Patents by Inventor Kenji Ikeda

Kenji Ikeda 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).

  • Publication number: 20220158042
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a semiconductor light emitting element which emits excitation light having a peak wavelength in a range of 440 to 450 nm and a fluorescent body layer which is provided on the semiconductor light emitting element, is excited by the excitation light from the semiconductor light emitting element, and contains a first fluorescent body and a second fluorescent body which emit first fluorescent light and second fluorescent light. The first fluorescent light has a peak wavelength in a range of 540 to 575 nm, and the second fluorescent light has a peak wavelength in a range of 590 to 605 nm. In mixed color light of the radiation light, the intensity of the radiation light of the semiconductor light emitting element is 1/10 to 1/60 of the intensity of the combined light of the radiation light from the first fluorescent body and the second fluorescent body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki ODAWARA, Kenji IKEDA, Shotaro NISHIKI, Tsuzumi HIGASHIYAMA, Kazuhisa SHINNO
  • Patent number: 11313256
    Abstract: An Oldham coupling includes an engagement arm. At least either a driving-side rotor or an input gear has an engagement portion engaged with the engagement arm and is connected to the Oldham coupling. The engagement arm has a pair of arm flat surface portions perpendicular to a rotational direction of the driving-side rotor. The engagement portion has a pair of engagement flat surface portions that the arm flat surface portions face in a sliding contact manner. Each arm flat surface portion is, within a range where the arm flat surface portion slides against a facing engagement flat surface portion, always in contact with an overlapping portion of the engagement flat surface portion with the arm flat surface portion when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the Oldham coupling and in which the arm flat surface portion and the engagement flat surface portion overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Sano, Hiroki Mukaide, Kenji Ikeda, Tomoharu Otake, Kenta Koide
  • Publication number: 20220111382
    Abstract: A technology for efficiently discharging a bubble present in a fluid in a chamber is provided. There is provided a bubble discharging method carried out in a chamber including a microchip that includes at least one well or through hole to divide a space into a first space and a second space, the bubble discharging method including: a pressurizing step of applying a positive pressure to a fluid in the chamber; and a valve opening/closing step of operating a valve for opening/closing a first flow path connected to the first space and/or a second flow path connected to the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: KENJI IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11301964
    Abstract: To correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. [Solution] An image processing apparatus includes: a blurring amount estimation unit configured to estimate a blurring amount of a medical image including a biological body motion of a subject; and a blurring correction processing unit configured to perform blurring correction processing so as not to remove a screen motion caused by the biological body motion, on a basis of the blurring amount. This configuration makes it possible to correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. Thus, an optimum image for observing a biological body motion can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Ikeda, Hiroshi Ichiki, Hisakazu Shiraki, Daisuke Tsuru
  • Patent number: 11245884
    Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus including a ratio calculation unit that calculates a first ratio of a bit assignment relating to transmission of a biological image on the basis of image capture conditions and a bit assignment determination unit that determines the bit assignment on the basis of the first ratio. In addition, provided is a control system including an image capture apparatus that captures an image of an object, the control apparatus including the ratio calculation unit that calculates the first ratio on the basis of the image capture conditions relating to the object, the bit assignment determination unit that determines the bit assignment, an image processing unit that performs image processing based on the captured image and the bit assignment and generates the biological image, and an output apparatus that outputs the biological image based on the bit assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Yamaguchi, Daisuke Kikuchi, Hisakazu Shiraki, Masahito Yamane, Kenji Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11230998
    Abstract: A ventilation apparatus of an internal combustion engine of the invention ventilates a chain chamber by recirculating blow-by gas to an intake passage through a blow-by gas recirculation pipe and introducing air into the chain chamber through an air introduction pipe. The air introduction pipe is secured to a head cover wall portion which corresponds to a portion of a head cover wall which defines the chain chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Chiba, Katsuichi Miyasaka, Satoko Tofukuji, Kenji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220018646
