Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Yamamoto

Tetsuya Yamamoto 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: 20230284233
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for implementation of Multi-TB Scheduling for Single DCI-Based Multi-TRP/Panel Transmission and Single DCI-based Single TRP/Panel Transmission. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises a receiver, which in operation, receives a single downlink control information (DCI) including scheduling information, the scheduling information indicating radio resources of a plurality of transport blocks (TBs); and circuitry, which in operation, obtains the radio resources of the plurality of TBs based on the scheduling information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Xuan Tuong TRAN, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Hongchao LI, Yoshihiko OGAWA
  • Patent number: 11750355
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes circuitry that determines a number of resource blocks forming a resource block group, which is a unit used to allocate a resource to the communication apparatus, in a first band or in a second band that is an expanded band to which the first band is expanded, and a subcarrier spacing for the second band is same or different from a subcarrier spacing for the first band; and a transceiver that is coupled to the circuitry and that communicates with a base station using the resource. One of the number of resource blocks set for the first band and the number of resource blocks set for the second band is an integer multiple of the other, and the number of resource blocks set for the first band and the number of resource blocks set for the second band are values that are a power of two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Alexander Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Lilei Wang, Ayako Horiuchi, Hidetoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230270331
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, a first photoelectric conversion unit formed at the semiconductor substrate, a first light emitting layer formed by being stacked at the semiconductor substrate, and a first filter layer formed by being stacked at the first photoelectric conversion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Takefumi FUKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230270339
    Abstract: A detecting device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first light-emitting section provided in a layered manner at the semiconductor substrate and configured to emit first light having a first wavelength band toward a living body, a second light-emitting section provided at the semiconductor substrate in a layered manner and configured to emit second light having a second wavelength band toward the living body, a first light-receiving section provided at the semiconductor substrate and configured to receive light from the living body based on the first light, a second light-receiving section provided at the semiconductor substrate and configured to receive light from the living body based on the second light, and an optical filter provided at the first light-receiving section and configured to transmit light having the first wavelength band and to attenuate light having the second wavelength band. The second wavelength band is longer than the first wavelength band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Takefumi FUKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230269752
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a transceiver and a circuitry. The transceiver, in operation, receives downlink control information (DCI) signaling; and control information. The circuitry, in operation, obtains, from the DCI signaling, an indication indicating, for each of a plurality of transport blocks (TBs), scheduling of one or more transmissions of said TB. The circuitry, in operation, obtains, from the control information, a cancellation indication (CI) indicating a resource. Furthermore, the circuitry, in operation, determines, based on the indicated resource and a predetermined rule, which of the scheduled transmissions of the plurality of TBs are cancelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Hongchao LI, Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Hidetoshi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11731393
    Abstract: The fiber-reinforced resin material of the present invention is a fiber-reinforced resin material having a laminated structure in which fiber assembly layers and thermoplastic resin layers are alternately located, wherein the fiber assembly layers are each an assembly of continuous fibers having thermoplastic resin particles attached to surfaces thereof, and the fiber-reinforced resin material has a higher elongation on one surface side than that on the other surface side. The fiber-reinforced resin structure is made of the present fiber-reinforced resin material. A method for manufacturing the present fiber-reinforced resin material includes: a stacking step of stacking a sheet-shaped product of the continuous fibers that serves as the fiber assembly layer and a resin sheet that serves as the thermoplastic resin layer so as to obtain the laminated structure; and a hot-pressing step of heating and compressing a stacked product obtained through the stacking step in a stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kohei Kira, SulChan Kim, Keisuke Kato, Masaaki Nomura
  • Publication number: 20230262723
    Abstract: A terminal includes a receiver, which, in operation, receives time unit information related to an amount of an uplink time resource per a time unit, and receives a number of repetitions over a plurality of the time units, wherein the time unit includes a downlink time resource for a downlink signal and the uplink time resource for a response signal. The amount of the uplink time resource is expressed as a fixed number of consecutive symbols that remains the same number over the plurality of the time units over which the response signal is repeatedly transmitted. The terminal includes a transmitter, which, in operation, repeatedly transmits the response signal over the plurality of the time units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Ayako HORIUCHI, Takashi IWAI
  • Publication number: 20230261830
    Abstract: The present invention achieves an improvement in channel estimation accuracy using a reference signal. This terminal comprises: a reception circuit for receiving information indicating any of a plurality of candidates of resources for use in transmitting a reference signal; and a control circuit for controlling, on the basis of the information, an orthogonal sequence that is applied to the reference signal to be transmitted at a certain time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi IWAI, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Akihiko NISHIO, Ayako HORIUCHI, Tetsuya YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230254192
    Abstract: A repetition unit (212) performs a repetition for mapping a data signal and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) repeatedly at a symbol level over a plurality of subframes. A signal allocation unit (213) maps, in the a plurality of subframes, the repeated DMRS to symbols other than symbols corresponding to an SRS resource candidate, which is a candidate for a resource to which a sounding reference signal (SRS) to be used to measure an uplink received signal quality is to be mapped. A transmission unit (216) transmits an uplink signal (PUSCH) including the DMRS and the data signal over the a plurality of subframes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: TETSUYA YAMAMOTO, AYAKO HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11720040
    Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes a fixing device that has a heater, and a required power calculation unit that determines a power Pfsr that is assumed to be required by the heater. Based on a difference between a required power that is determined by the required power calculation unit and a suppliable power, the image forming apparatus selects whether to start printing in a normal mode or to start printing in a power saving mode in which the power that is supplied to the heater is reduced in comparison to the normal mode. The power saving mode includes a plurality of modes, and when a CPU selects the power saving mode, the CPU selects one or a combination of modes from among the plurality of power saving modes based on the aforementioned difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masatoshi Itoh, Daisuke Usami, Kentaro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20230236048
