Patents by Inventor Yuichi Yamada

Yuichi Yamada 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).

  • Patent number: 10893247
    Abstract: A medical signal processing device for processing an image obtained by an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels, and generating a video signal for display, includes a Y gamma-correction unit that performs Y gamma-correction on a luminance signal for each pixel in the image obtained by the imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Taihei Michihata, Yuichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200411737
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes at least one LED package, and at least one light transmissive sealing member. Each of the at least one LED package includes a light emitting element, a wavelength converter, and a reflection member. The light emitting element is mounted on a mounting surface of a base and electrically connected to a conductor wiring. The wavelength converter is provided on an upper surface of the light emitting element. The reflection member covers a side surface and a lower surface of the light emitting element. Each of the at least one light transmissive sealing member includes a light diffusion material and covers each of the at least one LED package. Each of the at least one light transmissive sealing member has a projection shape with a substantially circular bottom surface facing the base and with a height in the light axis direction of the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motokazu YAMADA, Yuichi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10847688
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a base having a conductor wiring, at least one light emitting element mounted on the base and electrically connected to the conductor wiring, and a light transmissive sealing member. The light transmissive sealing member includes a light diffusion material. The light transmissive sealing member covers the at least one light emitting element. The light transmissive sealing member has a projection shape. The projection shape has a substantially circular bottom surface facing the base and a height in a light axis direction of the at least one light emitting element. The height is greater than a diameter of the substantially circular bottom surface. The light transmissive sealing member has a maximum length when the light transmissive sealing member is viewed from the light axis direction. The diameter of the substantially circular bottom surface is smaller than the maximum length of the light transmissive sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motokazu Yamada, Yuichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200315425
    Abstract: An image processing device for an endoscope outputs a video signal to an image display part that displays an observation image based on the video signal. The image display part is configured such that a first side of a display screen that displays the observation image is shorter than a second side intersecting with the first side, and is configured to be set in both a first setting state in which the first side is along a vertical direction and a second setting state in which the second side is along the vertical direction. The image processing device includes: a setting state recognition part configured to recognize the setting state; and a video signal generation part configured to generate the video signal such that the subject image in the observation image has an orientation corresponding to the setting state of the image display part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro HAGIHARA, Morinao FUKUOKA, Yuichi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200318808
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a base member that comprises conductor wirings; a light-emitting element that is mounted on the base member and emits first light; a wavelength conversion member that is disposed on or above an upper surface of the light-emitting element and is adapted to absorb at least part of the first light and emit second light with a wavelength longer than a wavelength of the first light; a light-reflective film that is disposed on an upper surface of the wavelength conversion member; and an encapsulating member that covers the light-emitting element, the wavelength conversion member, and the light-reflective film. A ratio (H/W) of a height (H) to a width (W) of the encapsulating member is smaller than 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motokazu YAMADA, Yuichi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20200313043
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the substrate, the light emitting element having an upper surface and a lateral surface; a reflecting layer located on the upper surface of the light emitting element; a first light-transmissive member having a first surface in contact with the lateral surface of the light emitting element, and a second surface that is inclined toward the substrate in a direction outward from the light emitting element; and a second light-transmissive member in contact with the second surface and covering the light emitting element. A refractive index of the first light-transmissive is smaller than a refractive index of the second light-transmissive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi YAMADA, Motokazu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10784419
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element; a sealing resin covering the light emitting element; and a light diffusing material contained in the sealing resin. When a difference in refractive index at 10° C. between the sealing resin and the light diffusing material is ?n1 and a difference in refractive index at 50° C. between the sealing resin and the light diffusing material is ?n2, a ratio of ?n2 to ?n1 is in a range of 95% to 105%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motokazu Yamada, Tomonori Ozaki, Shinsaku Ikuta, Yuichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 10729308
    Abstract: An image processing device for an endoscope outputs a video signal to an image display part that displays an observation image based on the video signal. The image display part is configured such that a first side of a display screen that displays the observation image is shorter than a second side intersecting with the first side, and is configured to be set in both a first setting state in which the first side is along a vertical direction and a second setting state in which the second side is along the vertical direction. The image processing device includes: a setting state recognition part configured to recognize the setting state; and a video signal generation part configured to generate the video signal such that the subject image in the observation image has an orientation corresponding to the setting state of the image display part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagihara, Morinao Fukuoka, Yuichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 10722105
    Abstract: A medical imaging device includes: a spectroscopic unit that separates light into a first light component of a wavelength band and a second light component; a first imaging element that includes a plurality of first pixels configured to receive the first light component and convert the first light component into electric signals; and a second imaging element that includes a plurality of second pixels and includes a first color filter on which first filters configured to transmit the light component of the wavelength band of one color in the light components of the wavelength bands of two colors that are contained in the second light component and second filters configured to transmit light components of a plurality of wavelength bands including at least the wavelength band of another color in the light components of the wavelength bands of the two colors are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Motoaki Kobayashi, Yuichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 10720552
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the substrate, the light emitting element having an upper surface and a lateral surface; a reflecting layer located on the upper surface of the light emitting element; a first light-transmissive member having a first surface in contact with the lateral surface of the light emitting element, and a second surface that is inclined toward the substrate in a direction outward from the light emitting element; and a second light-transmissive member in contact with the second surface and covering the light emitting element. A refractive index of the first light-transmissive is smaller than a refractive index of the second light-transmissive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Yamada, Motokazu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200135979
