Patents by Inventor Kohei Yamada
Kohei Yamada 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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Publication number: 20250254612Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes receiving, from a currently connected access point, a change request to change an access point that is a connection destination, performing control so that processing for changing the connection destination based on the change request is not performed if the electronic apparatus is in, from among a first mode and a second mode, the first mode, where a clock frequency of the at least one processor is lower in the second mode than in the first mode, and performing control so that the processing for changing the connection destination based on the change request is performed if the electronic apparatus is in the second modeType: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventor: KOHEI YAMADA
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Publication number: 20250231018Abstract: A laser interferometer including: a laser light source configured to output laser light; a light splitter configured to split the laser light into first split light and second split light; a light modulator configured to modulate a frequency of the first split light to generate reference light; a light receiver configured to receive object light generated by the second split light reflected off by a target object, and the reference light; and a first light collecting lens disposed in an optical path of the first split light or an optical path of the second split light and configured to collect incident light, wherein the first light collecting lens is configured that an optical diameter of the incident light is smaller than an optical diameter of non-incident light at the light receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2025Publication date: July 17, 2025Inventors: Jun KITAGAWA, Kohei YAMADA
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Publication number: 20250198913Abstract: An optical modulator coupled to a demodulation circuit for demodulating, from a laser light reception signal including a sample signal and a modulation signal, the sample signal based on a reference signal, the optical modulator including: a first resonator; a second resonator; an optical modulator configured to add, using the first resonator, the modulation signal to incident laser light; a first signal oscillator configured to generate, using the first resonator as source oscillation, a first signal having a first frequency; a second signal oscillator configured to generate, using the second resonator as source oscillation, a second signal having a second frequency; and a reference signal generator configured to generate the reference signal having a frequency lower than both the first frequency and the second frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventor: Kohei YAMADA
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Patent number: 12332054Abstract: A laser interferometer includes a laser light source, a collimator generating collimated light, an optical modulator modulating the collimated light into reference light having a different frequency, and a light receiving element receiving object light and the reference light and outputting a light receiving signal. An optical axis of the collimated light is a first optical axis. When return light is generated, an optical axis of the return light is a second optical axis. A position at which the collimated light is generated is a reference position. The first and second optical axes at the reference position has a shift width ?y. The collimator has an effective diameter ?. The collimated light has a light diameter R. The reference position is away from the optical modulator by a distance L. The collimated light has a wavelength ?. These properties satisfy a specific equation (A).Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kohei Yamada
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Patent number: 12313448Abstract: A laser interferometer includes: a laser light source configured to emit laser light; a light shielding element having an opening through which the laser light passes; an optical modulator configured to modulate the laser light into reference light having a different frequency; and a light receiving element configured to receive object light generated by reflecting the laser light by an object to be measured and the reference light and output a light receiving signal. 0.10??pin?10.0, in which ?pin [mm] is a diameter of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kohei Yamada, Nobuhito Hayashi
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Patent number: 12313469Abstract: A laser interferometer includes a light source configured to emit first laser light, an optical modulator including a vibrator and configured to modulate, by the vibrator, the first laser light into second laser light having a different frequency, an optical path switching unit disposed in a first optical path through which the first laser light travels and configured to switch a direction of travel of the first laser light between the first optical path and a second optical path different from the first optical path, a reflector including a light-reflecting surface configured to move along the second optical path and reflect the first laser light traveling through the second optical path, and a photoreceptor configured to receive first interference light of the second laser light and third laser light generated by reflection of the first laser light on an object to be measured, and second interference light of the second laser light and fourth laser light generated by reflection of the first laser light on tType: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kohei Yamada
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Publication number: 20250147442Abstract: A toner comprising colored resin particles containing a binder resin, a colorant, a softening agent and a charge control agent, and an external additive, wherein the toner has a specific viscoelasticity; a conditioned bulk density obtained by use of a powder flowability analyzing device is 0.527 g/mL to 0.550 g/mL; and a flowability is 80% or more. Also, a toner comprising colored resin particles containing a binder resin, a colorant, a softening agent and a charge control agent, and an external additive containing fatty acid metal salt particles, wherein the toner has a specific viscoelasticity, and the ratio of a blow-off charge amount after a stirring time of 1800 seconds to a blow-off charge amount after a stirring time of 180 seconds, which are measured by a specific charge amount measurement method, is 0.50 to 1.00.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Kojiro Akazaki, Kohei Yamada
