Patents by Inventor Osamu Hamamoto

Osamu Hamamoto 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: 9673141
    Abstract: A mounting member includes a plurality of internal connecting portions, each of which is electrically connected to an electronic device, and a plurality of external connecting portions, each of which is soldered, wherein the plurality of external connecting portions include a first connecting portion in communication with at least any of the plurality of internal connecting portions, and a second connecting portion different from the first connecting portion, and surfaces of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion include gold layers, and a thickness of the gold layer of the second connecting portion is smaller than a thickness of the gold layer of the first connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ichiro Kataoka, Osamu Hamamoto, Kazuya Notsu, Koji Tamura, Kunihiko Minegishi
  • Publication number: 20150255383
    Abstract: A mounting member includes a plurality of internal connecting portions, each of which is electrically connected to an electronic device, and a plurality of external connecting portions, each of which is soldered, wherein the plurality of external connecting portions include a first connecting portion in communication with at least any of the plurality of internal connecting portions, and a second connecting portion different from the first connecting portion, and surfaces of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion include gold layers, and a thickness of the gold layer of the second connecting portion is smaller than a thickness of the gold layer of the first connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Ichiro Kataoka, Osamu Hamamoto, Kazuya Notsu, Koji Tamura, Kunihiko Minegishi
  • Publication number: 20090284810
    Abstract: In an illumination device, a light guide is adapted to emit the light from a face thereof and is provided with an area, on a face opposite to the light emitting face, for diffusing and/or reflecting the light introduced into the light guide from an end face thereof or is provided with uneven light emitting characteristics along the longitudinal direction of the light guide, and the center of the light source positioned at the end of the light guide is placed at a position aberrated from the normal line to the area, whereby attained are compactness, a low cost, a low electric power consumption, a high efficiency of utilization of the light emitted by the light source, and excellent and uniform illumination characteristics. An image reading device and an information processing apparatus can also be equipped with the above-mentioned illumination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsundo Kawai, Osamu Hamamoto, Shinichi Takeda, Satoshi Itabashi, Toshimitsu Iso
  • Patent number: 7593139
    Abstract: In an illumination device, a light guide is adapted to emit the light from a face thereof and is provided with an area, on a face opposite to the light emitting face, for diffusing and/or reflecting the light introduced into the light guide from an end face thereof or is provided with uneven light emitting characteristics along the longitudinal direction of the light guide, and the center of the light source positioned at the end of the light guide is placed at a position aberrated from the normal line to the area, whereby attained are compactness, a low cost, a low electric power consumption, a high efficiency of utilization of the light emitted by the light source, and excellent and uniform illumination characteristics. An image reading device and an information processing apparatus can also be equipped with the above-mentioned illumination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsundo Kawai, Osamu Hamamoto, Shinichi Takeda, Satoshi Itabashi, Toshimitsu Iso
  • Patent number: 7421170
    Abstract: The invention provides a fiber plate formed by arranging in mutually adjacent manner plural individual fiber plates of a same thickness so as to provide a light guiding plane larger in area than the light guiding plane of the individual one fiber plate, and a radiation image pickup apparatus utilizing such fiber plate, in which: each of the plural individual fiber plates is composed of a group of optical fibers having mutually parallel axes, and lateral faces of the plural individual fiber plates are mutually so bonded that the axes of the optical fibers thereof become mutually parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Kajiwara, Osamu Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 7377701
    Abstract: The invention provides a fiber plate formed by arranging in mutually adjacent manner plural individual fiber plates of a same thickness so as to provide a light guiding plane larger in area than the light guiding plane of the individual one fiber plate, and a radiation image pickup apparatus utilizing such fiber plate, in which: each of the plural individual fiber plates is composed of a group of optical fibers having mutually parallel axes, and lateral faces of the plural individual fiber plates are mutually so bonded that the axes of the optical fibers thereof become mutually parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Kajiwara, Osamu Hamamoto
  • Publication number: 20070248306
