Patents by Inventor Kunio Yamamiya

Kunio Yamamiya 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).

  • Patent number: 7972738
    Abstract: Upon determining the temperature of and pressure in a flow path connecting between a fuel cell and a fuel storage container for supplying fuel to the fuel cell in order to detect a residual capacity of a fuel cell battery, the temperature is determined from those measured in electronic equipment connected to the fuel cell battery. Therefore, there can be provided a residual capacity detection method and a residual capacity detection system for a fuel cell battery, which can give a user accurate information on battery residual capacity even if there is no temperature detection part in a fuel cell system. The present invention can also be understood as a residual capacity detection system for a fuel cell battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 7952640
    Abstract: In an image pickup element module, a heat releasing member disposed to be thermally coupled to an FPC substrate and an image pickup element is formed of a PPS resin material having good thermal conductivity. Further, this image pickup element module is configured so that a phase-changing heat storage which is insert-molded or formed into a sheet shape is disposed to be thermally coupled to the heat releasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 7928358
    Abstract: In an imaging device module according to the invention, an opening is provided in an FPC board accommodated in an apparatus chassis. An insulating sheet of an imaging device is mounted opposite the opening on the FPC board. In a configuration of the imaging device module, a heat reflection member is thermally coupled to the insulating sheet, and a first radiation member thermally coupled to both the apparatus chassis and the imaging device is disposed so as to face the heat reflection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Publication number: 20090231537
    Abstract: A lens unit fixed inside a lens barrel frame of a lens unit and is provided with a liquid crystal lens including a liquid crystal optical element constituted of a plurality of transparent electrode plates which are held in a liquid crystal lens holder, an imaging element arranged on the image side of the liquid crystal lens, a board, an imaging element support plate, and a two-dimensional drive mechanism, and the liquid crystal lens holder includes first and second retention members. The first retention member includes a first positioning section for performing positioning in an X-Y plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the liquid crystal lens, and a second positioning section for specifying an optical axis direction. The second retention member includes a connection section covering the liquid crystal lens and connecting with the second positioning section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Publication number: 20080316344
    Abstract: In an image pickup element module, a heat releasing member disposed to be thermally coupled to an FPC substrate and an image pickup element is formed of a PPS resin material having good thermal conductivity. Further, this image pickup element module is configured so that a phase-changing heat storage which is insert-molded or formed into a sheet shape is disposed to be thermally coupled to the heat releasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Publication number: 20080192435
    Abstract: In an imaging device module according to the invention, an opening is provided in an FPC board accommodated in an apparatus chassis. An insulating sheet of an imaging device is mounted opposite the opening on the FPC board. In a configuration of the imaging device module, a heat reflection member is thermally coupled to the insulating sheet, and a first radiation member thermally coupled to both the apparatus chassis and the imaging device is disposed so as to face the heat reflection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Publication number: 20080176115
    Abstract: Upon determining the temperature of and pressure in a flow path connecting between a fuel cell and a fuel storage container for supplying fuel to the fuel cell in order to detect a residual capacity of a fuel cell battery, the temperature is determined from those measured in electronic equipment connected to the fuel cell battery. Therefore, there can be provided a residual capacity detection method and a residual capacity detection system for a fuel cell battery, which can give a user accurate information on battery residual capacity even if there is no temperature detection part in a fuel cell system. The present invention can also be understood as a residual capacity detection system for a fuel cell battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
    Inventor: Kunio YAMAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20080176121
    Abstract: In a system, a first or second opening and closing valve, a first or second pressure sensor for detection, and a first or second pressure adjusting valve are disposed between a hydrogen storing alloy container and a fuel battery cell, and the first or second opening and closing valves or the first or second pressure sensor for detection and first or second safety valve are directly connected to each other. A fine flow passage of at least one system and a temperature sensor provided near the flow passage or on a terminal device are provided between a first pipe connected to the hydrogen storing alloy container and a second pipe connected to the fuel battery cell. An opening and closing valve being used at a time of an abnormality occurrence remains open or is closed and the safety valve is opened according to an output of the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
    Inventor: Kunio YAMAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20080014482
    Abstract: Mobile terminal equipment is provided with a battery receiving chamber for using a fuel battery cell unit including a hydrogen storage alloy container, a pressure adjusting valve, and a fuel battery cell. A fuel battery system for mobile terminal equipment is further provided with a fuel battery including the valve, and a secondary battery. A space section between an inner surface of the battery receiving chamber and the fuel battery cell unit is formed by contact between protrusion sections provided on the fuel battery cell unit and the inner surface of the battery receiving chamber. In an electronic camera main body, an air intake port provided near a grip is disposed near an anode side of a fuel battery cell, a part of the air intake port and a fuel tank can be attached or detached from the electronic camera main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 7280854
    Abstract: A portable information terminal device cradle apparatus includes a recording/reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing data using a recording disk, disposed in an inner space enclosed by an enclosure including an upper plate and a lower plate, a main part of a connector for a connection with a portable information terminal device and/or a cradle assembly placed on the upper plate, and a connector holding part for holding the main part of the connector such that the main part of the connector is rotatable with respect to the upper plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignees: Olympus Corporation, Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventors: Ken Sugawara, Kunio Yamamiya, Keito Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20050287852
    Abstract: A portable information terminal device cradle apparatus includes a recording/reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing data using a recording disk, disposed in an inner space enclosed by an enclosure including an upper plate and a lower plate, a main part of a connector for a connection with a portable information terminal device and/or a cradle assembly placed on the upper plate, and a connector holding part for holding the main part of the connector such that the main part of the connector is rotatable with respect to the upper plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Sugawara, Kunio Yamamiya, Keito Fukushima
  • Patent number: 6970411
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Publication number: 20040071067
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 6704257
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 6501713
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 6501720
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Publication number: 20020186627
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 6452877
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 6445660
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya
  • Patent number: 6426924
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a magneto-optical disk including an optical head for projecting a laser beam onto a magneto-optical disk and receiving the laser beam reflected by the disk, an up-down block arranged movably between a lower position and an upper position, an up-down motor for moving said up-down block up and down, a turntable for supporting the disk and a spindle motor secured to said up-down block and having a driving shaft coupled with said turntable for rotating the turntable, a position detecting device for detecting a position of said up-down block to derive a position signal when the up-down block is driven into the upper position, a rotation detecting device for detecting a rotation of said optical information record disk to derive a rotation signal when the optical information record disk is rotated at a predetermined revolving speed, and a control device for initiating a focus control for moving said objective lens and turntable relative to each
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Yamamiya