Patents by Inventor Ayumu SAKURAI
Ayumu SAKURAI 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: 20230350185Abstract: A microscope system includes an observation optical system that forms an optical image of a specimen on an object side of an ocular lens; a projection device that superimposes information on an image plane on which the optical image is formed, an imaging device that is provided on an imaging optical path branched from an observation optical path, and a processor. The processor controls the projection device to superimpose, on the image plane, focus information based on a captured image of the specimen acquired by the imaging device and analysis information regarding a result of image analysis on the captured image, the image analysis being different from focus analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Evident CorporationInventor: Ayumu SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20230176356Abstract: A microscope system includes: a microscope optical system including an ocular lens, the microscope optical system being configured to form an optical image of a sample on an object side of the ocular lens; a processor configured to generate, based on examination information regarding examination to the sample and magnification information regarding a magnification of the microscope optical system, image data of a comparative image for comparison with the optical image; and a superimposition device configured to superimpose, based on the image data generated by the processor, the comparative image onto an image plane on which the optical image is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Evident CorporationInventor: Ayumu SAKURAI
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Patent number: 11124755Abstract: A cell culture monitoring system includes measuring units housed in an incubator and each equipped with an indicator, the measuring units each measuring a state of cells in a culture container mounted therein; and an administration unit. The administration unit includes a receiver that receives, from each of the measuring units, a state of the cells measured, the state being associated with identification information of the measuring unit; an analyzer that analyzes the state of the cells and computes information indicating a culture state; a storage that stores, in association with each other, the information indicating the culture state and the identification information; a display that displays, in association with each other, the information indicating the culture state and an identification based on the identification information; and a controller that controls the indicators so that each of the indicators displays the identification corresponding to the identification displayed on the display.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Naohiro Ariga, Toshiyuki Hattori, Mina Kobayashi, Ayumu Sakurai
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Patent number: 10936788Abstract: A display control system includes an image data generation device that generates a plurality of pieces of image data, a storage device that stores the plurality of pieces of image data and a plurality of pieces of position data of holding units, and a display data generation device that generates display data on the basis of the plurality of pieces of image data and position data. The display data is data for aligning and displaying in a fixed direction a plurality of pieces of sample information that includes at least either a plurality of images or a plurality of analysis results, and data that is a result of laying out first sample information and first position information in such a manner that a display device displays the first sample information and the first position information representing a position of a first holding unit corresponding to the first sample information.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Mina Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Hattori, Naohiro Ariga, Ayumu Sakurai
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Patent number: 10877259Abstract: A microscope system includes a microscope apparatus configured to obtain a microscopic image of a culture cell by picking up an image of the culture cell, and a first control device configured to record a culture condition of the culture cell and the microscopic image in a recording unit in association with each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Hattori, Mina Kobayashi, Naohiro Ariga, Ayumu Sakurai
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Patent number: 10621413Abstract: The number of cells existing and the positions thereof in a container that contains the cells can be grasped at a glance. Provided is an analysis-result browsing device that includes: a camera that captures cells at set capturing positions; a processing unit that detects and analyzes the cells captured by the camera, for the respective capturing positions; a display unit that displays analysis results of the cells analyzed by the processing unit, together with a container map that shows a container and the plurality of capturing positions in the container; and a control unit that sets the capturing positions in the container, which contains the cells, and simultaneously displays the analysis results of the cells at at least two of the capturing positions on the container map, which is displayed on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Mina Kobayashi, Ayumu Sakurai, Toshiyuki Hattori, Naohiro Ariga, Shinichi Takimoto, Taiji Mine
