Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Nakajima
Tomohiro Nakajima 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: 11531199Abstract: A light reflection device is provided with a light source configured to emit irradiation light, a reflector configured to reflect the irradiation light emitted from the light source, a housing, and a holder attached to the housing to hold the reflector. The holder is configured to restrict a movement of the reflector and allows a size of the reflector to change in contrast with the holder. A mobile object is provided with the light reflection device, a screen on which an image is formed by the irradiation light reflected by the reflector, a front windshield configured to reflect the irradiation light diverged and projected through the screen, and an imaging optical system configured to project the irradiation light emitted from the screen toward the front windshield.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Jumpei Okamura, Kenichi Yoshimura, Tomohiro Nakajima
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Patent number: 11226485Abstract: An image projection device includes an image generation unit configured to generate a projection image; a magnifying optical system configured to magnify the projection image generated by the image generation unit and project the magnified projection image onto a projection plane; and an enclosure having an inner wall surface and being configured to accommodate the image generation unit and the magnifying optical system. The inner wall surface of the enclosure is disposed avoiding an area where converging magnification of converged incident light exceeds 15 times, the converged incident light resulting from incident light incident from outside of the enclosure onto the magnifying optical system being propagated in a direction opposite to the projection image.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Maiko Yasui, Tomohiro Nakajima
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Publication number: 20210157137Abstract: A light reflection device is provided with a light source configured to emit irradiation light, a reflector configured to reflect the irradiation light emitted from the light source, a housing, and a holder attached to the housing to hold the reflector. The holder is configured to restrict a movement of the reflector and allows a size of the reflector to change in contrast with the holder. A mobile object is provided with the light reflection device, a screen on which an image is formed by the irradiation light reflected by the reflector, a front windshield configured to reflect the irradiation light diverged and projected through the screen, and an imaging optical system configured to project the irradiation light emitted from the screen toward the front windshield.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Jumpei OKAMURA, Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Tomohiro NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 10895739Abstract: An optical scanning device includes: a light source; a scanning unit configured to deflect light from the light source in a main scanning direction to scan a scanned area with light; an optical member configured to guide light from the light source to the scanning unit; a casing holding the light source and the optical member; and an attaching part disposed between the optical member and the casing to attach a part of the optical member to the casing, wherein a direction in which the attaching part is interposed aligns with a direction corresponding to the main scanning direction of the scanning unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Yoshimura, Tomohiro Nakajima
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Publication number: 20190310462Abstract: An optical scanning device includes: a light source; a scanning unit configured to deflect light from the light source in a main scanning direction to scan a scanned area with light; an optical member configured to guide light from the light source to the scanning unit; a casing holding the light source and the optical member; and an attaching part disposed between the optical member and the casing to attach a part of the optical member to the casing, wherein a direction in which the attaching part is interposed aligns with a direction corresponding to the main scanning direction of the scanning unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Tomohiro NAKAJIMA
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OPTICAL SCANNER, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, MOBILE OBJECT, AND OPTICAL SCANNER MANUFACTURING METHOD
Publication number: 20190285877Abstract: An optical scanner, an image projection apparatus, a mobile object, and a method of manufacturing the optical scanner. The optical scanner includes a light source to emit light, a light deflector to deflect the light emitted from the light source, and a planar light transmission member disposed in an optical path between the light source and the light deflector. The planar light transmission member is inclined with reference to an optical-axis direction of the optical path to reduce an astigmatic difference caused to the light deflected by the light deflector due to astigmatism. An image projection apparatus includes the optical scanner and a projection optical system to project light emitted from the optical scanner to a target scanning area. In the image projection apparatus, the light deflector of the optical scanner scans the target scanning area, using light modulated based on image data, to project an image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Shimpei Ogino, Tomohiro Nakajima -
