Patents by Inventor Kazuaki Murayama
Kazuaki Murayama 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: 20230347170Abstract: A phototherapy device includes: a treatment light emitter configured to emit treatment light for causing a reaction of a drug; a narrow band light emitter configured to emit narrow band light having part of wavelength band of a visible light range; an excitation light emitter configured to emit excitation light for causing excitation of the drug; a first imager configured to obtain a narrow band light image which is formed using the narrow band light applied onto an application position of the treatment light; a second imager configured to obtain a fluorescence image which is formed using the excitation light emitted onto the application position of the treatment light; and a display image generator configured to generate a superimposed image in which the narrow band light image and the fluorescence image are superimposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuaki MURAYAMA
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Publication number: 20230347168Abstract: A phototherapy device includes: a treatment light emitter configured to emit treatment light for causing a reaction of a drug; a narrow band light emitter configured to emit narrow band light having part of wavelength band of a visible light range; an imager configured to obtain a narrow band light image which is formed using the narrow band light applied onto an application position of the treatment light; a narrow-band-light image variation calculator configured to calculate a time variation between the narrow band light image obtained before an application of the treatment light and the narrow band light image obtained after the application of the treatment light; and a display image generator configured to generate a display image including information based on the calculated variation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuaki MURAYAMA
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Publication number: 20220095895Abstract: A light source device includes: a plurality of first semiconductor light sources; a condenser lens; and a light guide having a prismatic shape in which an incident surface is on a first side of a central axis direction of the prismatic shape and an emission surface is on a second side of the central axis direction of the prismatic shape, a positional relationship between the plurality of first semiconductor light sources, the condenser lens, and the light guide is set such that a traveling direction of the light incident on the incident surface from the first semiconductor light sources via the condenser lens is perpendicular to a reflecting surface of the light guide in a plan view as viewed in the central axis direction of the prismatic shape, the incident light being reflected on the reflecting surface in the light guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Motoki TABATA, Kazunari HANANO, Kazuaki MURAYAMA
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Publication number: 20210109306Abstract: An optical component includes: a lens that includes a lens surface and a tapered side surface, the tapered side surface extending from an outer circumference of the lens surface in an axial direction that intersects the lens surface and having an outer diameter progressively larger away from the lens surface. A center of the outer circumference of the lens surface is displaced, in a direction intersecting the axial direction, from a center of an outer circumference of the side surface at a position distanced from the lens surface in the axial direction. The optical component may further include a frame body in which the lens is fitted. The frame body may include a tapered engaging surface corresponding to the side surface of the lens. The lens may be fitted in the frame body and is positioned in a circumferential direction about the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuaki MURAYAMA
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Publication number: 20210096353Abstract: An illuminating device includes: a light source; a light guide element; and a deflecting element that has a deflecting surface for deflecting illumination light coming from the light source towards a light-incident end of the light guide element and that makes the illumination light incident on the light-incident end at incident angles according to deflection angles. The deflecting element is configured to change, between a first deflection angle and a second deflection angle, the deflection angle of the illumination light at each position on the deflecting surface and deflects the illumination light simultaneously at the first deflection angle and at the second deflection angle. A first portion deflected at the first deflection angle and a second portion deflected at the second deflection angle are both incident on the light-incident end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuaki MURAYAMA
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Patent number: 10852457Abstract: An imaging device of the present invention includes: an imaging optical system that collects light from a subject and forms a primary image of the subject; a microlens array having a plurality of microlenses (5a) that are two-dimensionally arrayed at a position of the primary image formed by the imaging optical system or a position conjugate with the primary image; a relay optical system that relays light collected by the microlenses; a light-receiving part that receives, with a plurality of light-receiving elements, the light relayed by the relay optical system; and an adjusting unit that switches between a first layout state, in which the a plurality of light-receiving elements and back focal positions of the microlenses are conjugate with each other, and a second layout state, in which the plurality of light-receiving elements and principal-point positions of the microlenses are conjugate with each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Kazuaki Murayama
