Patents by Inventor Yuta Yamamoto
Yuta Yamamoto 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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Publication number: 20150116803Abstract: An optical reflecting device includes a fixed frame, a pair of first oscillation parts, a movable frame, a pair of second oscillation parts, and a mirror part. One-side ends of the first oscillation parts are connected to the inside of the fixed frame. The movable frame is connected to and held by the other-side ends of the pair of first oscillation parts to be pivotable. One-side ends of the pair of second oscillation parts are connected to the inside of the movable frame and the pair of second oscillation parts are disposed to be substantially perpendicular to the pair of first oscillation parts. The mirror part is connected to and held by the other-side ends of the pair of second oscillation parts to be pivotable. The first oscillation parts have a meandering shape in which a plurality of straight portions and a plurality of folded portions are formed, and a stepped structure portion is provided in part of the folded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: TOSHIAKI HORIE, SHINSUKE NAKAZONO, SOICHIRO HIRAOKA, SHIGEO FURUKAWA, YUTA YAMAMOTO, KAZUKI KOMAKI, MASAKI TADA
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Publication number: 20150064546Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electric storage apparatus includes an electric storage device; an insulating member arranged in alignment with the electric storage device; and a sandwiching member made of metal configured to sandwich the insulating member with the electric storage device, wherein one of the insulating member and the sandwiching member includes a recess having an opening on a first surface and having a recess-side large-diameter portion, on the bottom side, with an inner circumference larger than the opening, and the other of the insulating member and the sandwiching member includes a projection-side large-diameter portion, on the distal end side, with an outer circumference larger than the opening, the projection-side large-diameter portion being arranged inside the recess-side large-diameter portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Shinsuke Yoshitake, Yuta Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Honda
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Patent number: 8964273Abstract: An optical reflection element according to the present invention includes a fixed frame, a pair of first oscillation parts, a movable frame, a pair of second oscillation parts, and a mirror part. One-side ends of the first oscillation parts are connected to the inside of the fixed frame. The movable frame is connected to and held by the other-side ends of the pair of first oscillation parts to be pivotable. One-side ends of the pair of second oscillation parts are connected to the inside of the movable frame and the pair of second oscillation parts are disposed to be substantially perpendicular to the pair of first oscillation parts. The mirror part is connected to and held by the other-side ends of the pair of second oscillation parts to be pivotable. The second oscillation parts have a meandering shape in which a plurality of straight portions and a plurality of folded portions are formed, and a stepped structure portion is provided in part of the folded portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Horie, Shinsuke Nakazono, Soichiro Hiraoka, Yuta Yamamoto, Kazuki Komaki, Masaki Tada, Kiyomi Furukawa
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Publication number: 20140375898Abstract: A scanning mirror includes a mirror unit configured to reflect a laser beam, a supporter configured to cause the mirror unit to rotate and oscillate, and an oscillation sensor configured to output a monitor signal indicating oscillation of the mirror unit. A photodetector detects an intensity of the laser beam. When a value of the monitor signal falls out of a predetermined range of a normal operation and a value of the intensity detected by the photodetector fails to decrease, a breaking signal for causing the supporter to oscillate more than a breaking limit angle of the supporter is input. This scanning mirror and an image projection device using this scanning mirror can display an image at sufficient brightness safely.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Akira Kurozuka, Yuta Yamamoto, Shinsuke Nakazono, Kazuki Komaki
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Publication number: 20140368896Abstract: An optical reflecting device includes a movable plate having a reflecting surface, a first support portion, a first drive part, a first frame, and a monitor part for detecting the rotation of the movable plate. The first support portion is connected to the movable plate. The first drive part is formed in the first support portion and rotates the movable plate about a first axis. The first frame contains the movable plate and the first support portion, and is connected to the first support portion. The monitor part extends from that portion of the outer periphery of the movable plate which is most distant from the first axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinsuke Nakazono, Akira Kurozuka, Yuta Yamamoto, Kazuki Komaki
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Patent number: 8816794Abstract: A signal branching filter according to the invention is a signal branching filter connected to a network having at least four terminals. The signal branching filter includes a first line one end of which is connected to a first terminal of the network, a second line one end of which is connected to a second terminal of the network, a third line one end of which is connected to a third terminal of network, and a fourth line one end of which is connected to a fourth terminal of the network. The other end of the first line and the other end of the second line are connected to each other at a first node, and the other end of the third line and the other end of the fourth line are connected to each other at a second node. When a signal is received from the first node, a phase difference between a phase of a signal appearing on a second node side of the third line and a phase of a signal appearing on a second node side of the fourth line is almost 180°±360°*n is an integer equal to or larger than 0).Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Motohiko Sako, Susumu Fukushima, Hidenori Kitamura, Yuta Yamamoto, Takuya Hayashi
