Patents by Inventor Kenji Ishida

Kenji Ishida 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: 20240151954
    Abstract: A first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group (G4) having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group (G5) having positive refractive power are arranged in order from an object, and zooming is performed by changing distances between each lens group, and the first lens group (G1) is composed of three or more lenses, the fourth lens group (G4) is composed of two or less lenses, and the fifth lens group (G5) is composed of two or less lenses and moves to an image surface side upon zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied. 8.40<f1/(?f2)??(1) where, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group (G1), and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group (G2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi SUZUKI, Kenji ISHIDA, Saburo MASUGI
  • Patent number: 11976493
    Abstract: An object of the instant application is to provide a vehicle that can minimize parking space and a parking facility that can efficiently park a large number of vehicles in a predetermined parking space. The vehicle 1 includes a bottom flap 7 arranged on a bottom surface of a vehicle body and vertically rotatable around a lower rear end of the vehicle body, a rear flap 8, and geared motors 9, 11 for respectively rotating the bottom flap 7 and the rear flap 8. The parking facility 20 for a vehicle 1? is configured to include an erecting mechanism (a rotating member 22, an electric motor 23, and a link mechanism 24) for erecting the vehicle 1? upright with a rear surface facing down, and a transfer mechanism (belt conveyor) 25 for transferring the vehicle 1? erected by the erecting mechanism to a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Brave Robotics Inc.
    Inventor: Kenji Ishida
  • Patent number: 11971479
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor is provided with an ultrasonic element that converts between an electrical signal and an ultrasonic vibration and an element accommodating case having a bottomed cylindrical shape and accommodating the ultrasonic element inside thereof. The element accommodating case includes a side plate portion formed in a cylindrical shape that surrounds a directional center axis, and a bottom plate portion that closes one end side of the side plate portion in an axial direction which is parallel to the directional center axis. The ultrasonic element is attached to the bottom plate portion. The bottom plate portion includes at least one protrusion. The protrusions vibrate together with the bottom plate portion when the bottom plate portion vibrates as an ultrasonic vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi Satake, Youhei Suzuki, Kensuke Kobayashi, Dai Kondo, Syoya Ishida, Yudai Yamamoto, Kenji Fukabori
  • Publication number: 20240068925
    Abstract: A particle analyzer (100) includes: a light source that emits excitation light (EL1) including light having a wavelength of 400 nm or less; a lens structure (41) that collects excitation light (EL1) at a predetermined position (51s) in a flow path (53); a detection unit (7) that detects light (FL) emitted from a particle as the particle (51) flowing through the predetermined position is excited by the excitation light (EL1); and a processing unit (120) that processes detection data acquired by the detection unit (7). The lens structure (41) includes a plurality of lenses (411) arranged along an optical axis of the excitation light (EL1); and a lens frame (412) holding the plurality of lenses (411). At least one (G12) of the plurality of lenses (411) is positioned in the lens frame (412) by abutting on a lens adjacent to the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Hatakeyama, Satoshi Nagae, Masanobu Nonaka, Kenji Ishida, Naomichi Kikuchi, Takashi Kato
  • Patent number: 11914125
    Abstract: A first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group (G4) having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group (G5) having positive refractive power are arranged in order from an object, and zooming is performed by changing distances between each lens group, and the first lens group (G1) is composed of three or more lenses, the fourth lens group (G4) is composed of two or less lenses, and the fifth lens group (G5) is composed of two or less lenses and moves to an image surface side upon zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied. 8.40<f1/(?f2)??(1) where, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group (G1), and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group (G2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Suzuki, Kenji Ishida, Saburo Masugi
  • Publication number: 20240033881
    Abstract: A holding mechanism includes a suction section and a sealing section. The suction section includes a suction area where a substrate is subjected to vacuum suction. The sealing section includes an elastic section having a plurality of sides arranged to surround the suction area and a plurality of corners each formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of sides, and a repulsive-force-suppressing section provided in at least one of the plurality of corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Ishida, Takeshi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20230375075
    Abstract: In a vehicle drive transmission device, a transmission includes an intermesh first engagement device, a frictional second engagement device, a first drive device configured to drive the first engagement device, and a second drive device configured to drive the second engagement device. The first drive device includes a first shift drum, a first cam mechanism configured to convert rotational motion of the first shift drum into linear motion, and a first transmission mechanism configured to perform the linear motion. The second drive device includes a second shift drum, a second cam mechanism configured to convert rotational motion of the second shift drum into linear motion, and a second transmission mechanism configured to perform the linear motion. The first shift drum and the second shift drum are connected so as to rotate integrally with each other via a drive shaft. A drum drive source is provided to drive the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumiaki KURIBAYASHI, Yuki HABARA, Eiji KIDA, Kenji ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230022779
