Patents by Inventor Shinichi Ohba

Shinichi Ohba 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: 12191623
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing which stores a discharge gas and is provided with a first opening to which first light is incident along a first optical axis and a second opening from which second light is emitted along a second optical axis; a first window portion which hermetically seals the first opening; and a second window portion which hermetically seals the second opening. The housing is formed of a light shielding material which does not transmit the first light and the second light. An internal space is defined by the housing, the first window portion, and the second window portion and the internal space is filled with the discharge gas. The first opening and the second opening are disposed so that the first optical axis and the second optical axis intersect each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Energetiq Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Akinori Asai, Yusei Nagata, Shinichi Ohba, Takayuki Ohshiro, Matthew Partlow, Ron Collins, Stephen F. Horne, Laura Owens
  • Publication number: 20250007232
    Abstract: A fiber laser device includes: a housing; a first optical element configured to include a first fiber and a first fiber connector; a second optical element configured to include a second fiber and a second fiber connector; and a movable holder configured to hold the second fiber connector and be movable so that an orientation of the second fiber connector changes between a first orientation and a second orientation. The first optical element and the second optical element are optically connectable via the first fiber connector and the second fiber connector, a first opening is formed in a wall portion of the housing, the first orientation is an orientation when the first optical element and the second optical element are optically connected, and the second orientation is an orientation in which an end surface of the second fiber is exposed through the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Masaru SHIMOMAKI, Shin KATO, Shinichi OHBA, Keita UMENO
  • Publication number: 20240242941
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes a housing which stores a discharge gas and is provided with a first opening to which first light is incident and a second opening from which second light is emitted, a first window portion which includes a first window member allowing the first light to be transmitted therethrough and hermetically seals the first opening, and a second window portion which includes a second window member allowing the second light to be transmitted therethrough and hermetically seals the second opening. Each of the first window member and the second window member is hermetically fixed to the housing by a joining material. A protection layer which covers the joining material is provided at at least one of a first joining position between the first window member and the housing and a second joining position between the second window member and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Akinori Asai, Yusei Nagata, Shinichi Ohba, Matthew Partlow, Ron Collins, Stephen F. Horne, Laura Owens
  • Patent number: 11972931
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes a housing which stores a discharge gas in an internal space and is provided with a first window portion to which first light is incident and a second window portion from which second light is emitted. The housing includes at least one flow path which is partitioned from the internal space and extends toward at least one of the first window portion and the second window portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Energetiq Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Akinori Asai, Yusei Nagata, Shinichi Ohba, Matthew Partlow, Ron Collins, Stephen F. Horne, Laura Owens
  • Publication number: 20240097394
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing which stores a discharge gas and is provided with a first opening to which first light is incident along a first optical axis and a second opening from which second light is emitted along a second optical axis; a first window portion which hermetically seals the first opening; and a second window portion which hermetically seals the second opening. The housing is formed of a light shielding material which does not transmit the first light and the second light. An internal space is defined by the housing, the first window portion, and the second window portion and the internal space is filled with the discharge gas. The first opening and the second opening are disposed so that the first optical axis and the second optical axis intersect each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Akinori Asai, Yusei Nagata, Shinichi Ohba, Takayuki Ohshiro, Matthew Partlow, Ron Collins, Stephen F. Horne, Laura Owens
  • Patent number: 11862922
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing which stores a discharge gas and is provided with a first opening to which first light is incident along a first optical axis and a second opening from which second light is emitted along a second optical axis; a first window portion which hermetically seals the first opening; a second window portion which hermetically seals the second opening; and a first electrode and a second electrode. The housing is formed of a light shielding material which does not transmit the first light and the second light. An internal space is defined by the housing, the first window portion, and the second window portion and the internal space is filled with the discharge gas. The first opening and the second opening are disposed so that the first optical axis and the second optical axis intersect each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: ENERGETIQ TECHNOLOGY, INC., HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Akinori Asai, Yusei Nagata, Shinichi Ohba, Takayuki Ohshiro, Matthew Partlow, Ron Collins, Stephen F. Horne, Laura Owens
