Patents by Inventor Yusuke Yabe
Yusuke Yabe 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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Publication number: 20240160007Abstract: A light source device includes: a fluorescent material configured to rotate about a rotation axis, and emit fluorescence upon reception of excitation light; a light source configured to emit the excitation light; an optical filter that is arranged to cover a part of the fluorescent material from a direction along the rotation axis, the optical filter being configured to pass light of some wavelength band in the fluorescence generated by excitation of the fluorescent material; and a first processor configured to control a rotation operation of the fluorescent material about the rotation axis, and an operation of the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Motoki TABATA, Yusuke YABE
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Publication number: 20240162482Abstract: There is provided a positive electrode material that can be used to manufacture a solid-state battery whose initial resistance is kept low and at which it is difficult for resistance to increase even if charging/discharging are repeated. The positive electrode material of the present disclosure contains a positive electrode active material complex and a sulfide solid electrolyte. The positive electrode active material complex contains: a positive electrode active material, a conductive additive covering at least a portion of a surface of the positive electrode active material, and a solid electrolyte covering at least a portion of the conductive additive. The solid electrolyte contains Li, Ti, X and F. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Al, Y and Zr.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Panasonic Holdings CorporationInventors: Masahiro IWASAKI, Masaki HIRASE, Hiroki YABE, Yusuke ITO
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Publication number: 20240162427Abstract: A negative electrode active material according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a porous silicon particle; and a solid electrolyte, wherein the porous silicon particle has a plurality of pores, the solid electrolyte has a shape of a thin film that covers at least a part of an inner surface of each of the pores, and the thin film has an average thickness of less than 30 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Hiroki YABE, Masaki HIRASE, Yusuke ITO, Takamasa OHTOMO
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Publication number: 20240136511Abstract: An electrode material has a solid concentration of 72% or more. It includes a composite particle, a sulfide solid electrolyte, and a solvent. The composite particle includes an active material and a fluoride solid electrolyte. The fluoride solid electrolyte covers at least part of a surface of the active material. The sulfide solid electrolyte is adhered to the composite particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Panasonic Holdings CorporationInventors: Hiroki YABE, Keita MIZUNO, Yusuke NISHIO
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Publication number: 20230420631Abstract: A light source device includes: a first light source including a first electrode to which a current is applied, a first light emitter configured to emit light by the current applied to the first electrode, and a first heat release region configured to release heat generated in the first light emitter; a second light source including a second electrode to which a current is applied, a second light emitter configured to emit light in a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first light emitter, by the current applied to the second electrode, and a second heat release region configured to release heat generated in the second light emitter; and a heat release portion electrically-connected with the first electrode, electrically-insulated from the second electrode, and thermally connected to the first heat release region and the second heat release region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Toru KUBOI, Yusuke YABE, Rihito ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20230421928Abstract: A control device includes a processor. The processor controls an image sensor to read out first imaging signals in a first readout period, the first imaging signals being signals from a first quantity of pixels, and read out second imaging signals in a second readout period, the second imaging signals being signals from a second quantity of pixels, the second quantity being smaller than the first quantity, the second readout period being shorter than the first readout period. The processor controls a light source to emit first illumination light in a first exposure period before the first readout period, and emit second illumination light in a second exposure period before the second readout period. The processor generates a display image from the first imaging signals. The processor generates a support image from the second imaging signals. The processor generates support information based on the support image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventor: Yusuke YABE
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Patent number: 11744436Abstract: A subject observation system includes a light source, a light sensor, an image pickup device, a light source controller configured to cause the light source to alternately perform low-luminance illumination and high-luminance illumination at a predetermined luminance ratio, and a video processor configured to generate an HDR image, and sets a target sensor value S(n) in a temporarily succeeding n frame based on a sensor value S(n?1) in a temporarily preceding (n?1) frame and the luminance ratio.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yusuke Yabe
