Patents by Inventor Taku Otani

Taku Otani 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: 11146034
    Abstract: A laser oscillator unit includes an amplification unit configured to amplify laser light and emit amplified laser light from an emitting portion; a case covering the amplification unit; and an outer support mechanism and an inner support mechanism provided on the case. The case is formed with a window portion. An outer movable leg allows the case to slide in a radial direction around an outer fixed leg. An inner movable leg allows the amplification unit to slide in the radial direction around an inner fixed leg. A straight line passing through a center of the outer fixed leg and a center of the inner fixed leg intersects with a straight line passing through the emitting portion and the window, and a laser optical axis emitted from the emitting portion and a laser optical axis emitted from the window portion coincide with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INDUSTRIAL DEVICES SUNZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku Otani, Takayoshi Miyazaki, Tetsuji Takamido
  • Publication number: 20210006028
    Abstract: A laser oscillator unit includes an amplification unit configured to amplify laser light and emit amplified laser light from an emitting portion; a case covering the amplification unit; and an outer support mechanism and an inner support mechanism provided on the case. The case is formed with a window portion. An outer movable leg allows the case to slide in a radial direction around an outer fixed leg. An inner movable leg allows the amplification unit to slide in the radial direction around an inner fixed leg. A straight line passing through a center of the outer fixed leg and a center of the inner fixed leg intersects with a straight line passing through the emitting portion and the window, and a laser optical axis emitted from the emitting portion and a laser optical axis emitted from the window portion coincide with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Taku OTANI, Takayoshi MIYAZAKI, Tetsuji TAKAMIDO
  • Patent number: 9480912
    Abstract: A game device is provided. The game device includes a depression operation receiver that receives a depression operation of a player and outputs information regarding a position depressed by the player; a depressed position acquirer that acquires the position depressed by the player based on the information output; a controller that determines whether the position depressed by the player is included within a judgment subject area, executes game processing based on a result of the determination, and changes, in a case where it is determined that the position depressed by the player is not included within the judgment subject area, a position of the judgment subject area based on the position depressed by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taku Otani
  • Patent number: 8454439
    Abstract: Provided is a game device, which is capable of preventing a subject to be operated from performing an action that is not intended by a player. A game device (10) executes a game configured so that at least one of a subject to be operated by a player and an object or a character moves within a game space. Numerical value information acquiring means (51) acquires numerical value information corresponding to a motion of the player. Control means (52) causes the subject to be operated to perform an action corresponding to a case where a positional relationship between the subject to be operated and the object or the character is a first positional relationship in a case where the numerical value information satisfies a condition. Condition changing means (55) changes the above-mentioned condition based on the positional relationship between the subject to be operated and the object or the character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Otani, Yutaka Nishino
  • Patent number: 8444487
    Abstract: Provided is a game device capable of preventing a subject to be operated from performing an action that is not intended by a player. The game device (10) executes a game configured such that at least one of the subject to be operated by the player and a plurality of objects or characters moves within a game space. Numerical value information acquiring means (51) acquires numerical value information corresponding to a motion of the player. Control means (52) causes the subject to be operated to perform an action for dealing with a first object or a first character in a case where the numerical value information satisfies a condition. Condition changing means (55) changes the condition based on a position of at least one of the subject to be operated and the object or the character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Taku Otani
  • Publication number: 20120115596
    Abstract: Provided is a game device capable of preventing a subject to be operated from performing an action that is not intended by a player. The game device (10) executes a game configured such that at least one of the subject to be operated by the player and a plurality of objects or characters moves within a game space. Numerical value information acquiring means (51) acquires numerical value information corresponding to a motion of the player. Control means (52) causes the subject to be operated to perform an action for dealing with a first object or a first character in a case where the numerical value information satisfies a condition. Condition changing means (55) changes the condition based on a position of at least one of the subject to be operated and the object or the character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taku Otani
  • Publication number: 20120115610
