Patents by Inventor Shinya Matsumoto

Shinya Matsumoto 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: 20120081679
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a light source unit; a light guiding reflection mirror; a reflector; and a luminous body unit. The luminous body unit includes: a luminous body and a reflecting body. The plurality of light sources are disposed around a position corresponding to an axis on which the luminous body unit is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120081672
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a light source that emits blue component light; a polarization adjuster that adjusts a polarization state of the blue component light emitted from the light source; a separation optical element that separates the blue component light emitted from the light source into a first optical path and a second optical path according to the polarization state adjusted by the polarization adjuster, the first optical path being for using the blue component light as excitation light, the second optical path being for using the blue component light as reference image light; a luminous body provided on the first optical path and that emits reference image light in response to the excitation light; and a combine optical element that combines the first optical path and the second optical path into a single optical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michihiro Okuda, Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120081677
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes a housing member containing a light source, an imager that modulates light emitted from the light source, and a projection unit that projects the light emitted from the imager on a projection surface. The projection display apparatus includes: a movement mechanism that moves an optical unit configured by the light source, the imager, and the projection unit, in a direction perpendicular to the projection surface while maintaining a positional relationship among the light source, the imager, and the projection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Tanohata, Makoto Maeda, Nobuyuki Kondo, Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120074093
    Abstract: A metallic container closure including a shell of a thin metal sheet having a circular top panel wall (7) and a skirt wall (9), and a synthetic resin liner arranged in the shell, the skirt wall (9) having a thread-forming region and an annular groove (17) positioned at an upper end portion of the thread-forming region, wherein an internal pressure release line A extending in the circumferential direction is arranged in the skirt wall (9) at a portion over the annular groove (17), and annular bead (30) is arranged so as to pass through between the internal pressure release line A and the annular groove (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: JAPAN CROWN CORK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhito ICHIMURA, Kouichi TSUCHIYA, Shinya MATSUMOTO, Hisashi NAKAJIMA, Mitsuo KUMATA, Kiyohisa KAITO
  • Publication number: 20120026070
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus displays an image on a projection surface in cooperation with a second projection display apparatus. The projection display apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects the position of the second projection display apparatus; and a switching unit that performs switching between a stack display mode and a tile display mode on the basis of the position of the second projection display apparatus. In the stack display mode, an image projected by the projection display apparatus and an image projected by the second projection display apparatus are displayed on a projection surface in a stacked manner. In the tile display mode, an image projected by the projection display apparatus and an image projected by the second projection display apparatus are displayed on a projection surface in a side-by-side manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Azusa OZAKI, Takahisa ANDO, Shinya MATSUMOTO, Makoto MAEDA, Masafumi TANAKA, Yoshinao HIRANUMA
  • Patent number: 8096916
    Abstract: The forward/reverse travel changeover mechanism includes a projection formed by causing an output power shaft for outputting the power from a main transmission to project to the outside of a case, a carrier rotatably supported around the projection relative to a sun gear provided rotatably integrally with the projection, a planetary gear, an internal gear held in meshing engagement with the planetary gear, an output sprocket rotatably supported integrally with the internal gear and rotatable around the projection adjacent the main transmission with respect to the sun gear, and a shifter for selectively changing over the position of the carrier and the internal gear between a forward travel position at which the carrier and the internal gear are connected against relative rotation and a reverse travel position for preventing rotation of the carrier around the projection, and is disposed outside the main transmission case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120005233
    Abstract: A computer system comprising storage devices having different characteristics, a client computer, and a file access controller managing the storage devices with the HSM is disclosed. The file access controller provides a normal directory tree and a virtual directory tree, according to the configuration, and provides a first file stored in a first storage device through the normal directory tree and the virtual directory tree. And, the file access controller switches providing of a second file stored in a second storage device, depending on a used directory tree, which is used by the at least one client computer, and which is the normal directory tree or the virtual directory tree. Examples of the switch are about accessibility of the second file and recall processing of the second file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Matsumoto, Etsutaro Akagawa, Takahiro Nakano
