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: 20170283586
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal polymer composition whose fluidity during molding is improved without degrading the mechanical properties thereof. A liquid crystal polymer composition which contains 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polymer, 1 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler and/or an organic filler, and 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a melamine compound as a flow modifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Masahiro KIHARA, Masahiro FUKAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9776082
    Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iwao, Masaya Takei, Kumpei Fujita, Hiroki Ikuta, Shinji Hirose, Tetsuya Akama, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 9772224
    Abstract: A component measurement apparatus includes: a sensor module that receives reflected light and outputs a signal corresponding to light intensity of the reflected light; a calibration plate that outputs first reflected light to the sensor module, the first reflected light being used for comparing the light intensity of the reflected light; and a calibration unit that switches the input reflected light to the sensor module between the second reflected light reflected at a measured portion, and the first reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hideto Ishiguro, Tsukasa Eguchi, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Megumu Ito
  • Publication number: 20170240754
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink jet composition contains monomer A represented by formula (1), a mono-, bi-, or trifunctional urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, and an N-vinyl compound: CH2?CR1—COOR2—O—CH?CH—R3??(1) where R1 denotes —H or —CH3, R2 denotes an organic residue having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and R3 denotes a hydrogen atom or an organic residue having 1 to 11 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Keitaro NAKANO, Toru SAITO, Toshiyuki YODA
  • Patent number: 9738094
    Abstract: An ink jet method includes supplying a radiation curable composition to a discharging head via a composition flow channel; and discharging the radiation curable composition from the discharging head, in which the composition flow channel includes a gear pump that causes the radiation-curable composition to flow in the composition flow channel, and an air supply mechanism that supplies air to the radiation curable composition further to the upstream side in the flow direction than the gear pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Masaaki Ando, Keitaro Nakano, Hiroaki Kida, Toshiyuki Yoda
  • Publication number: 20170233594
    Abstract: There is provided a radiation curable ink jet composition including: a monomer A that has one of a (meth)acryloyloxy group and a (meth)acryloyl group and has a cyclic structure containing one or more nitrogen atoms and one or more oxygen atoms in addition to the (meth)acryloyloxy group and the (meth)acryloyl group; and a monofunctional monomer B other than the monomer A; in which the content of the monomer A is equal to or less than 25% by mass with respect to the total mass of the composition, and in which mol average Tg of the monomer A and the monofunctional monomer B is equal to or greater than 45° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Toshiyuki YODA, Keitaro NAKANO, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 9718973
    Abstract: An ultraviolet curable composition includes a polymerizable compound and is stored in a storage body, in which an amount of water is greater than or equal to 0.05 mass % and less than or equal to 1.0 mass % with respect to a total amount of the ultraviolet curable composition, a content of at least one metal element selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Ag, Mg, Ca, Ba, Zn, Fe, Sn, Al, and Zr is greater than or equal to 10 ppm by mass, and a content of each metal element included in the group is less than or equal to 250 ppm by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kida, Tetsuya Aoyama, Keitaro Nakano, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Toshiyuki Yoda
  • Publication number: 20170187960
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an optical system that includes a focus lens and an aperture; an image sensor that converts a subject image formed by the optical system into an electric signal; a reading control circuit that reads the electric signal converted by the image sensor; a shaking detection sensor that detects movement applied to the imaging apparatus, the shaking detection sensor including an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor; a camera-work detection unit that detects camerawork in the imaging apparatus according to a detection result of the shaking detection sensor; and a shooting control unit that controls the focus lens and the aperture in the optical system, and the shooting control unit switches focus adjustment control and/or exposure adjustment control when the camera work is detected by the camera-work detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20170144062
    Abstract: An example supporting device supports two game controllers. The supporting device includes a support section and a main section connected to the support section. The support section includes a first slide member and a second slide member. The first slide member is provided in an area of the support section toward a first side in a predetermined direction, and the second slide member is provided in an area toward a second side. The slide members are capable of slidably engaging with rail members of the respective game controllers in a predetermined slide direction. The first slide member includes a first terminal provided on a first opposing surface. The second slide member includes a second terminal provided on a second opposing surface. The main section includes a first grip portion for being gripped by a user, and a second grip portion for being gripped by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Toshiaki IWAO, Masaya TAKEI, Kumpei FUJITA, Hiroki IKUTA, Shinji HIROSE, Tetsuya AKAMA, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20170142338
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to perform photoelectric conversion on a subject image formed by an optical system, a first driving actuator configured to cause translation and a rotational movement of the image sensor, a first angular velocity detector configured to detect a first rotation angular velocity, a second angular velocity detector configured to detect a second rotation angular velocity, a third angular velocity detector configured to detect a third rotation angular velocity, and an image blur correction control unit configured to control the first driving actuator so that the first driving actuator causes both the translation and the rotational movement, on the basis of a first rotation angular velocity, a second rotation angular velocity, a third rotation angular velocity, an optical center position of the optical system and a rotation center position of the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tanaka, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20170106275
    Abstract: A both-handed game controller having grips is provided. A stick is provided at each of an upper left position and an upper right position viewed from a front surface of the controller, so that a player is allowed to operate the sticks with his/her thumbs when the player holds the grips. A direction key and a plurality of first type operation buttons are provided at positions inside the sticks, so that the player is allowed to operate them with the thumbs. Further, a second type operation button is provided between the two sticks, and a third type operation button is provided between the direction key and the plurality of first type operation buttons. Further, fourth type operation buttons are provided at both ends of an upper surface of the controller, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Yasuhisa KITANO
