Patents by Inventor Yasunari Kitajima

Yasunari Kitajima 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: 20090103868
    Abstract: An optical waveguide bare module (11) is composed of an optical waveguide substrate wherein a circuit is formed on a substrate; and optical fiber arrays (22a, 22b) connected on the both sides of the optical waveguide substrate. The optical waveguide bare module (11) is stored in a case (12). The optical fiber arrays (22a, 22b) are provided by arranging and fixing one or more optical fibers (23), and the optical fiber arrays (22a, 22b) are adhered and fixed on the optical waveguide substrate by adjusting an optical axis. Sealing blocks (13a, 13b) are attached on the both sides of a case (12) to seal the inside of the case (12) airtight, and a structure wherein moisture does not easily enter into the case storing the optical waveguide is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi Sumino, Hayami Hosokawa, Yasunari Kitajima, Hiroyuki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 7019765
    Abstract: An input device, which is small-sized and inexpensive in spite of being simple in construction and thin, comprises at least one primary electrode and a plurality of secondary electrodes, both electrodes being formed in the same plane. A position of a dielectric is identified on the basis of differences in electrostatic capacity between the primary electrode and the secondary electrodes, which electrostatic capacity is changed by the dielectric positioned on a surface side of the both electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Fujiwara, Masahiro Kinoshita, Yasunari Kitajima, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Yoshihiro Tanabe, Hideshi Tsugui
  • Patent number: 6957006
    Abstract: An optical element that realizes light path conversion of transmitting light at low loss, allows easy incorporation of functions such as light convergence or the like, and can be easily made into a compact size includes upper and lower main surfaces of a light path converting element of a plane shape are facing each other, and a light incoming surface and a light outgoing surface are adjacent surfaces at about 90 degrees. A curved light path converting surface is formed so as to face the light incoming surface and the light outgoing surface. Light coming in from the light incoming surface repeats full reflection between the upper main surface and the lower main surface and goes on, and is reflected by the light path converting surface, thereby the light path thereof is converted, and light is ejected from the light outgoing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Yukari Terakawa, Hayami Hosokawa, Yasunari Kitajima, Toshifumi Sumino, Yoshihisa Ishida
  • Publication number: 20030156327
    Abstract: An optical element that realizes light path conversion of transmitting light at low loss, allows easy incorporation of functions such as light convergence or the like, and can be easily made into a compact size includes upper and lower main surfaces of a light path converting element of a plane shape are facing each other, and a light incoming surface and a light outgoing surface are adjacent surfaces at about 90 degrees. A curved light path converting surface is formed so as to face the light incoming surface and the light outgoing surface. Light coming in from the light incoming surface repeats full reflection between the upper main surface and the lower main surface and goes on, and is reflected by the light path converting surface, thereby the light path thereof is converted, and light is ejected from the light outgoing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Yukari Terakawa, Hayami Hosokawa, Yasunari Kitajima, Toshifumi Sumino, Yoshihisa Ishida
  • Publication number: 20030102875
    Abstract: An input device, which is small-sized and inexpensive in spite of being simple in construction and thin, comprises at least one primary electrode and a plurality of secondary electrodes, both electrodes being formed in the same plane. A position of a dielectric is identified on the basis of differences in electrostatic capacity between the primary electrode and the secondary electrodes, which electrostatic capacity is changed by the dielectric positioned on a surface side of the both electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Fujiwara, Masahiro Kinoshita, Yasunari Kitajima, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Yoshihiro Tanabe, Hideshi Tsugui