Patents by Inventor Yasufumi Yamamoto

Yasufumi Yamamoto 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: 20240126044
    Abstract: A control apparatus is configured to control a rotationally driving apparatus that includes a rotationally driving unit configured to rotate a movable unit including an optical system relative to a support unit. The control apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to acquire an optical state of the optical system, determine a driving range based on a margin angle and a rotation angle which is an angle from an initial position to a position where the movable unit interferes with the support unit, and control the rotationally driving unit using the driving range. The margin angle is changed according to the optical state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yasufumi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11925415
    Abstract: A slit lamp microscope of some embodiment examples includes an illumination system, first photographing system, first movement mechanism, and controller. The illumination system includes a slit forming unit that forms a slit for generating slit light and projects the slit light onto an anterior segment of a subject's eye from a first direction. The first photographing system photographs the anterior segment onto which the slit light is being projected, from a second direction different from the first direction. The first movement mechanism moves a movable portion that includes at least the slit forming unit. The controller performs a first control for the first movement mechanism to move the movable portion and a second control for the first photographing system to photograph the anterior segment a plurality of times in parallel with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ohmori, Yasufumi Fukuma, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230258947
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display device configured to display an image to a user, an eyepiece optical system configured to guide the image displayed on the display device to the user, and a guide mechanism configured to move the display device in an optical axis direction of the eyepiece optical system. The guide mechanism guides a movement of the display device on both sides of the display device in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the eyepiece optical system, and overlaps the eyepiece optical system when viewed from the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Yasufumi YAMAMOTO, Yusuke SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11600900
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, an antenna, a plurality of screw members, and a board. The casing includes: a first cover including a first wall from which a display screen of a display device is exposed; and a second cover overlapping with the first cover in a first direction intersecting with the display screen. The antenna is provided between the first cover and the second cover. The screw members connect the first cover and the second cover. The board is provided, on an opposite side of the antenna, away from one of the screw members that is closest to the antenna. The board is provided without being fastened along with the first cover and the second cover by the one of the screw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sando, Yasufumi Yamamoto, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11516407
    Abstract: A vibration driving device that achieves low cost and high accuracy while reducing driving load. A drive unit has a vibrator with a projection and generates driving force by vibrating the vibrator. A first unit has a contact portion with which the projection is in pressure contact in a first direction. A second unit rotates relative to the first unit around a rotation axis parallel to the first direction by the driving force. Three or more support members are between the first and second units in the first direction to support the first and second units rotatably. The support members are positioned such that, during relative rotation of the first and second units, a contact point at which the projection contacts the contact portion is always located in at least one of triangular areas formed by connecting any three support members with straight lines when viewed in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamamoto, Ayumu Nemoto, Kaori Tomura
  • Patent number: 11502624
    Abstract: A vibration type actuator includes a vibrator, including a protrusion and a piezoelectric element, that is arranged to vibrate in response to a voltage, and a contact member having a contact surface which the protrusion contacts. The vibrator and the contact member rotate relative to each other around a first axis. The vibrator is tilted to the contact surface by a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kaori Tomura, Ayumu Nemoto, Yasufumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11502625
    Abstract: A vibration wave motor includes a vibrator including a piezoelectric element and a vibratory plate, a friction member configured to make a frictional contact with the vibrator, a pressurizer configured to press the vibrator and the friction member against each other, and a guide unit configured to guide a relative movement between the vibrator and the friction member. The guide unit includes a plurality of rollers configured to move relative to the pressurizer, and a guide member that includes a guide portion, the guide portion being configured to extend along a relative movement direction between the vibrator and the friction member and to guide the plurality of rollers. The guide member includes a reinforcer configured to extend along the relative movement direction near a roller closest to a center position of a pressing force by the pressurizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasufumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11456407
    Abstract: A vibration wave motor includes a vibrator including a piezoelectric device and a vibration plate, and a friction member, wherein the vibrator and the friction member are pressurized to contact each other, and the vibrator is vibrated by the piezoelectric device to be moved relative to the friction member. The motor further includes a guide member that guides relative movement between the vibrator and the friction member, a fixing member that fixes the guide member at a first position and a second position in a direction of the relative movement between the vibrator and the friction member, and an attenuation member held between the friction member and the guide member in a pressure direction in which the vibrator and the friction member are pressurized to contact each other at a location between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasufumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11442242
    Abstract: Provided is a vibration wave motor including: a vibrator; a friction member; a pressurizing mechanism; a first holding mechanism; and a second holding mechanism, wherein the vibrator and the friction member are configured to perform relative movement with respect to each other, wherein the first holding mechanism includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion which is longer than the first holding portion in a direction of the relative movement, wherein the friction member is arranged between the first holding portion and the second holding portion, wherein the first holding portion includes a first restriction portion, wherein the second holding portion includes a second restriction portion, and wherein the first restriction portion and the second restriction portion are brought into abutment against the second holding mechanism to restrict movement in directions other than the direction of the relative movement of the vibrator and the first holding mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Abe, Makoto Oikawa, Yasufumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11437934
    Abstract: Provided is a vibration wave motor including: a vibrator; a friction member configured to be brought into frictional contact with the vibrator; a first holding member holding the vibrator; a second holding member holding the first holding member; and a third holding member holding the second holding member, wherein the vibrator and the friction member move relative to each other, and wherein one side of the second holding member is configured to connect to the first holding member or the third holding member at a position where the second holding member overlaps the rectangular shape portion in a direction of the relative movement, and another side of the second holding member is configured to connect to the first holding member or the third holding member at a position where the second holding member overlaps the rectangular shape portion in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the relative movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamamoto, Makoto Oikawa, Ryo Abe
