Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Hishikawa

Yoshifumi Hishikawa 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: 11965801
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a measurement device including a light source, and a first power meter, and one or a plurality of connection members each configured to optically connect a pair of optical fiber lines of the plurality of optical fiber lines. A first optical fiber line of the pair of optical fiber lines includes a first end and a second end, a second optical fiber line of the pair of optical fiber lines includes a third end and a fourth end, the one or plurality of connection members optically connect the second end to the fourth end, the light source causes testing light to be incident on the first end, and the first power meter measures first intensity of first output light output from the third end by causing the testing light to propagate through the pair of optical fiber lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Masuda, Tomohiko Ueda, Kenichiro Otsuka, Tsuneari Ito, Tetsufumi Tsuzaki, Yoshifumi Hishikawa, Hitoshi Hatayama
  • Publication number: 20220236141
    Abstract: An inspecting device has an optical switch selectively coupling a light source unit with each of light input/output ports; a first light detecting unit detecting a first intensity of test light input from an inspecting device on a counterpart side and passing through the optical switch; a second light detecting unit detecting a second intensity of the test light directed from the light source unit toward the optical switch; a third light detecting unit optically coupled to another end of a test optical fiber having one end connected to each of the plurality of light input/output ports, and detecting a third intensity of the test light received from the light source unit via the test optical fiber; and an internal loss recording unit recording a loss of an optical path inside the device obtained on a basis of a difference between the third intensity and the second intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Gouichi FUKUMOTO, Yoshifumi HISHIKAWA, Tetsufumi TSUZAKI, Toshiyuki MIYAMOTO, Kenichiro OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210239569
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a measurement device including a light source, and a first power meter, and one or a plurality of connection members each configured to optically connect a pair of optical fiber lines of the plurality of optical fiber lines. A first optical fiber line of the pair of optical fiber lines includes a first end and a second end, a second optical fiber line of the pair of optical fiber lines includes a third end and a fourth end, the one or plurality of connection members optically connect the second end to the fourth end, the light source causes testing light to be incident on the first end, and the first power meter measures first intensity of first output light output from the third end by causing the testing light to propagate through the pair of optical fiber lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC OPTIFRONTIER CO., LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya MASUDA, Tomohiko UEDA, Kenichiro OTSUKA, Tsuneari ITO, Tetsufumi TSUZAKI, Yoshifumi HISHIKAWA, Hitoshi HATAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10523317
    Abstract: A measurement system is a measurement system inspecting an optical transmission line configured by connecting a plurality of optical cables, each of which includes a plurality of optical fibers, wherein the optical transmission line includes a plurality of optical fiber lines configured by connecting the plurality of optical fibers in the plurality of optical cables, the measurement system including: a first measurement device configured to be disposed at a first end of the optical transmission line; and a second measurement device configured to be disposed at a second end of the optical transmission line, wherein the first measurement device and the second measurement device perform a first measurement to inspect whether the optical cable is misconnected, and a second measurement to inspect the plurality of optical fiber lines in a case where it is determined that there is no misconnection in the first measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP.
    Inventors: Kazuya Masuda, Tomohiko Ueda, Tsuneari Ito, Kenichiro Otsuka, Yoshifumi Hishikawa, Gouichi Fukumoto, Tetsufumi Tsuzaki, Toshiyuki Miyamoto, Takashi Murakami, Yoshiyuki Suetsugu, Takashi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20190372665
    Abstract: A measurement system is a measurement system inspecting an optical transmission line configured by connecting a plurality of optical cables, each of which includes a plurality of optical fibers, wherein the optical transmission line includes a plurality of optical fiber lines configured by connecting the plurality of optical fibers in the plurality of optical cables, the measurement system including: a first measurement device configured to be disposed at a first end of the optical transmission line; and a second measurement device configured to be disposed at a second end of the optical transmission line, wherein the first measurement device and the second measurement device perform a first measurement to inspect whether the optical cable is misconnected, and a second measurement to inspect the plurality of optical fiber lines in a case where it is determined that there is no misconnection in the first measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP.
    Inventors: Kazuya MASUDA, Tomohiko UEDA, Tsuneari ITO, Kenichiro OTSUKA, Yoshifumi HISHIKAWA, Gouichi FUKUMOTO, Tetsufumi TSUZAKI, Toshiyuki MIYAMOTO, Takashi MURAKAMI, Yoshiyuki SUETSUGU, Takashi KONDO
  • Patent number: 6206583
    Abstract: A fusion splicer for which maintenance can be performed efficiently is provided. A fusion splicer 1 for splicing optical fibers comprises a CCD camera 14 for capturing an image of a fusion splicing process of the optical fibers, a main memory 21 for storing image data obtained by the CCD camera 14, and a communication controller 3 adapted to make the image data transmittable and effect communication with a service station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Hishikawa, Kazuo Watanabe