Patents by Inventor Taku Matsuo

Taku Matsuo 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: 10042157
    Abstract: Provided is an eyepiece optical system including at least three lenses disposed in order from an observation object (Ob) along an optical axis. A final lens disposed closest to an eye point (EP) (corresponds to the third lens (L3) in FIG. 1) is fixed when adjusting the diopter, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 2.2<|fe/fa|<6.0??(1) 0.5<|Re2/fa|<5.0??(2) where fe denotes a focal length of the final lens, fa denotes a focal length of the total eyepiece optical system (EL), and Re2 denotes a radius of curvature of the eye point (EP) side lens surface of the final lens. When an optical surface is aspherical, a paraxial radius of curvature is used for calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Matsuo, Motohisa Mouri, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20180217363
    Abstract: A variable magnification optical system includes: a first lens group having a positive refractive power and arranged closest to an object; a negative lens group having a negative refractive power and arranged closer to an image than the first lens group; a positive lens group which has a positive refractive power, which includes at least one lens that moves integrally with an aperture stop, and which is arranged closer to the image than the negative lens group; and a focusing group arranged between the negative lens group and the positive lens group, wherein when varying magnification, a distance between the first lens group and the negative lens group is changed, and a distance between the negative lens group and the positive lens group is changed, wherein when focusing, a distance between the focusing group and a lens arranged at a position to face an object-side of the focusing group is changed, and a distance between the focusing group and a lens arranged at a position to face an image-side of the focusin
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Kensuke UCHIDA, Akihiko OBAMA, Norikazu YOKOI, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Taku MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20180143413
    Abstract: A variable magnification optical system includes: a first lens group (G1) having a positive refractive power and arranged closest to an object; a negative lens group (G2) having a negative refractive power and arranged closer to an image than the first lens group; a positive lens group (G4) which has a positive refractive power, which includes at least one lens that is arranged closer to the image than an aperture stop (S), and which is arranged closer to the image than the negative lens group; and a focusing group (G3) arranged between the negative lens group and the positive lens group, wherein when varying magnification, the first lens group moves with respect to an image plane, a distance between the first lens group and the negative lens group is changed, and a distance between the negative lens group and the positive lens group is changed, wherein when focusing, a distance between the focusing group and a lens arranged at a position to face an object-side of the focusing group is changed, and a distance
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Kensuke UCHIDA, Akihiko OBAMA, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Taku MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20180129026
    Abstract: A variable magnification optical system includes: a first lens group having a positive refractive power and arranged closest to an object; a negative lens group having a negative refractive power and arranged closer to an image than the first lens group; and a focusing group arranged between the negative lens group and an aperture stop, wherein when varying magnification, the distance between the first lens group and the negative lens group is changed, and the distance between the negative lens group and the aperture stop is changed, wherein when focusing, the distance between the focusing group and a lens arranged at a position to face an object-side of the focusing group is changed, and the distance between the focusing group and a lens arranged at a position to face an image-side of the focusing group is changed, wherein the focusing group is constituted by one single lens having a positive refractive power, and a predetermined conditional expression is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Taku MATSUO, Akihiko OBAMA, Kensuke UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 9965706
    Abstract: A printing managing apparatus includes: a job attribute correlating information acquiring unit that acquires job attribute correlating information that correlates pieces of individual job attribute information used in plural respective printing control apparatus with common job attribute information for each job attribute that can be set in print job information so as to be common to the plural printing control apparatus as transmission destination candidates of the print job information; an attribute specification information converting unit as defined herein; and a manipulation control processing unit as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dai Fukami, Taku Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20180114103
