Patents by Inventor Makoto Hamawaki

Makoto Hamawaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240371558
    Abstract: An actuator includes a holder, a case, a support assembly, a first magnet, a second magnet, and a coil. The holder includes a sphere centered at a reference point and houses an optical module. The case houses the holder. The support assembly is in the case and supports the holder in a manner rotatable about the reference point. The first magnet is on a portion of the sphere in a first radial direction from the reference point. The second magnet is on a portion of the sphere in a second radial direction from the reference point. The coil is in the case and is energized to generate a magnetic field acting on the first magnet and the second magnet. The first magnet and the second magnet are located asymmetric to each other with respect to the reference point and have different lengths in a circumferential direction of the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Makoto HAMAWAKI, Shigemi TAKAHASHI, Shinya MIYAHARA, Nobuhiro NISHIKAWA, Hideaki KAMIJO
  • Patent number: D928843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Kuratani, Makoto Hamawaki