Patents by Inventor Yoshimi Ohno
Yoshimi Ohno 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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Patent number: 7307368Abstract: A direct current motor including a rotor having a rotation shaft and rotor coils, a stator configured to apply a magnetic field to the rotor via magnetic poles of the stator opposing magnetic poles of the rotor, an electrical parts mounting base board fixed on the rotation shaft such that the rotation shaft perpendicularly intersects the electrical parts mounting base board, and a commutator having a contact electrode part formed with a plane conductive layer pattern and connected to the rotor coils. The contact electrode part is formed on the electrical parts mounting base board. The direct current motor further includes a pair of electrode brushes in sliding contact with the contact electrode part of the commutator and configured to supply electric power to the rotor coils though the commutator.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2001Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ikuya Tsurukawa, Yoshimi Ohno, Kenji Koyama
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Patent number: 6628893Abstract: A direct current motor rotation control apparatus, a method and device for controlling a rotational speed of a direct current motor, and an apparatus having the direct current motor rotation control apparatus. The apparatus and device control rotational operations of a direct current motor such that the direct current motor rotation control apparatus includes at least one rotation detecting brush which detects a signal indicative of an operation of the direct current motor, a motor driving circuit which drives the direct current motor by applying the direct current drive voltage to the pair of electrode brushes, a reference voltage generating device which generates a reference voltage a comparator which compares a voltage detected by the rotation detecting brush with the reference voltage generated by the reference voltage generating device and produces an output comparison voltage, and a motor control circuit which adjusts the direct current drive voltage based on the output comparison voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2001Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Ikuya Tsurukawa, Kenji Koyama
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Patent number: 6617816Abstract: A rotation detector apparatus and a rotation control apparatus for the DC motor is disclosed wherein rotational operations of a rotor of the DC motor are controlled by detecting at least one of the rotational direction, the rotational speed, the cumulative rotation number, and the rotational position of the rotor. The pulsed output signal from at least one motor rotor rotation detector brush is processed by signal processing circuitry to regulate the at least one of the rotational direction, the rotational speed, the cumulative rotation number, and the rotational position of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2000Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Ikuya Tsurukawa, Kenji Koyama
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Patent number: 6570350Abstract: A direct current motor rotation detecting apparatus and a direct current motor rotation control apparatus detect and control at least one of a rotational direction, a rotational speed, a rotational position, and a cumulative rotation number of a rotor of a direct current motor. The apparatus include at least one rotation detecting brush which detects a rotation of the rotor, a differentiating circuit which differentiates a voltage obtained through the at least one rotation detecting brush, and a pulse generator triggered by the differentiating circuit at a time interval proportional to a rotational speed of the direct current motor to generate pulses having a predetermined pulse width.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Kenji Koyama, Ikuya Tsurukawa
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Publication number: 20020163259Abstract: A direct current motor, an apparatus including the direct current motor, and method of assembling the direct current motor with the motor including a stator; a rotor with a rotation shaft and rotor coils, a commutator integrally provided with the stator and connected to the rotor coils, a pair of electrode brushes in sliding contact with the commutator and configured to supply electric power from the commutator to the rotor coils to change a state of a direct current drive voltage to the rotor coils, and at least one rotation detecting brush arranged in a direction along an axis of the rotation shaft and in sliding contact with the commutator at a position different from a contact position of at least one of the pair of electrode brushes such that the rotation detecting brush detects a signal on the commutator indicative of an operation of the direct current motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2000Publication date: November 7, 2002Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Kenji Koyama, Ikuya Tsurukawa
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Publication number: 20020044769Abstract: A direct current motor rotation detecting apparatus and a direct current motor rotation control apparatus detect and control at least one of a rotational direction, a rotational speed, a rotational position, and a cumulative rotation number of a rotor of a direct current motor. The apparatus include at least one rotation detecting brush which detects a rotation of the rotor, a differentiating circuit which differentiates a voltage obtained through the at least one rotation detecting brush, and a pulse generator triggered by the differentiating circuit at a time interval proportional to a rotational speed of the direct current motor to generate pulses having a predetermined pulse width.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTDInventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Kenji Koyama, Ikuya Tsurukawa
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Publication number: 20020027395Abstract: A direct current motor including a rotor having a rotation shaft and rotor coils, a stator configured to apply a magnetic field to the rotor via magnetic poles of the stator opposing magnetic poles of the rotor, an electrical parts mounting base board fixed on the rotation shaft such that the rotation shaft perpendicularly intersects the electrical parts mounting base board, and a commutator having a contact electrode part formed with a plane conductive layer pattern and connected to the rotor coils. The contact electrode part is formed on the electrical parts mounting base board. The direct current motor further includes a pair of electrode brushes in sliding contact with the contact electrode part of the commutator and configured to supply electric power to the rotor coils though the commutator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Ikuya Tsurukawa, Yoshimi Ohno, Kenji Koyama
