Patents by Inventor Nao Nitta

Nao Nitta 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: 20240126065
    Abstract: Provided are stackable slide holders and a stage on which the slide holders can be placed. A slide holder that can hold a plurality of glass slides has: a first longer side portion that has elastic portions that fix glass slides, and has a tapered surface on the inner periphery side of the bottom surface; a second longer side portion that is positioned opposite the first longer side portion; and a first shorter side portion and a second shorter side portion that connect ends of the first longer side portion and second longer side portion, and are positioned opposite to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Nao NITTA, Takeaki SUGIMURA, Miki KANEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20230039539
    Abstract: An imaging flow cytometer includes: a laser unit that emits first and second laser light to first and second spots; a first and second imaging sections that image the first and second spots; first and second detection devices that detect a particle that passes through the first and second spots; a first particle detection section that issues an imaging timing instruction signal to the first and second imaging sections; an image storage section that receives an image imaged by the first and second imaging sections; and a sorting determination section that determines whether the particle is an objective particle. The first and second imaging sections clip an image of the particle based on the imaging timing instruction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Nao NITTA, Takeaki SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210232869
    Abstract: A display control device and a display control program can present classification performance of an artificial neural network in a form interpretable by humans. The display control device includes a probability obtainer that obtains a probability of a classification result of an input image from a probability calculator that calculates the probability, and a display controller that displays a distribution of probabilities obtained by the probability obtainer for input images using at least one of display axes of a graph as a probability axis to indicate the probabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Keisuke GODA, Nao NITTA, Takeaki SUGIMURA
  • Patent number: 10982255
    Abstract: There is provided a microchip including a reaction region and a detection region connected to the reaction region by a flow passage, the detection region including copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Publication number: 20210080375
    Abstract: Provided is a spectrum analysis apparatus including a processing unit configured to generate analysis data using an analysis function in which a linear function and a logarithmic function are included as function elements and an intensity value is set as a variable from measurement data including the intensity value of light acquired by detecting the light from a measurement target object using a plurality of light-receiving elements having different detection wavelength bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Nao NITTA
  • Patent number: 10782224
    Abstract: Provided is a spectrum analysis apparatus including a processing unit configured to generate analysis data using an analysis function in which a linear function and a logarithmic function are included as function elements and an intensity value is set as a variable from measurement data including the intensity value of light acquired by detecting the light from a measurement target object using a plurality of light-receiving elements having different detection wavelength bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Patent number: 10371632
    Abstract: To provide a technique capable of highly accurately measure the intensity and the spectrum of fluorescence and scattered light by effectively correcting measurement error that occurs due to variation of flow positions of fine particles in a channel. A data correction method for a fine particle measurement device is provided, which includes an intensity detection procedure capable of detecting light generated from a fine particle by emitting light onto the fine particle flowing through a channel, and obtaining intensity information about the light, a position detection procedure capable of obtaining position information about the fine particle, and a correction procedure for correcting the intensity information on the basis of the position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nao Nitta, Shingo Imanishi, Taichi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10081830
    Abstract: [Object] A method of detecting nucleic acids easily without requiring complicated operations such as mixing of liquids and cleaning within micro-scale flow channels. [Solving Means]A method of detecting nucleic acids including the steps of bringing a sample containing the nucleic acids into contact with copper, and detecting fluorescence emitted from the sample is provided. According to the method of detecting nucleic acids, only by bringing the sample containing nucleic acids into contact with copper, the fluorescence derived from the composite of the nucleic acids and copper can be easily detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Publication number: 20170081711
    Abstract: [Object] A method of detecting nucleic acids easily without requiring complicated operations such as mixing of liquids and cleaning within micro-scale flow channels. [Solving Means]A method of detecting nucleic acids including the steps of bringing a sample containing the nucleic acids into contact with copper, and detecting fluorescence emitted from the sample is provided. According to the method of detecting nucleic acids, only by bringing the sample containing nucleic acids into contact with copper, the fluorescence derived from the composite of the nucleic acids and copper can be easily detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: NAO NITTA
  • Patent number: 9459213
