Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Itou
Kunihiko Itou 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: 11937362Abstract: A charged particle acceleration device, which eliminates the need for repeating alignment adjustment even in the case of repeating installation of the controllers, is provided, and a method for adjusting the same is provided. A charged particle acceleration device 10A includes: controllers 15,15a,15b,15c configured to control a beam trajectory 12 of charged particles that pass through a duct 11 to be inserted through the controllers 15; and a stage 20 that is supported by a frame 16 fixed to a base and reversibly moves the controllers 15 in a direction of intersecting the beam trajectory 12.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORPORATIONInventors: Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hiromasa Itou, Takeshi Takeuchi, Yoshiharu Kanai
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Patent number: 11251499Abstract: A battery cover includes: a case for housing a battery; and a rib formed on an inner peripheral face of the case to form a first space between the inner peripheral face of the case and an outer peripheral face of the battery. The case has an air hole that communicates the inside and outside of the case, a first housing part for housing a positive electrode of the battery, and a second housing part for housing a negative electrode of the battery. The air hole is disposed in a position in the case closer to the second housing part than to the first housing part.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Itou, Yukiharu Wakiguchi, Eiji Saitou, Kazuhiko Miura, Masahiro Mizuta
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Publication number: 20190267592Abstract: A battery cover includes: a case for housing a battery; and a rib formed on an inner peripheral face of the case to form a first space between the inner peripheral face of the case and an outer peripheral face of the battery. The case has an air hole that communicates the inside and outside of the case, a first housing part for housing a positive electrode of the battery, and a second housing part for housing a negative electrode of the battery. The air hole is disposed in a position in the case closer to the second housing part than to the first housing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: KUNIHIKO ITOU, YUKIHARU WAKIGUCHI, EIJI SAITOU, KAZUHIKO MIURA, MASAHIRO MIZUTA
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Patent number: 7731092Abstract: In an optical information reading apparatus, a pickup unit has a predetermined reading position, and is configured to optically pickup information of a target when the information is located at the reading position. A marker beam irradiating unit includes a light beam source configured to emit a light beam. The marker beam irradiating unit includes a beam pattern forming lens arranged to allow the emitted light beam to enter thereinto. The pattern forming lens is configured to irradiate a marker beam based on the emitted light beam. The marker beam has a predetermined beam pattern composed of at least one linear beamlet to indicate the reading position of the pickup unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Denso Wave IncorporatedInventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Patent number: 7621454Abstract: In an imaging device for imaging a target, a photodetector with a two-dimensional light sensitive pixel area is provided. The two-dimensional light sensitive pixel area is divided into a plurality of split pixel areas. An imaging optics defines a plurality of segments of an FOV (field of view). The plurality of segments of the FOV respectively correspond to the plurality of split pixel areas of the photodetector. The imaging optics aligns, in a predetermined direction, the plurality of segments of the FOV to form a predetermined-direction oriented FOV so that the target is at least partially contained in the predetermined-direction oriented FOV.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Denso Wave IncorporatedInventors: Kunihiko Itou, Hisashi Shigekusa
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Patent number: 7562825Abstract: In an apparatus, a collimated-beam irradiating unit irradiates on the target a substantially collimated beam with a size thereon. A first pickup unit causes the photodetector to pick up through the imaging optics a first image of the target while the substantially collimated beam is being irradiated on the target by the collimated-beam irradiating unit. A measuring unit measures size information indicative of the size of the collimated beam being irradiated on the target based on the picked-up second image. A distance determining unit determines a distance between the apparatus and the target based on the measured size information of the collimated beam.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Denso Wave IncorporatedInventors: Kunihiko Itou, Kenichi Yoshida
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Patent number: 7397057Abstract: An optical information readout apparatus is disclosed having an image forming optical section 4 operative to shift first and second lenses 24, 25 along an optical axis “O” at areas in front of a photodetector 3. A cylindrical body 23 incorporates a lens holder means, including permanent magnets 26 to 28, by which the first lens 24 is halted and held in any of positions a1, a2 and the second lens 24 is halted and held in any of positions b1, b2. Coils 31, 32, 75, 76 and a control circuit 16 drivingly shift the lenses. The control circuit is operative to independently move the lenses to change a focusing range of the image forming optical section in four different stages in the occurrence of a failure in reading out a two-dimensional code.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Denso Wave IncorporatedInventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Publication number: 20070295814Abstract: In an apparatus for optically reading a graphic symbol composed of a plurality of optically identifiable unit sections of information, a first image pickup unit has a first photodetector and picks up a first optical image of the graphic symbol based on light detected by the first photodetector. A second image pickup unit has a second photodetector and configured to pick up a second optical image of the graphic symbol based on light detected by the second photodetector. A correcting unit corrects a light intensity level of at least one section of one of the first and second optical images based on a light intensity level of at least one section of the other of the first and second optical images. The at least one section corresponds to at least one of the unit sections of information of the graphic symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventors: Masami Tanaka, Kunihiko Itou, Manabu Miyazaki, Hiroshi Ota, Koji Konosu
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Patent number: 7279696Abstract: In an optical information reading apparatus, a marker beam irradiating unit has a light beam source for emitting a light beam, a diffusing lens for diffusing the light beam emitted from the light beam source, and a collective lens for collecting the light beam diffused by the diffusing means. The marker beam irradiating unit has a pattern forming unit for forming a marker beam based on the light beam collected by the collecting means to irradiate the marker beam. The marker beam has a predetermined beam pattern indicating the reading position of the pickup unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: DENSO Wave IncorporatedInventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Publication number: 20070084927Abstract: In an imaging device for imaging a target, a photodetector with a two-dimensional light sensitive pixel area is provided. The two-dimensional light sensitive pixel area is divided into a plurality of split pixel areas. An imaging optics defines a plurality of segments of an FOV (field of view). The plurality of segments of the FOV respectively correspond to the plurality of split pixel areas of the photodetector. The imaging optics aligns, in a predetermined direction, the plurality of segments of the FOV to form a predetermined-direction oriented FOV so that the target is at least partially contained in the predetermined-direction oriented FOV.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventors: Kunihiko Itou, Hisashi Shigekusa