    Abstract: Provided is a game device, which is capable of preventing a subject to be operated from performing an action that is not intended by a player. A game device (10) executes a game configured so that at least one of a subject to be operated by a player and an object or a character moves within a game space. Numerical value information acquiring means (51) acquires numerical value information corresponding to a motion of the player. Control means (52) causes the subject to be operated to perform an action corresponding to a case where a positional relationship between the subject to be operated and the object or the character is a first positional relationship in a case where the numerical value information satisfies a condition. Condition changing means (55) changes the above-mentioned condition based on the positional relationship between the subject to be operated and the object or the character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku Otani, Yutaka Nishino
  • Publication number: 20110190059
    Abstract: To provide a game device that, for example, enables dealing with displacement of a standing position of a player during game play. Depression operation receiving means receives a depression operation of the player and outputs information regarding a position depressed by the player. Depressed position acquiring means (61) acquires the position depressed by the player based on the information output from the depression operation receiving means. Judgment means (62) judges whether or not the position depressed by the player is included within a judgment subject area. Game processing executing means (63) executes game processing based on a result of the judging by the judgment means (62). Judgment subject area changing means (64) changes, in a case where it is judged that the position depressed by the player is not included within the judgment subject area, a position of the judgment subject area based on the position depressed by the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taku Otani
  • Patent number: 7488125
    Abstract: A covering device for a high voltage part in an optical fiber fusion splicer includes a cover body, removably connectable to a support table, including an electrode holder adapted to removably hold an electrode rod. The covering device includes an electrode retainer removably connectable to the cover body, adapted to press the electrode rod against the support table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Takahashi, Taku Otani, Manabu Tabata
  • Publication number: 20060201986
    Abstract: An optical fiber cutting device including: a rotatable blade including positioning holes; a first fastening member that is engageable with said positioning holes; and a second fastening member that is engageable with said positioning holes. When said first fastening member is engaged with a first one of said positioning holes, said second fastening member is not engaged with any of said positioning holes. Thus, the blade is fixed in a non-rotating state after being rotated by a predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Katsumi Sasaki, Taku Otani, Seiji Horino
  • Publication number: 20050163447
    Abstract: A covering device for a high voltage part in an optical fiber fusion splicer includes a cover body, removably connectable to a support table, including an electrode holder adapted to removably hold an electrode rod. The covering device includes an electrode retainer removably connectable to the cover body, adapted to press the electrode rod against the support table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Kenji Takahashi, Taku Otani, Manabu Tabata
  • Patent number: 6598497
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable covering removing device which can remove the covering layer of an optical fiber reliably and safely comprises a support member, a fiber holder, a fiber holder retainer which can move the fiber holder toward and away from the support member along the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber. The support member is provided with a cutter holder fixing structure which fixes cutter holders in closed position. The cutter holder fixing structure is disposed so as to be able to impart force to the first cable covering removing cutter and the second cable covering removing cutter formed on the cutter holder in parallel. The fiber holder retainer is provided with a fiber holder fixing structure which fixes the fiber holder in a closed position. The fiber holder fixing structure is disposed near the center of the fiber holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiro Mizushima, Takeshi Sato, Taku Otani
  • Patent number: 6439782
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical fiber fusion splice method in which two optical fibers having different mode field diameters are fusion spliced with a low splice loss without complicated words and special equipment other than a fusion splice device, and an optical fiber fusion splicer which is suitably used for the optical fiber fusion method; in order to achieve the object, the present invention provides an optical fiber fusion splice method for splicing two optical fibers having different mode field diameters comprising the steps of: arranging a first optical fiber having a small mode field diameter and a second optical fiber having a large mode field diameter so that the cut surfaces thereof face each other, heating by an electric discharge and fusion splicing the cut surfaces, shifting the heating position by an electric discharge in the first optical fiber by shifting integrally the first and second optical fibers in the longitudinal direction of the optical fibers, and addit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Otani, Akito Ishiguro, Kenji Takahashi, Noriyuki Kawanishi, Junichi Suzuki, Shounosuke Yaguchi
  • Patent number: 6430351
    Abstract: An object of the invention of the present application is to provide a V-shaped groove block for an optical fiber which has a simple structure, and can high strength fusion splice between optical fibers; in order to achieve the object, the present invention provide a V-shaped groove block for optical fibers for aligning and positioning the axis of naked optical fibers, wherein a thin film comprising a material that will not damage the naked optical fiber even when they are slid thereon, is provided on a surface of a V-shaped groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Takahashi, Masato Omori, Junichi Suzuki, Taku Otani, Fuminori Iijima