Patents by Inventor Tooru Fujii

Tooru Fujii 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: 9372073
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inner diameter measuring device, having a non-contact measuring unit (3) and a contact measuring unit (4) arranged along the same center line, wherein the non-contact measuring unit comprises an image pickup unit (6) arranged on the center line, a laser beam emitting unit (7), and a laser beam diffusing unit (9) having a cone mirror, wherein a laser beam projected from the laser beam emitting unit to the cone mirror is reflected over a total circumference by the cone mirror, the image pickup unit takes an optical ring which is formed by projecting the reflected laser beam to an inner surface of a hollow portion, at least one of an inner diameter or a shape of the inner surface is measured based on an image picked up, and wherein the contact measuring unit comprises a contact measuring head (42) and a circulation unit (41) for circulating the contact measuring head around the center line, wherein the contact measuring head has a contact measuring unit having a contact at a forward e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Michiko Baba, Kouzou Hasegawa, Norimasa Taga, Tooru Fujii
  • Patent number: 9372061
    Abstract: An inner diameter measuring device (50) for measuring an inner diameter of a hollow object to be measured, wherein the inner diameter measuring device comprises a circulation unit (1) and a measuring head (2) and is insertable into inside of an object to be measured, wherein the measuring head has a contact measuring unit (27) for measuring the inner diameter by contacting an inner surface of the object to be measured and an advancing/retreating unit (23) for making the contact measuring unit to advance and to retreat in a radial direction, and wherein the circulation unit can rotate the measuring head around a center line (51) of the inner diameter measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Michiko Baba, Kouzou Hasegawa, Yuuichi Miura, Norimasa Taga, Tooru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20150007440
    Abstract: An inner diameter measuring device (50) for measuring an inner diameter of a hollow object to be measured, wherein the inner diameter measuring device comprises a circulation unit (1) and a measuring head (2) and is insertable into inside of an object to be measured, wherein the measuring head has a contact measuring unit (27) for measuring the inner diameter by contacting an inner surface of the object to be measured and an advancing/retreating unit (23) for making the contact measuring unit to advance and to retreat in a radial direction, and wherein the circulation unit can rotate the measuring head around a center line (51) of the inner diameter measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Michiko Baba, Kouzou Hasegawa, Yuuichi Miura, Norimasa Taga, Tooru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20150002836
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inner diameter measuring device, having a non-contact measuring unit (3) and a contact measuring unit (4) arranged along the same center line, wherein the non-contact measuring unit comprises an image pickup unit (6) arranged on the center line, a laser beam emitting unit (7), and a laser beam diffusing unit (9) having a cone mirror, wherein a laser beam projected from the laser beam emitting unit to the cone mirror is reflected over a total circumference by the cone mirror, the image pickup unit takes an optical ring which is formed by projecting the reflected laser beam to an inner surface of a hollow portion, at least one of an inner diameter or a shape of the inner surface is measured based on an image picked up, and wherein the contact measuring unit comprises a contact measuring head (42) and a circulation unit (41) for circulating the contact measuring head around the center line, wherein the contact measuring head has a contact measuring unit having a contact at a forward e
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Michiko Baba, Kouzou Hasegawa, Norimasa Taga, Tooru Fujii
  • Patent number: 8267228
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brake disc having a corrugated outer periphery capable of effectively preventing brake judder. A brake disc having a corrugated outer periphery (1) comprising a hub disc (4) fixed to a wheel, a braking disc (3) coaxially disposed outside the hub disc (4), and a connection pin (5) connecting the hub disc (4) and the braking disc (3) with each other in a floating state, in which a plurality of outer peripheral recesses (7) are formed in an outer periphery of the braking disc (3) at a distance from one another in a circumferential direction to form the outer periphery into a corrugated shape, wherein depths (d) of the outer peripheral recesses (7) from an outer peripheral circle (C) of the braking disc (3) are set shallow. The depth (d) of the outer peripheral recesses (7) is set to 7 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sunstar Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshio Hoshi, Tsuyoshi Nakatsuji, Tooru Fujii, Kazuya Ookubo, Kiyotaka Obunai
  • Publication number: 20100044171
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brake disc having a corrugated outer periphery capable of effectively preventing brake judder. A brake disc having a corrugated outer periphery 1 comprising a hub disc 4 fixed to a wheel, a braking disc 3 coaxially disposed outside the hub disc 4, and a connection pin 5 connecting the hub disc 4 and the braking disc 3 with each other in a floating state, in which a plurality of outer peripheral recesses 7 are formed in an outer periphery of the braking disc 3 at a distance from one another in a circumferential direction to form the outer periphery into a corrugated shape, wherein depths d of the outer peripheral recesses 7 from an outer peripheral circle C of the braking disc 3 are set shallow. The depth d of the outer peripheral recesses 7 is set to 7 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshio Hoshi, Tsuyoshi Nakatsuji, Tooru Fujii, Kazuya Ookubo, Kiyotaka Obunai
  • Patent number: 7161382
    Abstract: A general-purpose logic cell used in a general-purpose logic cell array for a logic circuit, includes a plurality of kinds of logic circuit elements, each of which has a plurality of terminals with no connection. The plurality of kinds of logic circuit elements includes a flip-flop and a first inverter set. In this case, each of first inverters of the first inverter set is possible to be connected with an input of the flip-flop in parallel or as one of a series connection of at least two of the first inverters. Also, each first inverter is possible to be connected with an output of the flip-flop in parallel or as one of a series connection of at least two of the first inverters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Mizuno, Tooru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20030214323