  • Patent number: 11733464
    Abstract: A fiber structure includes first and second optical fibers disposed such that end portions thereof butt, a sheet-shaped saturable absorber including a carbon nanotube and disposed between the end portion of the first optical fiber and the end portion of the second optical fiber, and a housing internally accommodating the end portion of the first optical fiber and the end portion of the second optical fiber. A space in the housing including the saturable absorber is airtight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Ryota Kakei, Shin Kato, Fumitsugu Fukuyo, Tomoya Nakazawa, Masaru Shimomaki, Shinichi Ohba, Yu Matsushiro
  • Patent number: 11682548
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing containing light-emitting gas in an internal space, on which laser light for maintaining a plasma generated in the light-emitting gas is incident; and a charging pipe including a first end portion and a second end portion and connected to the internal space at the first end portion. The second end portion of the charging pipe is sealed by being crushed. The second end portion of the charging pipe is covered with a covering member consists of an inorganic material. The covering member is covered with a cap member consists of a metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Shinichi Ohba, Akinori Asai, Tomoya Nakazawa, Taiga Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11676809
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing containing light-emitting gas in an internal space and formed with an opening on which first light is incident and/or from which second light is emitted, wherein the first light is laser light for maintaining a plasma generated in the light-emitting gas and the second light is light from the plasma; and a window member that transmits the first light and/or the second light at the opening. The window member is joined to the housing by a joining material consisting of a material containing gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Shinichi Ohba, Akinori Asai, Tomoya Nakazawa, Taiga Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11670497
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing containing light-emitting gas in an internal space; a first window portion provided to the housing and on which first light that is laser light for maintaining a plasma generated in the light-emitting gas is incident; and a second window portion provided to the housing and from which second light that is light from the plasma is emitted. The second window portion includes a second window member made of a material containing diamond. A protective layer made of an inorganic material is formed at least on a surface of the second window member on a side of the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Shinichi Ohba, Akinori Asai, Tomoya Nakazawa, Taiga Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11662688
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a body of the image forming apparatus; a first inclined portion that is inclined upward from one side surface toward another side surface of the body of the image forming apparatus; a second inclined portion that is inclined downward from an inner end portion of the first inclined portion toward the one side surface; multiple cooled parts that are disposed in a space between the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion and that are disposed to be spaced from each other in a direction from the one side surface to the other side surface; a first wall member that is disposed above the first inclined portion and that has a first ventilation part; and a second wall member that is disposed below the second inclined portion and that has a second ventilation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Keigo Shinoto, Shinichi Ohba, Takaaki Yoshida, Taisuke Endo
  • Patent number: 11664211
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing containing light-emitting gas in an internal space; a first window portion which is provided to the housing and on which first light that is laser light for maintaining a plasma generated in the light-emitting gas is incident; a second window portion provided to the housing and from which second light that is light from the plasma is emitted; and a getter portion including a getter material and disposed in an irradiation region of the first light inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Toru Fujita, Shinichi Ohba, Akinori Asai, Tomoya Nakazawa, Taiga Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20230108497
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing containing light-emitting gas in an internal space and formed with an opening on which first light is incident and/or from which second light is emitted, wherein the first light is laser light for maintaining a plasma generated in the light-emitting gas and the second light is light from the plasma; and a window member that transmits the first light and/or the second light at the opening. The window member is joined to the housing by a joining material consisting of a material containing gold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio SUZUKI, Toru FUJITA, Shinichi OHBA, Akinori ASAI, Tomoya NAKAZAWA, Taiga MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230108659
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing containing light-emitting gas in an internal space, on which laser light for maintaining a plasma generated in the light-emitting gas is incident; and a charging pipe including a first end portion and a second end portion and connected to the internal space at the first end portion. The second end portion of the charging pipe is sealed by being crushed. The second end portion of the charging pipe is covered with a covering member consists of an inorganic material. The covering member is covered with a cap member consists of a metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio SUZUKI, Toru FUJITA, Shinichi OHBA, Akinori ASAI, Tomoya NAKAZAWA, Taiga MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230104797
