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Hirono, JP

Daisuke Hirono, Gunma JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090243531INVERTER APPARATUS - An inverter apparatus comprises an inverter circuit using pairs of switching elements. The pseudo AC voltage of each phase of this inverter circuit is controlled by pulse modulation using pulses generated by a PWM generator, and the pseudo AC voltages are applied to a power supplied load. The average voltage of respective phases of the output voltages applied to the power supplied load is detected as a virtual neutral voltage corresponding to the neutral voltage of the power supplied load by detecting the voltage at a common node where the phases of a voltage detecting circuit provided between the inverter circuit and the power supplied load are connected. The detected virtual neutral voltage is fed back for controlling the output duty of each phase by the PWM generator. Thus the output voltage of each phase from the inverter circuit is controlled so as to become a target output voltage. The target output voltage can be accurately obtained stably at all times.10-01-2009
20100172765ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a device for controlling power supply from an inverter having a semiconductor switching element to an electric compressor having a built-in motor. The device includes: means for calculating a starting current value required for starting the compressor from the pressure at the discharge side circuit of the compressor; means for calculating a permitted current value of the semiconductor switching element from the temperature of the inverter installation portion; and means for comparing the calculated compressor starting current value to the permitted current value of the semiconductor switching element so as todetermine whether to permit a start of the compressor. Thus, it is possible to appropriately start the electric compressor without using a semiconductor switching element requiring a greater current capacity than is necessary in the inverter. This reduces the size and the cost of the electric compressor.07-08-2010

Daisuke Hirono, Isesaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120074885MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE - PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED03-29-2012

Hideo Hirono, Moriguchi City JP

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20120020639IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPRATUS - A first acquisition unit acquires images from a first image pickup unit for picking up moving images for use in recording. A second acquisition unit acquires images from a second image pickup unit for picking up the image of a person taking the moving images. A decision unit determines whether or not the person taking the moving images is viewing a monitor for displaying the moving images for use in recording, based on the images acquired from the second acquisition unit. A control unit varies the status of an image pickup apparatus according to the decision results of the decision unit.01-26-2012

Hideo Hirono, Narashino-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080299903TERMINAL EXCHANGING METHOD AND TERMINAL EXCHANGING APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - Among a plurality of radio terminal apparatuses, an FMC control apparatus interchanges telephone a telephone number allocated to a first radio terminal apparatus, whose battery is being recharged, with that allocated to a third radio terminal apparatus. Although a radio terminal apparatus is being recharged, a user can perform communication such as telephone calls in the same environments as those of the first radio terminal apparatus whose battery is being recharged by operating on the third radio terminal apparatus using the telephone number allocated to the first radio terminal apparatus whose battery is being recharged.12-04-2008

Masaki Hirono, Hiratsuka-Shi JP

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20100063191POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION PELLET BLEND, MOLD ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PELLET BLEND - Provided is a pellet blend excellent in both of the surface design and the high cycle performance. A pellet blend containing: a polyamide resin composition pellet (A) containing 30 to 100% by weight of a polyamide resin (a) and 70 to 0% by weight of an inorganic filler (b), the polyamide resin (a) containing at least a crystalline polyamide resin showing a crystallization-temperature on cooling stage (Tc) of 210° C. or lower measured by differential scanning calorimeter and/or an amorphous polyamide resin (a-1); and a lubricant pellet (B) containing 1 to 30% by weight (on the basis of the lubricant pellet) of a lubricant (c) in a polyamide resin (a-3), at a ratio by weight of polyamide resin composition pellet (A)/lubricant pellet (B) of (80 to 99.5)/(20 to 0.5).03-11-2010

Masatoshi Hirono, Yokohama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080266154Optical quantizing unit and optical A/D converter - An optical quantizing unit includes an optical divider dividing 110-30-2008
20080297391Optical quantizing unit and optical a/d converter - An optical quantizing unit includes an optical divider dividing 1st optical pulses to be quantized and sending the divided 1st optical pulses into a plurality of paths; a plurality of optical filters passing with different transmittances the divided 1st optical pulses; and an optical threshold filter sequentially receiving the 1st optical pulses, and sending 2nd optical pulses when light intensities of the 1st optical pulses are above a preset threshold value.12-04-2008

Patent applications by Masatoshi Hirono, Yokohama-Shi JP

Mitsuaki Hirono, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100302633APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INTRODUCING CELESTIAL OBJECT, TERMINAL DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE - A terminal device of an apparatus to automatically introduce a target celestial object includes an input operation section executing a command operation on the apparatus. An image display section indicates a star map image in accordance with a display scale factor. The input operation section includes a rotation command means that executes a rotational driving of the astronomical telescope in a telescope control mode. A scale factor input means executes an input specification of the display scale factor for the displayed star map image, which corresponds to a position on a celestial sphere toward which the astronomical telescope is headed, while a speed of rotation of the astronomical telescope controlled by the rotation command means changes in accordance with a decreasing function of the display scale factor.12-02-2010

