Patents by Inventor Yasuyoshi Yamamoto
Yasuyoshi 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).
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Publication number: 20060236516Abstract: A recycling method of an apparatus having a part includes a collecting step of collecting a part from the apparatus; a processing step of processing the collected part to adapt it to an apparatus having different specifications; and a mounting step of mounting the part processed in the processing step on the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Kato, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Funakoshi, Masaaki Saito, Ikuo Takeuchi, Shinsuke Ubayashi, Naoya Kikkawa, Akihiro Shimizu, Hideaki Miyazawa
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Patent number: 7082660Abstract: A recycling method of an apparatus having a part includes a collecting step of collecting a part from the apparatus; a processing step of processing the collected part to adapt it to an apparatus having different specifications; and a mounting step of mounting the part processed in the processing step on the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2002Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Kato, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Funakoshi, Masaaki Saito, Ikuo Takeuchi, Shinsuke Ubayashi, Naoya Kikkawa, Akihiro Shimizu, Hideaki Miyazawa
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Patent number: 6983113Abstract: A recycling method in an apparatus having a part includes a part removal step of removing a part from the apparatus, and a mounting step of mounting to the apparatus a part having a specification different from that of the removed part.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2002Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Funakoshi, Masaaki Saito, Ikuo Takeuchi, Shinsuke Ubayashi, Takayuki Kato, Naoya Kikkawa, Akihiro Shimizu, Hideaki Miyazawa
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Publication number: 20050249520Abstract: A recycling method in an apparatus having a part includes a part removal step of removing a part from the apparatus, and a mounting step of mounting to the apparatus a part having a specification different from that of the removed part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Funakoshi, Masaaki Saito, Ikuo Takeuchi, Shinsuke Ubayashi, Takayuki Kato, Naoya Kikkawa, Akihiro Shimizu, Hideaki Miyazawa
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Publication number: 20030059229Abstract: A recycling method in an apparatus having a part includes a part removal step of removing a part from the apparatus; a mounting step of mounting to the apparatus a part having a specification different from that of the removed part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Funakoshi, Masaaki Saito, Ikuo Takeuchi, Shinsuke Ubayashi, Takayuki Kato, Naoya Kikkawa, Akihiro Shimizu, Hideaki Miyazawa
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Publication number: 20030044198Abstract: A recycling method of an apparatus having a part includes a collecting step of collecting a part from the apparatus; a processing step of processing the collected part to adapt it to an apparatus having different specifications; and a mounting step of mounting the part processed in the processing step on the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Kato, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Funakoshi, Masaaki Saito, Ikuo Takeuchi, Shinsuke Ubayashi, Naoya Kikkawa, Akihiro Shimizu, Hideaki Miyazawa
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Patent number: 6224467Abstract: A method of producing an ocular lens, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a lens blank which gives an ocular lens, the lens blank having a concave back surface and a convex front surface, at least a portion of the front surface being tapered to give a tapered surface; (b) forming a back curved surface of the ocular lens by effecting a cutting operation on the concave back surface of the lens blank, while the lens blank is supported on a spindle of a back surface cutting device such that the tapered surface of the lens blank is drawn onto a tapered holding surface of the spindle under a negative pressure applied to the lens blank, the tapered holding surface following a profile of the tapered surface of the lens blank; and (c) forming a front curved surface of the ocular lens by effecting a cutting operation on the front surface of the lens blank whose back surface has been cut to form the back curved surface, while the lens blank is supported on a spindle of a front surface cutting device such that the bacType: GrantFiled: July 23, 1998Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Tanaka, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Sasaki, Toshikazu Miura, Seiichi Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Tajima
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Patent number: 5901948Abstract: A jig adapted to hold a contact lens material having a concave surface, for holding the contact lens material, including a protruding portion which has a top end having as an outer surface thereof a convex surface. This convex surface of the jig is bonded to the concave surface of the contact lens material. The protruding portion has a recess which extends from an inner surface of the top end toward a bottom end of the protruding portion. The recess is defined by an inner surface which includes a first portion that corresponds to the convex surface of the top end of the protruding portion. At least the first portion of the inner surface is roughened with a light-scattering texture. A method of holding the contact lens material while the contact lens material is processed into a contact lens is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 1997Date of Patent: May 11, 1999Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Atsuhiro Doke, Hiroyuki Ohyama, Seiichi Ichikawa, Keiji Yamashita
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Patent number: 5716913Abstract: A metal working oil composition, comprising, as a component (A), 25 wt. % or more of one or more zinc dithiophosphates represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 represent a hydrocarbon group and, if necessary, as a component (B), 0.1 to 50 wt. % of a molybdenum compound.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1996Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Haruyo Inaba, Aritoshi Fukushima, Michiyoshi Sugioka
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Patent number: 5630901Abstract: A jig adapted to hold a contact lens material having a concave surface, for holding the contact lens material, including a protruding portion which has a top end having as an outer surface thereof a convex surface. This convex surface of the jig is bonded to the concave surface of the contact lens material. The protruding portion has a recess which extends from an inner surface of the top end toward a bottom end of the protruding portion. The recess is defined by an inner surface which includes a first portion that corresponds to the convex surface of the top end of the protruding portion. At least the first portion of the inner surface is toughened with a light-scattering texture. A method of holding the contact lens material while the contact lens material is processed into a contact lens is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1994Date of Patent: May 20, 1997Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Atsuhiro Doke, Hiroyuki Ohyama, Seiichi Ichikawa, Keiji Yamashita
