Patents by Inventor Kohei Kimura

Kohei Kimura 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: 20260091514
    Abstract: A sensor module of the present invention is arranged on a finger of a robot hand. The finger has a pulp region for applying a force to a subject, and a back region opposite to the pulp region. The sensor module of the present invention includes two or more sensors and a surface member. The sensors are arranged at positions corresponding to the pulp region of the finger to detect the force. The surface member covers the finger and the sensors. The sensors are arrayed in a circumferential direction with a predetermined gap. A portion of the surface member covering the pulp region is formed of an elastic material. The portion of the surface member covering the pulp region has an easily-deformable portion at least in a range corresponding to the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Applicants: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED, The University of Electro-Communications
    Inventors: Junya SATO, Takuya DAIGO, Akihiro TOMIOKA, Shunsuke KUDOH, Kohei KIMURA, Takayuki KOGA
  • Patent number: 12578557
    Abstract: An optical system includes a movable unit movable in a direction eccentric to an optical axis. The movable unit includes a resin layer and a lens cemented together and satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20250314864
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a plurality of lens units. The plurality of lens units consist of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a middle group including one or more lens units, and a final lens unit having a negative refractive power. Each distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit includes at least three negative lenses. Predetermined conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2025
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventor: KOHEI KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20250258357
    Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front lens unit having positive refractive power, an intermediate group, and a rear lens unit. A distance between adjacent lens units changes during focusing. The front lens unit includes a maximum air gap in the optical system. The front lens unit and the rear lens unit do not move for focusing. The intermediate group includes two or more focus lens units that move in different loci for focusing. Predetermined inequalities are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventor: Kohei KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20250251566
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first focus lens, a second focus lens, a first actuator configured to drive the first focus lens, and a second actuator configured to drive the second focus lens. Predetermined inequalities are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: MAKOTO HAYAKAWA, KOHEI KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20250244564
    Abstract: An optical system consisting of a first lens unit having positive refractive power, an intermediate group including one or more lens units, and a final lens unit, disposed in this order from an object side to an image side, with a distance between adjacent lens units that changes during focusing, wherein the first and final lens units remain stationary for focusing, wherein the first lens unit consists of a first subunit including a plurality of positive lenses and a second subunit, disposed in this order from the object side to the image side, wherein the first and the second subunits are disposed with an air gap between the first and second subunits that is the largest air gap formed in the optical system, wherein the optical system satisfies the predetermined inequalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventor: KOHEI KIMURA
  • Patent number: 12360349
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a plurality of lens units. The plurality of lens units consist of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a middle group including one or more lens units, and a final lens unit having a negative refractive power. Each distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit includes at least three negative lenses. Predetermined conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20250164760
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power that does not move during zooming, a second lens unit having negative refractive power that moves during zooming, and a subsequent lens group including one or more lens units. A distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit includes four or fewer lenses. Predetermined inequalities are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventor: KOHEI KIMURA
  • Patent number: 12099171
    Abstract: A zoom lens 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 three or more lens units. A distance between adjacent lens units varies during zooming. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240264419
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a plurality of lens units, the plurality of lens units consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, and a rear group consisting of one or more lens units. A distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming, and the second lens unit does not move for zooming. At least a part of the second lens unit moves in a direction including a component orthogonal to an optical axis during image stabilization. A lens disposed closest to an object in the second lens unit has positive refractive power. A predetermined inequality is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: KOHEI KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240231055
    Abstract: A zoom lens comprises a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units. The first lens unit, the second lens unit, the rear lens group are arranged in order from an object side to an image side. Intervals between adjacent lens units change during zooming. The first lens unit is configured to move toward the object side during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end. The second lens unit includes three or more lenses. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined inequalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: KOHEI KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240134166
    Abstract: A zoom lens comprises a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units. The first lens unit, the second lens unit, the rear lens group are arranged in order from an object side to an image side. Intervals between adjacent lens units change during zooming. The first lens unit is configured to move toward the object side during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end. The second lens unit includes three or more lenses. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined inequalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: KOHEI KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11914122
    Abstract: A zoom lens consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit having one or more lens units and having a positive refractive power as a whole. Intervals between adjacent lens units change during zooming. The first lens unit has at least three meniscus lenses each having a negative refractive power and a convex shape toward the object side. At least one of the at least three meniscus lenses includes an aspherical surface having a positive aspherical amount. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240053593
    Abstract: A zoom lens 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 three or more lens units. A distance between adjacent lens units varies during zooming. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Kohei KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240019671
    Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first to fourth lens units. A distance changes between adjacent lens units during focusing from infinity to a close distance. The optical system includes an aperture stop disposed on the image side of the second lens unit, a final lens unit, the first lens unit and the final lens unit being fixed relative to the image plane during the focusing, and focus lens units disposed on the object side and the image side of the aperture stop. A focus lens unit closest to the image plane among the focus lens units moves toward the image side during the focusing. The optical system is configured to increase an absolute value of an imaging magnification at a shortest imaging distance to 0.5 times or higher. The final lens unit includes positive and negative lenses. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi UMEHARA, Kohei KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11835698
    Abstract: A zoom lens 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 three or more lens units. A distance between adjacent lens units varies during zooming. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230251471
    Abstract: A zoom lens consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit having one or more lens units and having a positive refractive power as a whole. Intervals between adjacent lens units change during zooming. The first lens unit has at least three meniscus lenses each having a negative refractive power and a convex shape toward the object side. At least one of the at least three meniscus lenses includes an aspherical surface having a positive aspherical amount. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: Kohei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230213742
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes a plurality of lens units. The plurality of lens units consist of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a middle group including one or more lens units, and a final lens unit having a negative refractive power. Each distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit includes at least three negative lenses. Predetermined conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: KOHEI KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11644654
    Abstract: A zoom lens consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit having one or more lens units and having a positive refractive power as a whole. Intervals between adjacent lens units change during zooming. The first lens unit has at least three meniscus lenses each having a negative refractive power and a convex shape toward the object side. At least one of the at least three meniscus lenses includes an aspherical surface having a positive aspherical amount. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220365320
    Abstract: An optical system includes a movable unit movable in a direction eccentric to an optical axis. The movable unit includes a resin layer and a lens cemented together and satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventor: Kohei Kimura