Patents by Inventor Reiji Seki

Reiji Seki 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: 20240140286
    Abstract: An air supply apparatus supplies air to an airbag of a seat includes a support panel and a functional component. A first direction is a thickness of the base, a second direction is orthogonal to the first direction, and a direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction is a third direction. A first restriction wall and a second restriction wall extend from the base in the first direction, spaced at an interval in the second direction, and sandwich the functional component in the second direction. A coupling wall extends from the base in the first direction and couples the first restriction wall to the second restriction wall in the second direction. Two guide walls are spaced in the third direction and sandwich the functional component in the third direction. Pressing portions sandwich the functional component together with the coupling wall in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi MASUDA, Tomokazu SEKI, Tomohiro HORI, Reiji SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20090149547
    Abstract: A novel virucidal disinfectant for avian influenza virus is provided. A virucidal disinfectant for avian influenza virus characterized by containing as essential constituents (A) dialkyldimethylammonium chloride represented by the formula: wherein both R1 and R2 are alkyl groups and may be the same or different, (B) a halogenated phenol based compound represented by the formula: wherein R is an alkyl or aryl group, and X is a halogen element, and (C) o-dichlorobenzene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: TAMURA SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Reiji SEKI, Ryoji KAMIMURA
  • Patent number: 6978087
    Abstract: A disclosed photographing apparatus has a LCD display, a select member, and a controller. The display displays information about a photographic condition, in arbitrary display form using a dot-matrix. The select member selects one display mode among a plurality of display modes. In each mode of the plurality of display modes, display forms are different to each other, standard information required for photographing is displayed common to every display mode, and at least one information inherent to each display mode is displayed. The controller controls the display to display the display mode selected by the selector, and at a time of starting the camera, to display a display mode which has been displayed when the camera was previously switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Reiji Seki, Makoto Akesaka, Hiroaki Minami, Tatsuya Suzuki, Reiko Yoshida, Masami Ohyama, Hirofusa Kondo
  • Publication number: 20040223067
    Abstract: A disclosed photographing apparatus has a LCD display, a select member, and a controller. The display displays information about a photographic condition, in arbitrary display form using a dot-matrix. The select member selects one display mode among a plurality of display modes. In each mode of the plurality of display modes, display forms are different to each other, standard information required for photographing is displayed common to every display mode, and at least one information inherent to each display mode is displayed. The controller controls the display to display the display mode selected by the selector, and at a time of starting the camera, to display a display mode which has been displayed when the camera was previously switched off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: MINOLTA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Reiji Seki, Makoto Akesaka, Hiroaki Minami, Tatsuya Suzuki, Reiko Yoshida, Masami Ohyama, Hirofusa Kondo
  • Patent number: 6760548
    Abstract: A disclosed photographing apparatus has a LCD display, a select member, and a controller. The display displays information about a photographic condition, in arbitrary display form using a dot-matrix. The select member selects one display mode among a plurality of display modes. In each mode of the plurality of display modes, display forms are different to each other, standard information required for photographing is displayed common to every display mode, and at least one information inherent to each display mode is displayed. The controller controls the display to display the display mode selected by the selector, and at a time of starting the camera, to display a display mode which has been displayed when the camera was previously switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Reiji Seki, Makoto Akesaka, Hiroaki Minami, Tatsuya Suzuki, Reiko Yoshida, Masami Ohyama, Hirofusa Kondo
  • Patent number: 6738577
    Abstract: A display device 70 having an organic luminescent element arranged at an object image-forming position of a finder optical system. Frames are formed by parts 31b, 32b, 33b of the negative electrode formed of non-transparent material, an organic electroluminescent material is laminated thereon on the eyepiece side, and a positive electrode formed of transparent material is superimposed thereon on the eyepiece side. Since the non-transparent negative electrodes 31b, 32b, 33b shield the light, the frames are recognized as black frames. When the periphery is dark, a voltage is applied between the electrodes causing the organic electroluminescent material to luminesce, such that the frame itself becomes brighter in display and is readily visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Maeda, Akihiko Fujino, Reiji Seki, Noriyuki Ishii, Makoto Akesaka, Satoshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20020025161
