Patents by Inventor Masanori SHIMOYAMA

Masanori SHIMOYAMA 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: 11933745
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an inspection apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface acquires package information regarding a package being conveyed by a sorter that sorts the package and an operation signal generated based on an operation of an operator. The processor outputs reference information, based on past history in which inspection-result information indicating whether or not the package is a regulated-article candidate, generated based on the operation signal, and the package information are associated together, and the package information newly acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka Watanabe, Takuma Akagi, Masanori Sato, Kenichi Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 11617494
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope having a position/angle sensor and an amplifying circuit, a memory configured to store output error sensitivity data and a first wiring resistance value, and a processor including a signal processing circuit configured to process an output signal from the amplifying circuit. The signal processing circuit corrects an error of the output signal based on a value obtained by multiplying a difference between the first wiring resistance value and a processor wiring resistance value by the output error sensitivity data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Shimoyama, Rintaro Nishihara, Sho Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11259689
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope and a processor. The endoscope includes: an actuator including a coil configured to cause a movable lens and a magnet to move by application of a drive signal; a position sensor configured to output a position detection signal showing a position of the movable lens according to a magnetic flux of the magnet; and an endoscope memory storing correction information for correcting crosstalk onto the position detection signal by the magnetic flux of the coil. The processor includes a drive controller configured to correct the position detection signal based on the drive signal and the correction information and output the drive signal based on a target position and the corrected position detection signal, to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20200268233
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope having a position/angle sensor and an amplifying circuit, a memory configured to store output error sensitivity data and a first wiring resistance value, and a processor including a signal processing circuit configured to process an output signal from the amplifying circuit. The signal processing circuit corrects an error of the output signal based on a value obtained by multiplying a difference between the first wiring resistance value and a processor wiring resistance value by the output error sensitivity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori SHIMOYAMA, Rintaro NISHIHARA, Sho NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200154986
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope and a processor. The endoscope includes: an actuator including a coil configured to cause a movable lens and a magnet to move by application of a drive signal; a position sensor configured to output a position detection signal showing a position of the movable lens according to a magnetic flux of the magnet; and an endoscope memory storing correction information for correcting crosstalk onto the position detection signal by the magnetic flux of the coil. The processor includes a drive controller configured to correct the position detection signal based on the drive signal and the correction information and output the drive signal based on a target position and the corrected position detection signal, to the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori SHIMOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9742257
    Abstract: A camera shake correction apparatus includes a target position setting unit, a current setting unit, a driving unit, a magnetic flux detector, and an arithmetic unit. The target position setting unit sets a target position of a movable member. The current setting unit sets a current value to move the movable member to the target position. The driving unit drives the movable member with respect to a fixed member based on the set current set value. The magnetic flux detector detects a magnetic flux value changed with movement of the movable member. The arithmetic unit calculates a third magnetic flux value by subtracting a second magnetic flux value estimated to be generated from the driving unit based on the current set value from a first magnetic flux value actually detected by the magnetic flux detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 9678493
    Abstract: The invention provides a position detection apparatus comprising: a base part, a moving part movable relatively with respect to the base part, a position detection part that detects a position of the moving part relative to the base part on the basis of a magnetic flux change to produce position data, a temperature detection part that detects an ambient temperature, a position correction part that calculates a correction value on the basis of a difference between the position data and a given reference value and the ambient temperature, and corrects the position data on the basis of the calculated correction value to produce a first corrected position data, and a linearity correction part that corrects the first corrected position data on the basis of the correction value for nonlinearity of the position detection part to produce a second corrected position data, wherein: the position detection part is capable of detecting position value as far as a position area where, within a position range of relative
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ishikawa, Masanori Shimoyama, Rintaro Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20160366339
    Abstract: A camera shake correction apparatus includes a target position setting unit, a current setting unit, a driving unit, a magnetic flux detector, and an arithmetic unit. The target position setting unit sets a target position of a movable member. The current setting unit sets a current value to move the movable member to the target position. The driving unit drives the movable member with respect to a fixed member based on the set current set value, The magnetic flux detector detects a magnetic flux value changed with movement of the movable member. The arithmetic unit calculates a third magnetic flux value by subtracting a second magnetic flux value estimated to be generated from the driving unit based on the current set value from a first magnetic flux value actually detected by the magnetic flux detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori SHIMOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9516232
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a small-format image-shake correction apparatus and an imaging apparatus incorporating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rintaro Nishihara, Takashi Ishikawa, Masanori Shimoyama
  • Publication number: 20160080623
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a small-format image-shake correction apparatus and an imaging apparatus incorporating the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rintaro NISHIHARA, Takashi ISHIKAWA, Masanori SHIMOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9232141
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a small-format image-shake correction apparatus and an imaging apparatus incorporating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rintaro Nishihara, Takashi Ishikawa, Masanori Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 9031395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a moving member control apparatus that makes sure unerring control of a moving member having an ill-balanced structure and an imaging apparatus that incorporates that control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Shimoyama, Takashi Ishikawa, Rintaro Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20140379103
    Abstract: The invention provides a position detection apparatus comprising: a base part, a moving part movable relatively with respect to the base part, a position detection part that detects a position of the moving part relative to the base part on the basis of a magnetic flux change to produce position data, a temperature detection part that detects an ambient temperature, a position correction part that calculates a correction value on the basis of a difference between the position data and a given reference value and the ambient temperature, and corrects the position data on the basis of the calculated correction value to produce a first corrected position data, and a linearity correction part that corrects the first corrected position data on the basis of the correction value for nonlinearity of the position detection part to produce a second corrected position data, wherein: the position detection part is capable of detecting position value as far as a position area where, within a position range of relative
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi ISHIKAWA, Masanori SHIMOYAMA, Rintaro NISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20140375829
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a small-format image-shake correction apparatus and an imaging apparatus incorporating the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rintaro NISHIHARA, Takashi ISHIKAWA, Masanori SHIMOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140212118
    Abstract: The moving member control apparatus of the invention is characterized by comprising a base part 10, a moving part 30 capable of moving relatively with respect to the base part 10, a first driving portion 71 that applies driving force to the moving part 30, a second driving portion 72 that applies driving force to the moving part 30, a first instruction portion that gives an instruction to the first driving portion 71 about a displacement position or where to move, a second instruction portion that gives an instruction to the second driving portion 72 about a displacement position, a first position acquisition portion 34a that acquires a real position of the first driving portion 71, a second position acquisition portion 34b that acquires a real position of the second driving portion 72, a first deviation calculation portion that calculates a first deviation eX1 between a position rX1 instructed by the first instruction portion and a real position X1pos acquired by the first position acquisition portion 34a, a
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori SHIMOYAMA, Takashi ISHIKAWA, Rintaro NISHIHARA