Patents by Inventor Yukio Ikeda

Yukio Ikeda 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: 20100242627
    Abstract: A torque-index sensor having index sensor and torque sensor closely arranged and integrated therein with lightened interference between them is provided. The invented torque-index sensor is comprised of torque sensor that includes first magnetic sensor arranged beside first annular-shaped magnet and index sensor that includes second magnet arranged beside annular-shaped encoder and second magnetic sensor that are arranged being in-line on common axis; and means for varying magnetic flux, which changes direction of magnetic flux that is generated from second magnet toward first magnetic sensor, positioned between first magnetic sensor in torque sensor and second magnet in index sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventors: Ken OKUYAMA, Yukio IKEDA, Yukitoshi TERASAKA, Takahiro SANADA
  • Patent number: 7584672
    Abstract: A magnetostrictive torque sensor having: a rotating shaft to rotate around a center axis, the rotating shaft having magnetostrictive characteristics; and a cylindrical magnetic core disposed at a predetermined distance on an outer periphery of the rotating shaft, the cylindrical magnetic core having a detection coil disposed on an inner periphery thereof to detect a torque applied to the rotating shaft. The detection coil is formed with a coil assembly to form a bridged circuit, and the coil assembly is formed with a flexible substrate coil disposed on a whole inner periphery of the magnetic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Ouyang, Yukio Ikeda, Kouichi Sato
  • Patent number: 7459685
    Abstract: An imaging device and methodology for sequentially adjusting an imaging direction to generate color unit images that together form a color panoramic image are provided. The imaging direction is sequentially adjusted to generate infrared unit images that together form an infrared panoramic image. The color panoramic image is produced by overlaying the color unit images, one color unit image on another, and the infrared panoramic image is produced by overlaying the infrared unit images, one infrared image on another. A resultant image is synthesized from the color panoramic image and the infrared panoramic image by overlaying, on an infrared image of an object, a color image corresponding to the location where the object has been imaged in infrared, and the resultant image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yukio Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7424830
    Abstract: A torque sensor 1 is provided with two shafts 3, 4 (input shaft 3 and output shaft 4) which constitute a shaft member 2, which is a torque detection object, an elastic member 5 which connects the shafts 3 and 4 coaxially, and a torsion angle of the elastic member 5 is detected as a torque which affects on the shaft member 2. The torque sensor 1 is provided with a hard magnetic member 6 which generates a magnetic flux therearound, a pair of first soft magnetic members 7, 8 which constitute a first magnetic circuit H1 together with the hard magnetic member 6 to change a reluctance by torsion of the elastic member 5, a pair of second soft magnetic members 9, 10 which constitute a second magnetic circuit H2 together with the hard magnetic member 6 to keep the reluctance constant, and a flux detection means 12 which detects a flux density of the second magnetic circuit H2 that varies in accordance with a torsion angle of the elastic member 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimichi Matsusaki, Tatsuya Ohtaka, Kouichi Sato, Yukio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20070227268
    Abstract: A magnetostrictive torque sensor having: a rotating shaft to rotate around a center axis, the rotating shaft having magnetostrictive characteristics; and a cylindrical magnetic core disposed at a predetermined distance on an outer periphery of the rotating shaft, the cylindrical magnetic core having a detection coil disposed on an inner periphery thereof to detect a torque applied to the rotating shaft. The detection coil is formed with a coil assembly to form a bridged circuit, and the coil assembly is formed with a flexible substrate coil disposed on a whole inner periphery of the magnetic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventors: Song Ouyang, Yukio Ikeda, Kouichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20070064104
    Abstract: A surveillance camera system includes a surveillance camera having pan/tilt capability, a display for displaying images picked-up by the surveillance camera thereon, a pointing device for indicating the movement of the surveillance camera in a visual field direction, and a remote-controlled monitoring device including a control unit for displaying the images on the display and for displaying a pointer thereon indicating the coordinate position of the pointing device so as to overlap with the images, and when the pointer is moved from a first point to a second point on the images, the control unit transmits a predetermined control signal from the remote-controlled monitoring device to the surveillance camera, and by the control signal, the control unit moves the surveillance camera in the moving direction of the pointer at a speed proportional to the length between the first point and the second point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yukio IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20070012122
