Patents by Inventor Yuji Satoh
Yuji Satoh 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: 10017012Abstract: A pneumatic tire is configured in such a manner that at least two carcass layers each have both end portions in the tire width direction extending to bead cores disposed in both bead portions, and the both end portions are wound up from the inner side in the tire width direction of the bead cores to the outer side in the tire width direction, and extend outward in the tire radial direction. In such a pneumatic tire, the carcass layers are formed by thermoplastic sheets, and a rubber layer is disposed at least between adjacent sheets of the thermoplastic sheets.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Jun Matsuda, Yuji Satoh, Masayuki Watanabe, Hirokazu Shibata
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Patent number: 9891641Abstract: Equipment having a noise elimination function according to embodiments includes a signal generator configured to generate a signal in which a noise component other than thermal noise is discretely included, a noise detecting unit configured to detect the noise component other than the thermal noise discretely included in output of the signal generator, and a signal correcting unit configured to eliminate the noise component detected by the noise detecting unit from the output of the signal generator, and generation of noise other than thermal noise is detected, and a signal from which noise is reliably eliminated is generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yuji Satoh
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Publication number: 20170262005Abstract: The voltage to current converter according to the present embodiments includes a charge transfer device, a smoother and a current generator. The charge transfer device accumulates charge corresponding to an input voltage, and transfers the accumulated charge. The smoother accumulates the transferred charge to smooth an output voltage. The current generator generates a current corresponding to the input voltage by use of a current corresponding to the charge accumulated in the smoother.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Yuji Satoh, Jun Deguchi
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Patent number: 9602052Abstract: An oscillator includes first, second, and third current sources, a resistor having first and second terminals, first and second capacitors each having first and second terminals, a switch circuit through which each of the current sources is connectable to the first terminal of one of the resistor and the two capacitors to supply current thereto, a comparator, and switch controller configured to generate control signals for the switch circuit and an oscillation output signal for each of multiple periods based on an output signal from the comparator. During one of the periods, the switch circuit is controlled to connect the first current source to the first terminal of the first capacitor, the second current source to the first terminal of the resistor, the first terminal of the resistor to a first input of the comparator, and the first terminal of the first capacitor to a second input of the comparator.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Yuji Satoh
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Publication number: 20170075370Abstract: Equipment having a noise elimination function according to embodiments includes a signal generator configured to generate a signal in which a noise component other than thermal noise is discretely included, a noise detecting unit configured to detect the noise component other than the thermal noise discretely included in output of the signal generator, and a signal correcting unit configured to eliminate the noise component detected by the noise detecting unit from the output of the signal generator, and generation of noise other than thermal noise is detected, and a signal from which noise is reliably eliminated is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Yuji Satoh
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Publication number: 20170040944Abstract: An oscillator includes first, second, and third current sources, a resistor having first and second terminals, first and second capacitors each having first and second terminals, a switch circuit through which each of the current sources is connectable to the first terminal of one of the resistor and the two capacitors to supply current thereto, a comparator, and switch controller configured to generate control signals for the switch circuit and an oscillation output signal for each of multiple periods based on an output signal from the comparator. During one of the periods, the switch circuit is controlled to connect the first current source to the first terminal of the first capacitor, the second current source to the first terminal of the resistor, the first terminal of the resistor to a first input of the comparator, and the first terminal of the first capacitor to a second input of the comparator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: Yuji SATOH
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Publication number: 20150144246Abstract: A pneumatic tire is configured in such a manner that at least two carcass layers each have both end portions in the tire width direction extending to bead cores disposed in both bead portions, and the both end portions are wound up from the inner side in the tire width direction of the bead cores to the outer side in the tire width direction, and extend outward in the tire radial direction. In such a pneumatic tire, the carcass layers are formed by thermoplastic sheets, and a rubber layer is disposed at least between adjacent sheets of the thermoplastic sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Jun Matsuda, Yuji Satoh, Masayuki Watanabe, Hirokazu Shibata
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Patent number: 9007139Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first oscillator has an oscillation frequency that is changed depending on a temperature. A second oscillator has different temperature characteristics from the first oscillator. An on-chip heater heats the first oscillator and the second oscillator. A counter counts a first oscillation signal of the first oscillator. An ADPLL generates a third oscillation signal on the basis of a second oscillation signal of the second oscillator and corrects the frequency of the third oscillation signal on the basis of a count value of the counter.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shouhei Kousai, Yuji Satoh, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8836315Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reference signal generating circuit includes a first nonlinear element that generates a first reference voltage, a second nonlinear element that generates a second reference voltage, a current controlling circuit that controls a current flowing to the first nonlinear element and a current flowing to the second nonlinear element based on an output voltage of the current controlling circuit itself, and N temperature characteristic adjusting elements (N is an integer of 2 or larger) that individually adjust the temperature characteristics of the output voltage of the current controlling circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuji Satoh, Shouhei Kousai, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8760143Abstract: One embodiment provides a reference current generation circuit. The circuit has first and second reference current generation circuits for generating first and second reference currents respectively, and a current output circuit for outputting a third reference current by adding the first and second reference currents. The first reference current generation circuit includes first and second current-voltage conversion circuits and a first current supply circuit. The first current supply circuit provides substantially equal amounts of current to the first and second current-voltage conversion circuits respectively. The second reference current generation circuit includes third to fifth current-voltage conversion circuits and a second current supply circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yuji Satoh
