Patents by Inventor Koji Nagaoka
Koji Nagaoka 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: 11973187Abstract: A lithium polymer battery is provided. The lithium polymer battery includes a laminate film as an exterior material including a metal foil. The lithium polymer battery further includes a first electrode including the metal foil and a first electrode active material layer provided on the metal foil; a second electrode including a second electrode current collector and a second electrode active material layer provided on the second electrode current collector, and a polymer electrolyte provided at an interface between the metal foil 11 and the first electrode active material layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hattori, Shuichi Nagaoka, Kenji Oshima
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Publication number: 20240108361Abstract: A tool arrangement for forming a tunnel in a vertebra to perform nerve ablation includes a tamp having a distal end portion that includes a tip for creating the tunnel in the vertebra and a curvable portion to direct the tip along a curved path within the vertebra; a first cannula including a cannula body that is straight along an entire length of the cannula body and configured to receive the curvable portion of the tamp and straighten the curvable portion; and a tool hub including a stationary cannula attachment coupled to the first cannula and a movable head coupled to the tamp and configured to move toward or away from the stationary cannula attachment to extend or retract, respectively, the curvable portion of the tamp from or into, respectively, the first cannula.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Courtney Johnson, Eric Koji Nagaoka, Jens Peter Timms, Scott Anthony Silveus, Kevin Peng Wang
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Patent number: 11934147Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and organosilicon polymer particles on a surface of the toner particle, wherein the binder resin comprising an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin, an absolute value |SPcpes?SPsi| of a difference between an SP value (SPsi) of the organosilicon polymer particles and an SP value (SPcpes) of the crystalline polyester resin is not more than 2.00 (cal/cm3)1/2, and an amount of adsorbed water in the organosilicon polymer particles at a temperature of 30° C. and a humidity of 80% RH is not more than 20 mg/g.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Koji Nishikawa, Yuujirou Nagashima, Tomoya Nagaoka
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Publication number: 20230393364Abstract: A lens barrel having good optical performance, the lens barrel includes a first lens holding frame that holds a first lens, a first guide bar that guides the first lens holding frame in an optical axis direction, a contact member that is in contact with the first guide bar, and a biasing member that is in contact with the first lens holding frame and biases the contact member toward the first guide bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koji NAGAOKA, Takuji HAMASAKI
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Patent number: 11733478Abstract: A lens barrel is removeably attachable to an image pickup unit, wherein a large amount of shake can be corrected. This lens barrel includes a mounting part that is removeably attachable to an image pickup unit, including: an image forming optical system that forms a subject image for the image pickup unit; a support unit that supports at least a portion of the image forming optical system; and a fixed unit that is disposed outside of the support unit and that is fixed to the mounting unit. The support part is relatively rotatable and moveable with respect to the fixed unit, about at least two axes which are substantially orthogonal to the light axis of the image forming optical system.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nagaoka, Kunihiko Shimizu, Teppei Okuyama, Noriyasu Kotani, Hisanori Togawa
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Publication number: 20230158952Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko SHIGA, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya
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Patent number: 11572016Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko Shiga, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya
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Patent number: 11513306Abstract: An interchangeable lens is removably attached to a camera body including a body-side mount, an image sensor, body-side terminals and a first to fourth body-side claws. The interchangeable lens includes the lens-side mount, lens-side terminals which are in contact with body-side terminals, a first to fourth lens-side claws engaged with the first to fourth body-side claws once the interchangeable lens is attached to the camera body. The first and third lens-side claws are disposed on a third lens-side line intersecting with the first lens-side line at an optical axis with approximately 45 degrees. The first lens-side line passes through a center between opposite ends of the first lens-side claw to the optical axis. The second and fourth lens-side claws are disposed on a fourth lens-side line orthogonal to the third lens-side line at the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nagaoka, Noriyasu Kotani
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Publication number: 20220134715Abstract: Provided is a strand board with improved strength and water resistance. Reduction in productivity is prevented and characteristics of the strand board can be varied as desired while achieving certain strength and water resistance of the strand board. A strand board B is formed by stacking and laminating five strand layers 1 each formed by a large number of strands 5. The strand board B has substantially constant density distribution in the lamination direction of the strand layers 1. Three of the five strand layers 1 of the strand board B are high-density strand layers 1a having a higher density than the other strand layers 1, and the other strand layers 1 are low-density strand layers 1b.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Katsuhito OSHIMA, Kazuki SAKAMOTO, Kazuhiro HIRATA, Koji NAGAOKA, Yasushi SUGIO
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Publication number: 20220097605Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko SHIGA, Toru MIYAKOSHI, Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Akira KINOSHITA, Kaoru YOSHINO, Hitomi NAGANUMA, Takashi KURIYAMA, Koichi FUKUDA, Yuki KITA, Koji NAGAOKA, Tomoya NAKAGAWA, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Takashi SHIONOYA