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Publication number: 20250102362Abstract: An interferometer including an analysis optical system including a retroreflector configured to reflect analysis light and a first light receiver configured to receive the analysis light and output a first light reception signal, the analysis optical system irradiating a sample with the analysis light and causing the analysis light to interfere; a length measuring optical system including a laser light source configured to output laser light, an optical modulator configured to modulate a frequency of the laser light by using a vibrator and add a modulation component to the laser light, and a second light receiver configured to receive the laser light containing the modulation component and a length measurement component generated when the retroreflector is irradiated with the laser light and output a second light reception signal, the length measuring optical system causing the laser light to interfere; and a driver configured to change a position of the retroreflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Nobuhito HAYASHI, Kohei YAMADA
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Publication number: 20250010646Abstract: A recording device 11 includes a transport belt 25; a recording section 12 configured to record an image on a medium 99 by ejecting pigment ink onto the medium 99; and a washing mechanism 31 configured to wash the transport belt 25 with washing liquid, wherein the washing mechanism 31 includes a storage section 35 configured to store washing liquid, a first detection section 59 configured to detect an ink concentration of black ink contained in washing liquid, a second detection section 60 configured to detect an ink concentration of pigment ink contained in the washing liquid, and a washing control section 65, the second detection section 60 detects the ink concentration of the pigment ink, and the washing control section 65 determines a threshold based on the ink concentration of the black ink detected, and discharges washing liquid from the storage section 35 based on the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Yasunori ONISHI, Shigenori NAKAGAWA, Kazutoshi FUJISHIMA, Katsumasa TANAKA, Takahiro MATSUZAKI, Shuhei NISHIZAWA, Kohei YAMADA, Tsukasa EGUCHI, Atsushi MATSUO, Toshiyuki NOZAWA
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Publication number: 20250015463Abstract: The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method for a terminal including a first conductive member that is formed of a first metal and includes a concave part and a penetration hole, a second conductive member that is formed of a second metal and includes a part disposed in the concave part, and an ultrasonic bonding part where the first conductive member and the second conductive member are bonded to each other with ultrasonic waves in a periphery of the penetration hole. This manufacturing method includes a disposing step of disposing a part of the second conductive member in the concave part of the first conductive member, and a bonding step of bonding the periphery of the penetration hole of the first conductive member to the second conductive member with ultrasonic waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventor: Kohei YAMADA
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Publication number: 20250015462Abstract: A terminal includes a first conductive member formed of a first metal and a second conductive member formed of a second metal that is different from the first metal. The second conductive member includes a flange portion and a shaft portion provided on one surface of the flange portion. The second conductive member includes a first metal joining portion metallically joined to the first conductive member on an upper surface of the flange portion. The second conductive member includes a protrusion at a side closer to an outer periphery than the first metal joining portion. The first conductive member includes a first recessed portion that is fitted to the protrusion. The second conductive member includes a second metal joining portion where the first conductive member and the second conductive member are metallically joined to each other at the first recessed portion and the protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kohei YAMADA, Ryoichi WAKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20250015459Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terminal including a first conductive member that is formed of a first metal and includes a concave part, a second conductive member that is formed of a second metal and includes a part disposed in the concave part, and an ultrasonic bonding part where the first conductive member and the second conductive member are bonded to each other with ultrasonic waves. The first conductive member includes a rib that is provided on an outer peripheral side relative to the ultrasonic bonding part and that protrudes from a second surface of the first conductive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Kohei YAMADA, Ryoichi WAKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20250015460Abstract: A terminal includes a first conductive member and a second conductive member. The first conductive member includes a first recessed portion. The second conductive member includes a flange portion and a shaft portion. At least a portion of the flange portion is arranged in the first recessed portion. The first conductive member includes a metal joining portion metallically joined to the flange portion. The flange portion includes a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. An outer diameter of the small diameter portion is equal to or less than 9/10 of an outer diameter of the large diameter portion. An outer peripheral side surface of the small diameter portion includes a fastening portion mechanically fastened to an inner surface of the first recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kohei YAMADA, Ryoichi WAKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20250015458Abstract: An electricity storage device includes an electrode body, a case, a terminal, and a current collecting member. The