Patents by Inventor Kenji Okabe
Kenji Okabe 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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Patent number: 11506160Abstract: A fuel supply device includes: a sub-tank to be fixed on a bottom of a fuel tank, the sub-tank temporarily storing fuel in the fuel tank, an upper side of the sub-tank having an opening; a bracket attached to an opening side of the sub-tank; an electric pump that pumps up the fuel in the sub-tank and supplies the fuel to outside of the sub-tank; and multiple fitting portions arranged on an outer edge of the bracket and to fix the bracket to the sub-tank by being fitted to a plurality of receiving portions arranged on the opening of the sub-tank.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shingo Fukuoka, Kenji Okabe
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Patent number: 11467384Abstract: A telecentric optical apparatus that is capable of suppressing an increase in the number of components as well as achieving high precision optical axis alignment, is provided. The telecentric optical apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that it is provided with: a first telecentric lens surface that is provided on an object side; a second telecentric lens surface that is provided on an image side and that shares a focus position with the first telecentric lens surface; and an optical path trimming part that is provided, between the first telecentric lens surface and the second telecentric lens surface, in an outside region, which is located on a side further out than a light passing region having a center thereof located at the focus position, and that changes an optical path such that a light beam incident on the outside region is prevented from contributing to image formation.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Toru Yaku, Kimitoshi Ono
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Publication number: 20220172825Abstract: Medical scanner application platforms and associated components (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a system, can comprise: a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: determining, based on package schema data representative of a package schema of an application received via a network, one or more attributes of the application, based on the one or more attributes of the application, determining one or more constraints of the application applicable to a medical scanner communicatively coupled to the system via an agent of the medical scanner, and storing the application in an application database accessible to the agent of the medical scanner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Roshni Bhagalia, David Erik Chevalier, Fausto Espinal, Bradley J. Gabrielse, Kenji Okabe, David Alexander Polyak, Nikhil Jones Tomy
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Publication number: 20210375528Abstract: A coil component according to one or more embodiments of the present invention includes: an insulating base body having a bottom surface; a coil conductor disposed in the base body and having a coil surface opposed to the bottom surface; and a reinforcement portion disposed in the base body. The reinforcement portion is disposed at a position closer to the bottom surface than is a middle point between the bottom surface and the coil surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Hideaki HOSHINO, Kenji OKABE, Kozue IMAIZUMI
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Publication number: 20210146773Abstract: A fuel supply device includes: a sub-tank to be fixed on a bottom of a fuel tank, the sub-tank temporarily storing fuel in the fuel tank, an upper side of the sub-tank having an opening; a bracket attached to an opening side of the sub-tank; an electric pump that pumps up the fuel in the sub-tank and supplies the fuel to outside of the sub-tank; and multiple fitting portions arranged on an outer edge of the bracket and to fix the bracket to the sub-tank by being fitted to a plurality of receiving portions arranged on the opening of the sub-tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Shingo FUKUOKA, Kenji OKABE
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Patent number: 10908380Abstract: An inclination adjusting mechanism includes a first member that is attachable to a connection portion of a lens unit that is connectable to a lens barrel; a second member that faces the first member and that is attachable to a connection portion of the lens barrel that is connectable to the lens unit; contact members that are fixed to the first member, that protrude from the first member toward the second member, and that contact the second member; and adjusting/fixing members that are capable of adjusting an inclination of the first member relative to the second member and capable of fixing the first member to the second member. The second member has an inclined surface that the contact members contact, and each of the contact members has a curved surface that contacts the inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Hidekazu Sano, Kenji Okabe
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Publication number: 20200073093Abstract: A telecentric optical apparatus that is capable of suppressing an increase in the number of components as well as achieving high precision optical axis alignment, is provided. The telecentric optical apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that it is provided with: a first telecentric lens surface that is provided on an object side; a second telecentric lens surface that is provided on an image side and that shares a focus position with the first telecentric lens surface; and an optical path trimming part that is provided, between the first telecentric lens surface and the second telecentric lens surface, in an outside region, which is located on a side further out than a light passing region having a center thereof located at the focus position, and that changes an optical path such that a light beam incident on the outside region is prevented from contributing to image formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Toru Yaku, Kimitoshi Ono
