Patents by Inventor Makoto Sugimoto
Makoto Sugimoto 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: 11002596Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric sensor that enables manufacturing of a sensor with high environmental durability in a case in which there is more variation in case bodies. A photoelectric sensor includes: a package that includes an optical unit and a sealing member that seals the optical unit, and the optical unit includes at least any one of a light projecting portion that emits light and a light receiving portion that detects light; and a case body that accommodates the package, and a gap is provided between the package and the case body.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Jumpei Nakamura, Tomohiro Tsuji, Tsuyoshi Miyata, Makoto Sugimoto
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Patent number: 10707370Abstract: A photoelectric sensor capable of saving a space is provided. A photoelectric sensor includes a case body with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that accommodates at least one of a light projecting section and a light receiving section. The case body has a front surface that has a light projecting and receiving surface that allows at least one of light from the light projecting section and light to the light receiving section to pass therethrough and a rear surface that is located on a side opposite to the front surface, and a cable that accommodates cords that are connected to at least one of the light projecting section and the light receiving section via a control section is attached to the rear surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Tsuyoshi Miyata, Makoto Sugimoto, Jumpei Nakamura, Tomohiro Tsuji
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Patent number: 10686095Abstract: A photoelectric sensor including at least any one of a light projecting unit for emitting light and a light receiving unit for detecting light includes a substrate on which at least any one of the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit is mounted, a cover which has a protecting portion facing the substrate and for protecting the substrate and a side wall extending from a periphery of the protecting portion, and a sealing member which seals at least any one of the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit that is mounted on the substrate, in which the cover has a protruding portion on a surface which is positioned outside a side surface of the substrate and intersects an extending direction of the side wall, and the protruding portion is in contact with the sealing member.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Makoto Sugimoto, Jumpei Nakamura, Tomohiro Tsuji
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Publication number: 20190288152Abstract: A photoelectric sensor including at least any one of a light projecting unit for emitting light and a light receiving unit for detecting light includes a substrate on which at least any one of the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit is mounted, a cover which has a protecting portion facing the substrate and for protecting the substrate and a side wall extending from a periphery of the protecting portion, and a sealing member which seals at least any one of the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit that is mounted on the substrate, in which the cover has a protruding portion on a surface which is positioned outside a side surface of the substrate and intersects an extending direction of the side wall, and the protruding portion is in contact with the sealing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Makoto SUGIMOTO, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tomohiro TSUJI
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Publication number: 20190285465Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric sensor that enables manufacturing of a sensor with high environmental durability in a case in which there is more variation in case bodies. A photoelectric sensor includes: a package that includes an optical unit and a sealing member that seals the optical unit, and the optical unit includes at least any one of a light projecting portion that emits light and a light receiving portion that detects light; and a case body that accommodates the package, and a gap is provided between the package and the case body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tomohiro TSUJI, Tsuyoshi MIYATA, Makoto SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20190288154Abstract: A photoelectric sensor capable of saving a space is provided. A photoelectric sensor includes a case body with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that accommodates at least one of a light projecting section and a light receiving section. The case body has a front surface that has a light projecting and receiving surface that allows at least one of light from the light projecting section and light to the light receiving section to pass therethrough and a rear surface that is located on a side opposite to the front surface, and a cable that accommodates cords that are connected to at least one of the light projecting section and the light receiving section via a control section is attached to the rear surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Tsuyoshi MIYATA, Makoto SUGIMOTO, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tomohiro TSUJI
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Publication number: 20190288153Abstract: A photoelectric sensor having at least one of a light emitting unit emitting light and a light receiving unit detecting light, includes a substrate on which at least one of the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit is mounted, and a cover portion having a protective portion facing the substrate and protecting the substrate, and a side wall extending from a peripheral edge of the protective portion toward the substrate side, in which the side wall of the cover portion includes a first portion formed in a first width and a second portion formed in a second width smaller than the first width, the first portion is positioned between the protective portion and the second portion, a surface in an end portion of the substrate is in contact with the first portion, and a side surface in the end portion of the substrate faces the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tomohiro TSUJI, Makoto SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 10293973Abstract: A sensor device includes: a casing provided with an opening; a cover member covering the opening; a gasket interposed between the cover member and the casing; and a fixing cover which fixes both the gasket and the cover member to the casing. A plurality of welded portions bonding the casing and the fixing cover together are provided in a region outside the cover member such that the welded portions are distant from each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Hirotaka Nakashima, Kazuyuki Ohashi, Makoto Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20180324965Abstract: To provide an electronic apparatus which enables manufacturing costs to be reduced and a range of selection of materials for resin components to be widened. An electronic apparatus (1A) includes a case (10), a cable (30) drawn out from the case (10), a bonding intermediating member (40) that is made of a resin and joined to the cable (30), a cylindrical clamp (50) holding the cable (30), and a sealing resin part (60) filling an internal space defined by the case (10) and the clamp (50). The cable (30) has a core wire (31) and a sheath (33) that is made of a resin covering the core wire (31) and the core wire (31) is exposed not to be covered by the sheath (33) at an end of the cable (30). The bonding intermediating member (40) has a cylindrical base (41) covering an outer circumferential face of the sheath (33) and an extension part (42) extending from the base (41) and bonding to the sealing resin part (60).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Takaaki SANDA, Makoto SUGIMOTO, Daisuke INOUE, Yusuke HAYASHI, Yuki USHIRO, Hiroto KATSURA, Naomi UEHARA
