Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Chiba

Hiroshi Chiba 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: 20170150066
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, a cutout image generation unit for cutting out a specified area in a pickup image taken by the image pickup unit to generate a cutout image enlarged at a specified magnification, an image display unit for displaying one or both of the pickup image taken by the image pickup unit and the cutout image generated by the cutout image generation unit, a display image control unit for controlling a method of displaying an image the image display unit displays, a manual focus operation unit for the user to control through manual operation the focus position of the image pickup unit, and a manual zoom operation unit for the user to control the zoom magnification of the image pickup unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Shinichiro HIROOKA, Hiroshi CHIBA
  • Patent number: 9606447
    Abstract: A reflective mirror is provided with a base and a multilayer film including first layers and second layers laminated alternately on the base and capable of reflecting at least a portion of the incident light. The multilayer film is provided with a first portion having a first thickness, and with a second portion which has a second thickness different from the first thickness and which is provided at a position rotationally symmetric to that of the first portion about the optical axis of the reflective mirror relative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Kawabe, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Patent number: 9567674
    Abstract: A film deposition apparatus includes: a plasma generating section configured to generate plasma between a cathode target and an anode; a film deposition chamber in which a base material is placed; and a magnetic-field filter section configured to remove a particle from the plasma by a magnetic field and to transfer the plasma to the film deposition chamber. The magnetic-field filter section includes: a first housing area to which a first voltage is applied; and a second housing area, provided downstream of the first housing area in the moving direction of the plasma, to which a second voltage is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Norikazu Nakamura, Shoichi Miyahara, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Patent number: 9503648
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, a cutout image generation unit for cutting out a specified area in a pickup image taken by the image pickup unit to generate a cutout image enlarged at a specified magnification, an image display unit for displaying one or both of the pickup image taken by the image pickup unit and the cutout image generated by the cutout image generation unit, a display image control unit for controlling a method of displaying an image the image display unit displays, a manual focus operation unit for the user to control through manual operation the focus position of the image pickup unit, and a manual zoom operation unit for the user to control the zoom magnification of the image pickup unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hirooka, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Patent number: 9490541
    Abstract: A loop antenna in accordance with the present invention has an antenna element having a shape that traces a closed curve, the antenna element including (i) a first projection section which projects from one of two end sections of the antenna element toward an inside of the closed curve and (ii) a second projection section which projects from the other of the two end sections of the antenna element toward the inside of the closed curve, each of the first projection section and the second projection section including a feed point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroiku Tayama, Ning Guan, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Togura, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20160239747
    Abstract: An information presentation device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes: for respective decision making entities, calculating assessment indexes of a plurality of respective assessment criteria, based on characteristic information representing a characteristic of each of the decision making entities; selecting, from the plurality of decision making entities, at least one decision making entity having a characteristic similar to that of an information presentation target decision making entity that is a target of information presentation, based on an assessment index calculated for each of the decision making entities; and acquiring and presenting information related to decision making by the selected decision making entity from a storage section storing information related to decision making for each of the plurality of decision making entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhito Nakazawa, Tetsuyoshi Shiota, Hiroshi Chiba, Nagano Tomoko, Hidemichi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20160194757
    Abstract: A film deposition apparatus includes: a plasma generating section configured to generate plasma between a cathode target and an anode; a film deposition chamber in which a base material is placed; and a magnetic-field filter section configured to remove a particle from the plasma by a magnetic field and to transfer the plasma to the film deposition chamber. The magnetic-field filter section includes: a first housing area to which a first voltage is applied; and a second housing area, provided downstream of the first housing area in the moving direction of the plasma, to which a second voltage is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Norikazu Nakamura, Shoichi Miyahara, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Patent number: 9385431
    Abstract: A dipole antenna in accordance with the present invention includes a first antenna element provided in a two-dimensional surface and having a linear shape and a second antenna element provided in the two-dimensional surface and having a spiral shape that circles around the first antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroiku Tayama, Ning Guan, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Togura, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20160087327
    Abstract: A main body (100) of a window frame (10) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a holding section (130) that holds an end part of a window (32) with the use of a window guide (36) made of rubber. A film antenna (200) incorporated into the main body (100) includes a feed section (230) located so as not to overlap the window guide (36) when the main body (100) in a plan view is viewed from a vehicle-exterior side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Niihara, Ning Guan, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Chiba, Hiroiku Tayama
  • Publication number: 20160013554
    Abstract: An integrated antenna (1) includes: a first loop antenna (11) having a first annular antenna element (11a); and a second loop antenna (13) having a second annular antenna element (13). The second annular antenna element (13) is arranged, on a surface identical to that where the first annular antenna element (13a) is arranged, so as to surround the first annular antenna element (13a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Chiba, Hiroiku Tayama, Ning Guan
  • Publication number: 20160005518
