Patents by Inventor Naoshi Aikawa

Naoshi Aikawa 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: 20220308362
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens design method includes: acquiring first information about a purpose of an ophthalmic lens; acquiring second information about at least one of a visual line of a wearer for the purpose, a place, a use tool, and a body of the wearer; acquiring data indicating a number of first regions, positions, shapes, and sizes of a plurality of first regions set on a surface of the ophthalmic lens, and distances to a target viewed through the first regions; setting a variable numerical value among numerical values indicating the number of first regions, the positions, the shapes, and the sizes of the plurality of first regions, and the distances in the data and setting the plurality of first regions and the distances on the surface; and setting a target aberration distribution based on the plurality of first regions and the distances that have been set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoshi AIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190258040
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens. Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner. The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror into a plane-parallel plate after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter. The plane-parallel plate is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner by a computer and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens. Then, the fluorescence forms an image of the irradiation point of the inspection surface of the sample on a pin hole of a pin hole plate by using a collective lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki YOSHIDA, Naoshi AIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170242229
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens. Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner. The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror into a plane-parallel plate after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter. The plane-parallel plate is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner by a computer and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens. Then, the fluorescence forms an image of the irradiation point of the inspection surface of the sample on a pin hole of a pin hole plate by using a collective lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki YOSHIDA, Naoshi AIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9645373
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens. Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner. The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror into a plane-parallel plate after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter. The plane-parallel plate is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner by a computer and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens. Then, the fluorescence forms an image of the irradiation point of the inspection surface of the sample on a pin hole of a pin hole plate by using a collective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Yoshida, Naoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 9645413
    Abstract: A line of sight detection device calibration method, which calibrates a line of sight detection device that measures movement of an eyeball of a subject wearing eyeglasses and detects a transmission point at which a line of sight of the subject passes through a lens of the eyeglasses based on a result of measurement, includes: a measurement step of measuring the movement of the eyeball of the subject in a condition in which a first baseline is arranged at a predetermined position relative to the lens of the eyeglasses and the first baseline reflected in a corner cube substantially corresponds to a second baseline of the corner cube; and a calibration step of calibrating the line of sight detection device based on a result of measurement by the measurement step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoshi Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20160103072
    Abstract: A cell observation method includes a detection step of detecting radiation light that is radiated from an observation target when the observation target is irradiated with irradiation light; and a determination step of determining whether a cell included in the observation target is alive or dead based on the radiation light. Another cell observation method may include detecting radiation light that is radiated from an observation target when the observation target is irradiated with irradiation light; and detecting the number of live cells included in the observation target based on the radiation light. Another cell observation method may include acquiring a spectrum of irradiation light that irradiates an observation target when the observation target is irradiated with the irradiation light; and detecting a state of at least one of lipid and protein included in the observation target based on the spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki FUKUTAKE, Naoshi AIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150286070
    Abstract: A line of sight detection device calibration method, which calibrates a line of sight detection device that measures movement of an eyeball of a subject wearing eyeglasses and detects a transmission point at which a line of sight of the subject passes through a lens of the eyeglasses based on a result of measurement, includes: a measurement step of measuring the movement of the eyeball of the subject in a condition in which a first baseline is arranged at a predetermined position relative to the lens of the eyeglasses and the first baseline reflected in a corner cube substantially corresponds to a second baseline of the corner cube; and a calibration step of calibrating the line of sight detection device based on a result of measurement by the measurement step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: NAOSHI AIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9091845
    Abstract: A confocal scanning microscope including: an objective system (second objective lens 23 and objective lens 24) illuminating a sample SA with illumination light; a scanning mechanism 31 scanning the sample SA to obtain an intensity signal; and a scanning optical system 32 provided between the scanning mechanism and the objective system. The scanning optical system composed of, in order from the scanning mechanism side, a first positive lens group G1, a second negative lens group G2, and a third positive lens group G3. The third lens group has two chromatic aberration correction portions each formed by a positive lens and a negative lens or negative lens and positive lens. Glass materials are selected such that one performs chromatization and the other performs achromatization, thereby providing a confocal scanning microscope capable of correcting lateral chromatic aberration generated in the objective system in the specific wavelength region by the scanning optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Fumio Suzuki, Naoshi Aikawa, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140211307
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens. Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner. The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror into a plane-parallel plate after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter. The plane-parallel plate is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner by a computer and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens. Then, the fluorescence forms an image of the irradiation point of the inspection surface of the sample on a pin hole of a pin hole plate by using a collective lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki YOSHIDA, Naoshi AIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8786945
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens. Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner. The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror into a plane-parallel plate after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter. The plane-parallel plate is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner by a computer and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens. Then, the fluorescence forms an image of the irradiation point of the inspection surface of the sample on a pin hole of a pin hole plate by using a collective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yoshida, Naoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 8400709
