Patents by Inventor Motoshi Tanaka

Motoshi Tanaka 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: 20230366148
    Abstract: A dyeing system includes a transport device that transports a transport unit including a resin body, a transfer device that transfers a dye to the resin body in a state where a base body to which the dye is adhered faces the resin body, a laser fixing device that heats the resin body to which the dye is transferred by irradiating a surface of the resin body with laser light, an oven fixing device that heats a whole of the resin body to which the dye is transferred by the transfer device, a laser-applied transport path through which the transport unit including the resin body on which the dye is to be fixed by the laser fixing device is transported, and an oven-applied transport path through which the transport unit including the resin body on which the dye is to be fixed by the oven fixing device is transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Minoru INUZUKA, Ryoji SHIBATA, Motoshi TANAKA, Shigenobu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230074453
    Abstract: A dyeing data management method is performed between dyeing systems disposed at different locations. The method includes a first dyeing step of dyeing a lens in a first dyeing system, a first acquisition step of acquiring first result color information of the lens dyed in the first dyeing system, a dyeing data creation step of creating dyeing data based on a discharge amount of dye in the first dyeing step and the first result color information, a data provision step of providing the dyeing data for dyeing a lens to a predetermined color from the first dyeing system to a second dyeing system, a second dyeing step of performing dyeing of a lens according to the provided dyeing data in the second dyeing system, and a second acquisition step of acquiring second result color information of the lens dyed in the second dyeing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Minoru Inuzuka, Motoshi Tanaka, Ryoji Shibata, Shigenobu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220161587
    Abstract: A dye-deposited base body manufacturing apparatus manufactures a dye-deposited base body. The dye-deposited base body is used in a dyeing step of dyeing a resin body. A dye to be transferred to the resin body is deposited to a base body. The dye-deposited base body manufacturing apparatus is provided with a printing device, a conveyance device, and a base body movement device. The printing device prints a dye for dyeing the resin body on the base body. The conveyance device conveys a dyeing tray on which the dye-deposited resin body on which the dye is printed by the printing device is placed. The base body movement device moves the dye-deposited base body from a printing position by the printing device to a side of the conveyance device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji SHIBATA, Minoru INUZUKA, Koji ABE, Motoshi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210032809
    Abstract: A dyeing system includes a conveyance device, a reader, a dye fixing device, and a controller. The conveyance device conveys a conveyance unit including the resin body. The reader reads information relating to the conveyance unit. The dye fixing device heats the resin body in the conveyance unit conveyed by the conveyance device and fixes a dye adhering to a surface of the resin body, on the resin body. The controller acquires a parameter for a process executed to the resin body in the conveyance unit, based on the information read by the reader. The controller controls the dye fixing device based on the acquired parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji SHIBATA, Minoru INUZUKA, Koji ABE, Motoshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9988708
    Abstract: A dyeing device dyes a resin body by vaporizing and depositing a sublimation dye adhered to a dyeing base to a resin body and fixing the dye to the resin body. The dyeing device lowers the pressure inside a closed chamber that closes the periphery of the resin body by a pump. In the state where the adhesion surface of the dyeing base to which the dye is adhered faces the resin body without contact, by heating the dye adhered to the dyeing base inside the closed chamber of which the pressure is lowered, the dye is sublimated, vaporized, and deposited on the resin body. The pressure inside the closed chamber is raised higher than the pressure at the vaporizing and depositing time. By irradiating the resin body on which the dye is vaporized and deposited with electromagnetic wave, the resin body is heated and the dye is and fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Ota, Minoru Inuzuka, Atsushi Yano, Motoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9951246
    Abstract: A composition for a hard coat according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a trifunctional or more methacrylate monomer and/or acrylate monomer; and a mixed solvent that contains a first solvent including at least one of a glycol-based solvent and a cellosolve-based solvent, and a second solvent including lower alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Akira Tezuka, Minoru Inuzuka, Hironori Ebi, Motoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9781242
    Abstract: A setting system including a mobile terminal having an interface with an external device so as to transmit and receive information therebetween; and a display device having the interface with the mobile terminal so as to transmit and receive information therebetween, a display section whose screen size is larger than the mobile terminal, and an input section to which the user can input information. When the mobile terminal and the display device are connected through the interface, the mobile terminal and the display device display a setting screen that includes a setting item that sets at least the state of the mobile terminal such that the user can change a setting for the mobile terminal on the setting screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Motoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9776293
