Patents by Inventor Katsuhide Ito
Katsuhide Ito 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: 10684459Abstract: A light observation device has a light splitting optical system for splitting observation light of an observation object; an imaging lens for focusing split beams to form optical images thereof; an imaging device arranged at image formation positions of the two optical images and being capable of performing independent rolling readout in a pixel row group included in a region corresponding to the image formation position of one optical image and in a pixel row group included in a region corresponding to the image formation position of the other optical image; and a control unit for independently controlling the rolling readout in the one pixel row group and in the other pixel row group; the control unit performs control such that a direction of the rolling readout in the one pixel row group and a direction of the rolling readout in the other pixel row group are identical.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Katsuhide Ito, Takayuki Inoue, Takuo Kameyama
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Publication number: 20190137750Abstract: An optical unit includes a relay optical system configured to relay a primary image forming surface of an optical microscope to a secondary image forming surface of a side of an imaging device, an optical element holder disposed on an optical axis in the relay optical system, a field lens disposition portion configured to dispose a field lens on the optical axis on a front stage side of the optical element holder, and a Bertrand lens insertion/extraction portion configured to dispose a Bertrand lens on the optical axis on a rear stage side of the optical element holder so that insertion and extraction of the Bertrand lens are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Hirotoshi TERADA, Shunsuke MATSUDA, Katsuhide ITO
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Publication number: 20180329195Abstract: A light observation device has a light splitting optical system for splitting observation light of an observation object; an imaging lens for focusing split beams to form optical images thereof; an imaging device arranged at image formation positions of the two optical images and being capable of performing independent rolling readout in a pixel row group included in a region corresponding to the image formation position of one optical image and in a pixel row group included in a region corresponding to the image formation position of the other optical image; and a control unit for independently controlling the rolling readout in the one pixel row group and in the other pixel row group; the control unit performs control such that a direction of the rolling readout in the one pixel row group and a direction of the rolling readout in the other pixel row group are identical.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Katsuhide ITO, Takayuki INOUE, Takuo KAMEYAMA
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Patent number: 9995920Abstract: A light observation device has a light splitting optical system for splitting observation light of an observation object; an imaging lens for focusing split beams to form optical images thereof; an imaging device arranged at image formation positions of the two optical images and being capable of performing independent rolling readout in a pixel row group included in a region corresponding to the image formation position of one optical image and in a pixel row group included in a region corresponding to the image formation position of the other optical image; and a control unit for independently controlling the rolling readout in the one pixel row group and in the other pixel row group; the control unit performs control such that a direction of the rolling readout in the one pixel row group and a direction of the rolling readout in the other pixel row group are identical.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Katsuhide Ito, Takayuki Inoue, Takuo Kameyama
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Publication number: 20160103311Abstract: A light observation device has a light splitting optical system for splitting observation light of an observation object; an imaging lens for focusing split beams to form optical images thereof; an imaging device arranged at image formation positions of the two optical images and being capable of performing independent rolling readout in a pixel row group included in a region corresponding to the image formation position of one optical image and in a pixel row group included in a region corresponding to the image formation position of the other optical image; and a control unit for independently controlling the rolling readout in the one pixel row group and in the other pixel row group; the control unit performs control such that a direction of the rolling readout in the one pixel row group and a direction of the rolling readout in the other pixel row group are identical.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Katsuhide ITO, Takayuki INOUE, Takuo KAMEYAMA
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Patent number: 9148597Abstract: An image acquisition section 24a acquires a multiplied image at a predetermined electron multiplication factor set in advance, and a luminance calculation section 24b calculates a luminance average value and a luminance variance average value corresponding to the image section 101a in the multiplied image acquired by the luminance calculation section 24b, and calculates a luminance average value and a luminance variance average value of pixels corresponding to the OPB section 101b in the multiplied image. Then, by using the calculated luminance average value and luminance variance average value, a conversion factor calculation section 24c calculates a conversion factor of the multiplied image, and by using this conversion factor and a conversion factor at a reference electron multiplication factor, a multiplication factor calculation section 24d calculates an electron multiplication factor of the multiplied image.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventor: Katsuhide Ito
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Patent number: 9142591Abstract: In an electron multiplying imaging device 1 with a solid-state image pickup device 10, a first multiplied image of incident light with a first light amount and a second multiplied image of incident light with a second light amount are acquired at a predetermined electron multiplication factor set in advance, and a luminance average value and a luminance variance average value of pixels included in the first multiplied image and a luminance average value and a luminance variance average value of pixels included in the second multiplied image are calculated. By using the calculated luminance average values and luminance variance average values, a conversion factor of the first and second multiplied images is calculated, and by using the calculated conversion factor and a conversion factor at a reference electron multiplication factor held in advance, an actual electron multiplication factor of the solid-state image pickup device 10 is calculated.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventor: Katsuhide Ito
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Publication number: 20130070088Abstract: In an electron multiplying imaging device 1 with a solid-state image pickup device 10, a first multiplied image of incident light with a first light amount and a second multiplied image of incident light with a second light amount are acquired at a predetermined electron multiplication factor set in advance, and a luminance average value and a luminance variance average value of pixels included in the first multiplied image and a luminance average value and a luminance variance average value of pixels included in the second multiplied image are calculated. By using the calculated luminance average values and luminance variance average values, a conversion factor of the first and second multiplied images is calculated, and by using the calculated conversion factor and a conversion factor at a reference electron multiplication factor held in advance, an actual electron multiplication factor of the solid-state image pickup device 10 is calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventor: Katsuhide Ito
