Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiko OOTA

Mitsuhiko OOTA 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: 11209643
    Abstract: A phase filter 101 is configured to comprise an annular structure rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis, each annular zone including a cross-sectional shape of substantially parabola for uniformly extending incident rays of light on a focal plane and letting the rays overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimano, Kouichi Sakita, Mitsuhiko Oota
  • Patent number: 10571710
    Abstract: Provided is an optical component including multiple annular zones that each provides a predetermined phase to a light flux passing through an optical system, where for each of the annular zones, the surface closer to the inner circumference of the optical component is substantially equal in area to the surface closer to the outer circumference thereof, and in a cross section in the radial direction of the optical component, the tangent at an outer circumferential end of each annular zone is substantially equal in inclination to the tangent at an inner circumferential end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Oota, Takeshi Shimano
  • Publication number: 20200036876
    Abstract: A phase filter 101 is configured to comprise an annular structure rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis, each annular zone including a cross-sectional shape of substantially parabola for uniformly extending incident rays of light on a focal plane and letting the rays overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIMANO, Kouichi SAKITA, Mitsuhiko OOTA
  • Patent number: 10477086
    Abstract: A phase filter 101 is configured to comprise an annular structure rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis, each annular zone including a cross-sectional shape of substantially parabola for uniformly extending incident rays of light on a focal plane and letting the rays overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimano, Kouichi Sakita, Mitsuhiko Oota
  • Patent number: 10409031
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus has: a deformable mirror configured from a plurality of micromirrors; an optical system to form, on the deformable mirror, an intermediate image of an image to be formed based on image data outputted from an image output unit; an imaging device; an image comparator; and a controller for controlling the deformable mirror. The image comparator performs comparison between the image data outputted from the image output unit, and image pickup data of a projection surface, the image of which is picked up by the imaging device, and obtains blur correction amount of the image on the projection surface by each divided region of a projection image, and based on the blur correction amount of the image on the projection surface, said blur correction amount having been obtained by each region, the controller moves, corresponding to the blur correction amount, the micromirrors corresponding to respective regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuhiko Oota
  • Patent number: 10228499
    Abstract: To provide an optical component (phase plate) capable of acquiring an image of a deep depth of field or focal position, and an imaging device using it. What is provided is the optical component that includes multiple ring zones demarcated by multiple concentric circles, and is configured to be rotationally symmetric to a center of the concentric circles. Cross sections of the ring zones on a plane being parallel to a direction perpendicular to the concentric circles and including the center have concave or convex shapes. Each of the concave or convex shapes of the cross sections of the ring zones is asymmetric to a centerline of a width of each of the ring zones in a radial direction of the concentric circles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Sakita, Mitsuhiko Oota, Takeshi Shimano
  • Publication number: 20180356612
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus has: a deformable mirror configured from a plurality of micromirrors; an optical system to form, on the deformable mirror, an intermediate image of an image to be formed based on image data outputted from an image output unit; an imaging device; an image comparator; and a controller for controlling the deformable mirror. The image comparator performs comparison between the image data outputted from the image output unit, and image pickup data of a projection surface, the image of which is picked up by the imaging device, and obtains blur correction amount of the image on the projection surface by each divided region of a projection image, and based on the blur correction amount of the image on the projection surface, said blur correction amount having been obtained by each region, the controller moves, corresponding to the blur correction amount, the micromirrors corresponding to respective regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicants: MAXELL, LTD., MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsuhiko OOTA
  • Publication number: 20180249052
    Abstract: A phase filter 101 is configured to comprise an annular structure rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis, each annular zone including a cross-sectional shape of substantially parabola for uniformly extending incident rays of light on a focal plane and letting the rays overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIMANO, Kouichi SAKITA, Mitsuhiko OOTA
  • Publication number: 20180173005
    Abstract: Provided is an optical component including multiple annular zones that each provides a predetermined phase to a light flux passing through an optical system, where for each of the annular zones, the surface closer to the inner circumference of the optical component is substantially equal in area to the surface closer to the outer circumference thereof, and in a cross section in the radial direction of the optical component, the tangent at an outer circumferential end of each annular zone is substantially equal in inclination to the tangent at an inner circumferential end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko OOTA, Takeshi SHIMANO
  • Patent number: 9967441
    Abstract: A phase filter 101 is configured to comprise an annular structure rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis, each annular zone including a cross-sectional shape of substantially parabola for uniformly extending incident rays of light on a focal plane and letting the rays overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimano, Kouichi Sakita, Mitsuhiko Oota
  • Publication number: 20170045653
    Abstract: To provide an optical component (phase plate) capable of acquiring an image of a deep depth of field or focal position, and an imaging device using it. What is provided is the optical component that includes multiple ring zones demarcated by multiple concentric circles, and is configured to be rotationally symmetric to a center of the concentric circles. Cross sections of the ring zones on a plane being parallel to a direction perpendicular to the concentric circles and including the center have concave or convex shapes. Each of the concave or convex shapes of the cross sections of the ring zones is asymmetric to a centerline of a width of each of the ring zones in a radial direction of the concentric circles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Koichi SAKITA, Mitsuhiko OOTA, Takeshi SHIMANO
  • Publication number: 20160057337
    Abstract: A phase filter 101 is configured to comprise an annular structure rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis, each annular zone including a cross-sectional shape of substantially parabola for uniformly extending incident rays of light on a focal plane and letting the rays overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIMANO, Kouichi SAKITA, Mitsuhiko OOTA