    Abstract: A torque sensor 1 is provided with two shafts 3, 4 (input shaft 3 and output shaft 4) which constitute a shaft member 2, which is a torque detection object, an elastic member 5 which connects the shafts 3 and 4 coaxially, and a torsion angle of the elastic member 5 is detected as a torque which affects on the shaft member 2. The torque sensor 1 is provided with a hard magnetic member 6 which generates a magnetic flux therearound, a pair of first soft magnetic members 7, 8 which constitute a first magnetic circuit H1 together with the hard magnetic member 6 to change a reluctance by torsion of the elastic member 5, a pair of second soft magnetic members 9, 10 which constitute a second magnetic circuit H2 together with the hard magnetic member 6 to keep the reluctance constant, and a flux detection means 12 which detects a flux density of the second magnetic circuit H2 that varies in accordance with a torsion angle of the elastic member 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Toshimichi Matsusaki, Tatsuya Ohtaka, Kouichi Sato, Yukio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20060268112
    Abstract: It is possible to definitely identify a relative position of a moving subject in an infrared image captured by an infrared camera in a relation with the background of the moving subject. The present invention provides an imaging device including an infrared camera for imaging an area under surveillance by infrared radiation measurement, a moving-subject detector for detecting a moving subject in the surveillance area on the basis of an infrared image signal acquired by the infrared camera, an image signal processor for coloring a moving part of the infrared image signal, detected by the moving-subject detector, with a predetermined color, and an image display for displaying an image resulted from the coloring of the moving part of the infrared image signal by the image signal processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yukio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20060266942
    Abstract: A specific object such as a human body can be visualized in a wide range in a relation to its background night and day to definitely identify a location of the object in relation to the background as well in the infrared image captured by the infrared camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yukio Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7019706
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a first main waveguide 1; a T-branch circuit 3 connected thereto; a first low-pass filter 5 connected thereto; a band-pass filter 7 connected to the first T-branch circuit 3; a first converter 8 connected to the first low-pass filter 5 for converting transmission lines between a waveguide and a microwave integrated circuit; an amplifier 10 connected to the first converter and structured by the microwave integrated circuit; a second converter 9 connected thereto for converting transmission lines between a waveguide and the microwave integrated circuit; a second low-pass filter 6 connected thereto; a second T-branch circuit 4 connected to the second low-pass filter and the band-pass filter 7; and a second main waveguide 2 connected to the second T-branch circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naofumi Yoneda, Moriyasu Miyazaki, Tetsu Ohwada, Hideyuki Oh-Hashi, Koji Yamanaka, Kazutomi Mori, Yukio Ikeda, Toshiyuki Horie, Akio Iida, Yutaka Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20050104686
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a first main waveguide 1; a T-branch circuit 3 connected thereto; a first low-pass filter 5 connected thereto; a band-pass filter 7 connected to the first T-branch circuit 3; a first converter 8 connected to the first low-pass filter 5 for converting transmission lines between a waveguide and a microwave integrated circuit; an amplifier 10 connected to the first converter and structured by the microwave integrated circuit; a second converter 9 connected thereto for converting transmission lines between a waveguide and the microwave integrated circuit; a second low-pass filter 6 connected thereto; a second T-branch circuit 4 connected to the second low-pass filter and the band-pass filter 7; and a second main waveguide 2 connected to the second T-branch circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naofumi Yoneda, Moriyasu Miyazaki, Tetsu Ohwada, Hideyuki Oh-Hashi, Koji Yamanaka, Kazutomi Mori, Yukio Ikeda, Toshiyuki Horie, Akio Iida, Yutaka Ozaki
  • Patent number: 6894562
    Abstract: A divider 3 for dividing and distributing a high-frequency signal input from an input terminal 1 to two output sides, a main amplifying unit 4, connected to one output side of the divider 3, for amplifying one high-frequency signal output from the divider 3, a subsidiary amplifying unit 5, connected to the other output side of the divider 3, for performing no operation in case of a low instantaneous electric power of the other high-frequency signal output from the divider 3 and amplifying the other high-frequency signal in case of a high instantaneous electric power of the other high-frequency signal and a circulator 6 for injecting the high-frequency signal amplified in the subsidiary amplifying unit 5 into the output side of the main amplifying unit 4 and injecting the high-frequency signal amplified in the main amplifying unit 4 into an output terminal 2 are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nakayama, Kenichi Horiguchi, Yukio Ikeda, Satoshi Kunugi, Yuji Sakai
