Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Kuroki
Hiroyuki Kuroki 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: 12244915Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging main body; a fan accommodation portion provided in an upper portion of the imaging main body; and a cooling fan disposed in the fan accommodation portion, wherein the fan accommodation portion includes an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a front surface that cover the cooling fan, and an intake port and an exhaust port for the cooling fan to perform intake and exhaust are provided on a surface of the fan accommodation portion different from the upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norikazu Kaneda, Hiroyuki Kuroki, Hiroki Kasugai, Yuuji Matsuo
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Patent number: 12231757Abstract: The present disclosure facilitates access to an imaging surface of an imaging element in an imaging apparatus in which a plurality of optical filters are selectively arranged in front of the imaging surface of the imaging element. An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident, a first filter unit including a first optical filter, a second filter unit including a second optical filter, and a filter unit drive mechanism that drives each of the first and second filter units between a filtering position in front of the imaging surface and a retracted position deviated from the front of the imaging surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
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Publication number: 20240422438Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a fixing portion fixed inside a casing; a movable portion that includes an imaging element and moves in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis with respect to the fixing portion; and a connection member including a first connection portion connected to the fixing portion and a second connection portion connected to the movable portion, in which the connection member includes a plurality of bent portions gently curved between the first connection portion and the second connection portion, in which the plurality of bent portions include a first bent portion curved about a first virtual axis and a second bent portion curved about a second virtual axis, and in which the first virtual axis and the second virtual axis each extend in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
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Patent number: 12114053Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface; a first filter unit including a first optical filter; and a drive mechanism configured to move the first filter unit in parallel in a second direction intersecting a first direction being a normal direction of the imaging surface and between a first filtering position and a first retraction position. The first filtering position is a position at which the first optical filter is present in front of the imaging surface, and the first retraction position is a position at which the first optical filter is deviated from a front of the imaging surface. The drive mechanism includes a belt member coupled to the first filter unit, and a belt drive member configured to rotate in a state where the belt member is partially wound, the belt drive member configured to move a first portion of the belt member to which the first filter unit is coupled in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
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Patent number: 11956556Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident; an imaging unit that supports the imaging element in a state where the imaging surface faces forward; a casing including a through hole in a front surface and accommodating the imaging unit in a state where a front side portion of the imaging unit passes through the through hole so as to protrude from the front surface; and an actuator that is provided in the casing and displaces the imaging unit in a direction intersecting a normal direction of the imaging surface. The imaging unit includes a flange portion extending outward from the front side portion of the imaging unit so as to cover at lease part pf a gap between the through hole of the casing and the imaging unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
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Publication number: 20230262306Abstract: The present disclosure facilitates access to an imaging surface of an imaging element in an imaging apparatus in which a plurality of optical filters are selectively arranged in front of the imaging surface of the imaging element. An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident, a first filter unit including a first optical filter, a second filter unit including a second optical filter, and a filter unit drive mechanism that drives each of the first and second filter units between a filtering position in front of the imaging surface and a retracted position deviated from the front of the imaging surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
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Publication number: 20230239555Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging main body; a fan accommodation portion provided in an upper portion of the imaging main body; and a cooling fan disposed in the fan accommodation portion, wherein the fan accommodation portion includes an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a front surface that cover the cooling fan, and an intake port and an exhaust port for the cooling fan to perform intake and exhaust are provided on a surface of the fan accommodation portion different from the upper surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Norikazu KANEDA, Hiroyuki Kuroki, Hiroki Kasugai, Yuuji Matsuo
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Publication number: 20230232087Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface; a first filter unit including a first optical filter; and a drive mechanism configured to move the first filter unit in parallel in a second direction intersecting a first direction being a normal direction of the imaging surface and between a first filtering position and a first retraction position. The first filtering position is a position at which the first optical filter is present in front of the imaging surface, and the first retraction position is a position at which the first optical filter is deviated from a front of the imaging surface. The drive mechanism includes a belt member coupled to the first filter unit, and a belt drive member configured to rotate in a state where the belt member is partially wound, the belt drive member configured to move a first portion of the belt member to which the first filter unit is coupled in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
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Publication number: 20230217092Abstract: The imaging apparatus includes an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident, a first filter unit including an electronic first optical filter capable of changing a light transmittance, and a first drive mechanism that rotates the first filter unit about a first rotation center line between a first filtering position and a first retraction position. The first filtering position is a position where the first optical filter exists in front of the imaging surface of the imaging element and light before reaching the imaging surface passes through the first optical filter, and the first retraction position is a position where the first filter unit is out of the front of the imaging surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
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Publication number: 20230199334Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident; an imaging unit that supports the imaging element in a state where the imaging surface faces forward; a casing including a through hole in a front surface and accommodating the imaging unit in a state where a front side portion of the imaging unit passes through the through hole so as to protrude from the front surface; and an actuator that is provided in the casing and displaces the imaging unit in a direction intersecting a normal direction of the imaging surface. The imaging unit includes a flange portion extending outward from the front side portion of the imaging unit so as to cover at lease part pf a gap between the through hole of the casing and the imaging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
