Patents Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
  • Patent number: 9733080
    Abstract: The invention provides a wide-angle image pickup unit, comprising at least two cameras (4a and 4b) to take digital images, wherein the two cameras are arranged in such a manner that optical axes (11a and 11b) of the two cameras cross perpendicularly each other on a same plane and images of wide field angle ? with the crossing point O as a center enable to be acquired, and wherein parts of field angles of the two cameras are superimposed on each other and an overlapping portion is formed by the two images superimposed on each other, and stereoscopic measurement can be performed based on the two images of the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Kaoru Kumagai, Hitoshi Otani
  • Publication number: 20170224213
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a technology for preventing a situation in which a subject's eye is imaged in an inappropriate imaging mode. An ophthalmic apparatus according to one embodiment is capable of selectively performing a first imaging mode and a second imaging mode. The first imaging mode is an imaging mode in which imaging of a subject's eye is performed in a first state where an attachment unit is not attached. The second imaging mode is an imaging mode in which imaging of the subject's eye is performed in a second state where the attachment unit is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Ryota Ishiai, Kota Fujii, Shigeru Okikawa
  • Publication number: 20170215725
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus includes a data acquisition unit and a controller. The data acquisition unit is configured to repeatedly acquire data by repeatedly scanning an eye using optical coherence tomography. The controller is configured to perform first control to adjust optical path length difference between a sample arm and a reference arm of an interference optical system for optical coherence tomography to place an image of the eye in a reference position in an image frame based on the data repeatedly acquired by the data acquisition unit. Further, the controller is configured to perform second control to change the optical path length difference so as to place the image of the eye in a new reference position in the image frame based on the data repeatedly acquired by the data acquisition unit. The apparatus can perform preparatory operations for OCT measurement of the subject's eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventor: Ryota ISHIAI
  • Patent number: 9717408
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus includes: a first optical system that applies an accommodation stimulus to a subject's eye; a tomographic image forming unit that includes a second optical system that splits light from a light source into signal light and reference light, and detects interference light between the signal light having travelled via the subject's eye and the reference light, and creates a tomographic image of the subject's eye based on a detection result of the interference light; and an analyzer that compares a first tomographic image with a second tomographic image to acquire change information indicating a change in a tissue of the subject's eye due to an accommodation stimulus change. The first and second tomographic images are respectively created by the tomographic image forming unit for the subject's eye, to which first and second accommodation stimuli are respectively applied by the first and second optical systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Masahiro Akiba, Yasufumi Fukuma, Hiroshi Akiyama, Hisashi Tsukada, Eiichi Yanagi
  • Patent number: 9719781
    Abstract: The invention provides a measuring method for performing monitoring measurement on two or more objects. The method includes a step of scanning a predetermined range so as to include two or more objects to be measured, a step of acquiring digital images at a predetermined time interval so that there are two or more images which include the same object to be measured while scanning, a step of detecting an image of the object to be measured in the digital image and of setting up a minimal rectangle surrounding the image of the object to be measured, and a step of overlapping the minimal rectangles obtained in two or more digital images and of carrying out integrated processing to obtain positions of the objects to be measured in the image. The composite directional angle of each object to be measured is obtained based on the results of the integrated processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Nishita
  • Publication number: 20170209044
    Abstract: The objects of an embodiment are to improve the reliability of visual function examination and to shorten the time required for the examination. A visual function examination apparatus of an embodiment includes an application optical system, a biological information detector, and an evaluation information generator. The application optical system includes an optical scanner disposed in an optical path of laser light output from a laser light source, and is configured to apply the laser light that has travelled via the optical scanner to a retina of a subject's eye. The biological information detector is configured to detect biological information representing a reaction of a subject to application of the laser light. The evaluation information generator is configured to generate evaluation information on visual function of the subject's eye based on the biological information detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Ryosuke ITO, Hitoshi SHIMIZU, Kenji MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 9714848
