Patents by Inventor Hideya Inoue
Hideya Inoue 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: 20070129193Abstract: A bicycle sprocket is provided that has a sprocket ring part, a synthetic resin fastening part and at least one attachment part. The synthetic resin fastening part is non-movably coupled to the sprocket ring part at a location radially inwardly of the sprocket teeth relative to the rotation axis. The least one attachment part is at least partially embedded within the synthetic resin fastening part. The attachment part includes a connecting portion and a radial projecting portion extending outwardly from the connecting portion to space the connecting portion radially inward of the sprocket ring part. The attachment part is formed as a separate member from the sprocket ring part and the synthetic resin fastening part. The synthetic resin fastening part facilitates weight saving, while the attachment part prevents the reduction of fastening power (strength) due to deterioration or deformation of the synthetic resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2005Publication date: June 7, 2007Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Tetsu Nonoshita, Hideya Inoue, Atsuhiro Emura
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Publication number: 20070007469Abstract: Target 1 that is arranged in the disc direction is sprayed from nozzle 2 that has a slit-shaped aperture. Target 1 is conveyed on a gas stream. He gas is used in this example. Nozzle 2 may be vibrated by a piezo apparatus to spray disc-shaped target 1. Target 1 that is sprayed from nozzle 2 reaches the irradiation position of laser light with its direction unchanged since the exterior of nozzle 2 is maintained in a high vacuum. Synchronized with delivery of target 1, pulse laser light 5 from Nd:YAG light source 4 is focused by lens 3 and irradiated onto target 1. The spot diameter of the laser is the same 1 mm diameter as that of target 1. The thickness is not more than 1000 nm. Therefore, virtually the entire target is converted into plasma, debris generation is inhibited and the conversion efficiency is elevated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Katsuhiko Murakami, Hideya Inoue
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Publication number: 20060258498Abstract: A bicycle chainring is formed from a first member and an second member. The first member includes a center rotational axis, a crank attachment portion with a plurality of chainring attachment openings and an annular tooth portion with a plurality of chain engaging gear teeth. The second member disposed around the center rotational axis and is fixedly attached to overlie at least one of the crank attachment portion and the annular tooth portion to reinforce the first member without obstructing access to the chainring attachment openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2005Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Koshi Tabe, Masahiro Yamanaka, Toshio Tetsuka, Shingo Shiraishi, Hideya Inoue, Yusuke Nishimoto, Atsuhiro Emura
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Publication number: 20060205549Abstract: A bicycle sprocket basically has a metallic sprocket ring part and a synthetic resin fastening part that is configured to ensure that weight can be reduced and that loss of fastening force resulting from deterioration or deformation of the synthetic resin can be prevented. The metallic sprocket ring part includes a ring element with a plurality of sprocket teeth located on an outer periphery of the ring element, a plurality of connecting elements located on an inner periphery of the ring element and a plurality of internal fastening elements located on radial inner ends of the connecting elements, respectively. The synthetic resin fastening part is non-movably formed on both axial faces of the sprocket ring part at a location radially inwardly of the sprocket teeth so as to cover at least a portion of the inner periphery of the ring element, the connecting elements, and the internal fastening elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Tetsu Nonoshita, Hideya Inoue
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Publication number: 20060128512Abstract: A crankset is provided that is mounted on a crank spindle rotatably mounted in a hanger component of a bicycle and that meshes with a chain. The crankset includes a plurality of sprockets, a crank component, and a chain guard. The plurality of sprockets are lined up in the axial direction so that the number of teeth increases outward in the axial direction. The crank component has a plurality of arm portions extending radially for fixing the plurality of sprockets. The chain guard is provided substantially in ring form on the inner side, the side disposed toward the hanger component, of the small-diameter sprocket with the fewest teeth of the plurality of sprockets such that the gap between the hanger component and the inner side is smaller than the size of the chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2005Publication date: June 15, 2006Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Toshio Tetsuka, Hideya Inoue
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Patent number: 6144804Abstract: A camera which has a visual line detection device to detect the visual line of a photographer, and which inhibits visual line detection and automatic focus adjustment operations when these operations are unnecessary. Visual line detection may be inhibited, for example, when a manual focus lens is used in the camera, or when a self-timer mode is being used and the photographer is not observing the camera viewfinder. In these types of situations, the visual line detection, focus detection region selection based upon the visual line detection result and focus adjustment action based upon the visual line detection result are inhibited, thereby preventing useless consumption of electric power, and preventing focusing on undesired objects.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1996Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Hideya Inoue
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Patent number: 6041184Abstract: A camera which performs visual line detection, and which assigns priority to photography when a release operation is performed during calibration information input for visual line detection. The camera includes an input unit to input into the camera calibration information relating to an eye of a photographer. The calibration information is automatically input when the photographer contacts an eyepiece of a viewfinder. A calculation unit calculates the visual line of the photographer, based upon the input calibration information and the state of the eye of the photographer looking through the viewfinder. A setting unit sets photographic conditions based upon the calculated visual line. When a release operation is performed during the action of calibration information input, a priority action execution unit suspends the input of calibration information, and the priority action execution unit actuates a photographic unit such that photography may be performed.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1997Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hideya Inoue, Masami Takemoto