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Publication number: 20220075140Abstract: A lens barrel and an optical device that can be reduced in size. A lens barrel includes: a cylinder cam with a cam groove; a first movement section having a first cam follower that moves along one side surface of the cam groove in the optical axis OA direction; and a second movement section having a second cam follower that moves along the other side surface of the cam groove in the optical axis OA direction. The position of the first cam follower in the optical axis OA direction and the position of the second cam follower in the optical axis OA direction can overlap each other at least partially.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Koji NAGAOKA
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Patent number: 11260630Abstract: Provided is a strand board with improved strength and water resistance. Reduction in productivity is prevented and characteristics of the strand board can be varied as desired while achieving certain strength and water resistance of the strand board. A strand board B is formed by stacking and laminating five strand layers 1 each formed by a large number of strands 5. The strand board B has substantially constant density distribution in the lamination direction of the strand layers 1. Three of the five strand layers 1 of the strand board B are high-density strand layers 1a having a higher density than the other strand layers 1, and the other strand layers 1 are low-density strand layers 1b.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: DAIKEN CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhito Oshima, Kazuki Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Hirata, Koji Nagaoka, Yasushi Sugio
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Patent number: 11220215Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko Shiga, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya
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Publication number: 20210373275Abstract: An interchangeable lens is removably attached to a camera body including a body-side mount, an image sensor, body-side terminals and a first to fourth body-side claws. The interchangeable lens includes the lens-side mount, lens-side terminals which are in contact with body-side terminals, a first to fourth lens-side claws engaged with the first to fourth body-side claws once the interchangeable lens is attached to the camera body. The first and third lens-side claws are disposed on a third lens-side line intersecting with the first lens-side line at an optical axis with approximately 45 degrees. The first lens-side line passes through a center between opposite ends of the first lens-side claw to the optical axis. The second and fourth lens-side claws are disposed on a fourth lens-side line orthogonal to the third lens-side line at the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koji NAGAOKA, Noriyasu KOTANI
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Patent number: 11175473Abstract: An interchangeable lens is removably attached to a camera body including a body-side mount, an image sensor, body-side terminals and a first to fourth body-side claws. The interchangeable lens includes the lens-side mount, lens-side terminals which are in contact with body-side terminals, a first to fourth lens-side claws engaged with the first to fourth body-side claws once the interchangeable lens is attached to the camera body. The first and third lens-side claws are disposed on a third lens-side line intersecting with the first lens-side line at an optical axis with approximately 45 degrees. The first lens-side line passes through a center between opposite ends of the first lens-side claw to the optical axis. The second and fourth lens-side claws are disposed on a fourth lens-side line orthogonal to the third lens-side line at the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nagaoka, Noriyasu Kotani
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Publication number: 20210311376Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first frame, a second frame rotatable with respect to the first frame, an urging member held by one of the first frame and the second frame, and a moving member that is disposed to be movable in optical axis direction and transfers an urging force of the urging member to the another one of the first frame and the second frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kunihiko SHIMIZU, Hisanori TOGAWA, Koji NAGAOKA, Takuji HAMASAKI
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Patent number: 11054604Abstract: An interchangeable lens is removably attached to a camera body including a body-side mount, an image sensor, a plurality of body-side claws disposed outside of the image sensor and a plurality of elastic members respectively disposed on image sides of the body-side claws. The interchangeable lens includes the lens-side mount, first and third lens-side claws engaged with the plurality of body-side claws upon attachment to the camera body. The first and third lens-side claws project from the cylindrical portion in the outer periphery direction of the lens-side mount and extend in the circumferential direction around the optical axis. The first and third lens-side claws are in contact with the two elastic members opposite to each other across an optical axis in once upon attachment to the camera body.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nagaoka, Noriyasu Kotani
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Patent number: 11054605Abstract: An interchangeable lens is removably attached to a camera body including a body-side mount, body-side terminal group above an upper side of an image sensor and a first to fourth body-side claws. The second body-side claw extends in circumferential direction with a center angle and is located outside the body-side terminal group. The interchangeable lens includes the lens-side mount, lens-side terminal group, a first to fourth lens-side claws engaged with the first to fourth body-side claws in proper attachment of the interchangeable lens. The four body-side claws are disposed in four regions divided by first and second body-side lines in relation to the arc-shaped body-side terminal group. The interchangeable lens is inserted to the camera body and rotated by a first angle for attaching and the terminals of the camera body and the interchangeable lens are connected. The center angle of the second body-side claw is smaller than the first.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nagaoka, Noriyasu Kotani
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Patent number: D918285Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Koji Nagaoka, Osamu Katsuda
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Patent number: D937926Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Koji Nagaoka, Osamu Katsuda