Patents by Inventor Kenji Takubo
Kenji Takubo 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: 20230251204Abstract: This defect inspection apparatus (100) is provided with an excitation unit (1), a laser illumination unit (2), an interference unit (30), an imaging unit (31), a holding member (4) for holding the imaging unit at a position spaced apart from an inspection target (90) by a predetermined distance, a connecting member (5) for connecting the holding member or the imaging unit and the excitation unit, and a controller (6) for generating an image (61) related to the propagation of an elastic wave on an inspection target.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi HORIKAWA, Kenji TAKUBO
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Publication number: 20230236111Abstract: In a defect detection device (10), an input receiver (161) receives an input, by a user, of information concerning the kind and size of a defect expected to be present in or on a test object. An exciter (11, 12) induces an elastic wave in the test object, with the frequency of the elastic wave being variable. A measurer (15) optically measures a vibration state of the surface of the test object caused by the elastic wave. A wavelength determiner (164) determines the wavelength of the elastic wave induced in the test object, based on the vibration state obtained by the measurer. A frequency selector (165) selects an appropriate frequency from a plurality of frequencies, based on the kind and size of the expected defect as well as the wavelength acquired for each of the plurality of frequencies by the wavelength determiner by varying the frequency of the elastic wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO, Tomotaka NAGASHIMA
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Publication number: 20230220323Abstract: A cell culture system includes: a first pump; and a first cell culture container and a second cell culture container. The first cell culture container has a first culture medium circulation flow path. The second cell culture container has a second culture medium circulation flow path independent of the first culture medium circulation flow path. The first culture medium circulation flow path and the second culture medium circulation flow path are fluidly connected to the first pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Toyoyuki HASHIMOTO, Kenji TAKUBO, Tsunehiro INOUE, Yasuko YONEDA, Tomoki OHKUBO
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Publication number: 20230114484Abstract: An inspection system includes an image processing unit that suppresses noise of a complex number image on which pixels are represented by a complex number indicating a periodic change in a vibration state of an inspection target. The image processing unit acquires a degree of similarity between a pixel included in a target image region defined in the complex number image and a pixel included in a plurality of reference image regions defined in the complex number image separately from the target image region by comparing complex numbers representing pixels, and executes noise suppression processing of the target image region by using a weight based on the acquired degree of similarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotaka NAGASHIMA, Takahide HATAHORI, Hisanori MORITA, Kenji TAKUBO
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Publication number: 20230085940Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus (100) is configured to approximate a difference value or an absolute value (Ia) of the difference value between a pixel value in at least three captured images (A) captured by an imager in at least three different phases of an elastic wave and a pixel value in a reference image (Aave) separate from the captured images (A) so as to acquire an approximate value for defect inspection corresponding to an amount of change in the pixel value in the captured images (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO, Koki YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20230062821Abstract: A defect inspection device (100) includes an excitation unit that excites an elastic wave, an irradiation unit (2) that applies laser lights, a measurement unit (3) that measures the interfered laser lights, and a control unit that acquires vibration state information which is information about a state of the elastic wave excited in an inspection target (P) for a plurality of frequencies by changing a frequency of excitation vibration caused by the excitation unit in order to excite the elastic wave in the inspection target (P), and extracts recommended frequencies (F) recommended for inspecting a defect of the inspection target (P) from among the plurality of frequencies based on the acquired vibration state information for the plurality of frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Kenji TAKUBO, Takahide HATAHORI
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Publication number: 20220229020Abstract: The method for examining a clinched portion of a tubular body includes the steps of: giving an elastic vibration to a clinched body 90 formed by clinching a tubular body 91 with a clinch-target member 92; and acquiring, for each of a plurality of view areas 95 which differ from each other in the position in the circumferential direction of the tubular body 91, a vibration distribution optically and simultaneously measured within the view area 95 including a clinched portion 93 of the tubular body 91 and the clinch-target member 92, to determine whether or not the state of clinching is satisfactory over the entire clinched portion 93.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO, Koki YOSHIDA, Yoshihaya IMAMURA
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Patent number: 11391700Abstract: [PROBLEM] To provide a defect detection device capable of detecting not only a defect within a visible range but also a defect outside the visible range among the objects to be inspected.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahide Hatahori, Yuya Nagata, Kenji Takubo
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Publication number: 20220179196Abstract: This interference image imaging apparatus includes a first optical member (21) and a second optical member (22), and has a first portion (8) for transmitting a first bundle of rays (7) to change a direction of outgoing light with respect to incident light, and a second portion (10) for changing a phase of second bundle of rays (9) with respect to the first bundle of rays (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO, Koki YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20220180500Abstract: This defect inspection apparatus (100) is provided with an excitation unit (1), a laser illumination unit (2), an interference unit (3), an imaging unit (35), and a control unit (4) for generating a moving image (61) related to the propagation of an elastic wave of an inspection target (7). The control unit is configured to perform control to display an identified measurement inappropriate region (81) in such a manner as to be distinguishable from a measurement appropriate region (82) in which the vibration state has been correctly acquired in the moving image (61).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO
