Patents by Inventor Makoto Hirakawa
Makoto Hirakawa 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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Publication number: 20200079980Abstract: The present invention is an adhesive composition that is characterized by containing (A) a modified polyolefin resin and (B) an epoxy compound, and is also characterized in that: the modified polyolefin resin (A) is obtained by graft modifying a polyolefin resin with use of a modifying agent that contains an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof; the content of the epoxy compound (B) is 1-20 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the modified polyolefin resin (A); and the epoxy compound is composed of two or more types of epoxy compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto HIRAKAWA, Masashi YAMADA
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Publication number: 20200004129Abstract: An image display device includes an image display element, a light source, an illumination system, a projector system comprising a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups, and a mirror train including a curved mirror, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of the image display element, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the image display element by different amounts from those of the first focus structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
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Publication number: 20190361232Abstract: A display apparatus 1 includes a screen 13 configured to form an intermediate image by being irradiated with light, a front windshield 15 configured to display a virtual image 25 by being irradiated with light forming the intermediated image, a reflection member 31 configured to reflect light going out from the screen 13 to the front windshield 15, and a rotation shaft 32 configured to rotate the reflection member 31. The rotation shaft 32 is tilted with respect to a pitch axis (X-axis). The reflection member 31 has notches 41 formed thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Kento NAKAMURA, Makoto HIRAKAWA, Hiromichi ATSUUMI, Naoki MIYATAKE, Yuki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10451961Abstract: An image display device includes an image display element, a light source, an illumination system, a projector system comprising a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups, and a mirror train including a curved mirror, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of the image display element, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the image display element by different amounts from those of the first focus structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
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Publication number: 20190256750Abstract: An adhesive composition is provided which exhibits not only adhesiveness to a polyimide film or copper foil, but also high adhesiveness to gold-plated copper foil, and is also superior in heat resistance such as soldering heat resistance. The adhesive composition comprises a solvent-soluble polyamide resin (A) which is solid at 25° C., an epoxy resin (B), and an imidazole compound (C) having an alkoxysilyl group, wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) of the component (A) to the component (B) is 99/1-50/50, and the content of the component (C) is 0.3-5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total of the component (A) and the component (B).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Makoto HIRAKAWA, Masashi YAMADA, Anna SEKIOKA
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Publication number: 20190258036Abstract: A magnification optical system forms an enlarged image of an object. It includes a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups; and a mirror train including a curved mirror, arranged in this order from an object side, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of a conjugate surface on the object side, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the conjugate surface on the object side by different amounts from those of the first focus structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hibiki TATSUNO, Kiichiro NISHINA, Yasuyuki SHIBAYAMA, Takanobu OSAKA, Makoto HIRAKAWA
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Publication number: 20190219820Abstract: An image display apparatus mountable on a mobile object includes an image light generator and a transmissive member. The image light generator is configured to generate image light and emit the image light to a transmission and reflection member mounted on the mobile object. The transmissive member is disposed in an optical path of the image light between the image light generator and the transmission and reflection member. The transmissive member is configured to transmit the image light from the image light generator. The transmissive member has a cross section with a predetermined curve, the cross section being orthogonal to a predetermined direction inclined with reference to a virtual plane orthogonal to a horizontal direction of the mobile object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventor: Makoto Hirakawa
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Patent number: 10310238Abstract: A magnification optical system forms an enlarged image of an object. It includes a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups; and a mirror train including a curved mirror, arranged in this order from an object side, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of a conjugate surface on the object side, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the conjugate surface on the object side by different amounts from those of the first focus structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
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Patent number: 10073333Abstract: A light irradiation device for emitting light of two or more components by laser light, which a laser light source emits, to an outside, includes a diffusion optical path change member configured to convert a first color component of the laser light into diffusion light and change an optical path of the first color component; a phosphor configured to generate fluorescence of a second color component different from the first color component based on the laser light, and change an optical path of the second color component; and an optical path switch member configured to switch between a first optical path for emitting the first color component to the outside and a second optical path for emitting the second color component to the outside. Light going straight at a light diffusion position of the diffusion optical path change member is not emitted to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takehiro Nishimori, Kazuhiro Fujita, Toshiharu Murai, Tatsuya Takahashi, Junichi Kitabayashi, Kaoru Itoh, Makoto Hirakawa
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Patent number: 9962622Abstract: An object is to provide a highly-efficient evaporator capable of effectively avoiding reduction in steam generation efficiency due to the Leidenfrost phenomenon while maintaining a heating surface in a heating chamber for steam generation in a high-temperature region to be subjected to the influence of the Leidenfrost phenomenon by not reducing heating power required for heating the inside of the heating chamber from outside or not heat-insulating the heating chamber. To achieve this object, a sleeve-like sheet made of foamed nickel is disposed as a foamed member 64 containing metal as a principal component near a heating surface 69 and along an entire periphery of the heating surface 69 in a heating chamber 68 formed inside a pipe body 67 to be heated from the outside in such a manner as to contact the heating surface 69. While water supplied to the inside of the sleeve-like sheet passes through this inside, the water is diffused to permeate the surrounding sleeve-like sheet.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventor: Makoto Hirakawa