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Patent number: 5307740Abstract: A marking apparatus for providing desired marks such as characters, symbols, graphics, etc. on surfaces of contact lenses in a standardized manner. The marking apparatus includes a main shaft rotatable about an axis and a screen support mounted on the main shaft so as to be rotated therewith. The screen support has a plurality of marking holes provided at equal intervals around a circumference thereof and a screen is stretched across the support. The screen includes patterns associated with the desired mark which are provided in correspondence with the marking holes. A bracket is mounted on the main shaft under the screen support so as to be rotated with the main shaft. A plurality of supporters are supported by the bracket and function to individually support lens beds on which the lenses are respectively disposed.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1993Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Chikai Kosaka, Kazuya Miyamura
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Patent number: 5284348Abstract: An apparatus for cutting ocular lens materials is disclosed which includes a rotating drive unit, a chuck for holding the lens material, a main shaft for transmitting a rotational force from the rotating drive unit to the chuck, and a coupling for supporting the main shaft and the chuck in a freely rotatable way; the chuck comprising finger members that are normally urged toward the side where they are closed and a cylinder portion for operation in such a way as to open the finger members; the chuck and the main shaft being connected concentrically; a passageway being provided for applying a working pressure from outside to the cylinder portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1992Date of Patent: February 8, 1994Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoichi Tanaka, Toyoyasu Tanaka, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 5145884Abstract: An ultraviolet-hardenable adhesive for bonding a non-water swellable, ophthalmic-lens to a support member, in producing a non-water swellable ophthalmic lens, the adhesive containing at least one photopolymerizing monomer, and at least one photoinitiator, the at least one photopolymerizing monomer being selected from the group consisting of acrylates or methacrylates represented by following general formulas (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl,R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methyl,R.sub.3 is hydrogen or methyl,m is a positive integer from 2 to 20, andn is a positive integer from 1 to 5.A method of bonding a lens blank to a support member with an adhesive, and a processing of manufacturing a lens using an adhesive, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1990Date of Patent: September 8, 1992Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Yuzo Kaga, Toshiharu Yoshikawa, Akira Moribe
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Patent number: 5127126Abstract: A cleaning instrument which can easily clean a lens in a short time without damaging the lens, which can clean both side surfaces of the lens at the same time, and which can serve also as a case for storing the lenses, includes a cleaning ball for cleaning a lens. A cleaning vessel is formed with a recessed cleaning chamber for housing a contact lens and the cleaning ball. The cleaning chamber has a bottom concave inner surface which is curved complementarily to the curvature of the lens so that the lens can be mounted in face-to-face contact therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1991Date of Patent: July 7, 1992Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toyoyasu Tanaka, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 5007975Abstract: An ultraviolet-hardenable adhesive for bonding a non-water swellable, ophthalmic-lens blank to a support member, in producing a non-water swellable ophthalmic lens, the adhesive containing at least one photopolymerizing monomer, and at least one photoinitiator, the at least one photopolymerizing monomer being selected from the group consisting of acrylates or methacrylates represented by following general formulas (I) and (II): ##STR1## , wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl,R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methyl,R.sub.3 is hydrogen or methyl,m is a positive integer from 2 to 10, andn is a positive integer from 1 to 5.A method of bonding a lens blank to a support member with an adhesive, and a processing of manufacturing a lens using an adhesive, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1989Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Yuzo Kaga, Toshiharu Yoshikawa, Akira Moribe
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Patent number: 4985823Abstract: An image-forming apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image using a two-component developer. Toner replenishment is effected in different modes when the toner concentration is in a lower toner concentration range than a desired toner concentration and when it is lower than that toner concentration range.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1989Date of Patent: January 15, 1991Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuya Tada, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 4965904Abstract: A contact lens cleaning device comprising a ball, a vessel formed with a recessed chamber for housing the lens and the ball, and a vibrator for vibrating the vessel. The chamber has a bottom concave surface so curved that the lens is mounted in face-to-face contact thereon. After the lens is sandwiched between the bottom concave surface of the chamber, the ball is cleaned when the vessel is vibrated by the vibrator.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1989Date of Patent: October 30, 1990Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toyoyasu Tanaka, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Yuzou Kaga
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Patent number: 4908662Abstract: An automatic original feeding apparatus has a coordinates position detecting device provided with a supporting table for supporting thereon a sheet original of which the area during image formation is to be designated, a conveying device for directing the inserted sheet original to a predetermined position, and a feed device provided upstream of the conveying device and responsive to the termination of the area designation to change over to a feeding position and feed the sheet original on the supporting table to the conveying device.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1988Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Toshirou Kasamura, Yasunori Maeda, Nobukazu Sasaki, Toshihiko Kusumoto, Naoki Okuda, Tatsuya Shiratori, Takashi Ozawa, Akiyoshi Kimura, Atsushi Kubota, Masashi Ohashi, Michiro Koike
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Patent number: 4873547Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes sheet accommodating cassette for accommodating sheets, a device for forming images on the sheets, a first sheet conveying passage for conveying the sheet to the image forming device from the sheet accommodating cassette, a conveyor for accommodating a bundle of sheets having been subjected to an image forming operation by the image forming means at first sides thereof in a form in which leading edges of the sheets are gradually deviated in a sheet advancement direction, and for conveying the bundle as a whole, a feeder, disposed downstream of the conveyor with respect to the sheet advancement direction, for feeding one by one the sheets of the bundle from the sheet closest to the feeder, a second sheet conveying passage merging into the first passage for refeeding to the image forming device the sheets fed by the feeder, and a confining device for confining the sheets of the bundle other than the sheet being fed by the feeder.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 1989Date of Patent: October 10, 1989Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobukazu Sasaki, Toshirou Kasamura, Masashi Ohashi, Naoki Okuda, Toshihiko Kusumoto, Yasunori Maeda, Takashi Ozawa, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto, Atsushi Kubota, Akiyoshi Kimura, Makoto Masuda
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Patent number: D473501Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha CarmateInventors: Terunaga Yoshida, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto