Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Okamura

Shinichiro Okamura 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: 20240079224
    Abstract: An ion transport optical system includes N rod electrodes forming an N-pole arrangement externally tangent to a circle of diameter A1 at an ion-entrance end, where N is an even number not smaller than six. Four electrodes form a quadrupole arrangement externally tangent to a circle of diameter A2 at an ion-exit end, where A2<A1. At least two of them are arranged obliquely to the central axis of the N-pole or quadrupole arrangement. At least four of the N electrodes are shaped such that the cross-sectional radius of their arc-shaped portion facing the central axis at the ion-exit end is smaller than that at the ion-entrance end. A voltage generator applies a DC voltage to the four electrodes and another DC voltage, which differs from the first one, to the N?4 remaining electrodes, in addition to RF voltages of opposite phases alternately applied to the N electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Okamura, Masaru Nishiguchi
  • Patent number: 10475615
    Abstract: This method of producing a negative electrode includes a step of adjusting a heat transfer coefficient between a leg portion and a fixing portion so that at least one of leg portions and the other leg portions become different in the heat transfer coefficient by deforming the plurality of fixing portions by applying pressure to the plurality of fixing portions from the outside thereof to fix the leg portions to the fixing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Okamura, Atsushi Yajima
  • Patent number: 10447930
    Abstract: A monitoring camera sets ON or OFF of swing correction in accordance with setting information about whether or not the swing correction of an image (that is, captured image) captured by an image sensor is performed, and corrects swing by cutting out a part of the captured image based on a swing detected value of a vibration sensor in a case where the swing correction is set ON. The monitoring camera outputs the captured image while maintaining a state thereof in a case where the swing correction is set OFF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ohara, Takamasa Yokoyama, Kazuki Yoshino, Yoshio Sakakibara, Yoichiro Yamagi, Hironori Kuribayashi, Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Shinichiro Okamura
  • Publication number: 20190244781
    Abstract: This method of producing a negative electrode includes a step of adjusting a heat transfer coefficient between a leg portion and a fixing portion so that at least one of leg portions and the other leg portions become different in the heat transfer coefficient by deforming the plurality of fixing portions by applying pressure to the plurality of fixing portions from the outside thereof to fix the leg portions to the fixing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro OKAMURA, Atsushi YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190158747
    Abstract: A monitoring camera sets ON or OFF of swing correction in accordance with setting information about whether or not the swing correction of an image (that is, captured image) captured by an image sensor is performed, and corrects swing by cutting out a part of the captured image based on a swing detected value of a vibration sensor in a case where the swing correction is set ON. The monitoring camera outputs the captured image while maintaining a state thereof in a case where the swing correction is set OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi OHARA, Takamasa Yokoyama, Kazuki Yoshino, Yoshio Sakakibara, Yoichiro Yamagi, Hironori Kuribayashi, Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Shinichiro Okamura
  • Patent number: 10237482
    Abstract: A monitoring camera sets ON or OFF of swing correction in accordance with setting information about whether or not the swing correction of an image (that is, captured image) captured by an image sensor is performed, and corrects swing by cutting out a part of the captured image based on a swing detected value of a vibration sensor in a case where the swing correction is set ON. The monitoring camera outputs the captured image while maintaining a state thereof in a case where the swing correction is set OFF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ohara, Takamasa Yokoyama, Kazuki Yoshino, Yoshio Sakakibara, Yoichiro Yamagi, Hironori Kuribayashi, Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Shinichiro Okamura
  • Patent number: 10125914
    Abstract: A pan tilt drive device includes a board, a drive worm that is rotatably supported by the board, a terminal worm wheel that is rotatably disposed relative to the board, a holder plate that is parallel to the board, a shaft that is rotatably supported while being parallel to the holder plate, an intermediate worm wheel that is fixed to one end of the shaft, and that meshes with the drive worm, an intermediate worm that is fixed to the other end of the shaft, and that meshes with the terminal worm wheel, a pivot mechanism, and a biasing member that biases the holder plate toward the drive worm and the terminal worm wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Okamura, Takashi Saitou, Kouji Abe
  • Patent number: 10001696
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a pan housing that is supported so as to be pan-rotatable about a pan-axis, a supporting arm of which a base end is supported by one end of the pan housing so as to be rotatable about a first tilt-axis which is spaced away from and perpendicular to the pan-axis, and a tilt housing which accommodates a camera, and of which one end side opposing the supporting arm is supported by a tip of the supporting arm so as to be rotatable about a second tilt-axis which extends in the same direction as the first tilt-axis extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji Wada, Yoshihito Urashima, Shinichiro Okamura, Akihiro Iizuka, Kouji Abe, Hideaki Yamada, Takashi Saitou, Hirofumi Sugi
  • Patent number: 9930249
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes a pan tilt drive device; a pan controller that performs rotation angle control on a pan motor which is provided in the pan tilt drive device; a tilt controller that performs rotation angle control on a tilt motor which is provided in the pan tilt drive device; a mechanical endpoint detection sensor that outputs a mechanical endpoint of a physical rotation direction of the pan tilt drive device; a storage that stores a turning range for each installation posture as a turning range angle from the mechanical endpoint; and a CPU that sends out a start endpoint angle and a terminal endpoint angle of the turning range angle which is read from the storage according to the installation posture to the pan controller and the tilt controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Yokoyama, Yoichiro Yamagi, Hironori Kuribayashi, Yoshihito Urashima, Jyouji Wada, Shinichiro Okamura
  • Publication number: 20170257558
