Patents by Inventor Shigeto Igarashi

Shigeto Igarashi 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: 6618080
    Abstract: Object: To broaden the range of photographing of object, until illumination of 0.02 lux. Construction: In the case of sufficient bright object, photographing is performed by a conventional circuit at a high S/N ratio, at a high degree. In the case of an insufficient bright object, inserting auxiliary amplifying circuit m, m1, m2 or em and ignoring the S/N ratio, and raising the amplification degree. In the case of sufficient bright object, photographing is performed by high S/N ratio, and high degree, in the case of insufficient bright object, an auxiliary amplifying circuit m, m1, m2 or em is inserted ignoring the S/N ratio until utility noise composite of 20 dB (10%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Watec Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeto Igarashi
  • Patent number: RE41144
    Abstract: Object: To broaden the range of photographing of object, until illumination of 0.02 lux. Construction: In the case of sufficient bright object, photographing is performed by a conventional circuit at a high S/N ratio, at a high degree. In the case of an insufficient bright object, inserting auxiliary amplifying circuit m, m1, m2 or em and ignoring the S/N ratio, and raising the amplification degree. In the case of sufficient bright object, photographing is performed by high S/N ratio, and high degree, in the case of insufficient bright object, an auxiliary amplifying circuit m, m1, m2 or em is inserted ignoring the S/N ratio until utility noise composite of 20 dB (10%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Watec Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeto Igarashi
  • Patent number: D360218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeto Igarashi, Minoru Tanabe