Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Kuroki

Hiroyuki Kuroki 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).

  • Patent number: 11956556
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident; an imaging unit that supports the imaging element in a state where the imaging surface faces forward; a casing including a through hole in a front surface and accommodating the imaging unit in a state where a front side portion of the imaging unit passes through the through hole so as to protrude from the front surface; and an actuator that is provided in the casing and displaces the imaging unit in a direction intersecting a normal direction of the imaging surface. The imaging unit includes a flange portion extending outward from the front side portion of the imaging unit so as to cover at lease part pf a gap between the through hole of the casing and the imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20230262306
    Abstract: The present disclosure facilitates access to an imaging surface of an imaging element in an imaging apparatus in which a plurality of optical filters are selectively arranged in front of the imaging surface of the imaging element. An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident, a first filter unit including a first optical filter, a second filter unit including a second optical filter, and a filter unit drive mechanism that drives each of the first and second filter units between a filtering position in front of the imaging surface and a retracted position deviated from the front of the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
  • Publication number: 20230239555
    Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging main body; a fan accommodation portion provided in an upper portion of the imaging main body; and a cooling fan disposed in the fan accommodation portion, wherein the fan accommodation portion includes an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a front surface that cover the cooling fan, and an intake port and an exhaust port for the cooling fan to perform intake and exhaust are provided on a surface of the fan accommodation portion different from the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Norikazu KANEDA, Hiroyuki Kuroki, Hiroki Kasugai, Yuuji Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20230232087
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface; a first filter unit including a first optical filter; and a drive mechanism configured to move the first filter unit in parallel in a second direction intersecting a first direction being a normal direction of the imaging surface and between a first filtering position and a first retraction position. The first filtering position is a position at which the first optical filter is present in front of the imaging surface, and the first retraction position is a position at which the first optical filter is deviated from a front of the imaging surface. The drive mechanism includes a belt member coupled to the first filter unit, and a belt drive member configured to rotate in a state where the belt member is partially wound, the belt drive member configured to move a first portion of the belt member to which the first filter unit is coupled in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
  • Publication number: 20230217092
    Abstract: The imaging apparatus includes an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident, a first filter unit including an electronic first optical filter capable of changing a light transmittance, and a first drive mechanism that rotates the first filter unit about a first rotation center line between a first filtering position and a first retraction position. The first filtering position is a position where the first optical filter exists in front of the imaging surface of the imaging element and light before reaching the imaging surface passes through the first optical filter, and the first retraction position is a position where the first filter unit is out of the front of the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
  • Publication number: 20230199334
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident; an imaging unit that supports the imaging element in a state where the imaging surface faces forward; a casing including a through hole in a front surface and accommodating the imaging unit in a state where a front side portion of the imaging unit passes through the through hole so as to protrude from the front surface; and an actuator that is provided in the casing and displaces the imaging unit in a direction intersecting a normal direction of the imaging surface. The imaging unit includes a flange portion extending outward from the front side portion of the imaging unit so as to cover at lease part pf a gap between the through hole of the casing and the imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
  • Publication number: 20230035644
    Abstract: An imaging device includes: a heat source; a heat dissipation mechanism for dissipating heat of the heat source; and a main body to which the heat source and the heat dissipation mechanism are attached, wherein the heat dissipation mechanism is disposed on an outer peripheral portion of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KUROKI, Hikaru TSUCHITANI, Yuuji MATSUO, Norikazu KANEDA
  • Patent number: 11340516
    Abstract: A lens hood includes: a casing provided with a through-hole; first and second rotary frames which are arranged side by side in an opening direction of the through-hole and rotate in opposite directions in conjunction with each other; and first and second lens covers which approach or separate from each other to open and close the through-hole. The first lens cover includes a first connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame, and a second connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame. The second lens cover includes a third connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame and a fourth connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20210223665
    Abstract: A lens hood includes: a casing provided with a through-hole; first and second rotary frames which are arranged side by side in an opening direction of the through-hole and rotate in opposite directions in conjunction with each other; and first and second lens covers which approach or separate from each other to open and close the through-hole. The first lens cover includes a first connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame, and a second connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame. The second lens cover includes a third connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame and a fourth connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
  • Patent number: 10955871
    Abstract: A dial device has a dial, a base member, a sphere; and a biasing member that is provided to one of the dial and the base member and biases the sphere toward the other one. An inner peripheral surface of an accommodation hole includes a portion in which a first hemispherical portion of the sphere is interposed between a first contact point and a second contact point, the first hemispherical portion of the sphere being on one side with respect to a first plane that includes the rotation direction and a biasing direction of the biasing member and passes through a center of the sphere. A recessed surface of each of a plurality of recesses includes a portion in which a second hemispherical portion of the sphere on another side with respect to the first plane is interposed between a third contact point and a fourth contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20210026394
