Patents by Inventor Shigeru Iwase

Shigeru Iwase 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: 20240102314
    Abstract: An electronic lock mounting structure (FS) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is disposed between an electronic lock (100) and a door (20) to mount the electronic lock (100) on the door (20). The electronic lock mounting structure (FS) includes an attachment (110) and a base (120). The electronic lock mounting structure (FS) includes an engagement mechanism (121) configured to engage with a thumb-turn mounting hole (TH) provided in the door (20). The engagement mechanism (121) may include three claw portions configured to engage the thumb-turn mounting hole (TH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yasumasa SHIKATA, Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, Shinsuke SHOJI, Shigeru IWASE
  • Patent number: 11719315
    Abstract: Provided is a smaller torque limiter. A torque limiter (30) according to a representative embodiment of the present invention is characterized by including: a first rotary body (32) to be rotated by a drive source; a first friction body (33) locked to the first rotary body; a second friction body (34) stacked on the first friction body and to be rotated with rotation of the first friction body by a friction force between the first friction body and the second friction body; a second rotary body (35) locked to the second friction body; at least one disc spring (37) for biasing the first friction body and the second friction body in the stacking direction of the first friction body and the second friction body; and a fastening member (39) for applying a compressive force to the disc spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Yukimasa Funasugi, Shigeru Iwase, Shinji Koike, Yusuke Akama
  • Publication number: 20200166109
    Abstract: Provided is a smaller torque limiter. A torque limiter (30) according to a representative embodiment of the present invention is characterized by including: a first rotary body (32) to be rotated by a drive source; a first friction body (33) locked to the first rotary body; a second friction body (34) stacked on the first friction body and to be rotated with rotation of the first friction body by a friction force between the first friction body and the second friction body; a second rotary body (35) locked to the second friction body; at least one disc spring (37) for biasing the first friction body and the second friction body in the stacking direction of the first friction body and the second friction body; and a fastening member (39) for applying a compressive force to the disc spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Yukimasa FUNASUGI, Shigeru IWASE, Shinji KOIKE, Yusuke AKAMA
  • Patent number: 10495155
    Abstract: A torque limiter includes: a first rotary member configured to be rotated by a drive source; at least one first friction member engaged with the first rotary member; at least one second friction member arranged so as to overlap the first friction member, and configured to rotate with rotation of the first rotary member by using frictional force generated between the second friction member and the first friction member; and a second rotary member engaged with the second friction member. It is preferable that the first rotary member and the second rotary member be pivotally supported by an identical rotary shaft, and that, while either the first rotary member and the second rotary member is fixed to the rotary shaft, the other one be supported so as to be rotatable about the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kobayashi, Tomonori Sumi, Shigeru Iwase
  • Publication number: 20170335895
    Abstract: A torque limiter includes: a first rotary member configured to be rotated by a drive source; at least one first friction member engaged with the first rotary member; at least one second friction member arranged so as to overlap the first friction member, and configured to rotate with rotation of the first rotary member by using frictional force generated between the second friction member and the first friction member; and a second rotary member engaged with the second friction member. It is preferable that the first rotary member and the second rotary member be pivotally supported by an identical rotary shaft, and that, while either the first rotary member and the second rotary member is fixed to the rotary shaft, the other one be supported so as to be rotatable about the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshinori KOBAYASHI, Tomonori SUMI, Shigeru IWASE
  • Patent number: 9757935
    Abstract: An adhesive-film exfoliating device includes an absorption stage 6 for absorbing a liquid crystal display panel 4 in which a polarizing plate 3 is adhered to a glass plate 2, a clamping unit 7 for clamping a corner 3a of the polarizing plate 3 exfoliated from the glass plate 2 and a ball screw shaft 11 for moving the absorption stage 6 relatively to the clamping unit 7. A ball screw nut 14 in screw-engagement with the ball screw shaft 11 is fixed on a back surface of the absorption stage 6. With the rotation of the ball screw shaft 11, the absorption stage 6 integral with the ball screw nut 14 is slid in a direction to exfoliate the polarizing plate 3 exfoliated from the glass plate 2. In a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display panel 4, a process of exfoliating the polarizing plate 3 from the glass plate 2 includes steps of moving the absorption stage 6 while allowing the clamping unit 7 to clamp the corner 3a of the polarizing plate 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi Toyoshima, Tanemasa Harada, Shigeru Iwase
  • Patent number: 7909519
