Patents by Inventor Kokichi Tobita

Kokichi Tobita 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: 10667779
    Abstract: An operation device (200) for remotely operating an X-ray imaging device (1) includes an operation unit (280), a grip detection unit (240), which determines whether an operation received by the operation unit (280) is a normal operation or an erroneous operation, and a control unit (230), which transmits an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the X-ray imaging device (1). The control unit (230) transmits the signal when the grip detection unit (240) determines that the operation is a normal operation. The operation device is prevented from causing an erroneous operation of its target device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kokichi Tobita, Koichi Furusawa, Makoto Wada
  • Patent number: 10524747
    Abstract: A holder (100) included in an X-ray imaging device holds an operation device for wirelessly operating the X-ray imaging device in a removable manner. The holder (100) sets the operation device unremovable when the X-ray imaging device is not in operation, and sets the operation device removable when the X-ray imaging device is in operation. This easily prevents the X-ray imaging device from being brought away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kokichi Tobita, Masataka Kimura, Koichi Furusawa
  • Patent number: 10433806
    Abstract: An operation device (200) for wirelessly operating an X-ray imaging device (1) is held in a removable manner in a holder (100) included in the X-ray imaging device (1). The operation device (200) includes a control unit (211) that provides a notification when detecting that a predetermined condition is satisfied while the operation device (200) remains removed from the holder (100). This structure provides various notifications including a notification for preventing the operation device from being left or lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kokichi Tobita, Koichi Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20180153499
    Abstract: An operation device (200) for remotely operating an X-ray imaging device (1) includes an operation unit (280), a grip detection unit (240), which determines whether an operation received by the operation unit (280) is a normal operation or an erroneous operation, and a control unit (230), which transmits an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the X-ray imaging device (1). The control unit (230) transmits the signal when the grip detection unit (240) determines that the operation is a normal operation. The operation device is prevented from causing an erroneous operation of its target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kokichi TOBITA, Koichi FURUSAWA, Makoto WADA
  • Publication number: 20180116624
    Abstract: An operation device (200) for wirelessly operating an X-ray imaging device (1) is held in a removable manner in a holder (100) included in the X-ray imaging device (1). The operation device (200) includes a control unit (211) that provides a notification when detecting that a predetermined condition is satisfied while the operation device (200) remains removed from the holder (100). This structure provides various notifications including a notification for preventing the operation device from being left or lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kokichi TOBITA, Koichi FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20180085074
    Abstract: A holder (100) included in an X-ray imaging device holds an operation device for wirelessly operating the X-ray imaging device in a removable manner. The holder (100) sets the operation device unremovable when the X-ray imaging device is not in operation, and sets the operation device removable when the X-ray imaging device is in operation. This easily prevents the X-ray imaging device from being brought away.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kokichi TOBITA, Masataka KIMURA, Koichi FURUSAWA
  • Patent number: 9156625
    Abstract: An object detecting actuator and an object detecting switch with increased durability. The actuator in one embodiment includes a roller that receives a load of an external force; and a roller lever to which the roller is rotatably attached by means of a rotary shaft, the actuator being a displacement member that is displaced in accordance with the load of the force received by the roller, wherein the roller is constituted by a sintered body of stainless steel material impregnated with lubricating oil, and a density of the sintered body of stainless steel material is in a range of 6.45 to 6.7 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Hayase, Kokichi Tobita, Manabu Takahashi, Junya Mishima
  • Patent number: 8698069
    Abstract: A slit is formed in a plunger of a limit switch in such a manner that an amount of light incident on a light receiving element is changed in accordance with displacement of the plunger. The limit switch is provided with a setting processing unit (123) for setting a voltage value outputted from the light receiving element as a threshold value when a setting instruction is inputted in a state where the plunger is displaced to a designated position by a user, a position detecting unit (113) for performing detection processing of detecting whether or not the plunger is placed at a closer position to a reference position than to the designated position by comparing the set threshold value and the voltage value outputted from the light receiving element, and an output signal controlling unit (119) for outputting a signal based on a result of the detection processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Kokichi Tobita, Kazuaki Morita
