Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Mimori
Mitsuru Mimori 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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Publication number: 20230061607Abstract: A measurement method is provided for non-destructive inspection of a magnetic material as an inspection target in a non-magnetic body. The method includes application of a magnetic field from a magnetic field applying unit to the inspection target through a surface of the non-magnetic body, and measurement of a magnetic field from the inspection target with a magnetic sensor on the surface of the non-magnetic body adjacent to the magnetic field applying unit at positions having different distances from the magnetic field applying unit in a first direction away from the magnetic field applying unit. The magnetic field from the inspection target is attenuated with the distances. In the method, first and second measurements are performed with the magnetic field applying unit respectively arranged on one side and on the other side in the first direction relative to the positions where the magnetic sensor performs measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi MORITA, Katsunori TESHIMA, Mitsuru MIMORI, Yoshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Motonori TAKAKURA
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Patent number: 8385181Abstract: Provided are an optical pickup apparatus and an objective lens which can appropriately record and/or reproduce information on three types of discs with different recording densities and improve the light-utilization efficiency using a simple structure. A first optical path difference providing structure is formed on an optical surface of the objective lens. The first optical path difference providing structure is a step structure in which plural ring-shaped step units each including the same number of steps are arranged concentrically about the optical axis as the center. The width w1 in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the highest step or the lowest step in at least one step unit in the step structure is approximately half of the average value w2 of two steps at both sides of the highest step or the lowest step in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventor: Mitsuru Mimori
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Patent number: 8208361Abstract: Provided is an optical pickup device which can properly record and/or reproduce information on and/or from three types of discs having different recording densities and is simple in configuration and low cost. An objective lens is also provided. On the optical surface of the objective lens, an optical path difference giving structure is formed. Out of diffracted light generated when a first luminous flux enters the structure, second order diffracted light has the maximum diffraction volume. Out of diffracted light generated when a second luminous flux enters the structure, zero order diffracted light has the maximum diffraction volume. Out of diffracted light generated when a third luminous flux enters the structure, the minus first order diffracted light has the maximum diffraction volume.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventor: Mitsuru Mimori
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Patent number: 7924683Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus comprises a first light source for emitting a first light flux having first wavelength ?1 (430 nm>?1>380 nm), a second light source for emitting a second light flux having second wavelength ?2 (?2>?1), an objective optical system having phase structure thereon, and at least one moving optical element for guiding the light flux into the objective optical system, the moving optical element being moved in a direction parallel to an optical axis corresponding to the first light wavelength ?1 and the second light wavelength ?2, wherein the objective optical system has phase structure and satisfies M1=M2=0, where, M1 and M2 denote a first and second magnifications of the objective optical system for recording and/or reproducing the information on or from the first and second optical information media.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Junji Hashimura, Tohru Kimura, Mitsuru Mimori
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Publication number: 20110075546Abstract: Provided are an optical pickup apparatus and an objective lens which can appropriately record and/or reproduce information on three types of discs with different recording densities and improve the light-utilization efficiency using a simple structure. A first optical path difference providing structure is formed on an optical surface of the objective lens. The first optical path difference providing structure is a step structure in which plural ring-shaped step units each including the same number of steps are arranged concentrically about the optical axis as the center. The width w1 in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the highest step or the lowest step in at least one step unit in the step structure is approximately half of the average value w2 of two steps at both sides of the highest step or the lowest step in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventor: Mitsuru Mimori
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Publication number: 20110007622Abstract: Provided is an optical pickup device which can properly record and/or reproduce information on and/or from three types of discs having different recording densities and is simple in configuration and low cost. An objective lens is also provided. On the optical surface of the objective lens, an optical path difference giving structure is formed. Out of diffracted light generated when a first luminous flux enters the structure, second order diffracted light has the maximum diffraction volume. Out of diffracted light generated when a second luminous flux enters the structure, zero order diffracted light has the maximum diffraction volume. Out of diffracted light generated when a third luminous flux enters the structure, the minus first order diffracted light has the maximum diffraction volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventor: Mitsuru Mimori
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Patent number: 7715299Abstract: The objective optical system of the present invention includes a first diffraction structure that applies diffraction to the light fluxes of wavelength ?1, wavelength ?2 and wavelength ?3 so that the diffracted lights of the L-th order (L: odd number), M-th order (M: integer) and N-th order (N: integer) each will have the maximum diffraction efficiency, and a first optical path difference-generating structure that substantially provides a phase difference to or two of the light fluxes of wavelength ?1, wavelength ?2 and wavelength ?3.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventor: Mitsuru Mimori
