Patents by Inventor Seiichi Narasako

Seiichi Narasako 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: 7417716
    Abstract: A multiple ranging apparatus has a light emitting section constituted by a plurality of aligned LEDs which emit light rays of wavelengths different from one another, and a light receiving section constituted by a plurality of aligned PSD parts which have wavelength sensitivities corresponding to the different wavelengths of the light rays emitted from the LEDs. Thus, even when ranging of respective points is simultaneously measured in multiple ranging measurement, it is possible to identify which LED the light is emitted from, and therefore, to simultaneously measure the distances of two or more points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohji Nagasaka, Seiichi Narasako
  • Patent number: 7411195
    Abstract: The human body detection device comprises a pyroelectric-type sensor 7 for detecting presence of a human body and an infrared distance-measuring sensor 2 for detecting a distance to a human body H detected by the pyroelectric-type sensor 7 in combination. The infrared distance-measuring sensor 2 is provided with a plurality of infrared-ray emitting devices 3-0, . . . , 3-4 arranged in various directions of infrared-ray emission I1 for covering the whole detection range of the pyroelectric-type sensor 7. There are also provided a light receiving surface for making infrared rays I1? reflected by a detection object H incident thereon and position sensing devices 4 for outputting a signal indicating a distance to the object H according to a position of the incident light on the light receiving surface. The position sensing device 4 corresponding to a plurality of the infrared-ray emitting devices are housed in one housing 20. This human body detection device is small and low-cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiichi Narasako, Hideo Iijima
  • Publication number: 20050184301
    Abstract: A multiple ranging apparatus has a light emitting section constituted by a plurality of aligned LEDs which emit light rays of wavelengths different from one another, and a light receiving section constituted by a plurality of aligned PSD parts which have wavelength sensitivities corresponding to the different wavelengths of the light rays emitted from the LEDs. Thus, even when ranging of respective points is simultaneously measured in multiple ranging measurement, it is possible to identify which LED the light is emitted from, and therefore, to simultaneously measure the distances of two or more points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Kohji Nagasaka, Seiichi Narasako
  • Publication number: 20050061979
    Abstract: The human body detection device comprises a pyroelectric-type sensor 7 for detecting presence of a human body and an infrared distance-measuring sensor 2 for detecting a distance to a human body H detected by the pyroelectric-type sensor 7 in combination. The infrared distance-measuring sensor 2 is provided with a plurality of infrared-ray emitting devices 3-0, . . . , 3-4 arranged in various directions of infrared-ray emission I1 for covering the whole detection range of the pyroelectric-type sensor 7. There are also provided a light receiving surface for making infrared rays I1? reflected by a detection object H incident thereon and position sensing devices 4 for outputting a signal indicating a distance to the object H according to a position of the incident light on the light receiving surface. The position sensing device 4 corresponding to a plurality of the infrared-ray emitting devices are housed in one housing 20. This human body detection device is small and low-cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Seiichi Narasako, Hideo Iijima