Patents by Inventor Takuma MORIKAWA

Takuma MORIKAWA 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: 10663348
    Abstract: A housing (20) has a passage port (3) that serves as both the outlet for the illumination light (IL) to go out of the housing (20) toward a sample surface (S) and the inlet for the reflection light (RL) reflected on the sample surface (S) to enter the housing (20). A transparent member (19) is disposed at the passage port (3) to prevent dust including paper dust from entering the housing (20). A light quantity calculation unit (71) calculates the light quantity of light received by a light reception lens (33). A notification unit (81) performs a predetermined notification when the light quantity is less than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuma Morikawa, Masafumi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10288564
    Abstract: A reflection characteristic measurement system includes: a hand-held reflection characteristic measurement apparatus including a light receiver that receives reflected light; and a guide member that supports the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus, wherein the guide member includes: a plate-shaped support part having a support surface to support the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus; and a white calibration plate applicable to white calibration of the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus, the support part includes: an elongated hole extending in one direction along the support surface; and a guide structure provided to guide the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus so as to enable the apparatus to move along the one direction, the light receiver is provided on the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus so as to move along a predetermined moving path, the moving path of the light receiver extends in the one direction, and the white calibration plate is p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takuma Morikawa, Yasutaka Tanimura, Yasushi Goto, Yusaku Kawahara, Shinji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190086264
    Abstract: A housing (20) has a passage port (3) that serves as both the outlet for the illumination light (IL) to go out of the housing (20) toward a sample surface (S) and the inlet for the reflection light (RL) reflected on the sample surface (S) to enter the housing (20). A transparent member (19) is disposed at the passage port (3) to prevent dust including paper dust from entering the housing (20). A light quantity calculation unit (71) calculates the light quantity of light received by a light reception lens (33). A notification unit (81) performs a predetermined notification when the light quantity is less than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takuma MORIKAWA, Masafumi HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180299378
    Abstract: A reflection characteristic measurement system includes: a hand-held reflection characteristic measurement apparatus including a light receiver that receives reflected light; and a guide member that supports the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus, wherein the guide member includes: a plate-shaped support part having a support surface to support the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus; and a white calibration plate applicable to white calibration of the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus, the support part includes: an elongated hole extending in one direction along the support surface; and a guide structure provided to guide the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus so as to enable the apparatus to move along the one direction, the light receiver is provided on the reflection characteristic measurement apparatus so as to move along a predetermined moving path, the moving path of the light receiver extends in the one direction, and the white calibration plate is p
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Takuma Morikawa, Yasutaka Tanimura, Yasushi Goto, Yusaku Kawahara, Shinji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150322929
    Abstract: A drive device and a lens unit include a base member; a driven member disposed at a prescribed distance from the base member and having a flat plane; a support member coupling the base member and the driven member and supporting the driven member so as to substantially maintain a prescribed distance between the base member and the driven member from start to end of movement of the driven member; and a driving member driving the driven member so as to move the flat plane in parallel from start to end of movement. The driving member causes a linear shape-memory alloy wire to expand and contract, thereby moving the driven member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Takuma MORIKAWA, Naoki KUBO, Yasuhiro HONDA, Takashi MATSUO, Yoshiaki HATA