Patents by Inventor Mamoru Yabe

Mamoru Yabe 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: 20230206687
    Abstract: A facial image acquisition system 10 comprises a camera 11, a light guide plate 12, an LED 13, and a control device 20. The camera 11 is installed to photograph a person, and captures images over a specific capturing range. The light guide plate 12 is provided at a position adjacent to the capturing side of the camera 11, internally reflects light incident from a specific direction, emits the reflected light from a second surface 12c on the opposite side from a first surface 12b facing the camera 11 to perform the desired display, and is optically transmissive. The LED 13 irradiates the light guide plate 12 with light from a specific direction. The control device 20 controls the LED 13 so that light is emitted from the LED 13 according to information obtained by the camera 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mamoru YABE, Junya FUJITA, Yoshinori ITO, Mitsunori SUGIURA
  • Patent number: 8939633
    Abstract: An area light source device has a light guide plate including a light incident end face, a light guide plate main body thinner than a thickness of the light incident end face, and a light introducing unit formed in continuation with the light guide plate main body and so that thickness gradually becomes thinner from the light incident end face side towards the light guide plate main body side, a light source arranged at a position facing the light incident end face, a diffuser plate and one or more prism sheets arranged on a surface on a light emission side of the light guide plate main body, and a light shielding sheet arranged on an upper side of the diffuser plate and the prism sheet in a region excluding a light emitting region of the light guide plate main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Yabe, Tomokazu Shimoda, Yoshiyuki Masu
  • Patent number: 8814412
    Abstract: An area light source device has a diffusion plate and a prism sheet stacked on a light guide plate, and a light source disposed opposite an end face of the light guide plate. Light emitted from the light source is introduced to an inside of the light guide plate from the end face. Area light emission is obtained by outputting the light diffused in the light guide plate from the diffusion plate and the prism sheet through a front face disposed opposite the diffusion plate. The light guide plate includes a light guide section that includes the end face disposed opposite the light source, a light emitting section that is disposed opposite the diffusion plate, and a joining section that joins the light guide section and the light emitting section. The front surface in the joining section includes an inclined surface that is gradually retreated toward a rear surface on an opposite side from the light guide section toward the light emitting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Yabe, Koichi Takemura, Kazuhide Hirota, Chih Bun Shiu
  • Patent number: 8599332
    Abstract: A light guide plate has a light incident surface arranged facing a plurality of point light sources arrayed in a line, a light exit surface orthogonal to the light incident surface, and two side surfaces orthogonal to the light incident surface and the light exit surface. Light from the plurality of point light sources introduced from the light incident surface is diffused by a diffusion unit arranged on the light exit surface or a surface facing the light exit surface. The light diffused by the diffusion unit is exited from the light exit surface. A distance between a point light source positioned at an end of the plurality of point light sources and the light incident surface is different from a distance between a point light source not positioned at the end of the plurality of point light sources and the light incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Yabe, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 8581156
    Abstract: An apparatus has a chassis has a chassis inner face and a chassis outer face, at least one heating part accommodated in the chassis, wherein at least a portion of the heating part faces the chassis inner face with an internal space therebetween, and a film having a first face and a second face bonded to at least a portion of the heating part facing the chassis inner face. The chassis outer face is located on a side opposite the chassis inner face portion and in contact with an external space and having a radiation film interposed therebetween. The film includes a convex part, a concave part, or a repeated pattern of convex and concave parts in the first face or the second face. At least one of the first face and the second face is in contact with the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventor: Mamoru Yabe
  • Patent number: 8310620
    Abstract: A surface light source device has a reflector plate, a light guide plate placed on an upper surface of the reflector plate, the light guide plate including a light guide plate main body having a light outgoing area, and a light introducing portion provided continuously from an end of the light guide plate main body, the light introducing portion having an upper surface side projected from an upper surface of the light guide plate main body in such a manner as to have a maximum thickness greater than a thickness of the light guide plate main body, a light source disposed such that light emitted therefrom is introduced into the light guide plate from a light incidence surface of the light introducing portion, a frame-like member having a uniform thickness, the frame-like member being adhesively applied to the upper surface of the reflector plate in such a manner as to enclose the light guide plate and the light source, a wiring substrate mounted at a lower surface thereof with the light source, the wiring subst
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Mamoru Yabe
  • Publication number: 20120002441
    Abstract: An area light source device has a diffusion plate and a prism sheet stacked on a light guide plate, and a light source disposed opposite an end face of the light guide plate. Light emitted from the light source is introduced to an inside of the light guide plate from the end face. Area light emission is obtained by outputting the light diffused in the light guide plate from the diffusion plate and the prism sheet through a front face disposed opposite the diffusion plate. The light guide plate includes a light guide section that includes the end face disposed opposite the light source, a light emitting section that is disposed opposite the diffusion plate, and a joining section that joins the light guide section and the light emitting section. The front surface in the joining section includes an inclined surface that is gradually retreated toward a rear surface on an opposite side from the light guide section toward the light emitting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mamoru Yabe, Koichi Takemura, Kazuhide Hirota, Chih Bun Shiu
  • Publication number: 20120002437