  • Patent number: 9613430
    Abstract: A camera system includes a lens having a first shake correction unit for correcting shaking on the basis of the amount of shaking which is detected by a first shake amount detector and from which a first reference value corresponding to an output value of the first shake amount detector kept in a stationary state is subtracted, and a body having a second shake correction unit for correcting shaking on the basis of the amount of shaking which is detected by a second shake amount detector and from which a second reference value corresponding to an output value of the second shake correction unit in a stationary state is subtracted. The camera system corrects a first reference value or a second reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20170094239
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to one embodiment comprises an imaging element, a photographing optical system, an imaging control section, a first projection converting section, composing section, and a second projection converting section. The first projection converting section converts a first projection images into second projection images, respectively, each of which is an image of a second projection system in which a variation of a change amount of an image height on an imaging plane to a change amount of an entrance angle of the light into the photographing optical system is smaller than that of the first projection image. The composing section composes the second projection images to acquire a composed image. The second projection converting section converts the composed image into an image of a projection system different from the second projection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Tomoyuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20170094175
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to one embodiment comprises an imaging element, a photographing optical system, a blur detecting section, a blur correcting section, an imaging control section, and a projection converting section. The blur detecting section detects an image moving amount of a subject image. The blur correcting section adjusts a positional relation between the subject image and an imaging plane of the The imaging element on the basis of the image moving amount. The imaging control section acquires an equidistant projection image corresponding to the subject image by the imaging element. The projection converting section converts the equidistant projection image into an image of a different projection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 9591223
    Abstract: An image blur correction apparatus includes: a blur correction actuator that corrects image blur by moving a lens or by moving an image sensor; a shake detection unit that detects a postural change amount of the imaging apparatus; a storing unit that stores three or more postural change amounts detected at different times; an estimating unit that calculates an estimate of a postural change amount after a predetermined time period on the basis of the three or more postural change amounts and on the basis of an approximation based on a temporal change in the postural change amounts; a blur amount calculating unit that calculates an image blur amount on the basis of the estimate; and a driving control unit that calculates a movement amount of a lens or image sensor to be moved by the blur correction actuator on the basis of the image blur amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 9587122
    Abstract: There is provided an ultraviolet-curable ink jet composition, which is stored in an storage body, including a pigment; a pigment dispersant; a polymerizable compound; and a photopolymerization initiator, in which water content is 0.05 mass % to 1.0 mass % based on the total amount of the ultraviolet-curable ink jet composition, and in which both the acid value and the amine value of the pigment dispersant are 50 mgKOH/g or less, and at least one of the acid value and the amine value thereof is 10 mgKOH/g or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kida, Tetsuya Aoyama, Keitaro Nakano, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Toshiyuki Yoda
  • Publication number: 20170064201
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup device; a body portion; an attitude detection portion configured to detect an attitude of the body portion; an image stabilization portion configured to correct image blur; an image stabilization control portion configured to calculate an amount of correction for the image stabilization portion; and a control portion including an image processing portion configured to generate one piece of composite image data from a group of continuously picked-up images; wherein the image stabilization control portion sets a reference angle at a time of picking up image data picked up first in the group of continuously picked-up images, and drives the image stabilization portion so that the reference angle corresponds to inclination of each image at a time of picking up image data picked up for a second time and after.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 9543344
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a light emitting element layer, an optically transmissive first substrate and a light receiving element. The light emitting element layer faces a plurality of lenses. The optically transmissive first substrate includes a first surface with the light emitting element layer being disposed on the first surface. The light receiving element is arranged on an opposite side to the light emitting element layer so as to interpose the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Tsukasa Eguchi, Hideto Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 9525820
    Abstract: A shake amount detection device includes an acceleration sensor. A vibration period detector detects a vibration period during which vibration that becomes a predetermined acceleration is applied to a body. A velocity variation estimation unit estimates a first movement velocity which is a component velocity due to an attitude movement of the body during the vibration period. A velocity calculator calculates a second movement velocity that is a velocity of the body and corrects the second movement velocity in a case of the vibration period as a detection result of the vibration period detector. A shake amount calculator calculates an image blur correction amount relative to the vibration applied to the body, based on the second movement velocity corrected by the velocity calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tanaka, Hitoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 9525822
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a follow shot control unit and a blur correction unit. The follow shot control unit calculates a panning angular velocity and a tilting angular velocity based on a first or second angular velocity for an image pickup device on the basis of magnitude correlation between the first and second angular velocities for image pickup device and on the basis of an inclination angle immediately before exposure and a ratio between the first and second angular velocities, when a state is a following shot state. The blur correction unit calculates an image blur correction amount on the basis of a difference between the first angular velocity and the panning angular velocity and a difference between the second angular velocity and the tilting angular velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Yoji Osanai