  • Publication number: 20140000409
    Abstract: An object detecting actuator and an object detecting switch with increased durability. The actuator in one embodiment includes a roller that receives a load of an external force; and a roller lever to which the roller is rotatably attached by means of a rotary shaft, the actuator being a displacement member that is displaced in accordance with the load of the force received by the roller, wherein the roller is constituted by a sintered body of stainless steel material impregnated with lubricating oil, and a density of the sintered body of stainless steel material is in a range of 6.45 to 6.7 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Hayase, Kokichi Tobita, Manabu Takahashi, Junya Mishima
  • Publication number: 20130126315
    Abstract: A switch provided with an actuation body to be displaced due to contact with a physical body and operated in accordance with a position of the actuation body includes a mode switching unit (125) for switching a mode to any of a learning mode and a prediction mode, a position detecting unit (121) for detecting at least preliminarily fixed first and second positions of the actuation body (7), a time measuring unit (127) for measuring a time from when the first position is detected until when the second position is detected, a reference time setting unit (131) for setting a reference time based on the time measured in the learning mode, a comparing unit (133) for comparing the measured time and the reference time in the prediction mode, and a notifying unit (135) for notifying of an alarm in a case where the measured time is greater than the reference time in the prediction mode as a result of comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kokichi Tobita, Kazuaki Morita
  • Publication number: 20120235025
    Abstract: A slit is formed in a plunger of a limit switch in such a manner that an amount of light incident on a light receiving element is changed in accordance with displacement of the plunger. The limit switch is provided with a setting processing unit (123) for setting a voltage value outputted from the light receiving element as a threshold value when a setting instruction is inputted in a state where the plunger is displaced to a designated position by a user, a position detecting unit (113) for performing detection processing of detecting whether or not the plunger is placed at a closer position to a reference position than to the designated position by comparing the set threshold value and the voltage value outputted from the light receiving element, and an output signal controlling unit (119) for outputting a signal based on a result of the detection processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kokichi Tobita, Kazuaki Morita
  • Patent number: 6984797
    Abstract: A push-button switch has a plunger to be pressed so as to activate its main body supported by a base member. A cap serving as a pressing member is on an outer edge portion of the plunger. The outer periphery of the cap is surrounded by a frame part of a lens member made of a transparent resin material such that the light from a light source disposed near the center of the plunger is guided to the upper edge part of the frame part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignees: OMRON Corporation, Fujitec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Morita, Kokichi Tobita, Yoshikazu Hirai, Teruyuki Mine, Tadashi Sato
  • Publication number: 20040256210
    Abstract: A push-button switch has a plunger to be pressed so as to activate its main body supported by a base member. A cap serving as a pressing member is on an outer edge portion of the plunger. The outer periphery of the cap is surrounded by a frame part of a lens member made of a transparent resin material such that the light from a light source disposed near the center of the plunger is guided to the upper edge part of the frame part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicants: OMRON Corporation, Fujitec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Morita, Kokichi Tobita, Yoshikazu Hirai, Teruyuki Mine, Tadashi Sato
  • Patent number: D692394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Shigenobu Fukui, Yuichi Ishikawa, Kokichi Tobita, Hiroyuki Moriyama, Shinya Katsube
  • Patent number: D751997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Takahashi, Shinya Katsube, Yuki Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Tanoue, Kokichi Tobita, Kazuyuki Tsukimori
  • Patent number: D777120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Takahashi, Shinya Katsube, Yuki Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Tanoue, Kokichi Tobita, Kazuyuki Tsukimori
  • Patent number: D778842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Shinya Katsube, Kokichi Tobita, Yasuhiro Tanoue, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: D859322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Shinya Katsube, Kokichi Tobita, Yasuhiro Tanoue, Yuki Yamamoto