Patents Assigned to Precision, Inc.
  • Paintball marker
    Patent number: 7997260
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Eero Kaakkola, Richard Corlett, William Wing, Adam H. Thorp
  • Card edge connector with improved retainer
    Patent number: 7985087
    Abstract: A card edge connector for mating with an electronic card includes an elongated housing, a number of contacts and a retainer disposed in the housing. The housing has a center slot extending along a lengthwise direction of the housing and a first tower section at one end thereof. The retainer is rotatably retained in the first tower section and does not extend beyond the first tower along the lengthwise direction, a thickness direction of the housing and a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the electronic card. The retainer has a locker to lock the electronic card and at least a spring sandwiched between the locker and an outer wall of the first tower section to make the locker automatically move in the lengthwise direction in an insertion process of the electronic card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhuang-Xing Li, Xiao-Zhi Fu, Wen-Jun Tang, Xue-Wu Bu
  • BLADE DRIVE DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110170852
    Abstract: A blade drive device includes: a board including an optical path opening; a blade including a plurality of openings; a first drive source that swings the blade to move toward and away from the optical path opening; and a second drive source that changes a position of a swinging fulcrum of the blade relative to the board. The first drive source includes a first rotor and a first transmitting portion transmitting a rotation of the first rotor to the blade. The second drive source includes a second rotor and a second transmitting portion transmitting a rotation of the second rotor to the blade. The blade includes a cam slot engaging the first transmitting portion and a fitting hole into which the second transmitting portion slidably fits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Phichet Numnual, Prapas Charoensilputthakun
  • BLADE DRIVE DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110164298
    Abstract: A blade drive device includes: a board including an optical path opening; first and second blades cooperatively defining an amount of light passing through the optical path opening to a given amount of light. The first blade includes a first opening. The second blade includes: a first cutout portion defining the amount of light in corporation with the first opening; and a second cutout portion defining the amount of light in corporation with the first opening. The second cutout portion overlaps the first blade when the first cutout portion and the first opening cooperatively define the amount of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Worachai Jaitham, Prapas Charoensilputthakun
  • DRIVE MECHANISM, BLADE DRIVE MECHANISM AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110150458
    Abstract: A drive mechanism includes: an actuator including a rotor magnetized; a magnetic body, a magnetically attractive force being generated between the magnetic body and the rotor; and a sandwiched member sandwiched between the rotor and the magnetic body. At least one of the magnetic body and the sandwiched member is coupled to the rotor, and the magnetic body and the sandwiched member slidably contact each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hisashi KAWAMOTO, Yutaka ASAI
  • Light quantity control device
    Patent number: 7965432
    Abstract: A light quantity control device includes: a bottom board having an opening; a first blade and second blade linearly moving in opposing directions and changing in an opening area of the opening; a supporting blade overlapping the first blade and closing the opening in cooperation with the first blade and second blade; and a driving lever connected to the first blade, the second blade, and supporting blade, and driving the first blade, second blade, and the supporting blade by rotation of the driving lever. The first blade and supporting blade are engaged with an identical pin provided in the driving lever. The first blade and supporting blade are misaligned in such a way to reduce an overlapping degree of the first blade and supporting blade. The first blade and supporting blade bring the opening to the fully closed state in cooperation with the second blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Phichet Numnual, Takashi Nakano, Makoto Mikami
  • Blade drive device and optical equipment
    Patent number: 7959365
    Abstract: A blade drive device according to a first embodiment includes: a board including an opening and a slide slot; a blade for adjusting an opening amount of the opening; and a transmitting member for transmitting a drive force from an electromagnetic actuator to the blade through the slide slot. The transmitting member includes: an arm member revolving; and an engagement member sliding in contact with an inner surface of the slide slot in conjunction with a revolving of the arm member, and being brought into pressure contact with the inner surface of the slide slot by an external impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Mitsuru Suzuki
  • Sector blade driving apparatus
    Patent number: 7955009
    Abstract: A sector blade driving apparatus includes: a board having an opening; a blade supported for linear movement, adjusting an opening amount of the opening, and having first and second engagement holes; a drive member rotating to drive the blade; and an arm transmitting an drive force of the drive member to the blade, and provided in the drive member. The arm is provided with first and second drive pins respectively engaging the first and second engagement holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Phichet Numnual, Takashi Nakano
  • Cable assembly with latching mechanism
    Patent number: 7955114
    Abstract: An cable assembly (1000) includes an insulative housing (7); a plurality of terminals (211, 222) received in the insulative housing; a cable (6) having a plurality of wires connected to the terminals; and a latching member (3a) assembled to the insulative housing, the latching member having a latching arm (32) and an inclined tab (324) upwardly and inwardly projecting from the latching arm; an actuating member (7) having a frame (70) and an elastic arm (71) protruding backwardly from a lateral side of the frame, and an actuating tab (72) protruding inwardly from the elastic arm; an external cover (51) with a deformable button (514) formed at a lateral side thereof. The deformable button is pressed to urge the elastic arm of the actuating member inwardly movement and the actuating tab moves inwardly to downwardly press the tab so as to lower the latching arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • TIME CLOCK
    Publication number: 20110131637
