Patents Assigned to Precision, Inc.
  • PAINTBALL LOADER
    Publication number: 20120103316
    Abstract: A paintball loader which feeds paintballs to a paintball marker has a rotor body and a drive motor for rotating the rotor body. The paintball loader can include a latch member for selectively securing an upper shell member to a lower shell member. The paintball loader can include a ramp member inside the upper and lower shell members. The ramp member moves between a first or flattened position and a second or raised position to facilitate operation of the loader. The components of the loader are designed so that assembly/disassembly is performed with few, if any, tools to facilitate cleaning and/or maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Bryon Benini, Gerald R. Parks
  • Variable focal length lens, and focal length adjusting device, and imaging apparatus that use the same
    Patent number: 8169715
    Abstract: A variable focal length lens, as well as a focal length adjusting device and an imaging device using the same. A variable focal length lens has a lens, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode. A second layer and a first layer constituting the lens are formed from polyvinyl chloride with which a plasticizer has been mixed. The hardness of these layers is adjusted by adjusting the mixing quantity, plasticizer type, etc. The second layer is formed so as so cover at least a light transmission region of the first layer. When a voltage is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the second layer and first layer are deformed to be pulled to the positive electrode, and thereby the curvature of the variable focal length lens is varied to vary the focal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: SEIKO Precision Inc., Shinshu University
    Inventors: Takeshi Kinoshita, Koji Yoneda, Toshihiro Hirai, Takahumi Ogiwara, Katsuya Fujii
  • FOCAL-PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120087646
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: an electromagnet; a board including an opening; blades capable of opening and closing the opening; a drive member holding an iron piece adsorbed to the electromagnet and driving the blades, the drive member being movable such that the iron piece moves toward and away from the electromagnet and being biased by a spring such that the iron piece moves away from the electromagnet; and a holding board facing the board and including a pair of sandwiching portions elastically deformable and holding and sandwiching the electromagnet. The electromagnet includes a restriction portion engaging the board and restricting a movement of the electromagnet in a direction where the iron piece moves away from the electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Yoichi Nakano
  • Lens drive device
    Patent number: 8145050
    Abstract: A lens drive device includes: a lens holder holding a lens; a drive source including a rotor rotatably supported; a gear rotated by a rotation of the rotor; and a driven gear rotated by the gear. The lens holder is moved in an optical axis direction by a rotation of the driven gear. The driven gear includes a teeth portion. The teeth portion includes: a meshed portion meshing the gear; and a non-meshed portion abutting the gear to stop the rotations of the gear and the driven gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Hisashi Kawamoto
  • Actuator and blade drive device for camera
    Patent number: 8137011
    Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator includes: a coil for excitation; a stator excited with different magnetic poles by energization of the coil; a rotor magnetized with the different magnetic poles in accordance with a circumferential direction, and rotated by a magnetic force generating between the rotor and the stator; and an outputting member rotated in conjunction with the rotor and outputting rotational movement of the rotor to a first blade and a second blade. The outputting member is provided with a fitting hole press-fitted onto the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Suzuki, Akihiro Ito, Shigeru Yanagisawa, Akira Yasuda
  • Image capture unit and methods of fabricating a lens array block utilizing electrolysis
    Patent number: 8134118
    Abstract: Methods of forming a lens array block comprising a plurality of lens barrels are provided, including depositing lens barrel material by electrolysis and etching lens barrels from a block of material. Also provided are means of assembling image capturing units or arrays of image capturing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Ether Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Chi Chang, Yung-I Chen, Jean-Pierre Lusinchi, Raymond Chih-Chung Hsiao
  • ROTARY ENCODER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120049051
    Abstract: Provided is a rotary encoder, including: a rotary scale, which has a predetermined pattern including continuous patterns and a rotational angle original point formed thereon with reference to a pattern center, has a polygonal outer shape, and has the rotational angle original point defined with reference to at least one side of sides of the polygonal outer shape; a hub, which includes projections for abutting the sides of the polygonal outer shape of the rotary scale and positioning the rotary scale; a rotating shaft, which is press-fitted into the hub and rotates coaxially with the pattern center of the rotary scale; and detecting units for irradiating the rotary scale with light and detecting the light reflected by the rotary scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicants: CANON PRECISION INC., CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ikuo WATANABE, Masahiko Igaki, Chihiro Nagura, Hiraku Kozuka, Satoru Hamasaki, Makoto Ogura, Tsutomu Nagao, Yasuji Yokoyama
  • Projectiles for shotgun shells and the like, and methods of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 8122832
    Abstract: Shot projectiles are disclosed that are not completely spherical. The shot may have a protruding ring, an elongated configuration, flat or concave surfaces, or other configurations that may affect the spreading distribution of the shot when fired or the ability to cause damage to a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Spherical Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: Tim T. Wei
  • Touch keypad assembly
    Patent number: 8119938
    Abstract: A touch keypad assembly (100) includes a main board (10), a metal dome (40) disposed on a predetermined position of the main board, a touchpad layer (30) disposed on the metal dome, a keypad cover (20) disposed over the touchpad layer, and a light guide film (60) disposed between the metal dome and the keypad cover. The touchpad layer is a flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Yu, Yao-Pang Lu, Chao-Chang Li
  • Optical substrate for reduced background fluorescence
    Patent number: 8115150
    Abstract: A new optical substrate design allows a target to be illuminated with minimal illumination of undesired surfaces within the image collection ray path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl S. Brown, Steven A. Reese
  • DECONVOLUTION FOR THE REDUCTION OF BLURRING INDUCED BY INTERNAL REFLECTIONS
    Publication number: 20120033895
    Abstract: A system and method of image processing employ mathematical deconvolution to estimate the magnitude and location of a target object within an image. Both the nature of internal reflections and the convolution process by which each internal reflection contributes to blurring of the acquired image data may be measured and modeled. In accordance with mathematical deconvolution techniques, the combined effects of these internal reflections may be reduced to the extent that respective contributions of the target object and each individual reflection may be distinguished and quantified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: APPLIED PRECISION, INC.
