Patents by Inventor Karin Kawahara

Karin Kawahara 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: 7692797
    Abstract: An optical tomography system for obtaining a tomographic image of an object to be measured includes a light source unit which emits low coherence light. The low coherence light emitted from the light source unit is divided into measuring light and reference light. The reflected light from the object when the measuring light is projected onto the object and the reference light are multiplexed. The interference light of the reflected light and the reference light which have been multiplexed is detected, and a tomographic image information of the object is obtained by carrying out frequency-analysis on the detected interference light. A first detecting mode in which the interference light is detected at a first wavelength resolution and the interference light is detected at a second wavelength resolution higher than the first wavelength resolution are switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Karin Kawahara
  • Patent number: 7542145
    Abstract: Light emitted from a light source is divided into measuring light and reference light. The reflected light from the object and the reference light are superposed. Interference light of the reflected light and reference light which have been superposed is detected. Intensities of the reflected light in a plurality of positions in the direction of depth of the object are detected on the basis of the frequency and the intensity, and a tomographic image of the object is obtained on the basis of the intensity of the reflected light in each position in the direction of depth. A compensating signal is obtained by removing the spectral components of the measuring light from an interference signal obtained by detection of the interference light, and the compensating signal is provided for detection of the intensities of the reflected light after a Gaussian transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Toida, Karin Kawahara
  • Patent number: 7375818
    Abstract: In an optical tomography system for obtaining a tomographic image of an object to be measured by detecting interference light of the reflected light and the reference light, a controller switches between a first detecting mode in which the interference light is detected at a first wavelength resolution and a second detecting mode in which the interference light is detected at a second wavelength resolution higher than the first wavelength resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Karin Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20070076222
    Abstract: In an optical tomography system for obtaining a tomographic image of an object to be measured by detecting interference light of the reflected light and the reference light, a controller switches between a first detecting mode in which the interference light is detected at a first wavelength resolution and a second detecting mode in which the interference light is detected at a second wavelength resolution higher than the first wavelength resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventor: Karin Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20070076211
    Abstract: Light emitted from a light source is divided into measuring light and reference light. The reflected light from the object and the reference light are superposed. Interference light of the reflected light and reference light which have been superposed is detected. Intensities of the reflected light in a plurality of positions in the direction of depth of the object are detected on the basis of the frequency and the intensity, and a tomographic image of the object is obtained on the basis of the intensity of the reflected light in each position in the direction of depth. A compensating signal is obtained by removing the spectral components of the measuring light from an interference signal obtained by detection of the interference light, and the compensating signal is provided for detection of the intensities of the reflected light after a Gaussian transform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Masahiro Toida, Karin Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20070076220
    Abstract: An optical tomography system for obtaining a tomographic image of an object to be measured includes a light source unit which emits low coherence light. The low coherence light emitted from the light source unit is divided into measuring light and reference light. The reflected light from the object when the measuring light is projected onto the object and the reference light are multiplexed. The interference light of the reflected light and the reference light which have been multiplexed is detected, and a tomographic image information of the object is obtained by carrying out frequency-analysis on the detected interference light. A first detecting mode in which the interference light is detected at a first wavelength resolution and the interference light is detected at a second wavelength resolution higher than the first wavelength resolution are switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventor: Karin Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20040131969
    Abstract: A non-resonant two-photon absorbing material is provided, comprising a specified compound and exhibiting far stronger non-resonant two-photon absorption and two-photon emission than conventional materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroo Takizawa, Masaharu Akiba, Takeharu Tani, Jun Kawamata, Katsumi Kobayashi, Karin Kawahara