Patents by Inventor Yoshihito Harada

Yoshihito Harada 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: 20230232657
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged two-dimensionally. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a light-emitting layer and an optical member that refracts light from the light-emitting layer. In an orthographic projection of a first optical member included in a first pixel with respect to the light-emitting layer, a position of an apex of the first optical member and a position of a center of the first optical member are separated by a first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yojiro Matsuda, Hidekazu Takahashi, Yoshihito Harada
  • Patent number: 11665926
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged two-dimensionally. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a light-emitting layer and an optical member that refracts light from the light-emitting layer. In an orthographic projection of a first optical member included in a first pixel with respect to the light-emitting layer, a position of an apex of the first optical member and a position of a center of the first optical member are separated by a first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yojiro Matsuda, Hidekazu Takahashi, Yoshihito Harada
  • Publication number: 20210013453
    Abstract: A display device includes a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged two-dimensionally. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a light-emitting layer and an optical member that refracts light from the light-emitting layer. In an orthographic projection of a first optical member included in a first pixel with respect to the light-emitting layer, a position of an apex of the first optical member and a position of a center of the first optical member are separated by a first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yojiro Matsuda, Hidekazu Takahashi, Yoshihito Harada
  • Publication number: 20210014393
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a first light emitting element disposed on a main surface of a substrate, and a first lens fixed to the substrate and overlapping a center of a first light-emission region of the first light emitting element in plan view in a direction perpendicular to the main surface. In the plan view in the direction perpendicular to the main surface, the center of the first light-emission region and a center of the first lens are separated from each other by a first distance in a direction parallel to the main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Shoma Hinata, Yojiro Matsuda, Hiroaki Sano, Hidekazu Takahashi, Yoshihito Harada
  • Patent number: 9451190
    Abstract: After accumulating electric charges in pixels in first, second, and third rows, signals are output from the pixels in the first and second rows in a first frame, and thereafter, after accumulating electric charges in the pixels in the first row without accumulating electric charges in the pixels in the second and third rows, signals are output from the pixels in the first and third rows in a second frame following the first frame. Furthermore, the photoelectric conversion units of the pixels in the second and third rows are reset by the resetting units included in the pixels in the second and third rows in the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichiro Yamashita, Yoshihito Harada
  • Publication number: 20160088247
    Abstract: After accumulating electric charges in pixels in first, second, and third rows, signals are output from the pixels in the first and second rows in a first frame, and thereafter, after accumulating electric charges in the pixels in the first row without accumulating electric charges in the pixels in the second and third rows, signals are output from the pixels in the first and third rows in a second frame following the first frame. Furthermore, the photoelectric conversion units of the pixels in the second and third rows are reset by the resetting units included in the pixels in the second and third rows in the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Yuichiro Yamashita, Yoshihito Harada
  • Patent number: 9124835
    Abstract: After accumulating electric charges in pixels in first, second, and third rows, signals are output from the pixels in the first and second rows in a first frame, and thereafter, after accumulating electric charges in the pixels in the first row without accumulating electric charges in the pixels in the second and third rows, signals are output from the pixels in the first and third rows in a second frame following the first frame. Furthermore, the photoelectric conversion units of the pixels in the second and third rows are reset by the resetting units included in the pixels in the second and third rows in the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichiro Yamashita, Yoshihito Harada
  • Patent number: 7907182
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to prevent degradation of an image as much as possible when data of the number of original pixels of an image sensing element is converted into data of a smaller number of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Kyuma, Yoshihito Harada
  • Patent number: 7538816
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image-taking apparatus having an image-pickup device which accumulates charge in accordance with an amount of light received thereon, a light-shielding device which changes a light-shielded area in the image-pickup device by causing a light-shielding blade to travel, the light-shielding blade shielding a light-receiving surface of the image-pickup device, a scan circuit which performs first scan for starting accumulation of charge for each area of the image-pickup device and performs second scan for reading the accumulated charge for each area of the image-pickup device, and a control circuit which calculates a travel characteristic of the light-shielding device based on an amount of first charge accumulated in a time period between one of the first and second scans and the travel of the light-shielding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihito Harada
  • Patent number: 7349015