    Abstract: A high-temperature superconducting coil according to the invention includes an oxide superconducting wire including a tape-shaped substrate, an intermediate layer being stacked on the substrate, an oxide superconducting layer being stacked on the intermediate layer, and a metal stabilized layer being stacked on the oxide superconducting layer; a coil main body being formed by winding the oxide superconducting wire in a coil shape; and an impregnated resin layer being formed of an impregnated resin of which a thermal shrinkage rate indicating a rate of change of a length when cooling is performed from 293 K to 140 K is greater than or equal to ?0.517%, the impregnated resin layer covering the coil main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori DAIBO, Hiroshi CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20150219997
    Abstract: A reflective mirror is provided with a base and a multilayer film including first layers and second layers laminated alternately on the base and capable of reflecting at least a portion of the incident light. The multilayer film is provided with a first portion having a first thickness, and with a second portion which has a second thickness different from the first thickness and which is provided at a position rotationally symmetric to that of the first portion about the optical axis of the reflective mirror relative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshio Kawabe, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20140365727
    Abstract: A storage control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive commands requesting access to a first storage. The processor is configured to detect, among the received commands, a monitoring command requesting access for monitoring to the first storage. The processor is configured to restrict access to the first storage in response to the detected monitoring command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hidekazu KAWANO, Hajime Watanabe, Jun Ishizaki, Hiroshi Chiba, Nobukazu Kirigaya, Yoshiharu Itoh, Hiroshi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20140354500
    Abstract: A dipole antenna in accordance with the present invention includes a first antenna element provided in a two-dimensional surface and having a linear shape and a second antenna element provided in the two-dimensional surface and having a spiral shape that circles around the first antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroiku Tayama, Ning Guan, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Togura, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20140354509
    Abstract: A loop antenna in accordance with the present invention has an antenna element having a shape that traces a closed curve, the antenna element including (i) a first projection section which projects from one of two end sections of the antenna element toward an inside of the closed curve and (ii) a second projection section which projects from the other of the two end sections of the antenna element toward the inside of the closed curve, each of the first projection section and the second projection section including a feed point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroiku Tayama, Ning Guan, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Togura, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Patent number: 8792039
    Abstract: An obstacle detection display device, for enabling to display the information of a result of image recognition at high accuracy, at high speed and without position error of shift, even for an image photographed by a wide-angle camera, is constructed with: an image pickup means; an image correcting means for executing geometrical correction upon a video signal outputted from the image pickup means through image processing, and thereby outputting it; an image recognizing means for detecting object information by executing image processing on the video signal outputted from the image correcting means; a display information producing means for determining display information and display position in the video signal, to be presented to a user, being superimposed on the video signal, which is outputted by the image pickup means, upon basis of the object information detected by the image recognizing means, and thereby outputting them; and a display information superimposing means for superimposing the display inform
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hirooka, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20140092290
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, a cutout image generation unit for cutting out a specified area in a pickup image taken by the image pickup unit to generate a cutout image enlarged at a specified magnification, an image display unit for displaying one or both of the pickup image taken by the image pickup unit and the cutout image generated by the cutout image generation unit, a display image control unit for controlling a method of displaying an image the image display unit displays, a manual focus operation unit for the user to control through manual operation the focus position of the image pickup unit, and a manual zoom operation unit for the user to control the zoom magnification of the image pickup unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro HIROOKA, Hiroshi CHIBA
  • Patent number: 8599244
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, a cutout image generation unit for cutting out a specified area in a pickup image taken by the image pickup unit to generate a cutout image enlarged at a specified magnification, an image display unit for displaying one or both of the pickup image taken by the image pickup unit and the cutout image generated by the cutout image generation unit, a display image control unit for controlling a method of displaying an image the image display unit displays, a manual focus operation unit for the user to control through manual operation the focus position of the image pickup unit, and a manual zoom operation unit for the user to control the zoom magnification of the image pickup unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hirooka, Hiroshi Chiba
  • Patent number: 8371367
    Abstract: A heat sink includes a base having a first surface thermally connected to a heat producing component and a plurality of fins supported by a second surface of the base and arranged in a predetermined direction, each fin having a plurality of through-holes. The base and the plurality of fins are integrally formed from a porous material, for example a lotus-shaped porous material. The heat sink is placed within a duct. The heat sink may have a width of about 10 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka University
    Inventors: Hiroshi Chiba, Tetsuro Ogushi, Hideo Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8243885
    Abstract: To provide an X-ray generator capable of preventing electric corrosion and exerting stable performance over long periods. The X-ray generator includes: a rotary anticathode having a rotary anticathode part and a shaft part; an anticathode accommodating case including an air-tight case part for keeping an area surrounding the rotary anticathode part in a vacuum atmosphere, and a journaling case part for rotatively supporting the shaft part via a bearing; and an electric motor to rotatably drive the anticathode (target). A water-cooled jacket, through which cooling water for cooling the rotary anticathode part and the shaft part flows, is provided in the rotary anticathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Bruker AXS K.K.
    Inventors: Katsumi Kawasaki, Yutaka Inari, Hiroshi Chiba