    Abstract: A general-purpose logic cell used in a general-purpose logic cell array for a logic circuit, includes a plurality of kinds of logic circuit elements, each of which has a plurality of terminals with no connection. The plurality of kinds of logic circuit elements includes a flip-flop and a first inverter set. In this case, each of first inverters of the first inverter set is possible to be connected with an input of the flip-flop in parallel or as one of a series connection of at least two of the first inverters. Also, each first inverter is possible to be connected with an output of the flip-flop in parallel or as one of a series connection of at least two of the first inverters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaharu Mizuno, Tooru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20030194136
    Abstract: An image processing device and method for identifying an input image and a copier including such an image processing device and method. The image processing device forms a gradated image from the input image, determines whether the gradated image includes a specified pattern, extracts a portion of the input image corresponding to the specified pattern, and compares the extracted portion of the input image with a reference pattern to determine a degree of resemblance between the extracted portion of the input image and the reference pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Tooru Fujii, Genki Yotsui, Tomohiko Hayakawa, Shinya Sonoda, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Kouichi Oomae
  • Publication number: 20020114521
    Abstract: An image processing device and method for identifying an input image and a copier including such an image processing device and method. The image processing device forms a gradated image from the input image, determines whether the gradated image includes a specified pattern, extracts a portion of the input image corresponding to the specified pattern, and compares the extracted portion of the input image with a reference pattern to determine a degree of resemblance between the extracted portion of the input image and the reference pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Tooru Fujii, Genki Yotsui, Tomohiko Hayakawa, Shinya Sonoda, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Kouichi Oomae
  • Patent number: 6283867
    Abstract: An elastic shaft joint includes: a tube shaft; a shaft coaxially inserted in the tube shaft so that a predetermined axial region of the shaft overlaps with a predetermined axial region of the tube shaft; and a damper inserted between the predetermined axial region of the shaft and the predetermined axial region of the tube shaft for damping vibration and providing an elastic play in a rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Aota, Tooru Fujii, Hiroyuki Muraosa
  • Patent number: 6091844
    Abstract: An image processing device and method for identifying an input image and a copier including such an image processing device and method. The image processing device forms a gradated image from the input image, determines whether the gradated image includes a specified pattern, extracts a portion of the input image corresponding to the specified pattern, and compares the extracted portion of the input image with a reference pattern to determine a degree of resemblance between the extracted portion of the input image and the reference pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru Fujii, Genki Yotsui, Tomohiko Hayakawa, Shinya Sonoda, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Kouichi Oomae
  • Patent number: 6090004
    Abstract: A belt for a continuously variable transmission in which an aggregate of metal rings formed by laminating a plurality of pieces of endless metal rings support a plurality of metal blocks. When the ratio .xi. of the coefficient of friction is set to be 2.0>.xi.>0.65, the amount of change in the tension on the metal ring of the innermost position decreases correspondingly. In particular, when the ratio .xi. of the coefficient of friction is set to be 1.0, resulting in the coefficient of friction .mu..sub.s between a ring and a block being equal to the coefficient of friction .mu..sub.SS between a ring and a ring, the amount of change in the tension on all metal rings become uniform, and each metal ring shares an amount of change in the tension which is 8% of the entire amount. This makes it possible to decrease the amount of change in the tension on the metal ring of the innermost position and, hence, to increase the durability of the aggregate of metal rings as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeru Kanehara, Hideaki Yoshida, Hirofumi Akagi, Tooru Yagasaki, Tooru Fujii, Shinya Kuwabara
  • Patent number: 4623226
    Abstract: A compact zoom lens system having excellent performance and comprising a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power and a third lens group having positive refractive power, said third lens group being fixed relative to the image plane, said second lens group being moved along the optical axis for varying magnification, and deviation of the image position caused by moving said second lens group is compensated by moving said first lens group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1986
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Fujii
  • Patent number: 4592626
    Abstract: A compact zoom lens system is disclosed having a first lens group with positive refractive power, a second lens group with negative refractive power, a third lens group with positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group with negative refractive power, such that the second and third lens groups are moved for the purpose of zooming, and the first lens group is moved in order to compensate for the movement of image surface, the entire system having a large zoom ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Fujii
  • Patent number: 4568150
    Abstract: A zoom lens system comprising a first, second, third and fourth lens groups, the first lens group being a focusing lens group and having positive refractive power, the second lens group being a variator and having negative refractive power, the third lens group being a compensator and having positive refractive power, the first, second and third lens groups constituting a varifocal subsystem, the fourth lens group being a relay lens, which comprises a first lens component comprising a positive lens and a negative lens and having positive refractive power as a whole, a second lens component comprising a positive lens, a third lens component comprising a negative lens, and a fourth lens component comprising a positive lens, the zoom lens system being small in size, light in weight and arranged that aberrations are corrected favourably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Ikari, Tooru Fujii
  • Patent number: 4504125
    Abstract: A zoom lens system with a zoom ratio about 3 comprising a first lens group to be used for focusing, a second lens group which is a variator, a third lens group which is a compensator, and a fourth lens group which is a master lens, the second lens group being provided with a lens surface having the correcting function for chromatic aberration and a lens surface having the correcting function for spherical aberration so that chromatic aberration of spherical aberration is thereby corrected favorably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tooru Fujii