Patents by Inventor Hironobu Mifune
Hironobu Mifune 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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Publication number: 20220304605Abstract: A biomagnetic measurement apparatus including: a magnetic sensor; a sensor holder having a cylindrical shape and configured to accommodate and hold the magnetic sensor; a sensor fixing part to which the sensor holder is fixed; and a base to which the sensor fixing part is mounted and configured to be mounted to an object of measurement. The sensor holder includes: a pressing part configured to press the magnetic sensor toward the object of measurement; and a plate including a protrusion configured to engage with the sensor fixing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takanobu OSAKA, Hironobu MIFUNE
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Publication number: 20220304615Abstract: A measurement system includes: a mounting member configured to be mounted on a measurement target portion of a living body and including a plurality of holding units configured to hold a plurality of magnetic sensors such that the plurality of magnetic sensors face the measurement target portion; an image capturing unit configured to capture images of markers arranged in arrangement regions of the plurality of holding units of the mounting member mounted on the measurement target portion, in the measurement target portion; a moving mechanism unit configured to move the image capturing unit relative to the measurement target portion on which the mounting member is mounted; and a derivation unit configured to derive three-dimensional position information on the plurality of magnetic sensors held by the plurality of holding units relative to the measurement target portion, based on the captured images of the markers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Hironobu MIFUNE, Takanobu OSAKA
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Publication number: 20210293913Abstract: A magnetic measuring system includes an optical pumping atomic magnetometer measuring a magnetic field emanated from a subject to be measured, an external coil disposed around the optical pumping atomic magnetometer, an external coil driver configured to drive the external coil, and a stimulation application device configured to apply stimulation to the subject to be measured, wherein the external coil driver outputs a plurality of types of command values to the external coil, wherein the plurality of types of the command values is set so that a center frequency in a frequency characteristic of the optical pumping atomic magnetometer differs in response to an operation of the external coil in accordance with the command value, and the external coil driver sequentially changes the command value output to the external coil in response to the applying of the stimulation to the subject to be measured.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hironobu MIFUNE, Takanobu OSAKA
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Publication number: 20200315482Abstract: A magnetic measuring device includes a magnetic sensor and multiple plate parts. At least one of the plate parts holds the magnetic sensor, and the plate parts are detachably joined to each other at edges of the plate parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takanobu OSAKA, Hironobu MIFUNE
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Patent number: 7760223Abstract: An optical scan apparatus which deflects a plurality of light beams to scan a write region on a scan surface in a main scan direction is configured to include a light source which has a plurality of emission portions emitting the plurality of light beams arranged two-dimensionally on a plane in parallel to the main scan direction and a sub scan direction perpendicular to the main scan direction; a deflector which deflects the plurality of light beams from the plurality of emission portions; a light receiving element which receives the light beams and outputs a synchronous detection signal in accordance with the received light beams; and a control unit which selectively controls any one of the emission portions to emit a light beam upon each scanning and allows the light beam from the selected emission portion to be incident on the light receiving element via the deflector.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Seizo Suzuki, Hironobu Mifune, Yoshinori Hayashi, Yasuhiro Nihei
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Publication number: 20080284838Abstract: An optical scan apparatus which deflects a plurality of light beams to scan a write region on a scan surface in a main scan direction is configured to include a light source which has a plurality of emission portions emitting the plurality of light beams arranged two-dimensionally on a plane in parallel to the main scan direction and a sub scan direction perpendicular to the main scan direction; a deflector which deflects the plurality of light beams from the plurality of emission portions; a light receiving element which receives the light beams and outputs a synchronous detection signal in accordance with the received light beams; and a control unit which selectively controls any one of the emission portions to emit a light beam upon each scanning and allows the light beam from the selected emission portion to be incident on the light receiving element via the deflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Seizo SUZUKI, Hironobu MIFUNE, Yoshinori HAYASHI, Yasuhiro NIHEI
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Patent number: 6324149Abstract: An optical-pick-up device focuses a coherent light beam to form a spot on an optical recording medium, and performs recording/reproducing of information with respect to the optical recording medium. The optical-pick-up device includes a substrate and an objective lens which is provided on one side of the substrate and focuses the coherent light beam at an exposed surface situated on another side of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1998Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hironobu Mifune, Kouichi Ohtaka
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Patent number: 5129058Abstract: A parallel optical image processing system comprises a image detection part for detecting an input image, an encoding part supplied with an electrical image signal from the image detection part for producing an encoded input image in a form of optical beam, an optical memory stored with a number of images in a form of encoded image, an optical interconnection part supplied with the encoded input image for addressing the optical memory by deflecting the optical beam so as to read out one of the images stored in the optical memory as an associated image, a first optical path supplied with the encoded input image, a second optical path supplied with the associated image, a decoding part supplied with the encoded input image and the associated image from said first and second optical paths as an encoded output image for decoding the encoded output image thus supplied to form a decoded output image, and feedback control part for controlling the addressing of the memory by the optical interconnection part responsivType: GrantFiled: June 30, 1989Date of Patent: July 7, 1992Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hironobu Mifune, Toshio Inada
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Patent number: 5028102Abstract: A parallel optical information processing system includes an information inputting part which produces a coherent optical beam spatially modulated by input image information. A rewritable hologram memory carries a plurality of stored images as holograms so that the holograms are overlapped with each other, the rewritable hologram memory being written with image information when illuminated by a recording optical beam. An image reproducing part is supplied with the input image information, and produces reproduced image information from the rewritable hologram memory. A hologram synthesizing part synthesizes a synthetic hologram in response to the reproduced image information. A hologram recording part records the synthetic hologram in the rewritable hologram memory through the recording optical beam.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1989Date of Patent: July 2, 1991Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Ogura, Toshio Inada, Hironobu Mifune, Aki Ueda
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Patent number: 4985618Abstract: A parallel image processing system comprises an image detection array of photodector elements, edge detection circuit including a number of edge detection elements for producing an output signal indicating detection of edge of the input image, and movement detection circuit including a number of movement detection elements each being supplied with output signals from a first group of the edge detection elements along a first signal path as an excitement signal and further from a second group of the edge detection elements along a second signal path as an inhibitory signal, for producing a movement detection signal indicating movement of the input image on the basis of comparison of the excitement signal and the inhibitory signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1989Date of Patent: January 15, 1991Assignee: Nicoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Inada, Aki Ueda, Hironobu Mifune, Yukio Ogura
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Patent number: 4955691Abstract: An optical processing system comprises first light source, a spatial modulator for modulating optical beam passing therethrough, an image input part for writing the input image on the modulator by means of an incoherent optical beam, an optical Fourier transform device, an optical memory for storing a plurality of image informations in a form of Fourier transform hologram comprising a medium which allows erasing and rewriting of information by optical beam, an image detection/light source device supplied with a plurality of optical beams for producing another optical beam in correspondence to one of the optical beams which has the maximum intensity along a path of that optical beam in a reversed direction, a second light source for irradiating the optical memory by another optical beam for writing a new information, an image output device provided in an optical path of the output beam, and a controller connected to the image input device, first light source and second light source for controlling energizationType: GrantFiled: June 13, 1989Date of Patent: September 11, 1990Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hironobu Mifune, Toshio Inada, Aki Ueda, Yukio Ogura