    Abstract: [Object] A method of detecting nucleic acids easily without requiring complicated operations such as mixing of liquids and cleaning within micro-scale flow channels. [Solving Means] A method of detecting nucleic acids including the steps of bringing a sample containing the nucleic acids into contact with copper, and detecting fluorescence emitted from the sample is provided. According to the method of detecting nucleic acids, only by bringing the sample containing nucleic acids into contact with copper, the fluorescence derived from the composite of the nucleic acids and copper can be easily detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Patent number: 9417173
    Abstract: There is provided a laminar flow monitoring method in a fine particle measurement device, the method including a radiation step of radiating light to a laminar flow, a position detection step of receiving, by a detector, an S polarized component which is separated from scattered light produced from the laminar flow and to which astigmatism is given and acquiring light reception position information of the S polarized component in the detector, and a determination step of determining a state of the laminar flow based on the light reception position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Patent number: 9400251
    Abstract: A fine particle measuring apparatus is provided. The fine particle measuring apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect light emitted from a fine particle and a processing unit having a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to calculate a corrected intensity value of the detected light and generate spectrum data based on the corrected intensity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Patent number: 9182349
    Abstract: To provide a technology of staining nuclei of cells, microorganisms and the like by a simple operation and observing their forms. There is provided a cell nucleus observation substrate including an introduction part into which a sample liquid containing cells is introduced and an observation area within which the cells in the sample liquid introduced from the introduction part is held, copper being disposed on a flow path of the sample liquid in the introduction part and the observation area so that the copper being capable of contacting with the sample liquid. In the cell nucleus observation substrate, the cells in the sample liquid introduced from the introduction part is contacted with copper, nucleic acids therein will emit fluorescence and is held within the observation area. Accordingly, in the cell nucleus observation substrate, the cells including the nuclei being fluorescence stained can be observed at the observation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Publication number: 20150253247
    Abstract: A fine particle measuring apparatus is provided. The fine particle measuring apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect light emitted from a fine particle and a processing unit having a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to calculate a corrected intensity value of the detected light and generate spectrum data based on the corrected intensity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventor: Nao NITTA
  • Patent number: 9068946
    Abstract: A fine particle measuring apparatus is provided. The fine particle measuring apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect light emitted from a fine particle and a processing unit having a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to calculate a corrected intensity value of the detected light and generate spectrum data based on the corrected intensity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Publication number: 20150177113
    Abstract: There is provided a laminar flow monitoring method in a fine particle measurement device, the method including a radiation step of radiating light to a laminar flow, a position detection step of receiving, by a detector, an S polarized component which is separated from scattered light produced from the laminar flow and to which astigmatism is given and acquiring light reception position information of the S polarized component in the detector, and a determination step of determining a state of the laminar flow based on the light reception position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Publication number: 20150112627
    Abstract: To provide a technique capable of highly accurately measure the intensity and the spectrum of fluorescence and scattered light by effectively correcting measurement error that occurs due to variation of flow positions of fine particles in a channel. A data correction method for a fine particle measurement device is provided, which includes an intensity detection procedure capable of detecting light generated from a fine particle by emitting light onto the fine particle flowing through a channel, and obtaining intensity information about the light, a position detection procedure capable of obtaining position information about the fine particle, and a correction procedure for correcting the intensity information on the basis of the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Nao Nitta, Shingo Imanishi, Taichi Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20150086992
    Abstract: There is provided a microchip including a reaction region and a detection region connected to the reaction region by a flow passage, the detection region including copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Nitta
  • Patent number: D980888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nao Nitta, Takeaki Sugimura, Miki Kanematsu
  • Patent number: RE49543
    Abstract: A fine particle measuring apparatus is provided. The fine particle measuring apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect light emitted from a fine particle and a processing unit having a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to calculate a corrected intensity value of the detected light and generate spectrum data based on the corrected intensity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Nitta