    Abstract: The invention provides a fiber plate formed by arranging in mutually adjacent manner plural individual fiber plates of a same thickness so as to provide a light guiding plane larger in area than the light guiding plane of the individual one fiber plate, and a radiation image pickup apparatus utilizing such fiber plate, in which: each of the plural individual fiber plates is composed of a group of optical fibers having mutually parallel axes, and lateral faces of the plural individual fiber plates are mutually so bonded that the axes of the optical fibers thereof become mutually parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Kenji Kajiwara, Osamu Hamamoto
  • Publication number: 20070081776
    Abstract: The invention provides a fiber plate formed by arranging in mutually adjacent manner plural individual fiber plates of a same thickness so as to provide a light guiding plane larger in area than the light guiding plane of the individual one fiber plate, and a radiation image pickup apparatus utilizing such fiber plate, in which: each of the plural individual fiber plates is composed of a group of optical fibers having mutually parallel axes, and lateral faces of the plural individual fiber plates are mutually so bonded that the axes of the optical fibers thereof become mutually parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Kajiwara, Osamu Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 7129458
    Abstract: An image pickup device has a plurality of photoelectric converter substrates carrying respective input/output terminals connected to the photoelectric converters. The device comprises leads connected to the input/output terminals and extending to the side opposite to the light receiving surfaces of the photoelectric converter substrates thorough the gaps separating the substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Hamamoto, Yoshinori Shimamura, Noriyuki Kaifu, Kazuaki Tashiro, Tetsunobu Kochi, Osamu Yuki, Kenji Kajiwara
  • Publication number: 20060119899
    Abstract: In an illumination device, a light guide is adapted to emit the light from a face thereof and is provided with an area, on a face opposite to the light emitting face, for diffusing and/or reflecting the light introduced into the light guide from an end face thereof or is provided with uneven light emitting characteristics along the longitudinal direction of the light guide, and the center of the light source positioned at the end of the light guide is placed at a position aberrated from the normal line to the area, whereby attained are compactness, a low cost, a low electric power consumption, a high efficiency of utilization of the light emitted by the light source, and excellent and uniform illumination characteristics. An image reading device and an information processing apparatus can also be equipped with the above-mentioned illumination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsundo Kawai, Osamu Hamamoto, Shinichi Takeda, Satoshi Itabashi, Toshimitsu Iso
  • Patent number: 7057778
    Abstract: There is disclosed an illumination device in which a light guide is adapted to emit the light from a face thereof and is provided with an area, on a face opposite to the light emitting face, for diffusing and/or reflecting the light introduced into the light guide from an end face thereof or is provided with uneven light emitting characteristics along the longitudinal direction of the light guide, and the center of the light source positioned at the end of the light guide is placed at a position aberrated from the normal line to said area, whereby attained are compactness, a low cost, a low electric power consumption, a high efficiency of utilization of the light emitted by the light source, and excellent and uniform illumination characteristics. There are also disclosed an image reading device and an information processing apparatus, equipped with the above-mentioned illumination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsundo Kawai, Osamu Hamamoto, Shinichi Takeda, Satoshi Itabashi, Toshimitsu Iso
  • Patent number: 6971750
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes a display panel provided with first electrodes, a circuit board provided with a drive circuit including second electrodes for driving the display panel, a projection lens support provided with a projection lens for projecting an enlarged image onto a screen, and a holder provided with a connector for the first and second electrodes and with a positioning device for the holder and the projection lens support. The first electrodes of the display panel and the second electrodes of the circuit board are electrically connected by the connector of the holder, respectively. The projection lens support is positionally aligned and connected with the holder by the positioning device for optical alignment of the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunsuke Inoue, Osamu Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 6965409
    Abstract: In order to satisfy all requirements for an apparatus, namely performance associated with high resolution and moving images, wide sensor effective area, and reductions in the size and cost of the apparatus, the apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices respectively having photoelectric conversion areas, and a light guide plate for guiding incident light to each photoelectric conversion device. Transmitting portions for driving the photoelectric conversion devices or/and connecting portions for connecting the photoelectric conversion devices so as to transmit electrical signals between the photoelectric conversion devices are formed on the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Osamu Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 6928218