  • Patent number: 11418134
    Abstract: A vibration type motor includes first and second vibrators, a friction member configured to contact the first and second vibrators, a pressure member configured to press the first and second vibrators against the friction member, and first and second guide members configured to guide a relative movement between the first and second vibrators and the friction member. The first and second vibrators are spaced in a direction different from a relative movement direction between the first and second vibrators and the friction member. The first and the second guide member are provided between the first vibrator and the second vibrator in a direction different from the relative movement direction. A pressure center of a pressure applied to the first vibrator and the second vibrator by the pressure member is located between the first guide member and the second guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ninomiya, Ryo Yamasaki, Yasufumi Yamamoto, Mai Nakabayashi
  • Patent number: 11336211
    Abstract: A vibration wave motor includes a vibrator; a first holding member configured to hold the vibrator; a second holding member; an elastic coupling member configured to couple the first holding member and the second holding member to each other; a friction member; and a pressurizing unit, wherein the vibrator and the friction member relatively move due to vibration of the vibrator, wherein the elastic coupling member includes a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion, and wherein one of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion is arranged on a straight line that is parallel to a direction of the relative movement and passes through a pressurizing gravity center and another of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion is arranged on a straight line that is orthogonal to the direction of the relative movement and passes through the pressurizing gravity center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mai Nakabayashi, Ryo Yamasaki, Yasufumi Yamamoto, Shunsuke Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 11303228
    Abstract: A driving device includes a vibrator; a friction member; a first guide portion that guides the vibrator or the friction member in a first direction when the vibrator vibrates so that the vibrator and the friction member move relative to each other, the first guide portion enabling rotation of the vibrator and the friction member around an axis in the first direction; a moving member that moves when the vibrator and the friction member move relative to each other, the moving member being connected to the member to be driven; and a second guide portion that guides the member to be driven in a second direction when the moving member moves. The moving member is connected to the member to be driven such that the moving member is rotatable and movable in a direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the member to be driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamamoto, Ryo Yamasaki, Shunsuke Ninomiya, Mai Nakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220069739
    Abstract: A vibration type actuator includes a vibrator, including a protrusion and a piezoelectric element, that is arranged to vibrate in response to a voltage, and a contact member having a contact surface which the protrusion contacts. The vibrator and the contact member rotate relative to each other around a first axis. The vibrator is tilted to the contact surface by a predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kaori Tomura, Ayumu Nemoto, Yasufumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220070382
    Abstract: A vibration driving device that achieves low cost and high accuracy while reducing driving load. A drive unit has a vibrator with a projection and generates driving force by vibrating the vibrator. A first unit has a contact portion with which the projection is in pressure contact in a first direction. A second unit rotates relative to the first unit around a rotation axis parallel to the first direction by the driving force. Three or more support members are between the first and second units in the first direction to support the first and second units rotatably. The support members are positioned such that, during relative rotation of the first and second units, a contact point at which the projection contacts the contact portion is always located in at least one of triangular areas formed by connecting any three support members with straight lines when viewed in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamamoto, Ayumu Nemoto, Kaori Tomura
  • Patent number: 11237597
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing and an elastic body. The casing includes: a first wall from which a display screen of a display device is exposed; a second wall that is positioned apart from the first wall in a first direction intersecting the display screen of the first wall; a third wall that extends between the first wall and the second wall; and a fourth wall that extends between the first wall and the second wall. The fourth wall intersects the third wall. The elastic body is disposed at a corner between the third wall and the fourth wall. The elastic body is provided to project out from surfaces of the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Sando, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11201570
    Abstract: A vibration wave motor comprises a vibrator including a piezoelectric element and a vibrating body, a friction member including a first surface configured to come into contact with the vibrator, and a second surface, which is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface, the vibrator and the friction member moving relative to each other in a driving direction by a vibration generated by the vibrator, a supporting member configured to support the friction member on the second surface side; and a pressure member configured to bring the vibrator and the friction member into pressure contact with each other. A fixing portion configured to fix the friction member to the supporting member is provided in the friction member. The vibrator can move to a position where at least part of the vibrator and the fixing portion overlap each other in a pressure direction of the pressure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Ito, Yasufumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11175701
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base member, a coupling member, and a male screw member. The base member has a female screw and is made of synthetic resin material. The coupling member is detachably coupled to a coupling target part provided in a coupling target device. The male screw member is coupled to the female screw and fixes the coupling member to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Sando, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11165368
    Abstract: A vibration wave motor including: a vibrator; a friction member; and a pressurizing member configured to press the vibrator and the friction member into contact with each other. The vibrator and the friction member are relatively moved in a direction orthogonal to the pressurizing direction of the pressurizing member by vibrations generated on the vibrator, the vibrator and the friction member are configured so as to move in parallel with the pressurizing direction with respect to a fixed member, and the vibration wave motor further includes at least one first restricting portion that restricts a movable amount of the friction member in the pressurizing direction and at least one second restricting portion that restricts a movable amount of the vibrator in the pressurizing direction, such that the movable amount of the friction member is smaller than the movable amount of the vibrator in the pressurizing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryo Yamasaki, Yasufumi Yamamoto, Shunsuke Ninomiya, Mai Nakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20210305913
    Abstract: A vibration wave motor includes a vibrator including a piezoelectric element and a vibratory plate, a friction member configured to make a frictional contact with the vibrator, a pressurizer configured to press the vibrator and the friction member against each other, and a guide unit configured to guide a relative movement between the vibrator and the friction member. The guide unit includes a plurality of rollers configured to move relative to the pressurizer, and a guide member that includes a guide portion, the guide portion being configured to extend along a relative movement direction between the vibrator and the friction member and to guide the plurality of rollers. The guide member includes a reinforcer configured to extend along the relative movement direction near a roller closest to a center position of a pressing force by the pressurizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Yasufumi Yamamoto