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Publication number: 20210385367Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes an illuminating device and a processor. The illuminating device emits display illumination light and support illumination light in a time-division manner. The processor generates a display image based on an image signal acquired when the display illumination light is emitted, and support information based on an image signal acquired when the support illumination light is emitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yusuke YABE
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Patent number: 10939811Abstract: A light source device for endoscope includes a rotational body configured to rotate with a rotational axis as a center; a fluorescent body arranged in a predetermined area of the rotational body and configured to generate fluorescence by excitation light being radiated; an illuminating portion capable of selectively radiating excitation light of a first quantity and excitation light of a second quantity which is larger than the first quantity to a fluorescent body; and a control portion configured to switch between a first state of radiating the excitation light of the first quantity to the fluorescent body arranged in a first area and a second state of radiating the excitation light of the second quantity to the fluorescent body arranged in a second area.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Yabe, Satoshi Tanaka, Tomoya Takahashi, Masaaki Watanabe, Susumu Hashimoto, Yasuo Komatsu, Manabu Yajima, Akihiko Mochida, Koji Omori
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Patent number: 10869596Abstract: A light source device for endoscope includes: an irradiation portion capable of radiating excitation light; a rotating body provided on an optical axis of the excitation light and configured to rotate with a rotating shaft as a center; a phosphor arranged in an irradiation area of the excitation light, and configured to generate fluorescence by being irradiated with the excitation light; a light quantity control portion configured to control irradiation intensity or irradiation time of the excitation light; and a rotation control portion configured to rotate the rotating body at a predetermined speed when the excitation light is radiated with a first irradiation intensity or time and rotate the rotating body faster than the predetermined speed when reducing the irradiation intensity or the irradiation time of the excitation light is reduced in the irradiation intensity or time vis-a-vis the first ones.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Yusuke Yabe, Tomoya Takahashi, Masaaki Watanabe, Susumu Hashimoto, Yasuo Komatsu, Manabu Yajima, Akihiko Mochida, Koji Omori
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Publication number: 20200345221Abstract: A subject observation system includes a light source, a light sensor, an image pickup device, a light source controller configured to cause the light source to alternately perform low-luminance illumination and high-luminance illumination at a predetermined luminance ratio, and a video processor configured to generate an HDR image, and sets a target sensor value S(n) in a temporarily succeeding n frame based on a sensor value S(n?1) in a temporarily preceding (n?1) frame and the luminance ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yusuke YABE
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Light source system, light source control method, first light source apparatus, and endoscope system
Patent number: 10779716Abstract: A light source system includes a normal light source apparatus provided with a light source controller and a light source apparatus for specific light provided with a specific light controller. In a state where communication is enabled, the light source controller adjusts an emission intensity of the normal light, generates a light amount control signal that makes the normal light and the specific light have a predetermined light amount ratio, and sends the light amount control signal to the light source apparatus for specific light. The specific light controller adjusts an emission intensity of the specific light based on the received light amount control signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Yabe, Shuhei Hatanaka -
Patent number: 10624535Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: a light-emitting element; a rolling shutter-type image pickup device allowing an exposure period in which the plurality of lines are simultaneously exposed and a reading period in which image pickup signals of the respective lines are sequentially read to be alternately switched to each other; and a control section. The control section controls an intensity of the light emitted by the light-emitting element. The control section can perform switching between a first illumination mode in which the light is applied from the light-emitting element in the exposure period and the reading period and a second illumination mode in which the light is applied from the light-emitting element only in the exposure period, and if the intensity of the light is controlled so as to have a predetermined value, performs control to switch one of the first mode and the second mode to the other.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sakanoue, Yusuke Yabe
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LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM, LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD, FIRST LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM
Publication number: 20200060530Abstract: A light source system includes a normal light source apparatus provided with a light source controller and a light source apparatus for specific light provided with a specific light controller. In a state where communication is enabled, the light source controller adjusts an emission intensity of the normal light, generates a light amount control signal that makes the normal light and the specific light have a predetermined light amount ratio, and sends the light amount control signal to the light source apparatus for specific light. The specific light controller adjusts an emission intensity of the specific light based on the received light amount control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke YABE, Shuhei HATANAKA -
