Patents by Inventor Shinichi Shimotsu

Shinichi Shimotsu 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: 20240015377
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging control device including: a processor; and a memory connected to or built in the processor. The processor acquires a first image by causing an image sensor of an imaging apparatus to image first light with a first sensitivity, and acquires a second image by causing the image sensor to image second light with a second sensitivity. The first sensitivity is a sensitivity for representing shape information of a subject with a first gradation in the first image. The second sensitivity is a sensitivity for representing temperature information of the subject with a second gradation in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu SHIMADA, Tetsuya FUJIKAWA, Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Toshihiro AOI
  • Publication number: 20230333399
    Abstract: Provided is a lens device provided in an imaging apparatus body including an image sensor, the lens device including a lens that includes a shake correction lens correcting a shake of an image obtained by imaging light on the image sensor, and images the light, which is incident, on the image sensor, a first drive mechanism that moves the shake correction lens in a direction in which the shake of the image is corrected, by applying power to the shake correction lens along a coordinate plane intersecting an optical axis of the lens, and a second drive mechanism that moves the shake correction lens in a direction in which the image is shifted, by applying power to the shake correction lens along the coordinate plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Koichi TANAKA, Toshihiro AOI, Taro ASAMI
  • Publication number: 20230333400
    Abstract: A processor of a lens device is configured to acquire inclination information related to at least one of an inclination of a first drive axis of a drive mechanism with respect to a first axis of an image sensor or an inclination of a second drive axis of the drive mechanism with respect to a second axis of the image sensor, and perform, with respect to the drive mechanism, control of moving a movement lens along at least one of the first axis or the second axis based on the inclination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi TANAKA, Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Taro ASAMI, Toshihiro AOI
  • Publication number: 20230333401
    Abstract: Provided is a lens device provided in an imaging apparatus body including an image sensor, the lens device including a processor, a a memory coupled to or integrated with the processor, a lens that includes a movement lens and that images incident light on the image sensor, and a drive mechanism that moves the movement lens by applying power to the movement lens along a coordinate plane intersecting an optical axis of the lens. The processor is configured to perform, with respect to the drive mechanism, control of changing a movement amount of the movement lens based on a wavelength range of the light transmitted through the movement lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro AOI, Taro ASAMI, Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Koichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230185214
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an optical element that extracts a plurality of pieces of band light from incident light incident on an optical system, a photoelectric conversion device capable of imaging the plurality of pieces of band light extracted from the incident light by the optical element, and a processor that outputs image data obtained by imaging band light, among the plurality of pieces of band light, selected according to an imaging condition determined based on a field of view by the photoelectric conversion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro AOI, Masahiko SUGIMOTO, Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Tetsuya FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230171474
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging controller, an operation method and program of the imaging controller, and a camera capable of presenting a radiation image of a subject to a user in an easy-to-understand manner. An image sensor driving control unit causes an image sensor to image a visible ray to acquire a first image including a reflected image of a subject. The image sensor driving control unit causes the image sensor to image an infrared ray to acquire a second image including the reflected image and a radiation image of the subject. A zoom lens driving control unit moves a zoom lens along an optical axis to correct a difference in angle of view between the first image and the second image. Image processing units output difference images between the first image and the second image acquired in a state in which the difference in angle of view is corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Masahiko Sugimoto, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Toshihiro Aoi
  • Publication number: 20220404579
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first optical system, a first separation optical system that separates the light transmitted through the first optical system into the first wavelength range light and the second wavelength range light, a second optical system that transmits the first wavelength range light obtained by the first separation optical system, a third optical system that transmits the second wavelength range light obtained by the first separation optical system, a first image sensor that receives the first wavelength range light, a second image sensor that receives the second wavelength range light, and a first light source that emits the first wavelength range light, in which the first optical system emits the first wavelength range light emitted from the first light source to a subject, and transmits subject light including first wavelength range reflected light obtained by reflecting the first wavelength range light by the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro AOI, Masahiko SUGIMOTO, Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Tetsuya FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220400240