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Publication number: 20140226194Abstract: An optical reflecting device includes a mirror, a frame connected to the mirror, and a driver beam configured to vibrate to rotate the mirror about a rotation axis. Rigidity of the frame is higher than rigidity of the mirror. The rotation axis is perpendicular to a line that connects a first connecting part to a second connecting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kensuke Mihara, Akira Kurozuka, Shinsuke Nakazono, Soichiro Hiraoka, Yuta Yamamoto, Toshiaki Horie, Kazuki Komaki
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Patent number: 8792151Abstract: An optical reflection element includes a frame, a meandrous vibrating part having an outer end connected with an inside of the frame, and a mirror part supported by an inner end of the meandrous vibrating part. The meandrous vibrating part has a meandrous shape that includes curved portions and vibrating beams alternately connected with the curved portions. A curvature of respective one of the curved portions is smaller than a curvature of at least one of the curved portions which is located closer to the inner end than the respective one of the curved portions. This optical reflection element has a large deflection angle of the mirror part.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinsuke Nakazono, Toshiaki Horie, Soichiro Hiraoka, Yuta Yamamoto, Masaki Tada, Kazuki Komaki, Kiyomi Furukawa
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Publication number: 20140159620Abstract: An actuator drive device is configured to drive an actuator. The actuator drive device includes a storage section for storing a drive condition of the actuator, a processor for calculating and outputting drive signal D(t) based on a drive base signal V(t) calculated based on the drive condition with respect to time t, and a generator for outputting, based on the drive signal D(t) calculated, a driving signal for driving the actuator. The drive base signal V(t) is a sum of a fundamental wave and at least one harmonic wave of the fundamental wave. The processor is operable to determine the coefficient ak such that the drive base signal V(t) changes linearly from a minimum value to a maximum value with respect to a time. This actuator drive device improves the linearity of the driving of the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta Yamamoto, Shinsuke Nakazono, Akira Kurozuka
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Patent number: 8716440Abstract: A novel method capable of liberating a peptide from a complex of peptide and albumin and the associated method of recovering the peptide are provided. When a liquid sample containing a complex of peptide and albumin undergoes heat treatment, a self-aggregate of albumin formed in the liquid sample. The peptide is simultaneously liberated from the complex and recovered by removing the self-aggregate from the liquid sample.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Sysmex CorporationInventors: Yuta Yamamoto, Kana Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Kabata
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Patent number: 8681407Abstract: An optical reflection element has a frame, a pair of meandering-shaped vibration elements, a mirror having a reflection surface, and a pair of protective beams. The vibration elements have their respective outer ends supported by confronting portions of an inside of the frame. The vibration elements support the mirror with respective inner ends thereof. The protective beams extend from the respective confronting portions of the inside of the frame toward the mirror with a predetermined space from the vibration elements and in parallel with a vibration axis of the vibration elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Soichiro Hiraoka, Kazuki Komaki, Masaki Tada, Shigeo Furukawa, Kiyomi Furukawa, Shinsuke Nakazono, Yuta Yamamoto, Toshiaki Horie
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Patent number: 8614844Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus is configured to include a light source that emits a beam of light, and a scanning device that scans the beam of light in two axial directions that are mutually substantially perpendicular at a first frequency fH and a second frequency fL. The scanning device calculates the first frequency fH and the second frequency fL by using predetermined mathematical formulas, and scans the beam of light at the calculated first frequency fH and second frequency fL.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yuta Yamamoto, Shinsuke Nakazono, Tsutomu Ikeda
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Publication number: 20130271804Abstract: A vibrating element having a meandering shape includes a vibrating beam and a piezoelectric actuator provided on the vibrating beam. The vibrating beam has a meandering-shape substantially formed into the plurality of continuous turned-down shapes. The vibrating beam includes the plurality of turned-down units and the plurality of coupling units coupled to the turned-down units, and the coupling units and the turned-down units are alternately disposed. The piezoelectric actuator includes a lower electrode provided on the vibrating beam, a piezoelectric film provided on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode provided on the piezoelectric film. A non-existence region where the piezoelectric film does not exist is provided in at least one of a neighborhood of a midpoint of an inner circumference of each of the turned-down units and a neighborhood of a curvature changing point in which a curvature of the inner circumference of each of the turned-down shapes changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiaki Horie, Shinsuke Nakazono, Soichiro Hiraoka, Yuta Yamamoto, Kazuki Komaki
