Patents by Inventor Naoki Oyama

Naoki Oyama 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: 20230110092
    Abstract: A power-receiving-module-type telemeter transmitter of a telemeter measuring system that is provided in a rotor and that performs communication using power received from a power transmitting antenna formed in an arc shape on a stator side, includes: a plurality of power receiving modules disposed in the rotor at intervals in a circumferential direction; an OR circuit that outputs a highest voltage among voltages input from the plurality of power receiving modules; a sensor that measures a state of a monitoring target and that outputs measurement data indicating the state; and a transmitting unit that is driven by the voltage input from the OR circuit as a power source and that transmits a radio signal including the measurement data of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Iizuka, Keiichi Morishita, Naoki Oyama, Jun Yasui
  • Patent number: 11493669
    Abstract: An anti-reflective structural body is constituted of an integrally molded article and includes an anti-reflective structure formed on a base surface that constitutes an outer surface of the molded article, and the anti-reflective structure includes a plurality of recesses, each being formed to be recessed from the base surface independently of mutually adjacent recesses and having an inclined surface, which is inclined with respect to the base surface and forms at least one punctiform or linear apex portion at a bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: OTSUKA TECHNO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Okada, Hideaki Sato, Yosuke Kamikado, Yukio Takahashi, Yuta Uchiyama, Naoki Oyama, Shunsuke Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11201389
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a stator-side unit and a rotor-side unit installed on the rotary machine. The stator-side unit includes a stator-side antenna, an oscillation unit that oscillates a microwave signal and outputs the oscillated microwave signal to the stator-side antenna, and a reception unit that demodulates the microwave signal and outputs a desired signal. The rotor-side unit includes a sensor, a rotor-side antenna that receives a microwave transmitted by the stator-side antenna and outputs the microwave signal, a power conversion unit that converts the received microwave signal into predetermined DC power and outputs the DC power, and a modulation unit that modulates a rotor output signal or a multiplication rotor output signal obtained by frequency multiplication of the rotor output signal, according to the output signal of the sensor, using the DC power output of the power conversion unit, and outputs the modulated rotor signal to the rotor-side antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Iizuka, Jun Yasui, Naoki Oyama
  • Patent number: 11144267
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus to be connected to a first information processing apparatus including a user interface, the image forming apparatus including: a first communication device configured to perform wireless communication; a second communication device configured to transmit, to the first information processing apparatus, connection information required for establishing the wireless communication using the first communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20210191678
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus to be connected to a first information processing apparatus including a user interface, the image forming apparatus including: a first communication device configured to perform wireless communication; a second communication device configured to transmit, to the first information processing apparatus, connection information required for establishing the wireless communication using the first communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20200313286
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a stator-side unit and a rotor-side unit installed on the rotary machine. The stator-side unit includes a stator-side antenna, an oscillation unit that oscillates a microwave signal and outputs the oscillated microwave signal to the stator-side antenna, and a reception unit that demodulates the microwave signal and outputs a desired signal. The rotor-side unit includes a sensor, a rotor-side antenna that receives a microwave transmitted by the stator-side antenna and outputs the microwave signal, a power conversion unit that converts the received microwave signal into predetermined DC power and outputs the DC power, and a modulation unit that modulates a rotor output signal or a multiplication rotor output signal obtained by frequency multiplication of the rotor output signal, according to the output signal of the sensor, using the DC power output of the power conversion unit, and outputs the modulated rotor signal to the rotor-side antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji IIZUKA, Jun YASUI, Naoki OYAMA
  • Patent number: 10784724
    Abstract: A wireless power supply device that wirelessly supplies power from a stator side to a plurality of power-receiving antennas disposed on a rotor rotated about an axis (O) at intervals in a circumferential direction includes: an oscillator (90) that oscillates a high-frequency signal; and an annular power transmitter (71) that has a leaky waveguide (80) in which a plurality of radiating portions (83) that radiate the high-frequency signal as a radio wave are arranged in the circumferential direction and extend in a circular arc shape in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Oyama, Hideaki Murata, Jun Yasui, Seiki Kato, Keiichi Morishita
  • Patent number: 10578992
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an image signal generating portion configured to generate an image signal based on image data; a light source configured to emit a light beam based on the image signal; and a deflection device configured to deflect the light beam in a main scanning direction, wherein the image signal generating portion includes: a mode setting portion configured to set a plurality of modes including a mode in which a value of a pixel of the image data is not converted and a mode in which the value of the pixel in one or more lines is converted, to a plurality of areas into which a scanning area is divided in the main scanning direction, respectively; and a pixel value conversion portion configured to convert the value of the pixel in each mode in accordance with a position of the pixel in the main scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20190317250