    Abstract: A printing managing apparatus includes: a job attribute correlating information acquiring unit that acquires job attribute correlating information that correlates pieces of individual job attribute information used in plural respective printing control apparatus with common job attribute information for each job attribute that can be set in print job information so as to be common to the plural printing control apparatus as transmission destination candidates of the print job information; an attribute specification information converting unit as defined herein; and a manipulation control processing unit as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dai FUKAMI, Taku MATSUO
  • Patent number: 9753246
    Abstract: Provided is an eyepiece optical system including, in order from an observation object (Ob): a first lens (L11) having positive refractive power; a second lens (L12) which has negative refractive power and of which an observation object (Ob) side lens surface is concave; and a third lens (L13) which has positive refractive power and of which an eye point (EP) side lens surface is convex. The third lens (L13) is fixed on the optical axis with respect to the observation object (Ob) when adjusting the diopter, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 0.65<R31/fe<1.30??(1) ?0.80<(R32+R31)/(R32?R31)<?0.10??(2) where fe denotes a focal length of the eyepiece optical system, R31 denotes a radius of curvature of the observation object (Ob) side lens surface of the third lens (L13), and R32 denotes a radius of curvature of the eye point (EP) side lens surface of the third lens (L13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Taku Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9753271
    Abstract: An eyepiece lens (EL) used for a viewfinder optical system (VF) for viewing, using the eyepiece lens (EL), an image formed by an objective lens (OL), an image displayed by a display member, or an object, wherein an antireflection coating (101) is disposed on at least one surface among the optical surfaces constituting the eyepiece lens (EL), and the antireflection coating (101) includes at least one layer (101g) formed by a wet process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Issei Tanaka, Hiroki Harada, Taku Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9726259
    Abstract: A first carrier rotates integrally with an input shaft. A third sun gear and a fourth sun gear rotate integrally with a first intermediate shaft. A third carrier rotates integrally with a second ring gear. A fourth carrier rotates integrally with a third ring gear, and outputs power. A first clutch couples a first ring gear and a second sun gear to the first intermediate shaft. A second clutch couples the first carrier to a second carrier. A third clutch couples the second carrier to the first intermediate shaft. A first brake brakes rotation of a first sun gear. A second brake brakes rotation of the second ring gear and the third carrier. A third brake brakes rotation of a fourth ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhito Yasuta, Taku Matsuo, Masaki Shiohara, Yutaka Kamatani, Kohei Izumi
  • Publication number: 20170219053
    Abstract: A first carrier rotates integrally with an input shaft. A third sun gear and a fourth sun gear rotate integrally with a first intermediate shaft. A third carrier rotates integrally with a second ring gear. A fourth carrier rotates integrally with a third ring gear, and outputs power. A first clutch couples a first ring gear and a second sun gear to the first intermediate shaft. A second clutch couples the first carrier to a second carrier. A third clutch couples the second carrier to the first intermediate shaft. A first brake brakes rotation of a first sun gear. A second brake brakes rotation of the second ring gear and the third carrier. A third brake brakes rotation of a fourth ring gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Nobuhito YASUTA, Taku MATSUO, Masaki SHIOHARA, Yutaka KAMATANI, Kohei IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20170068074
    Abstract: The art has, disposed in order from an object, a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power, a third lens group (G3) having negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group (G4) having positive refractive power, in which zooming is made by varying an air distance between the first lens group (G1) and the second lens group (G2), and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 0.60<f4/fw<1.15??(1) where f4 denotes a focal distance of the fourth lens group (G4), and fw denotes a focal distance of a zoom lens in a wide-angle end state upon focusing on infinity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Taku MATSUO, Haruo SATO
  • Patent number: 9470885
    Abstract: Providing an eyepiece optical system 10 comprising: an eyepiece system 11; and an optical member 12 having a meniscus shape disposed to an eye side of the eyepiece system 11, the following conditional expression being satisfied: 2.00<|R|/fe<22.00 where fe denotes a focal length of the eyepiece system 11 when a diopter of the eyepiece system 11 is 0 (m?1), and R denotes a radius of curvature of the surface having the meniscus shape, and the optical member 12 with a meniscus shape having a concave surface facing the eye side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Motohisa Mouri, Taku Matsuo, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 9454062
    Abstract: An observation optical system for observing an object includes, in order from the object side: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power and a concave surface facing the object side; and a third lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface facing an eyepoint side. An aspherical surface is included on at least one lens surface, and given conditional expressions are satisfied, thereby providing a compact observation optical system having excellent optical performance, a viewfinder equipped with the observation optical system, and a method for manufacturing the observation optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Taku Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20160187641
