Patents by Inventor Masashi OTOMI

Masashi OTOMI 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: 10962007
    Abstract: A gas ejection apparatus ejects gas using a compressor that compresses the gas by a rotating body inside a cylinder, and includes a detector and a microcomputer. The detector detects a position of the rotating body inside the cylinder based on positions of gears which are coupled to the rotating body. When the microcomputer receives an ejection instruction, the microcomputer controls intake and exhaust of the compressor according to detection results of the detector, and causes the compressor to wait in an intake completion state upon completion of ejection of the gas that was performed in response to the ejection instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masashi Otomi, Toru Yamaguchi, Minoru Hirashima, Mitsuhiro Tsukazaki
  • Patent number: 10883503
    Abstract: A gas ejection apparatus includes: a cylinder having a rotating member that rotates within the cylinder; a motor coupled to the rotating member of the cylinder and that causes gas to be compressed inside the cylinder and to be ejected from the cylinder by causing rotation of the rotating member; a control circuit board that controls the motor; and a case in which the cylinder, the motor and the control circuit board are disposed. The case extends in a planar direction and has side surfaces that are orthogonal to the planar direction. The motor and the cylinder are arranged adjacent to each other in the planar direction of the case. The control circuit board is disposed adjacent to and substantially parallel to one of the side surfaces of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masashi Hida, Tomohisa Koseki, Masashi Otomi, Toru Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10737663
    Abstract: An extraneous-matter removing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a connector, a detector, and a removal unit. The connector is connected with a branch wire branching from a camera wire. The camera wire transmits a start-up signal for starting up a camera provided outside of a vehicle. The detector detects the start-up signal flowing through the branch wire connected with the connector. The removal unit performs, when the detector detects the start-up signal, a removing operation of an extraneous matter attached to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masashi Otomi, Masahiro Koharazawa
  • Patent number: 10717418
    Abstract: An air compressor according to an embodiment, which includes a cylinder and a rotating body provided to be rotatable around a rotation axis in the cylinder so as to generate compressed air through intake and exhaustion caused by rotation of the rotating body, includes an intake valve. The intake valve takes air in the intake and exhaustion. The intake valve is provided in the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasutaka Yamanaka, Tomohisa Koseki, Masashi Otomi
  • Patent number: 10703300
    Abstract: An optical unit includes an optical sensor, a nozzle and a fixing part. The nozzle is positioned and configured to eject fluid onto an optical surface of the optical sensor. The fixing part is slidably engaged over the optical sensor and the nozzle from a side of the optical sensor having the optical surface and integrally fixes the optical sensor and the nozzle to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohisa Koseki, Masashi Otomi, Yasutaka Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 10704551
    Abstract: A rotation device according to an embodiment includes a first gear, a second gear, and an energizing part. The first gear includes a toothless part and is connected with a rotation driving source. The toothless part is obtained by cutting a part of continuous teeth of the first gear. The second gear is arranged to be able to be engaged with the first gear and is rotated, when engaged with the first gear, in a predetermined direction by a rotation of the rotation driving source in one direction. The energizing part energizes the second gear in a direction reverse to the predetermined direction when the second gear is in a free state in which an engagement of the second gear with the first gear is released by the toothless part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masashi Otomi, Tomohisa Koseki
  • Patent number: 10459219
    Abstract: A problem is for saving space of an extraneous-matter removing apparatus. In order to solve this problem, one aspect of embodiments is of an extraneous-matter removing apparatus for removing an extraneous matter attached to a camera and includes an air compressing unit. The air compressing unit includes a cylinder and a vane that is provided in the cylinder to be rotatable around a rotation axis, and ejects a compressed air generated by rotation of the vane to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Masashi Otomi
  • Patent number: 10345949
    Abstract: There is provided an input device. A panel has an input operation surface. A detecting unit detects a user's touch operation on the input operation surface. A vibrating element can vibrate the panel, thereby capable of changing the frictional force of the input operation surface. A panel supporting unit supports the panel such that the panel can move in a direction parallel with or perpendicular to the input operation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohisa Koseki, Masashi Otomi, Masaki Watase
  • Publication number: 20190145411
    Abstract: A gas ejection apparatus includes a cylindrical cylinder, cylinder walls, blades, and a gas sending outlet. The cylinder walls divide an inside of the cylinder into a plurality of chambers. The blades send out gas in the plurality of chambers to an outside of the cylinder by a rotary motion of the blades that compresses the gas. The gas sending outlet is provided to each of the plurality of chambers on an end wall of the cylinder adjacent to a circumference of the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masashi OTOMI, Yasutaka YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190145413
    Abstract: A gas ejection apparatus ejects gas using a compressor that compresses the gas by a rotating body inside a cylinder, and includes a detector and a microcomputer. The detector detects a position of the rotating body inside the cylinder based on positions of gears which are coupled to the rotating body. When the microcomputer receives an ejection instruction, the microcomputer controls intake and exhaust of the compressor according to detection results of the detector, and causes the compressor to wait in an intake completion state upon completion of ejection of the gas that was performed in response to the ejection instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masashi OTOMI, Toru YAMAGUCHI, Minoru HIRASHIMA, Mitsuhiro TSUKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190145407
