Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Hosono

Kiyoshi Hosono 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).

  • System with endoscope and image sensor and method for processing medical images
    Patent number: 11986156
    Abstract: A system includes an endoscope including a scope and an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture medical image data that includes effective image portion data and a mechanical vignetting portion data, the mechanical vignetting portion data of the medical image data being generated due to mechanical vignetting caused by a difference in the image sensor which generates the medical image data and the scope. There is also circuitry configured to determine evaluation information from image data which is from the effective image portion data, and execute a control process to at least partially control at least one of an autofocus processing, and an auto white balance processing on the endoscope on the basis of the evaluation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kawai, Kiyoshi Hosono
  • SYSTEM WITH ENDOSCOPE AND IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL IMAGES
    Publication number: 20230022426
    Abstract: A system includes an endoscope including a scope and an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture medical image data that includes effective image portion data and a mechanical vignetting portion data, the mechanical vignetting portion data of the medical image data being generated due to mechanical vignetting caused by a difference in the image sensor which generates the medical image data and the scope. There is also circuitry configured to determine evaluation information from image data which is from the effective image portion data, and execute a control process to at least partially control at least one of an autofocus processing, and an auto white balance processing on the endoscope on the basis of the evaluation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi KAWAI, Kiyoshi HOSONO
  • System with endoscope and image sensor and method for processing medical images
    Patent number: 11455722
    Abstract: A system includes an endoscope including a scope and an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture medical image data that includes effective image portion data and a mechanical vignetting portion data, the mechanical vignetting portion data of the medical image data being generated due to mechanical vignetting caused by a difference in the image sensor which generates the medical image data and the scope. There is also circuitry configured to determine evaluation information from image data which is from the effective image portion data, and execute a control process to at least partially control at least one of an autofocus processing, and an auto white balance processing on the endoscope on the basis of the evaluation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kawai, Kiyoshi Hosono
  • SYSTEM WITH ENDOSCOPE AND IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL IMAGES
    Publication number: 20210019884
    Abstract: A system includes an endoscope including a scope and an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture medical image data that includes effective image portion data and a mechanical vignetting portion data, the mechanical vignetting portion data of the medical image data being generated due to mechanical vignetting caused by a difference in the image sensor which generates the medical image data and the scope. There is also circuitry configured to determine evaluation information from image data which is from the effective image portion data, and execute a control process to at least partially control at least one of an autofocus processing, and an auto white balance processing on the endoscope on the basis of the evaluation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi KAWAI, Kiyoshi HOSONO
  • Cigarette filter containing activated carbon impregnated with sesamol
    Patent number: 7661432
    Abstract: A cigarette filter is characterized in that sesame lignan (which is at least one selected from the group consisting of sesamin, sesamol, sesaminol, sesamolinol, sesamolin and pinoredinol) is added to the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Hosono
  • Cigarette filter
    Publication number: 20060032511
    Abstract: A cigarette filter is characterized in that sesame lignan (which is at least one selected from the group consisting of sesamin, sesamol, sesaminol, sesamolinol, sesamolin and pinoredinol) is added to the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Hosono