    Abstract: A single-lens reflex camera including a mirror driving device comprises: a mirror; a first biasing spring that biases the mirror downward; a drive lever for performing charge drive and a mirror drive; a second biasing spring that biases the drive lever in a mirror up direction; a locking lever that swings around a pivoting shaft on the drive lever; a mirror up and down lever engaged with the locking lever, the mirror up and down lever pivoting with the drive lever to raise the mirror by the second biasing spring against the first biasing spring, the mirror up and down lever releasing the engagement with the locking lever, and the mirror up and down lever pivoting in a direction opposite the direction during the mirror up by the first biasing spring to thereby lower the mirror; a locking spring that engages and biases the locking lever to the mirror up and down lever; and a charge gear that includes a charge abutment that pivots the drive lever in a charge direction against the second biasing spring and a rele
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventor: Shigeru Iwase
  • Patent number: 7824114
    Abstract: The mirror device of a single-lens reflex camera according to the present invention includes a main mirror section having a reflecting mirror surface that moves to a first position for reflecting an object beam to an observation optical system and to a second position retracted from the object beam, a sub-mirror section having a reflecting mirror surface located, in conjunction with movement of the main mirror section, at a position apart from the main mirror section when the main mirror section is located at the first position and at a position retracted from the object beam together with the main mirror section when the main mirror section is located at the second position, and a cushioning section interposed between the sub-mirror section and the main mirror section when the main mirror section moves from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventor: Shigeru Iwase
  • Publication number: 20090097839
    Abstract: A single-lens reflex camera including a mirror driving device comprises: a mirror; a first biasing spring that biases the mirror downward; a drive lever for performing charge drive and a mirror drive; a second biasing spring that biases the drive lever in a mirror up direction; a locking lever that swings around a pivoting shaft on the drive lever; a mirror up and down lever engaged with the locking lever, the mirror up and down lever pivoting with the drive lever to raise the mirror by the second biasing spring against the first biasing spring, the mirror up and down lever releasing the engagement with the locking lever, and the mirror up and down lever pivoting in a direction opposite the direction during the mirror up by the first biasing spring to thereby lower the mirror; a locking spring that engages and biases the locking lever to the mirror up and down lever; and a charge gear that includes a charge abutment that pivots the drive lever in a charge direction against the second biasing spring and a rele
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventor: Shigeru IWASE
  • Publication number: 20090097838
    Abstract: The mirror device of a single-lens reflex camera according to the present invention includes a main mirror section having a reflecting mirror surface that moves to a first position for reflecting an object beam to an observation optical system and to a second position retracted from the object beam, a sub-mirror section having a reflecting mirror surface located, in conjunction with movement of the main mirror section, at a position apart from the main mirror section when the main mirror section is located at the first position and at a position retracted from the object beam together with the main mirror section when the main mirror section is located at the second position, and a cushioning section interposed between the sub-mirror section and the main mirror section when the main mirror section moves from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventor: Shigeru Iwase
  • Patent number: 7453508
    Abstract: In a camera system of this invention, a light beam coming from a photographing lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in the widthwise direction of a body unit, and is reflected by a second mirror via a half mirror and screen in the upward direction of the body unit except for some light beam components. The light beam reflected by the second mirror is reflected by a third mirror in a direction opposite to that of the light beam reflected by the quick return mirror, and is also reflected by a fourth mirror toward an eyepiece side in the back side of the body unit. Some light beam components reflected by the half mirror are fetched by an AF sensor unit to detect the focal point position of the photographing lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Iwase, Motoaki Kobayashi, Toshifumi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20080245483
    Abstract: An adhesive-film exfoliating device includes an absorption stage 6 for absorbing a liquid crystal display panel 4 in which a polarizing plate 3 is adhered to a glass plate 2, a clamping unit 7 for clamping a corner 3a of the polarizing plate 3 exfoliated from the glass plate 2 and a ball screw shaft 11 for moving the absorption stage 6 relatively to the clamping unit 7. A ball screw nut 14 in screw-engagement with the ball screw shaft 11 is fixed on a back surface of the absorption stage 6. With the rotation of the ball screw shaft 11, the absorption stage 6 integral with the ball screw nut 14 is slid in a direction to exfoliate the polarizing plate 3 exfoliated from the glass plate 2. In a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display panel 4, a process of exfoliating the polarizing plate 3 from the glass plate 2 includes steps of moving the absorption stage 6 while allowing the clamping unit 7 to clamp the corner 3a of the polarizing plate 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi TOYOSHIMA, Tanemasa Harada, Shigeru Iwase
