Patents by Inventor Kenji Shinohara

Kenji Shinohara 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: 10276329
    Abstract: A switch includes a base on which a bearing body having a bearing part at an upper end is provided in a protruding manner, an operating lever having an operating shaft with a lower end surface rotatably supported by the bearing part, and at least one operating leg extending from the operating shaft toward the base; and at least one contact mechanism having a fixed contact and a movable contact movable by the operating leg during rotation of the operating shaft, the contact mechanism being disposed on an upper surface of the base, with the movable contact opened and closed by the operating leg with respect to the fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shoya Shinohara, Kenji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20180082809
    Abstract: A switch includes a base on which a bearing body having a bearing part at an upper end is provided in a protruding manner, an operating lever having an operating shaft with a lower end surface rotatably supported by the bearing part, and at least one operating leg extending from the operating shaft toward the base; and at least one contact mechanism having a fixed contact and a movable contact movable by the operating leg during rotation of the operating shaft, the contact mechanism being disposed on an upper surface of the base, with the movable contact opened and closed by the operating leg with respect to the fixed contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shoya Shinohara, Kenji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 9804371
    Abstract: A zoom lens according to the present invention includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; a second lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which a distance between adjacent lens units varies during zooming, the configuration of the second lens unit, the curvature radius Rb2obj of a lens surface of a cemented lens GRb2 on the object side included in the second lens unit, the curvature radius Rb2img of a lens surface of the cemented lens GRb2 on the image side, the focal length f2bimg of the cemented lens GRb2, and the focal length f2 of the second lens unit are appropriately set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 9779897
    Abstract: The switch includes the base, a plurality of the fixed contact terminals, the sliding body, the operation lever, the coil spring, and the cover. From above the base, the fixed contact terminals, the sliding body, the operation lever, and the coil spring are mounted to the base, and the sliding body is pressed against the operation lever to position the operation lever. The cover is mounted to the base from above so as to press the operation lever by the pressing portion of the cover and cause the operation lever to rotate to an initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Shinohara, Kenji Takahama, Naoki Torikai, Hiromitsu Kokabu, Katsutoshi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20170045719
    Abstract: A zoom lens according to the present invention includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; a second lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which a distance between adjacent lens units varies during zooming, the configuration of the second lens unit, the curvature radius Rb2obj of a lens surface of a cemented lens GRb2 on the object side included in the second lens unit, the curvature radius Rb2img of a lens surface of the cemented lens GRb2 on the image side, the focal length f2bimg of the cemented lens GRb2, and the focal length f2 of the second lens unit are appropriately set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20170011872
    Abstract: The switch includes the base, a plurality of the fixed contact terminals, the sliding body, the operation lever, the coil spring, and the cover. From above the base, the fixed contact terminals, the sliding body, the operation lever, and the coil spring are mounted to the base, and the sliding body is pressed against the operation lever to position the operation lever. The cover is mounted to the base from above so as to press the operation lever by the pressing portion of the cover and cause the operation lever to rotate to an initial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji SHINOHARA, Kenji TAKAHAMA, Naoki TORIKAI, Hiromitsu KOKABU, Katsutoshi KONDO
  • Patent number: 9170407
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side thereof, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. A distance between adjacent ones of the lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit consists of, in order from the object side to the image side thereof, one negative lens element and one positive lens element. Lengths of travel M1 and M2 of the first lens unit and the second lens unit, respectively, during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, focal lengths f1 and f2 of the first lens unit and the second lens unit, respectively, and a zoom ratio Z of the zoom lens are set appropriately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 9146387
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and is configured to move the second lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fourth lens unit during a zooming operation to change an interval between adjacent lens units. A moving amount of the second lens unit during a zooming operation from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a focal length of the second lens unit, and transverse magnification of the third lens unit at the wide angle end and the telephoto end are individually set appropriately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 9082350
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a display unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays information. The control unit determines a scrolling speed of the information in accordance with a speed of an operation, and changes a display size of the information to be scrolled on the display unit in accordance with the scrolling speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8988587
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit having positive refractive power, a third lens unit having negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power. During zooming, a distance between every adjacent lens unit from the first to fourth lens units varies. A focal length fw of the entire zoom lens at a wide-angle end, a focal length f1 of the first lens unit, and a focal length f4 of the fourth lens unit are appropriately set according to predetermined mathematical conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20150036226
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side thereof, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. A distance between adjacent ones of the lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit consists of, in order from the object side to the image side thereof, one negative lens element and one positive lens element. Lengths of travel M1 and M2 of the first lens unit and the second lens unit, respectively, during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, focal lengths f1 and f2 of the first lens unit and the second lens unit, respectively, and a zoom ratio Z of the zoom lens are set appropriately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20140268366
