Patents by Inventor Masaki Hachisuga

Masaki Hachisuga 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: 20240085596
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a lens body including plural lenses arranged such that optical axes of the plural lenses extend along each other; and a light-blocking body disposed on a light incident side of the lens body and including light-transmitting portions that transmit light and light-blocking portions that block light, the light-transmitting portions and the light-blocking portions being continuously arranged in an alternating manner such that the light-transmitting portions are positioned at the plural lenses and that the light-blocking portions are positioned between the plural lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Masaki HACHISUGA
  • Publication number: 20240089389
    Abstract: An optical device includes a light guiding unit that emits light to be guided to a predetermined position from a light emitting aperture, a detection unit that receives light reflected at the predetermined position, and a light blocking unit that includes a light blocking member located closer than an imaginary line to the detection unit in a cross section including the predetermined position and the light guiding unit, the imaginary line connecting the predetermined position and an end of the light emitting aperture that is far from the predetermined position in an optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
    Inventor: Masaki HACHISUGA
  • Publication number: 20240069479
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a radiation portion that sends light toward a predetermined position; a lens body including plural lenses that are arranged in an array direction and on which reflection light reflected at the predetermined position is incident; a first support body having a light limiting portion and supporting the radiation portion, the light limiting portion extending in the array direction on the incident side of reflection light relative to the lens body, the light limiting portion limiting incidence of at least a portion of light having an influence on an image based on reflection light; and a second support body supporting the lens body and being movable, relative to the first support body, in an optical axis direction of reflection light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masaki HACHISUGA, Hiroshi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20230133357
    Abstract: A reading apparatus includes: a light source; a film-shaped optical filter that blocks light having a predetermined wavelength among light from the light source; and a cylindrical light guide body that guides light passing through the optical filter and incident on one end surface to the other end surface, and irradiates an irradiation target body with light emitted from a side surface, in which a diffusion pattern that diffuses the light is disposed on an opposite side not facing the irradiation target body, on the side surface of the light guide body, and the optical filter is disposed at a position facing the end surface of the light guide body to be tilted with respect to the end surface of the light guide body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Masaki HACHISUGA
  • Patent number: 11483444
    Abstract: An optical device includes a lens body including plural lenses of which optical axes are arranged alongside each other, and having an intermediate image forming surface for forming an erect real image of equal magnification formed in an optical path, a light shielding body that is provided to face a light incident surface of the lens body, and includes a transmitting portion that is positioned on the optical axes of the plural lenses and transmits light and a light shielding unit that is positioned on a portion other than the optical axes of the plural lenses and shields the passage of light, and a regulating body that is provided to face a light incident surface of the light shielding body, includes an opening narrower than the transmitting portion, and regulates a part of light toward the transmitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Masaki Hachisuga
  • Patent number: 11199732
    Abstract: An optical device includes a lens body including plural lenses of which optical axes are arranged alongside each other, and a light shielding body that is disposed with respect to the lens body and shields a part of light passing through the plural lenses, in which the light shielding body has a base that is provided, at a position shifted from the optical axes of the plural lenses, along an arrangement direction in which the plural lenses are arranged, and plural projecting portions that are positioned between the plural lenses and project from the base in an intersection direction intersecting the arrangement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Masaki Hachisuga
  • Patent number: 11079516
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a lens member including a plurality of lenses arranged such that optical axes of the lenses are substantially parallel to one another; and a light-transmitting member including: at least one light-transmitting part that is disposed to face the lens member, positioned on the optical axis of some of the plurality of lenses, and transmits light; and a light-shielding part that is provided on a surface of the light-transmitting part and blocks passage of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Masaki Hachisuga
  • Publication number: 20210234986
    Abstract: An optical device includes a lens body including plural lenses of which optical axes are arranged alongside each other, and having an intermediate image forming surface for forming an erect real image of equal magnification formed in an optical path, a light shielding body that is provided to face a light incident surface of the lens body, and includes a transmitting portion that is positioned on the optical axes of the plural lenses and transmits light and a light shielding unit that is positioned on a portion other than the optical axes of the plural lenses and shields the passage of light, and a regulating body that is provided to face a light incident surface of the light shielding body, includes an opening narrower than the transmitting portion, and regulates a part of light toward the transmitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaki HACHISUGA
  • Patent number: 11073640
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a lens member including a plurality of lenses arranged such that optical axes of the lenses are substantially parallel to one another; and a plurality of column parts that are each provided along the optical axis of each lens among the plurality of lenses and each allow light to pass through inside, each column part having an outer periphery through which light is less likely to pass from inside to outside the column part than through an end portion of the column part in a direction along the optical axis, the plurality of column parts being integrally formed and disposed to face the lens member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Motohiro Asano, Masaki Hachisuga
  • Patent number: 11044378
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a lens body having multiple lenses arranged such that optical axes thereof are parallel to one another; a light-shielding wall that is disposed for the lens body and blocks, in an optical axis direction, portion of light directed to the multiple lenses; and a sheet member that covers a surface of the light-shielding wall, the surface being perpendicular to the optical axes, and allows light to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Motohiro Asano, Masaki Hachisuga
