Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Yokota

Hiroshi Yokota 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).

  • Publication number: 20150301305
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to more accurately determine a position of an imaging lens with respect to an imaging element at low cost. A lens holder (1) is provided with a holder tapered surface (12), and a base (3) is provided with a holder tapered engaging surface (31). When the lens holder (1) is supported by the base (3), the holder tapered surface (12) and the holder tapered engaging surface (31) engage with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Hisateru OKAI, Hiroshi YOKOTA, Satoshi YASUKOCHI
  • Publication number: 20150237225
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus displays a menu indicating one or more settings pertaining to image adjustment processing and a unique marker corresponding to a currently selected setting in the menu. A portable terminal detects the marker as depicted in a captured image that has been captured by an image capturing device and displays a screen indicating an effect of performing the image adjustment processing in accordance with a setting corresponding to the marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Kunihiko TANAKA, Hiroshi YOKOTA, Masataka TAKEMURA, Seiki SATOMI, Masaki MIYASHITA, Shinji HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150194584
    Abstract: There is provided a production method for an optical semiconductor device including a substrate having a silver plating layer formed on a surface and a light emitting diode bonded to the silver plating layer. The production method includes a film formation step of forming a clay film covering the silver plating layer and a connection step of electrically connecting the light emitting diode and the silver plating layer covered with the clay film by wire bonding, after the film formation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoko Higashiuchi, Nobuaki Takane, Masashi Yamaura, Maki Inada, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20150171293
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes a substrate that has a silver plating layer formed on a surface, a light emitting diode that is bonded to the silver plating layer, a light reflecting portion that surrounds the light emitting diode, a transparent sealing portion that is filled into the light reflecting portion and seals the light emitting diode, and a clay film that covers the silver plating layer. The transparent sealing portion and the light reflecting portion are bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoko Higashiuchi, Nobuaki Takane, Masashi Yamaura, Maki Inada, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20150172521
    Abstract: A plurality of lenses constituting a lens unit (1) are fixed to each other with use of an adhesive (20) applied between the plurality of lenses. The lens unit (1) is incorporated into an actuator (30) through an opening (26) of the actuator (30) and is held inside the actuator (30) so as to face directly an inner wall surface of the actuator (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi Yasukochi, Hisateru Okai, Hiroshi Yokota, Yoshihito Ishizue, Yoshihiro Sekimoto
  • Publication number: 20150157194
    Abstract: The object lens 21 and the ocular lens 22 are disposed in the lens barrel unit 11 and the relay lens system 23 is disposed therebetween. The image sensor 31 is disposed in the camera unit 12 and the coaxial illumination unit 32 is disposed therearound. The focus position shift member 25 is disposed at the image formation position L1 in the lens barrel unit 11. The light from the coaxial illumination unit 32 is imaged at the image formation position L1 and is shifted to a position L2 by the focus position shift member 25. Since the position L2 positions at a position closer than a focus position, light through the object lens 21 diffuses to illuminate the object 51.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Okuda, Hiroshi Yokota, Toshio Chiba, Hiromasa Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20150055367
    Abstract: This edge light-type backlight device comprises a light guide plate, a light source disposed at one end part of the light guide plate, a light diffusion sheet and a prism sheet on a light emission face of the light guide plate. The refractive index of the prism sheet exceeds 1.60, a peak of emitted light distribution of a light emission face of the light diffusion sheet in a plane orthogonal to a direction along the one end part of the light guide plate is within an angle range of 48°-58° with respect to a normal direction of the light emission face, and the emitted light of the light emission face of the light diffusion sheet diminishes toward ?90° or 90° with respect to the normal line from the angle range of the peak of the emitted light distribution. High frontal brightness and diffusion are realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: KIMOTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokota, Masashi Takai
  • Publication number: 20150029748
    Abstract: This edge light-type backlight device comprises a light guide plate, a light source disposed at one end part of the light guide plate, a light diffusion sheet and a prism sheet on a light emission face of the light guide plate. The refractive index of the prism sheet exceeds 1.60, a peak of emitted light distribution of the light emission face in a plane parallel to the one end part of the light guide plate and orthogonal to the light emission face is within an angle ranges of 30°˜45° and ?30°˜?45° with respect to a normal direction of the light emission face. The emitted light of the light emission face diminishes toward an emission angle ?90° or 90° with respect to the normal line from the angle ranges of the peak of the emitted light distribution. High frontal brightness and diffusion are realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: KIMOTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokota, Masashi Takai
  • Patent number: 8905181
    Abstract: A motorcycle internal combustion engine including engine hangers capable of reducing the size of the internal combustion engine in an up-down direction. A motorcycle internal combustion engine includes a crankcase of the internal combustion engine with an oil filter attached to a front face thereof. Engine hangers are formed integrally with the crankcase on the front face thereof with each having a hanger boss configured to be fastened to a vehicle body frame of a motorcycle from a vehicle left-right direction. The engine hangers are formed to be distributed on left and right sides on the front face of the crankcase. The oil filter is arranged between the left and right engine hangers with the engine hangers and the oil filter overlapping each other in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20140353706
    Abstract: The silver surface treatment agent of the present invention contains a layered silicate compound. The light-emitting device of the present invention comprises a substrate having a silver-plated layer; a light-emitting diode mounted on the substrate; and a film, provided on a surface of the silver-plated layer, containing a layered silicate compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Tomoko Higashiuchi, Nobuaki Takane, Masashi Yamaura, Maki Inada, Hiroshi Yokota, Kazuyuki Kamo
  • Patent number: 8888347
    Abstract: A light diffusing sheet can include a diffusion layer. The diffusion layer has a surface profile that satisfies certain conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kimoto Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokota, Shingo Ohsaku