    Abstract: Even using the redundant system resolver in which the magnetic interference between systems occurs, to provide an angle detection apparatus which can reduces the influence of the magnetic interference and can calculate the rotational angle with good accuracy, without performing synchronous control between systems in real time. An angle detection apparatus is provided with a resolver which has the first system windings and the second system windings in which magnetic interference occurs between systems; a first system removal processing unit that performs a second cycle component removal processing which removes component of the second cycle of the second system, to detection values of the first system winding output signals; and a first system angle calculation unit that calculates a first angle of rotor, based on the detection values of the first system winding output signals after the second cycle component removal processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya MORI, Toshihiro MATSUNAGA, Hiroko IKEDA, Seiji SAWADA, Kenta KUBO, Kenji IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210396675
    Abstract: It is possible to more appropriately perform fluorescence separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ikeda, Noriyuki Kishii, Hideya Chubachi, Ayumu Taguchi, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Sakiko Yasukawa
  • Publication number: 20210384378
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor light emitting element, a substrate mounted with the light emitting element and including a substrate joining surface having an inner substrate joining surface to which an annular-shaped substrate metal layer is fixed, and an outer substrate joining surface being an outer adjacent region of the inner substrate joining surface, and a light transmitting cap which has a window part transmitting light and a flange having a flange joining surface to which are annular-shaped flange metal layer is fixed, and which is sealed and joined to the substrate. A sealing joining section between the substrate and the cap has an inner joining part at which the substrate metal layer and the flange metal layer are joined by a metal joining material, and an outer joining part being an outer adjacent region of the inner joining part and being joined by an inorganic adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11182466
    Abstract: A user authentication apparatus includes a photographing unit which photographs a two-dimensional code displayed on a user authentication support terminal, wherein the two-dimensional code is formed by encoding at least first identification information that uniquely identifies the user, and second identification information that uniquely identifies all user authentication performed using the user authentication support terminal collectively, into the two-dimensional code, an authentication factor acquisition unit which acquires an authentication factor, a decoding unit which acquires the first identification information and the second identification information by decoding the two-dimensional code, a first identification information inquiry unit which inquires as to an existence of the first identification information by referring to a storage unit, a second identification information collation unit which, when the inquiry issued by the first identification information inquiry unit is successful, reads from t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Soliton Systems K.K.
    Inventors: Makoto Yamagishi, Kenji Ikeda, Kazuhiro Uehara
  • Publication number: 20210287346
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a blurring amount estimation unit configured to estimate a blurring amount of a medical image including a biological body motion of a subject; and a blurring correction processing unit configured to perform blurring correction processing so as not to remove a screen motion caused by the biological body motion, on a basis of the blurring amount. This configuration makes it possible to correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. Thus, an optimum image for observing a biological body motion can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: KENJI IKEDA, HIROSHI ICHIKI, HISAKAZU SHIRAKI, DAISUKE TSURU
  • Publication number: 20210157894
    Abstract: A user authentication apparatus includes a photographing unit which photographs a two-dimensional code displayed on a user authentication support terminal, wherein the two-dimensional code is formed by encoding at least first identification information that uniquely identifies the user, and second identification information that uniquely identifies all user authentication performed using the user authentication support terminal collectively, into the two-dimensional code, an authentication factor acquisition unit which acquires an authentication factor, a decoding unit which acquires the first identification information and the second identification information by decoding the two-dimensional code, a first identification information inquiry unit which inquires as to an existence of the first identification information by referring to a storage unit, a second identification information collation unit which, when the inquiry issued by the first identification information inquiry unit is successful, reads from t
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Soliton Systems K.K.
