Patents by Inventor Kenji Shima

Kenji Shima 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: 10838164
    Abstract: A holding apparatus which holds an optical element, the apparatus including: a lens barrel having an axis; and an annular pressing member configured to be screwed with the lens barrel and press the optical element against the lens barrel in a direction of the axis, wherein an engaging portion is formed in the pressing member, the engaging portion being to engage with a fastening tool for fastening the pressing member, at least a part of the engaging portion being formed, in the direction, in a region of the pressing member where the pressing member is screwed with the lens barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Shima, Hidenori Nakagawa, Toshinori Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20180180835
    Abstract: A holding apparatus which holds an optical element, the apparatus including: a lens barrel having an axis; and an annular pressing member configured to be screwed with the lens barrel and press the optical element against the lens barrel in a direction of the axis, wherein an engaging portion is formed in the pressing member, the engaging portion being to engage with a fastening tool for fastening the pressing member, at least a part of the engaging portion being formed, in the direction, in a region of the pressing member where the pressing member is screwed with the lens barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji Shima, Hidenori Nakagawa, Toshinori Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8076792
    Abstract: A power line communication apparatus includes power lines disposed independently and individually, for connecting various loads to a battery by way of fuses, respectively, an inductor disposed at an end portion of each of the above-mentioned power lines on a side connected to the above-mentioned battery, and an information unit for transmitting information by way of each of the above-mentioned power lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Shima, Minoru Ozaki, Mitsuo Shimotani, Takeshi Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20090267409
    Abstract: A power line communication apparatus includes power lines disposed independently and individually, for connecting various loads to a battery by way of fuses, respectively, an inductor means disposed at an end portion of each of the above-mentioned power lines on a side connected to the above-mentioned battery, and an information means for transmitting information by way of each of the above-mentioned power lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Shima, Minoru Ozaki, Mitsuo Shimotani, Takeshi Mitsui
  • Patent number: 7508859
    Abstract: To provide an optical scanning apparatus which is strong against an external stress while suppressing an increase in the number of parts, an inserting portion 6 into which a laser light source unit 1 can be inserted is provided for a frame member 5. In a state where the laser light source unit 1 has been inserted into the inserting portion 6, the laser light source unit 1 and the inserting portion 6 of the frame member 5 are interference-fitted in two positions (front edge side fitting portion 4a and front edge side contact portion 6a; root side fitting portion 4b and root side contact portion 6b) which are away from each other in an optical axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junya Azami, Mitsuhiro Obara, Hisanori Kobayashi, Atsushi Sano, Kenji Shima
  • Patent number: 7470471
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a resin composition having sufficient rigidity and superior in the workability as well even if the thickness is as thin as 0.2 mm or less, and a prepreg and a laminate obtained from the resin composition. The resin composition comprises resin component containing a (A) compound having a maleimide group and (B) calcinated talc, wherein the calcinated talc is contained not less than 30 weight parts and not more than 250 weight parts to 100 weight parts of the total amount of the resin component containing a (A) compound having a maleimide group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kousuke Hirota, Koutarou Asahina, Kenji Shima, Hitoshi Sakuraba, Takashi Iiyama
  • Patent number: 7471433
    Abstract: The optical scanning apparatus includes a polygonal rotatable mirror which deflects a light beam emitted from a light source, a drive motor which rotates said polygonal rotatable mirror, and an optical box which holds said drive motor, wherein a fitting hole in which a bearing of said drive motor fits, is provided in said optical box, and a wall surface of this fitting hole has notch portions partially arranged. Thereby, the heat release property of the bearing of the polygonal rotatable mirror drive motor becomes good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Shima, Akihiro Fukutomi, Taku Murotani
  • Publication number: 20080063023