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for processing a periphery of an eyeglass lens includes: a lens chuck shaft configured to chuck the eyeglass lens; a shaft angle changing portion configured to change a shaft angle of the lens chuck shaft; a first processing tool unit including at least one spindle at which a first processing tool is provided; a second processing tool unit that is disposed to oppose the first processing tool unit and that includes at least one spindle at which a second processing tool is provided; and a controller configured to change one of the first and second processing tool unit to be used for processing the eyeglass lens to the other of the first and second processing tool by controlling driving of the shaft angle changing portion to change the shaft angle of the lens chuck shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Nakako, Ryoji Shibata, Motoshi Tanaka, Hirokatsu Obayashi, Toshiro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9527186
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing system includes: a plurality of processing devices including first and second processing devices, each of the first and second processing devices including a lens processing unit configured to process an eyeglass lens and a processing control unit configured to control the lens processing unit; a memory unit configured to store first processing information based on which the first processing device performs a first process on the eyeglass lens; and a processing setting unit that includes a setting unit configured to set, for each of the first and second processing devices, correction data based on which the first processing information is to be corrected to acquire second processing information. One of the first and second processing devices performs a second process on the eyeglass lens based on the second processing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoshi Tanaka, Hirokatsu Obayashi
  • Patent number: 9475242
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a lens chuck unit that holds an eyeglass lens; a processing unit that has a processing tool to process the eyeglass lens held by the lens chuck unit; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a relative distance between the eyeglass lens and the processing tool. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus operates the processing unit and processes the eyeglass lens by operating the adjustment unit based on processing data. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a check unit that checks whether or not the eyeglass lens is properly processed in a state where the eyeglass lens is held by the lens chuck unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadamasa Yamamoto, Motoshi Tanaka, Hirokatsu Obayashi
  • Patent number: 9322739
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens measuring apparatus includes a measuring optical system configured to measure optical properties of an eyeglass lens for the right eye and optical properties of an eyeglass lens for the left eye; and a point marking mechanism including a first point marking member configured to provide a first mark point defining an optical center and an astigmatic axis of the eyeglass lens which are acquired by using the measuring optical system, and a second point marking member configured to provide a second mark point defining an upper portion and a lower portion of the eyeglass lens, wherein the point marking mechanism is configured to provide the eyeglass lens for the right eye and the eyeglass lens for the left eye respectively with the second mark points almost the same in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20160075908
    Abstract: A composition for a hard coat according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a trifunctional or more methacrylate monomer and/or acrylate monomer; and a mixed solvent that contains a first solvent including at least one of a glycol-based solvent and a cellosolve-based solvent, and a second solvent including lower alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Akira TEZUKA, Minoru INUZUKA, Hironori EBI, Motoshi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160002768
    Abstract: A dyeing device dyes a resin body by vaporizing and depositing a sublimation dye adhered to a dyeing base to a resin body and fixing the dye to the resin body. The dyeing device lowers the pressure inside a closed chamber that closes the periphery of the resin body by a pump. In the state where the adhesion surface of the dyeing base to which the dye is adhered faces the resin body without contact, by heating the dye adhered to the dyeing base inside the closed chamber of which the pressure is lowered, the dye is sublimated, vaporized, and deposited on the resin body. The pressure inside the closed chamber is raised higher than the pressure at the vaporizing and depositing time. By irradiating the resin body on which the dye is vaporized and deposited with electromagnetic wave, the resin body is heated and the dye is and fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo OTA, Minoru INUZUKA, Atsushi YANO, Motoshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9188420
