Patents by Inventor Keiji Murata
Keiji Murata 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: 20240106221Abstract: The heat shrinkable tube according to the present disclosure contains an ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer as a main component. The heat shrinkable tube has a melting point of 210° C. to 250° C. and a storage elastic modulus of 0.8 MPa to 2.8 MPa at 250° C. to 280° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC FINE POLYMER, INC., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Keiji ISHIBASHI, Seiichirou MURATA, Ryota FUKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20210364864Abstract: An optical device is provided that includes a first optical member made of a birefringent material and disposed so that an optical axis of the first optical member is neither parallel nor orthogonal to a direction in which incident light travels. Moreover, a second optical member made of a birefringent material is disposed so that an optical axis of the second optical member is neither parallel nor orthogonal to the direction in which the incident light travels. A third optical member is disposed between the first and second optical members and generates an optical path difference of {¼+m×(½)}×? (m is an integer) between orthogonal polarization components of light emitted from the first optical member. At least one of the optical members is rotatable about an axis of the incident light.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Keiji Murata, Futoshi Ishii
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Patent number: 11129528Abstract: An OCT apparatus includes an OCT optical system that splits light from an OCT light source into a measurement optical path and a reference optical path and detects a spectral interference signal between measurement light and reference light, an image processor that processes the spectral interference signal to acquire OCT data of an examinee's eye, an optical scanner that deflects the measurement light and performs scanning on tissue of the examinee's eye, and a light guiding optical system that includes an objective optical system curving a concentrating plane such that the concentrating plane has a convex shape toward a side of a fundus, and forms the concentrating plane of the measurement light in an anterior chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Keiji Murata
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Publication number: 20210180950Abstract: Disclosed herein is a measurement device capable of measuring distance to an object. The measurement device comprises an illumination optical system configured to emit irradiation light having a predetermined pattern onto an object through a first optical path and a second optical path different from each other, and an observation system configured to observe a first light source image projected onto the object through the first optical path and a second light source image projected onto the object through the second optical path. The illumination optical system is configured to focus light through the first optical path and light through the second optical path on predetermined positions in a plan view of the object viewed along a traveling direction of the irradiation light. The measurement device measures a distance to the object based on the first light source image and the second light source image observed by the observation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventor: Keiji Murata
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Patent number: 10674905Abstract: An OCT apparatus includes an OCT optical system guiding measurement light to a region including a central portion and a peripheral portion of a fundus, and an image processor processing a spectral interference signal output from the OCT optical system to acquire OCT data of an examinee's eye. The OCT optical system includes a first reference optical path having a path length for obtaining OCT data including the central portion and a second reference optical path having a path length for obtaining OCT data including the peripheral portion. The image processor obtains OCT data including the central portion based on an interference signal between measurement light guided to the central portion and reference light from the first reference optical path, and obtains OCT data including the peripheral portion based on an interference signal between measurement light guided to the peripheral portion and reference light from the second reference optical path.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Murata, Yusuke Ando, Sasagu Tachibana
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Publication number: 20190125178Abstract: An ophthalmic imaging device includes a first optical system, a second optical system, and a wavelength splitting member. The first optical system irradiates light whose center wavelength is a first wavelength region being an infrared region. The first optical system includes an optical coherence tomography unit and an imaging element. The second optical system irradiates light whose center wavelength is in a second wavelength region. A wavelength of the second wavelength region is shorter than a wavelength of the first wavelength region. The second optical system includes a fixation light source and a short wavelength optical system. The wavelength splitting member is disposed on a common optical path of the measuring light, an anterior ocular segment photographing light, a fixation light, and a short wavelength light. The wavelength splitting member divides the common optical path into a first optical path and a second optical path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Keiji MURATA
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Publication number: 20190099074Abstract: An OCT apparatus includes an OCT optical system that splits light from an OCT light source into a measurement optical path and a reference optical path and detects a spectral interference signal between measurement light and reference light, an image processor that processes the spectral interference signal to acquire OCT data of an examinee's eye, an optical scanner that deflects the measurement light and performs scanning on tissue of the examinee's eye, and a light guiding optical system that includes an objective optical system curving a concentrating plane such that the concentrating plane has a convex shape toward a side of a fundus, and forms the concentrating plane of the measurement light in an anterior chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Keiji MURATA