  • Publication number: 20110282143
    Abstract: A fluorescent endoscope apparatus according to the present invention comprises an excitation light irradiation means which irradiates excitation light to a living body, a wavelength selection and transmission means which selects and transmits light from the living body, a photo detector means by which the selected and transmitted light is photoelectrically converted, a wavelength selection control means which controls the wavelength selection and transmission means so that the wavelength selection and transmission means selects and transmits light in a plurality of fluorescence detection wavelength regions and light in spectrum acquisition wavelength regions in a predetermined wavelength range that includes at least one fluorescence detection wavelength region, a fluorescent image compounding means in the fluorescence detection wavelength regions, a display means for displaying the synthesized image, and an intensity distribution obtaining means which acquires the intensity distribution of light in the predet
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 8056671
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas purification device disposition structure of a vehicle, comprises a fuel tank with a fuel supply port which is disposed so as to be open to an outside of a vehicle compartment, and a urea tank to accommodate urea water solution as deoxidizer to purify exhaust gas. The urea tank is disposed outside the vehicle compartment, and a pouring port of the urea tank is provided inside the vehicle compartment. Accordingly, the urea water solution can be surely prevented from entering into the vehicle compartment even in case of the breakage of the urea tank, and the mistake of supplying the wrong liquid into the wrong supply (pouring) port tank which may be made by confusing the ports can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Ikegami, Yukiichirou Shimada, Noritaka Sakiyama, Noriyoshi Sahashi, Kota Matsue, Chikara Ishihara, Shinya Matsumoto, Yoshikazu Nishimura, Yoshiaki Murakami, Masamitsu Tanaka, Ken Ueki
  • Publication number: 20110261033
    Abstract: A projection display device includes a light source, an imager which modulates light from the light source, a light-guiding optical part which guides the light from the light source to the imager, a projection optical part which enlarges and projects the light modulated by the imager, a light source drive part which drives the light source by pulse modulation, an imager drive part which drives the imager, and an output part which outputs a drive signal generated by the imager drive part to the imager. The output part is disposed in a first section within a main body cabinet, and the light source drive part is disposed in a second section arranged diagonally to the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya MATSUMOTO, Yusuke ITO
  • Patent number: 8042955
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light source module including a first light emission unit having a first laser light source, and a first cooling part on which the first laser light source is mounted; a second light emission unit having a second laser light source, and a second cooling part on which the second laser light source is mounted; and an insulating member provided between the first light emission unit and the second light emission unit. The first light emission unit and the second light emission unit are constructed in such a manner that the first laser light source and the second laser light source are disposed close to each other, and the first cooling part and the second cooling part are disposed away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8042421
    Abstract: A multi-gear-speed transmission includes cam rods in sliding contact with an inner peripheral surface of an inner cavity of a gear shaft; pin members inserted in pin holes bored in the gear shaft in the radial directions and which are advanced or retreated by alternatedly making contact with the sliding contact surfaces of the cam rods and cam grooves. Swing claw members are rotatably supported on pivot pins provided in the gear shaft and which are advanced or retracted by the pin members to be engaged with or disengaged from gears (n). The swing claw members and the pivot pins are embedded in recessed parts formed in the outer periphery of the gear shaft, annular bearing collar members externally fitted over the gear shaft are arranged to press the pivot pins from the outer side, and the gears (n) are rotatably borne on the bearing collar members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8039816
    Abstract: To accurately obtain fluorescence intensity in a variable passband. Provided is a fluorescence observation apparatus including an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a Fabry-Perot resonator including a variable passband in which the wavelength of light that passes therethrough changes with changes in distance between the surfaces of optical members opposing each other with a distance therebetween, a fixed passband in which the wavelength of light that passes therethrough does not change irrespective of changes in the distance between the surfaces, and a transition band therebetween; an excitation-light cut filter that blocks passage of the excitation light; a band cut filter having a cut-off band including the transition band and not including the wavelength of the excitation light; and a photodetector that detects fluorescence that has passed through the Fabry-Perot resonator, the excitation-light cut filter, and the band cut filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Koki Morishita, Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110216286
