Patents by Inventor Jun Kishimoto

Jun Kishimoto 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).

  • Patent number: 11879631
    Abstract: A right side portion, which is a light emitting device, comprises a side light guide plate and a front light guide plate as a plurality of light guide plates in which light is reflected by a prism and emitted from a light emitting surface. The side light guide plate and the front light guide plate are disposed in a row in a state in which the angles of the light emitting surfaces differ between adjacent light guide plates and the ends of adjacent light guide plates are butted against each other. An LED board is disposed at the end of the side light guide plate, and the end surface of one of the ends of the side light guide plate and the front light guide plate that are abutted against each other is formed as an inclined surface with a reflection function that changes the angle at which the light is guided and causes the light to be incident on the adjacent light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Takahiro Ono, Junya Fujita, Jun Kishimoto, Takehiro Agata
  • Patent number: 11806606
    Abstract: A light guide plate for presenting a stereoscopic image via parallax includes: a plurality of deflectors arranged in rows parallel to an incidence surface through which light from a light source enters the light guide plate, the light totally reflecting inside the light guide plate while being guided therethrough, the plurality of deflectors including a reflection surface for reflecting and causing an emission surface to emit said light; and the reflection surfaces in a row of the plurality of deflectors are all oriented in the same direction with the orientation of the reflection surfaces changing for each row in accordance with distance from the incidence surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Kishimoto, Yoshihiko Takagi
  • Publication number: 20230219194
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electrodeposition whetstone includes a plating layer, first abrasive grains protruding from the plating layer, and second abrasive grains which are arranged between the first abrasive grains. The amount of protrusion of the second abrasive grains from the plating layer is smaller than the amount of protrusion of the first abrasive grains from the plating layer. A grain size of the second abrasive grains is smaller than a grain size of the first abrasive grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOKYO DIAMOND TOOLS MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki TSUDA, Jun KISHIMOTO, Takeshi YAGI
  • Patent number: 11422300
    Abstract: A first light guide plate and a second light guide plate are arranged facing each other. A microprojection group comprising a plurality of microprojections is arranged in the visual recognition region of the surface facing the first light guide plate in the second light guide plate. The plurality of microprojections have a height and arrangement that ensure a distance where interference fringes are not visually recognized between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate in contact with the second light guide plate. The microprojection group and the dimples configuring a design part formed on the second light guide plate are formed on an identical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Ikeda, Junya Fujita, Jun Kishimoto, Masanori Mori, Mitsuru Okuda
  • Publication number: 20220260773
    Abstract: There are provided a method for manufacturing a light emitting device and a method for manufacturing a light guide plate, with which a light emitting device that is inexpensive and affords excellent space efficiency, despite having a plurality of light emitting surfaces with different angles, can be manufactured in a small number of steps and with stable quality. With this light emitting device, the end surface of one of the end portions that are butted together in a plurality of light guide plates is formed into an inclined surface having a reflection function for changing the angle at which the light is guided so that the light will be incident on the adjacent light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ONITSUKA, Takahiro ONO, Junya FUJITA, Jun KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220252250
    Abstract: A right side portion, which is a light emitting device, comprises a side light guide plate and a front light guide plate as a plurality of light guide plates in which light is reflected by a prism and emitted from a light emitting surface. The side light guide plate and the front light guide plate are disposed in a row in a state in which the angles of the light emitting surfaces differ between adjacent light guide plates and the ends of adjacent light guide plates are butted against each other. An LED board is disposed at the end of the side light guide plate, and the end surface of one of the ends of the side light guide plate and the front light guide plate that are abutted against each other is formed as an inclined surface with a reflection function that changes the angle at which the light is guided and causes the light to be incident on the adjacent light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ONITSUKA, Takahiro ONO, Junya FUJITA, Jun KISHIMOTO, Takehiro AGATA
  • Publication number: 20220250207