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Patent number: 10238281Abstract: An optical coherence tomography device includes an OCT optical system that irradiates a tissue of the subject's eye with measurement light from a light source, and detects interference between reference light and the measurement light reflected from the tissue by using a detector, and a processor, in which the processor performs a generation process of acquiring A-scan data based on a signal output from the detector in a cycle of 300 kilohertz or more and generating three-dimensional OCT data at any time based on the acquired A-scan data, and performs an analysis process on each piece of the three-dimensional OCT data generated at any time through the generation process, so as to output a real-time analysis result of the three-dimensional OCT data which is generated at any time.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Isogai, Hideki Aono, Yukihiro Higuchi, Yuji Murase, Norimasa Satake, Keiji Murata
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Patent number: 10101148Abstract: An OCT apparatus includes: a light source unit that includes first and second wavelength sweeping light sources which sequentially emit light with first and second spectrum bandwidths; an SS-OCT optical system that splits the light into measurement light and reference light to receive interference signal light; a second detector that is a deviation detector detecting a phase deviation and a wavelength deviation and detects a signal including pieces of FPN; a calculation processor connecting first and second spectrum interference signals and processes the connected spectrum interference signals to acquire an OCT image and that obtains the phase deviation and the wavelength deviation; and a correction unit that corrects the phase deviation and the wavelength deviation and corrects the phase deviation and the wavelength deviation obtained by the calculation processor.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Murata, Masaaki Hanebuchi
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Publication number: 20180289256Abstract: An OCT apparatus includes an OCT optical system guiding measurement light to a region including a central portion and a peripheral portion of a fundus, and an image processor processing a spectral interference signal output from the OCT optical system to acquire OCT data of an examinee's eye. The OCT optical system includes a first reference optical path having a path length for obtaining OCT data including the central portion and a second reference optical path having a path length for obtaining OCT data including the peripheral portion. The image processor obtains OCT data including the central portion based on an interference signal between measurement light guided to the central portion and reference light from the first reference optical path, and obtains OCT data including the peripheral portion based on an interference signal between measurement light guided to the peripheral portion and reference light from the second reference optical path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji MURATA, Yusuke ANDO, Sasagu TACHIBANA
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Patent number: 10076243Abstract: An ophthalmic imaging device for capturing a tomographic image of an eye, includes: an OCT optical system detecting interference of reference light and measurement light; a measurement optical system including an optical scanner and an objective optical system, the optical scanner being configured to deflect the measurement light to perform scanning with the measurement light; a driver configured to displace a relative position of the optical scanner with respect to the objective optical system in an optical axis direction; and a controller configured to control the driver to adjust a turning position of the measurement light in the optical axis direction. The controller changes the turning position between a first position corresponding to a first depth band of the eye and a second position corresponding to a second depth band of the eye which is different from the first depth band.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Murata, Masaaki Hanebuchi, Masakazu Endo
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Publication number: 20180135962Abstract: An OCT apparatus includes: a light source unit that includes first and second wavelength sweeping light sources which sequentially emit light with first and second spectrum bandwidths; an SS-OCT optical system that splits the light into measurement light and reference light to receive interference signal light; a second detector that is a deviation detector detecting a phase deviation and a wavelength deviation and detects a signal including pieces of FPN; a calculation processor connecting first and second spectrum interference signals and processes the connected spectrum interference signals to acquire an OCT image and that obtains the phase deviation and the wavelength deviation; and a correction unit that corrects the phase deviation and the wavelength deviation and corrects the phase deviation and the wavelength deviation obtained by the calculation processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji MURATA, Masaaki HANEBUCHI
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Publication number: 20170238798Abstract: An optical coherence tomography device includes an OCT optical system that irradiates a tissue of the subject's eye with measurement light from a light source, and detects interference between reference light and the measurement light reflected from the tissue by using a detector, and a processor, in which the processor performs a generation process of acquiring A-scan data based on a signal output from the detector in a cycle of 300 kilohertz or more and generating three-dimensional OCT data at any time based on the acquired A-scan data, and performs an analysis process on each piece of the three-dimensional OCT data generated at any time through the generation process, so as to output a real-time analysis result of the three-dimensional OCT data which is generated at any time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki ISOGAI, Hideki AONO, Yukihiro HIGUCHI, Yuji MURASE, Norimasa SATAKE, Keiji MURATA