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technology for obtaining a large area fiber plate suited for downsizing a radiation imaging apparatus and reducing its cost and excellent of workability in the manufacturing process. A multi-fiber is manufactured by bundling and drawing a plurality of fibers to take a polygonal shape in section so that the multi-fibers can be air-tightly stacked without any air gap, a multi-fiber aggregate is manufactured by bundling and drawing the multi-fibers to take other polygonal shape in section that enables air-tight stacking with no air gap so as to be analogous to or different from the one polygonal shape in section, and there is manufactured a fiber plate configured by air-tightly bonding the multi-fiber aggregates to each other with a bonding agent without the air gap in a state of keeping the one or other polygonal shape in section after being drawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohei Nakata, Noriyuki Kaifu, Osamu Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 6909173
    Abstract: The invention concerns a flexible substrate comprising an inner lead connected to an external connection terminal formed on a substrate, and a base film formed on the lead. The base film area above the substrate and closest to the terminal is thinner than the terminal. The invention also provides a semiconductor device comprising an inner lead connected to an external connection terminal formed on a substrate, and a base film formed on the lead. The base film area above the substrate and closest to the terminal is thinner than the terminal. The invention also provides for a manufacturing method a semiconductor device comprising a substrate, an external connection terminal, and an inner lead with a base film. Further, the invention provides a semiconductor device with a substrate with a chamfered corner between the connection and side faces. By the invention, connection of an inner lead or a flexible substrate is made easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Hamamoto, Koji Sato, Kenji Kajiwara
  • Publication number: 20050023438
    Abstract: An image pickup device has a plurality of photoelectric converter substrates carrying respective input/output terminals connected to the photoelectric converters. The device comprises leads connected to the input/output terminals and extending to the side opposite to the light receiving surfaces of the photoelectric converter substrates thorough the gaps separating the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Hamamoto, Yoshinori Shimamura, Noriyuki Kaifu, Kazuaki Tashiro, Tetsunobu Kochi, Osamu Yuki, Kenji Kajiwara
  • Publication number: 20040252955
    Abstract: The invention provides a fiber plate formed by arranging in mutually adjacent manner plural individual fiber plates of a same thickness so as to provide a light guiding plane larger in area than the light guiding plane of the individual one fiber plate, and a radiation image pickup apparatus utilizing such fiber plate, in which:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Kajiwara, Osamu Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 6800857
    Abstract: A fiber optic plate is formed by arranging, in a mutually adjacent manner, a number of individual fiber plates of a same thickness so as to provide a light guiding plane for use in a radiation image pickup apparatus. Each of the individual fiber plates is composed of a group of optical fibers having mutually parallel axes, and the lateral faces of the individual fiber plates are mutually bonded so that the axes of the optical fibers thereof become mutually parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Kajiwara, Osamu Hamamoto
  • Patent number: 6800836
    Abstract: An image pickup device has a plurality of photoelectric converter substrates carrying respective input/output terminals connected to the photoelectric converters. The device comprises leads connected to the input/output terminals and extending to the side opposite to the light receiving surfaces of the photoelectric converter substrates thorough the gaps separating the substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Hamamoto, Yoshinori Shimamura, Noriyuki Kaifu, Kazuaki Tashiro, Tetsunobu Kochi, Osamu Yuki, Kenji Kajiwara
  • Publication number: 20030164453
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technology for obtaining a large area fiber plate suited for downsizing a radiation imaging apparatus and reducing its cost and excellent of workability in the manufacturing process. A multi-fiber is manufactured by bundling and drawing a plurality of fibers to take a polygonal shape in section so that the multi-fibers can be air-tightly stacked without any air gap, a multi-fiber aggregate is manufactured by bundling and drawing the multi-fibers to take other polygonal shape in section that enables air-tight stacking with no air gap so as to be analogous to or different from the one polygonal shape in section, and there is manufactured a fiber plate configured by air-tightly bonding the multi-fiber aggregates to each other with a bonding agent without the air gap in a state of keeping the one or other polygonal shape in section after being drawn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohei Nakata, Noriyuki Kaifu, Osamu Hamamoto