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging apparatus including a first optical system that transmits first wavelength range light, and a first image sensor that receives the first wavelength range light guided by the first optical system, and a projector including a first light source that emits the first wavelength range light, and a second optical system that emits the first wavelength range light emitted from the first light source to a subject side, in which an optical specification of the first optical system and an optical specification of the second optical system correspond to each other, the first optical system includes a first optical element that is displaced by receiving power generated by a first drive source, and the second optical system includes a second optical element that is displaced by receiving power generated by a second drive source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya FUJIKAWA, Masahiko SUGIMOTO, Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Toshihiro AOI
  • Publication number: 20220397740
    Abstract: A lens control device includes a processor that performs a control of generating image data for each of first wavelength range light and second wavelength range light by an image sensor, in which the processor estimates a first focus position of a focus lens for the first wavelength range light based on a first focus evaluation value determined in accordance with the image data of the first wavelength range light, estimates a second focus position of the focus lens for the first wavelength range light based on a second focus evaluation value determined in accordance with the image data of the second wavelength range light, and performs a control of moving the focus lens along an optical axis based on the first focus position in a case in which a comparison result obtained by comparing the first focus position with the second focus position satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko SUGIMOTO, Shinichi SHIMOTSU, Toshihiro AOI, Tetsuya FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220385839
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system that has a light transmission characteristic of transmitting near-infrared light in a near-infrared light wavelength range including 1550 nm, and an imaging sensor that outputs an imaging signal by imaging the near-infrared light transmitted through the imaging optical system, the imaging sensor has sensitivity to heat radiation from a subject, and the imaging signal includes information regarding a heat radiation image by the heat radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: SHINICHI SHIMOTSU, Masahiko SUGIMOTO, Tetsuya FUJIKAWA, Toshihiro AOI
  • Publication number: 20210208476
    Abstract: An imaging lens including: a plurality of lenses; and a coating provided on at least a part of the plurality of lenses. In a near-infrared light wavelength region, by the coating, light transmittance on a short wavelength side of a near-infrared light peak wavelength region including 1550 nm is reduced from light transmittance at a short wavelength end of the near-infrared light peak wavelength region as a wavelength is decreased, and light transmittance on a long wavelength side of the near-infrared light peak wavelength region is reduced from light transmittance at a long wavelength end of the near-infrared light peak wavelength region as the wavelength is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi SHIMOTSU
  • Patent number: 10473883
    Abstract: There are provided a variable magnification optical system and a control method thereof which are capable of relatively accurately adjusting a positional relationship between a variable magnification optical device and an imaging surface of an imaging device according to a zoom amount. A zoom lens included in the variable magnification optical device is positioned at a telephoto end and a wide angle end, and shift amounts ?S1 and ?S2, tilt angles ?1 and ?2, rotation angles ?1 and ?2, and focusing adjustment amounts ?1 and ?2 of the variable magnification optical device are set by a user and are stored. In a case where a zoom amount of the zoom lens is set to a desired value by the user, a shift amount corresponding to the set zoom amount is calculated by using the stored shift amounts ?S1 and ?S2. The positional relationship between the variable magnification optical device and the imaging surface of the imaging device is adjusted so as to have the calculated shift amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Shimotsu, Yoshitaka Mori, Takayuki Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20190011662
    Abstract: There are provided a variable magnification optical system and a control method thereof which are capable of relatively accurately adjusting a positional relationship between a variable magnification optical device and an imaging surface of an imaging device according to a zoom amount. A zoom lens included in the variable magnification optical device is positioned at a telephoto end and a wide angle end, and shift amounts ?S1 and ?S2, tilt angles ?1 and ?2, rotation angles ?1 and ?2, and focusing adjustment amounts ?1 and ?2 of the variable magnification optical device are set by a user and are stored. In a case where a zoom amount of the zoom lens is set to a desired value by the user, a shift amount corresponding to the set zoom amount is calculated by using the stored shift amounts ?S1 and ?S2. The positional relationship between the variable magnification optical device and the imaging surface of the imaging device is adjusted so as to have the calculated shift amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: SHINICHI SHIMOTSU, Yoshitaka MORI, Takayuki MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 10088654
