Patents by Inventor Seijin Sugama

Seijin Sugama 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: 5446290
    Abstract: A two-dimensional image sensor 12 having openings 28 through which light can pass is formed on a transparent substrate 21 and combined with a planar light source 11 and an optical element 13 which defines optical paths. The optical element 13 is formed by combining one of a diffraction grating, a microlens and a specular surface of V-shaped grooves with a collected fiber member formed from bundled optical fibers having light shielding side faces so as to allow the transfer of an image. The profiles of these components are determined so that light may be focused upon a finger contacting area on the center line between the openings 28 and photo-sensitive elements 24 of the sensor 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Fujieda, Yuzo Ono, Seijin Sugama