Patents by Inventor Mitsugu MIHARA
Mitsugu MIHARA 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).
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Patent number: 10274586Abstract: A vehicle detection device includes: a first signal obtaining section which obtains a first signal corresponding to a distance to a subject object; a second signal obtaining section which obtains a second signal corresponding to a solid angle formed by the subject object; and a vehicle determining section which determines, based on the first and second signals, that the subject object is a vehicle, in a case where an actual size of the subject object is equal to or greater than a predetermined size.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Takada, Naoki Kageyama, Mitsugu Mihara
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Patent number: 9922543Abstract: A security sensor system is provided which allows the stopping of the device due to the end of a battery life to be postponed by suppressing battery power consumption, which is caused due to an object detection operation of the security sensor system, after a low battery state is detected. The security sensor system is powered by a battery. When a low battery detector detects a reduction in the voltage of the battery, an object detection operation of the security sensor system is switched from a normal mode to a suppression mode. Consumption of the battery in the suppression mode is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Ujike, Katsutoshi Tatsuoka, Hiroshi Makino, Mitsugu Mihara, Shinya Nishimura
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Patent number: 9870699Abstract: A security sensor system is provided which allows the stopping of the device due to the end of a battery life to be postponed by suppressing battery power consumption, which is caused due to an object detection operation of the security sensor system, after a low battery state is detected. The security sensor system is powered by a battery. When a low battery detector detects a reduction in the voltage of the battery, an object detection operation of the security sensor system is switched from a normal mode to a suppression mode. Consumption of the battery in the suppression mode is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Ujike, Katsutoshi Tatsuoka, Hiroshi Makino, Mitsugu Mihara, Shinya Nishimura
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Patent number: 9666003Abstract: An object detection system 1 includes a sensor section 10 configured to detect an object within a detection area A; and an adjuster (remote controller) 20 configured to interactively communicate with the sensor section 10. The adjuster 20 includes; a transmission unit 13 configured to transmit a setting signal for setting an operating condition of the sensor section 10 to the sensor section 10; an adjustment notification unit 23 configured to receive a completion signal of operating condition setting from the sensor section 10 and give notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed; and a target selection unit 25 configured to arbitrarily select a target sensor section 10 intended for the operating condition setting.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanao Shiraishi, Hiroyuki Ohba, Yasuhiro Takada, Mitsugu Mihara, Akihiro Ikeuchi
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Publication number: 20160223650Abstract: A vehicle detection device includes: a first signal obtaining section which obtains a first signal corresponding to a distance to a subject object; a second signal obtaining section which obtains a second signal corresponding to a solid angle formed by the subject object; and a vehicle determining section which determines, based on the first and second signals, that the subject object is a vehicle, in a case where an actual size of the subject object is equal to or greater than a predetermined size.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Yasuhiro TAKADA, Naoki KAGEYAMA, Mitsugu MIHARA
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Patent number: 9328548Abstract: An object detection system 1 includes a sensor section 10 configured to detect an object within a detection area A; and an adjuster (remote controller) 20 configured to interactively communicate with the sensor section 10. The sensor section 10 includes a driving machine 6 configured to adjust the detection area A. The adjuster 20 includes a transmission unit 13 configured to transmit, to the sensor section 10, a setting signal for setting an operating condition of the sensor section 10 including adjustment of the detection area A by the driving machine 6; and an adjustment notification unit 23 configured to receive a completion signal of operating condition setting from the sensor section 10 and subsequently give notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanao Shiraishi, Hiroyuki Ohba, Yasuhiro Takada, Mitsugu Mihara