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing containing light-emitting gas in an internal space; a first window portion which is provided to the housing and on which first light that is laser light for maintaining a plasma generated in the light-emitting gas is incident; a second window portion provided to the housing and from which second light that is light from the plasma is emitted; and a getter portion including a getter material and disposed in an irradiation region of the first light inside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio SUZUKI, Toru FUJITA, Shinichi OHBA, Akinori ASAI, Tomoya NAKAZAWA, Taiga MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230103662
    Abstract: A light emitting sealed body includes: a housing containing light-emitting gas in an internal space; a first window portion provided to the housing and on which first light that is laser light for maintaining a plasma generated in the light-emitting gas is incident; and a second window portion provided to the housing and from which second light that is light from the plasma is emitted. The second window portion includes a second window member made of a material containing diamond. A protective layer made of an inorganic material is formed at least on a surface of the second window member on a side of the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Akio SUZUKI, Toru FUJITA, Shinichi OHBA, Akinori ASAI, Tomoya NAKAZAWA, Taiga MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230058921
    Abstract: A document reading device includes an imaging unit that images a document, a placing portion that includes a first placing portion and a second placing portion and that has a placing surface on which the document is placed, the placing surface being formed by the first placing portion and the second placing portion, and a detector that detects an edge of the document that is placed on the placing surface by using a color difference or a luminance difference between the placing surface and the document. An end portion of the first placing portion adjacent to the second placing portion extends toward the second placing portion beyond an end portion of the second placing portion adjacent to the first placing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Miho MORITA, Naoyuki KATO, Kenji YAMADA, Satoshi NODA, Kenichi ISHIKURA, Takahiro IIZUKA, HIROYUKI TANAKA, Shinya HASEGAWA, Kota TOMIOKA, Yoichi YAMAKAWA, Tomonori SATO, Ryusuke NAKATA, Kazuyuki KODA, Isamu ADACHI, Tomomi ISHIDA, Shinnosuke KONDO, Yuya SHIOKAWA, Daisuke ISHIHARA, Kohei TACHIBANA, Shinichi OHBA, Taisuke ENDO
  • Publication number: 20230055462
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a reading member that reads an image of a document that is transported, a discharge portion onto which the document that is read by the reading member is discharged, a placement portion that is installed above the discharge portion, an object being placed on the placement portion such that at least a part of an upper surface of the reading member is covered, and an image capturing member that is installed above the placement portion and that captures an image of the object that is placed on the placement portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Tomonori SATO, Naoyuki KATO, Kenji YAMADA, Satoshi NODA, Kenichi ISHIKURA, Takahiro IIZUKA, HIROYUKI TANAKA, Shinya HASEGAWA, Kota TOMIOKA, Yoichi YAMAKAWA, Ryusuke NAKATA, Kazuyuki KODA, Isamu ADACHI, Miho MORITA, Tomomi ISHIDA, Shinnosuke KONDO, Yuya SHIOKAWA, Daisuke ISHIHARA, Kohei TACHIBANA, Shinichi OHBA, Taisuke ENDO
  • Publication number: 20230058066
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a medium discharge portion onto which a medium to be taken out by a person with the person standing is discharged, a placement portion that is installed above the medium discharge portion, an object in color that is represented by using a Y-value closer than a value that represents black color to a value that represents white color where the color is represented by using a Y-value that represents luminance in a YCbCr method being placed on the placement portion, an image capturing member that is installed above the placement portion and that captures an image of the object that is placed on the placement portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Naoyuki KATO, Kenichi ISHIKURA, Takahiro IIZUKA, Hiroyuki TANAKA, Shinya HASEGAWA, Kota TOMIOKA, Yoichi YAMAKAWA, Tomonori SATO, Ryusuke NAKATA, Kazuyuki KODA, Isamu ADACHI, Miho MORITA, Tomomi ISHIDA, Shinnosuke KONDO, Yuya SHIOKAWA, Daisuke ISHIHARA, Kohei TACHIBANA, Shinichi OHBA, Taisuke ENDO, Kenji YAMADA, Satoshi NODA
  • Publication number: 20230054566
    Abstract: A driving device includes: a frame disposed in the driving device to support a driven unit driven by the driving device, the frame including a first portion, a distance from which to an outer wall of an accommodation device that accommodates the driving device is shorter, and a second portion, a distance from which to the outer wall is longer than the distance from the first portion to the outer wall; and a driving unit disposed between the second portion and the outer wall, at least a part of the driving unit being away from the outer wall by the distance between the first portion and the outer wall or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke KONDO, Naoyuki KATO, Kenji YAMADA, Satoshi NODA, Kenichi ISHIKURA, Takahiro IIZUKA, Hiroyuki TANAKA, Shinya HASEGAWA, Kota TOMIOKA, Yoichi YAMAKAWA, Tomonori SATO, Ryusuke NAKATA, Kazuyuki KODA, Isamu ADACHI, Miho MORITA, Tomomi ISHIDA, Shinichi OHBA, Taisuke ENDO, Yuya SHIOKAWA, Daisuke ISHIHARA, Kohei TACHIBANA