Patents by Inventor Manabu Ichikawa

Manabu Ichikawa 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: 20120069233
    Abstract: A digital camera includes: a display section displaying a photographing image obtained by photographing a subject; a signal processing and control section reading out information related to the subject and information related to surroundings of the subject from a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the digital camera; and a display control section selecting the information related to the subject according to the lens condition and performing control so as to display the selected information on the display section by superimposing the selected information on the photographing image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Osamu NONAKA, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Koichi NAKATA
  • Publication number: 20110304747
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a lens unit condensing light from a visual field region, an imaging unit including an imaging element which converts light condensed by the lens unit into an electric signal and continuously generating electronic image data based on the electric signal, a storage unit storing the image data generated by the imaging unit, a display unit displaying an image based on the image data generated by the imaging unit, an input unit receiving an input of a change instruction signal used to change a first capturing mode at a first vertical-to-horizontal ratio to a second capturing mode at a second vertical-to-horizontal ratio and an image trimming unit generating a captured image by trimming an image included in image data generated by the imaging unit at a vertical-to-horizontal ratio between the first and second vertical-to-horizontal ratios, when the change instruction signal is input during the first capturing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
    Inventors: Koichi Nakata, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20110149587
    Abstract: To provide a front portion structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle which is constructed to install a combination lamp on a front cowl and improves visibility of a blinker of one of left and right sides of the vehicle from the other side. Lens-side recess portions are formed as concavities which are recessed to the rear of the vehicle and extend in a vertical direction in front of the blinker lamps as well as on the inner side of a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhito HAYASHI, Hirotsugu UENO, Hiroaki TSUKUI, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Takahiro OYAMA
  • Publication number: 20110148149
    Abstract: A front portion structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle capable of avoiding restrictions of a headlight and performing a sufficient air guide. A lens of the headlight is provided with lens-side recess portions recessed toward the rear of the vehicle. The recess portions are provided so as to continue to lower open ends of a gap between the front cowl and a windscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhito HAYASHI, Hirotsugu UENO, Hiroaki TSUKUI, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Takahiro OYAMA
  • Publication number: 20110090376
    Abstract: Edge enhancement processing is implemented on an image data, and distortion correction processing is implemented on the image data subjected to the edge enhancement processing to correct a distortion by executing local enlargement processing or reduction processing corresponding to an optical distortion characteristic of a lens employed during an image pickup operation. At this time, the edge enhancement processing performed on the image data to be subjected to the distortion correction processing is modified in accordance with the local enlargement processing or reduction processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventor: Manabu ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20110056323
    Abstract: A parking brake lever which provides ease of recognition of a locked state of the parking brake lever and improves the arrangement of the parking brake lever around a handle bar. A parking brake lever includes a handle rear arm portion provided adjacent to a left handle bar rearward thereof in an unlocked position in which a parking brake caliper is in an unlocked state, and a handle upper arm portion provided adjacent to the left handle bar upward thereof in the unlocked position in which the parking brake caliper is in the unlocked state. A rotating shaft of the parking brake lever is provided in the handle rear arm portion that is substantially parallel to the direction of the axis of the left handle bar, so that the parking brake caliper can be operated into the locked state by pulling the parking brake lever upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi FURUSE, Ikuo HARA, Rui MAEDA, Chihiro IIDA, Manabu ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20100270135
    Abstract: A handlebar switch assembly for enhancing operability of a shift-up switch and a shift-down switch separately provided on a switch case. Viewing a switch case from an axis line direction of a handlebar, four zones are defined with the axis line, a rear upper zone and a rear lower zone, both located opposite to an occupant, and a front upper zone and a front lower zone, both located on the vehicle front side. A first shift switch and a second shift switch are swing-type switches in which operating elements swing when a pushing force is applied. The shift-up switch is located in the front lower zone so as to orient one end of its operating element outward in the vehicle transverse direction and the shift-down switch is located in the rear lower zone so as to orient one end of its operating element outward in the vehicle transverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Naoki MURASAWA, Kota Nakahira, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20100128142
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a white balance setting unit that performs a setting of white balance correction processing on an image data, a white balance correction unit that performs white balance correction processing corresponding to the setting by the white balance setting unit on each of a plurality of RAW image data obtained in a photography operation, and an image synthesizing unit that generates synthesized image data by synthesizing a plurality of image data subjected to the white balance correction processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventor: Manabu Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20100053378
    Abstract: A synchronization processing in which an image data having a plurality of color components per pixel is generated based on the image data obtained by an imaging apparatus which includes an image sensor arranged with a plurality of color filters is performed. Then, a predetermined granular pattern is added to the image data subjected to the synchronization processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Tetsuya TOYODA, Manabu ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 7581784
    Abstract: A front structure for a vehicle is provided with a vehicle body frame, a front cover covering a front portion of the vehicle body frame, a left-right pair of light units supported on the front cover, a carry pipe supported at the front end of the vehicle body frame, and a grille disposed on the front side of the carry pipe. The carry pipe is provided with a vertical-direction extension portion and a left-right direction extension portion. The grille covers the vertical-direction extension portion from the front side while exposing at least a part of the left-right direction extension portion. Each of the light units has a front extension wall portion overlapping with a flange portion of the grille.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 7473017
    Abstract: A vehicle including a meter panel which is arranged at a substantially center portion in the vehicle widthwise direction. A switch device is positioned on the meter panel and the switch device turns on and off a light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Manabu Ichikawa, Masahiro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20070114814
    Abstract: A front structure for a vehicle is provided with a vehicle body frame, a front cover covering a front portion of the vehicle body frame, a left-right pair of light units supported on the front cover, a carry pipe supported at the front end of the vehicle body frame, and a grille disposed on the front side of the carry pipe. The carry pipe is provided with a vertical-direction extension portion and a left-right direction extension portion. The grille covers the vertical-direction extension portion from the front side while exposing at least a part of the left-right direction extension portion. Each of the light units has a front extension wall portion overlapping with a flange portion of the grille.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: D528044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Takatsugu Kido
  • Patent number: D528483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Takatsugu Kido
  • Patent number: D539705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Takatsugu Kido
  • Patent number: D542188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Miwa, Takao Mikami, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: D573066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Takao Mikami
  • Patent number: D580569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato Ohashi, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: D587827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsukui, Manabu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: D638150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Ichikawa, Takatsugu Kido