Patents by Inventor Toru Jinguji

Toru Jinguji 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).

  • Multi-direction distance measuring method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5033845
    Abstract: A multi-direction distance measuring method including the steps of directing a light beam to an object to be measured and scanning the same, condensing the reflected light beam reflected by the object to be measured, disposing a sensor at a position at which the reflected light beam is condensed and receiving the reflected light beam by the sensor, and determining the distance to the object to be measured on the basis of the position of incidence of the reflected light beam on the light-receiving surface of the sensor. An apparatus utilizing such a method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kanehiro Sorimachi, Toru Jinguji, Shigeru Yamada