Patents by Inventor Takeo Okaniwa

Takeo Okaniwa 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: 11977146
    Abstract: To provide a radar device capable of detecting a position of a target in a direction orthogonal to a viewing angle. In a radar device which detects a target by using a radio wave, the radar device includes: a receiving array antenna (receiving array antenna 17) where a plurality of receiving antenna elements (first receiving antenna 17-1 to eighth receiving antenna 17-8) each having a predetermined length in a first direction are arranged to be disposed in a second direction almost orthogonal to the first direction; a dispersion part (dispersion part 31) which is disposed in a vicinity of the receiving array antenna, and dispersion properties of the radio wave change with respect to the first direction; and a detection part (control and process part 15) which detects the position of the target in the first direction based on the radio wave reflected by the dispersion part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Taishi Kagimoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takeo Okaniwa, Tadataka Wakabishi, Sadao Matsushima
  • Publication number: 20200072960
    Abstract: [OBJECT] To provide a radar device capable of detecting a position of a target in a direction orthogonal to a viewing angle. [ORGANIZATION] In a radar device which detects a target by using a radio wave, the radar device includes: a receiving array antenna (receiving array antenna 17) where a plurality of receiving antenna elements (first receiving antenna 17-1 to eighth receiving antenna 17-8) each having a predetermined length in a first direction are arranged to be disposed in a second direction almost orthogonal to the first direction; a dispersion part (dispersion part 31) which is disposed in a vicinity of the receiving array antenna, and dispersion properties of the radio wave change with respect to the first direction; and a detection part (control and process part 15) which detects the position of the target in the first direction based on the radio wave reflected by the dispersion part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Taishi KAGIMOTO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeo OKANIWA, Tadataka WAKABISHI, Sadao MATSUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 7852550
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical amplifying apparatus having: a CPU 11 for processing various signals; a plurality of circuits 17, 18 for controlling respective devices 4, 9 required for optical amplification; a first storing unit 14 for storing a program supplied from a user a gate array 12 for storing various parameters for controlling the devices 4, 9, the gate array being updated based on the program which is stored in the first storing unit 14 and sent via the CPU 11; a latch unit 13, provided between the gate array 12 and the circuits 17, 18, for interrupting a signal path from the gate array 12 to the circuits 17, 18 after receiving a starting signal of an update from the CPU 11 until the update being finished and for controlling the circuits 17, 18 based on the parameters stored in the gate array 12 before the signal path is interrupted; and a second storing unit 16 for, at least during the update, storing the various parameters which are stored in the gate array 12 before the update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Takeo Okaniwa, Jie Wu, Nobuyuki Kagi, Toru Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20080205460
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical amplifying apparatus having: a CPU 11 for processing various signals; a plurality of circuits 17, 18 for controlling respective devices 4, 9 required for optical amplification; a first storing unit 14 for storing a program supplied from a user a gate array 12 for storing various parameters for controlling the devices 4, 9, the gate array being updated based on the program which is stored in the first storing unit 14 and sent via the CPU 11; a latch unit 13, provided between the gate array 12 and the circuits 17, 18, for interrupting a signal path from the gate array 12 to the circuits 17, 18 after receiving a starting signal of an update from the CPU 11 until the update being finished and for controlling the circuits 17, 18 based on the parameters stored in the gate array 12 before the signal path is interrupted; and a second storing unit 16 for, at least during the update, storing the various parameters which are stored in the gate array 12 before the update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo OKANIWA, Jie Wu, Nobuyuki Kagi, Toru Yoshikawa