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Patent number: 7636290Abstract: An optical element comprises: a diffractive structure having a plurality of diffracting ring-shaped zones arranged around an optical axis on at least one optical surface; and an optical path difference giving structure arranged on an optical surface of at least one of the plurality of diffracting ring-shaped zones, for giving a prescribed optical path difference to a prescribed light beam passing through the diffracting ring-shaped zone, wherein the optical surface of the diffractive structure is a structure having a diffracting function for setting L-th (L?0) order diffracted light of the light beam having the first wavelength ?1 to a maximum diffraction efficiency and for setting M-th (M?0) order diffracted light of the light beam having the second wavelength ?2 to a maximum diffraction efficiency in case of an assumption of no existence of the optical path difference giving structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2003Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Mitsuru Mimori, Kouhei Ohta
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Patent number: 7525879Abstract: An objective optical element for use in an optical pickup apparatus first-third light sources emitting first-third light fluxes and a light converging optical system, includes a first optical path difference providing structure for providing an optical path difference which provides a substantial phase change to the third light flux and does not provide a substantial phase change to the first and second light fluxes; and a second optical path difference providing structure for providing an optical path difference to the first light flux, the second light flux and the third light flux, wherein the objective optical element converges the first-third light fluxes through the protective layers with the thicknesses t1-t3 onto an information recording surface of the first-third optical information media respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2005Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Mitsuru Mimori, Junji Hashimura, Kiyono Ikenaka
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Patent number: 7463568Abstract: An objective optical element of an optical pickup apparatus has a magnification m1 satisfying the following formula for a light flux of the wavelength ?1:?1/7?m1??1/25 and |m1 |<|M1, where M1 is an optical system magnification from the first light source to the first optical information recording medium for a light flux of the wavelength ?1. The objective optical element comprises a common region and an exclusive region. The exclusive region includes an exclusive diffractive structure having a function to suppress an increase of spherical aberration due to a raise of atmospheric temperature. A light flux of a wavelength ?2. having passed through the exclusive diffractive structure intersects with the optical axis at a position different from the position of the converged light spot formed on the information recording plane of the second optical information recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Mitsuru Mimori, Kohei Ota, Shinichiro Saito, Yuichi Atarashi, Katsuya Sakamoto, Hidekazu Totsuka, Kiyono Ikenaka
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Publication number: 20080259767Abstract: An objective optical element of an optical pickup apparatus has a magnification m1 satisfying the following formula for a light flux of the wavelength ?1: ? 1/7?m1?? 1/25 and |m1|<|M1, where M1 is an optical system magnification from the first light source to the first optical information recording medium for a light flux of the wavelength ?1. The objective optical element comprises a common region and an exclusive region. The exclusive region includes an exclusive diffractive structure having a function to suppress an increase of spherical aberration due to a raise of atmospheric temperature. A light flux of a wavelength ?2 having passed through the exclusive diffractive structure intersects with the optical axis at a position different from the position of the converged light spot formed on the information recording plane of the second optical information recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Mitsuru Mimori, Kohei Ota, Shinichiro Saito, Yuichi Atarashi, Katsuya Sakamoto, Hidekazu Totsuka, Kiyono Ikenaka
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Patent number: 7440382Abstract: An objective optical element for use in an optical pickup apparatus comprises a first optical surface including a first diffractive structure which comprises a plurality of concentric ring-shaped diffractive zones having a center on the optical axis and stepped surfaces arranged to be almost parallel to the optical axis and connecting respective neighboring ring-shaped diffractive zones; and a second optical surface including a second diffractive structure which comprises a plurality of concentric ring-shaped diffractive zones having a center on the optical axis and stepped surfaces arranged to be almost parallel to the optical axis and connecting respective neighboring ring-shaped diffractive zones. The stepped surfaces of the first diffractive structure are arranged to face an optical axis side, and the stepped surfaces of the second diffractive structure are arranged to face an opposite side of the optical axis side.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Mitsuru Mimori
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Patent number: 7330406Abstract: An optical pickup device, comprises light sources to emit a first light flux having a wavelength ?1 (380 nm<?1<450 nm); a second light flux having a wavelength ?2 (600 nm<?2<700 nm); and a light-converging optical system. The light-converging optical system converges the first light flux on a first optical information recording medium through a protective layer having a thickness t1 and the light-converging optical system converges the second light flux on a second optical information recording medium through a protective layer having a thickness t2. The light-converging optical system forms a first spot on the information recording surface of the first optical information recording medium by using N-th order diffracted light ray generated, and the light-converging optical system forms a second spot on the information recording surface of the second optical information recording medium by using M-th order (M?N) diffracted light ray generated.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kiyono Ikenaka, Mitsuru Mimori