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens. Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner. The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror and comes into deflection system after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter. The deflection system is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner by a computer and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens. Then the fluorescence forms an image of the irradiation point of the inspection surface of the sample on a pin hole of a pin hole plate by using a collective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Nikon, Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yoshida, Naoshi Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20130016424
    Abstract: A confocal scanning microscope including: an objective system (second objective lens 23 and objective lens 24) illuminating a sample SA with illumination light; a scanning mechanism 31 scanning the sample SA to obtain an intensity signal; and a scanning optical system 32 provided between the scanning mechanism and the objective system. The scanning optical system composed of, in order from the scanning mechanism side, a first positive lens group G1, a second negative lens group G2, and a third positive lens group G3. The third lens group has two chromatic aberration correction portions each formed by a positive lens and a negative lens or negative lens and positive lens. Glass materials are selected such that one performs chromatization and the other performs achromatization, thereby providing a confocal scanning microscope capable of correcting lateral chromatic aberration generated in the objective system in the specific wavelength region by the scanning optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Fumio SUZUKI, Naoshi Aikawa, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8310753
    Abstract: A confocal scanning microscope including: an objective system (second objective lens 23 and objective lens 24) illuminating a sample SA with illumination light; a scanning mechanism 31 scanning the sample SA to obtain an intensity signal; and a scanning optical system 32 provided between the scanning mechanism and the objective system. The scanning optical system composed of, in order from the scanning mechanism side, a first positive lens group G1, a second negative lens group G2, and a third positive lens group G3. The third lens group has two chromatic aberration correction portions each formed by a positive lens and a negative lens or negative lens and positive lens. Glass materials are selected such that one performs chromatization and the other performs achromatization, thereby providing a confocal scanning microscope capable of correcting lateral chromatic aberration generated in the objective system in the specific wavelength region by the scanning optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Fumio Suzuki, Naoshi Aikawa, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8310754
    Abstract: The present application has a proposition to provide a highly efficient laser excitation fluorescent microscope. Accordingly, a laser excitation fluorescent microscope of the present application includes a laser light source part radiating at least two types of excitation lights having different wavelengths; a light collecting part collecting the two types of excitation lights on a sample; a high-functional dichroic mirror, disposed between the laser light source part and the light collecting part, reflecting the two types of excitation lights to make the excitation lights incident on the light collecting part, and transmitting two types of fluorescence generated at the sample; and a detecting part detecting light transmitted through the high-functional dichroic mirror, in which an incident angle ? of the excitation lights and the fluorescence to the high-functional dichroic mirror satisfies a formula of 0°<?<45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Okugawa, Naoshi Aikawa, Masatoshi Sato
  • Publication number: 20110141557
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens. Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens 86, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner. The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror and comes into deflection means as 2-dimensional deflection means after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter. The deflection means is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner by a computer and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Yoshida, Naoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 7903329
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens. Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner. The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror into a deflection system after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter. The deflection system is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner by a computer and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens. Then, the fluorescence forms an image of the irradiation point of the inspection surface of the sample on a pin hole of a pin hole plate by using a collective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yoshida, Naoshi Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20100182683
    Abstract: The present application has a proposition to provide a highly efficient laser excitation fluorescent microscope. Accordingly, a laser excitation fluorescent microscope of the present application includes a laser light source part radiating at least two types of excitation lights having different wavelengths; a light collecting part collecting the two types of excitation lights on a sample; a high-functional dichroic mirror, disposed between the laser light source part and the light collecting part, reflecting the two types of excitation lights to make the excitation lights incident on the light collecting part, and transmitting two types of fluorescence generated at the sample; and a detecting part detecting light transmitted through the high-functional dichroic mirror, in which an incident angle ? of the excitation lights and the fluorescence to the high-functional dichroic mirror satisfies a formula of 0°<?<45°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi OKUGAWA, Naoshi AIKAWA, Masatoshi SATO
  • Publication number: 20100079858
    Abstract: A confocal scanning microscope including: an objective system (second objective lens 23 and objective lens 24) illuminating a sample SA with illumination light; a scanning mechanism 31 scanning the sample SA to obtain an intensity signal; and a scanning optical system 32 provided between the scanning mechanism and the objective system. The scanning optical system composed of, in order from the scanning mechanism side, a first positive lens group G1, a second negative lens group G2, and a third positive lens group G3. The third lens group has two chromatic aberration correction portions each formed by a positive lens and a negative lens or negative lens and positive lens. Glass materials are selected such that one performs chromatization and the other performs achromatization, thereby providing a confocal scanning microscope capable of correcting lateral chromatic aberration generated in the objective system in the specific wavelength region by the scanning optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Fumio SUZUKI, Naoshi Aikawa, Kotaro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090231692
    Abstract: Fluorescence is generated from an irradiated point on an inspection surface of a sample (7) and the fluorescence is collected by an objective lens (6). Here, because of the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens 86, the fluorescence going out from the objective lens (6) travels along a path shifted from the irradiation light and changed substantially into a non-scan light by a galvano-scanner (5). The fluorescence passes through a dichroic mirror (4) and comes into deflection means (9) as 2-dimensional deflection means after light of unnecessary wavelength is removed by a filter (8). The deflection means (9) is driven in synchronization with the galvano-scanner (5) by a computer (10) and corrects the shift and inclination of the optical axis generated by the magnification chromatic aberration of the objective lens (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Yoshida, Naoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 7385165
    Abstract: A multibeam type scanning microscope that has N beams, wherein the system is devised so that the respective beams perform scanning in LM stages in the Y direction at maximum magnification where the discrete scanning direction is the Y direction, thus performing scanning in an area of N×LM stages overall, and scanning is controlled so that the following processes (1) and (2) are successively repeated LK times at a magnification that is 1/LK times the maximum magnification. Here, L, M and N are integers of 2 or greater, and K is a natural number. (1) The respective beams perform scanning in the Y direction at a sampling interval that is LK times that at the maximum magnification. (2) When scanning of LM-K stages is completed in the Y direction, and the repetition is less than the LKth time, the scanning skips ((N?1)×LM-K+1) stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Naoshi Aikawa