Patents by Inventor Shohei Aoki

Shohei Aoki 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: 9859584
    Abstract: Provided is a winding apparatus that is provided with a splitter that splits radiant light from a light source unit into measurement light applied to a side face part of a first sheet and a second sheet and reference light applied to a reference surface, an interference detector that detects interference light formed by interference between the reference light reflected by the reference surface and the measurement light reflected by the side face part, a position detector that detects the position of the first sheet and the position of the second sheet on the basis of the detected interference light, and a decision processor that decides the quality of the wound body on the basis of the detected positions of the first sheet and the second sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kabetani, Tomotaka Furuta, Nobuo Hara, Shohei Aoki, Seiji Hamano
  • Publication number: 20160308240
    Abstract: Provided is a winding apparatus that is provided with a splitter that splits radiant light from a light source unit into measurement light applied to a side face part of a first sheet and a second sheet and reference light applied to a reference surface, an interference detector that detects interference light formed by interference between the reference light reflected by the reference surface and the measurement light reflected by the side face part, a position detector that detects the position of the first sheet and the position of the second sheet on the basis of the detected interference light, and a decision processor that decides the quality of the wound body on the basis of the detected positions of the first sheet and the second sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KABETANI, Tomotaka FURUTA, Nobuo HARA, Shohei AOKI, Seiji HAMANO
  • Patent number: 9404733
    Abstract: Provided is a winding apparatus that is provided with a splitter that splits radiant light from a light source unit into measurement light applied to a side face part of a first sheet and a second sheet and reference light applied to a reference surface, an interference detector that detects interference light formed by interference between the reference light reflected by the reference surface and the measurement light reflected by the side face part, a position detector that detects the position of the first sheet and the position of the second sheet on the basis of the detected interference light, and a decision processor that decides the quality of the wound body on the basis of the detected positions of the first sheet and the second sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kabetani, Tomotaka Furuta, Nobuo Hara, Shohei Aoki, Seiji Hamano
  • Publication number: 20150323309
    Abstract: Provided is a winding apparatus that is provided with a splitter that splits radiant light from a light source unit into measurement light applied to a side face part of a first sheet and a second sheet and reference light applied to a reference surface, an interference detector that detects interference light formed by interference between the reference light reflected by the reference surface and the measurement light reflected by the side face part, a position detector that detects the position of the first sheet and the position of the second sheet on the basis of the detected interference light, and a decision processor that decides the quality of the wound body on the basis of the detected positions of the first sheet and the second sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KABETANI, Tomotaka FURUTA, Nobuo HARA, Shohei AOKI, Seiji HAMANO
  • Patent number: 8735768
    Abstract: A laser welding apparatus includes: a first optical element that coaxially emits, to a welded part, a laser beam emitted from a laser light source and an object beam having a different wavelength from the laser beam; a second optical element that causes the spot diameter of the object beam to be larger than the spot diameter of the laser beam on the welded part; an optical interferometer that emits the object beam to the first optical element, detects through the first optical element the object beam reflected on the welded part, and generates an electric signal based on the detected object beam; and a measuring unit that measures a penetration depth of the welded part based on the electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Urashima, Shohei Aoki, Yasuhiro Kabetani
  • Publication number: 20120285936
    Abstract: A laser welding apparatus includes: a first optical element that coaxially emits, to a welded part, a laser beam emitted from a laser light source and an object beam having a different wavelength from the laser beam; a second optical element that causes the spot diameter of the object beam to be larger than the spot diameter of the laser beam on the welded part; an optical interferometer that emits the object beam to the first optical element, detects through the first optical element the object beam reflected on the welded part, and generates an electric signal based on the detected object beam; and a measuring unit that measures a penetration depth of the welded part based on the electric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi URASHIMA, Shohei AOKI, Yasuhiro KABETANI
  • Patent number: 8116619
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes: a fixed frame; a zoom lens holding frame; a focus lens holding frame; a focus driving unit and a zoom driving unit; an image pickup device; a base plate that is coupled to the fixed frame and displaceably supports the image pickup device; an X driving unit that drives the image pickup device in an X direction; and a Y driving unit that drives the image pickup device in a Y direction, wherein the focus driving unit is placed in an upper left portion of the fixed frame, the zoom driving unit is placed in a right side portion, and further the Y driving unit is placed in an upper right corner of the base plate and the X driving unit is placed in a lower right corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventors: Kazunori Ishizuka, Koji Nagaoka, Shohei Uehara, Shohei Aoki
  • Publication number: 20100290770
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes: a fixed frame; a zoom lens holding frame; a focus lens holding frame; a focus driving unit and a zoom driving unit; an image pickup device; a base plate that is coupled to the fixed frame and displaceably supports the image pickup device; an X driving unit that drives the image pickup device in an X direction; and a Y driving unit that drives the image pickup device in a Y direction, wherein the focus driving unit is placed in an upper left portion of the fixed frame, the zoom driving unit is placed in a right side portion, and further the Y driving unit is placed in an upper right corner of the base plate and the X driving unit is placed in a lower right corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Kazunori Ishizuka, Koji Nagaoka, Shohei Uehara, Shohei Aoki