    Abstract: An eyepiece lens (EL) used for a viewfinder optical system (VF) for viewing, using the eyepiece lens (EL), an image formed by an objective lens (OL), an image displayed by a display member, or an object, wherein an antireflection coating (101) is disposed on at least one surface among the optical surfaces constituting the eyepiece lens (EL), and the antireflection coating (101) includes at least one layer (101g) formed by a wet process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: ISSEI TANAKA, HIROKI HARADA, TAKU MATSUO
  • Patent number: 9134525
    Abstract: An ocular optical system EL for observing an image displayed on an image display element Ob has, in order from the image display element Ob: a first lens L1 which is a positive lens; a second lens L2 which is a negative lens having a strong concave surface facing the image display element Ob; and a third lens L3 which is a positive lens having a strong convex surface facing the eye point EP in order to implement both high magnification and size reduction, wherein the first lens L1 is cemented and integrated with the image display element Ob, in order to reduce the size of the ocular optical system EL while ensuring tele-centricity and sufficiently wide luminous flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Taku Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20150212289
    Abstract: Provided is an eyepiece optical system including, in order from an observation object (Ob): a first lens (L11) having positive refractive power; a second lens (L12) which has negative refractive power and of which an observation object (Ob) side lens surface is concave; and a third lens (L13) which has positive refractive power and of which an eye point (EP) side lens surface is convex. The third lens (L13) is fixed on the optical axis with respect to the observation object (Ob) when adjusting the diopter, and the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 0.65<R31/fe<1.30 ??(1) ?0.80<(R32+R31)/(R32?R31)<?0.10 ??(2) where fe denotes a focal length of the eyepiece optical system, R31 denotes a radius of curvature of the observation object (Ob) side lens surface of the third lens (L13), and R32 denotes a radius of curvature of the eye point (EP) side lens surface of the third lens (L13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Taku Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20150205091
    Abstract: Provided is an eyepiece optical system including at least three lenses disposed in order from an observation object (Ob) along an optical axis. A final lens disposed closest to an eye point (EP) (corresponds to the third lens (L3) in FIG. 1) is fixed when adjusting the diopter, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 2.2<|fe/fa|<6.0??(1) 0.5<|Re2/fa|<5.0??(2) where fe denotes a focal length of the final lens, fa denotes a focal length of the total eyepiece optical system (EL), and Re2 denotes a radius of curvature of the eye point (EP) side lens surface of the final lens. When an optical surface is aspherical, a paraxial radius of curvature is used for calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Taku Matsuo, Motohisa Mouri, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20150077858
    Abstract: Providing an eyepiece optical system 10 comprising: an eyepiece system 11; and an optical member 12 having a meniscus shape disposed to an eye side of the eyepiece system 11, the following conditional expression being satisfied: 2.00<|R|/fe<22.00 where fe denotes a focal length of the eyepiece system 11 when a diopter of the eyepiece system 11 is 0 (m?1), and R denotes a radius of curvature of the surface having the meniscus shape, and the optical member 12 with a meniscus shape having a concave surface facing the eye side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Motohisa Mouri, Taku Matsuo, Yukio Kubota, Takuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20140307326
    Abstract: An eyepiece lens (EL) used for a viewfinder optical system (VF) for viewing, using the eyepiece lens (EL), an image formed by an objective lens (OL), an image displayed by a display member, or an object, wherein an antireflection coating (101) is disposed on at least one surface among the optical surfaces constituting the eyepiece lens (EL), and the antireflection coating (101) includes at least one layer (101g) formed by a wet process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: ISSEI TANAKA, HIROKI HARADA, TAKU MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20120224271
    Abstract: An ocular optical system EL for observing an image displayed on an image display element Ob has, in order from the image display element Ob: a first lens L1 which is a positive lens; a second lens L2 which is a negative lens having a strong concave surface facing the image display element Ob; and a third lens L3 which is a positive lens having a strong convex surface facing the eye point EP in order to implement both high magnification and size reduction, wherein the first lens L1 is cemented and integrated with the image display element Ob, in order to reduce the size of the ocular optical system EL while ensuring tele-centricity and sufficiently wide luminous flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventor: Taku MATSUO