Patents by Inventor Kouji MABUCHI

Kouji MABUCHI 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).

  • Distance measuring module
    Patent number: 11402197
    Abstract: A structure for measuring a distance on the basis of the principle of triangulation is simplified. A distance measuring module includes a diffractive optical element, an imaging element, and a distance measuring unit. The diffractive optical element emits a predetermined number of line light beams. The imaging element images the line light beams with which the subject is irradiated. The measuring unit measures a distance from the subject by using triangulation on the basis of the imaged line light beams. Thus, by imaging the line light beams emitted via the diffractive optical element, the distance from the subject is measured with a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Mabuchi, Takeo Arai, Nobuhiro Kihara, Kazunori Yamamoto, Go Asayama
  • DISTANCE MEASURING MODULE
    Publication number: 20200309514
    Abstract: A structure for measuring a distance on the basis of the principle of triangulation is simplified. A distance measuring module includes a diffractive optical element, an imaging element, and a distance measuring unit. The diffractive optical element emits a predetermined number of line light beams. The imaging element images the line light beams with which the subject is irradiated. The measuring unit measures a distance from the subject by using triangulation on the basis of the imaged line light beams. Thus, by imaging the line light beams emitted via the diffractive optical element, the distance from the subject is measured with a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouji MABUCHI, Takeo ARAI, Nobuhiro KIHARA, Kazunori YAMAMOTO, Go ASAYAMA