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the detection of viable microorganisms in urine using DNA-crosslinking agent to differentiate between dead and live microorganisms. The DNA-crosslinking agent can penetrate cells which have compromised cell membranes, such as dead cells. The method of the present application comprises amplifying DNA in the urine sample which is pre-treated with the DNA-crosslinking agent. In addition, the method includes the step of centrifugation to remove supernatant from the urine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Hsieh, Olivia Lamanna, Albert Lee, Kenji Ishida
  • Publication number: 20220228391
    Abstract: An object of the instant application is to provide a vehicle that can minimize parking space and a parking facility that can efficiently park a large number of vehicles in a predetermined parking space. The vehicle 1 includes a bottom flap 7 arranged on a bottom surface of a vehicle body and vertically rotatable around a lower rear end of the vehicle body, a rear flap 8, and geared motors 9, 11 for respectively rotating the bottom flap 7 and the rear flap 8. The parking facility 20 for a vehicle 1? is configured to include an erecting mechanism (a rotating member 22, an electric motor 23, and a link mechanism 24) for erecting the vehicle 1? upright with a rear surface facing down, and a transfer mechanism (belt conveyor) 25 for transferring the vehicle 1? erected by the erecting mechanism to a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Kenji Ishida
  • Publication number: 20210101446
    Abstract: A temperature adjustment device controller is configured to determine a temperature adjustment control basic value from a necessary temperature adjustment control amount calculated based on a parameter including environmental information, set a target blowing temperature of temperature adjustment air based on the temperature adjustment control basic value, and set a target blowing amount of the temperature adjustment air based on the temperature adjustment control basic value, an open-closed state of a movable roof, and a vehicle speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Nakanishi, Kozo Matsumoto, Takashi Kubokura, Motoki Tatara, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Shinji Umeki, Kenji Ishida, Shunsuke Tanaka, Naoki Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20210026119
    Abstract: A first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group (G4) having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group (G5) having positive refractive power are arranged in order from an object, and zooming is performed by changing distances between each lens group, and the first lens group (G1) is composed of three or more lenses, the fourth lens group (G4) is composed of two or less lenses, and the fifth lens group (G5) is composed of two or less lenses and moves to an image surface side upon zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied. 8.40<f1/(?f2)??(1) where, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group (G1), and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group (G2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Atsushi SUZUKI, Kenji ISHIDA, Saburo MASUGI
  • Patent number: 10816781
    Abstract: A first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group (G4) having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group (G5) having positive refractive power are arranged in order from an object, and zooming is performed by changing distances between each lens group, and the first lens group (G1) is composed of three or more lenses, the fourth lens group (G4) is composed of two or less lenses, and the fifth lens group (G5) is composed of two or less lenses and moves to an image surface side upon zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied. 8.40<f1/(?f2)??(1) where, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group (G1), and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group (G2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Suzuki, Kenji Ishida, Saburo Masugi
  • Patent number: 10773177
    Abstract: A transformable robot that can take a vehicle form and a humanoid form. In the vehicle form, the robot has a front side section located on the side of a front center section, a cockpit in which a seat is arranged, a door section located on the side of the cockpit, and a rear upper section and rear lower section located behind the cockpit respectively upward and downward. In the humanoid form, the front center section constitutes a head, the front side section constitutes a chest, the door section constitutes an arm, the rear upper section constitutes a lower back, and the rear lower section constitutes right and left legs and feet. The seat surface of the seat of the cockpit are kept at a same slope angle in both the vehicle form and the humanoid form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Brave Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenji Ishida
  • Patent number: 10587850
    Abstract: A projector includes: an image input unit that, upon the input of a first image signal synchronized with a vertical synchronizing signal, sends image input information; a resolution conversion output unit that converts the first image signal to a second image signal that indicates an image with a prescribed resolution and supplies the result as output; a light source unit that is provided with a light source and an image-forming element that uses illumination light from the light source to generate image light; a light source control unit that uses the image input information to control the light quantity of the light source; and an image-forming element drive unit that drives the image-forming element on the basis of the second image signal. The image input unit sends image input information synchronized with a second vertical synchronizing signal that follows the first vertical synchronizing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ishida, Tohru Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20190320151
