Patents by Inventor Yoshito Saito

Yoshito Saito 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: 9787956
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes an image generator configured to use light emitted from a light source to generate an image; a movable member in which the image generator is disposed, the movable member being movably supported; a fixed member being fixed and configured to movably support the movable member; and a mover configured to move the movable member. The mover includes a first pair of actuators facing each other in a first direction across the image generator, and a second pair of actuators facing each other in the second direction across the image generator. The first pair of actuators causes a driving force to operate on the movable member in a direction parallel to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second pair of actuators causes a driving force to operate on the movable member in a direction parallel to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukimi Nishi, Jun Mashimo, Satoshi Tsuchiya, Tetsuya Fujioka, Yasunari Mikutsu, Takahiro Hiramatsu, Hideo Kanai, Akihisa Mikawa, Yoshito Saito
  • Patent number: 9778551
    Abstract: An illumination optical system is provided that is configured to guide light emitted from a light source to an image generation unit that is arranged to be movable in a direction perpendicular to incoming light and is configured to generate an image by reflecting the incoming light. The illumination optical system includes a first lens that is arranged to be movable in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the first lens, a second lens that is arranged to be movable in a direction that changes a face-to-face distance between the first lens and the second lens, and a lens position control unit configured to displace the first lens and the second lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tsuchiya, Tetsuya Fujioka, Hideo Kanai, Yasunari Mikutsu, Akihisa Mikawa, Yukimi Nishi, Jun Mashimo, Takahiro Hiramatsu, Yoshito Saito
  • Publication number: 20170272718
    Abstract: A moving apparatus includes a fixed unit including a first fixed plate and a second fixed plate that are arranged to face each other; a driving unit including a first member and a second member that operate in pairs; and a movable unit including a first part and a second part, the first part is arranged inside the fixed unit. The second part is arranged outside the fixed unit. A center of gravity of the movable unit is outside the fixed unit. The first member is arranged on one of the first fixed plate and the second fixed plate. The center of gravity of the movable unit is closer to the one of the first fixed plate and the second fixed plate than the other of the first fixed plate and the second fixed plate. The second member is arranged on the second part to face the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Masamichi YAMADA, Yoshito SAITO
  • Patent number: 9633793
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor that contains at least one kind of a first element that forms a covalent hydride with hydrogen (except for an element generating a hydride having a boiling point of less than 125° C.) and a second element that forms a hydride in a boundary region with hydrogen between an outermost plating layer constituting an external electrode and a dielectric layer constituting a ceramic element body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nishisaka, Yoshito Saito, Makoto Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20170068151
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an exhaust fan configured to discharge air in the apparatus to outside of the apparatus; and a plurality of wind guiding walls extending in a direction perpendicular to an exhaust direction of the exhaust fan, and configured to guide air that has cooled the light source. The wind guiding walls are arranged side by side in a rotation axis direction of the exhaust fan. At least a downstream portion of each of the wind guiding walls in an air flowing direction after cooling the light source, is gradually inclined so as to move away from the exhaust fan in the rotation axis direction of the exhaust fan, toward downstream in the air flowing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Takehiro NISHIMORI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yoshito SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170068150
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; a projection optical unit including a concave mirror and configured to guide a projection image on a projection surface; an air blower configured to generate a flow of air in a main body casing; a power supply circuit board configured to supply power to an electric component in the main body casing; and a light source drive circuit board configured to drive the light source. At least one of the power supply circuit board and the light source drive circuit board is fixed on a facing surface facing a rear side of the concave mirror, of the main body casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Takehiro NISHIMORI, Tetsuya Fujioka, Hideo Kanai, Yasunari Mikutsu, Satoshi Tsuchiya, Yukimi Nishi, Jun Mashimo, Takahiro Hiramatsu, Yoshito Saito, Akihisa Mikawa
  • Publication number: 20170068152
