Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Kobachi

Mitsuo Kobachi 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: 6326948
    Abstract: The input device of the present invention includes: a base having a slide surface; a movable body slidable on the slide surface; a light-emitting element for emitting light; a reflective portion which is provided for the movable body and has a reflective surface for reflecting the light emitted by the light-emitting element; and a plurality of light-receiving elements for receiving the light reflected by the reflective portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kobachi, Akihiro Fujita
  • Patent number: 6300940
    Abstract: The input device which includes a reflection type optical sensor having light emitting means and light receiving means; an operation section disposed facing the optical sensor, the operation section being tilted when a load is applied thereto; and output means for detecting a tilt status of the operation section based on signals from the light receiving means and outputting detected results to a computer body as positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Ebina, Takatoshi Mizoguchi, Shinya Kawanishi, Mitsuo Kobachi, Nobumasa Ono, Akihiro Fujita
  • Publication number: 20010007449
    Abstract: The input device of the present invention includes: a base having a slide surface; a movable body slidable on the slide surface; a light-emitting element for emitting light; a reflective portion which is provided for the movable body and has a reflective surface for reflecting the light emitted by the light-emitting element; and a plurality of light-receiving elements for receiving the light reflected by the reflective portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kobachi, Akihiro Fujita
  • Patent number: 6153876
    Abstract: An optical sensor includes a sensor section provided in a secured manner and including a light emitting element and a light receiving element located opposed to the light emitting element; and a reflective body connected to an operation section and movable with respect to the sensor section. The reflective body is a concave mirror for guiding light from the light emitting element to the light receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Fujita, Mitsuo Kobachi
  • Patent number: 6060337
    Abstract: A photoreflective detector includes a light emitting element; and a light receiving element located so as to receive light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected by an object. The light emitting element and the light receiving element are located to have different distances from the object so as to avoid direct incidence of the light emitted by the light emitting element on the light receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kobachi, Akihiro Fujita, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 5943233
    Abstract: The input device which includes a reflection type optical sensor having light emitting means and light receiving means; an operation section disposed facing the optical sensor, the operation section being tilted when a load is applied thereto; and output means for detecting a tilt status of the operation section based on signals from the light receiving means and outputting detected results to a computer body as positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Ebina, Takatoshi Mizoguchi, Shinya Kawanishi, Mitsuo Kobachi, Nobumasa Ono, Akihiro Fujita
  • Patent number: 5811797
    Abstract: A photoreflective detector includes a light emitting element; and a light receiving element located so as to receive light emitted from the light emitting element and reflected by an object. The light emitting element and the light receiving element are located to have different distances from the object so as to avoid direct incidence of the light emitted by the light emitting element on the light receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kobachi, Akihiro Fujita, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 5304812
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device for sensing an object without any contact, the optoelectronic device being adapted to be connected to a control device which is capable of sending an identification code to the optoelectronic device, the optoelectronic device includes an optoelectronic element (110, 111) for receiving an input signal and for converting the received signal into an electrical signal, an address memory (121) for storing a self identification code, a determining unit (126) connected to the address memory (121) for determining a coincidence between the self identification code stored in the address memory (121) and the identification code sent from the control device, and an activating unit (127) connected to the determining unit (126) for driving the optoelectronic element (110, 111) at a time when the self identification code coincides with the identification code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Zenpei Tani, Kiyoshi Ebina, Yukihisa Oda, Nobumasa Ono, Masahiro Morita, Mitsuo Kobachi, Kazuhito Nagura, Hajime Kashida, Hirohumi Sindo, Mitsuru Hosoki, Kiyoshi Kumata, Atsushi Murayama, Seiichiro Kihara