Patents by Inventor Masahiro Tagi

Masahiro Tagi 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).

  • Patent number: 5574555
    Abstract: A lens inspection device has an objective lens composed by front and rear lenses, a two-dimensional image sensor and an image forming lens for forming a point image of light passing through the objective lens. A lens to be inspected is disposed between a light source and an object focal point of the objective lens. The light source projects a light beam through the lens to be inspected parallel to the optical axis of the objective lens, and the front lens of the objective lens is moved along the optical axis so as to shift the object focal point of the objective lens stepwise into a plurality of positions within a predetermined range including a normal focal point of the lens to be inspected. Brightness data of a point image formed on the two-dimensional image sensor is detected for each shifted position of the objective lens, and is used for judgment as to whether an actual focal point of the lens to be inspected is within a proper range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Yamaguchi, Masahiro Tagi