Patents by Inventor Shinichi Iida

Shinichi Iida 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: 11806867
    Abstract: A profiling apparatus includes: a holder rotationally moves around a first fulcrum, and holds a subject; a balancer rotationally moves around a second fulcrum, an intermediate part coupled to holder part and balancer, expands and contracts in a coupling direction, and bends in a direction orthogonal to the coupling direction, in which a position of the first fulcrum, a first gravity center position, a bending position, and a second gravity center position are aligned in this order. The first gravity center position corresponds to a gravity center of a part, which rotationally moves around the first fulcrum, of the subject and the holder in a case where the subject is held. The bending position corresponds to a bending point of the intermediate part. The second gravity center position corresponds to a gravity center of a part, which rotationally moves around the second fulcrum, of the second fulcrum position and balancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichi Iida, Shigeaki Tochimoto, Hiroshi Takaoka
  • Patent number: 11280677
    Abstract: Colorimeter having first and second illumination units disposed symmetrically to a reference line in a prescribed plane, first and second light-receiving parts disposed symmetrically to the reference line in the prescribed plane, a calculation unit for determining color information about a measurement object, and an opposing wall that opposes the measurement object when it is measured. The opposing wall has an abutting part that abuts the measurement object when it is measured. The abutting part has a pair of first abutting parts disposed on two sides of a measurement opening to flank the measurement opening; and a pair of second abutting parts disposed on an orthogonal line orthogonal to a first-abutting-part connection line that connects the pair of first abutting parts to each other, the pair of second abutting parts being disposed on two sides of the first-abutting-part connection line to flank the first-abutting-part connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Aomatsu, Shinichi Iida, Wataru Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Teraoka, Yoshihisa Abe
  • Patent number: 10989593
    Abstract: First and second measurement operations are performed according to each of a plurality of geometric conditions while keeping the geometric condition. In the first measurement operation, illumination light is radiated from a first light radiating position toward a measurement target position and spectroscopic measurement is performed on reflected light traveling from the measurement target position toward a first light receiving position. In the second measurement operation, illumination light is radiated from a second light radiating position toward a measurement target position and spectroscopic measurement is performed on reflected light traveling from the measurement target position toward a second light receiving position. The two spectroscopic measurement results are averaged. The second light radiating position and the second light receiving position are respectively disposed symmetrical to the first light radiating position and the first light receiving position with respect to a reference axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Iida, Yoshitaka Teraoka
  • Publication number: 20200406484
    Abstract: A profiling apparatus includes: a holder rotationally moves around a first fulcrum, and holds a subject; a balancer rotationally moves around a second fulcrum, an intermediate part coupled to holder part and balancer, expands and contracts in a coupling direction, and bends in a direction orthogonal to the coupling direction, in which a position of the first fulcrum, a first gravity center position, a bending position, and a second gravity center position are aligned in this order. The first gravity center position corresponds to a gravity center of a part, which rotationally moves around the first fulcrum, of the subject and the holder in a case where the subject is held. The bending position corresponds to a bending point of the intermediate part. The second gravity center position corresponds to a gravity center of a part, which rotationally moves around the second fulcrum, of the second fulcrum position and balancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Shinichi IIDA, Shigeaki TOCHIMOTO, Hiroshi TAKAOKA
  • Publication number: 20190154508
    Abstract: Colorimeter having first and second illumination units disposed symmetrically to a reference line in a prescribed plane, first and second light-receiving parts disposed symmetrically to the reference line in the prescribed plane, a calculation unit for determining color information about a measurement object, and an opposing wall that opposes the measurement object when it is measured. The opposing wall has an abutting part that abuts the measurement object when it is measured. The abutting part has a pair of first abutting parts disposed on two sides of a measurement opening to flank the measurement opening; and a pair of second abutting parts disposed on an orthogonal line orthogonal to a first-abutting-part connection line that connects the pair of first abutting parts to each other, the pair of second abutting parts being disposed on two sides of the first-abutting-part connection line to flank the first-abutting-part connection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki AOMATSU, Shinichi IIDA, Wataru YAMAGUCHI, Yoshitaka TERAOKA, Yoshihisa ABE
  • Publication number: 20180180480
    Abstract: First and second measurement operations are performed according to each of a plurality of geometric conditions while keeping the geometric condition. In the first measurement operation, illumination light is radiated from a first light radiating position toward a measurement target position and spectroscopic measurement is performed on reflected light traveling from the measurement target position toward a first light receiving position. In the second measurement operation, illumination light is radiated from a second light radiating position toward a measurement target position and spectroscopic measurement is performed on reflected light traveling from the measurement target position toward a second light receiving position. The two spectroscopic measurement results are averaged. The second light radiating position and the second light receiving position are respectively disposed symmetrical to the first light radiating position and the first light receiving position with respect to a reference axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichi IIDA, Yoshitaka TERAOKA