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Patent number: 10520710Abstract: A telecentric optical apparatus that is capable of suppressing an increase in the number of components as well as achieving high precision optical axis alignment, is provided. The telecentric optical apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that it is provided with: a first telecentric lens surface that is provided on an object side; a second telecentric lens surface that is provided on an image side and that shares a focus position with the first telecentric lens surface; and an optical path trimming part that is provided, between the first telecentric lens surface and the second telecentric lens surface, in an outside region, which is located on a side further out than a light passing region having a center thereof located at the focus position, and that changes an optical path such that a light beam incident on the outside region is prevented from contributing to image formation.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Toru Yaku, Kimitoshi Ono
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Publication number: 20190146176Abstract: An inclination adjusting mechanism includes a first member that is attachable to a connection portion of a lens unit that is connectable to a lens barrel; a second member that faces the first member and that is attachable to a connection portion of the lens barrel that is connectable to the lens unit; contact members that are fixed to the first member, that protrude from the first member toward the second member, and that contact the second member; and adjusting/fixing members that are capable of adjusting an inclination of the first member relative to the second member and capable of fixing the first member to the second member. The second member has an inclined surface that the contact members contact, and each of the contact members has a curved surface that contacts the inclined surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Hidekazu Sano, Kenji Okabe
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Patent number: 10197382Abstract: A chromatic confocal sensor includes a light source portion that emits a plurality of light beams having different wavelengths; an objective lens that converges the plurality of light beams at different focal positions; an emission port from which measurement light reflected by an object to be measured at the focal positions out of the plurality of light beams is emitted; a position calculation portion that calculates a position of the object to be measured based on the emitted measurement light; an observation portion including an observation light source that emits observation light and an image sensor; and a beam splitter that emits at least a part of the measurement light that passes through the objective lens to the emission port and emits at least a part of the observation light that passes through the objective lens and is reflected by the object to be measured to the image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Sadayuki Matsumiya, Kenji Okabe, Koji Kubo, Nobuya Kaneko
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Patent number: 10088420Abstract: A measurement system includes detachable parts, on which one filter module out of a plurality of filter modules including optical filters that each transmit different types of special light is detachably mounted, a specification part that specifies the optical filter of the one filter module mounted on the detachable parts, and a set value switching part that switches, according to the specified optical filter specified by the specification part, set values for adjustment used in a measurement using a specific optical filter.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Nobuya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20180112966Abstract: A chromatic confocal sensor includes a light source portion that emits a plurality of light beams having different wavelengths; an objective lens that converges the plurality of light beams at different focal positions; an emission port from which measurement light reflected by an object to be measured at the focal positions out of the plurality of light beams is emitted; a position calculation portion that calculates a position of the object to be measured based on the emitted measurement light; an observation portion including an observation light source that emits observation light and an image sensor; and a beam splitter that emits at least a part of the measurement light that passes through the objective lens to the emission port and emits at least a part of the observation light that passes through the objective lens and is reflected by the object to be measured to the image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Sadayuki Matsumiya, Kenji Okabe, Koji Kubo, Nobuya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20170336327Abstract: A measurement system includes detachable parts, on which one filter module out of a plurality of filter modules including optical filters that each transmit different types of special light is detachably mounted, a specification part that specifies the optical filter of the one filter module mounted on the detachable parts, and a set value switching part that switches, according to the specified optical filter specified by the specification part, set values for adjustment used in a measurement using a specific optical filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Nobuya Kaneko
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Patent number: 9726473Abstract: A light interference measuring device comprises: a light source 20 that outputs light; a beam splitter 222 that causes the light output from the light source to diverge into a reference optical path and a measurement optical path and that outputs a combined wave in which reflection light that has passed through the reference optical path and reflection light that has passed through a measuring object arranged in the measurement optical path are combined; a reference mirror 231 that is arranged in the reference optical path and that reflects light which is diverged into the reference optical path by the beam splitter 222; a stage 12 that is arranged in the measurement optical path and that has the work W placed thereon; an imaging part 25 that images an image in which the combined wave is formed; a reference mirror adjustment mechanism (234, 238, 239) that adjusts a posture of the reference mirror 231; and a control part that controls the reference mirror adjustment mechanism such that a reflecting surface ofType: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Okabe, Gyokubu Cho, Tatsuya Nagahama