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Publication number: 20070159952Abstract: An objective optical element of an optical pickup apparatus has a magnification m1 satisfying the following formula for a light flux of the wavelength ?1:?1/7?m1??1/25 and |m1 |<|M1, where M1 is an optical system magnification from the first light source to the first optical information recording medium for a light flux of the wavelength ?1. The objective optical element comprises a common region and an exclusive region. The exclusive region includes an exclusive diffractive structure having a function to suppress an increase of spherical aberration due to a raise of atmospheric temperature. A light flux of a wavelength ?2. having passed through the exclusive diffractive structure intersects with the optical axis at a position different from the position of the converged light spot formed on the information recording plane of the second optical information recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2007Publication date: July 12, 2007Inventors: Mitsuru Mimori, Kohei Ota, Shinichiro Saito, Yuichi Atarashi, Katsuya Sakamoto, Hidekazu Totsuka, Kiyono Ikenaka
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Publication number: 20070133375Abstract: An optical pickup device, comprises light sources to emit a first light flux having a wavelength ?1 (380 nm<?1<450 nm); a second light flux having a wavelength ?2 (600 nm<?2<700 nm); and a light-converging optical system. The light-converging optical system converges the first light flux on a first optical information recording medium through a protective layer having a thickness t1 and the light-converging optical system converges the second light flux on a second optical information recording medium through a protective layer having a thickness t2. The light-converging optical system forms a first spot on the information recording surface of the first optical information recording medium by using N-th order diffracted light ray generated, and the light-converging optical system forms a second spot on the information recording surface of the second optical information recording medium by using M-th order (M?N) diffracted light ray generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2007Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Kiyono Ikenaka, Mitsuru Mimori
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Patent number: 7200079Abstract: An optical pickup device, comprises light sources to emit a first light flux having a wavelength ?1 (380 nm<?1<450 nm); a second light flux having a wavelength ?2 (600 nm<?2<700 nm); and a light-converging optical system. The light-converging optical system converges the first light flux on a first optical information recording medium through a protective layer having a thickness t1 and the light-converging optical system converges the second light flux on a second optical information recording medium through a protective layer having a thickness t2. The light-converging optical system forms a first spot on the information recording surface of the first optical information recording medium by using N-th order diffracted light ray generated, and the light-converging optical system forms a second spot on the information recording surface of the second optical information recording medium by using M-th order (M?N) diffracted light ray generated.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2003Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kiyono Ikenaka, Mitsuru Mimori
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Patent number: 7120108Abstract: An objective lens to converge a light flux having a working reference wavelength ?0 (380 nm??0?450 nm) under a working reference temperature T0 onto an optical information recording medium equipped with a protective substrate having a thickness of 0.6 mm with almost no aberration. The diffractive structural section of the objective lens has a first compensating function to compensate a change amount ?SA1 of the third-order spherical aberration component of wavefront aberration caused by a fluctuation of a working wavelength, a second compensating function to compensate a deviation ?WD of a converged-light spot in an optical axis direction caused by a fluctuation of a working wavelength, and a third compensating function to compensate a change amount ?SA2 of the third-order spherical aberration component of wavefront aberration caused by a change of a refractive index of the lens body.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kohei Ota, Mitsuru Mimori
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Publication number: 20050219987Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus comprises a first light source for emitting a first light flux having first wavelength ?1 (430 nm>?1>380 nm), a second light source for emitting a second light flux having second wavelength ?2 (?2>?1), an objective optical system having phase structure thereon, and at least one moving optical element for guiding the light flux into the objective optical system, the moving optical element being moved in a direction parallel to an optical axis corresponding to the first light wavelength ?1 and the second light wavelength ?2, wherein the objective optical system has phase structure and satisfies M1=M2=0, where, M1 and M2 denote a first and second magnifications of the objective optical system for recording and/or reproducing the information on or from the first and second optical information media.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Junji Hashimura, Tohru Kimura, Mitsuru Mimori
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Patent number: 6952390Abstract: This invention is directed to an optical pickup apparatus, condensing optical system, and optical element which can at least reproduce and/or record information from/on a first optical information recording medium having a protective substrate thickness t1 by using a light beam of a first wavelength ?1 emitted from a first light source, and reproduce and/or record information from/on a second optical information recording medium having a protective substrate thickness t2 (t2?t1) by using a light beam of a second wavelength ?2 (?2>?1) emitted from a second light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventor: Mitsuru Mimori
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Publication number: 20050201250Abstract: An objective optical element for use in an optical pickup apparatus first-third light sources emitting first-third light fluxes and a light converging optical system, includes a first optical path difference providing structure for providing an optical path difference which provides a substantial phase change to the third light flux and does not provide a substantial phase change to the first and second light fluxes; and a second optical path difference providing structure for providing an optical path difference to the first light flux, the second light flux and the third light flux, wherein the objective optical element converges the first-third light fluxes through the protective layers with the thicknesses t1-t3 onto an information recording surface of the first-third optical information media respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Mitsuru Mimori, Junji Hashimura, Kiyono Ikenaka