Patents by Inventor Miho Matsumoto

Miho Matsumoto 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: 20240109459
    Abstract: A seat cushion is formed integrally by a body pad portion, an outer peripheral edge portion, and a connection portion. The outer peripheral edge portion protrudes toward a floor panel from the outer peripheral edge portion in a plan view and contacts a floor panel at its lower face. The connection portion is provided to protrude toward the floor panel at a portion which is separated from a front-side part of the outer peripheral edge portion and a rear-side part of the outer peripheral edge portion, respectively. The connection portion connects the floor panel and the body pad portion. A portion between the front-side part and the rear-side part of the outer peripheral edge portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction is a separation portion where a lower face of the seat cushion faces an upper face of the floor panel with a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji MATSUMOTO, Miho KURATA, Sakayu TERADA, Daisuke YAMADA, Yuki HANAZAWA, Naoko MOTOYOSHI, Aoi FUJIMOTO, Junsuke INOUE, Takashi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210157035
    Abstract: An ocular optical system (EL) comprises a Fresnel lens (L1) including a plurality of Fresnel zones (FR) formed on a lens surface on an observation object side. The plurality of Fresnel zones (FR) are arranged concentrically side by side along an aspherical surface having a shape which is rotationally symmetric with respect to a central axis of the Fresnel lens (L1). The ocular optical system satisfies the following conditional expression. 0<PAE1/PAC1?0.50, where PAE1 represents an average pitch in a radial direction of Fresnel zones (FR) formed in a portion having a radius of 15 mm or more from the central axis of the Fresnel lens (L1), and PAC1 represents an average pitch in the radial direction of Fresnel zones (FR) formed in a portion having a radius of 15 mm or less from the central axis of the Fresnel lens (L1) excluding a first Fresnel zone (FR)(1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Hidetsugu TAKAGI, Miho MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10921583
    Abstract: An ocular optical system (EL) comprises, in order from an eye point (EP), a first lens group (G1) having a positive refractive power and a second lens group (G2) having a positive refractive power. The second lens group (G2) includes a cemented lens having two optical members cemented together. A cemented surface of the cemented lens is a diffraction optical surface configuring a diffraction grating. A lens surface on one side in a lens constituting the first lens group (G1) is a first Fresnel surface (FSa), and a lens surface on one side in the cemented lens of the second lens group (G2) is a second Fresnel surface (FSb).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miho Matsumoto, Atsushi Sekine, Hidetsugu Takagi
  • Patent number: 10488633
    Abstract: An imaging lens (PL) has an image surface (I) curved to have a concave surface facing an object and comprises, in order from the object along the optical axis (Ax): a first lens (L1) having positive refractive power; a second lens (L2) having negative refractive power; a third lens (L3) having positive refractive power; a fourth lens (L4) having positive or negative refractive power; and a fifth lens (L5) having at least one lens surface formed as an aspherical surface and having negative refractive power. The following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.005<f/|f4|<0.5 where, f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens (PL), and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens (L4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Miho Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20190072763
    Abstract: An ocular optical system (EL) comprises, in order from an eye point (EP), a first lens group (G1) having a positive refractive power and a second lens group (G2) having a positive refractive power. The second lens group (G2) includes a cemented lens having two optical members cemented together. A cemented surface of the cemented lens is a diffraction optical surface configuring a diffraction grating. A lens surface on one side in a lens constituting the first lens group (G1) is a first Fresnel surface (FSa), and a lens surface on one side in the cemented lens of the second lens group (G2) is a second Fresnel surface (FSb).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miho MATSUMOTO, Atsushi SEKINE, Hidetsugu TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 9869879
    Abstract: An objective lens (OL) according to the present invention comprises, in order from an object side, a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, and a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power. The first lens group (G1) comprises a positive meniscus lens (L1) having a concave surface facing the object side, a positive lens (L2) dispose close to an image of the positive meniscus lens (L1), and a diffractive optical element (DOE) having a diffractive optical surface (D). The second lens group (G2) is composed of three cemented lenses (CL21 to CL23) which are configured with a positive lens and a negative lens cemented each other. When d00 denotes a distance from the object side to the positive meniscus lens (L1), and TL0 denotes a distance from the object side to the objective lens rear end surface, 0.11?d00/TL0?0.19 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Miho Matsumoto, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170293116