    Abstract: A shot peening apparatus includes a first tank. The first tank includes a swirl flow generating mechanism and a suction port. The swirl flow generating mechanism swirls a waste liquid in the circumferential direction. The suction port is disposed at the axial center of the first tank. The suction port opens toward a bottom wall and suctions the waste liquid. A plurality of blade members are provided inside the first tank. The plurality of blade members hinders the waste liquid from swirling in the first tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Jun Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20210396926
    Abstract: A first light guide plate and a second light guide plate are arranged facing each other. A microprojection group comprising a plurality of microprojections is arranged in the visual recognition region of the surface facing the first light guide plate in the second light guide plate. The plurality of microprojections have a height and arrangement that ensure a distance where interference fringes are not visually recognized between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate in contact with the second light guide plate. The microprojection group and the dimples configuring a design part formed on the second light guide plate are formed on an identical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo IKEDA, Junya FUJITA, Jun KISHIMOTO, Masanori MORI, Mitsuru OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20210370161
    Abstract: A light guide plate for presenting a stereoscopic image via parallax includes: a plurality of deflectors arranged in rows parallel to an incidence surface through which light from a light source enters the light guide plate, the light totally reflecting inside the light guide plate while being guided therethrough, the plurality of deflectors including a reflection surface for reflecting and causing an emission surface to emit said light; and the reflection surfaces in a row of the plurality of deflectors are all oriented in the same direction with the orientation of the reflection surfaces changing for each row in accordance with distance from the incidence surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KISHIMOTO, Yoshihiko TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 11069178
    Abstract: A display device includes a light guide plate 2 capable of displaying a plurality of patterns (21-1 to 21-9) and including an incident surface; a plurality of light sources (3-1 to 3-9) disposed opposite to the incident surface and corresponding to the plurality of patterns; a storage 5 configured to store a reference table that represents a relationship between a turn-on state number and a combination of light sources to be turned on among the plurality of light sources for each of a plurality of the turn-on state numbers; and a controller 7 configured to specify the combination of light sources to be turned on by referring to the reference table, the combination corresponding to the turn-on state number included in turn-on control information, and control turn-on and turn-off of each light source according to the combination of the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei Hisaki, Junya Fujita, Jun Kishimoto, Shogo Ikeda, Masanori Mori, Yoshihiko Takagi
  • Patent number: 11069176
    Abstract: A game machine pushbutton configured for mounting to a game machine, the game machine pushbutton including: an input key configured to accept a depression thereof; a plurality of light sources arranged along a peripheral part of the input key; and a light guide including a lighting surface; the light guide provided to surround the peripheral part of the input key and configured to direct light radiating thereon from the plurality of light sources and emit the light from the lighting surface; and the plurality of light sources is arranged with light emitting surfaces thereof oriented in a direction that is different from the direction toward which the lighting surface is oriented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Sumi, Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Jun Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 11009648
    Abstract: To achieve more natural image expression. A display device (1) is provided with a light guide plate (4) which displays a predetermined image having a tone caused by changing the amount of light emitted from each of pixel regions including one or more light exit structures (43), and the amount of light emitted from the pixel regions displaying the tone in a predetermined range is randomly set so as to be a first light amount value or a second light amount value greater than the first light amount value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Takagi, Jun Kishimoto, Takahiro Morichi
  • Patent number: 10928713
    Abstract: A display device has a projector having a light guide plate that guides light incident from an end portion and deflects the light guided to emit the light from a projection surface facing a viewer in a first direction, the projector being configured to emit light from the projection surface to project an image in a space viewable by the viewer, and a rotator configured to rotate the projector around the first direction. When a first end on the projection surface is located at a first position being an upper side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the image is viewed as a stereoscopic image by the viewer. When the rotator rotates the projector and the first end is located at a second position different from the first position, the image is viewed as a planar image by the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Okuda, Junya Fujita, Jun Kishimoto, Masanori Mori, Shohei Hisaki, Shogo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10866354