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes first and second pixels. Each pixel has a sensor and a reading portion for reading out a signal from the sensor to an output line. The apparatus further includes a correcting section for changing a correction signal in accordance with waiting time in which signals from the first and second pixels are held and for correcting noise components contained in image signals output from the first and second pixels in accordance with the correction signal. Waiting times in which the image signals are held in the first and second pixels are different from each other and the noise components are generated due to the different waiting times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihito Harada, Hiroshi Miyanari
  • Patent number: 7133072
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing an image sensed by an image sensing element such as a CCD sensor includes a dark correction circuit for making dark correction of the image, a defect correction circuit for correcting a defective pixel in the image using other pixels, and a controller for controlling the shares of dark correction by the dark correction circuit and defect correction by the defect correction circuit on the basis of information which pertains to image sensing such as an ISO speed, temperature, and accumulation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihito Harada
  • Publication number: 20060087573
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image-taking apparatus having an image-pickup device which accumulates charge in accordance with an amount of light received thereon, a light-shielding device which changes a light-shielded area in the image-pickup device by causing a light-shielding blade to travel, the light-shielding blade shielding a light-receiving surface of the image-pickup device, a scan circuit which performs first scan for staring accumulation of charge for each area of the image-pickup device and performs second scan for reading the accumulated charge for each area of the image-pickup device, and a control circuit which calculates a travel characteristic of the light-shielding device based on an amount of first charge accumulated in a time period between one of the first and second scans and the travel of the light-shielding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventor: Yoshihito Harada
  • Publication number: 20050083415
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to prevent degradation of an image as much as possible when data of the number of original pixels of an image sensing element is converted into data of a smaller number of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Kenji Kyuma, Yoshihito Harada
  • Publication number: 20040239781
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes first and second pixels. Each pixel has a sensor and a reading portion for reading out a signal from the sensor to an output line. The apparatus further includes a correcting section for changing a correction signal in accordance with waiting time in which signals from the first and second pixels are held and for correcting noise components contained in image signals output from the first and second pixels in accordance with the correction signal. Waiting times in which the image signals are held in the first and second pixels are different from each other and the noise components are generated due to the different waiting times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihito Harada, Hiroshi Miyanari
  • Patent number: 6512680
    Abstract: In a semiconductor package which contains an IC element therein and effects the inputting and outputting of a signal to the IC element through a plurality of pads, a group of signals is layout-patterned so as to be divided into a plurality of groups such as a group of signals weak against noise, a group of signals liable to discharge noise and a group of signals exchanging a heavy current and so that the groups may be isolated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihito Harada, Katsunori Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20020015111
    Abstract: This invention relates to an image processing apparatus for processing an image sensed by an image sensing element such as a CCD sensor, and the apparatus includes a dark correction circuit for making dark correction of the image, a defect correction circuit for correcting a defective pixel in the image using other pixels, and a controller for controlling the shares of dark correction by the dark correction circuit and defect correction by the defect correction circuit on the basis of information which pertains to image sensing (e.g., ISO speed, temperature, and accumulation time).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Yoshihito Harada
  • Publication number: 20020012234
    Abstract: In a semiconductor package which contains an IC element therein and effects the inputting and outputting of a signal to the IC element through a plurality of pads, a group of signals is layout-patterned so as to divided into a plurality of groups such as a group of signals weak against noise, a group of signals liable to discharge noise and a group of signals exchanging a heavy current and so that the groups may be isolated from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: YOSHIHITO HARADA, KATSUNORI NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 6195511
    Abstract: In a camera which mounts a microcomputer with an internal flash memory, it is impossible to arbitrarily rewrite the contents of all program areas in the flash memory. In this invention, the flash memory is divided into a plurality of banks, and one bank holds a control program for altering the contents of the flash memory. Upon rewriting contents of this bank, the control program held in that bank is copied to the other bank, and the contents of that bank are rewritten under the control of the control program on the other bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihito Harada
  • Patent number: 6094536
    Abstract: A flash photography system arranged to make preliminary emission and to control main emission according to a value of light measured at the time of the preliminary emission is capable of adequately performing main flat emission by making the preliminary emission in the mode of flat emission and controlling a peak value of the main flat emission according to data of light measured when the preliminary flat emission is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihito Harada
  • Patent number: 5747944
    Abstract: In a flash device of the kind having a coil connected to a flash lamp and arrange to bring about a flat emission by the action of the coil, a switching circuit is arranged to short-circuit the coil after flashing emission is started, so that a good flash terminating characteristic for normal flashing emission can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihito Harada