Patents by Inventor Ken Kawamata

Ken Kawamata 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: 7705326
    Abstract: An apparatus for fluorescence observation includes an excitation filter which transmits only exciting light of an specific wavelength among illumination light, and an absorption filter which blocks the exciting light and transmits only fluorescence generated from a specimen when the exciting light is irradiated to the specimen. Here, an interval of a half-value wavelength at a long-wavelength side of the excitation filter and a half-value wavelength at a short-wavelength side of the absorption filter is in a width between 1 nm to 6 nm, and change of the half-value wavelength of the excitation filter and the absorption filter when humidity changes from 10% to 95%, is 0.5 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara
  • Publication number: 20080296511
    Abstract: An apparatus for fluorescence observation includes an excitation filter which transmits only exciting light of an specific wavelength among illumination light, and an absorption filter which blocks the exciting light and transmits only fluorescence generated from a specimen when the exciting light is irradiated to the specimen. Here, an interval of a half-value wavelength at a long-wavelength side of the excitation filter and a half-value wavelength at a short-wavelength side of the absorption filter is in a width between 1 nm to 6 nm, and change of the half-value wavelength of the excitation filter and the absorption filter when humidity changes from 10% to 95%, is 0.5 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara
  • Publication number: 20080285119
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises an optical system including a plurality of optical elements having finite refractive power and an electronic imaging device disposed at an image side of the optical system. At least one of the plurality of optical elements is made of resin, and an infrared-cut coating is applied to at least one face of the optical element that is made of resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Noriyuki Iyama, Kazuyuki Hosokawa, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Joji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7453568
    Abstract: An apparatus for fluorescence observation includes an excitation filter which transmits only exciting light of an specific wavelength among illumination light, and an absorption filter which blocks the exciting light and transmits only fluorescence generated from a specimen when the exciting light is irradiated to the specimen. Here, an interval of a half-value wavelength at a long-wavelength side of the excitation filter and a half-value wavelength at a short-wavelength side of the absorption filter is in a width between 1 nm to 6 nm, and change of the half-value wavelength of the excitation filter and the absorption filter when humidity changes from 10% to 95%, is 0.5 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara
  • Publication number: 20080258043
    Abstract: The optical element includes a substrate and optical thin film formed in multiple layers on the surface of the pertinent substrate, wherein the optical thin film is provided with low refractive index layers composed of material with a lower refractive index than that of the substrate, and high refractive index layers of which at least 1 layer is composed of material whose primary component is oxide and which have a refractive index higher than that of the low refractive index layers, and wherein at least 1 layer of the optical thin film composed of low refractive index layers and high refractive index layers contains at least one of metal ions selected from among Cu, Fe, Au, Ag, Cr, Mn, Co, and Ni.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Koji Suzuki, Ken Kawamata
  • Patent number: 7411729
    Abstract: An optical system includes a plurality of optical elements having finite refractive power and an electronic imaging device disposed at an image side of the optical system. At least one of the plurality of optical elements is made of resin, and an infrared-cut coating is applied to at least one face of the optical element that is made of resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Iyama, Kazuyuki Hosokawa, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Joji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7369314
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Patent number: 7324283
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Patent number: 7312925
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Publication number: 20070263287
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Patent number: 7289268
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Patent number: 7277228
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Patent number: 7274512
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Patent number: 7271959
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Patent number: 7265905
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Publication number: 20070109646
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Publication number: 20070109648
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Publication number: 20070109645
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Publication number: 20070109647
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta
  • Publication number: 20070103784
    Abstract: In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually higher. In the second laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers are substantially equal to the highest refractive index of the high refractive index layers constituting the first laminated portion. In the third laminated portion, the refractive indices of the high refractive index layers become gradually lower, and the refractive indices of the low refractive index layers are substantially equal to the lowest refractive index of the low refractive index layers constituting the second laminated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Yorio Wada, Ken Kawamata, Nobuyoshi Toyohara, Yoshiki Shinta