Patents by Inventor Noriaki Fujii

Noriaki Fujii 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: 11953744
    Abstract: An optical fiber ribbon comprises a plurality of optical fibers arranged in parallel and a connecting resin layer containing a ribbon resin for coating and connecting the plurality of optical fibers, wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers has an outer diameter of 220 ?m or less; and the ribbon resin contains a cured product of urethane (meth)acrylate, and an amount of silicon is 5 ppm or more and 80000 ppm or less and an amount of tin is 5 ppm or more and 30000 ppm or less at the surface of the connecting resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Iwaguchi, Takashi Fujii, Fumiaki Sato
  • Patent number: 11933363
    Abstract: A bearing box for a rotating roll that delivers a high-temperature substance. The bearing box includes a bearing portion and a seal portion provided adjacent to the bearing portion and includes a first cooling liquid passage that is formed on the outer peripheral side of the bearing portion and through which a cooling liquid passes, and a second cooling liquid passage that is formed on the radially inner side relative to the first cooling liquid passage and on the outer peripheral side of the seal portion, the second cooling liquid passage communicating with the first cooling liquid passage to cause the cooling liquid to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Isozaki, Shinya Ito, Akitaka Fujii, Noriaki Ohara
  • Patent number: 11927798
    Abstract: The optical fiber comprises a glass fiber comprising a core and a cladding, a primary resin layer in contact with the glass fiber and covering the glass fiber, and a secondary resin layer covering the primary resin layer, wherein the primary resin layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, a monomer, a photopolymerization initiator and an aromatic acid compound, a content of the aromatic acid compound is 20 ppm or more and 12000 ppm or less based on a total amount of the resin composition, and Young's modulus of the primary resin layer is 0.6 MPa or less at 23° C.±2° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Iwaguchi, Haruki Okuyama, Takahisa Yamaguchi, Takashi Fujii
  • Patent number: 11919804
    Abstract: The resin composition according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a resin composition containing a photopolymerizable compound comprising urethane (meth)acrylate and a polyrotaxane, and a photopolymerization initiator, and the content of the polyrotaxane is 0.05% by mass or more and 11% by mass or less based on the total amount of the photopolymerizable compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsushi Hamakubo, Chiaki Tokuda, Noriaki Iwaguchi, Takashi Fujii
  • Patent number: 11726192
    Abstract: A photodetector measures flight time by an imaging optical element imaging reflected light from an illuminated illumination region of an object illuminated by pulse light, and a light detection portion receiving the imaged light. The light detection portion is formed larger than a projection region reflected at the illumination region of the object and imaged on the light detection portion. In the light detection portion, a portion overlaying the projection region is activated as a light-detection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji Iguchi, Hidenori Kawanishi, Koji Takahashi, Noriaki Fujii
  • Patent number: 11681142
    Abstract: [Object] To provide (i) a two-lens optical system, (ii) a beam combining module, (iii) a projector, and (iv) a method for assembling a two-lens optical system each of which allows for an improved lens positioning sensitivity [Means to Attain the Object] A two-lens optical system (100) includes a first lens (1) for use in collimation adjustment, the first lens being configured to move along only an optical axis of light emitted from a light source; and a second lens (2) for use in beam steering, the second lens being configured to move along only two axes perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Peter John Roberts, Noriaki Fujii, Shin Itoh
  • Patent number: 11609311
    Abstract: A pulsed light emitting element emits pulsed light that is linearly polarized in a first polarization direction, the pulsed light passes through a polarizing beam splitter and a lens in this order and is radiated onto a target object, reflected light passes through the lens and the polarizing beam splitter in this order, is linearly polarized in a second polarization direction that is different from the first polarization direction, and is concentrated on a light receiving element, the pulsed light emitting element and the light receiving element are provided on a focal plane of the lens, and the optical axis of the pulsed light and the optical axis of the reflected light overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuji Iguchi, Noriaki Fujii, Hidenori Kawanishi, Koji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230085136
    Abstract: A beam combining module combines a first beam corresponding to a first wavelength and a second beam corresponding to a second wavelength. The beam combining module includes a collimating lens, a first mirror, and second mirror. The collimating lens is configured to receive the first beam and the second beam that are parallel to each other and to emit the first beam and the second beam in respective non-parallel directions. The first mirror is configured to reflect the first beam emitted by the collimating lens. The second mirror is configured to reflect the second beam emitted by the collimating lens in a direction parallel to the first beam reflected by the first mirror and in such a manner that the second beam emitted by the collimating lens spatially overlaps the first beam reflected by the first mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: PETER JOHN ROBERTS, NATHAN COLE, Valerie Busque, Noriaki FUJII, KATSUSHIGE MASUI
  • Patent number: 11183810
    Abstract: In a light source module A, a lens shapes emitted light 1a of a semiconductor laser. A plate on which the lens is disposed has a through hole through which the emitted light of the semiconductor laser passes and an adjustment surface that is used for adjusting the position of the lens with respect to the through hole in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis L of the semiconductor laser. An end surface 5b of the lens that is opposite to an optical light-emitting surface of the lens is fixed to the adjustment surface with an adhesive AD. A stepped portion that is recessed in the direction of the optical axis L is formed in a bonding portion in which the end surface of the lens and the adjustment surface are bonded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshio Kagawa, Noriaki Fujii
  • Publication number: 20210239968
    Abstract: To provide (i) a two-lens optical system, (ii) a beam combining module, (iii) a projector, and (iv) a method for assembling a two-lens optical system each of which allows for an improved lens positioning sensitivity [Means to Attain the Object] A two-lens optical system (100) includes a first lens (1) for use in collimation adjustment, the first lens being configured to move along only an optical axis of light emitted from a light source; and a second lens (2) for use in beam steering, the second lens being configured to move along only two axes perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: PETER JOHN ROBERTS, NORIAKI FUJII, SHIN ITOH
  • Publication number: 20210144348