    Abstract: This invention provides a lens device and a correction method therefor whereby the focal position of the lens device can be corrected with high accuracy even if a lens surface shape or the like is not uniform. A ring-shaped lens fixing frame 52 is mounted on the outer periphery of a lens 51. A gear 53 is formed on the lens fixing frame 52 in the circumferential direction. A gear 54, which engages with the gear 53, is rotated by a motor 20A. Then, the lens 51 rotates about the optical axis L thereof. Further, a rack 57, which extends in the direction of the optical axis L, is formed on a part of the lens fixing frame 52. A pinion 58 engages with the teeth 57A of the rack 57, and the pinion 58 is rotated by another motor 20B. Then, the rack 57 moves in the direction of the optical axis L, and thus the lens 51 moves in the direction of the optical axis L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Shimotsu
  • Patent number: 9571825
    Abstract: Notification is given of the fact that a television camera lens has developed a malfunction. An extender lens includes an imaging lens having a 1× magnification and an imaging lens having a 2× magnification. For each of these imaging lenses, a master lens is adjusted in such a manner that the light-receiving surface of an image sensor will be brought to an in-focus position. The master lens adjustment processing is executed periodically and data indicating a history of amounts of adjustment of the master lens is stored in memory per imaging lens. Data indicating the history of amounts of adjustment of the master lens is read from the memory. Whether the television camera lens is malfunctioning is detected from the read data indicating the history. If a malfunction is detected, an error LED emits light to notify of the malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Otani, Shinichi Shimotsu
  • Publication number: 20160341941
    Abstract: This invention provides a lens device and a correction method therefor whereby the focal position of the lens device can be corrected with high accuracy even if a lens surface shape or the like is not uniform. A ring-shaped lens fixing frame 52 is mounted on the outer periphery of a lens 51. A gear 53 is formed on the lens fixing frame 52 in the circumferential direction. A gear 54, which engages with the gear 53, is rotated by a motor 20A. Then, the lens 51 rotates about the optical axis L thereof. Further, a rack 57, which extends in the direction of the optical axis L, is formed on a part of the lens fixing frame 52. A pinion 58 engages with the teeth 57A of the rack 57, and the pinion 58 is rotated by another motor 20B. Then, the rack 57 moves in the direction of the optical axis L, and thus the lens 51 moves in the direction of the optical axis L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi SHIMOTSU
  • Patent number: 9500838
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus for a lens includes a voice coil motor. A coil position of a coil is detected. A table memory stores a correction factor for each one of plural values of the coil position according to flux density distribution. The correction factor is read from the table memory according to the detected coil position. A coil current is corrected by use of the correction factor for each coil position. The corrected coil current is caused to flow through the coil, with which the lens is moved together along an optical axis. Consequently, changes in a moving speed of the lens can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Shimotsu
  • Publication number: 20160007019
    Abstract: Notification is given of the fact that a television camera lens has developed a malfunction. An extender lens includes an imaging lens having a 1× magnification and an imaging lens having a 2× magnification. For each of these imaging lenses, a master lens is adjusted in such a manner that the light-receiving surface of an image sensor will be brought to an in-focus position. The master lens adjustment processing is executed periodically and data indicating a history of amounts of adjustment of the master lens is stored in memory per imaging lens. Data indicating the history of amounts of adjustment of the master lens is read from the memory. Whether the television camera lens is malfunctioning is detected from the read data indicating the history. If a malfunction is detected, an error LED emits light to notify of the malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kazunori OTANI, Shinichi SHIMOTSU
  • Publication number: 20150198783
    Abstract: A lens driving apparatus for a lens includes a voice coil motor. A coil position of a coil is detected. A table memory stores a correction factor for each one of plural values of the coil position according to flux density distribution. The correction factor is read from the table memory according to the detected coil position. A coil current is corrected by use of the correction factor for each coil position. The corrected coil current is caused to flow through the coil, with which the lens is moved together along an optical axis. Consequently, changes in a moving speed of the lens can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: SHINICHI SHIMOTSU
  • Patent number: 8641607
    Abstract: When light enters a first small diameter fiber at an incident angle of 0°, exit light from the first small diameter fiber has a substantially convex light amount distribution in a diameter direction. When light enters a second small diameter fiber at an incident angle of 12°, exit light from the second small diameter fiber has a substantially concave light amount distribution in a diameter direction. The exit light from the first and second small diameter fibers enters a large diameter fiber and is combined therein, making the light amount distribution uniform in the large diameter fiber. The large diameter fiber has a tapered core and a tapered clad in a light exit section. The light in the large diameter fiber is output from a light exit surface thereof and also leaked from the tapered clad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Shimotsu