Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Tsuchiya

Hitoshi Tsuchiya 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: 20240042310
    Abstract: An example game controller includes a housing main body formed by connecting a housing member on a front surface side and a housing member on a back surface side. On the left and right of the housing main body, holding portions are provided. To the left and right holding portions, a pair of grip portions covering the entirety of the holding portions are connected. A boundary portion between two housing members is covered with a grip portion. Thus, when a user grips the grip portion, the grip portion is likely to fit the hand well. Thus, it is possible to improve the operability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Fumiyoshi SUETAKE, Takanori OKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11826641
    Abstract: An example game controller includes a housing main body formed by connecting a housing member on a front surface side and a housing member on a back surface side. On the left and right of the housing main body, holding portions are provided. To the left and right holding portions, a pair of grip portions covering the entirety of the holding portions are connected. A boundary portion between two housing members is covered with a grip portion. Thus, when a user grips the grip portion, the grip portion is likely to fit the hand well. Thus, it is possible to improve the operability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Takanori Okamura
  • Publication number: 20220323856
    Abstract: An example game controller includes a housing main body formed by connecting a housing member on a front surface side and a housing member on a back surface side. On the left and right of the housing main body, holding portions are provided. To the left and right holding portions, a pair of grip portions covering the entirety of the holding portions are connected. A boundary portion between two housing members is covered with a grip portion. Thus, when a user grips the grip portion, the grip portion is likely to fit the hand well. Thus, it is possible to improve the operability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Fumiyoshi SUETAKE, Takanori OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220296109
    Abstract: A biological information acquisition device includes a light source configured to emit a laser beam; a light branching element configured to branch the laser beam into a first luminous flux and a second luminous flux; a first light receiving element configured to receive the first luminous flux; a second light receiving element configured to receive scattered light generated by scattering of the second luminous flux incident on an inspection site of a living body; a differential circuit to which the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element are coupled; a signal processing unit configured to obtain biological fluid information by processing a light detection signal output via the differential circuit; and a first light shielding part configured to reduce the scattered light incident on the first light receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Tsukasa EGUCHI, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Ayae SAWADO, Akira IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11400365
    Abstract: An example game controller includes a housing main body formed by connecting a housing member on a front surface side and a housing member on a back surface side. On the left and right of the housing main body, holding portions are provided. To the left and right holding portions, a pair of grip portions covering the entirety of the holding portions are connected. A boundary portion between two housing members is covered with a grip portion. Thus, when a user grips the grip portion, the grip portion is likely to fit the hand well. Thus, it is possible to improve the operability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Takanori Okamura
  • Publication number: 20220201211
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: a first memory configured to store, as a reference value, angular velocities when the image pickup apparatus is in a rest state relative to ground; a second memory configured to store spin-induced angular velocities; a subtraction circuit configured to subtract the reference value from each of the angular velocities detected for each rotational direction by the angular velocity sensor; a circuit configured to calculate an image stabilization amount for counteracting blur of the object image based on a result of the subtraction or the spin-induced angular velocities stored in the second memory in accordance with an operation mode of the image pickup apparatus; and a drive control circuit configured to drive an image pickup device and a part of the optical system, based on the image stabilization amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 11358027
    Abstract: A non-limiting example training instrument comprises a hollow main body formed of an aluminum alloy. The main body is constituted by two gripping portions opposite to each other with a space therebetween and a coupling portion coupling the two gripping portions. A load sensor is arranged in the coupling portion inside the main body. The load sensor is a load cell, a strain gauge affixed to an interior of the main body, and a part of the main body to which the strain gauge is affixed functions as a strain body. Therefore, if a user applies a force so as to bring the two gripping portions close to each other or a force so as to move the two gripping portions away from each other, a load thereof is detected by the load sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Kuroda, Shinji Yamamoto, Hiroki Ikuta, Takanori Okamura, Xiaoming Jin, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Kazuhiro Hosoi, Satoru Osako
  • Patent number: 11224800
    Abstract: An example game controller includes L and R buttons provided in both left and right end portions on an upper surface of a housing and ZL and ZR buttons provided to sides of the L and R buttons closer to a back surface of the game controller. The ZL/ZR button includes a protruding portion protruding in the direction of the back surface of the game controller and the direction of a side surface of the game controller. This makes it possible to increase the area of an upper surface of a key top of the ZL/ZR button and improve the operability of the ZL/ZR button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi Suetake, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Takanori Okamura
