Patents by Inventor Satoshi Aikawa

Satoshi Aikawa 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: 8757801
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus including an operation stick to adjust an optical unit, comprising: a rotary dial that is provided on a side surface of the operation stick and rotates with respect to the operation stick; a trigger arranged on a top of the operation stick while being decentered with respect to the operation stick; and a control unit adapted to control to perform one of movement and focusing of the optical unit with respect to an object in accordance with rotation of the rotary dial and perform control to cause the optical unit to start a predetermined operation in accordance with press of the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nakahara, Satoshi Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20140160429
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: a projection unit arranged in an illumination optical system for projecting illumination light onto a fundus of an eye and to project a focus index onto the eye; a focus lens arranged in a light-receiving optical system for guiding reflected light from the fundus to an image sensor and to focus the image sensor on the fundus; a first unit to detect an approximate focus position using the focus index in a first mode; a second unit to detect a focus position in a second mode by evaluating a luminance-contrast of a fundus image formed on the image sensor based on the approximate focus position; and a control unit to control positions of the focus lens and the projection unit in association with each other in the first mode, and control them independently in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nakano, Satoshi Aikawa, Hideyuki Ohban, Yohei Saito
  • Publication number: 20140132918
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus obtains a suitable defocus state early in split AF even immediately after the apparatus shifts to an fundus observation state. At the time of focus state detection immediately after the shift to the fundus observation state, the apparatus tarns the fundus observing illumination light off if a focus determination unit determines that the defocus amount is equal to or more than a predetermined value, and turns the fundus observing illumination light on if the focus determination unit determines that an in-focus state immediately before photographing is obtained, thereby allowing the examiner to check a fundus state immediately before photographing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 8721079
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus including an index projection unit to project an index on a cornea of a subject's eye, an imaging unit to form an image on an imaging plane via an objective lens and capture an image of the index projected on the cornea, and a control unit to control a distance between the subject's eye and the object lens so that a size of the captured index becomes a predetermined size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Uchida, Satoshi Aikawa, Yasuhiro Dobashi
  • Publication number: 20140118687
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an illumination optical system which projects an illumination light beam from an illumination light source onto the fundus of the eye to be examined and an imaging optical system which guides reflected light from the fundus to imaging part. The ophthalmic apparatus calculates the contrast value of the fundus image formed by the imaging part, and focuses the imaging optical system on the fundus by moving a focus lens in the optical-axis direction of the imaging optical system based on the contrast value obtained by the calculation. The apparatus adjusts the contrast value obtained by the above calculation based on the position of the focus lens in the optical-axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ohban, Satoshi Aikawa, Yoshitaka Nakano, Yohei Saito
  • Publication number: 20140118689
    Abstract: A fundus imaging apparatus selects a focal position detection method in accordance with whether a diopter correction lens is inserted in an optical path of an imaging optical system that includes an imaging unit; and detects a focal position based on a signal from the imaging unit according to the selected focal position detection method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yohei Saito, Satoshi Aikawa, Hideyuki Ohban, Yoshitaka Nakano
  • Patent number: 8690329
    Abstract: A fundus capturing apparatus, comprising: an irradiation unit adapted to irradiate light through an illumination light path onto a fundus of an eye to be examined; a capturing unit adapted to capture a fundus of the eye to be examined with reflection light of the light irradiated by the irradiation unit; a focus confirming unit adapted to confirm a focus state of the fundus captured by the capturing unit, the focus confirming unit being arranged on the illumination light path; a moving unit adapted to move the focus confirming unit on the illumination light path along a guide axis that is parallel to the illumination light path, in accordance with the focus state; and an advancing/retracting unit adapted to insert the focus confirming unit into the illumination light path or retract the focus confirming unit from the illumination light path by rotating it with respect to the guide axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 8585203
    Abstract: When an observation state by an infrared LED 10 is changed to a photographing state by a xenon lamp 3, a movable mirror 16 is pulled upward and an optical path is switched to an image sensor 17 side. A light guide 22a is shifted by an alignment index drive motor 23 so that an incident portion of an alignment index is shifted from a visible LED 22b to direct to an infrared LED 22c. An outgoing portion of the light guide 22a is set at a position where an image is formed on the image sensor 17 by a wavelength of the infrared LED 22c when an operation distance is appropriate. While changing a luminescent color, a position of a luminescent point of the alignment index is changed by switching the LED by the shift of the light guide 22a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Aikawa, Hideyuki Ooban, Tomoyuki Iwanaga, Toshifumi Masaki
  • Patent number: 8503163
    Abstract: The electrolytic capacitor includes two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils, four separator sheets, four lead tab terminals, two anode leads and two cathode leads. The two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils and four separator sheets are arranged alternately and rolled, to form a capacitor element. Two lead tab terminals are connected to the two chemically processed anode foils, respectively, and the remaining two lead tab terminals are connected to two cathode foils, respectively. The two anode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively, and the two cathode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively. As a result, equivalent series resistance can stably be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Saga Sanyo Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Fujimoto, Satoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 8480232
