Patents by Inventor Junichi Hoshi

Junichi Hoshi 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: 9123610
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Junichi Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20140332669
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: SEIJI HASHIMOTO, JUNICHI HOSHI
  • Patent number: 8836834
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Junichi Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20140125840
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: SEIJI HASHIMOTO, JUNICHI HOSHI
  • Patent number: 8614757
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Junichi Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20120105697
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: SEIJI HASHIMOTO, JUNICHI HOSHI
  • Patent number: 8115844
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Junichi Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20100110237
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: SEIJI HASHIMOTO, JUNICHI HOSHI
  • Patent number: 7663680
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Junichi Hoshi
  • Patent number: 6977684
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Junichi Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20050248675
    Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus having a plurality of unit cells, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a common circuit shared by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, arranged in either one or two dimensions, the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are arranged at a predetermined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Hashimoto, Junichi Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20040079865
    Abstract: A back side incident type image pickup sensor in which lowering of spatial resolution is eliminated and influence of stray light is removed is provided. Electric circuits including a driver circuit for driving a photoelectric conversion portion and a signal processing circuit for processing signals from the photoelectric conversion portion are each placed on the front side of a single crystal silicon substrate at a given distance in the horizontal direction from an opening. Influence of stray light is thus eliminated. The semiconductor substrate has high refractive index, thereby essentially allowing little lowering of spatial resolution. Lowering of spatial resolution is further prevented if the substrate is thinned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junichi Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20020067419
    Abstract: An optical apparatus comprises at least image display device, a light source for illuminating the image display device, light-receiving device for receiving the light reflected from the eye of an observer, and calculation device for calculating the line of sight of the observer based on the output of the light-receiving means. At least, a part of the illuminating light from the light source is utilized as the illuminating light for illuminating the eye of the observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: SHUNSUKE INOUE, MAMORU MIYAWAKI, JUNICHI HOSHI, TETSUNOBU KOHCHI
  • Patent number: 5926238
    Abstract: An optical apparatus includes at least an image display device, a light source for illuminating the image display device, a light-receiving device for receiving the light reflected from the eye of an observer, and a calculation device for calculating the line of sight of the observer based on the output of the light-receiving means. At least part of the illuminating light from the light source is utilized as the illuminating light for illuminating the eye of the observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunsuke Inoue, Mamoru Miyawaki, Junichi Hoshi, Tetsunobu Kohchi
  • Patent number: 5827755
    Abstract: A liquid crystal image display unit created on a substrate non-transparent to the light in the visible radiation area, characterized in that a portion beneath a liquid crystal pixel part on said substrate is removed, so that the light is made transmissive through said liquid crystal pixel part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takao Yonehara, Mamoru Miyawaki, Akira Ishizaki, Junichi Hoshi, Masaru Sakamoto, Shigetoshi Sugawa, Shunsuke Inoue, Toru Koizumi, Tetsunobu Kohchi, Kiyofumi Sakaguchi, Takanori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5691794
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprised of picture element electrodes provided on a first plane of a substrate and an opposed electrode placed opposedly to the picture element electrodes, between which a liquid crystal is carried, characterized in that in a region of the substrate corresponding to the picture element electrodes is formed a concave portion from the second plane opposite the first plane of the substrate, the region being light translucent, and the concave portion having a translucent material enclosed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Hoshi, Shigetoshi Sugawa, Shunsuke Inoue, Osamu Hamamoto, Yoshihiko Fukumoto, Yutaka Genchi, Masaru Kamio, Mamoru Miyawaki
  • Patent number: 5610435
    Abstract: A bipolar transistor having a control electrode area of a semiconductor of a first conductive type, and first and second main electrode areas positioned in contact with the control electrode area and composed of a semiconductor of a second conductive type different from the first conductive type, comprises, for the purpose of preventing depletion of the surface of the control electrode area and suppressing or annulating the current generated in the surfacial depletion area, an electrode for controlling the surface state of the control electrode area, positioned, across an insulation film, on the surface of the control electrode area including the vicinity of the junction between the control electrode area and the above-mentioned first main electrode area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Watanabe, Junichi Hoshi, Yutaka Yuge, Akira Okita, Hideshi Kuwabara
  • Patent number: 5530266
    Abstract: A liquid crystal image display unit created on a substrate non-transparent to the light in the visible radiation area, characterized in that a portion beneath a liquid crystal pixel part on said substrate is removed, so that the light is made transmissive through said liquid crystal pixel part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takao Yonehara, Mamoru Miyawaki, Akira Ishizaki, Junichi Hoshi, Masaru Sakamoto, Shigetoshi Sugawa, Shunsuke Inoue, Toru Koizumi, Tetsunobu Kohchi, Kiyofumi Sakaguchi, Takanori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5468344
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing semiconductor devices including a process of etching a member for use in making a semiconductor device. An improvement resides in a process for holding the member, using holding means which is placed into contact with the peripheries of the member, as well as forming a space including one face of the member, and a process for introducing a gas into the space, and blasting the gas from a clearance between the member and the holding means, as well as injecting an etching agent to the member from the opposite face side of the member to etch the other face of the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunsuke Inoue, Junichi Hoshi, Takanori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5111264
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device is provided with plural photoelectric conversion cells and signal lines for activating said photoelectric conversion cells. The signal line is composed of plural lines formed in plural layers. The plural lines are electrically connected to every unit composed of a desired number, at least equal to two, of photoelectric conversion cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junichi Hoshi