Patents by Inventor Yasuo Amano
Yasuo Amano 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: 10796057Abstract: There is provided a design support apparatus including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to obtain an arrangement target cell, and arrange the arrangement target cell at a position satisfying a condition of an arrangement position recommended for each cell when the arrangement target cell is arranged, based on definition information for defining the condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Hideaki Katagiri, Yasuo Amano
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Publication number: 20190073441Abstract: There is provided a design support apparatus including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to obtain an arrangement target cell, and arrange the arrangement target cell at a position satisfying a condition of an arrangement position recommended for each cell when the arrangement target cell is arranged, based on definition information for defining the condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Hideaki KATAGIRI, Yasuo Amano
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Patent number: 10171739Abstract: An image pickup device includes an optical system including a plurality of lenses, an imaging element that captures a subject image formed by the optical system, and a peripheral light quantity correction unit that corrects peripheral light quantity of an image captured by the imaging element. The image pickup device also includes a shake detector that detects shake of the image pickup device, and a drive controller that moves at least one of (i) the plurality of lenses and (ii) the imaging element on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis in response to an output signal of the shake detector to correct the shake. The peripheral light quantity correction unit extracts a predetermined frequency component of the shake and changes a correction amount of the peripheral light quantity in response to the predetermined frequency component of the shake.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Honjo, Yasuo Amano, Yasuhiro Shingu
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Publication number: 20170257574Abstract: An image pickup device includes an optical system including a plurality of lenses, an imaging element that captures a subject image formed by the optical system, and a peripheral light quantity correction unit that corrects peripheral light quantity of an image captured by the imaging element. The image pickup device also includes a shake detector that detects shake of the image pickup device, and a drive controller that moves at least one of (i) the plurality of lenses and (ii) the imaging element on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis in response to an output signal of the shake detector to correct the shake. The peripheral light quantity correction unit extracts a predetermined frequency component of the shake and changes a correction amount of the peripheral light quantity in response to the predetermined frequency component of the shake.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: KENICHI HONJO, YASUO AMANO, YASUHIRO SHINGU
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Patent number: 9602727Abstract: A digital camera includes an optical system composed of multiple lenses including an OIS lens for correcting image blur; and a CCD imaging an object image formed by the optical system. The digital camera includes an OIS actuator moving OIS lens in a plane vertical to the optical axis to correct image blur; and a CCD actuator moving the CCD in a plane vertical to the optical axis to correct image blur; and a camera controller. The camera controller corrects the image captured by the CCD and changes a correction level of peripheral brightness of the image captured by the CCD when correcting image blur is switched between by the OIS actuator and by the CCD actuator.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Honjo, Yasuo Amano
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Publication number: 20160261806Abstract: A digital camera includes an optical system composed of multiple lenses including an OIS lens for correcting image blur; and a CCD imaging an object image formed by the optical system. The digital camera includes an OIS actuator moving OIS lens in a plane vertical to the optical axis to correct image blur; and a CCD actuator moving the CCD in a plane vertical to the optical axis to correct image blur; and a camera controller. The camera controller corrects the image captured by the CCD and changes a correction level of peripheral brightness of the image captured by the CCD when correcting image blur is switched between by the OIS actuator and by the CCD actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Kenichi HONJO, Yasuo AMANO
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Patent number: 9210388Abstract: In a laser source module aligning laser beams from laser sources for three colors, red, green, and blue on a single combined beam optical axis, decreasing relative displacements of beam spots of three colors, occurring due to thermal deformation by temperature rise, is achieved by a laser source module including plural laser sources, each incorporating a laser having a laser chip installed on a heat sink and a lens converting a light radiated from the laser into a laser beam, and a beam combining unit aligning the laser beams from the laser sources on a single combined beam optical axis, wherein the lasers in at least two or more ones of the laser sources are arranged so that their laser beams will be decentered toward a same direction on the combined beam optical axis upon displacement of an emission point of the laser chip away from the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE, INC.Inventors: Atsushi Kazama, Takeshi Nakao, Yasuo Amano
