Patents by Inventor Soichi Sakurai

Soichi Sakurai 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: 8396258
    Abstract: The present invention is adapted to form a finger table for supporting and locating a finger to be authenticated by touching the front part of the finger in a case, make the case closed at parts corresponding to the tip and the base of the finger to be authenticated and parts corresponding to left and right sides of the finger, make the case opened at parts corresponding to the front part and the backside of the finger, and form an imaging range of imaging means such as an imaging element in the parts corresponding to the left and right sides of the finger. With the configuration, a finger vein pattern inputting device with high operability and authentication accuracy reserved is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Fujisawa, Yuichi Horiuchi, Kyoichi Takahashi, Soichi Sakurai, Naoto Miura
  • Patent number: 8244006
    Abstract: There is a need for providing a finger vein image inputting device that can miniaturize and thin a finger vein authentication apparatus and provide high authentication accuracy. The finger vein image inputting device according to the present invention includes a body, a band pass filter for transmitting only light of a specific wavelength, a light source for applying light to a finger placed over the band pass filter, and an imaging means for imaging transmitted light from the finger. A gradient index lens is provided between the band pass filter and the imaging means and causes refractive-index distribution around an optical axis. A polarizing filter is provided at least one of between the light source and the finger and between the finger and an imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Yokoyama, Tadayuki Abe, Hiromi Sugo, Kyoichi Takahashi, Shoichi Sato, Soichi Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20090092296
    Abstract: There is a need for providing a finger vein image inputting device that can miniaturize and thin a finger vein authentication apparatus and provide high authentication accuracy. The finger vein image inputting device according to the present invention includes a body, a band pass filter for transmitting only light of a specific wavelength, a light source for applying light to a finger placed over the band pass filter, and an imaging means for imaging transmitted light from the finger. A gradient index lens is provided between the band pass filter and the imaging means and causes refractive-index distribution around an optical axis. A polarizing filter is provided at least one of between the light source and the finger and between the finger and an imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Shingo YOKOYAMA, Tadayuki ABE, Hiromi SUGO, Kyoichi TAKAHASHI, Shoichi SATO, Soichi SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20080317293
    Abstract: Provided is a finger vein authentication apparatus including a light source for emitting light toward a finger, an image sensor for taking an image of the transmitted light from the finger, a lens apparatus for imaging the transmitted light to the image sensor, and an image processor for processing the taken image. The lens apparatus includes a lens unit, and the image processor extracts a vein pattern of the finger upon correcting the strain of the taken image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Soichi Sakurai, Hitoshi Takizawa, Naoto Miura, Harumi Kiyomizu, Hiroaki Ono, Shigeyuki Sudo, Shoichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20080075332
    Abstract: The present invention is adapted to form a finger table for supporting and locating a finger to be authenticated by touching the front part of the finger in a case, make the case closed at parts corresponding to the tip and the base of the finger to be authenticated and parts corresponding to left and right sides of the finger, make the case opened at parts corresponding to the front part and the backside of the finger, and form an imaging range of imaging means such as an imaging element in the parts corresponding to the left and right sides of the finger. With the configuration, a finger vein pattern inputting device with high operability and authentication accuracy reserved is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Yasunori Fujisawa, Yuichi Horiuchi, Kyoichi Takahashi, Soichi Sakurai, Naoto Miura
  • Publication number: 20080075331
    Abstract: Within a finger vein authentication input apparatus, a finger positioning portion comprises a fingertip projection portion provided at a position corresponding to the tip of the finger when picking up an image thereof, protruding into the horizontal direction, soas to be in contact with a tip of a finger, horizontally, a finger pulp projection portion provided at the position corresponding to the tip of the finger when picking up the image thereof, protruding into the vertical direction, so as to be in contact with the tip of the finger, vertically, and a base guide portion provided at the position corresponding to the base side than a second joint of the finger when picking up the image thereof, having a configuration curved along the cross-section configuration of the finger, or a curved configuration including a projection portion at a center thereof, thereby increasing an accuracy of positioning the finger in the longitudinal direction thereof, and further lowering shift of angle of attaching the finger i
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Soichi Sakurai, Yuichi Horiuchi, Kyoichi Takahashi, Hitoshi Takizawa
  • Patent number: 7091677
    Abstract: An electron beam trajectory controlling device includes a main deflection section having a first main coil and defining a first path and being configured to control a trajectory of an electron traveling along the first path. The main deflection section includes a first auxiliary coil provided proximate the first main coil. A minor deflection section is provided adjacent to the main deflection section and has a first minor coil that is coupled to the first auxiliary coil. The minor deflection section defines a second electron path that is aligned to the first path. The minor deflection section cooperates with the main deflection section to control the trajectory of the electron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Jitsukata, Nobutaka Okuyama, Katsumi Hirota