    Abstract: A gas ejection apparatus includes: a cylinder having a rotating member that rotates within the cylinder; a motor coupled to the rotating member of the cylinder and that causes gas to be compressed inside the cylinder and to he ejected from the cylinder by causing rotation of the rotating member; a control circuit board that controls the motor; and a case in which the cylinder, the motor and the control circuit board are disposed. The case extends in a planar direction and has side surfaces that are orthogonal to the planar direction. The motor and the cylinder are arranged adjacent to each other in the planar direction of the case. The control circuit board is disposed adjacent to and substantially parallel to one of the side surfaces of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masashi HIDA, Tomohisa KOSEKI, Masashi OTOMI, Toru YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190031115
    Abstract: An attachment structure of a driving apparatus according to an embodiment includes an attachment part, a bracket, and an elastic member. The attachment part is provided in the driving apparatus. The bracket is erected on an attached member. An end close to the attached member of the elastic member is in contact with the attached member. At least a part of the elastic member is arranged between the attachment part and the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masashi HIDA, Tomohisa KOSEKI, Masashi OTOMI
  • Publication number: 20180246322
    Abstract: A problem is for saving space of an extraneous-matter removing apparatus. In order to solve this problem, one aspect of embodiments is of an extraneous-matter removing apparatus for removing an extraneous matter attached to a camera and includes an air compressing unit. The air compressing unit includes a cylinder and a vane that is provided in the cylinder to be rotatable around a rotation axis, and ejects a compressed air generated by rotation of the vane to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Masashi OTOMI
  • Publication number: 20180154869
    Abstract: An air compressor according to an embodiment, which includes a cylinder and a rotating body provided to be rotatable around a rotation axis in the cylinder so as to generate compressed air through intake and exhaustion caused by rotation of the rotating body, includes an intake valve. The intake valve takes air in the intake and exhaustion. The intake valve is provided in the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasutaka YAMANAKA, Tomohisa KOSEKI, Masashi OTOMI
  • Publication number: 20180141523
    Abstract: An extraneous-matter removing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a connector, a detector, and a removal unit. The connector is connected with a branch wire branching from a camera wire. The camera wire transmits a start-up signal for starting up a camera provided outside of a vehicle. The detector detects the start-up signal flowing through the branch wire connected with the connector. The removal unit performs, when the detector detects the start-up signal, a removing operation of an extraneous matter attached to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masashi OTOMI, Masahiro KOHARAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180142688
    Abstract: A rotation device according to an embodiment includes a first gear, a second gear, and an energizing part. The first gear includes a toothless part and is connected with a rotation driving source. The toothless part is obtained by cutting a part of continuous teeth of the first gear. The second gear is arranged to be able to be engaged with the first gear and is rotated, when engaged with the first gear, in a predetermined direction by a rotation of the rotation driving source in one direction. The energizing part energizes the second gear in a direction reverse to the predetermined direction when the second gear is in a free state in which an engagement of the second gear with the first gear is released by the toothless part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masashi OTOMI, Tomohisa KOSEKI
  • Patent number: 9979865
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus includes: a camera that captures images of an outside of the vehicle; a storage chamber in which the camera is stored; a lid that opens and closes an aperture extending between an inside of the storage chamber and an outside of the storage chamber. Moreover, the vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus further includes an opening switch that is actuated in response to pressure applied to the lid and that sends a signal for opening a door of a luggage compartment of the vehicle when the opening switch is actuated. Thus, the opening switch and the camera can be disposed in a same position of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohisa Koseki, Masashi Otomi
  • Publication number: 20180126921
    Abstract: An optical unit includes an optical sensor, a nozzle and a fixing part. The nozzle is positioned and configured to eject fluid onto an optical surface of the optical sensor. The fixing part is slidably engaged over the optical sensor and the nozzle from a side of the optical sensor having the optical surface and integrally fixes the optical sensor and the nozzle to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohisa KOSEKI, Masashi OTOMI, Yasutaka YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170060323
    Abstract: There is provided an input device. A panel has an input operation surface. A detecting unit detects a user's touch operation on the input operation surface. A vibrating element can vibrate the panel, thereby capable of changing the frictional force of the input operation surface. A panel supporting unit supports the panel such that the panel can move in a direction parallel with or perpendicular to the input operation surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohisa KOSEKI, Masashi OTOMI, Masaki WATASE
  • Publication number: 20160236558
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus includes: a camera that captures images of an outside of the vehicle; a storage chamber in which the camera is stored; a lid that opens and closes an aperture extending between an inside of the storage chamber and an outside of the storage chamber. Moreover, the vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus further includes an opening switch that is actuated in response to pressure applied to the lid and that sends a signal for opening a door of a luggage compartment of the vehicle when the opening switch is actuated. Thus, the opening switch and the camera can be disposed in a same position of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohisa KOSEKI, Masashi OTOMI