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).

  • Publication number: 20200079980
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto HIRAKAWA, Masashi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200004129
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
  • Publication number: 20190361232
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kento NAKAMURA, Makoto HIRAKAWA, Hiromichi ATSUUMI, Naoki MIYATAKE, Yuki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10451961
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
  • Publication number: 20190256750
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Makoto HIRAKAWA, Masashi YAMADA, Anna SEKIOKA
  • Publication number: 20190258036
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hibiki TATSUNO, Kiichiro NISHINA, Yasuyuki SHIBAYAMA, Takanobu OSAKA, Makoto HIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190219820
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: Makoto Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 10310238
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 10073333
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Nishimori, Kazuhiro Fujita, Toshiharu Murai, Tatsuya Takahashi, Junichi Kitabayashi, Kaoru Itoh, Makoto Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 9962622
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 9894333
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Hirakawa
  • Publication number: 20180003928
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hibiki TATSUNO, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 9841584
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 9784952
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hibiki Tatsuno, Kiichiro Nishina, Yasuyuki Shibayama, Takanobu Osaka, Makoto Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 9738519
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Hirakawa, Shigeru Mizukawa
  • Patent number: 9666890
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Hirakawa, Shigeru Mizukawa
  • Publication number: 20160372772
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto HIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160349606
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro NISHIMORI, Kazuhiro FUJITA, Toshiharu MURAI, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI, Junichi KITABAYASHI, Kaoru ITOH, Makoto HIRAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160344986
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Makoto HIRAKAWA
  • Patent number: 9494793
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Arai, Makoto Hirakawa, Yoshinobu Sakaue, Noboru Kusunose, Tomoya Fujii