Patents by Inventor Wataru YOSHIKI

Wataru YOSHIKI 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: 11940564
    Abstract: A laser radar device includes: a light source for outputting laser light; a scanner for causing the laser light to scan; a first optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the first optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that a horizontal component of the incident laser light is different from a horizontal component of the laser light to be emitted; and a second optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the second optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that an incident area of the incident laser light in the horizontal direction is the same as an incident area of the first optical system in the horizontal direction, and an emission area of the incident laser light is different from an emission area of the first optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Ito, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Hiroshi Aruga, Masaharu Imaki, Wataru Yoshiki, Shumpei Kameyama
  • Publication number: 20240053590
    Abstract: An infrared optical system includes: a spherical lens unit having an image-forming function as a whole and including one or more spherical lenses that form an image of an incident light beam from a subject; an aperture diaphragm unit that limits transmission of the incident light beam through the spherical lens unit; an aberration correcting plate unit that is disposed at a preceding stage of the spherical lens unit, has at least one aspherical surface, and gives an optical path length difference for compensating an aberration to be generated in the spherical lens unit to the incident light beam; and a lens barrel unit holding the spherical lens unit, the aperture diaphragm unit, and the aberration correcting plate unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru YOSHIKI, Satoi KOBAYASHI, Takayuki NAKANO, Takayuki YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20220244557
    Abstract: A light pattern generation device is provided with a laser light source to emit laser light, a light scanner to deflect the laser light emitted from the laser light source, and a diffractive optical element unit including a plurality of diffractive optical element components each of which modulates at least one of phase distribution or intensity distribution of the laser light deflected by the light scanner so that the laser light that passes therethrough forms a predetermined light pattern on an image plane. The light scanner can change a deflection direction in which the laser light emitted from the laser light source is deflected so that the laser light emitted from the laser light source is deflected toward a predetermined diffractive optical element component out of the plurality of diffractive optical element components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru YOSHIKI, Yukari MIYAGI, Masaharu IMAKI, Takayuki NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20210239805
    Abstract: A laser radar device includes: a light source for outputting laser light; a scanner for causing the laser light to scan; a first optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the first optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that a horizontal component of the incident laser light is different from a horizontal component of the laser light to be emitted; and a second optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the second optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that an incident area of the incident laser light in the horizontal direction is the same as an incident area of the first optical system in the horizontal direction, and an emission area of the incident laser light is different from an emission area of the first optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke ITO, Takayuki YANAGISAWA, Hiroshi ARUGA, Masaharu IMAKI, Wataru YOSHIKI, Shumpei KAMEYAMA