Patents by Inventor Hidetaka Hoshino

Hidetaka Hoshino 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: 20140160546
    Abstract: In a scanning optical apparatus, an illumination optical system has a diffractive power ?dM and a refractive power ?nM in a main scanning direction, and a ratio ?nM/?dM in the main scanning direction for a focal length fi in a range of 10-22 mm satisfies: g2(fi)??nM/?dM?g1(fi), where A(Z)=(1.897×107)Z2+6744Z+0.5255, B(Z)=(2.964×107)Z2+5645Z+0.6494, C(Z)=(3.270×107)Z2+3589Z+0.5250, D(Z)=(5.016×107)Z2+4571Z+0.8139, g1(fi)=fi{D(Z)?B(Z)}/12?5D(Z)/6+11B(Z)/6, g2(fi)=fi{C(Z)?D(Z)}/12?5C(Z)/6+11A(Z)/6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Hidetaka HOSHINO, Yoshifumi NAKAMURA, Hitoshi FUJINO
  • Publication number: 20140085696
    Abstract: In a scanning optical apparatus, an illumination optical system has a diffractive power ?dM in a main scanning direction, a diffractive power ?dS in a sub-scanning direction, a refractive power ?nM in the main scanning direction, and a refractive power ?nS in the sub-scanning direction. A ratio ?nM/?dM in the main scanning direction for a focal length fi in a range of 10-30 mm satisfies: g2(fi)??nM/?dM?g1(fi), where A(Z)=(3.532×107)Z2+3023Z+0.7010, B(Z)=(5.719×107)Z2+4169Z+0.7678, C(Z)=(1.727×107)Z2+3244Z+0.4217, D(Z)=(1.373×108)Z2+3232Z+1.224, g1(fi)=fi{D(Z)?B(Z)}/20?0.5D(Z)+1.5B(Z), g2(fi)=fi{C(Z)?D(Z)}/20?0.5C(Z)+1.5A(Z), and a ratio ?nS/?dS in the sub-scanning direction satisfies: ?nS/?dS<1.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetaka HOSHINO, Yoshifumi NAKAMURA, Hitoshi FUJINO
  • Patent number: 7959304
    Abstract: A projector which is configured to project an image by means of a projection light onto a surface approximately parallel, or a surface approximately perpendicular, to an installation surface. According to aspects of the disclosure, the projector may include a first reflecting surface which reflects the projection light toward the approximately parallel surface; a second reflecting surface which reflects the projection light toward the approximately perpendicular surface; and a reflecting surface switching section which can switchably place the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface in an optical path of the projection light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidetaka Hoshino, Yoshito Hosoi, Tomoyuki Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20090027628
    Abstract: An image by means of a projection light is projected without any distortion both onto a surface approximately parallel to an installation surface, and onto a surface approximately perpendicular to the installation surface. In a case in which reflecting surfaces are held in a horizontal condition, and a reflecting surface of a reflecting mirror on which a projection light falls is formed into a planar surface, individual light rays fall on positions on a table surface. As these positions are evenly spaced, an image projected onto the table surface becomes a non-distorted image. On the other hand, in a case in which the surfaces are held in an inclined condition, and a surface on which the projection light falls is formed into a curved surface, individual light rays caused to emerge from a light modulation device at even intervals fall on a wall surface. Incidence positions of the individual light rays being evenly spaced, an image projected onto the wall surface becomes the non-distorted image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetaka HOSHINO, Yoshito Hosoi, Tomoyuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7438416
    Abstract: An optometric apparatus for examining refractive power of an examinee's eye subjectively, capable of performing highly-precise examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Akihiro Hayashi, Yoshinobu Hosoi, Hidetaka Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7275824
    Abstract: A fundus camera for photographing a fundus of an eye to be examined has a system having an objective lens and a diaphragm arranged in a position approximately conjugate with a pupil with respect to the lens, for observing and photographing the fundus via the lens and the diaphragm, an optical path bifurcating member which is arranged on an optical path between the lens and the diaphragm, a system for observing an anterior segment of the eye via the lens and the optical path bifurcating member, and a correction member, which is arranged on an optical path of the fundus observation/photographing optical system, for correcting a deviation of an optical axis of the fundus observation/photographing optical system caused by arrangement of the optical path bifurcating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Nidek Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidetaka Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20040218147
    Abstract: An optometric apparatus for examining refractive power of an examinee's eye subjectively, capable of performing highly-precise examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Akihiro Hayashi, Yoshinobu Hosoi, Hidetaka Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20040169818
    Abstract: A fundus camera capable of obtaining a fundus image under an accurate alignment condition and obtaining a fundus image under an accurate focusing condition. The fundus camera for photographing a fundus of an eye to be examined has a system having an objective lens and a diaphragm arranged in a position approximately conjugate with a pupil with respect to the lens, for observing and photographing the fundus via the lens and the diaphragm, an optical path bifurcating member which is arranged on an optical path between the lens and the diaphragm, a system for observing an anterior segment of the eye via the lens and the optical path bifurcating member, and a correction member, which is arranged on an optical path of the fundus observation/photographing optical system, for correcting a deviation of an optical axis of the fundus observation/photographing optical system caused by arrangement of the optical path bifurcating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: Hidetaka Hoshino
  • Patent number: 6652102
    Abstract: A visual function test apparatus for testing a visual function by presenting an optotype to an examinee's eye is disclosed. This apparatus includes a first half mirror disposed on a projection optical axis of light of the optotype; an illumination light source having a projection optical axis which is made substantially coaxial with the projection optical axis of the optotype light by the first half mirror; a concave mirror which reflects an illumination light from the illumination light source and the optotype light; a second half mirror disposed between the first half mirror and the concave mirror, the second half mirror reflecting the optotype light and the illumination light both reflected by the concave mirror toward the examinee's eye; and a control section which changes a ratio between a light quantity of the optotype light and a light quantity of the illumination light in accordance with a predetermined contrast ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Akihiro Hayashi, Noritsugu Nozawa, Yuichiro Kanazawa, Hidetaka Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20020047997
    Abstract: A visual function test apparatus for testing a visual function by presenting an optotype to an examinee's eye is disclosed. This apparatus includes a first half mirror disposed on a projection optical axis of light of the optotype; an illumination light source having a projection optical axis which is made substantially coaxial with the projection optical axis of the optotype light by the first half mirror; a concave mirror which reflects an illumination light from the illumination light source and the optotype light; a second half mirror disposed between the first half mirror and the concave mirror, the second half mirror reflecting the optotype light and the illumination light both reflected by the concave mirror toward the examinee's eye; and a control section which changes a ratio between a light quantity of the optotype light and a light quantity of the illumination light in accordance with a predetermined contrast ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Hayashi, Noritsugu Nozawa, Yuichiro Kanazawa, Hidetaka Hoshino
  • Patent number: D553661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakayama, Takeshi Kitakata, Hidetaka Hoshino, Tomoyuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: D554174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakayama, Takeshi Kitakata, Hidetaka Hoshino, Tomoyuki Okamoto