Patents by Inventor Tomoki Hirata
Tomoki Hirata 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: 12225313Abstract: An image capturing device including a pixel chip having pixel blocks each including one or more pixels; and a signal processing chip having a first control block including a first converting unit for converting a signal from a pixel in at least a first pixel block into a digital signal, and a first storage unit storing the digital signal, and a second control block next to the first control block in a column direction and including a second converting unit for converting a signal from a pixel included in at least a second pixel block into a digital signal, and a second storage unit storing the digital signal, wherein the second converting unit and the second storage unit in the second control block are reversed vertically to the first converting unit and the first storage unit in the first control block.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota Nakanishi, Shigeru Matsumoto, Tomoki Hirata
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Publication number: 20250035660Abstract: A biological sample processing apparatus includes a holder. The holder detachably holds a liquid supplier. The liquid supplier includes a storage and an ejector. The storage stores a liquid used for processing a biological sample. The ejector pushes the liquid out from inside the storage to eject the liquid directly to an ejection destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Mayumi SAKAGAMI, Tomoki FUJITO, Koji HIRATA, Kohei WATANABE, Kanako AIZAWA
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Patent number: 12201181Abstract: A shoe sole 1 includes a bottom part 20 and a deformation restraining part 30. The bottom part 20 includes: a rear bottom surface part 24 formed to extend from a rearfoot to a midfoot portion and to be, when the shoe sole is placed on a virtual surface S as a flat surface, in contact with the virtual surface S; and a toe portion 26 of which a height from the virtual surface S is set to 100% or greater and 250% or less with respect to a thickness in the rear bottom surface part 24. The deformation restraining part 30 is disposed in an edge part on a medial side and a lateral side of the bottom part 20 and extends from a forefoot to the midfoot portion along the bottom part 20. The deformation restraining part 30 has higher hardness than the bottom part 20.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: ASICS CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori Sakaguchi, Hiroaki Nishimura, Tomoki Ishizashi, Kenji Hirata, Seiji Yano, Seigo Nakaya
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Publication number: 20240381005Abstract: An imaging element includes a first semiconductor substrate having a pixel unit having disposed therein a plurality of pixels that each include a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert light to an electric charge, and to output signals based on the electric charge converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and a second semiconductor substrate having an exposure processing unit configured to use the signals read from the pixels to calculate an accumulation time for accumulating the electric charge yielded by the conversion performed by the photoelectric conversion units.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime YONEMOCHI, Tomoki HIRATA, Shutaro KATO
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Publication number: 20240357252Abstract: An imaging element includes a first semiconductor substrate having a plurality of pixels arranged in a row direction and a second semiconductor substrate having a first load current source configured to supply a current to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels, a second load current source configured to supply a current to a second pixel among the plurality of pixels, a first pixel control unit configured to control supply of the current to the first pixel by the first load current source, and a second pixel control unit configured to control supply of the current to the second pixel by the second load current source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoki HIRATA
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Publication number: 20240089629Abstract: An image sensor, includes: a first pixel and a second pixel, in a first direction, each including a first photoelectric conversion unit and a light-shielding unit and outputting a signal; a third pixel and a fourth pixel, in the first direction, each including a second photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a signal; a first signal line and a second signal line, in the first direction, each of which can be connected to the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel; and a control unit that performs a first control in which a signal of the first pixel is output to the first signal line and a signal of the second pixel is output to the second signal line, and a second control in which a signal of the third pixel and a signal of the fourth pixel are output to the first signal line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Daiki OGURA, Masahiro JUEN, Tomoki HIRATA, Shigeru MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 11889214Abstract: An image sensor, includes: a first pixel and a second pixel, in a first direction, each including a first photoelectric conversion unit and a light-shielding unit and outputting a signal; a third pixel and a fourth pixel, in the first direction, each including a second photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a signal; a first signal line and a second signal line, in the first direction, each of which can be connected to the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel; and a control unit that performs a first control in which a signal of the first pixel is output to the first signal line and a signal of the second pixel is output to the second signal line, and a second control in which a signal of the third pixel and a signal of the fourth pixel are output to the first signal line.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Daiki Ogura, Masahiro Juen, Tomoki Hirata, Shigeru Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20230362513Abstract: An imaging sensor including: a plurality of photoelectric conversion units provided in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction and configured to generate electric charges through photoelectric conversion; signal lines each of which is wired in the second direction and to which signals based on the electric charges generated by the photoelectric conversion units are output; and processing units configured to process the signals output to the signal lines, wherein, in a second region between a first region in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion units are provided in the first direction and the second direction and a plurality of the processing units, a plurality of the signal lines are adjacent to each other in at least one of the second direction and a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoki HIRATA, Daiki OGURA, Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Masahiro JUEN
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Publication number: 20230156367Abstract: Provided is an image capturing device including a first substrate having a plurality of pixel blocks each including one or more pixels; and a second substrate having a control circuit unit including a first control block including a first exposure control unit for controlling an exposure time of a pixel included in a first pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks and a second control block including a second exposure control unit for controlling an exposure time of a pixel included in a second pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks, and a peripheral circuit unit arranged outside the control circuit unit and configured to control signal reading of pixels each included in at least the first pixel block and the second pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yojiro TEZUKA, Tomoki HIRATA, Shiro TSUNAI
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Publication number: 20230126104Abstract: An image capturing device including a pixel chip having pixel blocks each including one or more pixels; and a signal processing chip having a first control block including a first converting unit for converting a signal from a pixel in at least a first pixel block into a digital signal, and a first storage unit storing the digital signal, and a second control block next to the first control block in a column direction and including a second converting unit for converting a signal from a pixel included in at least a second pixel block into a digital signal, and a second storage unit storing the digital signal, wherein the second converting unit and the second storage unit in the second control block are reversed vertically to the first converting unit and the first storage unit in the first control block.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota NAKANISHI, Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Tomoki HIRATA