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: an exhaust fan configured to discharge air in the apparatus to outside of the apparatus; a light source; and a plurality of ducts each having an air intake port facing the light source, and arranged side by side in a rotation axis direction of the exhaust fan. A duct closer to the exhaust fan in a rotation axis direction of the exhaust fan, has a larger flow path sectional area and has an outflow port from which air flows out, placed closer to the light source, in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis direction of the exhaust fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Takehiro NISHIMORI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yoshito SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170031127
    Abstract: A projection lens unit includes a plurality of lenses configured to transmit and emit image light generated by an image generating unit using light from a light source; a barrel configured to hold the plurality of projection lenses; and a heat radiator disposed on the barrel and configured to radiate heat of the barrel to an outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Akihisa MIKAWA, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yukimi NISHI, Yoshito SAITO, Jun MASHIMO
  • Publication number: 20170031132
    Abstract: A holding structure holds a reflecting mirror. The holding structure includes a reflecting mirror bracket holding the reflecting mirror; a protrusion disposed on the reflecting mirror; a protrusion supporting part disposed on the reflecting mirror bracket and supporting the protrusion; and a spacer disposed between the protrusion supporting part and the reflecting mirror bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Akihisa MIKAWA, Hideo KANAI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO, Yoshito SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170026623
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes an image generator configured to use light emitted from a light source to generate an image; a movable member in which the image generator is disposed, the movable member being movably supported; a fixed member being fixed and configured to movably support the movable member; and a mover configured to move the movable member. The mover includes a first pair of actuators facing each other in a first direction across the image generator, and a second pair of actuators facing each other in the second direction across the image generator. The first pair of actuators causes a driving force to operate on the movable member in a direction parallel to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second pair of actuators causes a driving force to operate on the movable member in a direction parallel to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Hideo KANAI, Akihisa MIKAWA, Yoshito SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160377963
    Abstract: An illumination optical system is provided that is configured to guide light emitted from a light source to an image generation unit that is arranged to be movable in a direction perpendicular to incoming light and is configured to generate an image by reflecting the incoming light. The illumination optical system includes a first lens that is arranged to be movable in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the first lens, a second lens that is arranged to be movable in a direction that changes a face-to-face distance between the first lens and the second lens, and a lens position control unit configured to displace the first lens and the second lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Akihisa MIKAWA, Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yoshito SAITO
  • Patent number: 9478357
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component that has a multilayer portion having an outer layer portion adjacent region including an area in contact with an outer layer portion that forms a thermal-shock absorbing portion that includes curved ceramic layers and inner electrode layers smoothly varying in thickness from point to point. A region to an inside of the thermal-shock absorbing portion forms a normal multilayer portion that includes ceramic layers with less curvature than the ceramic layers in the thermal-shock absorbing portion and inner electrode layers with less variation in thickness from point to point in a direction along a principal surface of the outer layer portion than the inner electrode layers in the thermal-shock absorbing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Wada, Yosuke Hirata, Takashi Hiramatsu, Yoshito Saito, Hideaki Tsuji, Hiroyuki Ukai
  • Publication number: 20160284474
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic capacitor having a laminated body including a plurality of stacked ceramic layers and internal electrodes located between the ceramic layers. The laminated body has a pair of mutually opposed principal surfaces extending in the direction in which the ceramic layers extend, a pair of mutually opposed side surfaces and a pair of mutually opposed end surfaces which respectively extend in directions orthogonal to the principal surfaces. The internal electrodes are 0.4 ?m or less in thickness, and are located in an area defined by a width-direction gap of 30 ?m or less interposed with respect to each of the pair of side surfaces and an outer layer thickness of 35 ?m or less interposed with respect to each of the pair of principal surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: YOSHITO SAITO, Yosuke Hirata, Takashi Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20160274444