    Abstract: A dial device has a dial, a base member, a sphere; and a biasing member that is provided to one of the dial and the base member and biases the sphere toward the other one. An inner peripheral surface of an accommodation hole includes a portion in which a first hemispherical portion of the sphere is interposed between a first contact point and a second contact point, the first hemispherical portion of the sphere being on one side with respect to a first plane that includes the rotation direction and a biasing direction of the biasing member and passes through a center of the sphere. A recessed surface of each of a plurality of recesses includes a portion in which a second hemispherical portion of the sphere on another side with respect to the first plane is interposed between a third contact point and a fourth contact point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
  • Patent number: 10391686
    Abstract: A mold that: makes it possible to manufacture a molded foam body wherein a reinforcing member extends to a portion of the outer face of the molded body main body that corresponds to a parting line in the inner face of the cavity of the mold; and prevents molding problems stemming from the reinforcing member getting into the aforementioned parting line. Also: a method for manufacturing a molded foam body using the aforementioned mold; and a molded foam body manufactured thereby. The aforementioned mold (1) is provided with a seal member (7) that seals the space between mating faces (2a, 3a) of mold parts (2, 3) when the mold is fastened, and said seal member (7) is designed so as to be able to seal the space between the mating faces (2a, 3a) even if the reinforcing member (22) gets in between the mating faces (2a, 3a) on the cavity (4) side of the seal member (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kuroki, Teruo Iwai, Taisuke Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 10360795
    Abstract: A speed limit violation control system of the present disclosure includes: imaging units (320, 330) which image a running vehicle; recorder (420) that records one of videos imaged by the imaging units (320, 330); and controller (360) that calculates a speed of the vehicle based on the videos of imaging units (320, 330) and determines a starting point and an ending point of the one of the videos, which is to be recorded in recorder (420), based on the calculated speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Okamura, Hisayoshi Yamamoto, Mitsuru Kashihara, Shigenori Yatsuri, Hiroyuki Kuroki
  • Patent number: 10099409
    Abstract: A mold that: makes it possible to manufacture a molded foam body wherein a reinforcing member extends to a portion of an outer face of the molded body main body that corresponds to a parting line in the inner face of the cavity of the mold; and prevents molding problems stemming from the reinforcing member getting into the aforementioned parting line. Also: a method for manufacturing a molded foam body using the aforementioned mold; and a molded foam body manufactured thereby. A recessed step portion (6) that faces the cavity (4) of the aforementioned mold (1) is provided in the mating face (3a) of at least one part (3) of said mold (1), at at least a portion of the parting line (P) (formed in the inner face of the cavity (4)) adjacent to which the reinforcing member (22) is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kuroki, Teruo Iwai, Taisuke Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20180225961
    Abstract: A speed limit violation control system of the present disclosure includes: imaging units (320, 330) which image a running vehicle; recorder (420) that records one of videos imaged by the imaging units (320, 330); and controller (360) that calculates a speed of the vehicle based on the videos of imaging units (320, 330) and determines a starting point and an ending point of the one of the videos, which is to be recorded in recorder (420), based on the calculated speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiyuki OKAMURA, Hisayoshi YAMAMOTO, Mitsuru KASHIHARA, Shigenori YATSURI, Hiroyuki KUROKI
  • Patent number: 9857667
    Abstract: In a mounting apparatus, a first spring member has an arc shape, and a second spring member is provided integrally with the first spring member or provided separately from the first spring member to be coupled to the second spring member. The second spring member is disposed inside the first spring member at a predetermined angle from the first spring member. A holding member holds the second spring member to be fitted into the holding member such that the holding member is in contact with a wearer. The configuration is able to reduce a load applied onto a head of the wearer while providing an improved fitting on the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20170136667
    Abstract: To provide a foamed resin molding manufacturing method that attains simplification of work of setting a covering material locking clip to a foamed resin molding. A method for manufacturing a foamed resin molding that is provided in advance with a covering material locking clip has: a temporary fastening step of temporarily fastening the clip (12) to a clip installation jig (10): a jig installing step of installing the clip installation jig (10) with the clip (12) temporarily fastened thereto in a forming die (16) such that the clip (12) is located at a determined positon; a molding step of injecting foamed resin into the forming die (16) to mold the foamed resin molding (18): and a step of removing the clip installation jig (10) from the foamed resin molding (18) after the foamed resin molding (18) is demolded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20170075198
    Abstract: In a mounting apparatus, a first spring member has an arc shape, and a second spring member is provided integrally with the first spring member or provided separately from the first spring member to be coupled to the second spring member. The second spring member is disposed inside the first spring member at a predetermined angle from the first spring member. A holding member holds the second spring member to be fitted into the holding member such that the holding member is in contact with a wearer. The configuration is able to reduce a load applied onto a head of the wearer while providing an improved fitting on the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
  • Patent number: 9354245
    Abstract: A method which allows easy perforation of a film covering a well of a reagent cartridge which is set to a dispensing device is provided. A pipette tip set to be used in a dispensing device of an automatic analyzer together with a reagent cartridge in which a reagent for biochemical analysis is enclosed, includes: a dispensing pipette tip for dispensing the reagent enclosed in the reagent cartridge; a perforating pipette tip having a leading end surface inclined relative to a central axis thereof; and a rack configured to store the dispensing pipette tip and the perforating pipette tip together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ueki, Hiroyuki Kuroki, Eiji Kawata
  • Patent number: 9267890
    Abstract: A nucleic acid analyzer includes a nucleic acid purification kit yielding a nucleic acid solution by isolating and purifying nucleic acid from a specimen; a nucleic acid analysis chip having a rotation axis positioned at a center thereof, with reaction containers at an outer portion than the rotation axis, and feeding the acid to the containers through centrifugal force; a specimen-introducing part on which the kit is placed; an analysis chip holder at the specimen-introducing part and supporting the chip; a purification treatment unit injecting the nucleic acid solution containing the nucleic acid into the chip; a centrifugal liquid feed unit feeding the nucleic acid solution to the containers by rotating the chip about the rotation axis; an analysis unit analyzing reaction products in the containers; and a transport part transporting the specimen-introducing part to the purification treatment unit, the centrifugal liquid feed unit, and the analysis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Kawata, Shuichi Akashi, Hiroyuki Kuroki