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Publication number: 20220303488Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a charge; and an A/D conversion unit that converts the analog signal generated due to charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit into a digital signal, wherein: the A/D conversion unit includes a comparison unit that compares the analog signal with a reference signal and a first circuit layer including a first capacitor for generating the reference signal and a second circuit layer laminated to the first circuit layer and including with a second capacitor for generating the reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoki HIRATA
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Patent number: 11388362Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a charge; and an A/D conversion unit that converts the analog signal generated due to charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit into a digital signal, wherein: the A/D conversion unit includes a comparison unit that compares the analog signal with a reference signal and a first circuit layer including a first capacitor for generating the reference signal and a second circuit layer laminated to the first circuit layer and including with a second capacitor for generating the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoki Hirata
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Publication number: 20210227164Abstract: An image sensor, includes: a first pixel and a second pixel, in a first direction, each including a first photoelectric conversion unit and a light-shielding unit and outputting a signal; a third pixel and a fourth pixel, in the first direction, each including a second photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a signal; a first signal line and a second signal line, in the first direction, each of which can be connected to the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel; and a control unit that performs a first control in which a signal of the first pixel is output to the first signal line and a signal of the second pixel is output to the second signal line, and a second control in which a signal of the third pixel and a signal of the fourth pixel are output to the first signal line.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Daiki OGURA, Masahiro JUEN, Tomoki HIRATA, Shigeru MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20210136307Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a charge; and an A/D conversion unit that converts the analog signal generated due to charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit into a digital signal, wherein: the A/D conversion unit includes a comparison unit that compares the analog signal with a reference signal and a first circuit layer including a first capacitor for generating the reference signal and a second circuit layer laminated to the first circuit layer and including with a second capacitor for generating the reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoki HIRATA
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Patent number: 10931907Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a charge; and an A/D conversion unit that converts the analog signal generated due to charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit into a digital signal, wherein: the A/D conversion unit includes a comparison unit that compares the analog signal with a reference signal and a first circuit layer including a first capacitor for generating the reference signal and a second circuit layer laminated to the first circuit layer and including with a second capacitor for generating the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoki Hirata
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Publication number: 20190222787Abstract: An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a charge; and an A/D conversion unit that converts the analog signal generated due to charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit into a digital signal, wherein: the A/D conversion unit includes a comparison unit that compares the analog signal with a reference signal and a first circuit layer including a first capacitor for generating the reference signal and a second circuit layer laminated to the first circuit layer and including with a second capacitor for generating the reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoki HIRATA
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Patent number: 6590849Abstract: In the case when a disk is transported into or out of an apparatus, local contact noise is generated in a drive transmission gear and a clutch portion of a disk loading mechanism. Also, this phenomenon gives rise to problems relating to damage of parts, life of a loading motor and the like. Thus, a disk loading mechanism is provided to perform two operations of driving a disk tray in a disk transportation direction by means of a loading motor provided with a worm gear, via a first wheel gear and a second wheel gear, and also vertically raising and lowering a unit mechanism via a slide plate. In addition, a unit for controlling whirling of the above worm gear is provided to reduce contact noise of the gear and clutch portion and improve the reliability of a disk drive apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2000Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Yamauchi, Hisahiro Miki, Seiji Hamaie, Tomoki Hirata, Shinsuke Takatsuka
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Patent number: 6496464Abstract: A disk drive apparatus is provided in which there is a disk tray having a disk-receiving face shaped in the form of a circular groove for mounting a recording disk thereon. The disk tray has a plurality of disk holding parts for holding a recording disk onto the disk-receiving face. A disk loading mechanism provides for loading/unloading the disk tray in/out of the apparatus, and a disk position regulator is placed near the disk tray to position the disk when the disk tray is loaded/unloaded. The regulator has a contact surface contacting a part of the rim of a recording disk protruding out of the sides the disk tray.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2000Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Yamauchi, Hisahiro Miki, Seiji Hamaie, Tomoki Hirata
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Patent number: 6477133Abstract: A disk drive is realized, which omits running-in for stabilizing a change in a correcting function produced by sliding between balls and a rolling groove in an unbalance correcting mechanism, and prevents immobility and straying of balls, and which comprises a unit mechanism assembled by using 12 balls subjected to surface treatment with heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxysilane and a turntable plated with a chemical nickel plating containing phosphorus and boron to have a thickness of 5 &mgr;m and by injecting 1 microliter of ester oil into the rolling groove, and further comprises a recess formed in a sidewall of the rolling groove of the unbalance correcting mechanism to prolong the service life of the correcting function.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshimura, Yoshishige Endo, Katsutoshi Nii, Yoshihiro Satou, Yoshiaki Yamauchi, Noriyuki Kumasaka, Kazuto Oyama, Hisahiro Miki, Tomoki Hirata
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Patent number: 6459668Abstract: The number of revolutions of a disk is once increased to a higher level than a resonance frequency of a rotation support system at the startup of rotation of the disk, and subsequently servo control for a pickup actuator is made to work to read information from the disk. It is possible to increase reproducibility of the disk unbalance correction and improve the apparatus in reliability without generation of vibrations and noises, and to spin the disk at high speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1999Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Satou, Shinobu Yoshida, Yoshiaki Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tomoki Hirata, Takashi Ishikawa, Hisahiro Miki, Hisanobu Tajima