Patent number: 10531008Abstract: An image pickup system includes a light source apparatus and a light-source control section performing first control for setting a duty width and perform second control for, after the duty width is set to a minimum duty width by the first control, changing supply timing of the illumination light not to supply the illumination light in a period other than the period where the light amount control by the PWM is permitted and to supply, in the period where the light amount control by the PWM is permitted, light having a light amount integrated value equal to a light amount integrated value supplied in the period other than the period where the light amount control by the PWM is permitted, and an image pickup apparatus, where data representing a driving current value after the change of the supply timing and a value of the pulse width is stored.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Yabe, Tomoya Takahashi, Satoshi Tanaka
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Patent number: 10524646Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a light source; a light source driving section; a light detection section; a temperature detection section; and a control section being configured to, when determining that detected brightness is outside a range of brightness set for detecting abnormality in the light source or the light detection section and detected temperature is within a range of temperature set for detecting the abnormality in the light source or the light detection section, cause the light source driving section to perform driving of the light source for a case of abnormality in the light detection section, and when determining that the detected brightness is outside the range of brightness and the detected temperature is outside the range of temperature, cause the light source driving section to perform driving of the light source for a case of abnormality in the light source.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Aiko Sakai, Yusuke Yabe, Tomoya Takahashi, Kazue Hongo
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Patent number: 10314468Abstract: A light source apparatus, capable of supplying white light including a predetermined wavelength band and a special light, which is light including the predetermined wavelength band and narrower in a band than the white light, includes: a first light source configured to emit light in a first wavelength band including the predetermined wavelength band, a second light source configured to emit light in a second wavelength band including the predetermined wavelength band, and a dichroic mirror configured to selectively transmit light in the predetermined wavelength band from one light of the lights in the first and second wavelength bands, selectively reflect light in a third wavelength band other than the predetermined wavelength band from the other light of the lights in the first and second wavelength bands, and mix and emit the light in the predetermined wavelength band and the light in the third wavelength band.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Yabe, Hiroyuki Kamee, Takeshi Ito
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Patent number: 10225446Abstract: An image pickup system includes an optical sensor configured to pick up an optical image of an object illuminated with light of a plurality of colors emitted from a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements with an image pickup device and detect each of light amounts of the light emitted from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements, and a controller including hardware. The controller adjusts color balance based on the light amounts of the plurality of colors detected at the optical sensor and sets an exposure timing of a light amount detecting unit according to image pickup operation of the image pickup device.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Aiko Sakai, Yusuke Yabe, Tomoya Takahashi, Satoshi Tanaka, Kotaro Ogasawara, Susumu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10219342Abstract: A light source device includes a semiconductor light source, a light source control section, an optical sensor, a sensor control section, and an intensity adjusting section. The light source control section controls a light quantity per field of light to be emitted from the semiconductor light source, by pulse width modulation. The optical sensor receives the light emitted from the semiconductor light source to acquire a quantity of the received light. The sensor control section controls the optical sensor to detect the light in an exposure period shorter than a minimum pulse width in the pulse width modulation, thereby acquiring the quantity of the received light which is acquired by the optical sensor. The intensity adjusting section adjusts emission intensity of the semiconductor light source on the basis of the quantity of the received light.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Aiko Sakai, Yusuke Yabe, Tomoya Takahashi
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Patent number: 10085611Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a control section that acquires information relating to a ratio of a light amount value for light with second wavelength band to a light amount value for light with first wavelength band, obtains a light amount value for the light with the first wavelength band so that an observation image has a predetermined brightness, and, from the information relating to the ratio, determines a light amount value for the light with the second wavelength band, and generates light adjustment information for making first and second semiconductor light sources emit light with the light amount value for the light with the first wavelength band and the light amount value for the light with the second wavelength band; and a drive section that, based on the light adjustment information generated by the control section, drives the first and second semiconductor light sources.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Yabe, Tomoya Takahashi, Kotaro Ogasawara, Satoshi Tanaka, Aiko Sakai