    Abstract: To provide an optical scanning apparatus which is strong against an external stress while suppressing an increase in the number of parts, an inserting portion 6 into which a laser light source unit 1 can be inserted is provided for a frame member 5. In a state where the laser light source unit 1 has been inserted into the inserting portion 6, the laser light source unit 1 and the inserting portion 6 of the frame member 5 are interference-fitted in two positions (front edge side fitting portion 4a and front edge side contact portion 6a; root side fitting portion 4b and root side contact portion 6b) which are away from each other in an optical axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya Azami, Mitsuhiro Obara, Hisanori Kobayashi, Atsushi Sano, Kenji Shima
  • Publication number: 20060061865
    Abstract: The optical scanning apparatus includes a polygonal rotatable mirror which deflects a light beam emitted from a light source, a drive motor which rotates said polygonal rotatable mirror, and an optical box which holds said drive motor, wherein an fitting hole in which a bearing of said drive motor engages is provided in said optical box, and a wall surface of this fitting hole has notch portions partially arranged. Thereby, the heat release property of the bearing of the polygonal rotatable mirror drive motor becomes good.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Shima, Akihiro Fukutomi, Taku Murotani
  • Publication number: 20050100738
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a resin composition having sufficient rigidity and superior in the workability as well even if the thickness is as thin as 0.2 mm or less, and a prepreg and a laminate obtained from the resin composition. The resin composition comprises resin component containing a (A) compound having a maleimide group and (B) calcinated talc, wherein the calcinated talc is contained not less than 30 weight parts and not more than 250 weight parts to 100 weight parts of the total amount of the resin component containing a (A) compound having a maleimide group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kousuke Hirota, Koutarou Asahina, Kenji Shima, Hitoshi Sakuraba, Takashi Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20050095434
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a laminate which is halogen-free, has sufficient flame retardancy even when a thickness is not more than 0.2 mm, and has sufficient humidity resistance and hygroscopic solder heat resistance. A resin composition comprising: (A) a compound having at least two or more maleimide groups; (B) a phenolic resin; and (C) an epoxy resin; wherein at least one of said (B) or (C) has a naphthalene ring; the total weight of the naphthalene ring when calculated using the OH equivalent and epoxy equivalent of (B) and (C) respectively is not less than 20 weight % to the total weight of (A), (B) and (C) components; and the total sum of the content ratio of the (A) component and that of the naphthalene ring is not less than 65 weight % to the total weight of the (A), (B) and (C) components, and a prepreg and laminate obtained from the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kousuke Hirota, Koutarou Asahina, Kenji Shima, Hitoshi Sakuraba, Takashi Iiyama
  • Patent number: 5794042
    Abstract: A file management apparatus includes a file storage portion and a manipulation portion. The file storage portion stores a plurality of files therein. Each file includes one or more data structures. Each data structure includes one or more elements. The file storage portion further identifies each file with a file identifier and identifies each data structure within the file with an internal identifier and with the number of data structures contained in the file. The position of each data element and the number of data elements within a data structure are also identified. The manipulation portion manipulates the structure of the data stored in the file storage portion by employing the file identifier, the data structure identifier, and element position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Inventors: Hiroaki Terada, Hiroaki Nishikawa, Shin-ichi Yoshida, Shunji Hine, Youichiro Nishikawa, Shuji Hara, Kenji Shima, Yoshie Inaoka, Tetsuo Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 5603018
    Abstract: A program developing system includes a plurality of graphic editors representing specification definition information a user inputs in representation formats different from each other and a mutual conversion unit for converting specification definition which the user described with a graphic editor into a representation format of another graphic editor. The mutual conversion unit activates another graphic editor to allow input of specification definition by the converted representation format. The graphic editors can hierarchically represent specifications and allows specification description at an arbitrary level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Terada, Hiroaki Nishikawa, Tetsuo Yamasaki, Yoshie Inaoka, Kenji Shima, Shin-ichi Yoshida, Shunji Hine, Youichiro Nishikawa, Shuji Hara
  • Patent number: 5591870
    Abstract: A process for producing a vanadium-phosphorus oxide-containing catalyst precursor, which comprises (a) introducing into an organic solvent a vanadium alkoxide as a pentavalent vanadium compound and a phosphorus compound in the presence of a reducing agent capable of reducing the pentavalent vanadium compound to a tetravalent state, (b) hydrolyzing at least a part of the vanadium alkoxide before or after the introduction of the phosphorus compound, and (c) heating the vanadium-containing liquid medium obtained in step (b), in the presence of the phosphorus compound to reduce at least a part of vanadium to a tetravalent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masakatsu Hatano, Masayoshi Murayama, Kenji Shima, Masumi Ito
