format in visualizing the file history, and a function of displaying, or highlighting, only the source file in which the importance is greater than or equal to a threshold set by the manager if the file history is displayed graphically are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Sakurai, Yukihisa Fujita, Ken Naono
  • Patent number: 9305043
    Abstract: The present invention is a stream data anomaly detection method for detecting an anomaly in input data received by a computer. The computer has: an input module for receiving the input data; an anomaly detection unit for detecting an anomaly in the input data; and an index management unit for calculating an index for the detection of an anomaly in the input data. The anomaly detection unit compares the received input data with the index and detects an anomaly in the input data when the difference between the value of the input data and the index satisfies a predetermined condition. The index management unit determines whether or not the index should be recalculated, and, when the index is determined to be recalculated, the index management unit recalculates a new index on the basis of the input data and substitutes the index with the calculated index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Sakurai, Tomohiro Hanai