Patents by Inventor Hideki Dobashi
Hideki Dobashi 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).
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Patent number: 11605511Abstract: A control apparatus includes a main body unit, a plurality of moving members each of which is movably supported by the main body unit, a magneto rheological fluid provided between the main body unit and each of the plurality of moving members or between each of the plurality of moving members, and one magnetic field generator configured to apply a magnetic field to the magneto rheological fluid.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Dobashi, Takashi Yoshida, Shinsaku Watanabe, Shingo Iwatani
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Publication number: 20210407719Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a control apparatus having a main body, a rotatable member rotatably supported by the main body, a magneto rheological fluid provided between the main body and the rotatable member, and a magnetic field generator configured to apply a magnetic field to the magneto rheological fluid, a plurality of rotatable operation members, and an operational feeling transmitter configured to transmit an operational feeling of the control apparatus to the plurality of rotatable operation members. When a switching member changes a transmission state of the operational feeling transmitter, a rotatable operation member to be used is selected from the plurality of rotatable operation members.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Takashi Yoshida, Hideki Dobashi, Shinsaku Watanabe, Shingo Iwatani
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Publication number: 20210407744Abstract: A control apparatus includes a main body unit, a plurality of moving members each of which is movably supported by the main body unit, a magneto rheological fluid provided between the main body unit and each of the plurality of moving members or between each of the plurality of moving members, and one magnetic field generator configured to apply a magnetic field to the magneto rheological fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Hideki Dobashi, Takashi Yoshida, Shinsaku Watanabe, Shingo Iwatani
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Patent number: 7250973Abstract: An image pickup element includes: a photoelectric conversion section; a wavelength selection section formed closer to an incident side of light than said photoelectric conversion section, for transmitting light in a predetermined wavelength range; a first area having a predetermined refractive index and being formed closer to the incident side of light than said wavelength selection section; and a second area having a predetermined refractive index and being formed closer to the incident side of light than said first area wherein the refractive index of said first area is higher than the refractive index of said second area.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Dobashi, Eriko Namazue
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Patent number: 7245324Abstract: An image pickup element comprising a plurality of pixels, each including a photoelectric conversion section and a wavelength selection section for transmitting to the photoelectric conversion section light of a predetermined wavelength range, wherein the wavelength selection section has a vertex, and wherein, for a pixel located in the peripheral portion of the image pickup element, the vertex of the wavelength selection section is located closer to the center of the image pickup element than to the center of the photoelectric conversion section.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2003Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Eriko Namazue, Akihiko Nagano, Hideki Dobashi
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Patent number: 7142243Abstract: This invention has building members which include an image sensing portion, an optical member for forming a beam from an object to be sensed into an image on the image sensing portion, a positioning portion which positions the optical member, and a support member which holds the optical member and to which the positioning portion is fixed. When the optical member deforms along the optical axis upon a temperature change of the building members, the image sensing portion is deformed in the same direction as deformation of the optical member. The position of the image sensing portion is adjusted via a plurality of adjustment members movably attached to the support member. The image sensing portion is fixed to the support member after adjustment by adhering the image sensing portion and the adjustment members to each other, and adhering the adjustment members and the support member to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2002Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishiInventor: Hideki Dobashi
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Patent number: 7135666Abstract: Receiving a subject image at good sensitivity by improving the light collection efficiency of incident light, wherein an image pick-up element includes a light-receiving portion, poly-silicon wiring formed on the light-receiving portion, and a well structure. The poly-silicon wiring is arranged so as to be overlapped with at least a part of the light-receiving portion, and is electrically connected to the light-receiving portion to perform the control of electric charges generated at the light-receiving portion, the switching of the light-receiving portion, and the like. The well structure is formed in at least a part of the area of the light-receiving portion in which the poly-silicon wiring is arranged, and the opened area of the well structure is sufficiently secured.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishiInventor: Hideki Dobashi
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Patent number: 7078753Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide the structure of an image sensor capable of efficiently collecting light in the center and in the periphery of an imaging plane. To achieve this object, an image sensor includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, a high refractive index portion having a first portion formed into the shape of a pillar and a taper shape portion whose aperture area increases toward a side close to a photographing lens, and a low refractive index portion placed around the high refractive index portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hideki Dobashi