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Publication number: 20150187195Abstract: A security sensor system is provided which allows the stopping of the device due to the end of a battery life to be postponed by suppressing battery power consumption, which is caused due to an object detection operation of the security sensor system, after a low battery state is detected. The security sensor system is powered by a battery. When a low battery detector detects a reduction in the voltage of the battery, an object detection operation of the security sensor system is switched from a normal mode to a suppression mode. Consumption of the battery in the suppression mode is suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao UJIKE, Katsutoshi TATSUOKA, Hiroshi MAKINO, Mitsugu MIHARA, Shinya NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 9064354Abstract: An authentication registration/invalidation apparatus is provided, which allows easy invalidation of an authentication tag when the authentication tag is lost, and facilitates management of authentication tags. When an RFID reader (2) receives an RFID signal including an instruction of invalidation, which is transmitted from an operation tag (10b) in a recognition area (A), an invalidation unit (32b) sets an operation mode to an invalidation enabled mode. If an RFID tag recognizer (31a) recognizes an authentication tag (10a) before or after the setting of the invalidation enabled mode, the invalidation unit 32b invalidates the authentication tag (10a), or invalidates all authentication tags (10a) that belong to a group to which the authentication tag belongs.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanao Shiraishi, Mitsugu Mihara, Hiroyuki Ohba, Takeshi Kawahara, Yasuhiro Hosaki, Satoshi Sogabe, Tomoki Kaneyama, Tomoya Masuyama, Kazuo Komiyama
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Publication number: 20150130653Abstract: A vehicle detecting sensor assembly (1) includes a microwave module (4) and a radome (5) for detecting the presence or absence of a parked vehicle, parked in a predetermined parking area (3), according an FMCW scheme. A shielding member (10) is provided on each of left and right sides, each of upper and lower sides or each of upper and lower and left and right sides of the module so as to protrude in a direction, conforming to the direction of transmission of a microwave, so that a detection range angle by the microwave can be varied in dependence on the position of the sensor and the size of the parking area, and a so disposed that the distance of separation between the module and the radome, through which the microwave passes, may lie in the vicinity of n times the half-wave length of the microwave.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanao SHIRAISHI, Yasuhiro TAKADA, Naoki KAGEYAMA, Mitsugu MIHARA
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Publication number: 20140361868Abstract: An object detection system 1 includes a sensor section 10 configured to detect an object within a detection area A; and an adjuster (remote controller) 20 configured to interactively communicate with the sensor section 10. The adjuster 20 includes; a transmission unit 13 configured to transmit a setting signal for setting an operating condition of the sensor section 10 to the sensor section 10; an adjustment notification unit 23 configured to receive a completion signal of operating condition setting from the sensor section 10 and give notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed; and a target selection unit 25 configured to arbitrarily select a target sensor section 10 intended for the operating condition setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanao SHIRAISHI, Hiroyuki OHBA, Yasuhiro TAKADA, Mitsugu MIHARA, Akihiro IKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20140361146Abstract: An object detection system 1 includes a sensor section 10 configured to detect an object within a detection area A; and an adjuster (remote controller) 20 configured to interactively communicate with the sensor section 10. The sensor section 10 includes a driving machine 6 configured to adjust the detection area A. The adjuster 20 includes a transmission unit 13 configured to transmit, to the sensor section 10, a setting signal for setting an operating condition of the sensor section 10 including adjustment of the detection area A by the driving machine 6; and an adjustment notification unit 23 configured to receive a completion signal of operating condition setting from the sensor section 10 and subsequently give notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanao SHIRAISHI, Hiroyuki OHBA, Yasuhiro TAKADA, Mitsugu MIHARA
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Publication number: 20140339305Abstract: An authentication registration/invalidation apparatus is provided, which allows easy invalidation of an authentication tag when the authentication tag is lost, and facilitates management of authentication tags. When an RFID reader (2) receives an RFID signal including an instruction of invalidation, which is transmitted from an operation tag (10b) in a recognition area (A), an invalidation unit (32b) sets an operation mode to an invalidation enabled mode. If an RFID tag recognizer (31a) recognizes an authentication tag (10a) before or after the setting of the invalidation enabled mode, the invalidation unit 32b invalidates the authentication tag (10a), or invalidates all authentication tags (10a) that belong to a group to which the authentication tag belongs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: OPTEX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanao SHIRAISHI, Mitsugu MIHARA, Hiroyuki OHBA, Takeshi KAWAHARA, Yasuhiro HOSAKI, Satoshi SOGABE, Tomoki KANEYAMA, Tomoya MASUYAMA, Kazuo KOMIYAMA