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Publication number: 20010022505Abstract: A rotation detector apparatus and a rotation control apparatus for the DC motor is disclosed wherein rotational operations of a rotor of the DC motor are controlled by detecting at least one of the rotational direction, the rotational speed, the cumulative rotation number, and the rotational position of the rotor. The pulsed output signal from at least one motor rotor rotation detector brush is processed by signal processing circuitry to regulate the at least one of the rotational direction, the rotational speed, the cumulative rotation number, and the rotational position of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2000Publication date: September 20, 2001Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Ikuya Tsurukawa, Kenji Koyama
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Publication number: 20010019660Abstract: A direct current motor rotation control apparatus, a method and device for controlling a rotational speed of a direct current motor, and an apparatus having the direct current motor rotation control apparatus. The apparatus and device control rotational operations of a direct current motor such that the direct current motor rotation control apparatus includes at least one rotation detecting brush which detects a signal indicative of an operation of the direct current motor, a motor driving circuit which drives the direct current motor by applying the direct current drive voltage to the pair of electrode brushes, a reference voltage generating device which generates a reference voltage a comparator which compares a voltage detected by the rotation detecting brush with the reference voltage generated by the reference voltage generating device and produces an output comparison voltage, and a motor control circuit which adjusts the direct current drive voltage based on the output comparison voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2001Publication date: September 6, 2001Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Kenji Koyama, Ikuya Tsurukawa
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Patent number: 6036908Abstract: An injection molding die is provided with a cavity block including a stationary mold having first and second split molding cavity portions having different shapes, and a movable mold having first and second common split molding cavity portions, so as to form first and second molding cavities between the stationary and movable molds in mold clamping. Each time a molding shot is performed, a component part to be sealed is inserted while a primary molded piece formed in the first molding cavity is transferred to the second molding cavity and a secondary molded piece formed in the second molding cavity is removed. Thus, the first and second molded pieces can be simultaneously produced.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1997Date of Patent: March 14, 2000Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Ohno, Hirotoshi NishidaInventors: Hirotoshi Nishida, Yoshimi Ohno
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Patent number: 5682563Abstract: A camera which imprints alphanumeric messages on the film. The camera allows a user to view, in the order of most frequently used, the messages which can be imprinted. In order to reduce the cost of the camera, there is a dot matrix LCD display which can only display a limited number of characters which is less than the total number of characters of the largest message. After a user takes a picture, the dot matrix display scrolls through the message which has been imprinted on the film so that the user can confirm that the correct message has been imprinted. The speed at which the characters are scrolled or displayed is determined based on the total number of characters of the message. As an alternative to scrolling, the characters can be displayed one or two at a time. As an alternative, instead of displaying the alpha-numerical characters of the message, a graphical indication is given that some type of information has been imprinted on the film.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 1996Date of Patent: October 28, 1997Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Shinohara, Yoshimi Ohno, Takashi Hongou, Hiroshi Takeda, Keiji Himuro, Tatsutoshi Kitajima, Atsushi Satoh
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Patent number: 5309190Abstract: A camera having a blurring movement correction mechanism comprising: an optical element disposed in an optical path of a photo-taking optical system so as to correct shift of an image formed on a film surface caused by movement of hands holding a camera body.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1992Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Shinohara, Yoshimi Ohno, Yoshio Serikawa, Tohru Nishida
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Patent number: 5293034Abstract: A focus state detection device comprising: a first optical conversional system for forming an optical flux in one of two symmetric regions with respect to an optical axis of an optical flux from a subject to be photographed; a second optical conversional system for forming an optical flux in the other of the two symmetric regions; and a third optical conversional system for forming an optical flux in a region including the optical axis. The device further comprises a first and a second photoelectric converters for generating electric signals in response to optical intensity distribution data of the fluxes formed by the first and second systems, respedtively; a third photoelectric converter for generating an electric signal in response to optical intensity distribution data of the flux formed by the third system; and a calculation unit for detecting a focus state of the subject on the basis of correlation between three electric signals output from the first, second and third converter means.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1991Date of Patent: March 8, 1994Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Junichi Shinohara, Ikuya Tsurukawa