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes an outer casing having a mounting port, a light source unit detachably disposed in a body of image projection apparatus through the mounting port. The light source unit includes a light source to emit light to be used for projecting an image, a light source housing to retain the light source, and a cover integrated with the light source housing to cover the mounting port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yasunari MIKUTSU, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Akihisa MIKAWA, Jun MASHIMO, Yukimi NISHI, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yoshito SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160277716
    Abstract: There is provided a image projection apparatus including an image generation unit for generating an image by using light emitted from a light source, comprising: a movable unit configured to hold the image generation unit and to be able to change a position of the image generation unit; and a drive unit configured to drive the movable unit to move, wherein the movable unit is disposed to move horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO, Yoshito SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160268046
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor contains Ni in internal electrodes, and includes a sintered metal layer containing Cu in external electrodes. At a joined portion between each internal electrode and each external electrode, mutual diffusion layers of Cu and Ni extend across the internal and external electrodes. On each internal electrode, a mutual diffusion layer is present with a thickness t1, which is defined by a dimension from a first end surface or a second end surface to an interior end in a longitudinal direction, not smaller than about 0.5 ?m and not greater than about 5 ?m. On each external electrode, a mutual diffusion layer is present with a thickness t2, which is defined by a dimension from the first end surface or the second end surface to an exterior end in the longitudinal direction, not smaller than about 2.5% and not greater than about 33.3% of a thickness t0 of a sintered metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NISHISAKA, Yoshito SAITO
  • Patent number: 9390855
    Abstract: In a monolithic ceramic capacitor, ceramic layers defining inner layers are mainly composed of a perovskite compound containing Ba and Ti. A portion of an electrically effective section in the ceramic layers near a connecting portion between the inner electrodes and an outer electrode undergoes mapping analysis by an energy-dispersive method. In regions of the resulting mapping image, the regions extending from the interfaces between the inner electrodes and a corresponding one of the ceramic layers to positions about ? of the thickness of the ceramic layer in the stacking direction, ((L2?L3)/L1)×100?50 is satisfied, where L1 represents the total length of grain boundaries, L2 represents the total length of grain boundaries where a rare-earth element is present, and L3 represents the total length of portions where the grain boundaries where the rare-earth element is present are overlapped with grain boundaries with a specific element present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshito Saito, Jun Ikeda, Kazuhisa Uchida
  • Publication number: 20160086733
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor that includes a layered body in which dielectric layers and internal electrode layers are layered alternately, an external electrode on a surface of the layered body and a plating layer on a surface of the external electrode. The external electrode contains Cu, and a protective layer containing Cu2O is provided at a joining portion between the external electrode and the plating layer. When heat is applied to the layered body after the external electrode is removed, a ratio of an arithmetic mean value Xa of a quantity of hydrogen generated per unit temperature in a range higher than or equal to 350° C. with respect to an arithmetic mean value Y of a quantity of hydrogen generated per unit temperature in a range higher than or equal to 230° C. and lower than or equal to 250° C. (Xa/Y) is less than or equal to 0.66.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshito Saito, Yasuhiro Nishisaka, Makoto Ogawa, Akihiro Tsuru
  • Publication number: 20160071647
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor that contains at least one kind of a first element that forms a covalent hydride with hydrogen (except for an element generating a hydride having a boiling point of less than 125° C.) and a second element that forms a hydride in a boundary region with hydrogen between an outermost plating layer constituting an external electrode and a dielectric layer constituting a ceramic element body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: YASUHIRO NISHISAKA, Yoshito Saito, Makoto Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9263190
    Abstract: In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, an inner ceramic layer includes a perovskite-type compound containing Ba and Ti. A region within an electrically effective portion of the inner ceramic layers sandwiched between inner electrodes, which is near an area where inner and outer electrodes connect to each other, is subjected to a mapping analysis using EDS. ((L2?L3)/L1)×100?50 is satisfied, L1 denotes a total length of ceramic grain boundaries detected from a TEM transmission image, L2 denotes a total length of grain boundaries, detected from a mapping image and the TEM transmission image, where the rare earth element is present, and L3 denotes a total length of portions, detected from a mapping image and the TEM transmission image, in which the grain boundaries where the rare earth element is present and grain boundaries where at least one of Mn, Mg, and Si is present are overlapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Uchida, Yoshito Saito, Jun Ikeda