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Patent number: 10819899Abstract: An image acquisition device according to the present invention includes: an image-acquisition-optical-system; a microlens array having microlenses; a phase filter modulating a phase distribution to light incident on the microlenses via the image-acquisition-optical-system; a light receiving unit receiving the light focused by the microlenses by light receiving elements; an adjusting unit switching between a first arrangement state in which the light receiving elements are arranged at back focal positions of the microlenses and a second arrangement state in which the light receiving elements are arranged in vicinities of principal point positions of the microlenses; a memory storing a point image intensity distribution at the light receiving unit in each of the arrangement states; and an arithmetic operation unit generating a processed image by using the point image intensity distribution and image information at the light receiving unit in each of the arrangement states.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Kazuaki Murayama
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Publication number: 20200073022Abstract: An imaging device of the present invention includes: an imaging optical system that collects light from a subject and forms a primary image of the subject; a microlens array having a plurality of microlenses (5a) that are two-dimensionally arrayed at a position of the primary image formed by the imaging optical system or a position conjugate with the primary image; a relay optical system that relays light collected by the microlenses; a light-receiving part that receives, with a plurality of light-receiving elements, the light relayed by the relay optical system; and an adjusting unit that switches between a first layout state, in which the a plurality of light-receiving elements and back focal positions of the microlenses are conjugate with each other, and a second layout state, in which the plurality of light-receiving elements and principal-point positions of the microlenses are conjugate with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi WATANABE, Kazuaki MURAYAMA
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Publication number: 20200077015Abstract: An image acquisition device according to the present invention includes: an image-acquisition-optical-system; a microlens array having microlenses; a phase filter modulating a phase distribution to light incident on the microlenses via the image-acquisition-optical-system; a light receiving unit receiving the light focused by the microlenses by light receiving elements; an adjusting unit switching between a first arrangement state in which the light receiving elements are arranged at back focal positions of the microlenses and a second arrangement state in which the light receiving elements are arranged in vicinities of principal point positions of the microlenses; a memory storing a point image intensity distribution at the light receiving unit in each of the arrangement states; and an arithmetic operation unit generating a processed image by using the point image intensity distribution and image information at the light receiving unit in each of the arrangement states.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi WATANABE, Kazuaki MURAYAMA
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Patent number: 9981641Abstract: Provided is a body reservoir assembly whose height can be reduced. In the body reservoir assembly, the reservoir comprises: a recessed portion formed on a bottom surface of the reservoir; and a reservoir side connecting portion formed in the recessed portion and connected to a cylinder portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignees: Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motoyasu Nakamura, Yoshiteru Matsunaga, Kazuaki Murayama
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Patent number: 9975532Abstract: Provided is a master cylinder apparatus with a reduced size enabled by simplifying the fluid passageway configuration. A master cylinder apparatus which includes a base member containing a fluid passageway for brake fluid and to which an operation of a brake operator is inputted is provided with: a master cylinder installed on the base member to generate a fluid pressure based on an input produced by operating the brake operator; and at least two solenoid valves attached to one side of the base member to open or close the fluid passageway. The two solenoid valves are disposed symmetrically with respect to a central axis along the axial direction of the master cylinder as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the one side of the base member.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignees: Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiteru Matsunaga, Motoyasu Nakamura, Kazuaki Murayama
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Patent number: 9878694Abstract: A stroke simulator and a bush for a stroke simulator are configured so that a bush provided to a stroke simulator can be attached without direction management. The stroke simulator generates brake reaction force by a simulator piston that is displaced within a cylinder by hydraulic pressure generated according to the operation of a brake pedal by a driver. A cylindrical rubber bush elastically deformed in an axial direction by pressure from the simulator piston to generate brake reaction force, the bush characterized in that a first end section on the simulator piston side and a second end section facing the first end section contain the same number, at least two, of concave sections concaved in the axial direction, and the concave section formed in the first end section and the concave section formed in the second end section are formed in different positions in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobutake Hyodo, Kazuaki Murayama, Motoyasu Nakamura, Shunsuke Aoki
