Patents by Inventor Yoshimitsu Asahina

Yoshimitsu Asahina 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: 11417038
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes a figure data generation program to cause a computer to execute a first process of displaying a drawing screen to make/edit an intended figure, a second process of commanding a processor to draw the intended figure on a surface of a workpiece to project a visible light onto a predetermined position on the surface, the processor including a visible-light source, the predetermined position having been designated by a user, and a third process of presenting a position corresponding to the predetermined position in the drawing screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: DGSHAPE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Yoshimitsu Asahina
  • Publication number: 20200151929
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes a figure data generation program to cause a computer to execute a first process of displaying a drawing screen to make/edit an intended figure, a second process of commanding a processor to draw the intended figure on a surface of a workpiece to project a visible light onto a predetermined position on the surface, the processor including a visible-light source, the predetermined position having been designated by a user, and a third process of presenting a position corresponding to the predetermined position in the drawing screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIDA, Yoshimitsu ASAHINA
  • Publication number: 20200096968
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes a preview presentation program to control a visible-light source of a processor to cause the visible-light source to make a preview presentation of a contour of a desired drawing by selectively projecting a beam of visible light to a site where the contour of the desired drawing is to be drawn, before controlling the processor to cause the processor to perform a drawing processing to draw the desired drawing on a surface of a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIDA, Yukie KANNO, Yoshimitsu ASAHINA
  • Patent number: 10059060
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a movable member with a holder secured thereto, a sensor detecting whether a position of the movable member is equal to or higher than a first position or is lower than the first position, a storage device storing an origin position lower than the first position by a first distance, and a determination device determining whether deviation from the origin position has occurred. The determination device includes a first moving unit moving the movable member to the origin position, a second moving unit moving the movable member toward a second position, which is higher than the origin position by a sum of the first distance and a second distance, and a first determination unit determining that deviation from the origin position has occurred unless the sensor detects that the position of the movable member is equal to or higher than the first position before the movable member reaches the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: ROLAND DG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Asahina, Daisuke Akimoto, Kouichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20160082663
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a movable member with a holder secured thereto, a sensor detecting whether a position of the movable member is equal to or higher than a first position or is lower than the first position, a storage device storing an origin position lower than the first position by a first distance, and a determination device determining whether deviation from the origin position has occurred. The determination device includes a first moving unit moving the movable member to the origin position, a second moving unit moving the movable member toward a second position, which is higher than the origin position by a sum of the first distance and a second distance, and a first determination unit determining that deviation from the origin position has occurred unless the sensor detects that the position of the movable member is equal to or higher than the first position before the movable member reaches the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu ASAHINA, Daisuke AKIMOTO, Kouichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8740522
    Abstract: A shaping machine system including a shaping device and a computer is provided. The shaping device includes at least one jig mount body configured for mounting a jig; a shaping tool support body configured for supporting a shaping tool; a first drive device configured for rotating the shaping tool; and a second drive device configured for driving the shaping tool support body or the at least one jig mount body or changing a posture of the shaping tool relative to the workpiece. The computer is configured for controlling the first and second drive devices according to predetermined shaping data. The computer includes a jig position measuring unit configured for measuring a position of the jig; a position error detecting unit configured for detecting a position error of the jig, and a shaping data correcting unit configured for correcting the predetermined shaping data according to a jig position error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Roland DG Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Suyama, Ryo Sato, Yoshimitsu Asahina, Makoto Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8355812
    Abstract: A shaping machine system is presented. The shaping machine system includes a shaping device including at least one jig mount body for mounting a jig for supporting a workpiece, a shaping tool support body for supporting a shaping tool for shaping the workpiece, a first drive device for rotating the shaping tool, and a second drive device for driving at least one of the shaping tool support body, the jig mount body, or to change a posture of the shaping tool relative to the workpiece. The shaping machine system also includes a computer including an input unit for receiving a jig selection, a shaping tool selection, a shape data reading unit for reading shape data representing a shape of the workpiece after shaping, a shaping data producing unit for producing shaping data for controlling the first and the second drive devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Roland DG Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Suyama, Ryo Sato, Yoshimitsu Asahina, Makoto Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20120230793
