Patents Assigned to Precision, Inc.
  • IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER
    Publication number: 20140347534
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: an image pickup element; a control portion artificially driving an electronic leading blade by resetting stored charges of the image pickup element in a predetermined direction at every pixel line; and a focal plane shutter includes a board including an opening exposing the image pickup element, a mechanical trailing blade capable of opening and closing the opening, a trailing blade drive lever driving the trailing blade, an actuator actuating the trailing blade drive lever, a shading member capable of opening and closing at least a part of the opening, a shading member drive lever driving the shading member, a connection member provided on the shading member drive lever, and a biasing member biasing the shading member drive lever such that the shading member recedes from the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventor: Yoichi NAKANO
  • Sport goggle with quick release lens
    Patent number: 8893314
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sport goggle that includes a latching mechanism for a user to quickly release a lens from a frame without tools. The lens is released from the frame by pressing a button surface which bends a spring member in the frame unlocking the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Vic Chen, Yestin Wang
  • Focal plane shutter and optical device
    Patent number: 8882370
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a blade opening or closing the opening; an electromagnet including an iron core and a coil for energizing the iron core; and a drive lever holding an iron piece capable of being adsorbed to the iron core, capable of moving such that iron piece is moved into and away from the iron core, and driving the blade, wherein a plating process is performed on the iron core and the iron piece, a Vickers hardness of a plating of the iron piece is greater than that of a plating of the iron core, and a difference in the Vickers hardness between the plating of the iron piece and the plating of the iron core is 100 HV or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Oishi, Shoichi Tokura
  • FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER, IMAGING DEVICE AND DIGITAL CAMERA
    Publication number: 20140320737
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a leading shutter and a trailing shutter opening and closing the opening; first and second biasing members respectively biasing the leading shutter and the trailing shutter to move away from the opening; a first actuator causing the leading shutter to move from a position to close the opening to a position to recede from the opening while the leading shutter is assisted by a biasing force of the first biasing member in an exposure operation; and a second actuator causing the trailing shutter to move from a position to recede from the opening to a position to close the opening against a biasing force of the second biasing member in the exposure operation, wherein drive torque of the first actuator is smaller than that of the second actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Minori MURATA, Seiichi OISHI, Mitsuru SUZUKI
  • APERTURE DEVICE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20140300943
    Abstract: An aperture device includes: a board including an opening; a blade opening and closing the opening; and first and second receiving plates sandwiching the blade; wherein the first receiving plate includes a pressing portion partially pressing the blade toward the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Katsuhisa GOKITA, Kazuya SHIODA, Kenichi KUDO
  • Method of scanning biochip and apparatus for performing the same
    Patent number: 8848051
    Abstract: An apparatus for scanning a biometric device includes a camera that scans the biometric device to generate images, and a computer that extracts data from the images. The computer measures three-dimensional locations of at least three different positions on a surface of the biometric device, determines a virtual approximation plane or a curved surface with respect to the surface of the biometric device based on the measured three-dimensional locations, determines imaging locations of two or more panels disposed on the biometric device based on the virtual approximation plane or the curved surface, obtains individual images of the two or more panels by scanning the biometric device based on the determined imaging locations, and extracts overall data of the biometric device from the individual images of the two or more panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., Applied Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyu-sang Lee, Carl S. Brown, Kyla Teplitz, Steve Goodson
  • FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140286632
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a blade opening or closing the opening; an electromagnet including an iron core and a coil for energizing the iron core; and a drive lever holding an iron piece capable of being adsorbed to the iron core, capable of moving such that iron piece is moved into and away from the iron core, and driving the blade, wherein a plating process is performed on the iron core and the iron piece, a Vickers hardness of a plating of the iron piece is greater than that of a plating of the iron core, and a difference in the Vickers hardness between the plating of the iron piece and the plating of the iron core is 100 HV or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Seiichi OISHI, Shoichi TOKURA
  • Blade drive device and optical instrument
    Patent number: 8840324
    Abstract: A blade drive device includes: a board including an opening; a blade movable between a position receding from the opening and a position covering at least a portion of the opening; a first actuator including a first rotor rotatable about a first axis and a first stator, and being capable of driving the blade; a second actuator including a second rotor rotatable about a second axis and a second stator, and being capable of driving the blade; first and second positioning portions respectively positioning the first and second actuators; and a first biasing member respectively biasing the first and second actuators toward the first and second positioning portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Mitsuru Suzuki
  • IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER
    Publication number: 20140267853
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: an image pickup element; a control portion sequentially resetting charge stored in the image pickup element for every pixel line in a predetermined direction such that an electronic leading blade moves in a simulated manner; and a focal plane shutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventor: Yoichi NAKANO