    Abstract: A fundus imaging apparatus comprises: a plurality of light source modules with different wavelengths; a moving unit adapted to move one of the plurality of light source modules to a position to illuminate a fundus of an eye to be examined through an illumination optical system, based on a selected imaging mode; and an image sensor which captures feedback light from the fundus of the eye illuminated through the illumination optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 8449115
    Abstract: An opthalmologic apparatus changes the wavelength of index light, which is projected on an eye to be examined, by selecting the light emission of a visible LED and an infrared LED, and changes the position of a split unit along an optical axis based on the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Aikawa, Hideyuki Ooban, Tomoyuki Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20130027666
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an optical system configured to illuminate a subject's eye with light generated by a light source, a first reflection portion including a reflection surface for reflecting the light generated by the light source and a transmission portion, and a light amount detection unit configured to detect an amount of light generated by the light source via the transmission portion. The first reflection portion is disposed in a direction opposite to a direction of the light generated by the light source toward the subject's eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Aikawa, Hideyuki Ohban, Yohei Saito, Yoshitaka Nakano
  • Publication number: 20120327366
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus including an index projection unit to project an index on a cornea of a subject's eye, an imaging unit to form an image on an imaging plane via an objective lens and capture an image of the index projected on the cornea, and a control unit to control a distance between the subject's eye and the object lens so that a size of the captured index becomes a predetermined size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Uchida, Satoshi Aikawa, Yasuhiro Dobashi
  • Patent number: 8226234
    Abstract: A fundus camera includes an illumination optical system that projects a ring-shaped illumination light on a pupil of a subject's eye, an imaging optical system that forms a fundus image of the illumination light on an imaging plane, and an index projection unit that projects an operation distance index on a cornea of the subject's eye. An imaging unit captures a reflection image from the fundus and a reflection image of the operation distance index, a driving unit moves the operation distance index in an optical axis direction, an index shape recognition unit recognizes an index shape projected on the cornea according to a movement of a light emitting surface of the index projection unit by the driving unit, and a detection unit detects operation distances of the illumination optical system and the imaging optical system with respect to the subject's eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Uchida, Satoshi Aikawa, Yasuhiro Dobashi
  • Publication number: 20120057128
    Abstract: When an observation state by an infrared LED 10 is changed to a photographing state by a xenon lamp 3, a movable mirror 16 is pulled upward and an optical path is switched to an image sensor 17 side. A light guide 22a is shifted by an alignment index drive motor 23 so that an incident portion of an alignment index is shifted from a visible LED 22b to direct to an infrared LED 22c. An outgoing portion of the light guide 22a is set at a position where an image is formed on the image sensor 17 by a wavelength of the infrared LED 22c when an operation distance is appropriate. While changing a luminescent color, a position of a luminescent point of the alignment index is changed by switching the LED by the shift of the light guide 22a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Aikawa, Hideyuki Ooban, Tomoyuki Iwanaga, Toshifumi Masaki
  • Publication number: 20120050671
    Abstract: A fundus capturing apparatus, comprising: an irradiation unit adapted to irradiate light through an illumination light path onto a fundus of an eye to be examined; a capturing unit adapted to capture a fundus of the eye to be examined with reflection light of the light irradiated by the irradiation unit; a focus confirming unit adapted to confirm a focus state of the fundus captured by the capturing unit, the focus confirming unit being arranged on the illumination light path; a moving unit adapted to move the focus confirming unit on the illumination light path along a guide axis that is parallel to the illumination light path, in accordance with the focus state; and an advancing/retracting unit adapted to insert the focus confirming unit into the illumination light path or retract the focus confirming unit from the illumination light path by rotating it with respect to the guide axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20120050670
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus including an operation stick to adjust an optical unit, comprising: a rotary dial that is provided on a side surface of the operation stick and rotates with respect to the operation stick; a trigger arranged on a top of the operation stick while being decentered with respect to the operation stick; and a control unit adapted to control to perform one of movement and focusing of the optical unit with respect to an object in accordance with rotation of the rotary dial and perform control to cause the optical unit to start a predetermined operation in accordance with press of the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nakahara, Satoshi Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20120050672
    Abstract: A fundus imaging apparatus comprises: a plurality of light source modules with different wavelengths; a moving unit adapted to move one of the plurality of light source modules to a position to illuminate a fundus of an eye to be examined through an illumination optical system, based on a selected imaging mode; and an image sensor which captures feedback light from the fundus of the eye illuminated through the illumination optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 8085340
    Abstract: A camera is disclosed, which has a simple structure and capable of detecting a flash light amount at high accuracy. The camera comprises a camera body unit, a exterior unit fixed to the camera body unit, a flash unit provided on the exterior unit, a first light-leading member which has a flexibility and is used for leading light from the flash unit, and a light-receiving element receiving light that has passed through the first light-leading member. Both the first light-leading member and the light-receiving element are fixed to the exterior unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 7899896
    Abstract: A user provides, in purchasing a predetermined electronic part used for a predetermined electronic circuit from an electronic parts maker, specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit to the electronic parts maker, the electronic parts maker calculates the electrical characteristics of the predetermined electronic part on the basis of the specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit which are provided from the user, and presents to the user the types of electronic part which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics, and the user selects the desirable type from the types of electronic part which are presented by the electronic parts maker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Saga Sanyo Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiya Kitagawa, Satoshi Aikawa