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Publication number: 20130107339Abstract: An optical reflection element according to the present invention includes a fixed frame, a pair of first oscillation parts, a movable frame, a pair of second oscillation parts, and a mirror part. One-side ends of the first oscillation parts are connected to the inside of the fixed frame. The movable frame is connected to and held by the other-side ends of the pair of first oscillation parts to be pivotable. One-side ends of the pair of second oscillation parts are connected to the inside of the movable frame and the pair of second oscillation parts are disposed to be substantially perpendicular to the pair of first oscillation parts. The mirror part is connected to and held by the other-side ends of the pair of second oscillation parts to be pivotable. The second oscillation parts have a meandering shape in which a plurality of straight portions and a plurality of folded portions are formed, and a stepped structure portion is provided in part of the folded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiaki Horie, Shinsuke Nakazono, Soichiro Hiraoka, Yuta Yamamoto, Kazuki Komaki, Masaki Tada, Kiyomi Furukawa
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Publication number: 20130050791Abstract: An optical reflection element includes a frame, a meandrous vibrating part having an outer end connected with an inside of the frame, and a mirror part supported by an inner end of the meandrous vibrating part. The meandrous vibrating part has a meandrous shape that includes curved portions and vibrating beams alternately connected with the curved portions. A curvature of respective one of the curved portions is smaller than a curvature of at least one of the curved portions which is located closer to the inner end than the respective one of the curved portions. This optical reflection element has a large deflection angle of the mirror part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinsuke Nakazono, Toshiaki Horie, Soichiro Hiraoka, Yuta Yamamoto, Masaki Tada, Kazuki Komaki, Kiyomi Furukawa
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Publication number: 20120320439Abstract: An optical reflection element has a frame, a pair of meandering-shaped vibration elements, a mirror having a reflection surface, and a pair of protective beams. The vibration elements have their respective outer ends supported by confronting portions of an inside of the frame. The vibration elements support the mirror with respective inner ends thereof. The protective beams extend from the respective confronting portions of the inside of the frame toward the mirror with a predetermined space from the vibration elements and in parallel with a vibration axis of the vibration elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Soichiro Hiraoka, Kazuki Komaki, Masaki Tada, Shigeo Furukawa, Kiyomi Furukawa, Shinsuke Nakazono, Yuta Yamamoto, Toshiaki Horie
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Publication number: 20120293850Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus is configured to include a light source that emits a beam of light, and a scanning device that scans the beam of light in two axial directions that are mutually substantially perpendicular at a first frequency fH and a second frequency fL. The scanning device calculates the first frequency fH and the second frequency fL by using predetermined mathematical formulas, and scans the beam of light at the calculated first frequency fH and second frequency fL.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Yuta YAMAMOTO, Shinsuke NAKAZONO, Tsutomu IKEDA
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Publication number: 20120277407Abstract: A novel method capable of liberating a peptide from a complex of peptide and albumin and the associated method of recovering the peptide are provided. When a liquid sample containing a complex of peptide and albumin undergoes heat treatment, a self-aggregate of albumin formed in the liquid sample. The peptide is simultaneously liberated from the complex and recovered by removing the self-aggregate from the liquid sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta YAMAMOTO, Kana KAWASAKI, Hiroyuki KABATA
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Patent number: 8279508Abstract: An optical reflecting element includes a mirror, and a pair of high-frequency vibrators and a pair of low-frequency vibrators for vibrating the mirror. The high-frequency vibrators include a substrate, a bottom electrode layer formed on the substrate, a piezoelectric layer, and a drive electrode and a first monitor electrode as the top electrode layer. One end of the low-frequency vibrator has the substrate shared with the high-frequency vibrator, a bottom electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, a drive electrode, and a second monitor electrode as the top electrode layer. The other end of the low-frequency vibrator has the substrate shared with the high-frequency vibrator, a bottom electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, a drive electrode, a first monitor electrode, and an insulator layer as a dead zone for preventing a piezoelectric effect due to the piezoelectric layer from reaching the first monitor electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinsuke Nakazono, Soichiro Hiraoka, Jirou Terada, Shigeo Furukawa, Kiyomi Furukawa, legal representative, Toshiaki Horie, Kazuki Komaki, Masaki Tada, Yuta Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20120113492Abstract: An optical reflecting element includes a mirror, and a pair of high-frequency vibrators and a pair of low-frequency vibrators for vibrating the mirror. The high-frequency vibrators include a substrate, a bottom electrode layer formed on the substrate, a piezoelectric layer, and a drive electrode and a first monitor electrode as the top electrode layer. One end of the low-frequency vibrator has the substrate shared with the high-frequency vibrator, a bottom electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, a drive electrode, and a second monitor electrode as the top electrode layer. The other end of the low-frequency vibrator has the substrate shared with the high-frequency vibrator, a bottom electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, a drive electrode, a first monitor electrode, and an insulator layer as a dead zone for preventing a piezoelectric effect due to the piezoelectric layer from reaching the first monitor electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinsuke Nakazono, Soichiro Hiraoka, Jirou Terada, Shigeo Furukawa, Kiyomi Furukawa, Toshiaki Horie, Kazuki Komaki, Masaki Tada, Yuta Yamamoto