  • Patent number: 9429472
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided with a light source, a photodetector, and a support structure. The light source, which emits light, has light distribution in which a reference axis serves as an axis of symmetry or light distribution in which a plane including the reference axis serves as a plane of symmetry. A first light beam in the light is guided to the object to be illuminated. A second light beam in the light is guided to the photodetector. The photodetector detects intensity of the second light beam. The light source and the photodetector are supported by the support structure in positions and postures that allow the first light beam and the second light beam to be guided in an aforementioned manner. A traveling direction of the first light beam and a traveling direction of the second light beam make the same angle with the reference axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Iida, Wataru Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20160109293
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided with a light source, a photodetector, and a support structure. The light source, which emits light, has light distribution in which a reference axis serves as an axis of symmetry or light distribution in which a plane including the reference axis serves as a plane of symmetry. A first light beam in the light is guided to the object to be illuminated. A second light beam in the light is guided to the photodetector. The photodetector detects intensity of the second light beam. The light source and the photodetector are supported by the support structure in positions and postures that allow the first light beam and the second light beam to be guided in an aforementioned manner. A traveling direction of the first light beam and a traveling direction of the second light beam make the same angle with the reference axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichi Iida, Wataru Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8390803
    Abstract: A calibration device 21 according to the present invention is a member used for white calibration of an optical characteristic measuring apparatus 1 for measuring an optical characteristic of a specimen arranged to close a measuring opening and is used together with a spacer 24. Accordingly, such a calibration device 21 can perform more accurate white calibration by preventing formation of an interference pattern by the spacer 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Sensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Iida, Wataru Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8166443
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit design apparatus includes: an association information creating unit which creates association information for associating wiring information of a signal line with wiring information of a shield line placed for the signal line; an association information storage unit which stores the thus created association information; and a shield wiring unit which, when the placement of the signal line is changed, changes in interlinking fashion with the changed placement the placement of the shield line that is associated with the signal line by the association information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Katsushi Aoki, Takahiro Toda, Junya Yamasaki, Shinichi Iida, Hiroki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20110128540
    Abstract: A calibration device 21 according to the present invention is a member used for white calibration of an optical characteristic measuring apparatus 1 for measuring an optical characteristic of a specimen arranged to close a measuring opening and is used together with a spacer 24. Accordingly, such a calibration device 21 can perform more accurate white calibration by preventing formation of an interference pattern by the spacer 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Shinichi IIDA, Wataru Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20080276213
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit design apparatus includes: an association information creating unit which creates association information for associating wiring information of a signal line with wiring information of a shield line placed for the signal line; an association information storage unit which stores the thus created association information; and a shield wiring unit which, when the placement of the signal line is changed, changes in interlinking fashion with the changed placement the placement of the shield line that is associated with the signal line by the association information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsushi Aoki, Takahiro Toda, Junya Yamasaki, Shinichi Iida, Hiroki Murakami
  • Patent number: 5208831
    Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide a novel network interface system which is able to connect automatically to the respective network stations having different data transfer speeds, in order to avoid the above problems. According to this invention, there is provided a detector and a selector in the communication interface to automatically select the appropriate data transfer speed. In the above structure, the speed of communication data transferred by a network is one of two detected by the detector which is able to detect a transfer speed and provide outputs at a first level signal when the transfer speed is at one level and outputs a second level signal when it is at a second level. The selecting means selects the frequency to connect a network station in response to the signal output from the detector. As a result, users need not select the module by themselves, the system automatically select the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masaji Ueno, Akihito Nishikawa, Shinichi Iida, Hajime Shiraishi