    Abstract: An imaging lens (PL) has an image surface (I) curved to have a concave surface facing an object and comprises, in order from the object along the optical axis (Ax): a first lens (L1) having positive refractive power; a second lens (L2) having negative refractive power; a third lens (L3) having positive refractive power; a fourth lens (L4) having positive or negative refractive power; and a fifth lens (L5) having at least one lens surface formed as an aspherical surface and having negative refractive power. The following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.005<f/|f4|<0.5 where, f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens (PL), and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens (L4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Miho MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9625733
    Abstract: A zoom optical system has, in order from an object: a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power; a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power; a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having negative refractive power, wherein the mutual distance between the lens groups G1 to G4 change upon zooming, and one of the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 includes at least one diffractive optical element PF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Miho Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9535240
    Abstract: Provided is a zoom optical system which includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having negative refractive power and other lens groups, and in which an interval between each lens group changes upon zooming, wherein the first lens group includes a first negative lens which is disposed closest to the object and has a diffractive optical element on an image side lens surface, and a positive lens disposed closer to the image than the first negative lens, and the glass material used for the positive lens satisfies the following conditions expressions: ?1p?35 and ?(?g, F)?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hirayama, Miho Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160334634
    Abstract: An objective lens (OL) according to the present invention comprises, in order from an object side, a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, and a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power. The first lens group (G1) comprises a positive meniscus lens (L1) having a concave surface facing the object side, a positive lens (L2) dispose close to an image of the positive meniscus lens (L1), and a diffractive optical element (DOE) having a diffractive optical surface (D). The second lens group (G2) is composed of three cemented lenses (CL21 to CL23) which are configured with a positive lens and a negative lens cemented each other. When d00 denotes a distance from the object side to the positive meniscus lens (L1), and TL0 denotes a distance from the object side to the objective lens rear end surface, 0.11?d00/TL0?0.19 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Miho MATSUMOTO, Kotaro YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9395525
    Abstract: A catadioptric imaging lens includes: a first reflecting mirror; a second reflecting mirror; and a lens group. A reflecting surface of the first reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with concavity on the object side within the reference and the first orthogonal plane. A reflecting surface of the second reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with convexity toward the first reflecting mirror within the reference and within the second orthogonal plane. A surface in the lens group closest to the second reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with concavity toward the second reflecting mirror within the reference plane and convexity toward the second reflecting mirror within the third orthogonal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Miho Matsumoto, Yoshikazu Hirayama, Kinya Kato, Yoshikazu Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9097887
    Abstract: A telescope optical system having an objective lens system and an eyepiece lens system; wherein: the objective lens system includes a multi-layer-type diffractive optical element (PFo), and cemented lenses (So1) provided with a lens having positive refractive power and a lens having negative refractive power; the eyepiece lens system includes a multi-layer-type diffractive optical element (PFe), and cemented lenses (Se1) provided with a lens having negative refractive power and a lens having positive refractive power; and the condition represented by: 2?|(Po/FNO)/{Pe/(?×m)}|?15 is satisfied, where Ko represents the power of the objective lens system, Kodoe represents the power of the diffractive optical element (PFo) of the objective lens system, and Po is defined as Po=Kodoe/Ko; Ke represents the power of the eyepiece lens system, Kedoe represents the power of the diffractive optical element (PFe) of the eyepiece lens system, and Pe is defined as Pe=Kedoe/Ke; and FNO represents the F-number of the objective
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Miho Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140268363
    Abstract: Provided is a zoom optical system which includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having negative refractive power and other lens groups, and in which an interval between each lens group changes upon zooming, wherein the first lens group includes a first negative lens which is disposed closest to the object and has a diffractive optical element on an image side lens surface, and a positive lens disposed closer to the image than the first negative lens, and the glass material used for the positive lens satisfies the following conditions expressions: ?1p?35 and ?(?g, F)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hirayama, Miho Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8797649
    Abstract: An achromatic lens system is provided with a cemented resin lens having positive refractive power constructed by a resin lens L11 having positive refractive power cemented with a resin lens L12 having negative refractive power, and a close-contact multi-layer type diffractive optical element L11E, the diffractive optical element L11E being disposed to an image side of the cemented resin lens, the diffractive optical element L11E being constructed by cementing two diffractive element members DE11, DE12 each made of different optical materials with each other, and the cemented surface thereof being a diffractive optical surface Gf on which grooves of a diffraction grating are formed, there by being lightweight and easily manufactured, capable of excellently correcting chromatic aberration and spherical aberration at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Nikon Vision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miho Matsumoto, Akiko Miyakawa, Toshihiko Kurata