    Abstract: An area light source device has a light guide plate including a light incident end face, a light guide plate main body thinner than a thickness of the light incident end face, and a light introducing unit formed in continuation with the light guide plate main body and so that thickness gradually becomes thinner from the light incident end face side towards the light guide plate main body side, a light source arranged at a position facing the light incident end face, a diffuser plate and one or more prism sheets arranged on a surface on a light emission side of the light guide plate main body, and a light shielding sheet arranged on an upper side of the diffuser plate and the prism sheet in a region excluding a light emitting region of the light guide plate main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mamoru Yabe, Tomokazu Shimoda, Yoshiyuki Masu
  • Publication number: 20110222000
    Abstract: A light guide plate has a light incident surface arranged facing a plurality of point light sources arrayed in a line, a light exit surface orthogonal to the light incident surface, and two side surfaces orthogonal to the light incident surface and the light exit surface. Light from the plurality of point light sources introduced from the light incident surface is diffused by a diffusion unit arranged on the light exit surface or a surface facing the light exit surface. The light diffused by the diffusion unit is exited from the light exit surface. A distance between a point light source positioned at an end of the plurality of point light sources and the light incident surface is different from a distance between a point light source not positioned at the end of the plurality of point light sources and the light incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mamoru Yabe, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Publication number: 20110114630
    Abstract: An apparatus has a chassis has a chassis inner face and a chassis outer face, at least one heating part accommodated in the chassis, wherein at least a portion of the heating part faces the chassis inner face with an internal space therebetween, and a film having a first face and a second face bonded to at least a portion of the heating part facing the chassis inner face. The chassis outer face is located on a side opposite the chassis inner face portion and in contact with an external space and having a radiation film interposed therebetween. The film includes a convex part, a concave part, or a repeated pattern of convex and concave parts in the first face or the second face. At least one of the first face and the second face is in contact with the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mamoru Yabe
  • Publication number: 20110058121
    Abstract: A surface light source device has a reflector plate, a light guide plate placed on an upper surface of the reflector plate, the light guide plate including a light guide plate main body having a light outgoing area, and a light introducing portion provided continuously from an end of the light guide plate main body, the light introducing portion having an upper surface side projected from an upper surface of the light guide plate main body in such a manner as to have a maximum thickness greater than a thickness of the light guide plate main body, a light source disposed such that light emitted therefrom is introduced into the light guide plate from a light incidence surface of the light introducing portion, a frame-like member having a uniform thickness, the frame-like member being adhesively applied to the upper surface of the reflector plate in such a manner as to enclose the light guide plate and the light source, a wiring substrate mounted at a lower surface thereof with the light source, the wiring subst
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mamoru Yabe
  • Patent number: 7771100
    Abstract: A surface light source apparatus including a point light source, a light guide plate which spreads light introduced from the point light source into a planar shape to output the light from a light outgoing plane, and a light blocking member which covers parts of the point light source and the light outgoing plane of the light guide plate. A gap shielding member is projected toward the light outgoing plane from a surface on a side facing the light outgoing plane of the light blocking member. At least a portion facing the light outgoing plane in the gap shielding member is made of a material having a light blocking property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takako Yamamoto, Masafumi Danno, Mamoru Yabe, Gen Sakai, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Publication number: 20080068858
    Abstract: A surface light source apparatus including a point light source, a light guide plate which spreads light introduced from the point light source into a planar shape to output the light from a light outgoing plane, and a light blocking member which covers parts of the point light source and the light outgoing plane of the light guide plate. A gap shielding member is projected toward the light outgoing plane from a surface on a side facing the light outgoing plane of the light blocking member. At least a portion facing the light outgoing plane in the gap shielding member is made of a material having a light blocking property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takako Yamamoto, Masafumi Danno, Mamoru Yabe, Gen Sakai, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 7121709
    Abstract: A point-light-source type light emitting portion faces a light incident face located at a corner portion of a light guide plate. A light diffusion pattern for emitting the light in the light guide plate from a light emission face is on the lower surface of the light guide plate. A diffusion prism sheet is on the light emission face. A prism sheet including prisms each having a concentric shape with the light emitting portion at the center is on the lower surface of the diffusion prism sheet, and an uneven diffusion plate is on the upper surface of the diffusion prism sheet. Light emitted from the light emission face of the light guide plate along the light emission face is deflected in the direction perpendicular to the light guide plate by the prism sheet, and the angle of beam spread of the light is spread by the uneven diffusion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Tetsuya Minobe, Isao Makuta, Yoshihiro Ueno, Mamoru Yabe
  • Publication number: 20030137824
    Abstract: A point-light-source type light emitting portion 33 is equipped so as to face a light incident face 37 located at a corner portion of a light guide plate 32. A light diffusion pattern 36 for emitting the light in the light guide plate 32 from a light emission face 45 is equipped on the lower surface of the light guide plate 32. A diffusion prism sheet 35 is disposed on the light emission face 45. A prism sheet 40 comprising prisms each having a concentric shape with the light emitting portion 33 at the center is equipped on the lower surface of the diffusion prism sheet 35, and an uneven diffusion plate 39 is equipped on the upper surface of the diffusion prism sheet 35. Light emitted from the light emission face 45 of the light guide plate 32 along the light emission face 45 is deflected in the direction perpendicular to the light guide plate 32 by the prism sheet 40, and the angle of beam spread of the light is spread by the uneven diffusion plate 39.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Tetsuya Minobe, Isao Makuta, Yoshihiro Ueno, Mamoru Yabe