Patents by Inventor Manabu Kojima

Manabu Kojima 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: 20240087777
    Abstract: A thermistor layer of the present invention is configured to be disposed in an electrical current path. The thermistor layer comprises a thermosensitive particle, a plurality of electro-conductive particles covering a surface of the thermosensitive particle, and a binder adhering the electro-conductive particles, the electro-conductive particles form an electro-conductive network, at least the surface of the thermosensitive particle is made of a thermoplastic resin, the thermoplastic resin softens at a temperature lower than a temperature at which the binder softens, and the thermistor layer is provided to become highly resistive due to softening and deformation of the thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Nobuhiro TSUJI, Manabu MURATA, Hisashi KAWAKAMI, Yasuto IMAI, Yoshiro KOJIMA, Takao FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 11808630
    Abstract: A first optical system (10) according to the present disclosure includes a first lens (111) that guides light (LO) to a diffraction grating (3), a second lens (112) that collimates first diffracted light (L1) that was focused at a first focal point (f1), a pair of first mirrors (12, 13), a third lens (113) that focuses the first diffracted light (L1) at a second focal point (f2), and a fourth lens (114) that guides the first diffracted light (L1) that was focused by the third lens (113) to the diffraction grating (3). The first lens (111) and the fourth lens (114) have a substantially identical first focal length. The second lens (112) and the third lens (113) have a substantially identical second focal length. A first distance along an optical path from the first focal point (f1) to the second focal point (f2) is determined by a first predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneko, Manabu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20230036417
    Abstract: A first optical system (10) according to the present disclosure includes a first lens (111) that guides light (LO) to a diffraction grating (3), a second lens (112) that collimates first diffracted light (L1) that was focused at a first focal point (f1), a pair of first mirrors (12, 13), a third lens (113) that focuses the first diffracted light (L1) at a second focal point (f2), and a fourth lens (114) that guides the first diffracted light (L1) that was focused by the third lens (113) to the diffraction grating (3). The first lens (111) and the fourth lens (114) have a substantially identical first focal length. The second lens (112) and the third lens (113) have a substantially identical second focal length. A first distance along an optical path from the first focal point (f1) to the second focal point (f2) is determined by a first predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneko, Manabu Kojima
  • Patent number: 10983004
    Abstract: A spectrum correction device includes an analyzer configured to analyze a shape of an optical spectrum obtained by measuring a light to be measured using spectrum data representing the optical spectrum, a corrector configured to perform a correction process according to the shape of the optical spectrum to the spectrum data based on an analysis result of the analyzer, and a synthesizer configured to synthesize the spectrum data corrected by the corrector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, YOKOGAWA TEST & MEASUREMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gentaro Ishihara, Manabu Kojima
  • Patent number: 10663347
    Abstract: An optical measurement apparatus includes: a moving mirror that changes an optical path length of one of two beams generated by splitting light subject to measurement; a drive mechanism that causes the moving mirror to reciprocate a predetermined distance in linear motion; a measured light receiver that detects intensity of light generated by superimposing the two beams; and a computation processor that sets a plurality of measurement ranges within the predetermined distance and calculates a measurement value based on a change in the light intensity detected by the measured light receiver for each of the measurement ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Kojima
  • Patent number: 10627291
    Abstract: An optical measurement apparatus includes: a moving mirror that changes an optical path length of one of two beams generated by splitting light subject to measurement; a drive mechanism that causes the moving mirror to reciprocate a predetermined distance in linear motion; a measured light receiver that detects intensity of light generated by superimposing the two beams; and a computation processor that sets a plurality of measurement ranges within the predetermined distance and calculates a measurement value based on a change in the light intensity detected by the measured light receiver for each of the measurement ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20190323887
    Abstract: A spectrum correction device includes an analyzer configured to analyze a shape of an optical spectrum obtained by measuring a light to be measured using spectrum data representing the optical spectrum, a corrector configured to perform a correction process according to the shape of the optical spectrum to the spectrum data based on an analysis result of the analyzer, and a synthesizer configured to synthesize the spectrum data corrected by the corrector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicants: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation
    Inventors: Gentaro ISHIHARA, Manabu KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190120692
    Abstract: An optical measurement apparatus includes: a moving mirror that changes an optical path length of one of two beams generated by splitting light subject to measurement; a drive mechanism that causes the moving mirror to reciprocate a predetermined distance in linear motion; a measured light receiver that detects intensity of light generated by superimposing the two beams; and a computation processor that sets a plurality of measurement ranges within the predetermined distance and calculates a measurement value based on a change in the light intensity detected by the measured light receiver for each of the measurement ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20180172512
    Abstract: An optical spectrum measurement device includes: a grating spectroscope that disperses an incident light, the grating spectroscope emitting the incident light from a slit; a plurality of photodiode sensors that has mutually different light receiving properties; a movable table on which the plurality of photodiode sensors is placed so as to align on a planar surface perpendicular to a traveling direction of an emitted light from the slit; and a driving mechanism that moves the movable table so as to have a state where the emitted light enters into any of the plurality of photodiode sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, YOKOGAWA TEST & MEASUREMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo TAMAKI, Manabu KOJIMA, Atsushi HORIGUCHI, Tsutomu KANEKO, Toshikazu YAMAMOTO, Tohru MORI
  • Patent number: 9968017
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding tube has a resin inner layer as the innermost layer, a resin outer layer as the outermost layer, and a metal metal-layer between the inner layer and the outer layer. The bonding strength between the outer layer and the metal layer is made weaker with respect to the bonding strength between the inner layer and the metal layer. For example, while an adhesive layer is provided between the inner layer and the metal layer, the outer layer can be directly extrusion coated onto the metal layer without providing an adhesive layer or the like between the outer layer and the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC., FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Yamasaki, Tatsuya Yuasa, Yoshiyuki Hirayama, Nobuaki Sakai, Naoko Omori, Masakazu Kozawa, Takuro Yamada, Manabu Kojima
  • Patent number: 9863810
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a diffraction grating; a depolarization plate containing a birefringent material to eliminate polarization dependency of the diffraction grating; and an optical corrector configured to optically correct diffraction angle deviation of diffracted light due to diffraction at the diffraction grating. The optical corrector may be configured to bend back the diffracted light diffracted by the diffraction grating to re-emit the light to the diffraction grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, YOKOGAWA TEST & MEASUREMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneko, Manabu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20160195433
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a diffraction grating; a depolarization plate containing a birefringent material to eliminate polarization dependency of the diffraction grating; and an optical corrector configured to optically correct diffraction angle deviation of diffracted light due to diffraction at the diffraction grating. The optical corrector may be configured to bend back the diffracted light diffracted by the diffraction grating to re-emit the light to the diffraction grating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicants: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, YOKOGAWA METERS & INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kaneko, Manabu Kojima
  • Patent number: D775004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirofumi Fukui, Manabu Kojima, Nobuyuki Tomatsu, Taketoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: D794231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoi, Manabu Kojima, Taketoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: D796091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Kojima, Taketoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: D796395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Kojima, Taketoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: D797968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoi, Manabu Kojima, Taketoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: D797969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoi, Manabu Kojima, Taketoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: D800034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Tayota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Kojima, Taketoshi Aoki
  • Patent number: D809165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoi, Manabu Kojima, Taketoshi Aoki