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and is configured to move the second lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fourth lens unit during a zooming operation to change an interval between adjacent lens units. A moving amount of the second lens unit during a zooming operation from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a focal length of the second lens unit, and transverse magnification of the third lens unit at the wide angle end and the telephoto end are individually set appropriately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8720039
    Abstract: A laminated core punching apparatus, configured such that a stator-punching press machine that has a molding die performing a partial punching gradually approaches the shape of the stator core piece. There is a punching die to punching out the stator core piece from a strip-form steel plate, and two stator lamination stations. A rotor-punching press machine and a stator-punching press machine are constructed to operate synchronously. An intermediate loop portion capable of causing a strip-form steel plate to hang down in a loop is provided in order to adjust a length of the strip-form steel plate between the two press machines, and a loop guide portion that guides a loop locus of the strip-form steel plate from above so that the strip-form steel plate does not invert is disposed above the intermediate loop portion to be capable of ascending and descending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Matsubara, Shigeru Maeda, Atsuya Takagi, Takuya Ooura, Hajime Nishiguchi, Motoki Koori, Masahiro Hayabuchi, Susumu Kato, Keishi Ohki, Kenji Shinohara, Akio Murakami
  • Publication number: 20140022416
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit having positive refractive power, a third lens unit having negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power. During zooming, a distance between every adjacent lens unit from the first to fourth lens units varies. A focal length fw of the entire zoom lens at a wide-angle end, a focal length f1 of the first lens unit, and a focal length f4 of the fourth lens unit are appropriately set according to predetermined mathematical conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8526117
    Abstract: A zoom lens including first to fifth lens units in order from an object side toward an image. The refractive powers of the first to the fifth lens units are positive, negative, positive, negative and positive, respectively. The distance between the first and the second lens units is increased at the time of zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, and the distance between the second and the third lens unit is decreased at the time of zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. The first lens unit and the fourth lens unit are fixed for the zooming. When M2 and M3 are the amounts of movement of the second lens unit and the third lens unit at the time of zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, respectively, the conditional expression; 0.2<|M2/M3|<5.0 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Shinohara, Akihisa Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 8514498
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. The second lens unit and the fourth lens unit move during zooming. The third lens unit includes at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens. When Rnf and Rnr are radiuses of curvature of surfaces on the object side and the image side respectively of one negative lens of the second lens unit, Rpf and Rpr are radiuses of curvature on the object side and the image side respectively of one positive lens of the second lens unit, the following conditions are satisfied: 3.4<(Rnf?Rnr)/(Rnf+Rnr)<4.4 ?0.7<(Rpf?Rpr)/(Rpf+Rpr)<?0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 8360528
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, by turning-control a control lever, a locked state of a reclining device is cancelled, to thereby bring a seat back into a forward foldable state. When the seat back is switched into the forward folding state while maintaining the operating state of the control lever, the interlocked state between the vehicle seat and a floor is cancelled. However, when the operating state of the control lever is cancelled while the seat back is folded forward, the interlocked state between the vehicle seat and the floor is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20130010174
    Abstract: A zoom lens including first to fifth lens units in order from an object side toward an image. The refractive powers of the first to the fifth lens units are positive, negative, positive, negative and positive, respectively. The distance between the first and the second lens units is increased at the time of zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, and the distance between the second and the third lens unit is decreased at the time of zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. The first lens unit and the fourth lens unit are fixed for the zooming. When M2 and M3 are the amounts of movement of the second lens unit and the third lens unit at the time of zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, respectively, the conditional expression; 0.2<|M2/M3|<5.0 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Shinohara, Akihisa Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 8284498
    Abstract: A zoom lens comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of a positive refractive power, a second lens unit of a negative refractive power, a third lens unit of a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit of a positive refractive power. In zooming, the first lens unit is configured fixed and the second, third, and fourth lens units are configured movable. The following conditions are satisfied where f3st is a movement amount of the third lens unit associated with zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, f3 is a focal length of the third lens unit, ?2w is a lateral magnification of the second lens unit at the wide angle end, and z is a zoom ratio, 0.010<(|f3st|/f3)/z<0.045, and ?0.33<?2w<?0.20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Shinohara, Nobuyuki Miyazawa, Akihisa Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20120218310
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a display unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays information. The control unit determines a scrolling speed of the information in accordance with a speed of an operation, and changes a display size of the information to be scrolled on the display unit in accordance with the scrolling speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji SHINOHARA