Patents by Inventor Akihiro Ishikawa

Akihiro Ishikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20220079504
    Abstract: A brain function measurement device (100) includes a brain blood flow information acquirer (1) configured to acquire brain blood flow information (d1) of a subject (P), a rest information acquirer (2) configured to acquire rest information (d5) to determine whether or not the subject is at rest, and a controller (3) configured to acquire, as resting measurement data (d2), the brain blood flow information with the rest information satisfying a predetermined condition based on the rest information acquired by the rest information acquirer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shumpei YAMAGUCHI, Akihiro ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220054855
    Abstract: A treatment support system is provided with an irradiation unit for irradiating a medical agent containing a fluorescent material with treatment light, a light detection unit for detecting, out of the treatment light and fluorescence, at least the fluorescence, a storage uni, and a control unit. The control unit performs control of at least a start of storing the fluorescence signal by the storage unit based on that the fluorescence signal detected by the light detection unit has changed beyond at least a predetermined degree of change; or that the light detection unit has detected the signal of the treatment light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Akihiro ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11246488
    Abstract: A medical imaging device. The medical imaging device includes a device body and an operation unit. The device body has a first mating portion on its upper surface, and the operation unit has a second mating portion configured to movably mate with the first mating portion. The operation unit is provided separately from the device body, and the operation unit is configured to operate the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kitamoto, Kazushige Tachibana, Akihiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210378494
    Abstract: A treatment support device includes an irradiation unit configured to emit treatment light to a medical agent, a fluorescence intensity acquisition unit configured to acquire fluorescence intensity of fluorescence emitted by the fluorescent material of the medical agent excited by the treatment light, and a treatment light imaging unit configured to capture a treatment light image based on the treatment light. The treatment support device is configured such that a first region of interest is capable of being set based on a position of the treatment light in the treatment light image captured by the treatment light imaging unit, the first region of interest being a region for selectively acquiring a temporal change in the fluorescence intensity acquired by the fluorescence intensity acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventor: Akihiro ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11156918
    Abstract: A photosensitive composition containing at least one compound selected from the group of the following (a-1) to (a-3) and containing (b) a photosensitizer: (a-1) an epoxy compound having a C9-C19 long-chain alkyl group, (a-2) a resin having a structure represented by the following general formula (1), and (a-3) a resin having a structure represented by the following general formula (2). A photosensitive composition capable of forming a pixel division layer that has high flexibility and affords excellent light emission reliability to an organic EL display device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Kazuto Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 11116454
    Abstract: An imaging device and method which can easily obtain a curve of time-varying changes in pixel value of a region of interest, even if the region of interest moves with a subject's body motion. A controller includes an image processor executing various types of image processing on fluorescence images and visible light images. The image processor includes a pixel value measurement unit which sequentially measures values of pixels at positions corresponding to a region of interest (ROI) in the fluorescence image, a change curve creation unit which creates a curve of time-varying changes in pixel value of the ROI by sampling, among the pixel values measured by the pixel value measurement unit, a minimum pixel value within a period equal to or longer than a cycle of the subject's body motion, and a smoothing unit which smooths the curve created by the change curve creation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210255106
    Abstract: A device capable of targeting and selectively removing (killing) an unnecessary cell that remains in a cell population induced to differentiate from pluripotent stem cells and causes tumorigenesis after transplantation, and automatically and efficiently collecting an object cell. The device includes a holder configured to hold a cell suspension containing cells and an antibody-photosensitizer conjugate obtained by conjugating a targeting molecule that binds to a surface protein of a cell to be removed and a fluorescently labeled substance, a radiation light source configured to radiate radiation to change a physical property of the fluorescently labeled substance contained in the holder, a detector configured to detect abundance of the cells in the holder, and a control/processing unit configured to control the radiant light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki NISHIMURA, Akihiro ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11033225
    Abstract: This brain activity feedback system includes a brain activity measurement device to optically measure brain activity; a data processor to calculate, on the basis of measurement data from the brain activity measurement device, a statistic that indicates the statistical significance of changes in the measurement data; and a display device to display, in real time, a brain activity index corresponding to the statistic. The data processor calculates the statistic for the measurement data from the brain activity measurement device by correcting the scalp blood flow component of the measurement data in real time on the basis of scalp blood flow data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Miyai, Masahito Mihara, Akihiro Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 10981378
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an image-forming apparatus which can remove deposits on the filter. If there is input via operation buttons indicating that ink supply paths are closed off, a CPU drives a pump while a nozzle cleaning valve and an exhaust waste fluid valve are open, and an atmospheric valve and a nozzle waste fluid valve are closed. The pressure in an exhaust waste fluid flow path and inside an exhaust cap becomes negative, such that cleaning fluid flows from a cleaning fluid bottle into a cleaning fluid flow path, a nozzle cleaning valve, a cleaning fluid flow path, a nozzle cap, a filter, an ink supply flow path, and an exhaust flow path. Therefore, deposits adhered to the filter from the ink passing through the filter separate from the filter due to the cleaning fluid passing through the filter, and these deposits flow into the exhaust flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10877607