    Abstract: A shaping machine system including a shaping device and a computer is provided. The shaping device includes at least one jig mount body configured for mounting a jig; a shaping tool support body configured for supporting a shaping tool; a first drive device configured for rotating the shaping tool; and a second drive device configured for driving the shaping tool support body or the at least one jig mount body or changing a posture of the shaping tool relative to the workpiece. The computer is configured for controlling the first and second drive devices according to predetermined shaping data. The computer includes a jig position measuring unit configured for measuring a position of the jig; a position error detecting unit configured for detecting a position error of the jig, and a shaping data correcting unit configured for correcting the predetermined shaping data according to a jig position error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: ROLAND DG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Suyama, Ryo Sato, Yoshimitsu Asahina, Makoto Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20100249981
    Abstract: A shaping machine system is presented. The shaping machine system includes a shaping device including at least one jig mount body for mounting a jig for supporting a workpiece, a shaping tool support body for supporting a shaping tool for shaping the workpiece, a first drive device for rotating the shaping tool, and a second drive device for driving at least one of the shaping tool support body, the jig mount body, or to change a posture of the shaping tool relative to the workpiece. The shaping machine system also includes a computer including an input unit for receiving a jig selection, a shaping tool selection, a shape data reading unit for reading shape data representing a shape of the workpiece after shaping, a shaping data producing unit for producing shaping data for controlling the first and the second drive devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Akihiro Suyama, Ryo Sato, Yoshimitsu Asahina, Makoto Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6882410
    Abstract: A filter processing system making it possible to be able to set a frequency pass-band automatically and to provide the optimum filter to an input signal. A filter processing method of an output signal of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) in a chromatic dispersion distribution measuring apparatus is disclosed. The filter processing method includes establishing measuring-condition parameters, generating an ideal signal waveform based on previously established chromatic dispersion values and the measuring-condition parameters, and providing correlation results between the ideal signal waveform and a filter input signal. The method also includes comparing the correlation results to a threshold value to generate a minimum chromatic dispersion value and a maximum chromatic dispersion value, and performing filter processing for the output of the OTDR based on the minimum chromatic dispersion value and the maximum chromatic dispersion value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignees: Ando Electric Co., Ltd., Kyusyu Ando Electric Company Limited
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Asahina, Takao Suzuki, Shoichi Aoki, Yoshiaki Ohtsuka
  • Patent number: 6781678
    Abstract: A wavelength dispersion distribution measuring apparatus of an optical fiber includes light signal generation section 1, 2 for generating two light signals with different wavelengths, section 3, 4 for combining the signals and shaping a light pulse signal, directional coupling section 6 for inputting the light pulse signal to one end or the other end of a measured optical fiber and also branching total back-scattered light from the measured optical fiber, wavelength extraction section 9 for passing only a wavelength component of one of four-wave mixed light generated by interaction of two wavelengths launched, measuring section 10 for measuring wavelength dispersion distribution data, changeover section 12-1 to 12-3 for switching the input side and the terminal side of the light pulse from one end to the other end of the measured optical fiber, and calculation section 11 for performing superimposition processing of two measured results associated with the switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Ando Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Aoki, Yoshimitsu Asahina, Takao Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030234922
    Abstract: A filter processing system making it possible to be able to set a frequency pass-band automatically and always provides the optimum filter to an input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Asahina, Takao Suzuki, Shoichi Aoki, Yoshiaki Ohtsuka
  • Publication number: 20030081199
    Abstract: A wavelength dispersion distribution measuring apparatus of an optical fiber, comprising light signal generation section 1, 2 for generating two light signals with different wavelengths, section 3, 4 for combining the signals and shaping a light pulse signal, directional coupling section 6 for inputting the light pulse signal to one end or the other end of a measured optical fiber and also branching total back-scattered light from the measured optical fiber, wavelength extraction section 9 for passing only a wavelength component of one of four-wave mixed light generated by interaction of two wavelengths launched, measuring section 10 for measuring wavelength dispersion distribution data, changeover section 12-1 to 12-3 for switching the input side and the terminal side of the light pulse from one end to the other end of the measured optical fiber, and calculation section 11 for performing superimposition processing of two measured results associated with the switching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Shoichi Aoki, Yoshimitsu Asahina, Takao Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030016742
    Abstract: A digital filter 10 comprising a backward filter 12 for inputting a discrete signal S1 and a filter coefficient S14 and outputting a post-backward-filter signal S12 and a forward filter 13 for inputting the post-backward-filter signal S12 and the filter coefficient S14 and outputting a post-forward-filter signal S13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Yoshimitsu Asahina
  • Patent number: 6496134
    Abstract: The problem is solved by converting each radio frequency of a plurality of communications systems to tested signals as digital signals via single A/D conversion means; inputting the one A/D-converted tested signal to Fourier transform means 16 for frequency spectrum analysis; converting the other A/D-converted tested signal and a local frequency LO2 via a tested signal converter 13; filtering the converted tested signals S13 to convert them to tested signals S14 containing necessary signal components; and decimating the filtered tested signals S14 and performing frequency spectrum analysis on the decimated tested signals S15 via the Fourier transform means 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Ando Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimitsu Asahina