    Abstract: A disclosed photographing apparatus has a LCD display, a select member, and a controller. The display displays information about a photographic condition, in arbitrary display form using a dot-matrix. The select member selects one display mode among a plurality of display modes. In each mode of the plurality of display modes, display forms are different to each other, standard information required for photographing is displayed common to every display mode, and at least one information inherent to each display mode is displayed. The controller controls the display to display the display mode selected by the selector, and at a time of starting the camera, to display a display mode which has been displayed when the camera was previously switched off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Reiji Seki, Makoto Akesaka, Hiroaki Minami, Tatsuya Suzuki, Reiko Yoshida, Masami Ohyama, Hirofusa Kondo
  • Patent number: 6185374
    Abstract: A mechanism, of a camera, to let a light adjustment operation for a flash light be performed with a higher precision in a shorter time. The mechanism includes: a first device for taking an image of a region to be photographed and for outputting image process information; a second device for detecting a main subject region and for detecting a background region on the basis of the image process information, in which the second device outputs main subject information upon the main subject region thus detected and outputs background information upon the background region thus detected; a third device for calculating a compensation value for light adjustment on the basis of the main subject information and on the basis of the background information; and a fourth device for controlling an amount of flash light emission at time of taking a photograph with an emission of the flash light on the basis of the compensation value for light adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoshi Yamaguchi, Koutaro Kawabe, Reiji Seki, Akihiko Fujino
  • Patent number: 6167200
    Abstract: A mechanism, of a camera, to let an exposure operation be performed with a higher precision in a shorter time. The mechanism includes: a first device for taking an image of a region to be photographed and for outputting image information; a second device for detecting a subject region on the basis of the image information and for outputting subject region information; a third device for outputting a plurality of photometric values relative to a plurality of divided photometric regions; a fourth device for selecting and outtputting at least one of the photometric values which are output from the third device, on the basis of the subject region information; and a fifth device for calculating an optimal exposure value on the basis of the at least one, selected by the fourth device, of the photometric values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoshi Yamaguchi, Koutaro Kawabe, Reiji Seki, Akihiko Fujino
  • Patent number: 5778265
    Abstract: Malfunction is prevented in a camera which allows setting of print number at the time of photographing. In the camera, whether the film is a reversal film or not is determined. When the loaded film is a negative film, a print number is initially set to 1. If the loaded film is a reversal film, the print number is initially set to 0. However, when a select switch is ON, the set number is 1, similar to the case of a negative film. The setting is for a counter CPRT storing the print number data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Reiji Seki
  • Patent number: 5585403
    Abstract: A sterilizing agent comprising:(A) a dichlorobenzene; and(B) a dialkyldimethylammonium halide represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein X is bromine or chlorine, and,R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent an alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Tamura Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiji Seki, Ryoji Kamimura, Satoru Mitsubayashi
  • Patent number: 5448331
    Abstract: Camera comprises a focus detecting section for performing an object distance measurement, a flash for illuminating the object and controller for control the camera. The flash is activated to emit auxiliary light so as to assist a focus detection when a focus detection is performed by the focus detecting section, and is activated to emit light for illuminating the object during an exposure of photographing. Also, camera is capable of a self-timer photographing, and indicates the self-timer photographing by emitting the flash light during the self-timer operation. The flash light is used both as the auxiliary light for a focus detection and light for indication of the self-timer operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masataka Hamada, Katsuyuki Nanba, Hiroshi Ueda, Reiji Seki, Hidehiko Fujii, Jun Ishihara, Kotomi Murakami
  • Patent number: 5384611
    Abstract: A camera system capable of wireless flash photographing, comprising a camera and an external flash unit, wherein the external flash unit transmits a discriminating data such as a synchronized shutter speed with a wireless flash photographing, and the camera receives the discriminating data. According to the received data, a phototaking operation of the camera is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Tsuji, Akihiko Fujino, Tsutomu Ichikawa, Reiji Seki, Hiroyuki Okada
  • Patent number: 5293189