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes a pan tilt drive device; a pan controller that performs rotation angle control on a pan motor which is provided in the pan tilt drive device; a tilt controller that performs rotation angle control on a tilt motor which is provided in the pan tilt drive device; a mechanical endpoint detection sensor that outputs a mechanical endpoint of a physical rotation direction of the pan tilt drive device; a storage that stores a turning range for each installation posture as a turning range angle from the mechanical endpoint; and a CPU that sends out a start endpoint angle and a terminal endpoint angle of the turning range angle which is read from the storage according to the installation posture to the pan controller and the tilt controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa YOKOYAMA, Yoichiro YAMAGI, Hironori KURIBAYASHI, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Jyouji WADA, Shinichiro OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170254469
    Abstract: A pan tilt drive device includes a board, a drive worm that is rotatably supported by the board, a terminal worm wheel that is rotatably disposed relative to the board, a holder plate that is parallel to the board, a shaft that is rotatably supported while being parallel to the holder plate, an intermediate worm wheel that is fixed to one end of the shaft, and that meshes with the drive worm, an intermediate worm that is fixed to the other end of the shaft, and that meshes with the terminal worm wheel, a pivot mechanism, and a biasing member that biases the holder plate toward the drive worm and the terminal worm wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro OKAMURA, Takashi SAITOU, Kouji ABE
  • Publication number: 20170230580
    Abstract: A monitoring camera sets ON or OFF of swing correction in accordance with setting information about whether or not the swing correction of an image (that is, captured image) captured by an image sensor is performed, and corrects swing by cutting out a part of the captured image based on a swing detected value of a vibration sensor in a case where the swing correction is set ON. The monitoring camera outputs the captured image while maintaining a state thereof in a case where the swing correction is set OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi OHARA, Takamasa YOKOYAMA, Kazuki YOSHINO, Yoshio SAKAKIBARA, Yoichiro YAMAGI, Hironori KURIBAYASHI, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Jyouji WADA, Shinichiro OKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9645393
    Abstract: A imaging device includes: a lens unit which is rotatable about an optical axis thereof; an adjusting gear unit which includes an adjusting gear that rotates the lens unit; a case which accommodates the lens unit and the adjusting gear unit and has a penetration hole through which a portion of the adjusting gear protrudes outward from an accommodation space; and a cover which covers a portion of the case including the penetration hole from outside of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Okamura, Takashi Nanba, Hiroki Yamanaka, Toshiaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20170115549
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a pan housing that is supported so as to be pan-rotatable about a pan-axis, a supporting arm of which a base end is supported by one end of the pan housing so as to be rotatable about a first tilt-axis which is spaced away from and perpendicular to the pan-axis, and a tilt housing which accommodates a camera, and of which one end side opposing the supporting arm is supported by a tip of the supporting arm so as to be rotatable about a second tilt-axis which extends in the same direction as the first tilt-axis extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyouji WADA, Yoshihito URASHIMA, Shinichiro OKAMURA, Akihiro IIZUKA, Kouji ABE, Hideaki YAMADA, Takashi SAITOU, Hirofumi SUGI
  • Patent number: 9635225
    Abstract: A imaging device includes: a case having bottom and top plate portions with an accommodation space interposed therebetween; a dome cover protruding outward from the case through an opening formed in the top plate portion; an annular support member allowing a circumferential edge portion of the dome cover to be interposed between the support member and the top plate portion; a lens unit; and an elastic member disposed between the bottom plate portion and the lens unit and allows the lens unit to be biased in a direction toward the dome cover. The lens unit includes an outer circumferential portion disposed on outside of a lens in a direction along the bottom plate portion and engaged with an inside opening of the support member, and a stepped portion provided in the outer circumferential portion and restricts movement in the direction approaching the dome cover by abutting the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Okamura, Takashi Nanba, Hiroki Yamanaka, Toshiaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20160088199
    Abstract: A imaging device includes: a case having bottom and top plate portions with an accommodation space interposed therebetween; a dome cover protruding outward from the case through an opening formed in the top plate portion; an annular support member allowing a circumferential edge portion of the dome cover to be interposed between the support member and the top plate portion; a lens unit; and an elastic member disposed between the bottom plate portion and the lens unit and allows the lens unit to be biased in a direction toward the dome cover. The lens unit includes an outer circumferential portion disposed on outside of a lens in a direction along the bottom plate portion and engaged with an inside opening of the support member, and a stepped portion provided in the outer circumferential portion and restricts movement in the direction approaching the dome cover by abutting the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro OKAMURA, Takashi NANBA, Hiroki YAMANAKA, Toshiaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20160085069
    Abstract: A imaging device includes: a lens unit which is rotatable about an optical axis thereof; an adjusting gear unit which includes an adjusting gear that rotates the lens unit; a case which accommodates the lens unit and the adjusting gear unit and has a penetration hole through which a portion of the adjusting gear protrudes outward from an accommodation space; and a cover which covers a portion of the case including the penetration hole from outside of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro OKAMURA, Takashi NANBA, Hiroki YAMANAKA, Toshiaki ITO
  • Patent number: 9195118
    Abstract: A camera apparatus includes a camera unit that is provided with a camera lens, a camera body that rotatably holds the camera unit, and a rotating mechanism that rotates the camera unit in response to an emergency signal so as to be switched from a first state where the camera lens is stored inside the camera body to a second state where the camera lens is exposed to an outside of the camera body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Okamura, Hiroki Yamanaka, Tamotsu Uchida, Masami Asanuma
  • Patent number: D756438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Okamura, Hiroki Yamanaka
  • Patent number: D1017663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: I-PRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehito Katori, Shinichiro Okamura, Toshiaki Ito