    Abstract: A time clock 10, capable of outputting a datum to an USB memory 100 connected thereto, includes a controller authenticating whether or not the USB memory 100 is valid an external apparatus as an output destination to which the datum is output, and determining whether or not the datum is output on the basis of the authentication result. Further, the controller 25 authenticates an external apparatus on the basis of an authentication datum stored in the USB memory 100. The controller 25 performs the authentication on the basis of an identification datum of the time clock and an identification datum included in the authentication datum stored in the external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Kenji OZAWA, Koji EHARA
  • FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110128603
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a blade closing and opening the opening; a driving lever holding a movable iron piece, swingably supported, and driving the blade; a self-holding solenoid being able to adsorb the movable iron piece in a non-energized state, and an adsorptive force in an energized state being smaller than an adsorptive force in the non-energized state; and a biasing member biasing the driving lever to move away from the self-holding solenoid. The driving lever includes an engagement portion engaging the movable iron piece and made of a non-magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi NAKANO, Makoto Mikami
  • BLADE SPEED ADJUSTABLE MECHANISM AND FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110116149
    Abstract: A blade speed adjustable mechanism includes: a board having an opening; a shutter blade opening or closing the opening; a drive lever supported by the board and bringing the shutter blade into an overlapped operation or an expanded operation; a biasing member engaging the drive lever and biasing the shutter blade in an overlapped direction or in an expanded direction; a ratchet member engaging the biasing member and having ratchet teeth; an engagement member holding the ratchet member at a desired stop position and adjusting an biasing force of the biasing member by changing the stop position. The engagement member has a plurality of pawl portions different from each other in length. The pawl portion engages the ratchet tooth to hold the ratchet member at the stop position. A difference in length between the pawl portions is shorter than a distance corresponding to a pitch of the ratchet teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi NAKANO, Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Heat dissipating structure including a position-adjusting unit
    Patent number: 7944688
    Abstract: A heat dissipating structure for a heat source includes a position-adjusting unit, a first heat dissipating element, a second heat dissipating element and a first heat conducting element. The position-adjusting unit has an elastic element. The first heat dissipating element is connected with the position-adjusting unit. The second heat dissipating element contacts with the heat source. One end of the first heat conducting element contacts with the first heat dissipating element, and the other end of the first heat conducting element contacts with the second heat dissipating element. The position-adjusting unit adjusts the position of the first heat dissipating element relative to the second heat dissipating element by the elastic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Ama Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Lung Cheng, Ming-Feng Tsai
  • Focusing device and imaging device
    Patent number: 7933081
    Abstract: A focusing device of simple construction that is miniaturizable, and an imaging device utilizing the same, are provided. A focusing device (10) comprises an actuator (11), a lens holder (12) that holds lenses (13a) and (13b), and a holder support base (14) upon which the lens holder (12) is installed. The actuator (11) comprises a polymer layer (51), a positive electrode (52) that is formed upon the holder support base (14), and a negative electrode (53) that is formed upon the lens holder (12). When the applied voltage between the positive electrode (52) and the negative electrode (53) rises, the polymer layer (51) deforms radially outward along the positive electrode (52). Along with this deformation of the polymer layer (51), the actuator (11) moves the lens holder (12) along the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Yasuda, Takeshi Kinoshita, Toshihiro Hirai
  • Vane driving device using a blade as a gear rotation stopping means
    Patent number: 7918617
    Abstract: A vane driving device includes: a board having an opening; a blade changing an area of the opening, having a cam slot, and being elastically deformable; and a drive member transmitting a drive force from a drive source to the blade, and having a drive pin engaging the cam slot. The drive member is stopped by contacting the drive pin with at least one of end portions of the cam slot, when the blade is located in a fully opened state or in a small aperture state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Hisashi Kawamoto, Osamu Takano
  • Focal plane shutter
    Patent number: 7896561
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a shutter substrate having an opening; a blade for opening and closing the opening; a drive member swingably supported for driving the blade; a drive spring for driving the drive member; and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting an urging force of the drive spring. One end of the drive spring is engaged with the drive member. The adjustment mechanism includes: an adjustment member engaging the other end of the drive spring and rotatably supported to adjust the urging force of the drive spring; and an engagement member abutting the adjustment member to stop rotation of the adjustment member. The adjustment member has a clearance portion for avoiding abutment against the engagement member at a given rotational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Chiaki Nemoto
  • High-speed substrate manipulator
    Patent number: 7898204
    Abstract: A mechanism for manipulation of a substrate over a substantially planar region has at least three, and up to six, degrees of freedom (DOF). The mechanism may be manufactured in various configurations, including triangular, and may use inherent symmetry to reduce the number of distinct components that must be manufactured. The mechanism may use parallelism to reduce the moving mass and thereby achieve higher levels of performance using less expensive motors while dissipating less power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Active Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Hunter
  • Geared motor
    Patent number: D633923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Hisashi Kawamoto
  • Time recorder
    Patent number: D635035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Matsumoto
  • Full size modular tactical airsoft BB rifle
    Patent number: D638887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Jag Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: David En