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Patent number: 10613310Abstract: An observation device including: an imaging element that captures images of cells contained in a culture vessel; an oblique illumination device that performs oblique illumination to the cells from a plurality of illumination directions, out of the optical axis of the imaging element; a controller that detects the relationship between the position of the culture vessel and the position of the imaging element and that selects the illumination directions of the oblique illumination device on the basis of the detected relationship between the position of the culture vessel and the position of the imaging element; and an image processor that applies, on the basis of the illumination direction of the oblique illumination device, processing for reducing shadows on the cells caused by the oblique illumination, to an image of the cells acquired by the imaging element.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Ayumu Sakurai, Mina Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Hattori, Naohiro Ariga, Takashi Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20190062689Abstract: A culture monitoring system includes: an image acquisition device that is arranged in an incubator and acquires an image of a biological sample cultured in the incubator; and a controller that controls the image acquisition device. The controller includes an estimator that estimates a state of a temperature of the biological sample with respect to a set temperature of the incubator, and a device controller that restricts an operation of the image acquisition device at least according to the state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Naohiro ARIGA, Toshiyuki HATTORI, Mina KOBAYASHI, Ayumu SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20190025565Abstract: A microscope system includes a microscope apparatus configured to obtain a microscopic image of a culture cell by picking up an image of the culture cell, and a first control device configured to record a culture condition of the culture cell and the microscopic image in a recording unit in association with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki HATTORI, Mina KOBAYASHI, Naohiro ARIGA, Ayumu SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20180346869Abstract: A cell culture monitoring system includes measuring units housed in an incubator and each equipped with an indicator, the measuring units each measuring a state of cells in a culture container mounted therein; and an administration unit. The administration unit includes a receiver that receives, from each of the measuring units, a state of the cells measured, the state being associated with identification information of the measuring unit; an analyzer that analyzes the state of the cells and computes information indicating a culture state; a storage that stores, in association with each other, the information indicating the culture state and the identification information; a display that displays, in association with each other, the information indicating the culture state and an identification based on the identification information; and a controller that controls the indicators so that each of the indicators displays the identification corresponding to the identification displayed on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Naohiro ARIGA, Toshiyuki HATTORI, Mina KOBAYASHI, Ayumu SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20180314046Abstract: An observation device including: an imaging element that captures images of cells contained in a culture vessel; an oblique illumination device that performs oblique illumination to the cells from a plurality of illumination directions, out of the optical axis of the imaging element; a controller that detects the relationship between the position of the culture vessel and the position of the imaging element and that selects the illumination directions of the oblique illumination device on the basis of the detected relationship between the position of the culture vessel and the position of the imaging element; and an image processor that applies, on the basis of the illumination direction of the oblique illumination device, processing for reducing shadows on the cells caused by the oblique illumination, to an image of the cells acquired by the imaging element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Ayumu SAKURAI, Mina KOBAYASHI, Toshiyuki HATTORI, Naohiro ARIGA, Takashi MIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20180285623Abstract: The number of cells existing and the positions thereof in a container that contains the cells can be grasped at a glance. Provided is an analysis-result browsing device that includes: a camera that captures cells at set capturing positions; a processing unit that detects and analyzes the cells captured by the camera, for the respective capturing positions; a display unit that displays analysis results of the cells analyzed by the processing unit, together with a container map that shows a container and the plurality of capturing positions in the container; and a control unit that sets the capturing positions in the container, which contains the cells, and simultaneously displays the analysis results of the cells at at least two of the capturing positions on the container map, which is displayed on the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Mina KOBAYASHI, Ayumu SAKURAI, Toshiyuki HATTORI, Naohiro ARIGA, Shinichi TAKIMOTO, Taiji MINE
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Publication number: 20180276183Abstract: A display control system includes an image data generation device that generates a plurality of pieces of image data, a storage device that stores the plurality of pieces of image data and a plurality of pieces of position data of holding units, and a display data generation device that generates display data on the basis of the plurality of pieces of image data and position data. The display data is data for aligning and displaying in a fixed direction a plurality of pieces of sample information that includes at least either a plurality of images or a plurality of analysis results, and data that is a result of laying out first sample information and first position information in such a manner that a display device displays the first sample information and the first position information representing a position of a first holding unit corresponding to the first sample information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Mina KOBAYASHI, Toshiyuki HATTORI, Naohiro ARIGA, Ayumu SAKURAI