  • Publication number: 20080225224
    Abstract: An adhesive-film exfoliating device includes first and second guide tables 5, 6 having flat mount surfaces 5a, 6a for mounting a liquid crystal display panel 2 having glass plates 3 and polarizing plates 4, a take-up roller 7 on the backside of the tables 5, 6 and a slit 8 arranged between the guide tables 5, 6 to allow a passage of one polarizing plate 4 exfoliated from the lower glass plate 3. The slit 8 is formed with a breadth less than 5 mm. The breadth corresponds to a dimension of the slit 8 in a feeding direction of the glass plate 3 on the flat mount surfaces 5a, 6a. In a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display panel 2, a process of exfoliating one polarizing plate 4 from the lower glass plate 3 includes a step of pulling the polarizing plate 4 through the slit 8 in a direction to exfoliate the plate 4 from the glass plate 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi TOYOSHIMA, Tanemasa HARADA, Shigeru IWASE
  • Patent number: 7400827
    Abstract: According to the present invention, light from a taking lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in a lateral direction of a body unit. Then, after passing through a screen, the light is reflected toward an upper side of the body unit by a second mirror except part of the light. The light reflected by the second mirror is reflected by a third mirror in a direction opposite to a direction in which the light is reflected by the quick return mirror, and is further reflected by a fourth mirror toward an eyepiece located on a back side of the body unit. Part of the light which passing though the screen is taken by an AF sensor unit provided in rear of the second mirror, and an image formation position of an optical image is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Sumio Kawai, Yoichi Washizu, Koji Kato, Shigeru Iwase, Hiroshi Terada, Shigeru Kato
  • Publication number: 20060045513
    Abstract: According to the present invention, light from a taking lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in a lateral direction of a body unit. Then, after passing through a screen, the light is reflected toward an upper side of the body unit by a second mirror except part of the light. The light reflected by the second mirror is reflected by a third mirror in a direction opposite to a direction in which the light is reflected by the quick return mirror, and is further reflected by a fourth mirror toward an eyepiece located on a back side of the body unit. Part of the light which passing though the screen is taken by an AF sensor unit provided in rear of the second mirror, and an image formation position of an optical image is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Sumio Kawai, Yoichi Washizu, Koji Kato, Shigeru Iwase, Hiroshi Terada, Shigeru Kato
  • Publication number: 20050174464
    Abstract: In a camera system of this invention, a light beam coming from a photographing lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in the widthwise direction of a body unit, and is reflected by a second mirror via a half mirror and screen in the upward direction of the body unit except for some light beam components. The light beam reflected by the second mirror is reflected by a third mirror in a direction opposite to that of the light beam reflected by the quick return mirror, and is also reflected by a fourth mirror toward an eyepiece side in the back side of the body unit. Some light beam components reflected by the half mirror are fetched by an AF sensor unit to detect the focal point position of the photographing lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Iwase, Motoaki Kobayashi, Toshifumi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20040041913
    Abstract: An image printing system includes a digital camera, which is an electronic camera, including a first connecting unit for connecting to an image printer, a recording medium for recording image data, a decompressing unit for decompressing data recorded in the recording medium to data for printing, a data transfer unit for transferring an output of the decompressing unit to the printer, and a secondary battery for supplying power source, and a printer including a second connecting unit for connecting to the first connecting unit, a printing engine to print in accordance with printing data, a power supply unit for feeding power to the digital camera and for charging to the secondary battery, and a print start switch for generating a start instruction signal for a print operation. When the print start switch is turned on because the first and second connecting units are connected, the data for printing is transferred to the printer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Shinya Takasumi, Azuma Miyazawa, Shigeru Iwase
  • Patent number: 5908797
    Abstract: To provide a silicon nitride based sintered material having high strength and high hardness and superior in reliability, silicon nitride sintered material has a composition mainly composed of silicon nitride or Si--Al--O--N, and further comprises 0.5 to 3 wt % of a Mg component, calculated as MgO, and 3 to 10 wt % of a Yb component, calculated as Yb.sub.2 O.sub.3. As a secondary crystal phase, the material contains one or more of Yb.sub.2 Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 O.sub.3, Yb.sub.2 Si.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.5 and Yb.sub.4 Si.sub.2 N.sub.2 O.sub.7. Silicon nitride or Si--Al--O--N comprises 20-50 vol % of needle-like crystals of the entire material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Urashima, Shigeru Iwase