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a base including a support having a support surface. A light emitting element includes a semiconductor layer and a sapphire substrate provided on the semiconductor layer opposite to the support surface. A light-transmissive covering member is provided on the sapphire substrate to sandwich the sapphire substrate between the semiconductor layer and the reflecting film. A light emitted from the semiconductor layer is configured to be extracted from the sapphire substrate between the semiconductor layer and the reflecting film. A height of the light-transmissive covering member viewed in a direction in which a width of the light-transmissive covering member appears smallest is 0.5 times or less of the width of the light-transmissive covering member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi YAMADA, Motokazu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10598342
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a base member that comprises conductor wirings; a light-emitting element that is mounted on the base member and emits first light; a wavelength conversion member that is disposed on or above an upper surface of the light-emitting element and is adapted to absorb at least part of the first light and emit second light with a wavelength longer than a wavelength of the first light; a light-reflective film that is disposed on an upper surface of the wavelength conversion member; and an encapsulating member that covers the light-emitting element, the wavelength conversion member, and the light-reflective film. A ratio (H/W) of a height (H) to a width (W) of the encapsulating member is smaller than 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motokazu Yamada, Yuichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 10581226
    Abstract: A spark plug includes: a center electrode; an insulator having a through hole around a part of the center electrode; and a metal shell holding the insulator from an outer peripheral side thereof. The metal shell includes a shelf portion that projects radially inward. The insulator includes an engagement portion engaged with the shelf portion from the front side, and a front end portion at the front side with respect to a front end of the metal shell. The front end portion has an outer diameter larger than an inner diameter of the metal shell at the front side with respect to the shelf portion. The front end portion of the insulator has a diameter-enlarged portion at which a diameter of the through hole increases and which is spaced apart from an outer peripheral surface of the center electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Usami, Yuichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 10553763
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a base including a support having a support surface. A light emitting element includes a semiconductor layer and a sapphire substrate provided on the semiconductor layer opposite to the support surface. A light-transmissive covering member is provided on the sapphire substrate to sandwich the sapphire substrate between the semiconductor layer and the reflecting film. A light emitted from the semiconductor layer is configured to be extracted from the sapphire substrate between the semiconductor layer and the reflecting film. A height of the light-transmissive covering member viewed in a direction in which a width of the light-transmissive covering member appears smallest is 0.5 times or less of the width of the light-transmissive covering member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Yamada, Motokazu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200029790
    Abstract: A medical apparatus and a method of manufacturing the medical apparatus, which have an advantage in cost performance, are provided even if optical fibers are used therein. The medical apparatus includes, therein, a first optical fiber 6322 configured to transmit an optical signal, a second optical fiber 651 configured to transmit an optical signal, and a first optical connector 66 configured to connect the first optical fiber 6322 and the second optical fiber 651.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kohtaro AMANO, Yuichi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10542866
    Abstract: A medical imaging device includes: a first and a second imaging units configured to capture a first and a second optical images having parallax, respectively; a first and a second imaging optical systems configured to form the first and the second optical images on light receiving surfaces of the first and the second imaging units, respectively; a dirt detecting unit configured to detect dirt adhered to at least one of the first and the second imaging optical systems; an image generation unit configured to generate a three-dimensional image based on a first captured image based on the first image signal and a second captured image based on the second image signal; and an image selector configured to select a captured image to be output from the first captured image and the second captured image based on a detection result of the dirt by the dirt detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Masahito Yokouchi, Yuichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200008650
    Abstract: A medical image processing device includes a motion amount calculating unit configured to compare a first image obtained by capturing a subject image taken by an endoscope with a second image obtained by capturing the subject image at a chronologically different timing from the first image and calculate a motion amount for the second image every two or more areas in the first image; and an area specifying unit configured to specify a mask area other than the subject image included in the first image from an inside of a mask candidate area in which the motion amount is equal to or less than a specific first threshold value in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Taihei MICHIHATA, Yuichi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10522978
    Abstract: In an ignition plug, since a ground electrode is formed in a thin-rod-shape or a mesh-like shape, sufficiently strong radicals are locally generated by a barrier discharge, an anti-inflammation effect by the electrode is small, and the growth of a flame is hardly hindered. Furthermore, by making the thickness dimension of a second dielectric facing a discharge region uniform, the barrier discharge is spread over the surface of the second dielectric, the generation of the radicals is maintained, and combustibility after ignition is promoted. Furthermore, because an end portion of a high voltage electrode and a ground electrode are disposed to face each other within a combustion chamber, a fuel gas introduced into the combustion chamber is liable to flow into the discharge region, and is easily ignited by the radicals generated due to the discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taichiro Tamida, Takahiro Inoue, Takashi Hashimoto, Akira Nakagawa, Tomokazu Sakashita, Takayoshi Nagai, Kimihiko Tanaya, Hiroyuki Kameda, Yuichi Yamada, Kenji Ban
  • Patent number: 10485629
    Abstract: An endoscope device includes: an insertion unit configured to be inserted into a subject and capture a subject image inside the subject from a distal end thereof; an imaging unit configured to capture the subject image; a subject distance calculation unit configured to calculate a subject distance between the distal end of the insertion unit and the subject; and a distance information notification unit configured to give a notice of distance information on the subject distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Taihei Michihata, Yuichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 10426317
    Abstract: A medical signal processing device receives an image signal in accordance with a result of examining inside of a subject and processes the image signal. The medical signal processing device includes a signal processing unit configured to generate a plurality of transmission image signals from the image signal. The transmission image signals each include a plurality of distributed image signals obtained by distributing the image signal, at least any of the transmission image signals includes, as auxiliary data, data of at least part of distributed image signals different from the distributed image signals included in the transmission image signal, and the transmission image signals are transmitted to an external medical control device through a plurality of respective signal transmission paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Taihei Michihata, Yuichi Yamada