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Patent number: 5950023Abstract: A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable of performing pre-light-emission for the purpose of preventing red-eye effect. When it is judged from the photographing condition that red-eye effect may occur, a controller activates the electronic flash device to effect a pre-light-emission for reducing the size of pupils of eyes of a person to be photographed, before the main flashing which is executed in synchronization with the exposure.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Masaharu Hara, Norikazu Yokonuma, Hidenori Miyamoto, Hideya Inoue, Toshio Sosa
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Patent number: 5937213Abstract: A camera, such as a video camera or other electrically recordable camera, has scale imprintable capabilities and a method for imprinting a scale onto memory storage media. The camera and method imprints, optically or electrically, a standard scale on memory storage media for the purpose of estimating the size of a subject image. A photographic magnification calculation circuit calculates the photographic magnification based on a subject distance, and a reference scale setting circuit sets a reference scale for the purpose of estimating the size of the subject image on the memory storage media regardless of the magnification during picture taking or print size. An imprinting circuit imprints, optically or electrically, the reference scale onto the memory storage media in accordance with the reference scale setting circuit, and only when needed or wanted. The reference scale can be imprinted in a vertical or horizontal direction in accordance with a mode selection switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1997Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Terunuma, Hidenori Miyamoto, Hideya Inoue, Toshiyuki Nakamura, Tatsuo Amanuma, Yoshikazu Iida, Yoshihiro Takeuchi
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Patent number: 5815749Abstract: A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable of performing pre-light-emission for the purpose of preventing red-eye effect. When it is judged from the photographing condition that red-eye effect may occur, a controller activates the electronic flash device to effect a pre-light-emission for reducing the size of pupils of eyes of a person to be photographed, before the main flashing which is executed in synchronization with the exposure.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1997Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Daiki Tsukahara, Kiyosada Machida, Noriyasu Kotani, Minoru Kato, Hideya Inoue
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Patent number: 5768646Abstract: A camera capable of automatic film rewinding into the magazine, comprises an information recording device for recording at least information on use in an information recording portion formed at a pre-determined position of the magazine loaded in the magazine chamber of the camera, an information detecting device capable of detecting recorded information of the magazine when it is loaded, a prohibition device for prohibiting the photographing operation in response to a detection signal corresponding to information, indicating that all the film is already used, detected by the information detecting device and a control device for controlling the information recording device, information detecting device and prohibition device in such a manner that the detection by the information detecting device is conducted prior to the recording of information of use by the information recording device, and that the photographing operation is prohibited in response to the detection of information indicating that all the filmType: GrantFiled: December 12, 1996Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Hideya Inoue
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Patent number: 5752105Abstract: A device (e.g., a camera) loaded with a film unit operates to detect a characteristic of the film unit, such as the state of an information part of the film unit. The detection result is used as a basis to control the performance of a further operation, such as a phototaking operation or a state-setting operation for the information part.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 1997Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Tsugio Takahashi, Hitoshi Aoki, Yoshio Imura, Hidenori Miyamoto, Daiki Tsukahara, Noriyasu Kotani, Hideya Inoue, Jun Nagai
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Patent number: 5748992Abstract: A camera control device is provided with a determination device for dividing the image frame into plural areas including a central area and determining the object distance in each of the areas; a focal length detecting device for detecting the focal length of a phototaking lens; an eye-gaze direction detecting device for detecting the position of the eye-gaze of the user, corresponding to one of the areas of the image frame, thereby specifying the area desired by the user; a phototaking magnification calculating device for calculating the phototaking magnification in each of the areas, based on the output of the focal length detecting device and that of the determination device; and an area selecting device for selecting either the central area in case the phototaking magnification in the central area, calculated by the above-mentioned calculating device exceeds a predetermined value, or an area specified by the eye-gaze direction detecting device in case the above-mentioned predetermined value is not exceedeType: GrantFiled: December 27, 1996Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Daiki Tsukahara, Hideya Inoue
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Patent number: 5717963Abstract: A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable of performing pre-light-emission for the purpose of preventing red-eye effect. When it is judged from the photographing condition that red-eye effect may occur, a controller activates the electronic flash device to effect a pre-light-emission for reducing the size of pupils of eyes of a person to be photographed, before the main flashing which is executed in synchronization with the exposure.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Daiki Tsukahara, Kiyosada Machida, Noriyasu Kotani, Minoru Kato, Hideya Inoue