    Abstract: A photographic system comprises a camera and a film structure which can be loaded in the camera and in which photographing data can be recorded. The film structure has an image recording section in which a photographed image is recorded and a memory means for storing therein identification data peculiar to the film structure. And the camera inputs the identification data stored in the film structure into the camera and judges according to the inputted identification data whether the film structure is fit for the camera or not. Thereby, the photographing data can be recorded or read only when the film structure is fit for the camera.Further, the present invention also relates to a film structure which can be loaded in a camera having peculiar identification data so that it is judged whether the film structure is fit for the camera or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Manabu Inoue, Reiji Seki, Katsuyuki Nanba
  • Patent number: 5208621
    Abstract: A photographic system comprises a camera and a film structure which can be loaded in the camera and in which photographing data can be recorded. The film structure has an image recording section in which a photographed image is recorded and a memory means for storing therein identification data peculiar to the film structure. And the camera inputs the identification data stored in the film structure into the camera and judges according to the inputted identification data whether the film structure is fit for the camera or not. Thereby, the photographing data can be recorded or read only when the film structure is fit for the camera.Further, the present invention also relates to a film structure which can be loaded in a camera having peculiar identification data so that it is judged whether the film structure is fit for the camera or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Manabu Inoue, Reiji Seki, Katsuyuki Nanba
  • Patent number: 5142310
    Abstract: A pseudo format camera system comprises a film cartridge including a memory which stores film speed data and limitation data, and a camera including a means for setting pseudo focal length, a means for inputting the film speed data and the limitation data from the memory, a means for controlling exposure based on the film speed data, and a means for limiting the pseudo focal length depending on the limitation data. In this camera system, the pseudo focal length can be limited based on the limitation data stored in the memory in the film cartridge, and therefore it is surely prevented that a picture becomes rough because of a bad grainness of a film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Manabu Inoue, Toshihiko Ishimura, Toshio Yamaki, Reiji Seki, Atsushi Sumitani
  • Patent number: 5132718
    Abstract: A flashlight emitting device for a camera wherein the flash coverage of a flash device is varied, only when a mode in which flashlight is to be emitted is selected, in response to a zooming operation to assure appropriate exposure and eliminate wasteful consumption of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiko Fujino, Reiji Seki, Noriyuki Ishii, Sadanobu Ueda, Nobuyuki Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 5117251
    Abstract: A reflex camera capable of automatic focus adjustment comprises a motor for driving a lens used for focus adjustment, an electromagnet for lifting-up a mirror to expose a film at the time of shutter release, a battery for operating the motor and the electromagnet, and a controller for controlling power supply such that the power is supplied to the magnet after the lens is moved by the motor to a position such as an in-focus point. Since the power is supplied to the electromagnet after the completion of power supply to the motor, there is no possibility of malfunction of the electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ishimura, Reiji Seki, Kenji Ishibashi, Junichi Tanii, Takahisa Shimada
  • Patent number: 5081483
    Abstract: A camera control system is provided having a plurality of microcomputers, each microcomputer operating in conjunction with a respective clock which generates clock pulses at a respective frequency. A first microcomputer controls a second microcomputer after the second microcomputer has stabilized after initial start up. The first microcomputer controls the overall camera operation, and the second microcomputer controls the camera display operation. When a battery is loaded into the camera, both microcomputers are reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ishimura, Yasuaki Akada, Reiji Seki, Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Norio Ishikawa
  • Patent number: RE35515
    Abstract: A photo signal processing apparatus which comprises a light receiving unit of charge accumulation type for outputting a data corresponding to a condition of light received thereby, a data processor for applying a predetermined processing to the data outputted from the light receiving unit, an accumulation initiating device for causing the light receiving unit to initiate a charge accumulating operation, an accumulation interrupting device for interrupting the charge accumulating operation of the light receiving unit, a counter for counting a time passed during a period subsequent to the start of the charge accumulating operation of the light receiving unit and until the termination of the charge accumulating operation of the light receiving unit, and a control unit for activating the accumulation initiating device at a timing required to interrupt the charge accumulating operation of the light receiving unit at the time of termination of the data processing performed by the data processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Toshihiko Ishimura, Norio Ishikawa, Reiji Seki, Yasuaki Akada