Publication number: 20190285887Abstract: An image projection device includes an image generation unit configured to generate a projection image; a magnifying optical system configured to magnify the projection image generated by the image generation unit and project the magnified projection image onto a projection plane; and an enclosure having an inner wall surface and being configured to accommodate the image generation unit and the magnifying optical system. The inner wall surface of the enclosure is disposed avoiding an area where converging magnification of converged incident light exceeds 15 times, the converged incident light resulting from incident light incident from outside of the enclosure onto the magnifying optical system being propagated in a direction opposite to the projection image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Maiko YASUI, Tomohiro NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20180349190Abstract: An information processing device calculates an index value of a load for data received from a communication device belonging to a specific group out of communication devices. The information processing device determines whether the calculated index value of the load reaches a prescribed reference. If the index value of the load reaches the prescribed reference, the information processing device requests the communication device belonging to the specific group to execute a predetermined process in advance. The predetermined process is a process executable by each communication device belonging to the specific group, out of processes to be executed by an information processing device that is to be requested to process the data received from the communication device belonging to the specific group. Thereby, the load of the information processing device is decreased.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: TOMOHIRO NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 9949082Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes: a receiving antenna that repeatedly receives a radio signal including predetermined identification information; a sensor that detects an orientation of the mobile terminal device every time the radio signal is received by the receiving antenna; and a controller that estimates an arrival direction of the radio signal based on radio field intensity of the radio signal which is received by the receiving antenna for each orientation when a plurality of different orientations are detected by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Muramatsu, Tomohiro Nakajima, Hisatoshi Yamaoka, Satoshi Matsuyuki, Kohei Kubota
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Patent number: 9833848Abstract: Actuator of a connecting-rod fracture splitting apparatus includes: a piston rod having one end portion extending through a lid of the cylinder and connected to a wedge; and a free piston slidably mounted on the piston rod and abuttable against the upper surface of the piston. By pressure fluid being supplied to act on the upper surface of the piston, the free piston imparts a preload to a hole of a big end section of the connecting rod. By pressure fluid being supplied to act on a region upward of the free piston, the free piston is driven downward to collide against the upper surface of the piston, so that divided mandrel members are moved apart from each other, via the piston rod and the wedge, to fracture a large end section of the connecting rod.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadatomo Hatayama, Tomohiro Nakajima
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Publication number: 20170169680Abstract: An article management program causes a computer to execute a process including: receiving, from a plurality of articles each including a sensor that detects a movement state of each of the articles, a sensor signal that includes therein identification information on an article and a sensor value of the sensor; and displaying, based on the received sensor signal, display information that indicates in a comparable way a change in the sensor value related to each of the plurality of the articles and the identification information on each of the articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: TOMOHIRO NAKAJIMA, HISATOSHI YAMAOKA, KOHEI KUBOTA, Atsushi MURAMATSU, Satoshi MATSUYUKI
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Publication number: 20170111766Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes: a receiving antenna that repeatedly receives a radio signal including predetermined identification information; a sensor that detects an orientation of the mobile terminal device every time the radio signal is received by the receiving antenna; and a controller that estimates an arrival direction of the radio signal based on radio field intensity of the radio signal which is received by the receiving antenna for each orientation when a plurality of different orientations are detected by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Muramatsu, TOMOHIRO NAKAJIMA, HISATOSHI YAMAOKA, Satoshi MATSUYUKI, KOHEI KUBOTA
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Publication number: 20160265581Abstract: Actuator of a connecting-rod fracture splitting apparatus includes: a piston rod having one end portion extending through a lid of the cylinder and connected to a wedge; and a free piston slidably mounted on the piston rod and abuttable against the upper surface of the piston. By pressure fluid being supplied to act on the upper surface of the piston, the free piston imparts a preload to a hole of a big end section of the connecting rod. By pressure fluid being supplied to act on a region upward of the free piston, the free piston is driven downward to collide against the upper surface of the piston, so that divided mandrel members are moved apart from each other, via the piston rod and the wedge, to fracture a large end section of the connecting rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Tadatomo Hatayama, Tomohiro Nakajima
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Patent number: 9304143Abstract: An operating movement detection device, which detects a shaking movement performed on an electronic device in a first direction, includes an acquisition unit that acquires a first acceleration value in the first direction and a second acceleration value in a second direction different from the first direction, the first acceleration value and the second acceleration value being sensed by an acceleration sensor, a calculation unit that calculates a determination threshold based on the second acceleration value acquired in a first determination period, and a determination unit that determines whether or not the shaking movement has been performed based on the first acceleration value acquired in the first determination period and the calculated determination threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yoku Takahashi, Katsumi Otsuka, Tomohiro Nakajima