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Patent number: 5270755Abstract: A trimming information recordable camera which is usable in cooperation with a labo-system in which a film is printed according to the trimming information written in the film when loaded in the camera. The camera comprises: a photographing lens raving a plurality of focal lengths and capable of selecting one of the focal lengths; a zoom finder through which a view field angle can be changed; and a system for writing a trimming data in the film. The film is printed in accordance with the trimming data which is obtained from a data of the view field angle of the zoom finder and a data of a view field angle of the photographing lens.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1992Date of Patent: December 14, 1993Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Junichi Shinohara
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Patent number: 5192860Abstract: In a focusing state detector, a light beam transmitted through a photographing lens is divided into three light beams in three regions through a condenser lens and three converting optical systems. The three light beams are focused and formed as an image on three photoelectric converting portions and are photoelectrically converted to three kinds of electric signals. A correction calculator receives data of an integral time ratio provided by a charge coupled device at a plurality of time points from a correction coefficient calculator. The correction calculator corrects image data obtained by the three photoelectric converting portions by using a correction coefficient according to the integral time ratio. A phase difference calculator receives the corrected image data of the correction calculator and provides phase difference data.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1991Date of Patent: March 9, 1993Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Shinohara, Yoshimi Ohno
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Patent number: 5192964Abstract: A camera having blurring movement correction mechanism comprising: an optical element arranged to correct shift of an image formed on a film surface caused by movement of hands holding a camera body; an actuator for moving the optical element in a necessary direction for correcting the image shift; a detection unit for obtaining a blurring movement detection data by converting the movement of the camera body to an electric signal; a first memory unit for temporarily registering the detection data output from the detection unit; a calculation unit for calculating blurring movement correction data for correcting the image shift caused by movement of the camera body by actuating the optical element by the actuator; and a second memory unit for temporarily registering data of calculation.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1992Date of Patent: March 9, 1993Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Shinohara, Yoshimi Ohno, Yoshio Serikawa, Tohru Nishida
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Patent number: 5150143Abstract: A trimming information recordable camera which is usable in cooperation with a labo-system in which a film is printed according to the trimming information written in the film when loaded in the camera. The camera comprises: a photographing lens having a plurality of focal lengths and capable of selecting one of the focal lengths; a zoom finder through which a view field angle can be changed; and a system for writing a trimming data in the film. The film is printed in accordance with the trimming data which is obtained from a data of the view field angle of the zoom finder and a data of a view field angle of the photographing lens.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1991Date of Patent: September 22, 1992Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Junichi Shinohara
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Patent number: 4960986Abstract: A focus detecting device gathers first image data by a couple of linear arrays of photo diodes in a CCD, which are disposed oppositely with respect to an optical axis of an objective, and second image data by a couple of photo diodes arrayed disposed close to one of the photo diode arrays. A CPU calculates a integer part and fractional part of a displacement of first and second images represented by the first image data, and checks if the calculation results are reliable for focus detection, by using the first and second image data. A counter contained in the CPU counts the number of decisions of unreliable. When a count of counter reaches a preset value and when the latest decision of unreliability is made for the integer part calculation result, a subsequent lens drive is prohibited, and the integration by the CCD, and the integer part calculation are repeated, while presenting a display of "Unmeasurable". Further, an additional reliability check is made of the result of the latest integer part calculation.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1989Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Takayuki Hatase
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Patent number: 4881799Abstract: Compensation of a deviation produced in the image forming position of a varifocal lens in consequence of magnification is attained by transforming a compensation amount into a relative amount of movement through arithmetic operation and driving the focusing lens group of the varifocal lens until the actual amount of movement conforms to the value obtained by the transformation.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1988Date of Patent: November 21, 1989Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimi Ohno, Takayuki Hatase, Daisuke Hata
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Patent number: 4861146Abstract: A variable focal lens device having an optical system comprising a variable power lens group and a focusing lens group disposed on one identical optical axis in which a deviation of a focusing position is resulted with an identical object when the focusing lens group is set at a predetermined focusing position from a nearest position to an infinite position on the optical axis corresponding too an object distance from a nearest distance to an infinite distance and then moving the variable power lens group along the optical axis thereby renewing an entire system focal length of the variable power optical system from a first focal length to a second focal length.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1988Date of Patent: August 29, 1989Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Hatase, Yoshimi Ohno