Patents Assigned to Topcon Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240130612
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus corrects an image of a subject's eye formed by arranging a plurality of A-scan images acquired by scanning inside the subject's eye with measurement light deflected around a scan center position. The ophthalmologic information processing apparatus includes a specifying unit and a transforming unit. The specifying unit is configured to specify a transformation position along a traveling direction of the measurement light passing through the scan center position, the transformation position corresponding to a pixel position in the image. The transforming unit is configured to transform the pixel position into the transformation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi HIROSE, Tatsuo YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11966508
    Abstract: A survey system is provided which includes a surveying instrument capable of making distance and angle measurements of a target attached to a pole, and an eyewear device including an eye sensor configured to detect an eye motion, and an input unit for inputting a command corresponding to an eye motion detected by the eye sensor into the surveying instrument, and capable of displaying an image superimposed on a landscape. Measurement points are displayed on the eyewear device by being synchronized with and superimposed on a landscape of a survey site, and from the eyewear device worn by a worker, according to an eye motion, a command is input into the surveying instrument and distance and angle measurements of the target are made. A worker can perform a work while keeping a posture gripping the pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11950849
    Abstract: An ophthalmic system of an embodiment includes a slit lamp microscope, three dimensional image constructing unit, rendering processor, display controller, report creating unit, and report output unit. The slit lamp microscope includes a front image acquiring unit that photographs an anterior eye segment to acquire a front image, and an image collecting unit that photographs the anterior eye segment with slit light to collect a plurality of images. The three dimensional image constructing unit constructs a three dimensional image based on the collected images. The rendering processor applies rendering to the three dimensional image to construct a rendered image. The display controller displays the front image and the rendered image on a display device. The report creating unit includes a user interface used for creating a report on information displayed. The report output unit outputs the report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Hisashi Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11953891
    Abstract: Provided is a work management system enabling real-time inspection by simultaneously performing work and measurements. The work management system includes a tool including a communication unit and a trigger switch, a camera unit including a communication unit, a camera capable of identifying 3D camera coordinates from an image, a posture detecting device configured to acquire camera posture information, a control unit, and a prism, and a surveying instrument including a communication unit, a tracking unit, a distance-measuring unit, an angle-measuring unit, and a control unit, wherein upon detection that the trigger switch has been used, the camera unit collects camera posture information by the posture detecting device, a tool image by the camera, position coordinates of the prism measured by the surveying instrument, and orientation information of the camera unit viewed from the surveying instrument, and obtains and stores position coordinates of a tip end position of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yanobe, Toshio Yamada, Kazuki Osaragi
  • Publication number: 20240111135
    Abstract: A variable magnification optical component and an ophthalmic apparatus having a simpler mechanism and requiring a small space are provided. The variable magnification optical component includes an optical path, and a power changer, disposed rotatably with respect to an optical axis of the optical path. The power changer is configured to be removably inserted into the optical path, in which the power changer includes: multiple lenses for varying power and a light beam passage hole configured not to interfere with the lenses. In a first configuration of the variable magnification optical component, the power changer is inclined at a predetermined angle, such that the lenses are retracted outside the optical path, and the optical path passes through the light beam passage hole. In a second configuration of the variable magnification optical component, the power changer is restored and the lenses are positioned on the optical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi SHIMIZU, Dai SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240102801
    Abstract: Automation of surveying operations is achieved. When surveying is performed by a surveying apparatus, acquisition of a surveying condition, acquisition of surveying data, acquisition of image data, and acquisition of environmental data are performed. These pieces of data are associated with each other and are stored as learning data. On the basis of this learning data, an AI-estimated model for estimating a surveying condition by using image data of a surveying target and environmental data of a surveying site, is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventor: You SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240102800