  • Publication number: 20040183485
    Abstract: An electron beam trajectory controlling device includes a main deflection section having a first main coil and defining a first path and being configured to control a trajectory of an electron traveling along the first path. The main deflection section includes a first auxiliary coil provided proximate the first main coil. A minor deflection section is provided adjacent to the main deflection section and has a first minor coil that is coupled to the first auxiliary coil. The minor deflection section defines a second electron path that is aligned to the first path. The minor deflection section cooperates with the main deflection section to control the trajectory of the electron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Jitsukata, Nobutaka Okuyama, Katsumi Hirota
  • Patent number: 6737818
    Abstract: An electron beam trajectory controlling device includes a main deflection section having a first main coil and defining a first path and being configured to control a trajectory of an electron traveling along the first path. The main deflection section includes a first auxiliary coil provided proximate the first main coil. A minor deflection section is provided adjacent to the main deflection section and has a first minor coil that is coupled to the first auxiliary coil. The minor deflection section defines a second electron path that is aligned to the first path. The minor deflection section cooperates with the main deflection section to control the trajectory of the electron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Jitsukata, Nobutaka Okuyama, Katsumi Hirota
  • Publication number: 20030094910
    Abstract: An electron beam trajectory controlling device includes a main deflection section having a first main coil and defining a first path and being configured to control a trajectory of an electron traveling along the first path. The main deflection section includes a first auxiliary coil provided proximate the first main coil. A minor deflection section is provided adjacent to the main deflection section and has a first minor coil that is coupled to the first auxiliary coil. The minor deflection section defines a second electron path that is aligned to the first path. The minor deflection section cooperates with the main deflection section to control the trajectory of the electron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Inc.
    Inventors: Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Jitsukata, Nobutaka Okuyama, Katsumi Hirota
  • Patent number: 6166484
    Abstract: A deflection yoke for a CRT including a horizontal deflection coil having an axial length in an axial direction of the CRT in an installed position that is not less than 60 mm and not more than 80 mm, a vertical deflection coil having an axial length in an axial direction that ranges from 45 mm to 65 mm, and a core having an axial length in the axial direction that ranges from 25 mm to 45 mm. The subject deflection yoke prevents deterioration in horizontal and vertical deflection sensitivity in CRTs having a neck diameter that is greater than 22 mm and less than 26 mm with a deflection angle that ranges from 95 to 110 degrees. In an alternate embodiment a deflection yoke for a CRT including a horizontal deflection coil, a vertical deflection coil disposed outside of the horizontal deflection coil, and a core disposed outside of the vertical deflection coil wherein in an installed position of the yoke, an inner surface of the deflection yoke is circumscribed around a circle having a diameter of 56.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Kouji Fukuyama, Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Masao Obara, Misao Ikeda, Takeshi Chiba
  • Patent number: 5907214
    Abstract: A cathode ray tube display device including unnecessary radiating magnetic field reducer which improves the ability to reduce an unnecessary radiating magnetic field, especially, generated by a vertical deflection coil. A pair of coil is disposed in opposing relationship on the opposite sides of the ferrite core along an X-axis or in the horizontal direction of the deflection yoke so as to be in contact with an open side end of the ferrite core. Each coil has a shape curved with a predetermined radius of curvature conforming to the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the ferrite core. The ferrite core acts as a magnetic material for the coils which reduces the unnecessary radiating magnetic fields to increase the coil inductances to thereby produce a large extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELMF) reducing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Yukimatsu, Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Jitsukata, Yoshio Satoh, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Masao Obara
  • Patent number: 5828167
    Abstract: A color cathode ray tube includes a three beam inline electron gun; a deflection device for performing deflection and self-convergence; a static beam convergence device having permanent magnets for generating a magnetic field adjustable to converge three electron beams at a central portion of a phosphor screen; and a dynamic convergence device having coreless electromagnetic coils for generating a magnetic field adjustable to converge three electron beams at peripheral portions of the phosphor screen. The dynamic beam convergence device includes a spiral coil conductor formed on a non-magnetic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Jitsukata, Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Yoshio Sato, Hiroshi Sasaki, Hidetsuyo Baba