  • Patent number: 5530144
    Abstract: A process for producing a precursor of a phosphorus-vanadium oxide catalyst for production of maleic anhydride by vapor phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having 4 carbon atoms, which comprises reacting phosphoric acid and a pentavalent vanadium compound in an organic solvent capable of reducing at least a portion of the pentavalent vanadium to a valence state of +4, the phosphoric acid being substantially composed of orthophosphoric acid, and a phosphoric acid solution whose concentration is 88 to 96% being used as a source of the phosphoric acid; and a process for producing the catalyst comprising dry-pulverizing the catalyst precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Tsurita, Masayoshi Murayama, Kenji Shima, Masumi Ito
  • Patent number: 5496787
    Abstract: A process for producing a vanadium-phosphorus oxide-containing catalyst precursor, which comprises (a) introducing into an organic solvent a vanadium alkoxide as a pentavalent vanadium compound and a phosphorus compound in the presence of a reducing agent capable of reducing the pentavalent vanadium compound to a tetravalent state, (b) hydrolyzing at least a part of the vanadium alkoxide before or after the introduction of the phosphorus compound, and (c) heating the vanadium-containing liquid medium obtained in step (b), in the presence of the phosphorus compound to reduce at least a part of vanadium to a tetravalent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Masakatsu Hatano, Masayoshi Murayama, Kenji Shima, Masumi Ito
  • Patent number: 5381553
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus enjoying a remarkably enhanced operation speed while ensuring accurate control capability due to data holding and learning control includes an A/D converter for converting an analog signal into a digital signal, a packet interface for generating a packet on the basis of the digital signal, a timing port controller for controlling the timing of operation of the A/D converter and generating output data on the basis of the packet, a power supply interruption detecting circuit for detecting a decrease in source voltage to thereby generate a power supply interruption detecting signal, and a data flow processor including a data store and a data flow loop for processing the packet in accordance with tag information contained in the packet. The data flow processor responds to the power supply interruption detecting signal to save electric power from consumption and hold the content of the data store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukinobu Nishimura, Syoichi Washino, Kenji Shima
  • Patent number: 5369775
    Abstract: A data-driven type computer system including an input limiting section for monitoring a current number of packets existing in the circular pipeline of the system while being processed. The input limiting section is adapted to control packets from being inputted from the external unit when the current number of packets exceeds a specified threshold value which is greater than a minimum packet number existing in the circular pipeline and which allows the attainment of the highest possible throughput of the system. The input limiting section further includes a predictive control unit to preliminarily analyze a current data flow graph to be processed in the system and also to take order in rank a possible rate of increase in the quantity of packets generated by a copying operation as well as a possible rate of reduction in the prior processing by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Yamasaki, Kenji Shima, Shinji Komori, Koichi Munakata, Yoshie Inaoka
  • Patent number: 5363491
    Abstract: A data flow processor which is so constructed that the destination node number in a program memory is stored at a relative address from, for example, a stored address of the present instruction, and a storing address for the next instruction is obtained by adding the relative address of the next instruction to the address of the present instruction. Hence, an amount of data of storing address of instruction to be executed next and included in the respective instructions is reduced, whereby an amount of hardware at the program memory is reduced and the memory access time is contracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Komori, Hirono Tsubota, Kenji Shima
  • Patent number: 5341507
    Abstract: In a data driven type information processing apparatus, an operation processing unit. The operation processing unit executes processing of a high function instruction on the basis of corresponding information stored in a specification data memory, and branches data packets, received from a pair data detecting unit, to a simple instruction processing unit. The apparatus further includes a junction unit for joining data packets outputted from the high function and the simple function instruction processing units to output them to an output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Terada, Hiroaki Nishikawa, Tetsuo Yamasaki, Yoshie Inaoka, Kenji Shima, Shinji Komori, Shin-ichi Yoshida, Shunji Hine, Youichiro Nishikawa, Shuji Hara