Patents by Inventor Yukihiko Sato

Yukihiko Sato 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).

  • Location-based information
    Patent number: 8542389
    Abstract: In response to a positional relationship (distance, or a combination of distance and angle) between an information output unit and a user who uses information displayed in the display unit, a control unit changes the amount of information to be displayed in the display unit based on an information level, the number of pieces of information, a scrolling speed or a cycle. In some aspects, the control unit controls the information output unit to increase the amount of information to be output when the user is close to the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Sato, Masatoshi Kokubo, Kazuma Aoki, Yukihiko Sato, Satoru Yanagi, Masanori Oda
  • Power conversion apparatus with M conversion levels having an individual drive unit that does not require a dedicated power supply
    Patent number: 8363441
    Abstract: To realize power supply to each gate drive circuit without using an individual dedicated power supply for each gate drive circuit. A power conversion apparatus includes an individual drive unit that does not require a dedicated power supply, and includes gate drivers connected to switches and interface circuits and a power converter gate drive configured with a common power supply for supplying power to the gate drive unit. Power is supplied from main circuits or a number of common power supplies fewer than that of the number of the switches through one or more power supply terminals included in the interface circuit. Also, the signal can be transmitted by isolation from a signal source to the gate drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hiromichi Ohashi, Yukihiko Sato, Kyungmin Sung, Masamu Kamaga, Moe Imaizumi
  • LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20110205152
    Abstract: In response to a positional relationship (distance, or a combination of distance and angle) between an information output unit and a user who uses information displayed in the display unit, a control unit changes the amount of information to be displayed in the display unit based on an information level, the number of pieces of information, a scrolling speed or a cycle. In some aspects, the control unit controls the information output unit to increase the amount of information to be output when the user is close to the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji SATO, Masatoshi KOKUBO, Kazuma AOKI, Yukihiko SATO, Satoru YANAGI, Masanori ODA
  • Location-based information
    Patent number: 7986424
    Abstract: In response to a positional relationship (distance, or a combination of distance and angle) between an information output unit and a user who uses information displayed in the display unit, a control unit changes the amount of information to be displayed in the display unit based on an information level, the number of pieces of information, a scrolling speed or a cycle. In some aspects, the control unit controls the information output unit to increase the amount of information to be output when the user is close to the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Sato, Masatoshi Kokubo, Kazuma Aoki, Yukihiko Sato, Satoru Yanagi, Masanori Oda
  • Printer
    Patent number: D633557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Egami, Yukihiko Sato, Kayo Hasui
  • Printer
    Patent number: D639848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Nobuyuki Iwai, Tomoyuki Nanno
  • Printer
    Patent number: D639849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Nobuyuki Iwai, Tomoyuki Nanno
  • Printer
    Patent number: D643464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Kayo Hasui, Jiro Suzuki
  • Printer
    Patent number: D647133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Keiichiro Egami, Kayo Hasui, Jiro Suzuki
  • Printer
    Patent number: D667051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Scanner
    Patent number: D669082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Printer
    Patent number: D669119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Yusuke Nakata, Tomoyuki Nanno
  • Printer
    Patent number: D674011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Printer
    Patent number: D675673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Printer
    Patent number: D675674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Display portion of a printer
    Patent number: D675675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Syuichiro Shimoki
  • Printer
    Patent number: D678402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Sato
  • Printer
    Patent number: D680581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Industries. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakata, Yukihiko Sato
  • Image display device
    Patent number: D687828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Yusuke Nakata, Tomoyuki Nanno
  • Scanner with projector
    Patent number: D697510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Yusuke Nakata, Tomoyuki Nanno