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Patent number: 9726204Abstract: A fluid pressure actuator including a fluid pressure cylinder having a first position detector and a second position detector, a piston body having a piston head and a rod, the piston head mounted on the rod and slidably accommodated in the fluid pressure cylinder, the rod including a first scale and a second scale, the first scale facing the first position detector and the first position detector configured to detect a position in a sliding direction of the piston body, the second scale facing the second position detector and the second position detector configured to detect a position of the rod in a rotation direction of the piston body, and a controller configured to perform a first positioning control of a position of the rod in the sliding direction and a second positioning control of the rod in the rotation direction may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Kajinami, Fumitaka Moroishi, Keiji Murata, Shinji Ueyama, Tatsuya Ishimoto, Yoshiaki Yukimori
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Patent number: 9709383Abstract: An optical coherence tomography apparatus includes: an OCT light source; a first light splitter configured to split an optical path into a first measurement optical path and a reference optical path; a light guide optical system including a second light splitter, configured to guide the measurement light to a test substance through the second light splitter, the second light splitter splitting the reflected light into the first and second measurement optical paths; a detection optical system detecting first interference between the reflected light having passed through the first measurement optical path and the reference light, and second interference between the reflected light having passed through the second measurement optical path and the reference light; and a calculation controller processing an output signal which is output from the detection optical system to obtain OCT data regarding the test substance.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaaki Hanebuchi, Keiji Murata
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Publication number: 20160317028Abstract: An ophthalmic imaging device for capturing a tomographic image of an eye, includes: an OCT optical system detecting interference of reference light and measurement light; a measurement optical system including an optical scanner and an objective optical system, the optical scanner being configured to deflect the measurement light to perform scanning with the measurement light; a driver configured to displace a relative position of the optical scanner with respect to the objective optical system in an optical axis direction; and a controller configured to control the driver to adjust a turning position of the measurement light in the optical axis direction. The controller changes the turning position between a first position corresponding to a first depth band of the eye and a second position corresponding to a second depth band of the eye which is different from the first depth band.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji MURATA, Masaaki HANEBUCHI, Masakazu ENDO
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Publication number: 20160320171Abstract: An optical coherence tomography apparatus includes: an OCT light source; a first light splitter configured to split an optical path into a first measurement optical path and a reference optical path; a light guide optical system including a second light splitter, configured to guide the measurement light to a test substance through the second light splitter, the second light splitter splitting the reflected light into the first and second measurement optical paths; a detection optical system detecting first interference between the reflected light having passed through the first measurement optical path and the reference light, and second interference between the reflected light having passed through the second measurement optical path and the reference light; and a calculation controller processing an output signal which is output from the detection optical system to obtain OCT data regarding the test substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaaki HANEBUCHI, Keiji MURATA
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Patent number: 9372336Abstract: Provided is an endoscope objective optical system including, in order from an object side, an aperture stop, a front group having positive refractive power, and a rear group having positive refractive power, in which the rear group is formed by joining a single lens having positive refractive power and a single lens having negative refractive power and is joined to an imaging device; a joining surface between the single lenses has positive refractive power; and the endoscope objective optical system satisfies following Conditional Expression (1): 0.15<fF/fR<0.5,??(1) where fF indicates a focal length of the front group, and fR indicates a focal length of the rear group.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Keiji Murata
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Patent number: 9364137Abstract: Positioning precision between an image-acquisition device and an objective lens is enhanced by suppressing manufacturing errors. Provided is an endoscope image-acquisition unit equipped with an objective-lens-unit frame that holds an objective lens and an image-acquisition-device holding frame that is fitted to the objective-lens-unit frame and that holds an image-acquisition device, wherein the objective-lens-unit frame and the image-acquisition-device holding frame are attached and secured to each other by means of thermosetting resin that is applied to fitting portions therebetween and in which polar-molecule materials are mixed, and one of the objective-lens-unit frame and the image-acquisition-device holding frame, whichever one is positioned outside at the fitting portions, is formed of a material that allows microwaves to pass therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Tsutomu Sasamoto, Keiji Murata
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Publication number: 20150257631Abstract: Positioning precision between an image-acquisition device and an objective lens is enhanced by suppressing manufacturing errors. Provided is an endoscope image-acquisition unit equipped with an objective-lens-unit frame that holds an objective lens and an image-acquisition-device holding frame that is fitted to the objective-lens-unit frame and that holds an image-acquisition device, wherein the objective-lens-unit frame and the image-acquisition-device holding frame are attached and secured to each other by means of thermosetting resin that is applied to fitting portions therebetween and in which polar-molecule materials are mixed, and one of the objective-lens-unit frame and the image-acquisition-device holding frame, whichever one is positioned outside at the fitting portions, is formed of a material that allows microwaves to pass therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Tsutomu Sasamoto, Keiji Murata