    Abstract: Efficiency of operation related to acquisition of a tilt offset of a surveying apparatus is improved. A total station includes a tilt sensor, a tilt offset acquisition unit that acquires a tilt offset of the tilt sensor, a measurement unit that measures a variable value of a phenomenon that can cause the tilt offset to vary, and a determination unit that determines whether to acquire the tilt offset, based on output from the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: You SASAKI, Hideki MORITA, Hiroaki SUGIMOTO, Yuto SUZUKI, Shuichi MINAMIGUCHI, Nobuyuki NISHITA, Hideyuki MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11940274
    Abstract: A tilt detecting unit has a tilt sensor and is rotatably supported by an inner frame through a second shaft orthogonal to a first shaft, a first encoder is provided on the first shaft, a second encoder is provided on the second shaft, motors are provided on the respective shafts, an arithmetic processing module drives the respective motors so that the tilt sensor detects the horizontality based on a signal issued by the tilt sensor, calculates a tilt of the outer frame based on the outputs from the first and second encoders when the tilt sensor detects the horizontality, reverses the tilt detecting unit 180° at least once based on the outputs from the respective encoders in a stationary state of the tilt detecting device, and performs the calibration of the tilt sensor based on the detection signals output from the tilt sensor before and after the reversal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON Corporation
    Inventors: Fumio Ohtomo, Nobuyuki Nishita, Kaoru Kumagai
  • Patent number: 11941800
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus analyzes an image of a subject's eye formed by arranging a plurality of A-scan images acquired by performing OCT scan on inside the subject's eye with measurement light deflected around a scan center position. The ophthalmologic information processing apparatus includes a correcting unit, a region specifying unit, and a direction specifying unit. The correcting unit is configured to transform a pixel position in the image into a transformation position along a traveling direction of the measurement light passing through the scan center position. The region specifying unit is configured to specify a predetermined layer region by analyzing the image in which the pixel position has been transformed by the correcting unit. The direction specifying unit is configured to specify a normal direction of the layer region specified by the region specifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Hirose, Tatsuo Yamaguchi, Suguru Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 11933611
    Abstract: A technique enables a surveying device to acquire a direction of a target by using as little extra hardware as possible. A method aims a laser scanner, as a surveying device, at a reflective prism that is a target. The method includes obtaining a photographic image of the laser scanner that is captured by a smartphone from the reflective prism side and determining a direction of the reflective prism as seen from the laser scanner on the basis of the photographic image. The method also includes rotating the laser scanner to make the laser scanner face the reflective prism straight on, on the basis of the direction of the reflective prism as seen from the laser scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Topcon Corporation
    Inventor: You Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11925411
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus according to the embodiments includes a search unit, a correction unit, and a display control unit. The search unit is configured to search for filter information for correcting an aberration in complex OCT data of a subject's eye so that a quality of the complex OCT data becomes a predetermined level. The correction unit is configured to correct the aberration in the complex OCT data based on the filter information searched by the search unit. The display control unit is configured to display, on a display means, aberration information on a pupil surface of the subject's eye corresponding to the filter information searched by the search unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Mino, Yoshikiyo Moriguchi, Akiko Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11925415
    Abstract: A slit lamp microscope of some embodiment examples includes an illumination system, first photographing system, first movement mechanism, and controller. The illumination system includes a slit forming unit that forms a slit for generating slit light and projects the slit light onto an anterior segment of a subject's eye from a first direction. The first photographing system photographs the anterior segment onto which the slit light is being projected, from a second direction different from the first direction. The first movement mechanism moves a movable portion that includes at least the slit forming unit. The controller performs a first control for the first movement mechanism to move the movable portion and a second control for the first photographing system to photograph the anterior segment a plurality of times in parallel with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ohmori, Yasufumi Fukuma, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20240074659
    Abstract: An ophthalmic microscope includes an observation system configured to observe an eye to be examined, the observation system including an objective lens and a pair of observation optical paths, an imaging system capable of stereoscopically imaging respective observation lights of the eye to be examined from the observation optical paths, and a mode switching unit capable of selectively switching among a first mode for acquiring a first image obtained by stereoscopically imaging the observation lights from both the observation optical paths using the imaging system, a second mode for acquiring only a second image obtained by imaging the observation light from one of the observation optical paths using the imaging system, and a third mode for acquiring only a third image obtained by imaging the observation light from the other of the observation optical paths using the imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Akira MIZUNO, Kenji MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20240074649