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Patent number: 5715484Abstract: A camera capable of automatic film rewinding into the magazine, comprises an information recording device for recording at least information on use in an information recording portion formed at a predetermined position of the magazine loaded in the magazine chamber of the camera, an information detecting means capable of detecting recorded information of the magazine when it is loaded, a prohibition device for prohibiting the photographing operation in response to a detection signal corresponding to information, indicating that all the film is already used, detected by the information detecting device and a control device for controlling the information recording device, information detecting device and prohibition device in such a manner that the detection by the information detecting device is conducted prior to the recording of information of use by the information recording device, and that the photographing operation is prohibited in response to the detection of information indicating that all the film iType: GrantFiled: May 21, 1996Date of Patent: February 3, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Daiki Tsukahara, Hideya Inoue
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Patent number: 5713049Abstract: A camera-shake display device comprises a detection unit for determining whether a photographing lens detachably mounted on a camera body is provided with a compensation optical system for compensating camera-shake upon reception of a signal representing the camera-shake amount corresponding to a displacement of the camera body, and a display unit for displaying whether the camera-shake compensation is attainable or not in accordance with the output of the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1995Date of Patent: January 27, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Sueyuki Ohishi, Susumu Sato, Hideya Inoue, Akira Katayama
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Patent number: 5682560Abstract: A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable of performing pre-light-emission for the purpose of preventing red-eye effect. When it is judged from the photographing condition that red-eye effect may occur, a controller activates the electronic flash device to effect a pre-light-emission for reducing the size of pupils of eyes of to be photographed, before the main flashing which is executed in synchronization with the exposure.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: October 28, 1997Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Masaharu Hara, Norikazu Yokonuma, Hidenori Miyamoto, Hideya Inoue, Toshio Sosa
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Patent number: 5678083Abstract: A camera capable of automatic film rewinding into the magazine, comprises an information recording device for recording at least information on use in an information recording portion formed at a predetermined position of the magazine loaded in the magazine chamber of the camera, an information detecting device capable of detecting recorded information of the magazine when it is loaded, prohibition device for prohibiting the photographing operation in response to a detection signal corresponding to information, indicating that all the film is already used, detected by the information detecting device and a control device for controlling the information recording device, information detecting device and prohibition device in such a manner that the detection by the information detecting device is conducted prior to the recording of information of use by the information recording means, and that the photographing operation is prohibited in response to the detection of information indicating that all the film isType: GrantFiled: May 25, 1995Date of Patent: October 14, 1997Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Yoshio Imura, Hidenori Miyamoto, Noriyasu Kotani, Hideya Inoue
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Patent number: 5671453Abstract: A camera capable of automatic film rewinding into the magazine, comprises an information recording device for recording at least information on use in an information recording portion formed at a predetermined position of the magazine loaded in the magazine chamber of the camera, an information detecting device capable of detecting recorded information of the magazine when it is loaded, a prohibition device for prohibiting the photographing operation in response to a detection signal corresponding to information, indicating that all the film is already used, detected by the information detecting device and a control device for controlling the information recording device, information detecting device and prohibition device in such a manner that the detection by the information detecting device is conducted prior to the recording of information of use by the information recording device, and that the photographing operation is prohibited in response to the detection of information indicating that all the filmType: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: September 23, 1997Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hideya Inoue, Hitoshi Aoki, Yoshio Imura, Daiki Tsukahara
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Patent number: 5649252Abstract: A camera capable of automatic film rewinding into the magazine, comprises an information recording device for recording at least information on use in an information recording portion formed at a predetermined position of the magazine loaded in the magazine chamber of the camera, an information detecting device capable of detecting recorded information of the magazine when it is loaded, a prohibition device for prohibiting the photographing operation in response to a detection signal corresponding to information, indicating that all the film is already used, detected by the information detecting device and control means for controlling the information recording device, information detecting device and prohibition device in such a manner that the detection by the information detecting device is conducted prior to the recording of information of use by the information recording means, and that the photographing operation is prohibited in response to the detection of information indicating that all the film is aType: GrantFiled: May 25, 1995Date of Patent: July 15, 1997Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Tsugio Takahashi, Hitoshi Aoki, Yoshio Imura, Hidenori Miyamoto, Daiki Tsukahara, Noriyasu Kotani, Hideya Inoue, Jun Nagai