Patents by Inventor Atsushi Komoro
Atsushi Komoro 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: 11903566Abstract: An imaging module includes: an image sensor; and a mounting board on which the image sensor is mounted together with a plurality of passive components. The mounting board includes: a first surface on which the image sensor is surface-mounted; a second surface that is located on an opposite side to the first surface and on which the passive component is mounted; a third surface that is continuous with the second surface via a step and on which the passive component is mounted; and a columnar cable connection block that rises from the second and third surfaces and to which a cable is connected.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi Komoro
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Publication number: 20240008729Abstract: An endoscope includes a light emitting module incorporated in a distal end portion of an insertion tube, the light emitting module includes a mounting substrate on which a plurality of light emitting elements is mounted, the mounting substrate has an annular shape in which a hole through which an image sensor using the light emitting elements as a light source is to be inserted is provided in a central portion and includes a first surface on which the light emitting elements are surface-mounted and a side surface located at a peripheral edge of the first surface, a conductive portion electrically connected to the light emitting elements is provided on the side surface, and a power supply line for supplying power to the light emitting element is connected to the conductive portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi KOMORO
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Publication number: 20220400933Abstract: An endoscope or the like that prevents crosstalk between multiple light-emitting parts is provided. An endoscope includes: an observation window that is disposed at a distal end of an insertion part; a plurality of first light-emitting parts that are disposed around the observation window; a second light-emitting part that is disposed between the first light-emitting parts and emits light at a bandwidth different from a bandwidth of light emitted by the first light-emitting parts; and a light-shielding body that is disposed between one of the first light-emitting parts and the second light-emitting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi KOMORO, Toshiki WATANABE
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Patent number: 11304599Abstract: An endoscope includes an objective lens provided at a distal end portion of an insertion portion, an image sensor in which a light receiving area is formed on a surface facing the objective lens, and a drive circuit substrate that is disposed on a back side of the image sensor and includes a drive circuit to drive the image sensor, the endoscope further including an electromagnetic shield that houses the image sensor and the drive circuit substrate, in which the electromagnetic shield includes: a first shield member including a cylinder that covers a side portion of the image sensor, a structure that is disposed between the image sensor and the objective lens and that has an opening that allows entrance of light from the objective lens, and a wiring pattern that is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and the structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi Komoro
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Publication number: 20220000352Abstract: An imaging module includes: an image sensor; and a mounting board on which the image sensor is mounted together with a plurality of passive components. The mounting board includes: a first surface on which the image sensor is surface-mounted; a second surface that is located on an opposite side to the first surface and on which the passive component is mounted; a third surface that is continuous with the second surface via a step and on which the passive component is mounted; and a columnar cable connection block that rises from the second and third surfaces and to which a cable is connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventor: Atsushi KOMORO
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Publication number: 20200178779Abstract: Provided is an endoscope. The endoscope includes an objective lens provided at a distal end portion of an insertion portion, an image sensor in which a light receiving area is formed on a surface facing the objective lens, and a drive circuit substrate that is disposed on a back side of the image sensor and includes a drive circuit to drive the image sensor, the endoscope further including an electromagnetic shield that houses the image sensor and the drive circuit substrate, in which the electromagnetic shield includes: a first shield member including a cylinder that covers a side portion of the image sensor, a structure that is disposed between the image sensor and the objective lens and that has an opening that allows entrance of light from the objective lens, and a wiring pattern that is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Atsushi KOMORO
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Patent number: 10521901Abstract: An image processing apparatus has an image data obtaining means configured to obtain image data acquired by photographing biological tissue, a score calculating means configured to calculate a score representing severity degree of lesion of the biological tissue photographed in an image represented by the image data for each pixel based on the image data, a reliability evaluation means configured to evaluate reliability of the score based on the image data, and a score reliability calculating means configured to calculate score reliability which represents a ratio of pixels of which scores having predetermined reliability to all the pixels of the image data.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke Ikemoto, Tadashi Minakuchi, Atsushi Komoro, Toshio Tachibana, Noriko Ota
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Patent number: 10512433Abstract: Provided is a correction data generation method that includes acquiring captured image data by imaging an indicator that is related to a predetermined illness; plotting a real imaging data point that corresponds to the acquired captured image data in a predetermined color space that is associated with the predetermined illness in accordance with a color component of the data point; calculating a correction value for correcting the values of pixels that make up a captured image captured by an electronic endoscope based on the distance between the data point and a predetermined target point in the predetermined color space; and storing the calculated correction value.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke Ikemoto, Tadashi Minakuchi, Atsushi Komoro, Toshio Tachibana, Yoichi Hitokata, Noriko Ota