  • Patent number: 5701061
    Abstract: A cathode-ray tube apparatus capable of reducing a high frequency electric field radiated from the deflection yoke and the deflection and high voltage circuit to the outside of the cathode-ray tube apparatus. Mounted on the deflection yoke or on the cathode-ray tube are an induction coil for generating a pulse voltage opposite in polarity to a high pulse voltage applied to the h and an electric field cancellation electrode made of a conductive wire to which the opposite polarity pulse voltage is applied. When the opposite polarity pulse voltage is applied to the electric field cancellation electrode, the electric field cancellation electrode radiates an electric field opposite in polarity to the high frequency electric field radiated from the deflection yoke to the outside of the cathode-ray tube apparatus to reduce the intensity of the high frequency electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mizusawa
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Soichi Sakurai, Kouji Kitou, Hiroki Oguro, Isao Yoshimi, Masao Obara, Michitaka Ohsawa, Kouji Fukuma, Kazuo Majima, Yoshio Yoshiwara, Minoru Furuya
  • Patent number: 5689157
    Abstract: A cathode-ray tube display unit provided with a high voltage transformer for supplying high voltage to an anode of a cathode-ray tube, a deflection yoke having a horizontal deflection coil and a vertical deflection coil, and an interior conductive coating formed on the inside of a glass vessel of the cathode-ray tube, in which there is provided an electrode in the conductive coating form formed on an external wall face of a glass vessel at a funnel portion being electrically separated from an exterior graphite coating formed on an external surface of the cathode-ray tube and connected to ground, and a circuit for applying reverse pulse voltage V.sub.1 that satisfies (V.sub.0 .times.C.sub.0)>(V.sub.1 .times.C.sub.1) to the electrode in the conductive coating form is included. Where, it is assumed that flyback pulse voltage supplied to the deflection yoke means is V.sub.0, reverse pulse voltage having a polarity reverse to that of voltage generated in the interior conductive coating is V.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Jitsukata, Katsuyuki Kawakami, Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Yoshio Satoh
  • Patent number: 5668447
    Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube which includes a deflection yoke having a convergence correcting device and an electron gun provided to the deflection yoke for generating a multiplicity of electron beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Soichi Sakurai, Kooji Fukuma, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Masao Obara, Naoki Ito, Atsushi Takeyama, Yoshio Satoh
  • Patent number: 5548190
    Abstract: A color cathode-ray tube which includes a deflection yoke having a convergence correcting device and an electron gun provided to the deflection yoke for generating a multiplicity of electron beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Soichi Sakurai, Kooji Fukuma, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Masao Obara, Naoki Ito, Atsushi Takeyama, Yoshio Satoh
  • Patent number: 5523658
    Abstract: A deflection yoke device comprises a convergence correction circuit connected between a vertical deflection coil and correction coils. The convergence correction circuit includes a first, second and third impedance elements connected in parallel and at least two diodes. The diodes are connected in series in the same direction and respond to a vertical deflection current of the vertical deflection coil to regulate a current flowing through the correction coils to thereby correct the YH mis-convergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Fukuma, Nobutaka Okuyama, Soichi Sakurai, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Yoshihiro Obara, Takahisa Mizuta
  • Patent number: 5498939
    Abstract: A deflection yoke attached to a color cathode ray tube forming multiple electron beams arranged in line, and in particular a deflection yoke having convergence correction apparatus. Circuit components such as a plurality of resistors, variable resistors, and diodes are connected in parallel with vertical deflection coils. A part of a vertical deflection current flowing through the vertical deflection coils is diverted to the circuit components. Furthermore, the amount of the diverted current is made adjustable so that it will differ between a former part of a vertical deflection period and a latter part thereof. As a result, horizontal line misconvergence at upper and lower ends of the screen can be completely corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mizusawa Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kooji Fukuma, Soichi Sakurai, Nobutaka Okuyama, Yoshio Satoh, Yoshihiro Obara
  • Patent number: 5475287
    Abstract: A cathode-ray tube apparatus capable of reducing a high frequency electric field radiated from the deflection yoke and the deflection and high voltage circuit to the outside of the cathode-ray tube apparatus. Mounted on the deflection yoke or on the cathode-ray tube are an induction coil for generating a pulse voltage opposite in polarity to a high pulse voltage applied to the h and an electric field cancellation electrode made of a conductive wire to which the opposite polarity pulse voltage is applied. When the opposite polarity pulse voltage is applied to the electric field cancellation electrode, the electric field cancellation electrode radiates an electric field opposite in polarity to the high frequency electric field radiated from the deflection yoke to the outside of the cathode-ray tube apparatus to reduce the intensity of the high frequency electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mizusawa Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Soichi Sakurai, Kouji Kitou, Hiroki Oguro, Isao Yoshimi, Masao Obara, Michitaka Ohsawa, Kouji Fukuma, Kazuo Majima, Yoshio Yoshiwara, Minoru Furuya