    Abstract: A display device includes a light guiding panel 2 having an incoming surface 2a formed on one of side surfaces, a plurality of light sources (3-1 to 3-4) respectively corresponding to a plurality of patterns that can be displayed, and a controller 6 for controlling on and off of the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Ikeda, Yoshihiko Takagi, Jun Kishimoto, Junya Fujita, Shohei Hisaki, Masanori Mori
  • Publication number: 20200294348
    Abstract: A game machine pushbutton configured for mounting to a game machine, the game machine pushbutton including: an input key configured to accept a depression thereof; a plurality of light sources arranged along a peripheral part of the input key; and a light guide including a lighting surface; the light guide provided to surround the peripheral part of the input key and configured to direct light radiating thereon from the plurality of light sources and emit the light from the lighting surface; and the plurality of light sources is arranged with light emitting surfaces thereof oriented in a direction that is different from the direction toward which the lighting surface is oriented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Sumi, Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Jun Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 10775544
    Abstract: A display device includes a light guide plate 2 having at least one incoming surface and a plurality of light sources (3-1 to 3-4) arranged to face any of the incoming surfaces. The light guide plate 2 has a plurality of prisms 11 that is arrayed along each pattern in a plurality of patterns (21 to 24) displayed on one surface 2b of the light guide plate and reflects light emitted from a light source corresponding to the pattern and entering the light guide plate through the incoming surface toward a direction within a prescribed range of angles with reference to a direction normal to the other surface 2c of the light guide plate. Each prism 11 is formed as a triangular pyramid groove in one surface of the light guide plate 2, and one of inclined surfaces of the triangular pyramid groove is formed as a reflective surface 11a that reflects light emitted from a light source corresponding to a pattern along which the prism is arrayed and entering the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Osumi, Masayuki Shinohara, Yoshihiko Takagi, Norikazu Kitamura, Jun Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20200233140
    Abstract: To achieve more natural image expression. A display device (1) is provided with a light guide plate (4) which displays a predetermined image having a tone caused by changing the amount of light emitted from each of pixel regions including one or more light exit structures (43), and the amount of light emitted from the pixel regions displaying the tone in a predetermined range is randomly set so as to be a first light amount value or a second light amount value greater than the first light amount value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Takagi, Jun Kishimoto, Takahiro Morichi
  • Publication number: 20200183073
    Abstract: A display device includes a light guide plate 2 having at least one incoming surface and a plurality of light sources (3-1 to 3-4) arranged to face any of the incoming surfaces. The light guide plate 2 has a plurality of prisms 11 that is arrayed along each pattern in a plurality of patterns (21 to 24) displayed on one surface 2b of the light guide plate and reflects light emitted from a light source corresponding to the pattern and entering the light guide plate through the incoming surface toward a direction within a prescribed range of angles with reference to a direction normal to the other surface 2c of the light guide plate. Each prism 11 is formed as a triangular pyramid groove in one surface of the light guide plate 2, and one of inclined surfaces of the triangular pyramid groove is formed as a reflective surface 11a that reflects light emitted from a light source corresponding to a pattern along which the prism is arrayed and entering the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Osumi, Masayuki Shinohara, Yoshihiko Takagi, Norikazu Kitamura, Jun Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20200183075
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light guide plate (2) configured to display at least one pattern, the light guide plate including at least one incident surface; a plurality of light sources (3-1 to 3-3) configured to emit light beams having different colors, the plurality of light sources being disposed to be opposed to any one of the at least one incident surface; and a controller (6) configured to control turn-on and turn-off of each light source according to turn-on control information designating one light source to be turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori MORI, Yoshihiko TAKAGI, Jun KISHIMOTO, Shohei HISAKI, Junya FUJITA, Shogo IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200183080
    Abstract: A display device includes a light guiding panel 2 having an incoming surface 2a formed on one of side surfaces, a plurality of light sources (3-1 to 3-4) respectively corresponding to a plurality of patterns that can be displayed, and a controller 6 for controlling on and off of the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Ikeda, Yoshihiko Takagi, Jun Kishimoto, Junya Fujita, Shohei Hisaki, Masanori Mori