Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Okubo
Hirofumi Okubo 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: 11938958Abstract: The present disclosure including determining that a state of a load on an occupant in a vehicle on the basis of at least one of a traveling state of the vehicle (100), an external environment state of the vehicle, and a state of the occupant in the vehicle, and executing a dialogue with the occupant by executing a dialogue program corresponding to the state of the load on the occupant.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takehito Teraguchi, Hirofumi Inoue, Jo Nishiyama, Shota Okubo, Yu Shikoda
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Patent number: 11921407Abstract: A fixing device that fixes, to a light emitting device that emits light, a lens barrel included in a projection optical device and holding a plurality of lenses includes a first tube member, a contact section provided on an outer side of the first tube member and in contact with a holding section included in the light emitting device, and a pressing mechanism provided to be opposed to the contact section and configured to press the holding section toward the contact section when the fixing device is attached to the light emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoto Takehana, Hirofumi Okubo, Kosho Kamijo
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Patent number: 11912295Abstract: A travel information processing apparatus includes a voice input device configured to input voice data of a user, an output device configured to specify an object by estimating from the voice data based on a word extracted from the voice data and indicating the object around a traveling route and a word extracted from the voice data and indicating a positional relationship of the object and output image data or voice data indicating a specified object; and a travel information processor configured to change a traveling motion of a subject vehicle based on the specified object.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Inoue, Jo Nishiyama, Takehito Teraguchi, Yu Shikoda, Shota Okubo
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Publication number: 20230270153Abstract: A solid object feeder according to the present invention includes a rotary disk including a plurality of storing holes of storing solid objects, a supporting member disposed below the rotary disk, and a guide member disposed above a peripheral portion of the rotary disk. The supporting member includes a step region continuing from an upstream side to a downstream side with respect to the guide member, and another region located upstream of the step region. A gap between the supporting member and a lower surface of the rotary disk in the step region is defined so that the solid object can move a space below the guide member from the upstream side to the downstream side. The gap is larger than a gap between the supporting member and the lower surface of the rotary disk in the other region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Masaki HOSOYA, Hirofumi OKUBO
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Publication number: 20230189824Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a transfer device capable of stably transferring a food material transferred by a pump device in accordance with the physical properties of the food material. A transfer device (3,5), wherein a pump device (17) includes a housing unit (31) in which a pump chamber (36) in which a pair of Roots-type rotors (32A, 32B) are disposed and a downstream channel (37) communicating with the pump chamber are formed, and a pump driving unit (39) that drives the pair of Roots-type rotors to rotate in mutually opposite directions, the housing unit includes a casing (34) that houses the pair of Roots-type rotors, and the pair of Roots-type rotors have lobes (32AP, 32BP) each having a V-shaped profile and being meshable with each other, and are attached to the casing interchangeably left and right.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hirofumi OKUBO
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Patent number: 11415868Abstract: A projection optical apparatus includes a first lens group, a first lens barrel holding the first lens group, a first optical path deflector disposed at a demagnifying side of the first lens group, a resin frame holding the first optical path deflector and including a first opening in which the first lens barrel is fitted, and a first reinforcing member disposed around an outer circumference of the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Okubo
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Publication number: 20220229351Abstract: A fixing device that fixes, to a light emitting device that emits light, a lens barrel included in a projection optical device and holding a plurality of lenses includes a first tube member, a contact section provided on an outer side of the first tube member and in contact with a holding section included in the light emitting device, and a pressing mechanism provided to be opposed to the contact section and configured to press the holding section toward the contact section when the fixing device is attached to the light emitting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Naoto TAKEHANA, Hirofumi OKUBO, Kosho KAMIJO
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Publication number: 20220206242Abstract: A projection optical apparatus is removably installed in a light emitting apparatus and projects light emitted from the light emitting apparatus. The projection optical apparatus includes a plurality of lenses, a lens barrel holding the plurality of lenses, and a first grip extending outward from the exterior of the lens barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Hirofumi OKUBO, Naoto TAKEHANA, Kosho KAMIJO
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Publication number: 20220155550Abstract: A mounting member mounts an imaging apparatus on a projection optical apparatus that projects image light. The mounting member includes a first plate part to which the imaging apparatus is fixed, the first plate part having a shape of a planar plate, and a second plate part having a shape of a planar plate and extending from the first plate part, the second plate part being fixed to the projection optical apparatus. The first plate part has a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface. The second plate part is disposed on the side facing the second surface. The first surface is a placement surface where the imaging apparatus is placed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Takahiro TAKIZAWA, Naoto TAKEHANA, Hirofumi OKUBO, Takeshi HIRAI
