Patents by Inventor Yoshio Sekiyama

Yoshio Sekiyama 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: 8295796
    Abstract: A high frequency circuit includes an amplifier part that includes a plurality of amplifier circuits amplifying a high frequency signal and connected in parallel, that synthesizes outputs of the amplifier circuit and that supplies the outputs to an antenna; a controller that outputs a low power signal during a low power mode in which the amplifier part operates at low power; and an operation suppressing circuit that disables one of the plurality of amplifier circuits based on the low power signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Icom Incorporated
    Inventor: Yoshio Sekiyama
  • Patent number: 8135149
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a speaker grille, a built-in speaker provided behind the speaker grille, and an output amplifier connected to the built-in speaker. A voltage applied to the output amplifier is increased to a level higher than the level of voltage applied to the output amplifier while audio signals are being produced, and instead of the audio signals, low-frequency continuous signals are applied to the output amplifier. By increasing the voltage applied to the output amplifier to a level higher than the level of voltage applied to the output amplifier while audio signals are being produced, the amplitude of the voltage applied to the speaker is increased. Also, instead of the audio signals, low-frequency continuous signals are applied to the output amplifier so that the speaker produces a higher sound pressure than while audio signals are being produced to discharge water in the speaker grille under the sound pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Icom Incorporated
    Inventors: Akihide Yoshida, Yoshio Sekiyama
  • Publication number: 20120043916
    Abstract: A drop detection part that detects drop into the water, a light emission part, and a light-emission control circuit that makes the light emission part emit light when the drop detection part detects the drop into the water. Also, the light emission part may be disposed on the side to be turned up by buoyancy when the device is dropped into the water and the drop detection part may be disposed on the side to be turned down in the case of the drop into the water, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Icom Incorporated
    Inventors: Akihide YOSHIDA, Yoshio Sekiyama, Shinji Sugino
  • Publication number: 20120001686
    Abstract: A high frequency circuit includes an amplifier part that includes a plurality of amplifier circuits amplifying a high frequency signal and connected in parallel, that synthesizes outputs of the amplifier circuit and that supplies the outputs to an antenna; a controller that outputs a low power signal during a low power mode in which the amplifier part operates at low power; and an operation suppressing circuit that disables one of the plurality of amplifier circuits based on the low power signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Icom Incorporated
    Inventor: Yoshio SEKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20070047747
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a speaker grille, a built-in speaker provided behind the speaker grille, and an output amplifier connected to the built-in speaker. A voltage applied to the output amplifier is increased to a level higher than the level of voltage applied to the output amplifier while audio signals are being produced, and instead of the audio signals, low-frequency continuous signals are applied to the output amplifier. By increasing the voltage applied to the output amplifier to a level higher than the level of voltage applied to the output amplifier while audio signals are being produced, the amplitude of the voltage applied to the speaker is increased. Also, instead of the audio signals, low-frequency continuous signals are applied to the output amplifier so that the speaker produces a higher sound pressure than while audio signals are being produced to discharge water in the speaker grille under the sound pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Akihide Yoshida, Yoshio Sekiyama