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Patent number: 9193555Abstract: A printer apparatus according to an embodiment include a printing section configured to print on a roiled paper. A conveyance roller conveys the paper to a discharge port so that an end of the paper extends from the discharge port. A manual cutter blade is positioned downstream of the conveyance roller in a paper conveying direction and upstream of the discharge port in the paper conveying direction. The manual cutter blade contacts the paper and cuts the paper in a manual cutting operation. A skewed conveyance section is positioned downstream of the conveyance roller in the paper conveying direction. The skewed conveyance section conveys the paper in a manner skewed relative to the conveyance roller.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuo Amano, Tsuyoshi Sanada
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Patent number: 8957931Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a platen roller that configured to convey a sheet, a printing head disposed opposite the platen roller, a cutter configured to cut the sheet conveyed from the platen roller, a sheet guide disposed so as to guide a portion of the sheet that has passed the cutter, a feed roller configured to rotate and convey the sheet from the cutter between the feed roller and the sheet guide and stop rotating when a portion of the sheet is nipped between the feed roller and the sheet guide, and an adjusting mechanism configured to set a distance between the sheet guide and the feed roller.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuo Amano, Tsuyoshi Sanada
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Patent number: 8902723Abstract: A fixing structure of an optical component is composed of a device chassis; a holder holding an optical component; first and second plate parts for joint to the device chassis and a connecting part of both the plate parts are formed in the holder; a plurality of joint holes are formed in the second plate part; a U-groove into which the connecting part of the holder is fitted and a plurality of through-holes are formed in the device chassis; and an adhesive that is extended in a circular columnar shape and is made by inserting the holder into the U-groove of the device chassis, and applying a UV-curing adhesive in such a manner that the UV-curing adhesive is bonded to the first plate part of the holder and is continuous to the inside of the joint hole via the inside of the through-hole, and radiating UV light along the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Furuichi, Yasuo Amano, Teppei Tanaka, Hitoshi Sugawara, Masahiko Kamesawa
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Publication number: 20140337657Abstract: When a sequential circuit to which a clock signal distributed by a first buffer included in a clock distribution circuit is input is added, in a case where a plurality of other sequential circuits are connected to the first buffer, a processor determines whether or not a distance between the sequential circuit to be added and the first buffer is between a maximum value and a minimum value of distances between the first buffer and the plurality of other sequential circuits based on the physical design data stored in the memory, and, as a result of the determination, in a case where the distance between the sequential circuit to be added and the first buffer is between the maximum value and the minimum value, the processor performs wiring processing of the clock signal supplied from the first buffer for the sequential circuit to be added.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Yuuki Watanabe, Yasuo Amano, Masashi Arayama
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Publication number: 20140317586Abstract: A design support device includes placement determination unit, logic extraction unit, and logic placement unit. The placement determination unit performs the process of determining the optimum position of a first terminal of a first cell as a first position in which the inter-terminal wiring between the first cell and a second cell connected to the first cell through the first terminal is short. Furthermore, the logic placement unit performs the process of extracting one or more logical blocks including a logical block having the first terminal from the first cell, and arranging one or more logical blocks so that the first terminal may become close to the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Sumiko Makino, Yasuo Amano, Masashi Arayama
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Publication number: 20140253660Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a platen roller that configured to convey a sheet, a printing head disposed opposite the platen roller, a cutter configured to cut the sheet conveyed from the platen roller, a sheet guide disposed so as to guide a portion of the sheet that has passed the cutter, a feed roller configured to rotate and convey the sheet from the cutter between the feed roller and the sheet guide and stop rotating when a portion of the sheet is nipped between the feed roller and the sheet guide, and an adjusting mechanism configured to set a distance between the sheet guide and the feed roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuo AMANO, Tsuyoshi SANADA
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Publication number: 20140255076Abstract: A printer apparatus according to an embodiment include a printing section configured to print on a roiled paper. A conveyance roller conveys the paper to a discharge port so that an end of the paper extends from the discharge port. A manual cutter blade is positioned downstream of the conveyance roller in a paper conveying direction and upstream of the discharge port in the paper conveying direction. The manual cutter blade contacts the paper and cuts the paper in a manual cutting operation. A skewed conveyance section is positioned downstream of the conveyance roller in the paper conveying direction. The skewed conveyance section conveys the paper in a manner skewed relative to the conveyance roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuo Amano, Tsuyoshi Sanada