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Patent number: 11019313Abstract: A projection optical apparatus includes a first lens group including a first optical axis, a first optical path deflector, a second optical path deflector, a second lens group including a second optical axis, a first lens barrel, a second lens barrel and a frame. The frame includes a frame main body and a cover frame. The frame main body includes a lens barrel attachment part including first and second openings, and first and second side parts facing each other and extending in a direction along a plane containing the first optical axis and a third optical axis between the first optical path deflector and the second optical path deflector. The cover frame is disposed at an opposite side to a lens barrel attachment part side with respect to the first and second optical path deflectors, and includes an outer circumferential part fixed to the the first and second side parts.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Okubo
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Patent number: 10942327Abstract: A centering pin pushes an inclining surface provided as part of a side section of a lens frame that accommodates a centering target lens that is a centering target lens group to allow the centering target lens to move in a centering direction. In this process, an end surface of the lens frame is always urged against a reference surface that positions the lens frame attached to an attachment section of a lens barrel in the optical axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Okubo
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Publication number: 20200401033Abstract: A projection optical apparatus includes a first lens group, a first lens barrel holding the first lens group, a first optical path deflector disposed at a demagnifying side of the first lens group, a resin frame holding the first optical path deflector and including a first opening in which the first lens barrel is fitted, and a first reinforcing member disposed around an outer circumference of the first opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi OKUBO
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Publication number: 20200404231Abstract: A projection optical apparatus includes a first lens group including a first optical axis, a first optical path deflector, a second optical path deflector, a second lens group including a second optical axis, a first lens barrel, a second lens barrel and a frame. The frame includes a frame main body and a cover frame. The frame main body includes a lens barrel attachment part including first and second openings, and first and second side parts facing each other and extending in a direction along a plane containing the first optical axis and a third optical axis between the first optical path deflector and the second optical path deflector. The cover frame is disposed at an opposite side to a lens barrel attachment part side with respect to the first and second optical path deflectors, and includes an outer circumferential part fixed to the the first and second side parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi OKUBO
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Publication number: 20200249450Abstract: A projection optical device includes a first lens group with a plurality of lenses arranged on a first optical axis, and which light emitted from a reduction side conjugate plane enters, a first reflecting element configured to reflect the light emitted from the first lens group to fold an optical path, a second lens group with a plurality of lenses arranged on a second optical axis, and which the light emitted from the first reflecting element enters, a second reflecting element configured to reflect the light emitted from the second lens group to fold an optical path, and a third lens group with a plurality of lenses arranged on a third optical axis, and which transmits the light emitted from the second reflecting element to emit the light toward an enlargement side conjugate plane, wherein defining an angle formed between the first and second optical axis as ?[°], ??90°.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi OKUBO, Koji SHIOKAWA
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Publication number: 20190293897Abstract: A centering pin pushes an inclining surface provided as part of a side section of a lens frame that accommodates a centering target lens that is a centering target lens group to allow the centering target lens to move in a centering direction. In this process, an end surface of the lens frame is always urged against a reference surface that positions the lens frame attached to an attachment section of a lens barrel in the optical axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi OKUBO
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Patent number: 9933695Abstract: A position detection device includes: a sensor that includes a light emission unit and a light reception unit receiving light emitted from the light emission unit; a driving unit; a gear (transmission gear) that is disposed at a position facing the sensor and is rotated by power from the driving unit; and a control unit that drives the driving unit based on an amount of light received by the light reception unit and detected by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hirofumi Okubo, Kazunori Maeta, Akira Nemura
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Publication number: 20170205699Abstract: A position detection device includes: a sensor that includes a light emission unit and a light reception unit receiving light emitted from the light emission unit; a driving unit; a gear (transmission gear) that is disposed at a position facing the sensor and is rotated by power from the driving unit; and a control unit that drives the driving unit based on an amount of light received by the light reception unit and detected by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Hirofumi Okubo, Kazunori Maeta, Akira Nemura
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Patent number: 8448950Abstract: A split mechanical seal has split ring fitting holes into which split rings having a rectangular cross-section are fitted. The split ring fitting holes are formed over the entire length in the circumferential direction of the seal between split sealing rings and split flanges. The split rings are mounted in the split ring fitting holes with the phases of the split sealing rings and the split flanges shifted from each other such that one end of each split ring projects from a split contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Sato, Hirofumi Okubo
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Publication number: 20100264597Abstract: Provided is a split mechanical seal split along the circumferential direction of the seal, wherein the accuracy of assembling the mechanical seal and the accuracy of the assembling at each split contact surface are enhanced, assembling workability in a site is drastically enhanced by providing each part of the seal with a temporary fitting function, and leakage is eliminated. A split mechanical seal has split ring fitting holes into which split rings having a rectangular cross-section are fitted. The split ring fitting holes are formed over the entire length in the circumferential direction of the seal between split sealing rings and split flanges. The split rings are mounted in the split ring fitting holes with the phases of the split sealing rings and the split flanges shifted from each other such that one end of each split ring projects from a split contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Tetsuya Sato, Hirofumi Okubo