Patents by Inventor Akemi Suzuki

Akemi Suzuki 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: 9383570
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring images of spatially different analysis regions. Each of the images of the analysis regions is constituted by pixels including a plurality of data acquired simultaneously or time-serially. The method further includes obtaining a cross-correlation between two analysis regions by using data of pixels of images of the analysis regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9378434
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring fluorescent images of frames in time-series. Each fluorescent image comprises pixels in which pixel data are acquired in the time-series. The method further includes setting analysis areas to the acquired fluorescent images, calculating a classification value of the analysis areas, classifying the images into one or more groups on the basis of the classification value, calculating an average image of the analysis area every group, subtracting the average image from each image of the analysis area every group to calculate a new image of the analysis area, and calculating a correlation value on the basis of the new images every group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9330338
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring fluorescent images of frames in time-series. Each fluorescent image comprises pixels in which pixel data are acquired in the time-series. The method further includes setting analysis areas to the fluorescent images, selecting the fluorescent images of two or more frames to be used in analysis, extracting data pairs each comprising two pixels in which acquisition time intervals are the same in the analysis area of each of the selected fluorescent images, and performing product sum calculation of each of the data pairs for all of the selected images to calculate a correlation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9262667
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring an image of at least one frame that comprises pixels, setting at least one analytic region for the image of at least one frame, extracting data on the pixel corresponding to each analytic region, setting time intervals for data pairs for use in correlation calculations, performing a correlation calculation for each of the time intervals by use of the extracted data, and performing a fitting for each of the correlation calculation results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150054938
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring images of spatially different analysis regions. Each of the images of the analysis regions is constituted by pixels including a plurality of data acquired simultaneously or time-serially. The method further includes obtaining a cross-correlation between two analysis regions by using data of pixels of images of the analysis regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8908993
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring images of spatially different analysis regions. Each of the images of the analysis regions is constituted by pixels including a plurality of data acquired simultaneously or time-serially. The method further includes obtaining a cross-correlation between two analysis regions by using data of pixels of images of the analysis regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140247976
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring an image of at least one frame that comprises pixels, setting at least one analytic region for the image of at least one frame, extracting data on the pixel corresponding to each analytic region, setting time intervals for data pairs for use in correlation calculations, performing a correlation calculation for each of the time intervals by use of the extracted data, and performing a fitting for each of the correlation calculation results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8705865
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring an image of an observation region including a plurality of pixels respectively having a plurality of time serially acquired data, setting an analysis region on the image of the observation region, setting a sub analysis region smaller than the analysis region, intermittently moving the sub analysis region in increments of a pixel interval over the entire analysis region, executing correlation analysis using data of pixels in the sub analysis region every time the sub analysis region is moved, so as to estimate at least a molecular number or a diffusion constant of the sub analysis region, and forming a molecular number or diffusion constant image by mapping the molecular numbers or the diffusion constants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130236060
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring fluorescent images of frames in time-series. Each fluorescent image comprises pixels in which pixel data are acquired in the time-series. The method further includes setting analysis areas to the acquired fluorescent images, calculating a classification value of the analysis areas, classifying the images into one or more groups on the basis of the classification value, calculating an average image of the analysis area every group, subtracting the average image from each image of the analysis area every group to calculate a new image of the analysis area, and calculating a correlation value on the basis of the new images every group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130236061
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring fluorescent images of frames in time-series. Each fluorescent image comprises pixels in which pixel data are acquired in the time-series. The method further includes setting analysis areas to the fluorescent images, selecting the fluorescent images of two or more frames to be used in analysis, extracting data pairs each comprising two pixels in which acquisition time intervals are the same in the analysis area of each of the selected fluorescent images, and performing product sum calculation of each of the data pairs for all of the selected images to calculate a correlation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120201463
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring an image of an observation region including a plurality of pixels respectively having a plurality of time serially acquired data, setting an analysis region on the image of the observation region, setting a sub analysis region smaller than the analysis region, intermittently moving the sub analysis region in increments of a pixel interval over the entire analysis region, executing correlation analysis using data of pixels in the sub analysis region every time the sub analysis region is moved, so as to estimate at least a molecular number or a diffusion constant of the sub analysis region, and forming a molecular number or diffusion constant image by mapping the molecular numbers or the diffusion constants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8194981
    Abstract: A fluorescent signal analyzing apparatus includes an image input unit, a storage unit, an extracting unit, and an analyzing unit. At least one fluorescent image of a sample is input to the input unit. The storage unit stores data on the at least one fluorescent image input to the image input unit. The extracting unit extracts, for each of the fluorescent images, data on a fluorescence intensity in a desired region on the at least one fluorescent image from the data on the at least one fluorescent image stored in the storage unit. The analyzing unit calculates at least one of a correlation and a photon counting histogram for the desired region by use of the data on the fluorescence intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8130383
    Abstract: An optical signal analysis apparatus includes a photodetector and an analyzer. The photodetector is to detect light emitted from measurement points in a sample. The analyzer is to analyze a molecular interaction between two of the measurement points by using fluctuation signals corresponding to fluctuations of the light from the measurement points that are detected by the photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110317910
    Abstract: An image analysis method includes acquiring images of spatially different analysis regions. Each of the images of the analysis regions is constituted by pixels including a plurality of data acquired simultaneously or time-serially. The method further includes obtaining a cross-correlation between two analysis regions by using data of pixels of images of the analysis regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090252414
    Abstract: A fluorescent signal analyzing apparatus includes an image input unit, a storage unit, an extracting unit, and an analyzing unit. At least one fluorescent image of a sample is input to the input unit. The storage unit stores data on the at least one fluorescent image input to the image input unit. The extracting unit extracts, for each of the fluorescent images, data on a fluorescence intensity in a desired region on the at least one fluorescent image from the data on the at least one fluorescent image stored in the storage unit. The analyzing unit calculates at least one of a correlation and a photon counting histogram for the desired region by use of the data on the fluorescence intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20080306713
    Abstract: An optical signal analysis apparatus includes a photodetector and an analyzer. The photodetector is to detect light emitted from measurement points in a sample. The analyzer is to analyze a molecular interaction between two of the measurement points by using fluctuation signals corresponding to fluctuations of the light from the measurement points that are detected by the photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080225272
    Abstract: A fluorescence spectroscopy apparatus includes an excitation optical system, a fluorescence detector, a signal processor, and a computer. The excitation optical system alternately applies light beams with different wavelengths or different intensities to a specific region of a sample at shifted times. The fluorescence detector detects fluorescence generated from the sample. The signal processor performs signal processing for a signal detected by the fluorescence detector. The computer performs correlation analysis on a signal generated by the signal processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi NISHIMURA, Akemi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: D751091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki
  • Patent number: D803854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Akemi Suzuki