Patents by Inventor Yuhei Kobayashi
Yuhei Kobayashi 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: 11965078Abstract: A chloroprene-unsaturated nitrile copolymer composition containing 100 parts by mass of a chloroprene-unsaturated nitrile copolymer having 3 to 20% by mass of a structural unit derived from an unsaturated nitrile monomer, and 0.05 to 2.0 parts by mass of a xanthogen compound.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Denka Company LimitedInventors: Suguru Onuki, Wataru Nishino, Atsunori Kondo, Yuhei Ishigaki, Naoki Kobayashi
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Imaging device, optical device, electronic device, vehicle, and production method for imaging device
Patent number: 10371918Abstract: An imaging device has a lens group; a lens barrel for holding the lens group; a base member for holding the lens barrel; an imaging element; a securing plate that faces at least a portion of the base member in a state wherein the imaging element is secured; and a coil spring for pressing the lens barrel to produce a state wherein a male threaded portion of the lens barrel is pressed against a female threaded portion of the base member.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Nidec Copal CorporationInventors: Yuta Nakamura, Ryo Kikuta, Yuhei Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Toma -
IMAGING DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE
Publication number: 20170307841Abstract: An imaging device has a lens group; a lens barrel for holding the lens group; a base member for holding the lens barrel; an imaging element; a securing plate that faces at least a portion of the base member in a state wherein the imaging element is secured; and a coil spring for pressing the lens barrel to produce a state wherein a male threaded portion of the lens barrel is pressed against a female threaded portion of the base member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: Nidec Copal CorporationInventors: Yuta NAKAMURA, Ryo KIKUTA, Yuhei KOBAYASHI, Kiyoshi TOMA -
Publication number: 20160280054Abstract: A glass run for use in a sashless door-type automobile, which is capable of exhibiting excellent sealing property and being readily produced without generating any crack in connection faces. The glass run includes an upper side portion, a vertical side portion and a corner portion. In the upper side portion, a glass run section and a trim section are integrally formed. The trim section has a side wall on the side of the glass run section, a side wall on the side of an automobile body, and a bottom wall with a generally U-shaped cross-section. The corner portion includes an upper side connection part and a vertical side connection part. Connection faces between the upper side connection part of the corner portion and the upper side portion are inclined to a longitudinal direction of the upper side portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Kentaro ADACHI, Mitsunobu TERAMOTO, Masahiro TAKAYA, Yuhei KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 7636293Abstract: An optical system and pick-up device having an optical magnification suitable for three different optical disc formats and a light emitting means for emitting a laser beam having a wavelength corresponding to each disc in the optical system of the optical pickup for recording and/or reproducing an information signal to the optical discs. The optical pickup device has a first light emitting unit for emitting a laser beam having a first wavelength or a second wavelength, a second light emitting unit for emitting a laser beam having a third wavelength, a first collimator lens for transmitting the laser beams having the first or second wavelengths, a second collimator lens for transmitting the laser beam having the third wavelength, a first objective lens for transmitting the laser beams having the first or third wavelengths, and a second objective lens for transmitting the laser beam having the second wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriaki Nishi, Kenji Yamamoto, Takashi Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Shindo, Yuhei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7257070Abstract: The astigmatic aberration in an optical system is to be adjusted. Specifically, in an optical disc device on which can be selectively loaded a first optical disc having a first index of double refraction or a second optical disc having a second index of double refraction larger than said first index of double refraction, and which includes a liquid crystal device 31 between a light source 11 and an objective lens 15 converging a light beam radiated from said light source on the optical disc 2 loaded on the optical disc device, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal device 31 is adjusted to correct the coma aberration or the astigmatic aberration for the first disc or the second disc, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7120106Abstract: The astigmatic aberration in an optical system is to be adjusted. Specifically, in an optical disc device on which can be selectively loaded a first optical disc having a first index of double refraction or a second optical disc having a second index of double refraction larger than said first index of double refraction, and which includes a liquid crystal device 31 between a light source 11 and an objective lens 15 converging a light beam radiated from said light source on the optical disc 2 loaded on the optical disc device, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal device 31 is adjusted to correct the coma aberration or the astigmatic aberration for the first disc or the second disc, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7095701Abstract: The astigmatic aberration in an optical system is to be adjusted. Specifically, in an optical disc device on which can be selectively loaded a first optical disc having a first index of double refraction or a second optical disc having a second index of double refraction larger than said first index of double refraction, and which includes a liquid crystal device 31 between a light source 11 and an objective lens 15 converging a light beam radiated from said light source on the optical disc 2 loaded on the optical disc device, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal device 31 is adjusted to correct the coma aberration or the astigmatic aberration for the first disc or the second disc, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7068576Abstract: The astigmatic aberration in an optical system is to be adjusted. Specifically, in an optical disc device on which can be selectively loaded a first optical disc having a first index of double refraction or a second optical disc having a second index of double refraction larger than said first index of double refraction, and which includes a liquid crystal device 31 between a light source 11 and an objective lens 15 converging a light beam radiated from said light source on the optical disc 2 loaded on the optical disc device, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal device 31 is adjusted to correct the coma aberration or the astigmatic aberration for the first disc or the second disc, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2001Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20060007812Abstract: The present invention provides an optical pickup device which realizes an optical system having an optical magnification suitable for each disc format between three optical discs and a light emitting means for emitting a laser beam having a wavelength corresponding to each disc in the optical system of the optical pickup for recording and/or reproducing an information signal to the optical discs and which prevents the number of components from being increased to simplify the composition of the optical system, thereby preventing the length of an optical path from being lengthened, the optical pickup from being increased in size.