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Publication number: 20060196942Abstract: In an apparatus, a collimated-beam irradiating unit irradiates on the target a substantially collimated beam with a size thereon. A first pickup unit causes the photodetector to pick up through the imaging optics a first image of the target while the substantially collimated beam is being irradiated on the target by the collimated-beam irradiating unit. A measuring unit measures size information indicative of the size of the collimated beam being irradiated on the target based on the picked-up second image. A distance determining unit determines a distance between the apparatus and the target based on the measured size information of the collimated beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventors: Kunihiko Itou, Kenichi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20060175411Abstract: An optical information readout apparatus is disclosed having an image forming optical section 4 operative to shift first and second lenses 24, 25 along an optical axis “O” at areas in front of a photodetector 3. A cylindrical body 23 incorporates a lens holder means, including permanent magnets 26 to 28, by which the first lens 24 is halted and held in any of positions a1, a2 and the second lens 24 is halted and held in any of positions b1, b2. Coils 31, 32, 75, 76 and a control circuit 16 drivingly shift the lenses. The control circuit is operative to independently move the lenses to change a focusing range of the image forming optical section in four different stages in the occurrence of a failure in reading out a two-dimensional code.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2006Publication date: August 10, 2006Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Publication number: 20060054844Abstract: In an optical information reading apparatus, a marker beam irradiating unit has a light beam source for emitting a light beam, a diffusing lens for diffusing the light beam emitted from the light beam source, and a collective lens for collecting the light beam diffused by the diffusing means. The marker beam irradiating unit has a pattern forming unit for forming a marker beam based on the light beam collected by the collecting means to irradiate the marker beam. The marker beam has a predetermined beam pattern indicating the reading position of the pickup unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2005Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Publication number: 20060038145Abstract: In an optical information reading apparatus, a pickup unit has a predetermined reading position, and is configured to optically pickup information of a target when the information is located at the reading position. A marker beam irradiating unit includes a light beam source configured to emit a light beam. The marker beam irradiating unit includes a beam pattern forming lens arranged to allow the emitted light beam to enter thereinto. The pattern forming lens is configured to irradiate a marker beam based on the emitted light beam. The marker beam has a predetermined beam pattern composed of at least one linear beamlet to indicate the reading position of the pickup unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATEDInventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Patent number: 6698659Abstract: A radius of curvature of a projection lens for projecting illumination light on bar codes varies in the arranging direction of the line sensor to collimate the illumination light at each point along the extending direction of the projection lends such that a focal distance at each point agrees with a distance between the point and the position of the LED.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Patent number: 6637662Abstract: Two-dimensional code image is read with a two-dimensional CCD, and displayed on an LCD. Keys or a touch panel can input a message regarding the read image by hand. The read image and the message displayed on the LCD are stored in the EEPROM with relationship therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Kunihiko Itou, Koji Konosu
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Patent number: 6415981Abstract: An optical reader having a reduced thickness due to an optical sensor configuration that is reduced in height compared to conventional optical sensor configurations. A sensor aperture in which the optical sensor is mounted and a lens-barrel aperture through which a lens-barrel that houses the reader optical imaging system is inserted are defined in a mounting substrate. The optical sensor is mounted in the sensor aperture so that a part thereof protrudes below the mounting substrate, and the lens-barrel is mounted in the lens-barrel aperture so that a part thereof protrudes below the mounting substrate. Because the optical sensor is disposed in the above manner, the space required above the mounting substrate to house the sensor is equal to the height of the optical sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1999Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Publication number: 20020040934Abstract: An improved structure of an optical information code reader which is compact in size and may be manufactured at low costs. The code reader includes an optical mechanism disposed to define an optical path along which a return of light from an information code travels from a window formed in a reader body to an optical sensor. The optical mechanism including a plurality of reflecting mirrors arranged to reverse orientation of the optical path between the window and the optical sensor, thereby resulting in a decrease in length of the optical mechanism which allows the overall size of the code reader to be decreased. The reader body is so designed as to enable different types of optical units and different types of head covers to be mounted selectively, thereby allowing different types of code readers to be manufactured at low costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Inventors: Kunihiko Itou, Akihiro Inagaki, Takeshi Matsushima, Koji Konosu, Akira Miyake
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Publication number: 20020036233Abstract: A radius of curvature of a projection lens for projecting illumination light on bar codes varies in the arranging direction of the line sensor to collimate the illumination light at each point along the extending direction of the projection lends such that a focal distance at each point agrees with a distance between the point and the position of the LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2001Publication date: March 28, 2002Inventor: Kunihiko Itou
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Publication number: 20020023961Abstract: Two-dimensional code image is read with a two-dimensional CCD, and displayed on an LCD. Keys or a touch panel can input a message regarding the read image by hand. The read image and the message displayed on the LCD are stored in the EEPROM with relationship therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Inventors: Kunihiko Itou, Koji Konosu