    Abstract: An eyeglass frame shape measurement apparatus includes a measuring unit measuring shapes of right and left rims of an eyeglass frame. Measuring modes include a first measuring mode in which whole peripheries of both rims are measured; a second measuring mode in which the whole periphery of one of the right and left rims; and a third measuring mode in which nose side portions of the left rim and the nose side portion of the right rim are partially measured. A controller drives the measuring unit to measure the whole peripheries of both rims in the first measuring mode, for driving the measuring unit to measure the whole periphery of one of the left and right rims in the second mode, and drive the measuring unit to measure partially the nose side portions of both rims in the third mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayasu Yamamoto, Motoshi Tanaka, Ryoji Shibata
  • Patent number: 9031682
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens supplying system for supplying an eyeglass lens to a plurality of eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a plurality of conveyer line units, each of which includes: at least one conveyer line conveying a tray; a tray moving unit separating at least two trays from the conveyer line to move the trays to standby positions, and put the tray on the conveyer line; and a control unit obtaining processing information from a host computer; a carrying-in conveyer line connected to the conveyer line of the conveyer line unit; a carrying-out conveyer line connected to the conveyer line of the conveyer line unit; a main control unit communicating with each of the control units, and determines the processing apparatus to process the lens in the tray on the carrying-in conveyer unit, or determines the conveyer line unit to convey the tray on the carrying-in conveyer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoshi Tanaka, Yuya Nakako
  • Publication number: 20140340673
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens measuring apparatus includes a measuring optical system configured to measure optical properties of an eyeglass lens for the right eye and optical properties of an eyeglass lens for the left eye; and a point marking mechanism including a first point marking member configured to provide a first mark point defining an optical center and an astigmatic axis of the eyeglass lens which are acquired by using the measuring optical system, and a second point marking member configured to provide a second mark point defining an upper portion and a lower portion of the eyeglass lens, wherein the point marking mechanism is configured to provide the eyeglass lens for the right eye and the eyeglass lens for the left eye respectively with the second mark points almost the same in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140308989
    Abstract: A setting system including a mobile terminal having an interface with an external device so as to transmit and receive information therebetween; and a display device having the interface with the mobile terminal so as to transmit and receive information therebetween, a display section whose screen size is larger than the mobile terminal, and an input section to which the user can input information. When the mobile terminal and the display device are connected through the interface, the mobile terminal and the display device display a setting screen that includes a setting item that sets at least the state of the mobile terminal such that the user can change a setting for the mobile terminal on the setting screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Motoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140306919
    Abstract: When display screen information (A) displayed on the screen of a smartphone (100) that is equipped with a vertical screen and operated while being held in a vertical state is acquired and displayed on a tablet device (200) that is equipped with a horizontal screen and operated while being held in a horizontal state, if the display screen information (A) acquired from the smartphone (100) is not for use on a horizontal screen, the display screen information (A) is rotated 90 degrees and enlarged and displayed at the same vertical/horizontal aspect ratio to fill the screen of the tablet device (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Motoshi Tanaka, Yukiko Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20140297016
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a lens chuck unit that holds an eyeglass lens; a processing unit that has a processing tool to process the eyeglass lens held by the lens chuck unit; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a relative distance between the eyeglass lens and the processing tool. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus operates the processing unit and processes the eyeglass lens by operating the adjustment unit based on processing data. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a check unit that checks whether or not the eyeglass lens is properly processed in a state where the eyeglass lens is held by the lens chuck unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadamasa YAMAMOTO, Motoshi TANAKA, Hirokatsu OBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8827450
    Abstract: An eyeglass lens processing shape obtaining method for attaching a prescription lens having an edge thicker than an original lens and having refractive power to a rim of an eyeglass frame, in place of the original lens attached to the rim, the method includes: obtaining an outline of the original lens; obtaining an inner boundary of the rim on a surface of the original lens in a state where the original lens is attached to the rim; obtaining an external form processing shape of the prescription lens based on the outline of the lens; and obtaining a step processing shape of the prescription lens based on the inner boundary of the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Nidek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoshi Tanaka, Toshiro Matsumoto