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Patent number: 10231600Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a color image obtaining means configured obtain color image data representing a color image of biographic tissues, a lesion determining means configured to determine whether each pixel of the color image is of a lesion part based on the color image data, and a marking means configured to apply a mark indicating a position of the lesion part on the color image based on a result of determination, and the mark is configured such that the color image at a background of the mark can be seen.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke Ikemoto, Tadashi Minakuchi, Atsushi Komoro, Toshio Tachibana, Noriko Ota
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Publication number: 20180168512Abstract: Provided is a correction data generation method that includes acquiring captured image data by imaging an indicator that is related to a predetermined illness; plotting a real imaging data point that corresponds to the acquired captured image data in a predetermined color space that is associated with the predetermined illness in accordance with a color component of the data point; calculating a correction value for correcting the values of pixels that make up a captured image captured by an electronic endoscope based on the distance between the data point and a predetermined target point in the predetermined color space; and storing the calculated correction value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke IKEMOTO, Tadashi MINAKUCHI, Atsushi KOMORO, Toshio TACHIBANA, Yoichi HITOKATA, Noriko OTA
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Publication number: 20180153384Abstract: An image processing includes multiple pieces of image data capturing biological tissues, a scene determining device configured to determine a photographic scene based on the color moving image data, a score calculating device calculating a score indicative of seriousness of lesion of the biological tissues captured in the image represented by the image data, based on the image data, and a marking device applying marks indicative of a distribution of the scores on the image. The marking device executes a detailed marking process to apply the marks indicating the distribution of the scores in detail, and a simple marking process to apply the marks indicating the distribution of the scores in a manner simpler than the detailed marking process. The marking means executes one of the detailed marking process and the simple marking process in accordance with the result of determination of the photographic scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke IKEMOTO, Tadashi MINAKUCHI, Atsushi KOMORO, Toshio TACHIBANA, Noriko OTA
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Publication number: 20170112353Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a color image obtaining means configured obtain color image data representing a color image of biographic tissues, a lesion determining means configured to determine whether each pixel of the color image is of a lesion part based on the color image data, and a marking means configured to apply a mark indicating a position of the lesion part on the color image based on a result of determination, and the mark is configured such that the color image at a background of the mark can be seen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke IKEMOTO, Tadashi MINAKUCHI, Atsushi KOMORO, Toshio TACHIBANA, Noriko OTA
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Publication number: 20170098301Abstract: An image processing apparatus has an image data obtaining means configured to obtain image data acquired by photographing biological tissue, a score calculating means configured to calculate a score representing severity degree of lesion of the biological tissue photographed in an image represented by the image data for each pixel based on the image data, a reliability evaluation means configured to evaluate reliability of the score based on the image data, and a score reliability calculating means configured to calculate score reliability which represents a ratio of pixels of which scores having predetermined reliability to all the pixels of the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke IKEMOTO, Tadashi MINAKUCHI, Atsushi KOMORO, Toshio TACHIBANA, Noriko OTA
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Patent number: 6947090Abstract: A microminiature CCD image pickup device with a shortened length that can be applied to an electronic medical endoscope or the like. Microminiature CCD image pickup device (1) has optical glass (11), CCD chip (12), and stacked circuit board (15) that are disposed in that order along its length orientation. It further has TAB tape (13) that connects CCD chip (12) and the electronic circuits mounted on stacked circuit board (15). Stacked circuit board (15) is formed with insulated circuit board in which are packaged electronic circuits, including their wiring pattern, stacked in stacked layers in the diametral direction perpendicular to said length orientation, and has at least one cavity (153) formed as an indention in the diametral direction. At least one miniature chip component (16) is mounted in cavity (153), and at least one chip component (17) is mounted on the surface of stacked circuit board (15) over cavity (153).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2001Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Atsushi Komoro, Tomokazu Yamashita
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Publication number: 20040218084Abstract: A microminiature CCD image pickup device with a shortened length that can be applied to an electronic medical endoscope or the like. Microminiature CCD image pickup device (1) has optical glass (11), CCD chip (12), and stacked circuit board (15) that are disposed in that order along its length orientation. It further has TAB tape (13) that connects CCD chip (12) and the electronic circuits mounted on stacked circuit board (15). Stacked circuit board (15) is formed with insulated circuit board in which are packaged electronic circuits, including their wiring pattern, stacked in stacked layers in the diametral direction perpendicular to said length orientation, and has at least one cavity (153) formed as an indention in the diametral direction. At least one miniature chip component (16) is mounted in cavity (153), and at least one chip component (17) is mounted on the surface of stacked circuit board (15) over cavity (153).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2001Publication date: November 4, 2004Inventors: Atsushi Komoro, Tomokazu Yamashita