    Abstract: A projector apparatus includes a projection unit that projects an image on a projection target, a distance-measuring unit that measures a distance from an emitting end of the projection unit to the projection target, and a control unit that sets a luminance of projection light to a predetermined constant value when a distance measured by the distance-measuring unit is equal to or smaller than a predetermined distance and increases the luminance of the projection light such that the luminance does not exceed a set luminance of the projection light corresponding to the measured distance when the distance measured by the distance-measuring unit is larger than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: MITSUHIRO MATSUMOTO, NORIAKI FUJII, TAKATOSHI MORITA, KENGO YAMASAWA
  • Patent number: 10978762
    Abstract: A battery pack provided with a battery core pack having a plurality of battery cells held by a holding part of a cell holder, and a case for accommodating the battery core pack. The cell holder has a peripheral wall part surrounding the holding part. A plurality of slits extending along the peripheral direction on an end surface of the peripheral wall part are provided to the peripheral wall part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Matsumoto, Noriaki Fujii
  • Patent number: 10754234
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention enables an improvement in image resolution. A projection device (1) includes: a light source (11); a MEMS mirror (14) which reflects and two-dimensionally scans the laser beam emitted from the light source; and a free-form lens (15) which changes focusing properties of the laser beam reflected by the scanning section such that, after propagation of the laser beam to a screen (20) onto which the image is to be projected, a shape of the laser beam when viewed on the screen has a first width that is shorter than a second width of the shape, the first width being along a horizontal direction corresponding to a primary scanning direction in which the MEMS mirror scans the laser beam, the second width being along a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Peter John Roberts, Noriaki Fujii, Kengo Yamasawa
  • Publication number: 20200227696
    Abstract: A battery pack provided with a battery core pack having a plurality of battery cells held by a holding part of a cell holder, and a case for accommodating the battery core pack. The cell holder has a peripheral wall part surrounding the holding part. A plurality of slits extending along the peripheral direction on an end surface of the peripheral wall part are provided to the peripheral wall part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi Matsumoto, Noriaki Fujii
  • Publication number: 20200194967
    Abstract: In a light source module A, a lens shapes emitted light 1a of a semiconductor laser. A plate on which the lens is disposed has a through hole through which the emitted light of the semiconductor laser passes and an adjustment surface that is used for adjusting the position of the lens with respect to the through hole in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis L of the semiconductor laser. An end surface 5b of the lens that is opposite to an optical light-emitting surface of the lens is fixed to the adjustment surface with an adhesive AD. A stepped portion that is recessed in the direction of the optical axis L is formed in a bonding portion in which the end surface of the lens and the adjustment surface are bonded together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: TOSHIO KAGAWA, NORIAKI FUJII
  • Publication number: 20200174356
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention enables an improvement in image resolution. A projection device (1) includes: a light source (11); a MEMS mirror (14) which reflects and two-dimensionally scans the laser beam emitted from the light source; and a free-form lens (15) which changes focusing properties of the laser beam reflected by the scanning section such that, after propagation of the laser beam to a screen (20) onto which the image is to be projected, a shape of the laser beam when viewed on the screen has a first width that is shorter than a second width of the shape, the first width being along a horizontal direction corresponding to a primary scanning direction in which the MEMS mirror scans the laser beam, the second width being along a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Peter John Roberts, Noriaki Fujii, Kengo Yamasawa
  • Patent number: 10613425
    Abstract: A housing provided to a light source device has a sliding surface to which a first lens portion is fixed and an inclined support surface to which a second lens portion is fixed. The sliding surface is vertical to a direction of an optical axis of a semiconductor laser and wider than a first fixing surface of the first lens portion that is fixed to the sliding surface. The inclined support surface is parallel to the direction of the optical axis and wider than a second fixing surface of the second lens portion that is fixed to the inclined support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takatoshi Morita, Noriaki Fujii, Toshio Kagawa
  • Patent number: 10584667
    Abstract: A one-way valve includes a housing with a center axis. The housing includes a peripheral side wall around the center axis, and an inward flange protruding from the peripheral side wall toward the center axis. A valve member is inserted into the housing and includes an outer peripheral surface around the center axis, and an outward flange protruding from the outer peripheral surface toward the peripheral side wall. A coil spring includes a first axial end having a first diameter and being in contact with the inward flange and the peripheral side wall, a second axial end having a second diameter smaller than a first diameter, the second axial end being in contact with the outward flange and the outer peripheral surface, and a body portion provided between the first axial end and the second axial end and having diameters decreasing from the first diameter to the second diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Noriaki Fujii
  • Publication number: 20190250493
    Abstract: A laser light source device includes a plurality of semiconductor laser elements, an optical coupling element that couples together a plurality of laser beams that are emitted from the plurality of semiconductor laser elements, and a plurality of apertures, each provided between a corresponding one of the semiconductor laser elements and the optical coupling element, that correspond to the plurality of semiconductor laser elements, respectively. The plurality of apertures are set so that aperture diameters of the plurality of apertures become smaller as wavelengths of laser beams that pass through the respective apertures become shorter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: NORIAKI FUJII
  • Publication number: 20190170866
    Abstract: A photodetector measures flight time by an imaging optical element imaging reflected light from an illuminated illumination region of an object illuminated by pulse light, and a light detection portion receiving the imaged light. The light detection portion is formed larger than a projection region reflected at the illumination region of the object and imaged on the light detection portion. In the light detection portion, a portion overlaying the projection region is activated as a light-detection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: KATSUJI IGUCHI, HIDENORI KAWANISHI, KOJI TAKAHASHI, NORIAKI FUJII