Shinsuke Hirono, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090038667THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND HEAT EXCHANGER AND THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR USING IT - A thermoelectric conversion module (02-12-2009
20100193001THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE, AND HEAT EXCHANGER, THERMOELECTRIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR EMPLOYING THE SAME - A thermoelectric conversion module (08-05-2010

Patent applications by Shinsuke Hirono, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Taisuke Hirono, Chofu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100279393MICRO CHIP DEVICE11-04-2010

Taisuke Hirono, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

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20120015377METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BIOGENOUS BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCE - Provided is an assay method and an assay device whereby assay time can be largely shortened in the case of detecting a physiologically active substance of biological origin. The aggregation start time of a liquid mixture of an assay sample with LAL is determined. From this aggregation start time, the physiologically active substance is detected or the concentration thereof is measured. The liquid mixture of the assay sample with LAL is stirred with, for example, a magnetic stirrer to form gel particles. Next, the scattered light intensity of laser light scattered by these gel particles is measured. Then, the frequency distribution of the scattered light intensity fluctuation is obtained. Based on the temporal change in the frequency distribution shape, the aggregation start time of the liquid mixture of the assay sample with LAL is determined.01-19-2012

Takao Hirono, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110039975ANTIFOULING COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND ARTICLE TREATED THEREWITH - To provide a process for efficiently producing a fluorine type antifouling composition employing a short chain R02-17-2011

Takao Hirono, Chigasaki JP

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20100225813TELEVISION RECEIVER - A television receiver cuts power supply to its built-in device which is overlapped with that of the external unit connected to the television receiver for reducing power consumption to cope with diversification of the external unit. The television receiver includes the tuner which receives a television broadcast signal, an external unit connection portion which connects the external unit with the HDMI cable, the HDMI process unit which acquires unit information data from the connected external unit to transmit video/audio data, and the power supply circuit which supplies power to the tuner. If the HDMI process unit determines that the connected external unit includes the same function as the tuner, the control unit allows the power supply circuit to stop power supply to the tuner.09-09-2010

Teiichi Hirono, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100315742BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - In a bearing apparatus, a first cup portion defining a portion of a stationary portion of a bearing apparatus includes a circular plate portion and a cylindrical portion projecting downward from an outer edge portion of the circular plate portion. A rotating portion of the bearing apparatus includes an annular recessed portion arranged to accommodate at least a lower end portion of the cylindrical portion. Accordingly, it is possible to limit the axial dimension of the bearing apparatus while also enabling both a radial dynamic pressure groove array and a pumping groove array to have a sufficient axial dimension. Additionally, one end of a through hole defined in the rotating portion is arranged to open into the annular recessed portion, so that any air bubbles introduced into a lubricating oil by the pumping groove array can be efficiently caused to flow downward through the through hole and out of the bearing apparatus.12-16-2010
20100321823BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing apparatus includes a shaft, a thrust cup including an annular potion and a cylindrical portion, a rotating member including a through hole defined therein, and a lubricating oil. A second gap defined between a lower surface of the rotating member and an upper surface of the annular portion of the thrust cup includes a first region in communication with a capillary seal portion, and a second region positioned radially inward of the first region and having an axial dimension smaller than that of the first region. A lower end portion of the through hole is open at a location radially outwardly away from a boundary between the first and second regions, so that a local circulation of the lubricating oil arises within the first region during rotation of the rotating member.12-23-2010
20110123139DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING AND SPINDLE MOTOR USING THE SAME - A dynamic pressure bearing has a reduced axial dimension and is constructed to ensure smooth feeding of a lubricating oil. The dynamic pressure bearing includes a communicating hole and at least one tapered seal, and is constructed such that an opening angle of one of the at least one tapered seal through which oil feeding is possible is in a range of about 30 degrees inclusive to about 180 degrees exclusive, a tapered seal wall surface depth W05-26-2011

Yoshiaki Hirono, Takahama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080314117GAS SENSOR WITH IMPROVED SEALING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a gas sensor, a seal member is filled in an annular space disposed between abutted inward and outward shoulder portions of a housing and a sensor member and an one open end of the housing. A tubular insulator is installed in the annular space to be mounted at its first end surface on the seal member. A ring member is installed in the annular space to be mounted at its first end surface on a second end surface of the tubular insulator. The one open end of the housing is configured to be inwardly crimped such that an edge of an inner circumference of the inwardly crimped one open end of the housing digs in a second end surface of the ring member to thereby fixedly press the seal member, the insulator, and the ring member to the abutted inward and outward shoulder portions.12-25-2008