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Publication number: 20130335148Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first oscillator has an oscillation frequency that is changed depending on a temperature. A second oscillator has different temperature characteristics from the first oscillator. An on-chip heater heats the first oscillator and the second oscillator. A counter counts a first oscillation signal of the first oscillator. An ADPLL generates a third oscillation signal on the basis of a second oscillation signal of the second oscillator and corrects the frequency of the third oscillation signal on the basis of a count value of the counter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shouhei KOUSAI, Yuji SATOH, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 8587384Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a DCO and a storing unit that stores a temperature coefficient of an oscillation frequency and an absolute value of the oscillation frequency, which should be set in the DCO, corresponding to potential obtained from a voltage source that changes with a monotonic characteristic with respect to temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuji Satoh, Mototsugu Hamada, Daisuke Miyashita
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Publication number: 20130057246Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reference signal generating circuit includes a first nonlinear element that generates a first reference voltage, a second nonlinear element that generates a second reference voltage, a current controlling circuit that controls a current flowing to the first nonlinear element and a current flowing to the second nonlinear element based on an output voltage of the current controlling circuit itself, and N temperature characteristic adjusting elements (N is an integer of 2 or larger) that individually adjust the temperature characteristics of the output voltage of the current controlling circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuji Satoh, Shouhei Kousai, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20130008588Abstract: A method of producing a pneumatic tire T having at least one hoop-and-loop fastener provided along the circumferential direction of the tire on the inner surface of the tire is disclosed. The method includes, forming on a building drum, a cylindrical first formed body with the at least one hoop-and-loop fastener intermittently attached to the radially inner surface thereof along the circumferential direction of the drum, forming a green tire by expanding the first formed body into a toroidal shape to press the first formed body against the inner peripheral side of an annular second formed body, and vulcanizing the green tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Tanno, Yuji Satoh
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Patent number: 8198946Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a ring oscillator and a noise canceller. The ring oscillator includes first and second signal generators. The first signal generator is configured to generate a first output signal having a first phase based on an input signal. The second signal generator is configured to generate a second output signal having a second phase different from the first phase based on the input signal. The noise canceller includes first and second amplifiers and an arithmetic module. The first amplifier is configured to amplify the first output signal generated by the first signal generator using a first amplification factor. The second amplifier is configured to amplify the second output signal generated by the second signal generator using a second amplification factor. The arithmetic module is configured to combine the first output signal amplified by the first amplifier with the second output signal amplified by the second amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yuji Satoh
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Publication number: 20120097653Abstract: (Problem to be solved) A laser refining apparatus and the laser refining method for efficiently collecting evaporant other than oxygen from an oxidized compound. (Means for solving the problem) The laser refining apparatus comprises a stage inside a processing chamber where an oxidized compound is placed; an irradiation means for irradiating a laser under the condition that the oxidized compound placed on the stage is heated to a temperature at or above the boiling point of said oxidized compound; an attaching medium to which non-oxygen evaporant evaporated by the laser irradiated by the irradiation means attaches; and a feeding means for feeding gas that prevents the non-oxygen evaporant from becoming an oxidized compound into the processing chamber. The attaching medium is positioned so that the non-oxygen evaporant can attach to the attaching medium before becoming an oxidized compound, and the oxidized compound is metal oxide or silicon oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2009Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: Electra Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Yabe, Baasandash Choijil, Yuji Satoh
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Publication number: 20120056609Abstract: One embodiment provides a reference current generation circuit. The circuit has first and second reference current generation circuits for generating first and second reference currents respectively, and a current output circuit for outputting a third reference current by adding the first and second reference currents. The first reference current generation circuit includes first and second current-voltage conversion circuits and a first current supply circuit. The first current supply circuit provides substantially equal amounts of current to the first and second current-voltage conversion circuits respectively. The second reference current generation circuit includes third to fifth current-voltage conversion circuits and a second current supply circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Yuji Satoh
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Publication number: 20120056682Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a DCO and a storing unit that stores a temperature coefficient of an oscillation frequency and an absolute value of the oscillation frequency, which should be set in the DCO, corresponding to potential obtained from a voltage source that changes with a monotonic characteristic with respect to temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yuji SATOH, Mototsugu HAMADA, Daisuke MIYASHITA
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Publication number: 20110259319Abstract: It aims to provide a solar heat collecting apparatus that can efficiently collect energy from solar light. The solar heat collecting apparatus comprises an opened container part 22 that accumulates heat, a closed part 25 that closes the container part 22 and has an opening part 26 to let the collected solar light in, and a light absorbing part 36 that absorbs the solar light dispersed by passing through the opening part 26 so that it is converted into heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Electra Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Yabe, Yuji Satoh
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Publication number: 20110227656Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a ring oscillator and a noise canceller. The ring oscillator includes first and second signal generators. The first signal generator is configured to generate a first output signal having a first phase based on an input signal. The second signal generator is configured to generate a second output signal having a second phase different from the first phase based on the input signal. The noise canceller includes first and second amplifiers and an arithmetic module. The first amplifier is configured to amplify the first output signal generated by the first signal generator using a first amplification factor. The second amplifier is configured to amplify the second output signal generated by the second signal generator using a second amplification factor. The arithmetic module is configured to combine the first output signal amplified by the first amplifier with the second output signal amplified by the second amplifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Yuji Satoh