  • CAPILLARY ACTION FIBER SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140270623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to optical fiber pressure sensors. In one embodiment, liquid pressure of an environment may be measured based on capillary action occurring within an optical fiber having one or more hollow columns within. In another embodiment, the change in environmental pressure may be measured based on light diffracted from an optical fiber having optical grating. In either embodiment, the pressure sensor is manufactured from a single optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Plexis Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Syed Yosuf Ahmed, Olivier Bataille, Colin Michael Hassey
  • Blade drive device and optical equipment
    Patent number: 8837030
    Abstract: A blade drive device includes: a board including an opening; a first blade movable toward and away from the opening, and including: a first slot; and first and second aperture openings each of which is smaller than the opening; a second blade movable toward and away from the opening and including a second slot; a first drive member including a first drive pin that engages the first slot and that is rotatable about a predetermined position; and a second drive member including a second drive pin that engages the second slot and that is rotatable about a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Motoharu Sakurai
  • Motor speed detection apparatus and motor control apparatus
    Patent number: 8836321
    Abstract: The motor speed detection apparatus detects rotational speed of a motor. The apparatus includes an FG coil (21) and a magnet (22) to be relatively moved with rotation of the motor, the FG coil outputting an alternating-current signal to be sampled by the apparatus, an A/D converter (1) to convert the alternating-current signal into a digital signal, an integrator (2) to perform time integration on the digital signal, a first determiner (3, 9) to determine which one of plural threshold ranges includes an integration value obtained by the integrator, a second determiner (3, 8) to determine whether change of the integration value is increase or decrease, and a logical product calculator (3, 10) to produce a binary signal showing a logical product of determination results of the first and second determiners. The apparatus calculates the rotational speed based on a production cycle of the binary signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Masaya Sasaki
  • WING PULLEY HAVING CENTRAL REINFORCING DISK
    Publication number: 20140251761
    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: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: Leo J. Laughlin
  • IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER
    Publication number: 20140247387
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: a focal plane shutter including: a board including an opening; a leading shutter and a trailing shutter moving to open and close the opening; a leading-shutter actuator and a trailing-shutter actuator respectively causing the leading shutter and the trailing shutter to move; a leading-shutter sensor detecting that the leading shutter passes through a first position; and a trailing-shutter sensor detecting that the trailing shutter passes through a second position, an image pickup element that light enters through the opening; and a drive control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi NAKANO, Motoharu SAKURAI
  • FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME
    Publication number: 20140248046
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes a board including an opening; a leading blade and a trailing blade opening and closing the opening; a trailing blade actuator driving the trailing blade; a drive member driving the trailing blade by receiving driving force of the trailing blade actuator; and a buffering member abutting with the drive member in a state where the trailing blade recedes away from the opening, wherein the trailing blade actuator causes the drive member to move away from the buffering member from an abutting state therewith and to abut therewith again in a charging operation, and then starts an exposure operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Minori MURATA, Seiichi OISHI, Mitsuru SUZUKI, Shoichi TOKURA
  • Paintball loader
    Patent number: 8820307
    Abstract: A paintball loader, more specifically a paintball loader which rapidly and forcibly feeds paintballs to a paintball marker, comprises a rotor body having at least one rotor fin, and a drive motor for rotating said rotor body in a first direction. The paintball loader has a central outlet located radially inwards of the tip of the rotor fin and an abutment body arranged to interact with the at least one rotor fin. When the rotor body is rotated, a paintball, located in a space formed between the at least one rotor fin and the abutment body, is pushed out of the paintball loader through the central outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Hedberg
  • FOUR-LENS MODULE FOR IMAGE CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20140232925
    Abstract: An optical module having an object side and an image side; the module comprising, from the object side to the image side: a first positive meniscus lens having a convergence C1, made of a material having a refractive index Nd1 and an Abbe number Vd1, a second negative meniscus lens having a convergence C2 made of a material having a refractive index Nd2 and an Abbe number Vd2, a third positive meniscus lens having a convergence C3, made of a material having a refractive index Nd3 and an Abbe number Vd3, a fourth negative lens having a convergence C4, made of a material having a refractive index Nd4 and an Abbe number Vd4, wherein: 1.1<C1/C<1.35 II C1/C2 II>2 0.5<C1/C3<1.1 C1/Vd1<<5.2 II C2/Vd2 II<7 IIå(Ci/Vdi)II<4 with i=1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ETHER PRECISION, INC.
    Inventors: Jianhua WANG, Xiaoxiong QIU, Jean-Pierre LUSINCHI, Wanghu WU
  • Focal plane shutter and optical apparatus provided with same
    Patent number: 8807853
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a leading blade and a trailing blade opening and closing the opening; first and second drive members respectively driving the leading blade and the trailing blade; first and second actuators respectively driving the first and second drive members; a first biasing member biasing the first drive member to move the leading blade away from the opening; and a second biasing member biasing the second drive member to move the trailing blade away from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Minori Murata, Chiaki Nemoto, Shoichi Tokura
  • AR 15 handguard system
    Patent number: D716902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Aero Precision Inc.
    Inventor: John Paul Nason
  • Magazine
    Patent number: D716903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Patrick Larmer, Gerald R. Parks, Ming-Chuan Chen