Patents by Inventor Youhei YARIMIZU

Youhei YARIMIZU 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).

  • Optical device, lidar device and imaging device
    Patent number: 10054841
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a casing having a waterproof structure; a light transmission part provided in the casing; an air blow port for blowing air onto the light transmission part; a flow path for causing the air to flow to the air blow port, the flow path being provided to maintain the waterproof structure of the casing; an air intake port through which the air flows into the flow path; a blower part generating the flow of the air from the air intake port to the air blow port; and an observation unit accommodated in the casing to receive light from the outside via the light transmission part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Nomura, Takuya Tsuji, Taiji Harada, Ken Ueda, Youhei Yarimizu
  • OPTICAL DEVICE, LIDAR DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160041452
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a casing having a waterproof structure; a light transmission part provided in the casing; an air blow port for blowing air onto the light transmission part; a flow path for causing the air to flow to the air blow port, the flow path being provided to maintain the waterproof structure of the casing; an air intake port through which the air flows into the flow path; a blower part generating the flow of the air from the air intake port to the air blow port; and an observation unit accommodated in the casing to receive light from the outside via the light transmission part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromitsu NOMURA, Takuya TSUJI, Taiji HARADA, Ken UEDA, Youhei YARIMIZU