  • Publication number: 20140169940
    Abstract: A pump with high performance and cleanability includes a casing having a smaller volute and a larger volute; a space between an outer circumference of an impeller and a starting end of the smaller volute being greater than that of the larger volute, generating a circulating flow of self-priming water from the smaller volute to the larger volute; and a diffusing part of the larger volute being formed into an upright, cylindrical self-priming water separating chamber guiding the self-priming water from the smaller volute to flow in for air-water separation. An inner circumference part of the casing is formed concentric with the outer circumference of the impeller with a predetermined space therebetween; defining members are protrusively disposed on the inner circumference part of the casing so as to define the shapes of the two volutes; and the self-priming water separating chamber is made attachable to and detachable from the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YOKOTA SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokota, Fumio Nishi, Isao Kawamoto, Kenji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8705037
    Abstract: A liquid component concentration meter measures the concentration of a liquid in a liquid supply tube from outside the liquid supply tube. The concentration meter includes a liquid supply tube; a light transmission unit; a light emission unit for irradiating light to the light transmission unit; a light reception unit for receiving light passed through the light transmission unit; a support member that movably supports the light emission unit and the light reception unit such that a measurement position is moved along the light transmission unit; a measurement-position moving mechanism for moving the support member such that the measurement position is moved within a predetermined area in the light transmission unit; and a data processing unit for calculating the concentration of the liquid in the liquid supply tube based on intensities of light received by the light reception unit at different measurement positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kurashiki Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokota, Satoru Hiraki, Nobuyoshi Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20140083789
    Abstract: A motorcycle internal combustion engine including engine hangers capable of reducing the size of the internal combustion engine in an up-down direction. A motorcycle internal combustion engine includes a crankcase of the internal combustion engine with an oil filter attached to a front face thereof. Engine hangers are formed integrally with the crankcase on the front face thereof with each having a hanger boss configured to be fastened to a vehicle body frame of a motorcycle from a vehicle left-right direction. The engine hangers are formed to be distributed on left and right sides on the front face of the crankcase. The oil filter is arranged between the left and right engine hangers with the engine hangers and the oil filter overlapping each other in a vehicle side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi YOKOTA
  • Patent number: 8681369
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a line memory for writing and reading image data of one line. A write/read controller controls writing and reading the image data of one line in and from the line memory. A white line determiner determines whether an image corresponding to image data of one line being written in the line memory is a white line. An image processor performs specified image processing on the image data of one line read from the line memory by the write/read controller. An image processing controller generates an operation clock used in the image processor and causes the image processor to perform the specified image processing for the image data of one line determined not to be a white line and stops generating the operation clock and reads white data from a white data storage for the image data of one line determined to be a white line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 8662253
    Abstract: A lubricating oil feeding structure that permits an adequate amount of lubricating oil to be fed to those parts around the transmission while avoiding an excess supply of lubricating oil to the lubricating oil passage in the shaft of the transmission. The transmission has a space (as a recess to hold the shaft therein) in which is arranged the oil guide part. The oil guide part has the bottomed cylinder, with its one end opened, the flange that flares outward at the open end of the bottomed cylinder, and the oil holes that communicate between the inside and the outside of the bottomed cylinder. The oil guide part is arranged in the space in such a way that the flange comes into contact with the outer race of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Terada, Hiroshi Yokota, Kenichi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20130209777
    Abstract: A ceramics sliding member for use in ultrapure water or pure water of the present invention is made of a non-continuous-pore SiC sintered body. The non-continuous-pore SiC sintered body includes ?-SiC at a ratio of 20% by weight or more thereto and has an average crystal structure whose aspect ratio is 2 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD., EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nagasaka, Hiroshi Yokota, Junya Kawabata, Hideki Kanno, Kenichi Hoshino, Satoshi Fujiwara, Eiji Okumachi
  • Patent number: 8482926
    Abstract: An optical element module according to the present invention includes a plurality of optical elements laminated therein, each optical element including: an optical surface at a center portion thereof; and a spacer section having a predetermined thickness on an outer circumference side of the optical surface, wherein an adhesive is positioned on a further outer circumference side of the spacer section, and the upper optical element and the lower optical element are adhered to each other such that an inside and an outside of the adhesive are ventable through a ventilating section of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Hiroshi Yokota, Shigeru Yasukawa, Masahiro Hasegawa, Aiji Suetake
  • Patent number: 8419259
    Abstract: A backlight unit does not show decrease of brightness for the frontal direction even when made thin-shaped. An edge light type backlight unit 1 includes a light conducting plate 14, a light source 13 disposed along at least one end portion of the light conducting plate 14, and a light diffusing film 15 disposed on a light projecting surface of the light conducting plate 14. The light conducting plate 14 has a thickness of 1.0 mm or smaller, the light diffusing film 15 has a light diffusing layer formed from a binder resin and a light diffusing agent, wherein the coefficient of variation of particle size distribution of the light diffusing agent is in the range of 30% or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kimoto Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokota, Yasumaro Toshima
  • Publication number: 20130009773
    Abstract: A wireless apparatus includes an antenna, a circuit board configured to form a wireless communication circuit that is connected to the antenna, and a housing configured to accommodate the circuit board and formed by resin molding. A linear conductor extends from a ground of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Takeshi Kohrogi, Hiroshi Yokota