  • Patent number: 6873208
    Abstract: A high-frequency amplifying unit 2 in which a steep gain variation developed according to a change in the amplitude of input high-frequency signal is suppressed is provided. It amplifies an input high-frequency signal with a plurality of transistors 12-1 to 12-N at the same time a measuring circuit 27 measures amplitude of the input high-frequency signal, and a bias control circuit 26 continuously controls a bias applied to each transistors 12-1 to 12-N according to the value of amplitude measured by the measuring circuit 27. Thus it is possible to suppress a steep gain variation produced according to a variation in the amplitude of input high-frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shintaro Shinjo, Kazutomi Mori, Hiroyuki Joba, Hiroaki Nagano, Mitsuru Motizuki, Yukio Ikeda, Noriharu Suematsu
  • Patent number: 6812794
    Abstract: An inter-stage matching circuit 26 comprises a one-stage high pass filter type matching unit 28 and a one-stage low pass filter type matching unit 29 serially connected with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutomi Mori, Shintarou Shinjo, Fumimasa Kitabayashi, Yukio Ikeda
  • Patent number: 6750720
    Abstract: Between resistors 13, 14 and an NPN bipolar transistor 12 are interposed PNP bipolar transistors 21, 22 forming a current mirror 20 that uses a collector current of the NPN bipolar transistor 12 as a reference current, and determines a collector current of an NPN bipolar transistor 11. This makes possible to design a size ratio A of the PNP bipolar transistors 21, 22 so as to approximate a voltage drop &Dgr;Vb to a value close to zero, and to suppress the voltage drop &Dgr;Vb of the base voltage Vb accordingly to achieve a high power output and high efficiency when a high frequency input signal Pin increases and generates a base rectified current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutomi Mori, Shintarou Shinjo, Hiroyuki Joba, Yoshinori Takahashi, Yukio Ikeda, Tadashi Takagi
  • Patent number: 6750724
    Abstract: A bias condition of at least one amplifier among amplifiers other than a last-stage amplifier is set in consideration of the relation between an idle current and a saturation current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutomi Mori, Shintarou Shinjo, Yukio Ikeda
  • Patent number: 6676644
    Abstract: A suction unit comprises reciprocating change-over suction device 1 including tubular body 1a having with passage 2 and two branch passages 2a and 2b bifurcated from passage 2 connected to a suction apparatus. Cylinder 1b is movable in body 1a and has ventilation passages 4 and 5 and actuation plates 8 and 9 fixed to ends of cylinder 1b. Chambers 6 and 7 are connected to the end portions of body 1a with closing members closing openings of the chambers. Elastic containers 10 and 11 are contained in chambers 6 and 7, openings of these containers being fixed to inner surfaces of closing members 14 and 15. Closed valves 12 and 13 are on chambers 6 and 7 and suction tubes 18a and 18b are connected to inflow passages 16a and 16b of members 14 and 15 and, at another end, are connected to common suction tube 18. Discharging tubes 19a and 19b are connected to outflow passages 17a and 17b of members 14 and 15 and, at another end, to storage container 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Yukio Ikeda
  • Patent number: 6650181
    Abstract: A high-frequency amplifying unit 2 in which a steep gain variation developed according to a change in the amplitude of input high-frequency signal is suppressed is provided. It amplifies an input high-frequency signal with a transistor 12 at the same time a measuring circuit 27 measures amplitude of the input high-frequency signal, and a bias control circuit 26 continuously controls a bias applied to the transistor 12 according to the value of amplitude measured by the measuring circuit 27. Thus it is possible to suppress a steep gain variation produced according to a variation in the amplitude of input high-frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shintaro Shinjo, Kazutomi Mori, Hiroyuki Joba, Hiroaki Nagano, Mitsuru Motizuki, Yukio Ikeda, Noriharu Suematsu
  • Patent number: 6566945
    Abstract: A feedforward amplifier combines an input signal combined by a first error rejection loop with an error component and a first pilot signal detected by a second error detection loop, thereby canceling out the error component and the first pilot signal residual in the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nakayama, Kenichi Horiguchi, Yuji Sakai, Yukio Ikeda, Kazuyuki Totani, Satoshi Kunugi, Haruyasu Senda
  • Publication number: 20030048135
    Abstract: A high-frequency amplifying unit 2 in which a steep gain variation developed according to a change in the amplitude of input high-frequency signal is suppressed is provided. It amplifies an input high-frequency signal with a plurality of transistors 12-1 to 12-N at the same time a measuring circuit 27 measures amplitude of the input high-frequency signal, and a bias control circuit 26 continuously controls a bias applied to each transistors 12-1 to 12-N according to the value of amplitude measured by the measuring circuit 27. Thus it is possible to suppress a steep gain variation produced according to a variation in the amplitude of input high-frequency signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Shintaro Shinjo, Kazutomi Mori, Hiroyuki Joba, Hiroaki Nagano, Mitsuru Motizuki, Yukio Ikeda, Norihasu Suematsu