Patents by Inventor Taisuke MAKITA

Taisuke MAKITA 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: 11942489
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of light-receiving pixels configured to receive reflected light; a first light-shielding member including a plurality of first openings and disposed between the plurality of light-receiving pixels and a reference surface; a second light-shielding member including a plurality of second openings and disposed between the plurality of first openings and the reference surface; and a plurality of condenser lenses disposed at a distance from the plurality of second openings. The plurality of condenser lenses, the second light-shielding member, the first light-shielding member, and the plurality of light-receiving pixels are disposed at positions at which reflected light sequentially passes through one of the condenser lenses corresponding to each light-receiving pixel, one of the second openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel, and one of the first openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel and enters the each light-receiving pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawano, Naoki Nakagawa, Takeshi Ono, Shigeru Takushima, Taisuke Makita, Naoyuki Tokida
  • Publication number: 20240098200
    Abstract: An image reading device (100) includes a first glass member (52), a plurality of condensing lenses (14) provided on a first surface (52a) of the first glass member (52), a first light blocking member (12) having a plurality of first openings (32) respectively corresponding to the plurality of condensing lenses (14), a second glass member (51) having a third surface (51a) in superimposition with the first light blocking member (12), a second light blocking member (11) having a plurality of second openings (31) respectively corresponding to the plurality of first openings (32), a third glass member (53) having a fifth surface (53a) in superimposition with the second light blocking member (11), a third light blocking member (15) having a plurality of third openings (34) respectively corresponding to the plurality of second openings (31), and a sensor unit (3) having a sensor substrate (9) and a plurality of light receiving pixels (10) arrayed in a predetermined array direction on the sensor substrate (9) and res
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KAWANO, Naoki NAKAGAWA, Takeshi ONO, Shigeru TAKUSHIMA, Taisuke MAKITA, Naoyuki TOKIDA
  • Publication number: 20230144125
    Abstract: An illumination device includes light sources and a light guide member. The light guide member includes an incidence part that guides light emitted from the light sources and entering through an incidence surface towards a center of the light guide member and a central part that has a scattering surface for emitting the guided light towards an illumination target body. The light sources include a first light source facing the incidence surface and a second light source facing the incidence surface and is arranged on the central part's side relative to the first light source. The incidence part has a first curved surface that reflects the light entering through the incidence surface towards the central part and a second curved surface that is arranged on the central part's side relative to the first curved surface and reflects the light entering through the incidence surface towards the central part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Taisuke MAKITA, Hiroyuki KAWANO, Shigeru TAKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220328540
    Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of light-receiving pixels configured to receive reflected light; a first light-shielding member including a plurality of first openings and disposed between the plurality of light-receiving pixels and a reference surface; a second light-shielding member including a plurality of second openings and disposed between the plurality of first openings and the reference surface; and a plurality of condenser lenses disposed at a distance from the plurality of second openings. The plurality of condenser lenses, the second light-shielding member, the first light-shielding member, and the plurality of light-receiving pixels are disposed at positions at which reflected light sequentially passes through one of the condenser lenses corresponding to each light-receiving pixel, one of the second openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel, and one of the first openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel and enters the each light-receiving pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KAWANO, Naoki NAKAGAWA, Takeshi ONO, Shigeru TAKUSHIMA, Taisuke MAKITA, Naoyuki TOKIDA