    Inventors: Makoto YAMAGISHI, Kenji IKEDA, Kazuhiro UEHARA
  • Patent number: 10952596
    Abstract: There is provided a medical image processing device and an image processing method. The medical image processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires application information indicating an application related to a display, and an image processing unit that performs image processing based on the application information to acquire an output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Yamaguchi, Yasuaki Takahashi, Kenji Ikeda, Tomoyuki Hirayama
  • Patent number: 10917572
    Abstract: An endoscopic system including an endoscope including an optical element including a marker disposed thereon, an optical formation device that changes an angle of view, and an image capturing device receiving light from the optical element via the optical formation device and processing circuitry that identifies the angle of view from an image captured by the image capturing device based on the marker in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sugie, Koji Kashima, Masaya Takemoto, Kenji Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10904437
    Abstract: There is provided a control apparatus that includes an estimating section calculating motion of an entire image on the basis of an image signal corresponding to an optical image of a living organism input from an imaging section of a medical observation apparatus, to estimate blurring of the entire image according to a result of the calculation, and a control section controlling an operation related to correction of the blurring of the entire image by controlling a coefficient for controlling an amount of correction of the blurring on the basis of a zoom magnification of the imaging section such that a degree of correction of the blurring increases consistently with the zoom magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Ikeda, Hisakazu Shiraki, Daisuke Tsuru
  • Publication number: 20210017886
    Abstract: An Oldham coupling includes an engagement arm. At least either a driving-side rotor or an input gear has an engagement portion engaged with the engagement arm and is connected to the Oldham coupling. The engagement arm has a pair of arm flat surface portions perpendicular to a rotational direction of the driving-side rotor. The engagement portion has a pair of engagement flat surface portions that the arm flat surface portions face in a sliding contact manner. Each arm flat surface portion is, within a range where the arm flat surface portion slides against a facing engagement flat surface portion, always in contact with an overlapping portion of the engagement flat surface portion with the arm flat surface portion when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the Oldham coupling and in which the arm flat surface portion and the engagement flat surface portion overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hajime SANO, Hiroki MUKAIDE, Kenji IKEDA, Tomoharu OTAKE, Kenta KOIDE
  • Patent number: 10825975
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device capable of suppressing the influence of thermal expansion on a light-emitting element during operation of the device and improving light-emitting characteristics is provided. The semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a substrate having a through hole, a metal core fitted into the through hole via a resin layer and penetrating through the substrate; a thermally-conductive film formed in the region of the upper surface of the metal core and having a flat surface; and a semiconductor light-emitting element bonded to the flat surface of the thermally-conductive film with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween. The outer edge of the thermally-conductive film is separated from the outer edge of the upper surface of the metal core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20200294203
    Abstract: [Object] To correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. [Solution] An image processing apparatus includes: a blurring amount estimation unit configured to estimate a blurring amount of a medical image including a biological body motion of a subject; and a blurring correction processing unit configured to perform blurring correction processing so as not to remove a screen motion caused by the biological body motion, on a basis of the blurring amount. This configuration makes it possible to correct blurring without removing a screen motion caused by a biological body motion. Thus, an optimum image for observing a biological body motion can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: KENJI IKEDA, HIROSHI ICHIKI, HISAKAZU SHIRAKI, DAISUKE TSURU
  • Publication number: 20200163538
    Abstract: An image acquisition system includes: a light source unit; an imaging unit; a medical tool detection unit; and an image processing unit. The light source unit applies, to an affected part in which a medical tool that emits fluorescence by irradiation of excitation light is present, normal light and the excitation light. The imaging unit images the affected part under irradiation with the excitation light and under irradiation with the normal light, and acquires a first image signal obtained by imaging the fluorescence and a second image signal obtained by imaging the normal light. The medical tool detection unit detects, on the basis of the first image signal, an area in which the medical tool is present in a first image obtained from the first image signal. The image processing unit generates a display image using a result of detecting the area in which the medical tool is present and the second image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji TAKAHASHI, Kenji IKEDA, Koji KASHIMA, Masaya TAKEMOTO, Hisakazu SHIRAKI, Takami MIZUKURA
  • Publication number: 20200128169
    Abstract: In a case where a plurality of imaging apparatuses is used for a surgery, the appearance is regulated between images captured by the respective imaging apparatuses. According to the present disclosure, a medical system is provided, the medical system including a plurality of surgical imaging apparatuses and a control unit to which each of the surgical imaging apparatuses is connected, the control unit including a signal processing unit that links images captured by the respective surgical imaging apparatuses. With this configuration, in a case where a plurality of imaging apparatuses is arranged for a surgery, it becomes possible to regulate the appearance between images captured by the respective imaging apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke KIKUCHI, Yuki SUGIE, Yukihiro NAKAMURA, Kentaro FUKAZAWA, Kenji IKEDA