  • Publication number: 20140211330
    Abstract: A catadioptric imaging lens includes: a first reflecting mirror; a second reflecting mirror; and a lens group. A reflecting surface of the first reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with concavity on the object side within the reference and the first orthogonal plane. A reflecting surface of the second reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with convexity toward the first reflecting mirror within the reference and within the second orthogonal plane. A surface in the lens group closest to the second reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with concavity toward the second reflecting mirror within the reference plane and convexity toward the second reflecting mirror within the third orthogonal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Miho Matsumoto, Yoshikazu Hirayama, Kinya Kato, Yoshikazu Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20140204462
    Abstract: A zoom optical system has, in order from an object: a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power; a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power; a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having negative refractive power, wherein the mutual distance between the lens groups G1 to G4 change upon zooming, and one of the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 includes at least one diffractive optical element PF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: Miho Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20130063812
    Abstract: A telescope optical system having an objective lens system and an eyepiece lens system; wherein: the objective lens system includes a multi-layer-type diffractive optical element (PFo), and cemented lenses (So1) provided with a lens having positive refractive power and a lens having negative refractive power; the eyepiece lens system includes a multi-layer-type diffractive optical element (PFe), and cemented lenses (Se1) provided with a lens having negative refractive power and a lens having positive refractive power; and the condition represented by: 2?|(Po/FNO)/{Pe/(?×m)}|?15 is satisfied, where Ko represents the power of the objective lens system, Kodoe represents the power of the diffractive optical element (PFo) of the objective lens system, and Po is defined as Po=Kodoe/Ko; Ke represents the power of the eyepiece lens system, Kedoe represents the power of the diffractive optical element (PFe) of the eyepiece lens system, and Pe is defined as Pe=Kedoe/Ke; and FNO represents the F-number of the objective
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Miho Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8004778
    Abstract: An achromatic lens system is provided with a cemented resin lens having positive refractive power constructed by a resin lens L11 having positive refractive power cemented with a resin lens L12 having negative refractive power, and a close-contact multi-layer type diffractive optical element L11E, the diffractive optical element L11E being disposed to an image side of the cemented resin lens, the diffractive optical element L11E being constructed by cementing two diffractive element members DE11, DE12 each made of different optical materials with each other, and the cemented surface thereof being a diffractive optical surface Gf on which grooves of a diffraction grating are formed, there by being lightweight and easily manufactured, capable of excellently correcting chromatic aberration and spherical aberration at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Nikon Vision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miho Matsumoto, Akiko Miyakawa, Toshihiko Kurata
  • Publication number: 20110149397
    Abstract: An achromatic lens system is provided with a cemented resin lens having positive refractive power constructed by a resin lens L11 having positive refractive power cemented with a resin lens L12 having negative refractive power, and a close-contact multi-layer type diffractive optical element L11E, the diffractive optical element L11E being disposed to an image side of the cemented resin lens, the diffractive optical element L11E being constructed by cementing two diffractive element members DE11, DE12 each made of different optical materials with each other, and the cemented surface thereof being a diffractive optical surface Gf on which grooves of a diffraction grating are formed, there by being lightweight and easily manufactured, capable of excellently correcting chromatic aberration and spherical aberration at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: MIHO MATSUMOTO, AKIKO MIYAKAWA, TOSHIHIKO KURATA
  • Patent number: 7885005
    Abstract: An eyepiece system has a lens group S1 in which a lens L1 having a negative refractive index and refractive power and a lens L2 having a positive refractive index and refractive power are joined, so that the lens group S1 as a whole has a positive refractive index and refractive power; and a multi-layer (stacked) diffraction optical element PF. In an optical system positioned between an image surface I and an eye point EP, the position of a diffraction plane on the optical axis is between EF in FIG. 1. In FIG. 1, EF is the range in which the value ra of the ratio between a distance (DH2) between the diffraction plane (C) and a principal point (H2) near the diffraction plane and a distance (DH1H2) between principal points is 0.5 or less in both directions from the principal points H1, H2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Miho Matsumoto