  • Publication number: 20210029265
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a lens body having multiple lenses arranged such that optical axes thereof are parallel to one another; a light-shielding wall that is disposed for the lens body and blocks, in an optical axis direction, portion of light directed to the multiple lenses; and a sheet member that covers a surface of the light-shielding wall, the surface being perpendicular to the optical axes, and allows light to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohiro ASANO, Masaki HACHISUGA
  • Publication number: 20200333642
    Abstract: An optical device includes a lens body including plural lenses of which optical axes are arranged alongside each other, and a light shielding body that is disposed with respect to the lens body and shields a part of light passing through the plural lenses, in which the light shielding body has a base that is provided, at a position shifted from the optical axes of the plural lenses, along an arrangement direction in which the plural lenses are arranged, and plural projecting portions that are positioned between the plural lenses and project from the base in an intersection direction intersecting the arrangement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaki HACHISUGA
  • Patent number: 10805492
    Abstract: An image reading device includes at least one reference portion that is provided in a reading area of a reading unit provided with a moving mechanism, a memory unit that stores, as an initial value, positional data of the reference portion that is read by the reading unit, an acquisition unit that reads the positional data of the reference portion and acquires a displacement amount of the read positional data from the initial value, and an error handling unit that performs error handling when the displacement amount exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Hachisuga, Shota Funaki
  • Publication number: 20200310004
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a lens member including a plurality of lenses arranged such that optical axes of the lenses are substantially parallel to one another; and a light-transmitting member including: at least one light-transmitting part that is disposed to face the lens member, positioned on the optical axis of some of the plurality of lenses, and transmits light; and a light-shielding part that is provided on a surface of the light-transmitting part and blocks passage of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaki HACHISUGA
  • Publication number: 20200310003
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a lens member including a plurality of lenses arranged such that optical axes of the lenses are substantially parallel to one another; and a plurality of column parts that are each provided along the optical axis of each lens among the plurality of lenses and each allow light to pass through inside, each column part having an outer periphery through which light is less likely to pass from inside to outside the column part than through an end portion of the column part in a direction along the optical axis, the plurality of column parts being integrally formed and disposed to face the lens member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motohiro ASANO, Masaki HACHISUGA
  • Patent number: 10778859
    Abstract: An image reading optical system includes an image reading portion, multiple light reflection portions, and a diaphragm. The image reading portion includes an array of reading elements that read incident light. The light reflection portions reflect light traveling from a readable object to the image reading portion. The diaphragm regulates light traveling from a first one of the light reflection portions to a subsequent one of the light reflection portions in a specific direction. The diaphragm includes a first light shielding portion and a second light shielding portion disposed at different positions in a travel direction of the light with respect to the first one of the light reflection portions to block part of the light. The first light shielding portion and the second light shielding portion are located in substantially a common plane. The first light shielding portion is disposed along an optical axis of light incident on the first one of the light reflection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Hachisuga, Kiyofumi Aikawa, Takashi Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20200099813
    Abstract: An image reading optical system includes an image reading portion, multiple light reflection portions, and a diaphragm. The image reading portion includes an array of reading elements that read incident light. The light reflection portions reflect light traveling from a readable object to the image reading portion. The diaphragm regulates light traveling from a first one of the light reflection portions to a subsequent one of the light reflection portions in a specific direction. The diaphragm includes a first light shielding portion and a second light shielding portion disposed at different positions in a travel direction of the light with respect to the first one of the light reflection portions to block part of the light. The first light shielding portion and the second light shielding portion are located in substantially a common plane. The first light shielding portion is disposed along an optical axis of light incident on the first one of the light reflection portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HACHISUGA, Kiyofumi AIKAWA, Takashi HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20200045195
    Abstract: An image reading device includes at least one reference portion that is provided in a reading area of a reading unit provided with a moving mechanism, a memory unit that stores, as an initial value, positional data of the reference portion that is read by the reading unit, an acquisition unit that reads the positional data of the reference portion and acquires a displacement amount of the read positional data from the initial value, and an error handling unit that performs error handling when the displacement amount exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki HACHISUGA, Shota FUNAKI
  • Patent number: 10284741
    Abstract: Provided is an image reading optical system including an image reading unit in which plural reading devices are arranged in a first direction, and plural image-forming mirrors that guide reflected light, which is acquired by reflecting light from a light source in a reading target, to the image reading unit, wherein any one of the plural image-forming mirrors is an adjustment mirror that has power only in one of the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, and is rotatable or relatively movable with respect to the other image-forming mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Hachisuga, Kiyofumi Aikawa, Takashi Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20180278788
    Abstract: A reading apparatus includes an image sensor provided at a terminal end of an optical path, a diaphragm that restricts a quantity of light traveling along the optical path, a concave mirror provided adjacent to and on an upstream side of the diaphragm in the optical path and forms a portion of the optical path, and a convex mirror provided on the upstream side of the concave mirror in the optical path and forms another portion of the optical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi HIRAMATSU, Kiyofumi AIKAWA, Masaki HACHISUGA