Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Saito

Shinichiro Saito 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: 10864820
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a virtual image display optical system that is capable of substantially simultaneously displaying virtual images at a plurality of distances even with a simple configuration, and an image display device using the virtual image display optical system. A virtual image display optical system (30) according to the present invention is provided with: a display element (11); a projection optical system (15) that enlarges an image formed on the display element (11); a diffusing screen (16) that has a diffusing function, and is positioned on the light emission side of the projection optical system (15); and a virtual image forming optical system (17) that converts an image on the diffusing screen (16) into a virtual image, wherein the virtual image display optical system (30) is further provided with a positioning changing device (62) that changes a position of the diffusing screen (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kentarou Nakamura, Norihide Yamada, Eiji Nomura, Junji Hashimura, Shinichiro Saito
  • Publication number: 20200314018
    Abstract: A data collection server that collects and converts data has a data processor that executes shaping processes to shape collected data, sets a data processing flow based on the shaping processes, sets information of an execution environment of the shaping processes and converts the processing flow based on the information of the execution environment. The processor accepts setting inputs of first and second flags before and after the plurality of shaping processes and performs an integrated shaping process for collectively executing the plurality of shaping processes between the first and second flags when set. The processor also updates information of the execution environment based on execution contents of the integrated shaping process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Takamasa ARAI, Tsutomu KONNO, Shinichiro SAITO
  • Publication number: 20200310088
    Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear group having a positive refractive power as a whole including at least one lens unit. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between adjacent lens units changes. The first lens unit includes at least three negative single lenses, and a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Shinichiro Saito
  • Publication number: 20200293510
    Abstract: It is provided an information linkage system, which is configured to allow a plurality of organizations to register and update data, and is formed of a computer including: a calculation device configured to execute predetermined calculation processing, to thereby implement the following functional modules; and a storage device accessible to the calculation device, the information linkage system comprising: an information linkage control module configured to receive a registration request for data, an update request for data, and an acquisition request for data from a plurality of external systems; an information linkage database in which data is allowed to be registered and updated; an information linkage database access module configured to access the information linkage database in response to a request received by the information linkage control module; and a reliability calculation module configured to calculate reliability information relating to the data stored in the information linkage database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto Fuchiwaki, Jiyun Yoshihara, Shinichiro Saito, Tomoya Kuga, Kozo Kato
  • Publication number: 20200271904
    Abstract: A converter lens has negative refractive power, and is disposed on an image side of a master lens so that a focal length of an entire system becomes greater than a focal length of the master lens alone. The converter lens includes a first lens element closest to an object and a second lens element next to an image side of the first lens element with a space between the first lens element and the second lens element. A focal length of the converter lens, a focal length of an air lens formed by the first lens element and the second lens element, the shape of an image-side lens surface of the first lens element, and the shape of an object-side lens surface of the second lens element are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Hiroki Ebe
  • Publication number: 20200271903
    Abstract: A converter lens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a converter lens that has a negative refractive power and increases a focal length of an entire system. The converter lens includes a front group having a positive refractive power and a rear group having a negative refractive power, and the front group is a lens unit having a combined refractive power having a maximum positive refractive power in a case where the combined refractive power is obtained by combining a refractive power of each lens in order from the lens closest to an object toward an image side. At this time, a focal length of the front group, a focal length of the converter lens, and a lateral magnification of the converter lens when the converter lens is disposed on an image side of a master lens are determined as appropriate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki Ebe, Shinichiro Saito
  • Patent number: 10746974
    Abstract: An optical system includes a positive lens G1 arranged closest to the object side and a positive lens G2 arranged closest to the object side among positive lenses at the image side of the positive lens G1. The optical system satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinichiro Saito
  • Patent number: 10718929
    Abstract: Provided is an optical system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and a third lens unit, wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing, wherein the first lens unit includes a positive lens arranged closest to the object side and an aperture stop, wherein the second lens unit consists of one negative lens, and wherein a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the optical system to an image plane, a focal length of the optical system, a refractive index of a material of the one negative lens, and an Abbe number of the material of the one negative lens are appropriately set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Makoto Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20200103647
    Abstract: Provided is an optical system consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which each of the first lens unit and the second lens unit includes a negative lens. A focal length (fG1N) of a negative lens (G1N) arranged closest to the object side in the first lens unit, a focal length (fGLN) of a negative lens (GLN) having a largest negative refractive power in the second lens unit, a focal length (f) of the optical system, a focal length (f1) of the first lens unit, and other factors are appropriately set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Shinichiro Saito
  • Publication number: 20200055395
