Patents by Inventor Shinya Iwayama

Shinya Iwayama 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: 9121693
    Abstract: A two-dimensional displacement sensor includes first and second laser units that emit first laser light incident on the surface of the strip-shaped member from a direction intersecting the thickness direction of the strip-shaped member and second laser light incident on the surface of the strip-shaped member from a direction parallel to the thickness direction of the strip-shaped member, a camera that has a light receiving element for receiving light reflected from the surface of the strip-shaped member and measures the amount of displacement of the surface of the strip-shaped member from the reflected light receiving position detected by the light receiving element, an optical element for focusing the reflected light on the light receiving element, and a switching member for switching the laser light to be incident on the surface of the strip-shaped member between the first laser light and the second laser light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA BRIDGESTONE
    Inventor: Shinya Iwayama
  • Publication number: 20130169974
    Abstract: A two-dimensional displacement sensor includes first and second laser units that emit first laser light incident on the surface of the strip-shaped member from a direction intersecting the thickness direction of the strip-shaped member and second laser light incident on the surface of the strip-shaped member from a direction parallel to the thickness direction of the strip-shaped member, a camera that has a light receiving element for receiving light reflected from the surface of the strip-shaped member and measures the amount of displacement of the surface of the strip-shaped member from the reflected light receiving position detected by the light receiving element, an optical element for focusing the reflected light on the light receiving element, and a switching member for switching the laser light to be incident on the surface of the strip-shaped member between the first laser light and the second laser light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA BRIDGESTONE
    Inventor: Shinya Iwayama
  • Patent number: 7466431
    Abstract: In order to measure the length F of the band-shaped member 15 in all the positions in a specified width-direction region with a simple construction, a two-dimensional laser displacement sensors 18, 19 emitting laser beams 22, 23 inclined at a certain angle with respect to a longitudinal direction of the band shaped member 15 and the band-shaped member 15 move relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the band-shaped member 15, each position of a starting end 15a and a terminating end 15b of the band-shaped member 15 crossing the laser beam 22, 23 is detected repeatedly by the two-dimensional laser displacement sensors 18, 19 each time a relative moving distance between the two-dimensional laser displacement sensors 18, 19 and the band-shaped member 15 reaches a certain value, a position information of the starting end 15a and the terminating end 15b of the band-shaped member 15 at each width-direction position is obtained from a detection result thereof, and the length of the band-shaped member
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Iwayama
  • Publication number: 20080123113
    Abstract: In order to measure the length F of the band-shaped member 15 in all the positions in a specified width-direction region with a simple construction, a two-dimensional laser displacement sensors 18, 19 emitting laser beams 22, 23 inclined at a certain angle with respect to a longitudinal direction of the band shaped member 15 and the band-shaped member 15 move relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the band-shaped member 15, each position of a starting end 15a and a terminating end 15b of the band-shaped member 15 crossing the laser beam 22, 23 is detected repeatedly by the two-dimensional laser displacement sensors 18, 19 each time a relative moving distance between the two-dimensional laser displacement sensors 18, 19 and the band-shaped member 15 reaches a certain value, a position information of the starting end 15a and the terminating end 15b of the band-shaped member 15 at each width-direction position is obtained from a detection result thereof, and the length of the band-shaped member
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Bridegstone Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Iwayama