Patents by Inventor Takeshi Nagahisa
Takeshi Nagahisa 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).
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Patent number: 9923546Abstract: Two types of high-pass filter circuit and a band-pass filter circuit are provided. Both types of high-pass filter circuit include a capacitor configured to input an input signal, a resistor connected between an output terminal of the capacitor and a prescribed bias voltage, and a signal output circuit connected to the output terminal of the capacitor and configured to buffer-amplify the input signal for output. In one of the two types of high-pass filter circuits, the resistor is formed on an SOI semiconductor substrate and includes two PN junction diodes that are inversely connected to each other in parallel. In the other one of the high-pass filter circuits, the resistor is formed on an SOI semiconductor substrate and includes two MOS transistors that are inversely connected to each other in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Nagahisa, Yasukazu Nakatani
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Patent number: 9880058Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a value outputted from an infrared sensor in response to an infrared ray received from an object, and a value outputted from a temperature sensor as a function of measured temperature of the infrared sensor; a second-temperature identification circuit configured to identify a second temperature which is a temperature of the object when the temperature of the infrared sensor corresponding to a measured value which is the output value of the infrared sensor, is the first temperature, by referring to the correspondence; a third-temperature identification circuit configured to identify a third temperature which is the temperature of the infrared sensor in outputting the measured value; and a calculation circuit configured to calculate a fourth temperature which is a temperature of the object on the basis of the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa
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Publication number: 20160338154Abstract: A high frequency dielectric heater includes a high frequency power supply configured to supply a power having a high frequency to heat a subject, electrodes including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, each electrode being disposed in such a manner that the longitudinal direction of each electrode crosses with the transfer direction of the subject and having a surface at least part of which is parallel to the subject, and a transfer device to transfer the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Takeshi NAGAHISA
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Patent number: 9246446Abstract: A chopper amplifier includes a chopper modulator to modulate a certain detection signal and a bias voltage by a certain control signal and output a chopper modulation signal, a first differential amplifier to differentially amplify the chopper modulation signal from the chopper modulator and output a differential modulation signal, a chopper demodulator to demodulate the differential modulation signal from the first differential amplifier by the control signal and output a demodulation signal, a second differential amplifier to extract a detection signal component from the demodulation signal, and a plurality of filters connected at an input terminal of the second differential amplifier and having different cutoff frequencies from each other relative to the demodulation signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa
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Publication number: 20150229293Abstract: Two types of high-pass filter circuit and a band-pass filter circuit are provided. Both types of high-pass filter circuit include a capacitor configured to input an input signal, a resistor connected between an output terminal of the capacitor and a prescribed bias voltage, and a signal output circuit connected to the output terminal of the capacitor and configured to buffer-amplify the input signal for output. In one of the two types of high-pass filter circuits, the resistor is formed on an SOI semiconductor substrate and includes two PN junction diodes that are inversely connected to each other in parallel. In the other one of the high-pass filter circuits, the resistor is formed on an SOI semiconductor substrate and includes two MOS transistors that are inversely connected to each other in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi NAGAHISA, Yasukazu NAKATANI
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Patent number: 9071208Abstract: A signal amplification circuit includes an input terminal; a first chopper modulation circuit; a first amplifier having an amplification circuit and a chopper demodulation circuit, a capacitance feedback circuit having a second chopper modulation circuit, a first switch constituting a voltage follower circuit with the amplification circuit; a second switch; a second amplifier to convert the differential output signal from the second output terminal into a single-end signal; and a filter to pass at least a predetermined frequency component of the chopping frequency from the single-end signal from the second amplifier to output an output signal of the signal amplification circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa
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Publication number: 20150168220Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a value outputted from an infrared sensor in response to an infrared ray received from an object, and a value outputted from a temperature sensor as a function of measured temperature of the infrared sensor; a second-temperature identification circuit configured to identify a second temperature which is a temperature of the object when the temperature of the infrared sensor corresponding to a measured value which is the output value of the infrared sensor, is the first temperature, by referring to the correspondence; a third-temperature identification circuit configured to identify a third temperature which is the temperature of the infrared sensor in outputting the measured value; and a calculation circuit configured to calculate a fourth temperature which is a temperature of the object on the basis of the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa