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a virtual image display optical system that is capable of substantially simultaneously displaying virtual images at a plurality of distances even with a simple configuration, and an image display device using the virtual image display optical system. A virtual image display optical system (30) according to the present invention is provided with: a display element (11); a projection optical system (15) that enlarges an image formed on the display element (11); a diffusing screen (16) that has a diffusing function, and is positioned on the light emission side of the projection optical system (15); and a virtual image forming optical system (17) that converts an image on the diffusing screen (16) into a virtual image, wherein the virtual image display optical system (30) is further provided with a positioning changing device (62) that changes a position of the diffusing screen (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kentarou NAKAMURA, Norihide YAMADA, Eiji NOMURA, Junji HASHIMURA, Shinichiro SAITO
  • Patent number: 10398741
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising: honey; bee pollen; royal jelly; and propolis, wherein the content of the honey is 70% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass relative to the whole amount of the composition; the content of the bee pollen is more than 0% by mass and 10% by mass or less in terms of solid content relative to the whole amount of the composition; the content of the royal jelly is more than 0% by mass and 10% by mass or less in terms of solid content relative to the whole amount of the composition; and the content of the propolis is more than 0% by mass and 10% by mass or less in terms of solid content relative to the whole amount of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: YAMADA BEE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Asama, Tomoyo Keishi, Shinobu Fukushima, Yuka Kimura, Tetuya Sado, Shinichiro Saito
  • Patent number: 10379325
    Abstract: An optical system includes a negative lens satisfying the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40, 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276, and 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010, where ?d is an Abbe number of the negative lens, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens at a g-line and an F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the negative lens at a d-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Patent number: 10353185
    Abstract: A conversion lens having a negative refractive power includes a positive lens GP. The positive lens GP satisfies all the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40, 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276, and 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010, where ?d is an Abbe number of the positive lens GP, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the positive lens GP for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the positive lens GP for d-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190162939
    Abstract: An optical system is constituted of a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power and moving when focusing is performed, and a third lens unit which are arranged in this order from an object side to an image side, and distances between neighboring lens units are changed when focusing is performed. In the optical system, a back focus, arrangement of the second lens unit, and the like are appropriately set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Makoto Nakahara, Suguru Inoue, Akira Mizuma, Masakazu Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20190162932
    Abstract: An optical system includes a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit having negative refractive power arranged in order from an object side to an image side. The second lens unit moves in focusing, thereby changing a distance between adjacent lens units. The first lens unit includes a positive lens, and the third lens unit includes a negative lens. A focal length of the positive lens, a focal length of the negative lens, a focal length of the third lens unit, and a back focus of the optical system are appropriately set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Makoto Nakahara, Suguru Inoue, Akira Mizuma, Masakazu Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20190155003
    Abstract: An optical system includes a first lens unit B1 having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit B2, and a third lens unit B3 disposed in order from an object side to an image side. The second lens unit B2 moves in focusing so that an interval between adjacent lens units among the first, second, and third lens units changes. The first lens unit B1 includes a positive lens G1p disposed closest to the object side and a negative lens G1n being a closest negative lens with respect to the object side. The optical system satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Makoto Nakahara, Suguru Inoue, Akira Mizuma, Masakazu Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 10247926
    Abstract: An optical system includes an optical element. When the optical element is disposed on a magnification side with respect to an intersection point between an optical axis and a chief paraxial ray, the optical element is a positive lens. When the optical element is disposed on a reduction side with respect to the intersection point, the optical element is a negative lens. The optical element satisfies all of the following conditional expressions: 30??d?40 1.225?[nd?(14.387/?d)]?1.276 0.4300?[?gF?(2.9795/?d)]?0.5010 where ?d is Abbe number of the optical element, ?gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the optical element for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Iwamoto, Shinichiro Saito, Satoshi Maetaki, Takahiro Hatada, Suguru Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190094503
    Abstract: An optical system includes a positive lens G1 arranged closest to the object side and a positive lens G2 arranged closest to the object side among positive lenses at the image side of the positive lens G1. The optical system satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Shinichiro Saito
  • Publication number: 20190041605
    Abstract: Provided is an optical system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and a third lens unit. An interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing. The optical system includes an aperture stop. The first lens unit includes at least three positive lenses including a positive lens (G1P) arranged closest to the object side. A distance LD on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side of the optical system to an image plane, a focal length “f” of the optical system, a refractive index ndG1P of a material of the positive lens (G1P), and an Abbe number vdG1P of the material of the positive lens (G1P) are each appropriately set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Makoto Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20190041606
    Abstract: Provided is an optical system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during focusing; and a third lens unit, wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during focusing, wherein the first lens unit includes a positive lens arranged closest to the object side and an aperture stop, wherein the second lens unit consists of one negative lens, and wherein a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the optical system to an image plane, a focal length of the optical system, a refractive index of a material of the one negative lens, and an Abbe number of the material of the one negative lens are appropriately set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Makoto Nakahara