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Publication number: 20130050475Abstract: An image acquisition section 24a acquires a multiplied image at a predetermined electron multiplication factor set in advance, and a luminance calculation section 24b calculates a luminance average value and a luminance variance average value corresponding to the image section 101a in the multiplied image acquired by the luminance calculation section 24b, and calculates a luminance average value and a luminance variance average value of pixels corresponding to the OPB section 101b in the multiplied image. Then, by using the calculated luminance average value and luminance variance average value, a conversion factor calculation section 24c calculates a conversion factor of the multiplied image, and by using this conversion factor and a conversion factor at a reference electron multiplication factor, a multiplication factor calculation section 24d calculates an electron multiplication factor of the multiplied image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventor: Katsuhide Ito
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Patent number: 7907194Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1A includes an electron multiplying solid-state image pickup device which has an electron multiplier section for multiplying charge signals generated in respective pixels; a multiplication gain setting part 41 for setting a multiplication gain in the electron multiplier section; a standard deviation calculator 34 for calculating a noise standard deviation of a noise image acquired under a predetermined condition by the image pickup device; a reference standard deviation storage 35 storing a reference standard deviation, and a standard deviation comparator 36 for comparing the noise standard deviation and the reference standard deviation and outputting an obtained comparison result. At the time of gain adjustment, the multiplication gain setting part 41 adjusts the multiplication gain based on the comparison result by the standard deviation comparator 36.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.Inventors: Katsuhide Ito, Takayuki Kawashima
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Patent number: 7692692Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image pickup device having a two-dimensionally arrayed pixel structure, an A/D converter which converts analog signals from the respective pixels into digital data signals, and a DSP 30 which performs signal processing for the data signals. The DSP 30 includes an image data storage 32 which stores the data signals in units of data signal sequences corresponding to pixel lines, a mask processor 34 which sets an integer n not less than 2 as a dilation coefficient and performs mask processing to dilate image components in the image data to n×n, and a data storing controller 37 which sets n calculation memory regions in which n data signal sequences corresponding to n pixel lines are stored, in the storage 32, according to the dilation coefficient n. Thereby, an imaging apparatus capable of acquiring an image with excellent visibility even under conditions of a low illuminance, etc., is realized.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.Inventors: Katsuhide Ito, Takayuki Kawashima
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Publication number: 20080284892Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image pickup device having a two-dimensionally arrayed pixel structure, an A/D converter which converts analog signals from the respective pixels into digital data signals, and a DSP 30 which performs signal processing for the data signals. The DSP 30 includes an image data storage 32 which stores the data signals in units of data signal sequences corresponding to pixel lines, a mask processor 34 which sets an integer n not less than 2 as a dilation coefficient and performs mask processing to dilate image components in the image data to n×n, and a data storing controller 37 which sets n calculation memory regions in which n data signal sequences corresponding to n pixel lines are stored, in the storage 32, according to the dilation coefficient n. Thereby, an imaging apparatus capable of acquiring an image with excellent visibility even under conditions of a low illuminance, etc., is realized.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Katsuhide Ito, Takayuki Kawashima
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Publication number: 20080259197Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1A includes an electron multiplying solid-state image pickup device which has an electron multiplier section for multiplying charge signals generated in respective pixels; a multiplication gain setting part 41 for setting a multiplication gain in the electron multiplier section; a standard deviation calculator 34 for calculating a noise standard deviation of a noise image acquired under a predetermined condition by the image pickup device; a reference standard deviation storage 35 storing a reference standard deviation, and a standard deviation comparator 36 for comparing the noise standard deviation and the reference standard deviation and outputting an obtained comparison result. At the time of gain adjustment, the multiplication gain setting part 41 adjusts the multiplication gain based on the comparison result by the standard deviation comparator 36.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Katsuhide Ito, Takayuki Kawashima
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Patent number: 6722178Abstract: An automatic bending system includes an automatic bending press (46) including a pair of bending tools (48, 50) cooperating with each other, and an automatic manipulator (10) including a head (26) movable in a work space and provided with a toolholder member (29) intended to receive at least two take-up members (32, 34, 38, 42) independent from each other. The head (26) is rotatable about a first axis (28) and the toolholder member (29) is provided with tool attachment seats (30) arranged on opposite sides of said first axis (28) and rotatable about a second common axis (36) orthogonal to the first axis (28).Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Amada Company, LimitedInventors: Katsuhide Ito, Paolo Ariagno, Stefano Vergano
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Patent number: 5906041Abstract: A machine for driving inserts into pieces of sheet metal includes an automatic loading device having a plurality of cartridges containing inserts of different types. Each cartridge can be connected selectively to an insert-supply duct integral with the punch.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1996Date of Patent: May 25, 1999Assignee: Amada America, Inc.Inventors: Katsuhide Ito, Mario Scavino
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Patent number: 5850687Abstract: A machine for driving inserts into pieces of sheet metal includes a punch and a die movable relative to one another along an axis along which the inserts are to be driven. The punch and die define a driving zone therebetween, in which a hole in the piece in which an insert is to be driven is positioned. The axis along which the inserts are to be driven is substantially horizontal and the pieces are held in a substantially vertical plane by an automatic handling device.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1996Date of Patent: December 22, 1998Assignee: Amada America, Inc.Inventor: Katsuhide Ito