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Publication number: 20150069245Abstract: A human body detector is disclosed. The human body detector comprises an infrared sensor which detects a light amount change of infrared rays which enter from a detection target area, and a controller which determines the presence or absence of a human body in the detection target area according to the light amount change of the infrared rays. The infrared sensor is configured to detect the light amount change of the infrared rays which enter from a plurality of cell sections which are formed by dividing the detection target area, and the controller is configured to identify an outer peripheral area and an inside area, and determine the presence and absence of the human body in the detection target area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa
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Patent number: 8969810Abstract: An infrared sensor device includes a plurality of infrared sensors that is provided in a plurality of divided areas in which an infrared-receiving area is radially divided in one plane; a detector that detects presence or absence of movement of an object in the infrared-receiving area for each of the divided areas based on an output of the infrared sensor; and a determiner that determines whether the object is in a detection area in a predetermined distance range from the infrared sensor, based on an arrangement pattern of the divided areas in which the movement of the object is detected, in an alignment of the divided areas in the infrared-receiving areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Nagahisa, Katsuhiko Aisu, Hirofumi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20140312967Abstract: A chopper amplifier includes a chopper modulator to modulate a certain detection signal and a bias voltage by a certain control signal and output a chopper modulation signal, a first differential amplifier to differentially amplify the chopper modulation signal from the chopper modulator and output a differential modulation signal, a chopper demodulator to demodulate the differential modulation signal from the first differential amplifier by the control signal and output a demodulation signal, a second differential amplifier to extract a detection signal component from the demodulation signal, and a plurality of filters connected at an input terminal of the second differential amplifier and having different cutoff frequencies from each other relative to the demodulation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa
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Publication number: 20140077872Abstract: A signal amplification circuit includes an input terminal; a first chopper modulation circuit; a first amplifier having an amplification circuit and a chopper demodulation circuit, a capacitance feedback circuit having a second chopper modulation circuit, a first switch constituting a voltage follower circuit with the amplification circuit; a second switch; a second amplifier to convert the differential output signal from the second output terminal into a single-end signal; and a filter to pass at least a predetermined frequency component of the chopping frequency from the single-end signal from the second amplifier to output an output signal of the signal amplification circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa
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Publication number: 20130284931Abstract: An infrared sensor device includes a plurality of infrared sensors that is provided in a plurality of divided areas in which an infrared-receiving area is radially divided in one plane; a detector that detects presence or absence of movement of an object in the infrared-receiving area for each of the divided areas based on an output of the infrared sensor; and a determiner that determines whether the object is in a detection area in a predetermined distance range from the infrared sensor, based on an arrangement pattern of the divided areas in which the movement of the object is detected, in an alignment of the divided areas in the infrared-receiving areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Nagahisa, Katsuhiko Aisu, Hirofumi Watanabe
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Patent number: 8152363Abstract: A temperature detection circuit includes a first voltage source circuit to generate a first voltage having a temperature dependence by utilizing a work function difference of gate electrodes of a plurality of field effect transistors, a second voltage source circuit to generate a reference voltage having no temperature dependence by utilizing a work function difference of gate electrodes of a plurality of field effect transistors, a correction circuit configured to correct the reference voltage and output a corrected voltage, and a subtraction amplifier configured to subtract the corrected voltage from the first voltage, amplify a resulting subtracted voltage, and output a resulting amplified voltage as a correction voltage signal to adjust a temperature coefficient of the correction voltage signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa
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Publication number: 20090010301Abstract: A temperature detection circuit includes a first voltage source circuit to generate a first voltage having a temperature dependence by utilizing a work function difference of gate electrodes of a plurality of field effect transistors, a second voltage source circuit to generate a reference voltage having no temperature dependence by utilizing a work function difference of gate electrodes of a plurality of field effect transistors, a correction circuit configured to correct the reference voltage and output a corrected voltage, and a subtraction amplifier configured to subtract the corrected voltage from the first voltage, amplify a resulting subtracted voltage, and output a resulting amplified voltage as a correction voltage signal to adjust a temperature coefficient of the correction voltage signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: Takeshi Nagahisa