Patents by Inventor Ryoichi Suganuma
Ryoichi Suganuma 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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Patent number: 11974056Abstract: An image-capturing unit includes: an image-capturing chip; a power supply circuit unit that outputs electrical power to be fed to the image-capturing chip; a power supply line that feeds electrical power from the power supply circuit unit to the image-capturing chip; a disconnecting unit that is provided to the power supply line and is electrically disconnecting the power supply circuit unit and the image-capturing chip when a leakage current of the image-capturing chip is measured; and an implementation substrate on which the power supply circuit unit, the image-capturing chip, the power supply line and the disconnecting unit are implemented.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Arima, Ryoichi Suganuma, Ryuuzou Motoori
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Patent number: 11887839Abstract: An imaging unit comprising an imaging chip and a mounting substrate that has the imaging chip mounted thereon and includes a first metal layer for outputting a signal generated by the imaging chip to the outside. An imaging apparatus comprises an imaging unit that includes an imaging chip and a mounting substrate that has the imaging chip mounted thereon and includes a first metal layer for outputting a signal generated by the imaging chip to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Arima, Ryoichi Suganuma, Takuya Sato, Satoru Suzuki
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Patent number: 11343907Abstract: A substrate comprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer having an elastic modulus that is different from an elastic modulus of the first insulating layer; and a core layer that is sandwiched by the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and is more rigid than the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Suganuma, Hirofumi Arima, Satoru Suzuki, Takuya Sato
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Publication number: 20210337142Abstract: An image-capturing unit includes: an image-capturing chip; a power supply circuit unit that outputs electrical power to be fed to the image-capturing chip; a power supply line that feeds electrical power from the power supply circuit unit to the image-capturing chip; a disconnecting unit that is provided to the power supply line and is electrically disconnecting the power supply circuit unit and the image-capturing chip when a leakage current of the image-capturing chip is measured; and an implementation substrate on which the power supply circuit unit, the image-capturing chip, the power supply line and the disconnecting unit are implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi ARIMA, Ryoichi SUGANUMA, Ryuuzou MOTOORI
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Patent number: 11089223Abstract: An image-capturing unit includes: an image-capturing chip; a power supply circuit unit that outputs electrical power to be fed to the image-capturing chip; a power supply line that feeds electrical power from the power supply circuit unit to the image-capturing chip; a disconnecting unit that is provided to the power supply line and is electrically disconnecting the power supply circuit unit and the image-capturing chip when a leakage current of the image-capturing chip is measured; and an implementation substrate on which the power supply circuit unit, the image-capturing chip, the power supply line and the disconnecting unit are implemented.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Arima, Ryoichi Suganuma, Ryuuzou Motoori
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Publication number: 20200273902Abstract: An image-capturing unit includes: an image-capturing chip; a power supply circuit unit that outputs electrical power to be fed to the image-capturing chip; a power supply line that feeds electrical power from the power supply circuit unit to the image-capturing chip; a disconnecting unit that is provided to the power supply line and is electrically disconnecting the power supply circuit unit and the image-capturing chip when a leakage current of the image-capturing chip is measured; and an implementation substrate on which the power supply circuit unit, the image-capturing chip, the power supply line and the disconnecting unit are implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi ARIMA, Ryoichi SUGANUMA, Ryuuzou MOTOORI
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Patent number: 10692916Abstract: An image-capturing unit includes; an image-capturing chip; a power supply circuit unit that outputs electrical power to be fed to the image-capturing chip; a power supply line that feeds electrical power from the power supply circuit unit to the image-capturing chip; a disconnecting unit that is provided to the power supply line and is electrically disconnecting the power supply circuit unit and the image-capturing chip when a leakage current of the image-capturing chip is measured; and an implementation substrate on which the power supply circuit unit, the image-capturing chip, the power supply line and the disconnecting unit are implemented.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Arima, Ryoichi Suganuma, Ryuuzou Motoori
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Publication number: 20190350076Abstract: A substrate comprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer having an elastic modulus that is different from an elastic modulus of the first insulating layer; and a core layer that is sandwiched by the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and is more rigid than the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi SUGANUMA, Hirofumi ARIMA, Satoru SUZUKI, Takuya SATO
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Patent number: 10412824Abstract: A substrate comprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer having an elastic modulus that is different from an elastic modulus of the first insulating layer; and a core layer that is sandwiched by the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and is more rigid than the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Suganuma, Hirofumi Arima, Satoru Suzuki, Takuya Sato
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Publication number: 20190237380Abstract: An imaging unit comprising an imaging chip and a mounting substrate that has the imaging chip mounted thereon and includes a first metal layer for outputting a signal generated by the imaging chip to the outside. An imaging apparatus comprises an imaging unit that includes an imaging chip and a mounting substrate that has the imaging chip mounted thereon and includes a first metal layer for outputting a signal generated by the imaging chip to the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi ARIMA, Ryoichi SUGANUMA, Takuya SATO, Satoru SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10304752Abstract: An imaging unit comprising an imaging chip and a mounting substrate that has the imaging chip mounted thereon and includes a first metal layer for outputting a signal generated by the imaging chip to the outside. An imaging apparatus comprises an imaging unit that includes an imaging chip and a mounting substrate that has the imaging chip mounted thereon and includes a first metal layer for outputting a signal generated by the imaging chip to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Arima, Ryoichi Suganuma, Takuya Sato, Satoru Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170374735Abstract: A substrate comprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer having an elastic modulus that is different from an elastic modulus of the first insulating layer; and a core layer that is sandwiched by the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and is more rigid than the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi SUGANUMA, Hirofumi ARIMA, Satoru SUZUKI, Takuya SATO
