Patents by Inventor Kunihiro Kuwano
Kunihiro Kuwano 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: 11489403Abstract: A motor includes a case; and a partition that is fitted into the case and has an easily deformable part formed on an outer peripheral surface for dispersing and dissipating vibration transmitted between the case and the partition. A space is formed in the easily deformable part.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: MABUCHI MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiro Kuwano, Takashi Muramoto
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Publication number: 20200295621Abstract: A motor includes a case; and a partition that is fitted into the case and has an easily deformable part formed on an outer peripheral surface for dispersing and dissipating vibration transmitted between the case and the partition. A space is formed in the easily deformable part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: MABUCHI MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiro KUWANO, Takashi MURAMOTO
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Patent number: 10455180Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit, a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus, and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sho Kamide, Yasuyuki Motoki, Kunihiro Kuwano, Teppei Okuyama, Takeo Motohashi, Yae Jotaki, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20190289242Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit, a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus, and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sho KAMIDE, Yasuyuki MOTOKI, Kunihiro KUWANO, Teppei OKUYAMA, Takeo MOTOHASHI, Yae JOTAKI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10348996Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit, a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus, and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sho Kamide, Yasuyuki Motoki, Kunihiro Kuwano, Teppei Okuyama, Takeo Motohashi, Yae Jotaki, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20190098246Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit, a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus, and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sho KAMIDE, Yasuyuki MOTOKI, Kunihiro KUWANO, Teppei OKUYAMA, Takeo MOTOHASHI, Yae JOTAKI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10178338Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit; a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus; and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sho Kamide, Yasuyuki Motoki, Kunihiro Kuwano, Teppei Okuyama, Takeo Motohashi, Yae Jotaki, Masakazu Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20170310919Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit; a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus; and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sho KAMIDE, Yasuyuki MOTOKI, Kunihiro KUWANO, Teppei OKUYAMA, Takeo MOTOHASHI, Yae JOTAKI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20160127672Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit; a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus; and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2013Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Sho KAMIDE, Yasuyuki MOTOKI, Kunihiro KUWANO, Teppei OKUYAMA, Takeo MOTOHASHI, Yae JOTAKI, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 9184677Abstract: Provided is a lens barrel includes a vibration actuator that drives a focusing lens which brings a subject image into focus; an amplifying section that applies a pair of driving signals amplified to the vibration actuator; a phase shifting section that changes a phase difference between the pair of the driving signals; and a control section that, when a signal for giving an instruction to drive the vibration actuator is input, executes a first processing of causing the phase shifting section to perform an operation which periodically changes the phase difference of the pair of the driving signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Takatoshi Ashizawa, Kunihiro Kuwano, Masamitsu Kimura
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Patent number: 9154053Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes: a plurality of first piezoelectric elements; a first member that is interposed between the plurality of first piezoelectric elements and that is driven in a first direction by the plurality of first piezoelectric elements; a second piezoelectric element that is disposed on the first member; and a second member that is disposed in contact with the second piezoelectric element and that is driven in a second direction intersecting the first direction by the second piezoelectric element.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kunihiro Kuwano, Hiromoto Kanamitsu
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Patent number: 8981620Abstract: A driving mechanism driving a first member and a second member relative to each other which includes a piezoelectric element that drives the first member, a base member that movably supports the first member with the piezoelectric element interposed therebetween, and an electrode portion that is supplied with a driving voltage of the piezoelectric element. The electrode portion includes an exposed portion exposed from the base member.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Kunihiro Kuwano, Satoshi Kariya
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Patent number: 8797661Abstract: A driving mechanism includes a first piezoelectric element and a first driving member that is driven by the first piezoelectric element and that vibrates in a first direction. The first driving member includes a second piezoelectric element and a second driving member that is driven by the second piezoelectric element and that vibrates in a second direction different from the first direction. A difference between the vibration resonance frequency of the first driving member and the vibration resonance frequency of the second driving member is equal to or less than the half-width at a half maximum of a function representing an amplitude frequency characteristic in the vibration of the first driving member.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Kunihiro Kuwano, Hitoshi Nishimoto
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Patent number: 8773785Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes: a first piezoelectric device between a base member and a moving member, and that is capable of being expanded and contracted in a direction in which the first piezoelectric device intersects with a first face that opposes the moving member of the base member; a second piezoelectric device between the first piezoelectric device and the moving member, and that is capable of being expanded and contracted in a direction different from the intersecting direction; a transfer member between the first piezoelectric device and the moving member that includes a through hole piercing through in the intersecting direction, receiving amounts of expansion and contraction of the first piezoelectric device and the second piezoelectric device to transfer a driving force to the moving member; and a supporting member that pierces through the through hole, and that can support the moving member.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Kunihiro Kuwano
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Publication number: 20140160583Abstract: A driving mechanism includes a first piezoelectric element that vibrates in a thickness-shear vibration mode in a first direction, a first member that is driven to vibrate in the first direction by the first piezoelectric element, a second piezoelectric element that is supported by the first member and that vibrates in the thickness-shear vibration mode in a second direction, and a second member that is driven to vibrate in the second direction by the second piezoelectric element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kunihiro KUWANO, Hiromoto KANEMITSU
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Publication number: 20140104711Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes: a plurality of first piezoelectric elements; a first member that is interposed between the plurality of first piezoelectric elements and that is driven in a first direction by the plurality of first piezoelectric elements; a second piezoelectric element that is disposed on the first member; and a second member that is disposed in contact with the second piezoelectric element and that is driven in a second direction intersecting the first direction by the second piezoelectric element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Kunihiro KUWANO, Hiromoto KANAMITSU
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Patent number: 8693116Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes: a plurality of first piezoelectric elements; a first member that is interposed between opposing faces of the plurality of the first piezoelectric elements and that is driven in a first direction by the plurality of the first piezoelectric elements; a second piezoelectric element that is disposed in the first member; a second member that is disposed in contact with the second piezoelectric element and that is driven in a second direction intersecting the first direction by the second piezoelectric element; and a third member that comes in contact with the second member and that is moved relative to the first member by driving the second member.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Kunihiro Kuwano, Hiromoto Kanamitsu
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Patent number: 8687296Abstract: A driving mechanism includes a first piezoelectric element that vibrates in a thickness-shear vibration mode in a first direction, a first member that is driven to vibrate in the first direction by the first piezoelectric element, a second piezoelectric element that is supported by the first member and that vibrates in the thickness-shear vibration mode in a second direction, and a second member that is driven to vibrate in the second direction by the second piezoelectric element.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Kunihiro Kuwano, Hiromoto Kanemitsu
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Patent number: 8675295Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator comprises a first piezoelectric element, a second piezoelectric element, a first set of a first member that is mounted with the first piezoelectric element which is deformed in a first direction with an application of a first voltage, and a second set of a second member that is mounted with the second piezoelectric element which is deformed in the opposite direction of the first direction with the application of the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Kunihiro Kuwano, Masamitsu Kimura
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Patent number: 8654462Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator includes: a plurality of first piezoelectric elements; a first member that is interposed between opposing faces of the plurality of the first piezoelectric elements and that is driven in a first direction by the plurality of the first piezoelectric elements; a second piezoelectric element that is disposed in the first member; a second member that is disposed in contact with the second piezoelectric element and that is driven in a second direction intersecting the first direction by the second piezoelectric element; and a third member that comes in contact with the second member and that is moved relative to the first member by driving the second member.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Kunihiro Kuwano, Hiromoto Kanamitsu