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Publication number: 20140226452Abstract: A fixing structure of an optical component is composed of a device chassis; a holder holding an optical component; first and second plate parts for joint to the device chassis and a connecting part of both the plate parts are formed in the holder; a plurality of joint holes are formed in the second plate part; a U-groove into which the connecting part of the holder is fitted and a plurality of through-holes are formed in the device chassis; and an adhesive that is extended in a circular columnar shape and is made by inserting the holder into the U-groove of the device chassis, and applying a UV-curing adhesive in such a manner that the UV-curing adhesive is bonded to the first plate part of the holder and is continuous to the inside of the joint hole via the inside of the through-hole, and radiating UV light along the through-hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki FURUICHI, Yasuo AMANO, Teppei TANAKA, Hitoshi SUGAWARA, Masahiko KAMESAWA
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Publication number: 20140165016Abstract: A data loading method of loading part information of parts, includes; calculating, by a computer, a connection distance between the parts having a connection relationship based on design information including locations of first parts of the parts which have been placed by a design work or a connection relationship between the parts; calculating a distance judgment value based on a distance reference value and the connection distance; acquiring work information including work contents and a work location of the design work; identifying a part with the connection distance greater than or equal to the distance judgment value from second parts of the parts which have been placed and have not been wired when a placement work status based on the work information exceeds a placement reference value; and loading the part information of the identified part from a storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Yasuo Amano
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Patent number: 8721207Abstract: A paper discharge apparatus includes a conveying path configured to convey a paper from an upstream portion to a downstream portion. A preventing mechanism is provided on the conveying path. The preventing mechanism is configured to prevent the paper from being conveyed to the downstream portion by pushing the paper or blocking the conveying path. A control unit is configured to bend the paper by preventing the conveyance of the paper by using the preventing mechanism, and then convey the paper to the downstream portion of the conveying path for discharge of the paper from the conveying path.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiharu Sekino, Yasuo Amano
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Patent number: 8683403Abstract: A power circuit analysis apparatus includes a segmentation unit that segments an analysis target region in a power circuit included in an analysis target circuit into a plurality of segmented regions, and an analysis unit that outputs an analysis result of the power circuit with respect to each of the plurality of segmented regions on a basis of a consumption current value in the segmented region and a number of via holes formed in each interlayer connecting power line wirings in upper and lower layers to each other in the segmented region.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Miki Terabe, Yasuo Amano
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Publication number: 20130242265Abstract: In an optical module that aligns light beams from lasers of the three colors of red, green, and blue along a single combined beam optical axis, when the ambient temperature range is wider than the guaranteed operating range of the lasers, relative positional displacements of beam spots of the three colors that are generated due to a displacement or a deformation resulting from a temperature range at a heating time or a cooling time are suppressed. The optical module, which has mounted thereon a plurality of lasers, and emits light beams from the plurality of lasers, includes a cooling device that cools the entire optical module via a case on which the optical module is mounted, and heating devices that are provided on respective laser holders and individually heat the respective lasers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: HITACHI MEDIA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichi KATO, Atsushi KAZAMA, Yasuo AMANO, Norio HOSAKA, Tsutomu KUROIWA, Teppei TANAKA
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Patent number: 8453077Abstract: A circuit designing method designs a circuit by client computers designing blocks forming the circuit in parallel, and a server exchanging information in real-time with each client computer. The method may notify information related to blocks corresponding to a request from each client computer to the server, analyze each block by an analyzing tool based on the acquired information, and when an analysis result includes an error, compute by a modification ease computing tool, a modification ease of an arbitrary block that includes the error, to notify each client computer of an analysis result taking into consideration the modification ease.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Sumiko Makino, Yasuo Amano