    Abstract: A projector includes: an image input unit that, upon the input of a first image signal synchronized with a vertical synchronizing signal, sends image input information; a resolution conversion output unit that converts the first image signal to a second image signal that indicates an image with a prescribed resolution and supplies the result as output; a light source unit that is provided with a light source and an image-forming element that uses illumination light from the light source to generate image light; a light source control unit that uses the image input information to control the light quantity of the light source; and an image-forming element drive unit that drives the image-forming element on the basis of the second image signal. The image input unit sends image input information synchronized with a second vertical synchronizing signal that follows the first vertical synchronizing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Kenji ISHIDA, Tohru KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20190239792
    Abstract: An emotion identification apparatus identifying emotions of a subject includes: a sensor and a measuring unit which acquire information on at least a concentration of oxyhemoglobin in blood as bloodstream information by performing near-infrared spectroscopy measurement for one or more measurement regions only in a frontal lobe of a brain of a subject; and an identification processing unit configured to identify emotions of the subject based on the bloodstream information acquired by the sensor and the measuring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Haruka MUKAI, Kenji ISHIDA, Hitoshi TSUNASHIMA, Kazuki YANAGISAWA
  • Patent number: 10317049
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a plurality of light-emitting portions that emit light by being supplied with a current. The light-emitting portions each have a first power supply terminal, and a second power supply terminal; a plurality of light-emitting elements; and a wiring pattern. The wiring pattern has a first wiring region and a second wiring region. Two of the light-emitting portions that are disposed adjacent to each other are disposed such that the space between the respective first wiring regions or the space between the respective second wiring regions is smaller than the space between the first wiring region of one of the light-emitting portions and the second wiring region of the other of the light-emitting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Inoue, Takeo Matsushima, Toshihiro Nakajima, Junichi Kinoshita, Kenji Ishida
  • Publication number: 20190118106
    Abstract: A transformable robot that can take a vehicle form and a humanoid form. In the vehicle form, the robot has a front side section located on the side of a front center section, a cockpit in which a seat is arranged, a door section located on the side of the cockpit, and a rear upper section and rear lower section located behind the cockpit respectively upward and downward. In the humanoid form, the front center section constitutes a head, the front side section constitutes a chest, the door section constitutes an arm, the rear upper section constitutes a lower back, and the rear lower section constitutes right and left legs and feet. The seat surface of the seat of the cockpit are kept at a same slope angle in both the vehicle form and the humanoid form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Kenji Ishida
  • Publication number: 20180372308
    Abstract: This light irradiation device has a plurality of light emitting units that emit light when current is supplied. Each of the plurality of light emitting units has a first feeding terminal indicating anode polarity, a second feeding terminal indicating cathode polarity, a plurality of light emitting elements, and a wiring pattern. The wiring pattern has a first wiring area located between the first feeding terminal and a light emitting element arranged in a position electrically the closest to the first feeding terminal, and a second wiring area located between the second feeding terminal and a light emitting element arranged in a position electrically the closest to the second feeding terminal. In two adjacently arranged light emitting units out of the plurality of light emitting units, first wiring areas or second wiring areas are arranged with an interval narrower than an interval between the first wiring area of one light emitting unit and the second wiring area of the other light emitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro INOUE, Takeo MATSUSHIMA, Toshihiro NAKAJIMA, Junichi KINOSHITA, Kenji ISHIDA
  • Patent number: 9970875
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a sensor chip for SPFS measurement, by which, irrespective of environmental conditions, fluctuations are low in characteristics such as signal, noise, or detection sensitivity, quantitative property can be ensured, and a highly precise and accurate SPFS measurement can be carried out. [Solution] A sensor chip for SPFS measurement which has a dielectric member having been produced by carrying out injection molding of a resin, when viewing from the metal thin film-formed surface side of the dielectric member and taking as b the distance of the side end surface position of the resin inlet to the position on the metal thin film-formed surface that is farthest from the side end surface position of the resin inlet, the center of a ligand immobilization part is located in the area between the 3b/8 position and the 6b/8 position from the side end surface position of the resin inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Masataka Matsuo, Kenji Ishida