terminal includes a first conductive member and a second conductive member. The first conductive member includes a recessed portion in a first surface. The first conductive member includes a fastening portion and a metal joining portion. The second conductive member includes a flange portion and a coupling portion. A distal end of the coupling portion includes a diameter extended portion. The diameter extended portion is coupled to the current collecting member. A portion of the flange portion is arranged in the recessed portion of the first conductive member. An outer peripheral edge of the first conductive member and an outer peripheral edge of the flange portion are located in an approximately same position in a radial direction of the flange portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Kohei YAMADA, Ryoichi WAKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20250008414Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a control unit that performs, in a state in which the communication apparatus concurrently operates in a first mode and in a second mode, predetermined control to prevent a destination to which the communication apparatus is connected in the first mode from being switched based on predetermined information, from a first network to a network in which a channel that is not used by the communication apparatus in the second mode is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventor: KOHEI YAMADA
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Patent number: 12181277Abstract: A laser interferometer includes a light source that emits first laser light, an optical modulator that includes a vibrator and modulates the first laser light by using the vibrator to generate second laser light including a modulated signal, a photodetector that receives interference light between third laser light including a sample signal generated by reflecting the first laser light on an object and the second laser light to output a light reception signal, a demodulation circuit that demodulates the sample signal from the light reception signal based on a reference signal, and an oscillation circuit that outputs the reference signal to the demodulation circuit, and the vibrator is a signal source of the oscillation circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kohei Yamada, Takeshi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20240407021Abstract: A communication apparatus includes: a holding control unit configured to perform control such that a holding unit holds information to be used for communication for establishing a wireless connection according to a first connection method between an external access point and the communication apparatus; a reception control unit configured to perform control so as to receive a request transmitted from an information processing apparatus based on the held information; a communication control unit configured to perform control so as to execute communication for establishing the wireless connection according to the first connection method based on the request received by the reception control unit; and a discarding control unit configured to perform control so as to discard the information held in the holding unit based on the reception control unit having received the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventor: KOHEI YAMADA
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Publication number: 20240393180Abstract: An interferometer including an analysis unit and a length measurement unit, wherein the analysis unit includes an analysis optical system that includes a first light source configured to emit an analysis light, a moving mirror that reflects the analysis light, and a first light receiving element that receives the analysis light, and is used for analysis of the sample using interference of the analysis light, and a mirror drive unit that drives the moving mirror based on a mirror drive signal, the length measurement unit includes a length measurement optical system that includes a laser source, a light modulator that adds a modulation component by modulating a frequency of the laser beam using a vibrating element, and a second light receiving element that receives the laser beam including the length measurement component and the modulation component generated when the moving mirror is irradiated with the laser beam, and outputs a second received light signal, and is used for detection of a position of the moviType: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Kohei YAMADA, Tetsuro MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20240384978Abstract: A laser interferometer includes an optical interference unit as a non-coaxial optical system including a laser source for emitting a laser beam, a light modulator for modulating a frequency of the laser beam to generate reference light, a light receiving element for receiving object light generated in response to irradiation of an object with the laser beam, and the reference light to output a received light signal, a first aperture element disposed on a light path entering the light receiving element, and for detecting a positional deviation of an optical axis of the object light from an optical axis of the reference light, and an angular deviation detection unit for detecting an angular deviation of the optical axis of the object light from the optical axis of the reference light based on the received light signal, and an instruction unit for issuing an instruction to change a relative arrangement between the optical interference unit and the object based on a detection result of the positional deviation anType: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Jun KITAGAWA, Kohei YAMADA, Nobuhito HAYASHI
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Patent number: 12140673Abstract: A frequency shift light modulator includes a resonator and a diffraction grating including a plurality of grooves arranged in parallel in a displacement direction of the resonator, and the diffraction grating is provided on the resonator. By providing the diffraction grating on the resonator, it is easy to realize miniaturization and increase in accuracy of the frequency shift light modulator. Further, it is easy to realize application to a high frequency region in a MHz band, that is, high frequency modulation. It is possible to efficiently obtain an effect based on a combination of the resonator and the diffraction grating.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kohei Yamada