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an objective lens, a first illumination optical system arranged approximately coaxially with an optical axis of the objective lens and configured to be capable of irradiating first illumination light onto an eye to be examined through the objective lens, a second illumination optical system arranged so as to be eccentric to the optical axis of the objective lens and configured to be capable of irradiating second illumination light onto the eye to be examined through the objective lens, a left-eye observation optical system configured to be capable of guiding returning light from the eye to be examined, where the first illumination light or the second illumination light has entered through the objective lens, to a left-eye eyepiece or a left-eye imaging element, and a right-eye observation optical system configured to be capable of guiding returning light from the eye to be examined, where the first illumination light or the second illumination light has entered through the obj
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11911108
    Abstract: A blood flow measuring unit of a blood flow measurement apparatus of an embodiment includes an optical system for applying an OCT scan to an eye fundus and obtains blood flow information based on data acquired by the OCT scan. A movement mechanism moves the optical system. A controller applies a first movement control to the movement mechanism to move the optical system in a first direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical system by a predetermined distance from the optical axis. A judging unit judges occurrence of vignetting based on a detection result of return light of light incident on the eye through the optical system after the first movement control. The controller applies a second movement control to the movement mechanism to further move the optical system based on a judgement result obtained by the judging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Sakai, Shunsuke Nakamura, Kana Nishikawa, Masahiro Akiba
  • Patent number: 11911102
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus is provided, which is capable of more securely supporting left and right cheekbone portions of a subject in accordance with the size and shape of the subject's face allowing the subject to respond orally where the positions of the subject's eyes are fixed. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes a forehead contact portion coming into contact with the forehead of the subject, and a cheek contact portion coming into contact with the cheeks of the subject. The cheek contact portion includes a first cheek-contact body that supports one of the cheeks of the subject, a second cheek-contact body that supports the other one of the cheeks of the subject, and an opening/closing mechanism portion that opens and closes in a horizontal direction the first cheek-contact body and the second cheek-contact body in a direction of coming close to each other and a direction of separating from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: John Thomas Trefethen, Thomas Nuzzo, Akira Mizuno, Shigeru Okikawa, Yuta Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11913786
    Abstract: A surveying instrument including a light projecting optical system which projects the distance measuring light, a light receiving optical system which receives the reflected distance measuring light from an object, a frame unit 5 which horizontally rotates around a horizontal rotation shaft, a scanning mirror which is provided in the frame unit, vertically rotates, a horizontal angle detector which detects a horizontal angle of the frame unit, a vertical angle detector which detects a vertical angle of the scanning mirror and an arithmetic control module which calculates the three-dimensional coordinates of the object, in which the light receiving optical system has a reflecting mirror having a reflecting surface which is an off-axis paraboloidal surface or an off-axis free-form surface, and the reflected distance measuring light is configured to be led to a light receiving module by the reflecting mirror while being condensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON Corporation
    Inventor: Taichi Yuasa
  • Publication number: 20240057862
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing system for selecting a subject at risk of glaucoma as a candidate includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires measurement information of an eye of the subject measured by an ophthalmologic apparatus; and a determination unit that determines whether the subject is a candidate at risk of glaucoma based on an anterior chamber depth of the subject included in the measurement information acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitsugu TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240057861
    Abstract: A grade evaluation apparatus for blood vessel distribution image includes a control device. The control device is configured to: obtain a blood vessel distribution image, the blood vessel distribution image representing a distribution of blood vessels in an eyeball obtained by OCT-angiography; calculate a plurality of evaluation values from the blood vessel distribution image based on a plurality of criteria; and calculate a grade value based on the plurality of evaluation values, the grade value indicating a grade of the blood vessel distribution image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventor: Sho NITTA
  • Patent number: D1017042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Nuzzo, Masashi Yamaoka