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Patent number: 9179525Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a display device; a first sensor configured to detect a proximity state of being in proximity to an object different from the terminal apparatus; a second sensor configured to detect vibrations; and a processor, wherein the processor determines whether or not a first detection value acquired from the first sensor indicates that the terminal apparatus is in the proximity state, turns off a backlight of the display device in accordance with the first detection value, and acquires, when it is determined that the first detection value does not indicate that the terminal apparatus is in the proximity state, a second detection value from the second sensor, determines whether or not the second detection value, which has been acquired, indicates that the terminal apparatus is vibrating, and turns off the backlight of the display device in accordance with the second detection value.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Tomohiro Nakajima, Naoyuki Sawasaki, Katsumi Otsuka, Yoku Takahashi
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Patent number: 9024855Abstract: An information processing apparatus is disclosed, including a detection part, a change part, and a determination part. The detection part detects a change of a first color temperature of an external environment. The change part changes a second color temperature of a display part at a predetermined speed to a targeted value corresponding to the first color temperature after the change in response to a detected change of the first color temperature. The determination part determines whether brightness of an image is changed, in response to a switch of the image on the display part. When it is determined that the brightness of the image on the display part is changed during the change of the second color temperature of the display part, the change part changes the second color temperature of the display part at a different speed from the predetermined speed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Katsumi Otsuka, Naoyuki Sawasaki, Yoku Takahashi, Tomohiro Nakajima
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Patent number: 8879133Abstract: A multi-beam light source device includes a vertical cavity surface emitting laser device having monolithically fabricated multiple light sources; an optical sensor to monitor an output of beams of light emitted from the vertical cavity surface emitting laser; a printed circuit board on which a driving circuit is formed to drive the vertical cavity surface emitting laser device based on monitoring signals from the optical sensor; a coupling lens to change the beams of light emitted from the vertical cavity surface emitting laser device to a predetermined state; a transparent board on which a wiring pattern is formed to wire an electrode of the vertical cavity surface emitting laser device and a terminal of the driving circuit; and a holding unit to integrally hold the vertical cavity surface emitting laser device, the optical sensor, the printed circuit board, the coupling device, and the transparent board.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Nakajima
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Patent number: 8824022Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus includes an optical source, a deflection part deflecting an optical beam emitted from the optical source, plural optical elements directing or focusing the optical beam deflected by the deflection part to corresponding one of plural image carrying bodies, a holding member holding the plural optical elements, wherein the optical beam scans the respective image carrying bodies in a main scanning direction, and wherein the holding member includes a pair of holding member elements disposed so as to face each other in the main scanning direction, and the plural optical elements are held between the pair of holding member elements in a bridged state.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2004Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Nakajima
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Patent number: 8786654Abstract: An optical print head having a substrate on which multiple light sources aligned in a main scanning direction are mounted to emit beams of light in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate; a lens array to focus the beams of light on an image bearing member to form an image thereon; a housing having a guiding portion extending in the main scanning direction to position the substrate and the lens array; a cleaner to clean a light-emitting surface of the lens array while moving in the main scanning direction; a moving device to move the cleaner; and a supporting member to support the housing and the cleaner. The supporting member rotatably supports the cleaner about a shaft and the guiding portion contacts the cleaner against the light-emitting surface of the lens array with a constant force over the main scanning direction during cleaning of the light-emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Nakajima
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Patent number: 8786658Abstract: An exposure device to expose an exposure element includes a light source; an optical system to guide light emitted from the light source to the exposure element; and an optical housing, configured with a plurality of plates, to support the light source and the optical system. At least one of the plurality of plates configuring the optical housing is formed with a plurality of grooves on each of a first face and a second face with a given pitch on the one of the plurality of plates, the first face and the second face being opposite faces with each other. The plurality of grooves are arranged by shifting the center of each of grooves formed on the first face and the center of each of grooves formed on the second face.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuaki Kubo, Toshiaki Tokita, Kohji Sakai, Naoto Watanabe, Tomohiro Nakajima, Yorichika Ishiyama