    Abstract: An anti-reflective structural body is constituted of an integrally molded article and includes an anti-reflective structure formed on a base surface that constitutes an outer surface of the molded article, and the anti-reflective structure includes a plurality of recesses, each being formed to be recessed from the base surface independently of mutually adjacent recesses and having an inclined surface, which is inclined with respect to the base surface and forms at least one punctiform or linear apex portion at a bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: OTSUKA TECHNO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki OKADA, Hideaki SATO, Yosuke KAMIKADO, Yukio TAKAHASHI, Yuta UCHIYAMA, Naoki OYAMA, Shunsuke MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190181689
    Abstract: A wireless power supply device that wirelessly supplies power from a stator side to a plurality of power-receiving antennas disposed on a rotor rotated about an axis (0) at intervals in a circumferential direction includes: an oscillator (90) that oscillates a high-frequency signal; and an annular power transmitter (71) that has a leaky waveguide (80) in which a plurality of radiating portions (83) that radiate the high-frequency signal as a radio wave are arranged in the circumferential direction and extend in a circular arc shape in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Naoki OYAMA, Hideaki MURATA, Jun YASUI, Seiki KATO, Keiichi MORISHITA
  • Patent number: 10178274
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus that employs a laser scanning optical system that does not use an f? lens, in the case where magnification correction by insertion/removal of an auxiliary pixel is performed based on the premise of digital PWM, an insertion/removal position of an auxiliary pixel is controlled in accordance with a purpose of each piece of image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20180178549
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an image signal generating portion configured to generate an image signal based on image data; a light source configured to emit a light beam based on the image signal; and a deflection device configured to deflect the light beam in a main scanning direction, wherein the image signal generating portion includes: a mode setting portion configured to set a plurality of modes including a mode in which a value of a pixel of the image data is not converted and a mode in which the value of the pixel in one or more lines is converted, to a plurality of areas into which a scanning area is divided in the main scanning direction, respectively; and a pixel value conversion portion configured to convert the value of the pixel in each mode in accordance with a position of the pixel in the main scanning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20170359486
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus that employs a laser scanning optical system that does not use an f? lens, in the case where magnification correction by insertion/removal of an auxiliary pixel is performed based on the premise of digital PWM, an insertion/removal position of an auxiliary pixel is controlled in accordance with a purpose of each piece of image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Patent number: 9360791
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus outputs a clock signal used for outputting image data, outputs first image data in accordance with the outputted clock signal, outputs second image data in accordance with a clock signal for which the output clock signal is caused to change by a spread spectrum clock oscillator circuit, calculates a logical OR of the two outputs, and outputs image data, which is the calculation result, to an image forming unit. A laser device provided in the image forming unit is controlled in accordance with the outputted image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20150103129
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus outputs a clock signal used for outputting image data, outputs first image data in accordance with the outputted clock signal, outputs second image data in accordance with a clock signal for which the output clock signal is caused to change by a spread spectrum clock oscillator circuit, calculates a logical OR of the two outputs, and outputs image data, which is the calculation result, to an image forming unit. A laser device provided in the image forming unit is controlled in accordance with the outputted image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20150089122
    Abstract: An apparatus, when a storage unit is initialized, writes dummy data to an area of the storage unit, and when actual data is written to the storage unit, releases the dummy data written in the area of the storage unit, and writes the actual data in the released area, and also when the actual data is deleted from the storage unit, writes dummy data to an area in which the actual data is written.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Patent number: 8848231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus capable of attaching a storage medium, the image forming apparatus including an input unit configured to input information indicating data write speed into a storage medium attached to the image forming apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether the storage medium can be used in each function which the image forming apparatus has, based on information indicating the data write speed input by the input unit, and a presentation unit configured to present a determination result of the determination unit to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20140043653
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores management information about image processing of data recorded on a recording medium connected to the image processing apparatus, a reading unit that reads data from the recording medium, an image processing unit that performs image processing on the read data, and a control unit that controls reading of the data from the recording medium and the image processing according to the management information, wherein the control unit causes the reading unit, when it is detected that connection with the recording medium has been disconnected and image processing of a number of times specified by the management information is not completed, to read the data in response to detection of connection with the recording medium, and causes the image processing unit to execute image processing of a remaining number of times out of the specified number of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama
  • Publication number: 20130016398
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus capable of attaching a storage medium, the image forming apparatus including an input unit configured to input information indicating data write speed into a storage medium attached to the image forming apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether the storage medium can be used in each function which the image forming apparatus has, based on information indicating the data write speed input by the input unit, and a presentation unit configured to present a determination result of the determination unit to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Oyama