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Publication number: 20160349490Abstract: A telecentric optical apparatus that is capable of suppressing an increase in the number of components as well as achieving high precision optical axis alignment, is provided. The telecentric optical apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that it is provided with: a first telecentric lens surface that is provided on an object side; a second telecentric lens surface that is provided on an image side and that shares a focus position with the first telecentric lens surface; and an optical path trimming part that is provided, between the first telecentric lens surface and the second telecentric lens surface, in an outside region, which is located on a side further out than a light passing region having a center thereof located at the focus position, and that changes an optical path such that a light beam incident on the outside region is prevented from contributing to image formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Toru Yaku, Kimitoshi Ono
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Patent number: 9170196Abstract: In an optical measuring device, the visual observation section includes: a white light source which emits white light; a first objective lens arranged between the white light source and measurement object, through which the white light emitted from the white light source and return light from the measurement object transmit; a plurality of tube lenses which change a magnification of the return light passing through the first objective lens to a predetermined magnification; and a lens switching mechanism which can selectively switch the tube lenses so as to select one of the tube lenses to be arranged on the return light, and the special observation section includes: a special light source which emits special light; and a second objective lens arranged between the special light source and measurement object, through which the special light emitted from the special light source and return light from the measurement object transmit.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Nobuya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20150176967Abstract: A light interference measuring device comprises: a light source 20 that outputs light; a beam splitter 222 that causes the light output from the light source to diverge into a reference optical path and a measurement optical path and that outputs a combined wave in which reflection light that has passed through the reference optical path and reflection light that has passed through a measuring object arranged in the measurement optical path are combined; a reference mirror 231 that is arranged in the reference optical path and that reflects light which is diverged into the reference optical path by the beam splitter 222; a stage 12 that is arranged in the measurement optical path and that has the work W placed thereon; an imaging part 25 that images an image in which the combined wave is formed; a reference mirror adjustment mechanism (234, 238, 239) that adjusts a posture of the reference mirror 231; and a control part that controls the reference mirror adjustment mechanism such that a reflecting surface ofType: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Kenji Okabe, Gyokubu Cho, Tatsuya Nagahama
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Patent number: 9006657Abstract: In an optical measuring device, the visual observation section includes: a white light source which emits white light; a first objective lens arranged between the white light source and measurement object, through which the white light emitted from the white light source and return light from the measurement object transmit; a plurality of tube lenses which change a magnification of the return light passing through the first objective lens to a predetermined magnification; and a lens switching mechanism which can selectively switch the tube lenses so as to select one of the tube lenses to be arranged on the return light, and the special observation section includes: a special light source which emits special light; and a second objective lens arranged between the special light source and measurement object, through which the special light emitted from the special light source and return light from the measurement object transmit.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Mitutoyo CorporationInventors: Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Nobuya Kaneko
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Patent number: 8772688Abstract: An autofocus device including: an optical source; an optical unit that allows emitted light from the optical source and object light from a measurement target to pass through the same optical path, the optical unit being arranged between the optical source and the measurement target; and a detection unit that performs focus detection by using the object light passed through the optical unit. The optical unit includes: a tube lens that forms the emitted light into parallel light; an image forming unit that forms a continuous line image on a surface of the measurement target; and a rotation unit that rotates the continuous line.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Mitutoyo CorporationInventors: Kenji Okabe, Seiji Shimokawa, Kazuki Kitagawa
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Patent number: D829261Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Sadayuki Matsumiya, Kenji Okabe, Tatsuya Nagahama, Masaki Okayasu, Shigeru Ohtani, Yu Sugai, Yoshiro Asano