    Abstract: In a substrate processing apparatus, a substrate is processed with use of a processing liquid. A first operation component and a second operation component are used in the substrate process. A first operation value of the first operation component and a second operation value of the second operation component are acquired by an operation value acquirer. Whether an abnormality has occurred is determined by an abnormality determiner based on the correlation between the first operation value and the second operation value that are acquired by the operation value acquirer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Yumiko HIRATO, Takehiro SANO, Daiichi KITAGISHI
  • Patent number: 11694877
    Abstract: Provided is a negative ion irradiation device in which an object is irradiated with a negative ion. The device includes a chamber that allows the negative ion to be generated therein, a gas supply unit that supplies a gas which is a raw material for the negative ion, a plasma generating portion that generates plasma, a voltage applying unit that applies a voltage to the object, a control unit that performs control of the gas supply unit, the plasma generating portion, and the voltage applying unit. The control unit controls the gas supply unit to supply the gas into the chamber, controls the plasma generating portion to generate the plasma in the chamber and to generate the negative ion by stopping the generation of the plasma, and controls the voltage applying unit to start voltage application during plasma generation and to continue voltage application after plasma generation stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi Kitami, Toshiyuki Sakemi, Tetsuya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11695526
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terminal capable of efficiently transmitting data of different services. In this terminal (200), a controller (209) determines a transmission operation of a first transmission, corresponding to a first service, and a second transmission, corresponding to a second service, based on the first transmission and a setting of a reference signal included in the second transmission. A transmitter (216) transmits an uplink signal including at least a signal of the first transmission based on the determined transmission operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Ankit Bhamri, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11695607
    Abstract: When a plurality of the subcarrier spacing values are applied, a reference signal is generated by using a sequence having a sequence length corresponding to a first ratio of a first subcarrier spacing set for transmission data to the maximum settable subcarrier spacing. The sequence of the reference signal is mapped to a frequency resource at mapping intervals in accordance with a second ratio which is the reciprocal of the first ratio, and the transmission data and the reference signal are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Takashi Iwai, Tomohumi Takata, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Quan Kuang
  • Publication number: 20230209558
    Abstract: In a terminal, a signal allocation unit allocates uplink control information including at least one of a response signal responsive to downlink data and an uplink radio resource allocation request signal to a resource for an uplink control channel on the basis of a mode selected from among a plurality of modes relating to the channel configuration of the uplink control channel in accordance with an operating environment of the terminal. A transmitting unit transmits the uplink control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11690119
    Abstract: A communication apparatus capable of communicating with a master base station and a secondary base station, after it is decided, in a case where a radio resource control (RRC) state of the apparatus is Inactive state, where the apparatus is disconnected in a physical layer and is connected in a logical layer, to cause the RRC state to transit from the Inactive state to Connected state, where the apparatus is connected in the physical layer and the logical layer, executes processing for connecting with the master base station and the secondary base station, and in a case where the processing for connecting with the master base station or the secondary base station fails, causes the RRC state to transit to Idle state, where the apparatus is connected in neither the physical layer nor the logical layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230199635
    Abstract: Network slice information indicating a characteristic of a wireless network to be provided by a base station is acquired, and whether the base station provides a predetermined network slice is determined based on the acquired network slice information. If a determination that the base station does not provide the predetermined network slice is made, connection processing for connection between a communication apparatus and the base station is canceled, or connection between the communication apparatus and the base station is disconnected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Yuichi Yamakawa, Tetsuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230189076
    Abstract: There is provided a management apparatus configured to manage a sharable frequency resource. The management apparatus performs operations including: acquiring usage condition information on a usage condition for the frequency resource used by a first wireless communication network, and desired condition information on a condition under which a second wireless communication network desires to use the frequency resource; estimating, based on the usage and desired condition information, an impact imposed by the second wireless communication network on the first wireless communication network; determining whether to permit use of the frequency resource corresponding to the desired condition information in the second wireless communication network; and notifying alternative condition information on a usage condition, when the use of the frequency resource is determined to be not permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: TETSUYA YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11677527
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes control circuitry and transmitting circuitry. The control circuitry maps data or a reference signal onto resources including orthogonal subcarriers of a first numerology and a second numerology, which differ at least by subcarrier spacing and are frequency-multiplexed on a subcarrier basis. The control circuitry assigns no transmit power to at least one subcarrier located between a subcarrier of the first numerology and a subcarrier of the second numerology. The subcarriers of the second numerology include: inter-numerology-orthogonal subcarriers, each of which is centrally aligned with a subcarrier of the first numerology, and non-inter-numerology-orthogonal subcarriers not centrally aligned with any subcarrier of the first numerology and located between two adjacent subcarriers of the first numerology. The control circuitry assigns no transmit power to at least one of the non-inter-numerology-orthogonal subcarriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Quan Kuang, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Lilei Wang, Alexander Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart
  • Publication number: 20230178574
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a detection element formed on a substrate; a photodiode provided in the detection element; partial photodiodes included in the photodiode; an organic protective film covering the partial photodiodes; lenses provided so as to overlap the partial photodiodes; a first light-blocking layer between the organic protective films and the lenses and provided with first openings in regions overlapping the partial photodiodes; a second light-blocking layer between the first light-blocking layer and the lenses and provided with second openings in regions overlapping the partial photodiodes and the first openings; a first light-transmitting resin layer provided between the first light-blocking layer and the second light-blocking layer; and a second light-transmitting resin layer provided between the second light-blocking layer and the lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Keiji TAGO, Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Kenichi AKIYAMA