    Abstract: An angle detection device include photoemitters, photodetectors, a scale plate disposed therebetween, and a control section to control them. The control section includes an analog-front-end (AFE) to convert analog signals of the photodetectors to digital signals and an arithmetic processor to detect a rotating posture of the scale plate based on the digital signals. The control section simultaneously emits lights from the photoemitters and simultaneously receives the lights by the corresponding photodetectors. The control section then executes the following data processing for each photodetector one by one in sequence: outputting the analog signals representing an entire area of a light-receiving area of one of the photodetectors and outputting the digital signals converted by the AFE to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventor: Satoshi Yanobe
  • Patent number: 9706920
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus capable of performing suitable examination according to the state of the eye includes an examination optical system used to examine an eye, a drive part, two or more imaging parts, an analyzer, and a controller. The drive part moves the examination optical system. The two or more imaging parts substantially simultaneously photograph the anterior segment of the eye from different directions. The analyzer analyzes photographic images captured by the two or more imaging parts to obtain the three-dimensional position of the eye, and displacement information indicating the displacement direction and displacement amount of the eye due to eye movement. The controller performs a first alignment process of controlling the drive part based on the three-dimensional position to move the examination optical system and a second alignment process of controlling the drive part based on the displacement information to move the examination optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Hiroaki Okada, Taisaku Kogawa, Takashi Fujimura, Kohta Fujii
  • Patent number: 9709676
    Abstract: The invention provides a laser light emitting device, which comprises a laser light emitter for emitting a pump light, a resonator for emitting a laser beam by oscillating and amplifying the pump light and a multi-mode fiber for guiding the pump light emitted from the laser light emitter to the resonator, wherein a mode scrambler is provided on the multi-mode fiber, the pump light propagating the multi-mode fiber is stirred and a light intensity distribution is unified by the mode scrambler, and the pump light is entered to the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Taizo Eno, Shigenori Nagano, Ken-ichiro Yoshino
  • Patent number: 9709993
    Abstract: A wide area sensor system includes an unmanned airplane being switchable between an airplane mode for high speed flight and a VTOL mode for low speed flight, a state detection sensor provided in the unmanned airplane, the state detection sensor being driven to detect a state of a detection target, and an external control apparatus that controls flight of the unmanned airplane and driving of the state detection sensor. The external control apparatus performs high speed sensing by driving the state detection sensor while performing the high speed flight of the unmanned airplane in the airplane mode. The control apparatus performs low speed sensing by driving the state detection sensor while performing the low speed flight of the unmanned airplane in the VTOL mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventor: Atsushi Tanahashi
  • Publication number: 20170188816
    Abstract: An ophthalmic information system for long-term management of pathological conditions, in which, upon receipt of patient identification information and examination data from an ophthalmic examination apparatus, a server of the system specifies a medical institution terminal corresponding to the patient identification information, and sends the patient identification information and the examination data received to the medical institution terminal specified. Further, upon receipt of the patient identification information and a report based on the examination data from the medical institution terminal, the server stores at least part of the report in a patient information storage area associated with the patient identification information, and sends at least part of the report to a patient terminal corresponding to the patient identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Yusuke ONO, Taiki AIMI, Masayuki ITO
  • Patent number: 9693687
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ophthalmic examination system includes a plurality of ophthalmic examination apparatuses and a management apparatus that manages the operational status of the ophthalmic examination apparatuses. The ophthalmic examination system includes a receiver, a counting unit, a storage device, and a storage controller. The receiver receives first identification information for identifying a subject. The counting unit includes a counter provided for each apparatus group including at least one ophthalmic examination apparatus, and counts the number of times of use of the apparatus group in units of the first identification information of the subject examined with the ophthalmic examination apparatus included in the apparatus group. The storage controller acquires a counter value indicated by the counter from the counting unit, associates the counter value with second identification information for identifying the apparatus group, and stores them in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventor: Shigetaka Tsuri
  • Patent number: 9693681