    Inventor: CARL S. BROWN
  • BLADE DRIVING DEVICE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120024126
    Abstract: A blade driving device includes: a board including an optical path opening; first and second blades moving toward and away from the optical path opening; first and second transmitting portions driving the first and second blades; and first and second drive sources respectively driving the first and second transmitting portions, wherein the first and second transmitting portions respectively include first and second drive pins, and the first blade includes an engagement slot engaging one of the first and second drive pins and is attached to the first and the second transmitting portions to be roratable about the other of the first and second drive pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Phichet NUMNUAL, Takashi Nakano
  • Speed reducing mechanism, drive device, and optical instrument
    Patent number: 8100593
    Abstract: A speed reducing mechanism includes: a driven member; and a decelerating member transmitting a drive force from an actuator to the driven member. The driven member includes an engagement pin. The decelerating member includes: a teeth portion engaging a rotor pinion portion serving as the drive force from the actuator; and a cam slot engaging the engagement pin. The decelerating member is rotatably supported and is formed into a sheet shape thinner than a face width of the rotor pinion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Hisashi Kawamoto
  • FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120008932
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: an electromagnet; a board including an opening; a blade movable between a position where the blade recedes from the opening and a position where the blade covers at least part of the opening; and a drive lever driving the blade, and including: a spindle portion provided at its one end with a flange portion; an iron piece provided at the other end of the spindle portion and capable of being adsorbed to the electromagnet; a support portion including a through hole through which the spindle portion penetrates with a play; and a guide portion provided along the iron piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.,
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Seiichi OISHI
  • FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120008933
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a blade movable between a position where the blade recedes from the opening and a position where the blade covers at least part of the opening; a drive arm connected to the blade, the drive arm including an engagement hole; a drive lever including a drive pin engaging the engagement hole; and a restriction portion provided in the drive arm, the restriction portion abutting the drive pin and being thicker than the drive arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Seiichi Oishi
  • Imaging device with focus offset compensation
    Patent number: 8090250
    Abstract: An imaging device comprises a lens barrel having a lens opening, and a lens positioned in the lens opening of the lens barrel, the lens having an optical center, a focal length F, an aperture diameter D, and an aperture number FN=F/D. An image sensor comprises an array of light sensing pixels that each have a dimension P, the sensor spaced apart a distance S from the optical center of the lens such that a focus offset gap X=F?S. The pixel dimension P and aperture number FN are selected such that 2·P·FN?X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ether Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Lusinchi
  • WING PULLEY HAVING CENTRAL REINFORCING DISK
    Publication number: 20110315517
    Abstract: Wing pulleys that engage a conveyor belt during conveying operations are described. The wing pulley includes a central reinforcing disk that strengthens and stabilizes the pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: PRECISION, INC.
    Inventor: Leo J. Laughlin
  • Configurable tooling block
    Patent number: 8074542
    Abstract: A configurable tooling block for a CNC turret lathe holds a plurality of tools at a single index position of the turret. The tooling block includes a main body, a mounting flange, and a coolant manifold removably mounted on the main body on either a first side face or a second side face of the main body. The main body has a plurality of tool-receiving openings, at least one of which is a rectangular opening for receiving an OD tool. The manifold may be provided with individually operable valves for controlling coolant flow to output ports associated with the tool-receiving opening, and may be made of a material that is lighter than the material used to form the main body to reduce overall weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: KZ Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Zwara, Jerome P. Zwara, Shawn M. Szczygiel
  • PAINTBALL MARKER
    Publication number: 20110297136
    Abstract: A pneumatic paintball marker has, for example, a sleeve that controls the passage of air through the longitudinal barrel or opening within the marker. By sequentially filling separate chambers defined within the opening and the sleeve, the sleeve is able to translate axially through the opening in a sequential manner. When the sleeve is in a forward position, air is caused to be released through the barrel, propelling the paintball. A sear member engages the sleeve and prevents it from inadvertently moving to a forward position. Air filling the chambers returns the sleeve to the loading position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: DYE PRECISION, INC.
    Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Richard Corlett, William Wing, Adam H. Thorp
  • Gear mechanism and blade drive device
    Patent number: 8070370
    Abstract: A gear mechanism includes a pair of gears including first and second gears overlapped with each other in an axial direction. The first and second gears include first and second tooth portions, respectively. The first tooth portion slightly projects outwardly from the second tooth portion. The first gear is formed with a deformation facilitating portion for facilitating deformation of the first gear in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Hisashi Kawamoto