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Patent number: 7060961Abstract: An image sensing element having a high refractive index part that covers at least a portion of each of a plurality of photoelectric converters arranged in one or two dimensions and a low refractive index part provided on the periphery of the high refractive index part. The interface between the high refractive index part and the low refractive index part has a surface that is substantially parallel to the optical axis of an image sensing lens and a slanted surface having an angle that differs from that of the parallel surface. The slanted surface is disposed on a portion of a surface near the optical axis of the image sensing lens, the portion being on a side that light rays from the image sensing lens enters the image sensing element.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Dobashi, Akihiko Nagano, Kouichirou Okumura
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Publication number: 20050190453Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide the structure of an image sensor capable of efficiently collecting light in the center and in the periphery of an imaging plane. To achieve this object, an image sensor includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, a high refractive index portion having a first portion formed into the shape of a pillar and a taper shape portion whose aperture area increases toward a side close to a photographing lens, and a low refractive index portion placed around the high refractive index portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventor: Hideki Dobashi
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Publication number: 20050139750Abstract: An image sensing element having a high refractive index part that covers at least a portion of each of a plurality of photoelectric converters arranged in one or two dimensions and a low refractive index part provided on the periphery of the high refractive index part. The interface between the high refractive index part and the low refractive index part has a surface that is substantially parallel to the optical axis of an image sensing lens and a slanted surface having an angle that differs from that of the parallel surface. The slanted surface is disposed on a portion of a surface near the optical axis of the image sensing lens, the portion being on a side that light rays from the image sensing lens enters the image sensing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideki Dobashi, Akihiko Nagano, Kouichirou Okumura
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Publication number: 20050072906Abstract: With an aim of receiving a subject image at good sensitivity by improving the light collection efficiency of incident light, an image pick-up element includes a light-receiving portion, poly-silicon wiring formed on the light-receiving portion, and a potential well structure. The poly-silicon wiring is arranged so as to be overlapped with at least a part of the light-receiving portion, and is electrically connected to the light-receiving portion to perform the control of electric charges generated at the light-receiving portion, the switching of the light-receiving portion, and the like. The potential well structure is formed in at least a part of the area of the light-receiving portion in which the poly-silicon wiring is arranged, and the opened area of the potential well structure is sufficiently secured. The incident light entering the potential well structure is totally reflected by the inner wall of the potential well structure, and reaches the light-receiving portion or the poly-silicon wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hideki Dobashi
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Publication number: 20040004668Abstract: An image pickup element comprising a plurality of pixels, each including a photoelectric conversion section and a wavelength selection section for transmitting to the photoelectric conversion section light of a predetermined wavelength range, wherein the wavelength selection section has a vertex, and wherein, for a pixel located in the peripheral portion of the image pickup element, the vertex of the wavelength selection section is located closer to the center of the image pickup element than to the center of the photoelectric conversion section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Eriko Namazue, Akihiko Nagano, Hideki Dobashi
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Publication number: 20030179457Abstract: An image pickup element includes: a photoelectric conversion section; a wavelength selection section formed closer to an incident side of light than said photoelectric conversion section, for transmitting light in a predetermined wavelength range; a first area having a predetermined refractive index and being formed closer to the incident side of light than said wavelength selection section; and a second area having a predetermined refractive index and being formed closer to the incident side of light than said first area wherein the refractive index of said first area is higher than the refractive index of said second area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Hideki Dobashi, Eriko Namazue
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Publication number: 20020186318Abstract: This invention has as its object to provide an image sensing apparatus which always ensures appropriate image sensing performance. To achieve this object, the image sensing apparatus has building members which include an image sensing portion, an optical member for forming a beam from an object to be sensed into an image on the image sensing portion, a positioning portion which positions the optical member, and a support member which holds the optical member and to which the positioning portion is fixed. When the optical member deforms along the optical axis upon a temperature change of the building members, the image sensing portion is deformed in the same direction as deformation of the optical member. The position of the image sensing portion is adjusted via a plurality of adjustment members movably attached to the support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Inventor: Hideki Dobashi