Patents by Inventor Tooru Iwatani

Tooru Iwatani 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).

  • Publication number: 20030198151
    Abstract: A focus control device includes a moving member integral with an object lens, a focus actuator for moving the object lens toward or away from a recording surface of an optical disc in a direction of focusing, a tracking actuator for moving the object lens in a direction of tracking, and a control unit for biasing the moving member in the direction of tracking so that the moving member is pressed against a fixed member by using the tracking actuator, and for enabling the moving member to carry out a focusing operation while the moving member is pressed against the fixed member by using the focus actuator. Thus the focus control device can surely carry out a focusing operation without being under the influence of turbulence vibrations or the like that may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tooru Iwatani, Yoshihiro Kozawa