Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kubota

Kenichi Kubota 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: 11300762
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens having negative refractive power; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis thereof. The third lens is formed in a meniscus shape so that a surface thereof directing to the object side is convex near an optical axis thereof. The sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 11175477
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis thereof. The third lens is formed in a meniscus shape so that a surface thereof directing to the object side is convex near an optical axis thereof. The sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 11150443
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a stop; a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis thereof. The third lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof directing to the image plane side is concave near an optical axis thereof. The sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape near an optical axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20210291628
    Abstract: A heat circuit may include a controller configured to execute a first process and then a defrosting operation. The first process may be a process to execute a first air-heating operation and a heat storage operation simultaneously. The second process may be a process to execute a defrosting operation. The controller may be configured, in the first air-heating operation, to cause the radiator to heat a radiator passage and cause the air-heating apparatus to heat air using heat of a air-heating passage while circulating the heat medium in the radiator passage and the air-heating passage. The controller may be configured, in the heat storage operation, to circulate the heat medium in an electrical apparatus passage and a bypass passage. The controller may be configured, in the defrosting operation, to circulate the heat medium in the electrical apparatus passage and the radiator passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohji KINOSHITA, Shoma HANANO, Yoshio HASEGAWA, Manabu ORIHASHI, Kenichi KUBOTA, Hideyuki KAWAI, Makoto IKEGAMI, Yuuki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210291625
    Abstract: A heat management device may include: a first heat circuit; a second heat circuit; a heat exchanger configured to cool the first heat circuit and heat the second heat circuit; air-heating apparatus configured to heat air using the second heat circuit; a battery and electrical apparatus configured to be cooled by the first heat circuit; and a radiator configured to exchange heat between the first heat circuit and outside air. A controller may be configured, in the second process, to cause the heat exchanger to cool the heat exchanger passage while a heat medium circulates in the heat exchanger passage and the battery passage and bypasses the radiator passage. The controller may be configured, in the third process, to cause the radiator to cool the heat medium while the heat medium circulates in the radiator passage and the electrical apparatus passage and bypasses the heat exchanger passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohji KINOSHITA, Shoma HANANO, Yoshio HASEGAWA, Manabu ORIHASHI, Hideyuki KAWAI, Kenichi KUBOTA, Makoto IKEGAMI, Yuuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11099356
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side with a space between each of the lenses. The second lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a positive curvature radius. The third lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The seventh lens has a specific Abbe's number. The fourth lens and the fifth lens have a specific composite focal length. The sixth lens and the seventh lens have a specific composite focal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 11092777
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens having positive refractive power; a sixth lens having negative refractive power; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side with a space between each of the lenses. The second lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a positive curvature radius. The third lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The seventh lens has a specific Abbe's number. The sixth lens and the seventh lens have a specific composite focal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 11086102
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side with a space between each of the lenses. The second lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a positive curvature radius. The third lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The seventh lens has a specific Abbe's number. The sixth lens and the seventh lens have a specific composite focal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 11022780
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side with a space between each of the lenses. The third lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has a positive curvature radius. The seventh lens has a specific Abbe's number. The sixth lens has a specific focal length. The seventh lens has a specific focal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 11016267
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The second lens has a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis thereof. The fifth lens has a convex surface facing the image plane side near an optical axis thereof. The sixth lens has a convex surface facing the image plane side near an optical axis thereof. The first lens is arranged so that a surface thereof on the object side is away from an image plane by a specific distance on an optical axis thereof. The second lens is arranged to be away from the third lens by a specific distance on the optical axis thereof. The third lens has a specific Abbe's number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Hisao Fukaya
  • Patent number: 10996443
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side with spaces in between each of the lenses. The first lens is formed in a meniscus shape to have an object side convex surface. The sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape to have an object side concave surface. The second lens has a specific focal length. The third lens has a specific focal length. The sixth lens has a specific Abbe's number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Hisao Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20210088750
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave at a paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is aspheric. The first lens and the second lens have a specific composite focal length. The third lens have a specific focal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yoji KUBOTA, Kenichi KUBOTA, Hitoshi HIRANO, Tomohiro YONEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210088751
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens has at least one aspheric surface. The fifth lens has two aspheric surfaces. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side is convex at a paraxial region thereof and a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave at a paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens has two aspheric surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yoji KUBOTA, Kenichi KUBOTA, Hitoshi HIRANO, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20210080691
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens is formed in a meniscus shape at a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side is convex at a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens and the fifth lens have a specific composite focal length. The sixth lens and the seventh lens have a specific composite focal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yoji KUBOTA, Kenichi KUBOTA, Hitoshi HIRANO, Tomohiro Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20210080692
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; and a seventh lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave at a paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is aspheric. The first lens and the second lens have a specific composite focal length. The third lens have a specific focal length. The fourth lens and the fifth lens have a specific composite focal length. The sixth lens and the seventh lens have a specific composite focal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yoji KUBOTA, Kenichi KUBOTA, Hitoshi HIRANO, Tomohiro YONEZAWA
  • Patent number: 10948693
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The second lens has a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis thereof. The sixth lens has a convex surface facing the image plane side near an optical axis thereof. The first lens is arranged so that a surface thereof on the object side is away from an image plane by a specific distance on an optical axis thereof. The second lens is arranged to be away from the third lens by a specific distance on the optical axis thereof. The fourth lens is arranged to be away from the fifth lens by a specific distance on an optical axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KANTATSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Hisao Fukaya
  • Patent number: 10935767
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having negative refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having negative refractive power; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The fourth lens is disposed to face the fifth lens. The fourth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave at a peripheral portion thereof. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side is concave at a peripheral portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Kantatsu Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoji Kubota, Kenichi Kubota, Hitoshi Hirano, Hisao Fukaya
  • Publication number: 20200409116
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having negative refractive power; an aperture stop; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The fourth lens is formed in a meniscus shape at a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side is convex at a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape at a paraxial region thereof. The first lens and the sixth lens have specific Abbe's numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Yoji KUBOTA, Kenichi KUBOTA, Hitoshi HIRANO, Hisao FUKAYA
  • Publication number: 20200409115
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having negative refractive power; an aperture stop; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens having negative refractive power; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side is convex at a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens is formed in a meniscus shape at a paraxial region thereof. The first lens and the sixth lens have specific Abbe's numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Yoji KUBOTA, Kenichi KUBOTA, Hitoshi HIRANO, Hisao FUKAYA
  • Publication number: 20200409120
    Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having negative refractive power; an aperture stop; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave at a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens is formed in the shape so that the surface thereof on the image plane side has an aspheric shape having an inflection point. The first lens has a specific Abbe's number ?1. The first lens is disposed away from the second lens by a specific distance. The fifth lens is disposed away from the sixth lens by a specific distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Yoji KUBOTA, Kenichi KUBOTA, Hitoshi HIRANO, Hisao FUKAYA