Patents by Inventor Takanori Fukuda
Takanori Fukuda 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).
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Patent number: 10798314Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an exposure time setting circuit; an imaging sensor; a microcomputer that includes a synthesis process setting unit; an image processing circuit that includes an image synthesis circuit; and a display. The imaging sensor repeats exposure and output of an image signal at a specified time interval; the synthesis process setting unit sets, in the image synthesis circuit, a synthesis processing method for making brightness of a synthesized image generated by the image synthesis circuit to be specified brightness; the image synthesis circuit generates a synthesized image to be an image corresponding to an exposure time set by the exposure time setting circuit, by synthesizing a plurality of images based on image signals repeatedly output by the image sensor according to a synthesis processing method set by the synthesis process setting unit; and the display displays an image based on the synthesized image.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Takanori Fukuda
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Publication number: 20200014862Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an exposure time setting circuit; an imaging sensor; a microcomputer that includes a synthesis process setting unit; an image processing circuit that includes an image synthesis circuit; and a display. The imaging sensor repeats exposure and output of an image signal at a specified time interval; the synthesis process setting unit sets, in the image synthesis circuit, a synthesis processing method for making brightness of a synthesized image generated by the image synthesis circuit to be specified brightness; the image synthesis circuit generates a synthesized image to be an image corresponding to an exposure time set by the exposure time setting circuit, by synthesizing a plurality of images based on image signals repeatedly output by the image sensor according to a synthesis processing method set by the synthesis process setting unit; and the display displays an image based on the synthesized image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Takanori FUKUDA
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Patent number: 10477108Abstract: Image pickup apparatus includes imaging control circuit, keystone correction circuit, and composite circuit. Imaging control circuit acquires plurality of first images corresponding to subject image formed on imaging plane by image pickup optical system by causing imaging element to execute exposure plurality of times in accordance with imaging instruction. Keystone correction circuit corrects keystone distortion occurring in each first image due to change of attitude of body, by keystone correction based on tilt angle corresponding to each first image, and the optical characteristic, thereby generating plurality second images. Composite circuit generates third image by compositing second images.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Sato, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Takanori Fukuda
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Patent number: 10440270Abstract: Image pickup apparatus includes imaging control circuit, keystone correction circuit, and composite circuit. Imaging control circuit acquires plurality of first images corresponding to subject image formed on imaging plane by image pickup optical system by causing imaging element to execute exposure plurality of times in accordance with imaging instruction. Keystone correction circuit corrects keystone distortion occurring in each first image due to change of attitude of body, by keystone correction based on tilt angle corresponding to each first image, and the optical characteristic, thereby generating plurality second images. Composite circuit generates third image by compositing second images.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Sato, Hitoshi Tsuchiya, Takanori Fukuda
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Publication number: 20170353665Abstract: Image pickup apparatus includes imaging control circuit, keystone correction circuit, and composite circuit. Imaging control circuit acquires plurality of first images corresponding to subject image formed on imaging plane by image pickup optical system by causing imaging element to execute exposure plurality of times in accordance with imaging instruction. Keystone correction circuit corrects keystone distortion occurring in each first image due to change of attitude of body, by keystone correction based on tilt angle corresponding to each first image, and the optical characteristic, thereby generating plurality second images. Composite circuit generates third image by compositing second images.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki SATO, Hitoshi TSUCHIYA, Takanori FUKUDA
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Patent number: 9816395Abstract: A turbine housing includes a scroll passage, a medium passage, an exhaust introduction passage, and a partition wall. The scroll passage extends spirally and is located outside a turbine wheel. The scroll passage includes a spiral beginning and a spiral end. The exhaust introduction passage is connected to the spiral beginning and introduces the exhaust into the scroll passage. The partition wall is located between the spiral end and the exhaust introduction passage and extends in the circumferential direction of the turbine wheel. The medium passage includes a start section that includes an adjacent portion. The adjacent portion is adjacent to the partition wall in the direction of the rotation axis of the turbine wheel. The start section includes an inlet that introduces the cooling medium into the medium passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takanori Fukuda
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Patent number: 9578264Abstract: An image processing device includes an image acquisition section that acquires a plurality of images captured while sequentially shifting the relative positions of a light-receiving plane of an image sensor and an image formed in the light-receiving plane, and an estimation calculation section that estimates a high-resolution image based on the plurality of images, the high-resolution image having a number of pixels larger than that of each of the plurality of images. The estimation calculation section estimates the pixel values of the high-resolution image corresponding to a first color based on the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to a second color when the estimation calculation section has determined that the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to the first color and the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to the second color have a high correlation.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Takanori Fukuda
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Publication number: 20160241798Abstract: An image processing device includes an image acquisition section that acquires a plurality of images captured while sequentially shifting the relative positions of a light-receiving plane of an image sensor and an image formed in the light-receiving plane, and an estimation calculation section that estimates a high-resolution image based on the plurality of images, the high-resolution image having a number of pixels larger than that of each of the plurality of images. The estimation calculation section estimates the pixel values of the high-resolution image corresponding to a first color based on the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to a second color when the estimation calculation section has determined that the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to the first color and the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to the second color have a high correlation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Takanori FUKUDA
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Publication number: 20160014354Abstract: An image processing device includes an image acquisition section that acquires a plurality of images captured while sequentially shifting the relative positions of a light-receiving plane of an image sensor and an image formed in the light-receiving plane, and an estimation calculation section that estimates a high-resolution image based on the plurality of images, the high-resolution image having a number of pixels larger than that of each of the plurality of images. The estimation calculation section estimates the pixel values of the high-resolution image corresponding to a first color based on the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to a second color when the estimation calculation section has determined that the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to the first color and the pixel values of the plurality of images corresponding to the second color have a high correlation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Takanori FUKUDA
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Publication number: 20150300203Abstract: A turbine housing includes a scroll passage, a medium passage, an exhaust introduction passage, and a partition wall. The scroll passage extends spirally and is located outside a turbine wheel. The scroll passage includes a spiral beginning and a spiral end. The exhaust introduction passage is connected to the spiral beginning and introduces the exhaust into the scroll passage. The partition wall is located between the spiral end and the exhaust introduction passage and extends in the circumferential direction of the turbine wheel. The medium passage includes a start section that includes an adjacent portion. The adjacent portion is adjacent to the partition wall in the direction of the rotation axis of the turbine wheel. The start section includes an inlet that introduces the cooling medium into the medium passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takanori FUKUDA
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Patent number: 6152165Abstract: A tire air valve (core) mounting and dismounting tool 20 includes a tool head portion 21, a shank portion 22 and a grip portion 23. The tool head portion 21 has a slot 32 for seizing and holding a valve core head portion 16, an axial bore 33 for accepting a valve core shaft portion 14 and its enlarged end 14a. The tool head portion 21 also has annular groove 34 formed along a cylindrical peripheral surface thereof. Balls 36 are retained in second bores 35 which are open to the annular groove 34 and also communicate with the axial bore 33 through openings 37 of a reduced diameter to allow the balls 36 to partially protrude into the axial bore 33. A coil spring 38 is anchored and fastened in the annular groove 34 to act to normally bias the ball 36 radially inwards and leave the balls 36 protruding into the axial bore 33.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2000Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Alma Trading IncorporatedInventor: Takanori Fukuda