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Patent number: 9777751Abstract: Disclosed is a braking device in which all multiple ports (for example, input ports (15c, 15d) and output ports (15a, 15b)) provided on a front surface portion (30) of a base (10) of a master cylinder (1), connector connection ports (23a, 24a) of connectors (23, 24) that electrically conducts an electrical part accommodated in a housing (20), and a pipe connection port (3c) to which a hose is connected of a reservoir (3) are arranged toward front of a vehicle when a starting device (A1) is assembled in the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Yoshiteru Matsunaga, Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 9758143Abstract: There is provided a vehicle brake system to which an electric brake actuator constituting the vehicle brake system is stably attached and in which it is possible to dispose the electric brake actuator in a power plant storage chamber in a space-efficient manner. A vehicle brake system configured by disposing, on a vehicle, an input device to which the brake operation of an operator is inputted and a motor cylinder device for generating brake fluid pressure by driving a hydraulic pressure controlling piston stored in a cylindrical cylinder main body by means of an electric motor at least in accordance with the brake operation, wherein the motor cylinder device is attached in a manner such that at least a portion of the cylinder main body overlaps with a power plant in the vehicle up and down direction; and the electric motor is disposed below the cylinder main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Ohnishi, Kunimichi Hatano, Kazuaki Murayama
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Patent number: 9726285Abstract: Provided is a piston push rod assembly which can prevent discomfort from being imparted during the operation of a brake pedal by a driver. A piston push rod assembly, wherein: a second piston is provided with a piston slide section which is housed in a cylinder and which slides relative to the cylinder, and a connection tube section which is connected to a push rod; the piston slide section is covered by metal plating; the connection tube section has a non-plated section; and the second piston and the push rod are connected by the caulking of the connection tube section when the push rod has been inserted inside the connection tube section.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Jiro Suzuki, Takaaki Ohnishi, Motoyasu Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Takamatsu, Kazuhiro Tagata
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Patent number: 9643585Abstract: Provided is a stroke simulator capable of suppressing occurrence of inclination of a piston with respect to a sliding surface formed in a cylinder. The stroke simulator includes a simulator piston which is displaced by sliding on a sliding surface formed in a first cylinder, and a first return spring which is housed in the first cylinder and applies, to the simulator piston, a reaction force which is generated by an elastic deformation of the spring under a pressing force due to a displacement of the simulator piston, and generates the reaction force which is applied to the simulator piston as a brake reaction force for a brake operating element. The stroke simulator is characterized in that a cup seal for sealing a gap formed between the sliding surface and the simulator piston is mounted in the middle in the axial direction of the sliding surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Takaaki Ohnishi, Kazuhiro Tagata
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Patent number: 9637101Abstract: A cylinder device includes a regulation mechanism that regulates separation distance between a front piston and a rear piston. A spring seat member of the regulation mechanism includes a spring reception part that projects toward a retainer side to receive a rear end of a spring, a cup seal holding part that projects on an opposite side from the retainer to hold a cup seal arranged on the rear piston, and a projection part that projects on the opposite side from the retainer. The projection part becomes abuttable on the retainer by a stroke of the rear piston if the spring reception part and the cup seal holding part are installed reversely-oriented on the rear piston.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignees: Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Tagata, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Motoyasu Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Takamatsu, Hideki Hidume, Kazuaki Murayama, Nobutake Hyodo
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Patent number: 9592806Abstract: Provided is a stroke simulator in which the piston operates smoothly without being inhibited from displacement thereof by the negative pressure generated in the closed space, even if the piston is configured to be displaced so as to close the space in which the elastic member is housed, and to elastically deform the elastic member. A stroke simulator, in which a simulator piston presses a first return spring, which is housed in a bottomed cylindrical portion, from an opening portion side of the cylindrical portion, to cause the first return spring to be elastically deformed, and to generate a brake reaction force. When the opening portion is closed by the simulator piston, a brake fluid filled in the cylinder portion is taken into the inside of the cylindrical portion via a flow path leading to the inside of the cylindrical portion from a second cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Jiro Suzuki, Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 9566968Abstract: An input device of a vehicle brake system which is downsized and has an improved general versatility in comparison with conventional vehicle brake systems is provided. An input device 14 includes: a master cylinder 34 that produces a fluid pressure in accordance with an input of an operation of a brake operating member 12; and a stroke simulator 64 which is provided side by side with the master cylinder 34 and which applies in a pseudo manner a force counteracting the operation of the brake operating member 12 to the brake operating member 12. The master cylinder 34 and the stroke simulator 64 are formed integrally.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Kunimichi Hatano, Arata Inoue, Kazuyoshi Akutsu, Takaaki Ohnishi
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Patent number: 9551363Abstract: Untreated bosses are formed in advance in two directions on a cylinder mechanism. The bosses on one side are formed as mounts to attach a motor cylinder device to a vehicle body, and the other bosses are formed as ports to connect to the cylinder mechanism. The mount bosses are formed on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle, and the port bosses are formed on the inside in the width direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Arata Inoue, Takaaki Ohnishi, Kazuaki Murayama, Takehiro Horiuchi, Makoto Sawai, Kaoru Akahane, Toru Mabuchi, Nobuyuki Kobayashi