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus for measuring an ocular function in a non-contact manner, comprising two or more independent Z alignment detection systems for projecting an alignment light to an eye to be examined and detects a Z alignment position of the eye based on a reflection light from the eye and a control unit for controlling an alignment, wherein the Z alignment detection systems are adapted to have different magnifications, wherein the Z alignment detection systems project the reflection light from the eye to a common photodetection element and the control unit is adapted to execute a coarse Z alignment based on a signal obtained by a Z alignment detection system with a low magnification among the signals obtained from the photodetection element and to execute a precise Z alignment based on a signal obtained by a Z alignment detection system with a high magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Masashi Nakajima, Takaichi Tamura
  • Patent number: 9675241
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ophthalmic examination apparatus includes an examination unit and an analyzer. The examination unit is used to optically examine a subject's eye. The analyzer is configured to analyze examination data obtained by the examination unit, and thereby generate risk information indicating the risk of a specific disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventor: Shigetaka Tsuri
  • Patent number: 9668650
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes a two-dimensional scanning optical system, a refractive optical system, and a concave mirror. The two-dimensional scanning optical system deflects light from a light source in a first angle range. The refractive optical system deflects the light deflected by the two-dimensional scanning optical system in a second angle range that is wider than the first angle range. The concave mirror includes a reflective surface in at least part of the rotational symmetry surface, and reflects the light emitted from the refractive optical system. The exit-side optical axis of the refractive optical system substantially coincides with the rotational symmetry axis of the rotational symmetry surface. The pupil location in the refractive optical system and the exit focus of the concave mirror are located at optically conjugate positions or in the vicinity of the positions. The exit focus is located at a subject's eye position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Takao Tanabe, Ikuo Ishinabe, Kazuhiro Omori, Takuji Sato
  • Patent number: 9668651
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes a refractive power application unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The refractive power application unit is configured to be capable of changing refractive power applied to a subject's eye. The storage unit stores at least a measurement value of eye refractive power obtained by a measurement performed for the subject's eye in the past. The control unit controls the refractive power application unit to selectively apply the measurement value and one or more refractive values different from the measurement value to the subject's eye in response to the input of an instruction to change refractive power applied to the subject's eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Foster Robert, Ishihara Mutsutaka
  • Patent number: 9662013
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ophthalmic microscope includes an illumination system, a pair of light-receiving systems, and a first mechanism. The illumination system is configured to irradiate a subject's eye with illumination light. Each of the light-receiving systems includes a first objective lens and a first imaging device, and is configured to guide return light of the illumination light returning from the subject's eye to the first imaging device through the first objective lens. The objective optical axes of the light-receiving systems are not parallel to each other. The first mechanism is configured to move the light-receiving systems relative to each other to change an angle formed by the objective optical axes of the light-receiving systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Kazuhiro Oomori, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9658685
    Abstract: A three-dimensional input device, which comprises two optical measuring means as set at a predetermined interval from each other, and for measuring a three-dimensional position of an object to be measured at a real time based on a direction of an object to be measured as obtained individually by the two optical measuring means and the predetermined interval and also has a three-dimensional position detecting device which is capable of being mounted on a human body, and a control unit, wherein the control unit generates input information based on change and mode of change of three-dimensional position of the object to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuki Osaragi, Fumio Ohtomo, Masayuki Momiuchi
  • Patent number: 9659378
    Abstract: A technique for performing calibration of a laser scanner efficiently is provided. Point cloud position data of a building 131 is obtained by a laser scanner 141 in which exterior orientation parameters are already known. On the other hand, the building 131 is scanned by a laser scanner 115 while a vehicle 100 travels, and point cloud position data of the building 131 measured by the laser scanner 115 is obtained based on a trajectory the vehicle 100 has traveled. Then, exterior orientation parameters of the laser scanner 115 are calculated based on a correspondence relationship between these two point cloud position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: You Sasaki, Tadayuki Ito, Kazuhiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: D787345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventor: Mitsuo Ishii