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Patent number: 9743510Abstract: A substrate comprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer having an elastic modulus that is different from an elastic modulus of the first insulating layer; and a core layer that is sandwiched by the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and is more rigid than the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Suganuma, Hirofumi Arima, Satoru Suzuki, Takuya Sato
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Publication number: 20160307954Abstract: An image-capturing unit includes; an image-capturing chip; a power supply circuit unit that outputs electrical power to be fed to the image-capturing chip; a power supply line that feeds electrical power from the power supply circuit unit to the image-capturing chip; a disconnecting unit that is provided to the power supply line and is electrically disconnecting the power supply circuit unit and the image-capturing chip when a leakage current of the image-capturing chip is measured; and an implementation substrate on which the power supply circuit unit, the image-capturing chip, the power supply line and the disconnecting unit are implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi ARIMA, Ryoichi SUGANUMA, Ryuuzou MOTOORI
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Publication number: 20150181698Abstract: A substrate comprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer having an elastic modulus that is different from an elastic modulus of the first insulating layer; and a core layer that is sandwiched by the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and is more rigid than the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Ryoichi SUGANUMA, Hirofumi ARIMA, Satoru SUZUKI, Takuya SATO
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Publication number: 20140339668Abstract: An imaging unit comprising an imaging chip and a mounting substrate that has the imaging chip mounted thereon and includes a first metal layer for outputting a signal generated by the imaging chip to the outside. An imaging apparatus comprises an imaging unit that includes an imaging chip and a mounting substrate that has the imaging chip mounted thereon and includes a first metal layer for outputting a signal generated by the imaging chip to the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Hirofumi ARIMA, Ryoichi SUGANUMA, Takuya SATO, Satoru SUZUKI
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Patent number: 6016405Abstract: A camera having a camera system which is capable of reducing the influence that vibration generated in conjunction with driving of an actuator has on other component members of the camera system. The camera includes a lens barrel having a fixed cylinder, a focusing lens group moving mechanism, an actuator, such as an ultrasonic motor, to supply a driving force to the lens group moving mechanism, a vibration detection device to detect vibration, and a camera vibration compensation mechanism to compensate for the detected vibration. The camera system includes a component member having multiple reinforcing sections and a characteristic frequency which does not overlap with a drive frequency band of the ultrasonic motor or with the vibration frequency band of the vibration generated in conjunction with the driving of the ultrasonic motor. The component member may be a stator retaining member which supports a stator of the ultrasonic motor, or a sensor fixed cylinder which secures the vibration detection device.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1995Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Tsuneo Watanabe, Ryoichi Suganuma, Tadao Kai
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Patent number: 6005328Abstract: A driving device for an ultrasonic wave motor, comprises: a stator member having an electrostrictive member and a resilient member, and adapted to generate travelling vibration wave in the resilient member by excitation with the electrostrictive member; a moving member maintained in pressure contact with the stator member and driven by the travelling vibration wave; a reference pulse oscillator circuit for generating reference pulses of a frequency determined corresponding to a required moving speed of the member; an encoder for generating pulses relating to the amount of movement of the moving member; a phase difference signal generating circuit for generating a phase difference signal corresponding to the phase difference between the reference pulses from the reference pulse oscillator circuit and the output pulses of the encoder; and an AC voltage forming circuit for forming AC voltage signals to be supplied to the electrostrictive member, based on the phase difference signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1996Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Ryoichi Suganuma
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Patent number: 5767609Abstract: A driving device for an ultrasonic motor has a limit detecting circuit for detecting that the drive voltage for the ultrasonic motor has reached a limit, and, in response, a drive voltage limiting circuit controls the drive voltage so as not to go beyond the limit value. Such control is conducted on the voltage or frequency of a signal for driving the ultrasonic motor. In another aspect of the invention, a drive state detecting circuit detects the drive state of the ultrasonic motor, and a drive frequency (or voltage) setting circuit controls the frequency (or voltage) of a signal for driving the ultrasonic motor so as to attain the maximum efficiency in the motor, based on the output of the drive state detecting circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1994Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Ryoichi Suganuma
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Patent number: 5744897Abstract: A control device for a motor having a stator that generates traveling vibration waves in an elastic member by the excitation of a piezoelectric member, a rotor pressed to contact with the stator and driven by the traveling vibration waves, and a power supply circuit that generates at least one pair of input alternating voltages which are out of phase for exciting the piezoelectric member, and being driven by the vibration waves, comprises a judgment circuit for judging whether the rotor is in an abnormal operating condition, and an amplifying circuit for increasing the voltage magnitude of a pair of alternating voltages from the power supply circuit to a value greater than a predetermined value exceeding the rated voltage of the motor, in response to the fact that the judgment circuit judges that an abnormal operating condition of the motor is in effect.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1996Date of Patent: April 28, 1998Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Tadao Takagi, Ryoichi Suganuma, Daisuke Saya