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Patent number: 10123438Abstract: To provide an electronic apparatus which enables manufacturing costs to be reduced and a range of selection of materials for resin components to be widened. An electronic apparatus includes a case, a cable drawn out from the case, a bonding intermediating member that is made of a resin and joined to the cable, a cylindrical clamp holding the cable, and a sealing resin part filling an internal space defined by the case and the clamp. The cable has a core wire and a sheath that is made of a resin covering the core wire and the core wire is exposed not to be covered by the sheath at an end of the cable. The bonding intermediating member has a cylindrical base covering an outer circumferential face of the sheath and an extension part extending from the base and bonding to the sealing resin part. The bonding intermediating part is fixed to the cable by welding the base onto the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Takaaki Sanda, Makoto Sugimoto, Daisuke Inoue, Yusuke Hayashi, Yuki Ushiro, Hiroto Katsura, Naomi Uehara
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Patent number: 9949392Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a case, a cable drawn out from the case, a bonding intermediating member, a cylindrical clamp holding the cable, and a sealing part filling an internal space defined by the case and the clamp. The cable has a core wire and a sheath covering the core wire, and the core wire is exposed at an end of the cable without being covered by the sheath. The bonding intermediating member is bonded to the sheath and the sealing part. The sealing part is formed of an epoxy resin, the bonding intermediating part is formed of a resin having a bending elastic modulus in the range of 80 MPa to 210 MPa, and the cable is formed of a material having a suspending flattening ratio in the range of 0.30 to 0.71.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yuki Ushiro, Takaaki Sanda, Daisuke Inoue, Eiji Teramoto, Makoto Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20170254700Abstract: An optical electronic device comprises: a casing having an external surface provided with an opening; a cable inserted through the opening; a bush attached to the cable; and a resin sealing portion. The bush is brought into close contact with the cable and the casing to seal a gap between the cable and the casing. The resin sealing portion is provided locally inside the casing to cover an internal surface of a portion of the casing surrounding the opening and a surface of a portion of the cable drawn from the opening into the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Makoto SUGIMOTO, Hirotaka NAKASHIMA, Kazuyuki OHASHI
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Publication number: 20170253369Abstract: A sensor device includes: a casing provided with an opening; a cover member covering the opening; a gasket interposed between the cover member and the casing; and a fixing cover which fixes both the gasket and the cover member to the casing. A plurality of welded portions bonding the casing and the fixing cover together are provided in a region outside the cover member such that the welded portions are distant from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Hirotaka NAKASHIMA, Kazuyuki OHASHI, Makoto SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 8421825Abstract: A plurality of screen aspects is acquired; each screen layout is optimized; switching of the screen aspects is supported; and visibility and functionality of the display screen are improved. An electronic device (portable terminal apparatus) including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case includes a displaying unit that displays a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen and a controlling unit (CPU) that changes screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen displayed on the displaying unit. The change in the screen layout corresponding to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen includes a change in arrangement of icons.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Hironobu Taniguchi, Kenetsu Furuki, Yoko Fujii, Yuko Nakajima, Makoto Sugimoto
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Patent number: 8233072Abstract: With regard to an electronic device including a display function in a rotatable housing, operations necessary for function calling and determining processes are facilitated. An electronic device (portable terminal apparatus) including a display function in a rotatable housing includes a displaying unit that displays a first screen (e.g., vertical screen) or a second screen (e.g., horizontal screen) in accordance with rotation, and a controlling unit (CPU) that launches a function by rotating the displaying unit and switching the first screen to the second screen and that determines an selected item from the switched second screen by rotating and returning the displaying unit from the second screen to the first screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Hironobu Taniguchi, Kenetsu Furuki, Yoko Fujii, Yuko Nakajima, Makoto Sugimoto
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Patent number: 8144548Abstract: An electronic device corrects its device side time with a time correction information supplied from outside the device. The electronic device includes a reception section and a time correction section. The reception section receives the time correction information. The time correction section judges whether the information is received during any correction inhibiting periods of the device side time, then either discards the time correction information if it is received during the correction inhibiting periods, or corrects the device side time with the time correction information if it is received other than the correction inhibiting periods.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tatsuya Gamo, Makoto Sugimoto, Yoshiaki Kikuchi, Yuko Nakajima, Makoto Nakano
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Patent number: 8120619Abstract: The present invention is intended to speed up rendering that is performed in the course of displaying a document that contains both icons and characters. A character display device that displays a document containing both icons and characters includes: a searching unit that searches the position in the document where an icon appears, a counter unit that counts the number of characters which successively appear until the position where the icon appears searched by the searching unit; and a rendering unit that renders the same number of characters, which successively appear, as the number of characters counted by the counter after designating the attributes shared by the characters, and then renders the icon after designating the attributes of the icon.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Makoto Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20080074442Abstract: A plurality of screen aspects is acquired; each screen layout is optimized; switching of the screen aspects is supported; and visibility and functionality of the display screen are improved. An electronic device (portable terminal apparatus) including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case includes a displaying unit that displays a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen and a controlling unit (CPU) that changes screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen displayed on the displaying unit. The change in the screen layout corresponding to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen includes a change in arrangement of icons.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2007Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Hironobu Taniguchi, Kenetsu Furuki, Yoko Fujii, Yuko Nakajima, Makoto Sugimoto
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Patent number: RE47224Abstract: A plurality of screen aspects is acquired; each screen layout is optimized; switching of the screen aspects is supported; and visibility and functionality of the display screen are improved. An electronic device (portable terminal apparatus) including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case includes a displaying unit that displays a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen and a controlling unit (CPU) that changes screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen displayed on the displaying unit. The change in the screen layout corresponding to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen includes a change in arrangement of icons.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Hironobu Taniguchi, Kenetsu Furuki, Yoko Fujii, Yuko Nakajima, Makoto Sugimoto
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Patent number: D917317Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Heita Nada, Tomohiro Tsuji, Makoto Sugimoto, Jumpei Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Miyata