  • Publication number: 20210278687
    Abstract: A stabilizing device is provided with a correction mechanism that moves a target object, a control circuit that controls the correction mechanism, and an angular velocity sensor that detects a rotational angular velocity associated with an attitude change of the stabilizing device. When a specified mode is set, the control circuit controls the correction mechanism on a basis of a control angular velocity computed internally by the stabilizing device or a control angular velocity acquired from a source external to the stabilizing device, and at least rotates the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 10972664
    Abstract: An image blurring correction apparatus includes: an angular-velocity sensor that detects an angular velocity; and a processor. The processor includes: a first-panning detection section that detects first panning on the basis of the angular velocity; a LPF processing section that performs LPF processing on the angular velocity; a second-panning detection section that detects second panning that has a panning velocity that is lower than that of the first panning on the basis of a processing result of the LPF processing section; a HPF processing section that performs HPF processing on the angular velocity; a calculation section that calculates an image-blurring-correction amount on the basis of a detection result of the first-panning detection section or a detection result of the second-panning detection section, and a processing result of the HPF processing section; and a drive circuit that drives an image-blurring-correction mechanism on the basis of the image-blurring-correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10972665
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a processor and two acceleration sensors located at different positions on a first plane orthogonal to the optical axis of an image shooting optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20210077859
    Abstract: A non-limiting example training instrument comprises a hollow main body formed of an aluminum alloy. The main body is constituted by two gripping portions opposite to each other with a space therebetween and a coupling portion coupling the two gripping portions. A load sensor is arranged in the coupling portion inside the main body. The load sensor is a load cell, a strain gauge affixed to an interior of the main body, and a part of the main body to which the strain gauge is affixed functions as a strain body. Therefore, if a user applies a force so as to bring the two gripping portions close to each other or a force so as to move the two gripping portions away from each other, a load thereof is detected by the load sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ryoji KURODA, Shinji YAMAMOTO, Hiroki IKUTA, Takanori OKAMURA, Xiaoming JIN, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Kazuhiro HOSOI, Satoru OSAKO
  • Patent number: 10881909
    Abstract: A non-limiting example training instrument comprises a hollow main body formed of an aluminum alloy. The main body is constituted by two gripping portions opposite to each other with a space therebetween and a coupling portion coupling the two gripping portions. A load sensor is arranged in the coupling portion inside the main body. The load sensor is a load cell, a strain gauge affixed to an interior of the main body, and a part of the main body to which the strain gauge is affixed functions as a strain body. Therefore, if a user applies a force so as to bring the two gripping portions close to each other or a force so as to move the two gripping portions away from each other, a load thereof is detected by the load sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Kuroda, Shinji Yamamoto, Hiroki Ikuta, Takanori Okamura, Xiaoming Jin, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Kazuhiro Hosoi, Satoru Osako
  • Patent number: 10877583
    Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing apparatus comprises a housing, and a first portion of the housing is formed in an elliptical form when viewing from the front. A display panel and a touch panel constitute one main surface of the first portion. Holes are formed in left and right end portions of the display panel and the touch panel, and two operation sticks are provided through the two holes. When viewing the first portion from the front, an area except key tops of the operation sticks becomes a display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventors: Masato Kuwahara, Tetsuya Akama, Kochi Kawai, Kazuhiko Koriyama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20200398154
    Abstract: An example game controller includes a housing main body formed by connecting a housing member on a front surface side and a housing member on a back surface side. On the left and right of the housing main body, holding portions are provided. To the left and right holding portions, a pair of grip portions covering the entirety of the holding portions are connected. A boundary portion between two housing members is covered with a grip portion. Thus, when a user grips the grip portion, the grip portion is likely to fit the hand well. Thus, it is possible to improve the operability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Fumiyoshi SUETAKE, Takanori OKAMURA
  • Patent number: D903768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Yui Ehara, Yuko Zenri, Junichiro Miyatake, Tetsuya Akama
  • Patent number: D912153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yui Ehara, Yuko Zenri, Junichiro Miyatake, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: D941395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yui Ehara, Yuko Zenri, Junichiro Miyatake, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: D969922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yui Ehara, Yuko Zenri, Junichiro Miyatake, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: D1002528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yui Ehara, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Junichiro Miyatake