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Patent number: 9894333Abstract: A light source unit mountable to an image display apparatus for irradiating scan light to an optical scanning system to generate an image includes a plurality of light emitters to emit corresponding lights having different wavelengths, a plurality of coupling lenses respectively disposed for the plurality of light emitters to respectively pass through the lights emitted from the plurality of light emitters, and a plurality of aperture-formed members respectively disposed for the plurality of coupling lenses to respectively pass through the lights coming from the coupling lenses, each of the plurality of aperture-formed members formed of an aperture having an aperture size set differently depending on the wavelengths of the lights emitted from the plurality of light emitters.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Makoto Hirakawa
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Publication number: 20180003928Abstract: A magnification optical system forms an enlarged image of an object. It includes a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups; and a mirror train including a curved mirror, arranged in this order from an object side, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of a conjugate surface on the object side, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the conjugate surface on the object side by different amounts from those of the first focus structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Hibiki TATSUNO, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
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Patent number: 9841584Abstract: A magnification optical system forms an enlarged image of an object. It includes a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups; and a mirror train including a curved mirror, arranged in this order from an object side, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of a conjugate surface on the object side, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the conjugate surface on the object side by different amounts from those of the first focus structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
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Patent number: 9784952Abstract: A magnification optical system forms an enlarged image of an object. It includes a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups; and a mirror train including a curved mirror, arranged in this order from an object side, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of a conjugate surface on the object side, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the conjugate surface on the object side by different amounts from those of the first focus structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
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Patent number: 9738519Abstract: A fuel reformer 20 producing a reformed gas by catalysis by using a fuel gas includes a combustion chamber 24, a combustion nozzle 30, an exhausting pipe 15, a gas distribution gap 25, an outer reforming portion 43, a fuel gas introduction pipe 10, and a reformed gas outlet pipe 11. The combustion nozzle 30 is located in the combustion chamber 24. A columnar protruding portion 40 is provided in the combustion chamber 24.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Hirakawa, Shigeru Mizukawa
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Patent number: 9666890Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell includes a cell stack, a reformed gas introduction path introducing a reformed gas into the cell stack, an oxidizing agent gas introduction path introducing an oxidizing agent gas into the cell stack, and a cooling gas introduction path introducing a cooling gas into the oxidizing agent gas introduction path. A heat-absorption part absorbing heat is provided in a periphery of the cell stack, and the cooling gas introduction path is connected with the oxidizing agent gas introduction path through the heat-absorption part.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Hirakawa, Shigeru Mizukawa
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Publication number: 20160372772Abstract: An object is to provide a highly-efficient evaporator capable of effectively avoiding reduction in steam generation efficiency due to the Leidenfrost phenomenon while maintaining a heating surface in a heating chamber for steam generation in a high-temperature region to be subjected to the influence of the Leidenfrost phenomenon by not reducing heating power required for heating the inside of the heating chamber from outside or not heat-insulating the heating chamber. To achieve this object, a sleeve-like sheet made of foamed nickel is disposed as a foamed member 64 containing metal as a principal component near a heating surface 69 and along an entire periphery of the heating surface 69 in a heating chamber 68 formed inside a pipe body 67 to be heated from the outside in such a manner as to contact the heating surface 69. While water supplied to the inside of the sleeve-like sheet passes through this inside, the water is diffused to permeate the surrounding sleeve-like sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventor: Makoto HIRAKAWA
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Publication number: 20160349606Abstract: A light irradiation device for emitting light of two or more components by laser light, which a laser light source emits, to an outside, includes a diffusion optical path change member configured to convert a first color component of the laser light into diffusion light and change an optical path of the first color component; a phosphor configured to generate fluorescence of a second color component different from the first color component based on the laser light, and change an optical path of the second color component; and an optical path switch member configured to switch between a first optical path for emitting the first color component to the outside and a second optical path for emitting the second color component to the outside. Light going straight at a light diffusion position of the diffusion optical path change member is not emitted to the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takehiro NISHIMORI, Kazuhiro FUJITA, Toshiharu MURAI, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI, Junichi KITABAYASHI, Kaoru ITOH, Makoto HIRAKAWA
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Publication number: 20160344986Abstract: A light source unit mountable to an image display apparatus for irradiating scan light to an optical scanning system to generate an image includes a plurality of light emitters to emit corresponding lights having different wavelengths, a plurality of coupling lenses respectively disposed for the plurality of light emitters to respectively pass through the lights emitted from the plurality of light emitters, and a plurality of aperture-formed members respectively disposed for the plurality of coupling lenses to respectively pass through the lights coming from the coupling lenses, each of the plurality of aperture-formed members formed of an aperture having an aperture size set differently depending on the wavelengths of the lights emitted from the plurality of light emitters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventor: Makoto HIRAKAWA
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Patent number: 9494793Abstract: In a light beam scanning device, a plurality of light sources, which irradiates a plurality of light beams in a first direction and is retained by a holder, are disposed at distance from one another in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The plurality of light beams are incident, via a coupling optical system, to deflecting and reflecting surfaces of a deflector from a direction that is tilted with respect to a plane orthogonal to the rotational shaft of the deflector. The holder is supported by a housing of the light beam scanning device at a plurality of different positions in a third direction extending from the light source to the coupling optical system.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Arai, Makoto Hirakawa, Yoshinobu Sakaue, Noboru Kusunose, Tomoya Fujii