Patents by Inventor Kazunobu Kobayashi

Kazunobu Kobayashi 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: 20230221505
    Abstract: An optical device according to one embodiment includes: a light-emitting element; first and second lenses optically coupled with the light-emitting element; an optical component provided between the light-emitting element and the second lens, optically coupling each of the light-emitting element and the second lens, and multiplexing input lights; and a base having a lower plate having a plurality of convex mounting surfaces with each of the light-emitting element, the first lens, the second lens, and the optical component being mounted thereon and a side wall with a receptacle being connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushige OKI, Kazunobu KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi HARA, Eiji TSUMURA, Masanobu KAWAMURA, Satoshi YOSHIMURA, Kuniyuki ISHII, Fumihiro NAKAJIMA, Hideaki KITAJIMA, Hideaki KAMISUGI
  • Patent number: 5455644
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus has an illuminating system for illuminating the fundus of an eye to be examined with infrared light from substantially the front of the eye to be examined through a pupil area, the illuminating system having a light source, and an image pickup camera for receiving infrared reflected light from the fundus of the eye to be examined illuminated by the illuminating system on an image pickup surface conjugate with the front eye part of the eye to be examined. The turbid state of the light transmitting body portion of the eye to be examined can be ascertained by the image output from the image pickup camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Yazawa, Kazunobu Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Shinya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5299573
    Abstract: A non-contact type tonometer in which an air is sprayed on an eye to be examined to deform the cornea and measure the intraocular pressure of the eye to be examined. The tonometer is provided with a cylinder, a piston for compressing the air in the cylinder, a deformation detection system for detecting deformation of the cornea sprayed with the air, and a driving system for driving the piston and having a piston driving spring and a spring operation mechanism. When a measurement is performed, the force is accumulated in the spring, then released by the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunobu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5300964
    Abstract: A fundus camera includes a light source for observation, and an illiminating optical system having a predetermined illiminating optical axis. The light source for observation illiminates a fundus of an eye via the illiminating optical system. The camera further includes an observation optical system disposed so as to be able to observe the fundus illiminated by the light source for observation, a photographing light source for illiminating the fundus during a photographing operation and disposed on the illiminating optical axis of the illiminating optical system, a photographing system for photographing the fundus illuminated by the photographing light source, and a reflecting member disposed between the light source for observation and the photographing light source on the illuminating optical axis so as to reflect light from the photographing light source in the direction of the fundus during illumination by the photographing light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunobu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5116114
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus can measure the eye axis length of an eye to be examined and other information of the eye to be examined (for example, the cornea refractive power). In the case of the measurement of the eye axis length, when moving a detecting terminal itself by driving means, the driving means is controlled so as to slow down the speed of movement of the detecting terminal when the detecting terminal comes near the cornea of the eye to be examined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukitsugu Nakamura, Yoshimasa Hamano, Takashi Masuda, Isao Matsumura, Shigeo Maruyama, Kazunobu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5056522
    Abstract: A supersonic ophthalmic measuring apparatus includes a supersonic probe for contacting the cornea of an eye to be examined. A calculator for calculating the amount of depression of the cornea of the eye to be examined caused by the supersonic probe, and a corrector for correcting the result of the measurement of the eye axis length of the eye to be examined by the supersonic probe by the amount of depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Matsumura, Takashi Masuda, Yoshimasa Hamano, Shigeo Maruyama, Yukitsugu Nakamura, Kazunobu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 4991584
    Abstract: An ophthalmic examining apparatus which is provided with at least non-contact type eye pressure measuring means and eye fundus observation means for observing the fundus of an eye to be examined and which is capable of examining glaucoma from eye pressure information and eye fundus image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazunobu Kobayashi, Isao Matsumura
  • Patent number: 4717952
    Abstract: A medical television system includes a television camera and a selector. The television camera includes a filter for separating visible light into three wavelength regions and transmitting near-infrared rays, and an image pickup element having sensitivity to both visible light and near-infrared rays. The selector selectively supplies the visible light separated into the three wavelength components or the near-infrared rays to the television camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshimi Kohayakawa, Kazunobu Kobayashi, Shinya Tanaka, Haruhisa Madate, Takeshi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 4690525
    Abstract: An eye fundus camera is provided with an illuminating system for illuminating an eye to be examined, a photographing system for photographing the fundus of the eye to be examined, eye fundus reflected light receiving portions disposed in a plane substantially conjugate with the fundus of the eye to be examined and at a plurality of locations with a spacing greater than the dimension corresponding to the nipple diameter, and a control unit for operation-processing the outputs of the eye fundus reflected light receiving portions and automatically controlling the quantity of photo-taking light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazunobu Kobayashi, Kyoji Sekiguchi, Isao Matsumura, Haruhisa Madate
  • Patent number: 4227780
    Abstract: An eye examining instrument comprises an ultrasonic wave generating source, reflecting members and a receiver. A concave reflecting mirror is provided to direct the generated ultrasonic waves in the direction along the optical axis of the objective lens of the instrument while converging the waves. Also, a concave reflecting mirror is provided to converge the ultrasonic waves reflected upon the cornea of the eye under test and examination into the receiver. The ultrasonic waves received by the receiver are transformed into an electric signal. The electric signal thus produced includes a component informing of the time required to receive the ultrasonic waves after the generation thereof and a component informing of the intensity of the received ultrasonic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinichi Ohta, Kazunobu Kobayashi, Haruhisa Madate
  • Patent number: 4149787
    Abstract: In an eye fundus camera an optical system illuminates the eye fundus and a sensor detects the intensity of reflection from the eye. When the intensity of reflection is sufficient to indicate that the person being examined has blinked his eye, the photographic system is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazunobu Kobayashi, Shinichi Ohta, Haruhisa Madate
  • Patent number: 4068932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical instrument for examining the eye fundus which is so designed that in the optical system including an objective lens visible, targets are built for orientating the visual line of the eye to be inspected along the direction convenient for the inspection of the desired part of the eye fundus in order to be able to inspect the desired part. The visible targets are located at the position conjugate to the eye fundus with regard to the optical system including the objective lens in order that the light beam coming from the targets through the objective lens reaches the eye to be inspected. The image of the visible targets is formed on the eye fundus of the eye to be inspected while the eye to be inspected observes the visible targets through the objective lens in such a manner that the visual line is oriented in the direction along which the targets are seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinichi Ohta, Isao Matsumura, Kazunobu Kobayashi, Haruhisa Madate
  • Patent number: D297544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazunobu Kobayashi