Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Makamura

Masayoshi Makamura 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: 20050105410
    Abstract: In an optical information reproduction apparatus having optical beam sources having at least two types of wavelengths, an object lens may be damaged by colliding with an information recording medium while driving a focus servo, which is caused by a fake signal generated due to an incompatibility of the wavelength in use with the information recording medium. To solve such a problem, in case the type of the information recording medium is unrecognizable and a focus servo is led in by using the optical beam source having the first wavelength, the focus servo is led in by using the second focus servo lead-in unit which is driven by an output of a near focus point detection unit during an operation of a second focus search unit which renders the object lens move away from the information recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Emi Kitano, Masayoshi Makamura, Yoshiyasu Nakayama, Yasuo Ueda