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a plurality of light sources which emits light; a plurality of optical fibers into which the light from the light sources is entered; a bundle portion which bundles together output end portions of the plurality of optical fibers; and a cooling system which cools down at least a light output end plane of the bundle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya MATSUMOTO, Takahisa ANDO
  • Publication number: 20110188004
    Abstract: A projection-type image display apparatus includes an imaging light generation portion which generates imaging light, a housing which stores the imaging light generation portion, and a passage region provided in the housing, through which the imaging light emitted from the imaging light generation portion passes. The housing has a movable portion of which dimension in at least one direction varies, and the passage region is stored in the housing by means of the movable portion while imaging light is not projected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto MAEDA, Hideyuki KANAYAMA, Takehiko ASANO, Toru KIRIMURA, Satohiro OZAWA, Masanori TANINA, Tatsuya HIROOKA, Masashi ODA, Shinya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 7988574
    Abstract: A transmission for a bicycle includes a derailleur shaft supported by a case member. A derailleur arm is movably journaled by the derailleur shaft. A guide rotational body is rotatably supported by the derailleur arm and an endless power transmission belt is wound therearound. The endless power transmission belt is shifted among a plurality of rotational body elements which constitute a speed-change rotational body for changing the speed-change ratio. An operating pin is connected to a wire which moves in the fore-and-aft direction in accordance with the speed-change operation so that the derailleur arm is rotated with respect to the derailleur shaft and translated toward the center axis of the derailleur shaft by the operating pin being moved while being guided through the guide hole by the speed-change operation via the wire. A roller is rotatably journaled by the operating pin is rotatably fitted in the guide hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Matsumoto, Naoki Inoue
  • Patent number: 7988300
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source for emitting a light flux having a solid angle; an optical element for converging the light from the light source in at least one direction to convert the light into parallel light; and a fly-eye lens for allowing incidence of the parallel light from the optical element to guide uniform light to an area for illumination. Assuming that a certain number of lens cells in the fly-eye lens in a column direction or a row direction are defined as a lens cell unit, one of the lens cell units is relatively displaced with respect to the other one of the lens cell units in the column direction or the row direction, and the number of steps for displacement among the lens cell units in the fly-eye lens is set to 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7989751
    Abstract: A first light source arrangement pattern is defined by: defining segments opposing to each other and arranged at end positions out of three segments in a first unit and three segments in a second unit, as light source arrangement positions; and defining one of three segments in a third unit, at the same position as the segment defined as the light source arrangement position in the first unit, as a light source arrangement position. A second light source pattern is defined by defining segments out of the segments in the first unit, the second unit, and the third unit, at end positions opposite to the segments defined as the light source arrangement positions in the first light source arrangement pattern, as light source arrangement positions. The first light source arrangement pattern and the second light source arrangement pattern are alternately arranged in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7961335
    Abstract: Desired spectral characteristics are attained by making reflection films close enough. A variable spectroscopy device (1) has a pair of optical substrates (2, 3) opposing each other with an interval therebetween, two reflection films (5) opposing each other which are respectively disposed on opposing surfaces of the optical substrates (2, 3), two sensor electrodes (6) opposing each other which are disposed on the same surfaces as the reflection films (5) and which constitute an interval sensor for detecting an interval between the optical substrates (2, 3), and an actuator (4) which relatively moves the optical substrates (2, 3) and changes the interval between the optical substrates (2, 3). A distance between the opposing surfaces of the two sensor electrodes (6) is longer than a distance between the opposing surfaces of the two reflection films (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110128510
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus 100 includes a housing 200 configured to house an illumination optics 110 and a projection optics 120. The housing 200 includes a virtual cylindrical layout space 300 having as a base a circumscribed circle of the projection optics 120 in a cross-section perpendicular to an optical axis of the projection optics 120. The layout space 300 includes a first layout space 310 of approximately conical shape and a second layout space 320 left after excluding the first layout space 310. The projection optics 120 is provided in the first layout space 310. A specific optical element among optical elements included in the illumination optics 110 is provided in the second layout space 320.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya MATSUMOTO, Azusa TAKEUCHI, Makoto MAEDA