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2005Publication date: January 12, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriaki Nishi, Kenji Yamamoto, Takashi Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Shindo, Yuhei Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20050254398Abstract: The astigmatic aberration in an optical system is to be adjusted. Specifically, in an optical disc device on which can be selectively loaded a first optical disc having a first index of double refraction or a second optical disc having a second index of double refraction larger than said first index of double refraction, and which includes a liquid crystal device 31 between a light source 11 and an objective lens 15 converging a light beam radiated from said light source on the optical disc 2 loaded on the optical disc device, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal device 31 is adjusted to correct the coma aberration or the astigmatic aberration for the first disc or the second disc, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2005Publication date: November 17, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20050237881Abstract: The astigmatic aberration in an optical system is to be adjusted. Specifically, in an optical disc device on which can be selectively loaded a first optical disc having a first index of double refraction or a second optical disc having a second index of double refraction larger than said first index of double refraction, and which includes a liquid crystal device 31 between a light source 11 and an objective lens 15 converging a light beam radiated from said light source on the optical disc 2 loaded on the optical disc device, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal device 31 is adjusted to correct the coma aberration or the astigmatic aberration for the first disc or the second disc, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20050237880Abstract: The astigmatic aberration in an optical system is to be adjusted. Specifically, in an optical disc device on which can be selectively loaded a first optical disc having a first index of double refraction or a second optical disc having a second index of double refraction larger than said first index of double refraction, and which includes a liquid crystal device 31 between a light source 11 and an objective lens 15 converging a light beam radiated from said light source on the optical disc 2 loaded on the optical disc device, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal device 31 is adjusted to correct the coma aberration or the astigmatic aberration for the first disc or the second disc, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6940798Abstract: The present invention is capable of selectively reproducing an information signal from an optical disk with any of a plurality of types having different track pitches of recording tracks, that is, capable of selectively reproducing an information signal from an optical disk having a low or high recording density by determining the type of the optical disk, that is, determining whether a mounted optical disk is a low-recording-density optical disk or a high-recording-density optical disk. The present invention deliberately generates aberration in an optical beam by controlling a voltage applied to a liquid-crystal device in order to vary the diameter of the optical beam in accordance with the determined type of the optical disk.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2001Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazutaka Noborimoto, Takashi Fukushima, Yuhei Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20020085465Abstract: The astigmatic aberration in an optical system is to be adjusted. Specifically, in an optical disc device on which can be selectively loaded a first optical disc having a first index of double refraction or a second optical disc having a second index of double refraction larger than said first index of double refraction, and which includes a liquid crystal device 31 between a light source 11 and an objective lens 15 converging a light beam radiated from said light source on the optical disc 2 loaded on the optical disc device, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal device 31 is adjusted to correct the coma aberration or the astigmatic aberration for the first disc or the second disc, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20020085467Abstract: The present invention is capable of selectively reproducing an information signal from an optical disk with any of a plurality of types having different track pitches of recording tracks, that is, capable of selectively reproducing an information signal from an optical disk having a low or high recording density by determining the type of the optical disk, that is, determining whether a mounted optical disk is a low-recording-density optical disk or a high-recording-density optical disk. The present invention deliberately generates aberration in an optical beam by controlling a voltage applied to a liquid-crystal device in order to vary the diameter of the optical beam in accordance with the determined type of the optical disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazutaka Noborimoto, Takashi Fukushima, Yuhei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5144607Abstract: An objective lens driving device employed in an optical pickup device of a recording and/or reproducing apparatus for an optical disk adapted to perform recording and/or reproduction of data signals on or from an optical disk as a recording medium includes an objective lens bobbin mounting an objective lens, objective lens supporting members for movably supporting the objective lens bobbin in the focusing direction and in the tracking direction, and an electromagnetic driving unit for driving the objective lens in the focusing and tracking directions simultaneously with the focusing coils and the tracking coils wound about the objective lens bobbin. The objective lens supporting member is formed by bending a single spring plate in the form of a rectangular frame and includes a pair of supporting arm sections extending parallel to each other, a pair of connecting plate sections interconnecting both ends of these supporting arm sections and resilient deflective sections formed in the connecting plate sections.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1989Date of Patent: September 1, 1992Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Ishida, Yuhei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5073884Abstract: A tracking control apparatus for use with an optical recording/reproducing apparatus includes a stationary optical section provided with a laser light source, a movable optical section provided with an objective lens by means of which three laser beams emanating from the laser light source are directed onto an optical disk, and a plurality of photodetectors having light receiving surfaces each divided into at least two segments adapted to receive the three reflected laser beams from the optical disk. A tracking control signal computing device taken the difference of detection outputs from the light receiving surfaces of said photodetectors to produce plural tracking error signals and divides the tracking error signals by the total light quantities received by the photodetectors for normalizing the tracking error signals to derive a tracking signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1989Date of Patent: December 17, 1991Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuhei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 4845696Abstract: Apparatus for recording and reproducing information in record tracks on a rotatable record disc comprises a disc driving portion for rotating the rotatable record disc about an axis of rotation, a pair of optical heads each facing the rotatable record disc and respectively positioned on opposite sides of the axis of rotation, and a head driving portion for moving the optical heads simultaneously towards or away from each other in a radial direction on the rotatable record disc. Each optical head generates a first light beam used selectively for erasing and writing an information signal in the record track and a second light beam used for reading an information signal from the record track and causes the first and second light beams to impinge upon the record track on the rotatable record disc in such a manner that the first light beam precedes the second light beam in a direction along the record track.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1987Date of Patent: July 4, 1989Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tadashi Ohtsuki, Fumiaki Henmi, Yuhei Kobayashi