Patents by Inventor Chiaki Asakawa
Chiaki Asakawa 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: 8335136Abstract: Provided is an optical pickup apparatus using a reduced number of parts. An optical pickup apparatus (26) of the present invention includes: a laser unit (108) for emitting a laser beam complying with the BD standards; a laser unit (106) for emitting a laser beam complying with the DVD standards and a laser beam complying with the CD standards; and a PDIC (10B) for receiving and detecting the laser beams complying with the respective standards. Because the laser beam complying with the DVD standards and the laser beam complying with the BD standards are received by one photo detector provided in the PDIC (10B), the number of parts needed for the optical pickup apparatus (26) can be reduced, and the costs of the apparatus can be decreased.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Hiruma, Chiaki Asakawa
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Patent number: 8315140Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus comprising: a laser light source configured to emit a laser beam; an objective lens configured to apply the laser beam to an optical recording medium; and a beam splitter including a first reflective film configured to reflect the laser beam so as to be directed to the objective lens, the beam splitter interposed in an optical path between the laser light source and the objective lens, an incidence polarization angle of the laser beam relative to the first reflective film being set such that a P-polarization component is greater than an S-polarization component in linear polarization components of the laser beam incident on the first reflective film.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Sato, Kiyotaka Eizumi, Chiaki Asakawa
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Patent number: 8310911Abstract: In an optical pickup apparatus, a major part of an optical path of a laser beam emitted from a first semiconductor laser device and an optical path of a laser beam emitted from a second semiconductor laser device 3 are shared. The first laser beam is transmitted through a quarter wavelength plate and a second reflecting mirror and is reflected by a first reflecting mirror. With this structure, the number of parts of optical systems disposed in the optical pickup apparatus is reduced, an attachment operation of the parts becomes easier, and a time required for adjusting an optical axis is reduced. Thus, an operational efficiency is greatly improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chiaki Asakawa, Mitsuhiro Hiruma
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Publication number: 20120069725Abstract: In an optical pickup apparatus, a major part of an optical path of a laser beam emitted from a first semiconductor laser device and an optical path of a laser beam emitted from a second semiconductor laser device 3 are shared. The first laser beam is transmitted through a quarter wavelength plate and a second reflecting mirror and is reflected by a first reflecting mirror. With this structure, the number of parts of optical systems disposed in the optical pickup apparatus is reduced, an attachment operation of the parts becomes easier, and a time required for adjusting an optical axis is reduced. Thus, an operational efficiency is greatly improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chiaki ASAKAWA, Mitsuhiro Hiruma
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Publication number: 20120063286Abstract: A conventional optical pickup apparatus has a problem that due to multiple optical paths provided therein, the number of parts of optical systems becomes larger and a time required for attaching the parts and adjusting an optical axis becomes longer. In optical pickup apparatus 1 of the invention, a major part of optical path 21 of a laser beam emitted from first semiconductor laser device 2 and optical path 20 of a laser beam emitted from second semiconductor laser device 3 are shared. Then, the laser beam reflected from the optical disk 17 (optical feedback) is received by shared PDIC 19 and light-receiving processing is accurately performed on the laser beam as a light detector. With this structure, the number of parts of optical systems disposed in the optical pickup apparatus 1 is reduced, an attachment operation of the parts becomes easier, and a time required for adjusting an optical axis is reduced. Thus, an operational efficiency is greatly improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chiaki ASAKAWA, Mitsuhiro Hiruma
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Publication number: 20120051205Abstract: Provided is an optical pickup apparatus using a reduced number of parts. An optical pickup apparatus (26) of the present invention includes: a laser unit (108) for emitting a laser beam complying with the BD standards; a laser unit (106) for emitting a laser beam complying with the DVD standards and a laser beam complying with the CD standards; and a PDIC (10B) for receiving and detecting the laser beams complying with the respective standards. Because the laser beam complying with the DVD standards and the laser beam complying with the BD standards are received by one photo detector provided in the PDIC (10B), the number of parts needed for the optical pickup apparatus (26) can be reduced, and the costs of the apparatus can be decreased.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro HIRUMA, Chiaki Asakawa
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Publication number: 20110170397Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus comprising: a laser light source configured to emit a laser beam; an objective lens configured to apply the laser beam to an optical recording medium; and a beam splitter including a first reflective film configured to reflect the laser beam so as to be directed to the objective lens, the beam splitter interposed in an optical path between the laser light source and the objective lens, an incidence polarization angle of the laser beam relative to the first reflective film being set such that a P-polarization component is greater than an S-polarization component in linear polarization components of the laser beam incident on the first reflective film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Sato, Kiyotaka Eizumi, Chiaki Asakawa