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Publication number: 20230035644Abstract: An imaging device includes: a heat source; a heat dissipation mechanism for dissipating heat of the heat source; and a main body to which the heat source and the heat dissipation mechanism are attached, wherein the heat dissipation mechanism is disposed on an outer peripheral portion of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki KUROKI, Hikaru TSUCHITANI, Yuuji MATSUO, Norikazu KANEDA
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Patent number: 11340516Abstract: A lens hood includes: a casing provided with a through-hole; first and second rotary frames which are arranged side by side in an opening direction of the through-hole and rotate in opposite directions in conjunction with each other; and first and second lens covers which approach or separate from each other to open and close the through-hole. The first lens cover includes a first connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame, and a second connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame. The second lens cover includes a third connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame and a fourth connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
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Publication number: 20210223665Abstract: A lens hood includes: a casing provided with a through-hole; first and second rotary frames which are arranged side by side in an opening direction of the through-hole and rotate in opposite directions in conjunction with each other; and first and second lens covers which approach or separate from each other to open and close the through-hole. The first lens cover includes a first connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame, and a second connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame. The second lens cover includes a third connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame and a fourth connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
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Patent number: 10955871Abstract: A dial device has a dial, a base member, a sphere; and a biasing member that is provided to one of the dial and the base member and biases the sphere toward the other one. An inner peripheral surface of an accommodation hole includes a portion in which a first hemispherical portion of the sphere is interposed between a first contact point and a second contact point, the first hemispherical portion of the sphere being on one side with respect to a first plane that includes the rotation direction and a biasing direction of the biasing member and passes through a center of the sphere. A recessed surface of each of a plurality of recesses includes a portion in which a second hemispherical portion of the sphere on another side with respect to the first plane is interposed between a third contact point and a fourth contact point.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki
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Publication number: 20210026394Abstract: A dial device has a dial, a base member, a sphere; and a biasing member that is provided to one of the dial and the base member and biases the sphere toward the other one. An inner peripheral surface of an accommodation hole includes a portion in which a first hemispherical portion of the sphere is interposed between a first contact point and a second contact point, the first hemispherical portion of the sphere being on one side with respect to a first plane that includes the rotation direction and a biasing direction of the biasing member and passes through a center of the sphere. A recessed surface of each of a plurality of recesses includes a portion in which a second hemispherical portion of the sphere on another side with respect to the first plane is interposed between a third contact point and a fourth contact point.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventor: Hiroyuki KUROKI
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Patent number: 10391686Abstract: A mold that: makes it possible to manufacture a molded foam body wherein a reinforcing member extends to a portion of the outer face of the molded body main body that corresponds to a parting line in the inner face of the cavity of the mold; and prevents molding problems stemming from the reinforcing member getting into the aforementioned parting line. Also: a method for manufacturing a molded foam body using the aforementioned mold; and a molded foam body manufactured thereby. The aforementioned mold (1) is provided with a seal member (7) that seals the space between mating faces (2a, 3a) of mold parts (2, 3) when the mold is fastened, and said seal member (7) is designed so as to be able to seal the space between the mating faces (2a, 3a) even if the reinforcing member (22) gets in between the mating faces (2a, 3a) on the cavity (4) side of the seal member (7).Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kuroki, Teruo Iwai, Taisuke Yonezawa
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Patent number: 10360795Abstract: A speed limit violation control system of the present disclosure includes: imaging units (320, 330) which image a running vehicle; recorder (420) that records one of videos imaged by the imaging units (320, 330); and controller (360) that calculates a speed of the vehicle based on the videos of imaging units (320, 330) and determines a starting point and an ending point of the one of the videos, which is to be recorded in recorder (420), based on the calculated speed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Okamura, Hisayoshi Yamamoto, Mitsuru Kashihara, Shigenori Yatsuri, Hiroyuki Kuroki
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Patent number: 10099409Abstract: A mold that: makes it possible to manufacture a molded foam body wherein a reinforcing member extends to a portion of an outer face of the molded body main body that corresponds to a parting line in the inner face of the cavity of the mold; and prevents molding problems stemming from the reinforcing member getting into the aforementioned parting line. Also: a method for manufacturing a molded foam body using the aforementioned mold; and a molded foam body manufactured thereby. A recessed step portion (6) that faces the cavity (4) of the aforementioned mold (1) is provided in the mating face (3a) of at least one part (3) of said mold (1), at at least a portion of the parting line (P) (formed in the inner face of the cavity (4)) adjacent to which the reinforcing member (22) is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kuroki, Teruo Iwai, Taisuke Yonezawa
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Publication number: 20180225961Abstract: A speed limit violation control system of the present disclosure includes: imaging units (320, 330) which image a running vehicle; recorder (420) that records one of videos imaged by the imaging units (320, 330); and controller (360) that calculates a speed of the vehicle based on the videos of imaging units (320, 330) and determines a starting point and an ending point of the one of the videos, which is to be recorded in recorder (420), based on the calculated speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Toshiyuki OKAMURA, Hisayoshi YAMAMOTO, Mitsuru KASHIHARA, Shigenori YATSURI, Hiroyuki KUROKI
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Patent number: 9857667Abstract: In a mounting apparatus, a first spring member has an arc shape, and a second spring member is provided integrally with the first spring member or provided separately from the first spring member to be coupled to the second spring member. The second spring member is disposed inside the first spring member at a predetermined angle from the first spring member. A holding member holds the second spring member to be fitted into the holding member such that the holding member is in contact with a wearer. The configuration is able to reduce a load applied onto a head of the wearer while providing an improved fitting on the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroyuki Kuroki