    Abstract: The present invention is aimed at providing a laminated base material capable of conveniently attaining the enhancement in lightness of a decorating layer without requiring a thickened film thickness and an increased number of complicated steps. The present invention provides a laminated base material including a substrate (A), and a layer (B) and a layer (C) sequentially laminated on a surface of the substrate (A), wherein a refractive index nA of the substrate (A) and a refractive index nB of the layer (B) satisfy the relationship of 0.6?nA?nB?0.1, and the layer (C) contains a pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Mitsuhito Suwa, Chika Hibino
  • Patent number: 10866509
    Abstract: A mold includes a rugged pattern layer, an inorganic sheet layer, and an elastic sheet layer. The inorganic sheet layer is formed of an inorganic material and supports the rugged pattern layer. The elastic sheet layer supports the inorganic sheet layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Tosihiko Wada, Teppei Iwase
  • Publication number: 20200247112
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an image-forming apparatus which can remove deposits on the filter. If there is input via operation buttons indicating that ink supply paths are closed off, a CPU drives a pump while a nozzle cleaning valve and an exhaust waste fluid valve are open, and an atmospheric valve and a nozzle waste fluid valve are closed. The pressure in an exhaust waste fluid flow path and inside an exhaust cap becomes negative, such that cleaning fluid flows from a cleaning fluid bottle into a cleaning fluid flow path, a nozzle cleaning valve, a cleaning fluid flow path, a nozzle cap, a filter, an ink supply flow path, and an exhaust flow path. Therefore, deposits adhered to the filter from the ink passing through the filter separate from the filter due to the cleaning fluid passing through the filter, and these deposits flow into the exhaust flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventor: Akihiro ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10723884
    Abstract: Provided is a black pigment that enables pattern formation of pixel division layer while suppressing generation of development residue. The black pigment comprises (a) a core containing at least one organic black pigment selected from the group consisting of benzodifuranone-based black pigments, perylene-based black pigments, azo-based black pigments, and isomers thereof and (b) a coating layer containing silica and/or a metal oxide and/or a metal hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishikawa, Yugo Tanigaki, Kazuto Miyoshi
  • Publication number: 20200163552
    Abstract: In a medical imaging device, a device body has a first mating portion on its upper surface, and an operation unit has a second mating portion configured to movably mate with the first mating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KITAMOTO, Kazushige TACHIBANA, Akihiro ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200081344
    Abstract: An organic EL display device having excellent light-emitting reliability while it has pixel division layer (8) and/or planarization layer (4) having excellent optical properties is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHIKAWA, Kazuto MIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20200033728
    Abstract: A photosensitive composition containing at least one compound selected from the group of the following (a-1) to (a-3) and containing (b) a photosensitizer: (a-1) an epoxy compound having a C9-C19 long-chain alkyl group, (a-2) a resin having a structure represented by the following general formula (1), and (a-3) a resin having a structure represented by the following general formula (2). A photosensitive composition capable of forming a pixel division layer that has high flexibility and affords excellent light emission reliability to an organic EL display device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHIKAWA, Kazuto MIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20200022580
    Abstract: An imaging device which can easily recognize the timing of administration of a fluorescent dye through reproduction of recorded images. When indocyanine green is administered, an operator manipulates an input unit so that the input unit sends to a controller a signal indicating that indocyanine green has been administered to a subject. When the controller receives the signal indicating that indocyanine green has been administered to the subject, a light source controller turns a fluorescent light source on, and then off after a lapse of a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200022655
    Abstract: An imaging device and method which can easily obtain a curve of time-varying changes in pixel value of a region of interest, even if the region of interest moves with a subject's body motion. A controller includes an image processor executing various types of image processing on fluorescence images and visible light images. The image processor includes a pixel value measurement unit which sequentially measures values of pixels at positions corresponding to a region of interest (ROI) in the fluorescence image, a change curve creation unit which creates a curve of time-varying changes in pixel value of the ROI by sampling, among the pixel values measured by the pixel value measurement unit, a minimum pixel value within a period equal to or longer than a cycle of the subject's body motion, and a smoothing unit which smooths the curve created by the change curve creation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190376892
    Abstract: This fluorescence imaging device 100 is provided with: an image acquisition unit 14 configured to acquire an image 12a of fluorescence generated by irradiating a fluorescent material administered to a subject P with excitation light; and an extraction unit 9 configured to extract, among images 12a of the fluorescence acquired by the image acquisition unit 14, an image 12a of the fluorescence in a predetermined time range including a predetermined timing for extracting the images 12a of the fluorescence image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Akihiro ISHIKAWA, Hiroyuki KITAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10492689
    Abstract: An optical measurement system includes a portable type optical measurement apparatus and a non-portable type optical measurement apparatus larger than the portable optical measurement apparatus. The non-portable type optical measurement apparatus is configured to be communicable to the portable type optical measurement apparatus and to be operated as a main measurement apparatus which executes measurement condition settings and measurement controls based on an input operation from the operation input section and also executes measurement condition settings and measurement controls of the non-portable type optical measurement apparatus by communication. The portable type measurement apparatus is capable of measuring a subject independently of the non-portable type measurement apparatus, and is operated as a sub-measuring apparatus for executing measurement condition settings and measurement controls in accordance with a control by the non-portable type measurement apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro Ishikawa