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Publication number: 20220051390Abstract: This defect inspection apparatus (100) is provided with: an excitation unit (1), a laser illumination unit (2), an interference unit (3) for causing laser light to interfere; an imaging unit (35) for imaging the interfered reflected light; and a control unit (4). The control unit (4) is configured to measure a spatial distribution of periodically varying physical properties caused by propagation of vibration of an inspection target, based on the interfered reflected light imaged by an imaging unit and extract a vibration discontinuous portion based on the spatial distribution of the physical quantities. The control unit is configured to perform control of displaying the extracted vibration discontinuous portion so as to be emphasized and superimposed on a still image of the inspection target captured by the imaging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO
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Publication number: 20220034822Abstract: A displacement measurement device 10 is provided with: a laser light source 11 for emitting laser light to a measurement area R of a measurement target object S; a focusing optical system (the beam splitter 151, the first reflecting mirror 1521, the condenser lens 155) having a front focal point in the measurement area R and a rear focal point on a predetermined imaging surface (the detection surface 1561); a non-focusing optical system (the beam splitter 151, the diffuser 153, the second reflecting mirror 1522, and the condenser lens 155) in which light from a measurement area R of a correspondence point in the measurement area corresponding to each point of the imaging surface with respect to the focusing optical system is incident on the point of the imaging surface; and a photodetector (image sensor 156) configured to detect light intensity on the imaging surface for each point.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicants: Shimadzu Corporation, Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO
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Publication number: 20220026396Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus (100) is provided with and an excitation unit (1) for exciting elastic waves, an irradiation unit (2) for emitting laser light, a measurement unit (3) for measuring interference light, and a control unit (4). The control unit is configured to acquire an image (61) representing a vibration state of an inspection target object (7) in a measurement area based on a measurement result of the measurement unit (3), detect a discontinuous portion in a vibration state in the measurement area from the image representing the vibration state as a defect (73), and identify a type of the defect based on at least one of a shape (62) of the detected defect and the vibration state of a defective portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO, Koki YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 11226294Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus generates a surface layer inspection image which is an image representing displacement of an inspection target in a measurement region based on an intensity pattern of interfered laser light. The defect inspection apparatus is configured to generate an appearance inspection image which is an image of an outer surface of the measurement region based on an intensity pattern of incoherent light.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahide Hatahori, Kenji Takubo, Koki Yoshida
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Patent number: 11193887Abstract: A defect detection device 10 is provided with: a laser light source 11 for irradiating laser light to a measurement region R of a surface of an inspection object S; a laser light source control unit 15 for controlling the laser light source so as to cause laser light to be outputted continuously or quasi-continuously for a time longer than a period of vibration generated in the inspection object; an interferometer (speckle shearing interferometer 14) for generating interference light in which reflected light of the laser light reflected in the measurement region and reference laser light emitted from the laser light source 11 interfere; a detector (image sensor 145) for detecting the intensity of the interference light for each point in the measurement region R; a phase shifter 143 for shifting the phase of the reflected laser light or the reference laser light; an integrated intensity pattern determination unit 16 for obtaining an integrated intensity obtained by integrating the intensity for each point overType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahide Hatahori, Kenji Takubo
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Patent number: 11181510Abstract: Provide an inspection apparatus and an inspection method capable of quickly inspecting a situation of joining between members in a joined body. The inspection apparatus is an inspection apparatus inspecting a situation of joining between a plurality of members in a joined body including the members joined to and overlapped one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahide Hatahori, Kenji Takubo, Koki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20210270777Abstract: A defect detection device 10 includes: an excitation source 11 capable of being placed at any position on a surface of an inspection target object S, the excitation source 11 being configured to excite an elastic wave within the inspection target object S, the elastic wave being predominant in one vibration mode and propagating in a predetermined direction; an illumination unit (pulsed laser light source 13, illumination light lens 14) configured to perform stroboscopic illumination on an illumination area of the surface of the inspection target object by using a laser light source; a displacement measurement unit (speckle shearing interferometer 15) configured to collectively measure a displacement of each point in a front-back direction within the illumination area in at least three different phases of the elastic wave, by speckle interferometry or speckle shearing interferometry; and a reflected wave/scattered wave detector 16 configured to detect either one or both of a reflected wave and a scattered waveType: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Yuya NAGATA, Kenji TAKUBO
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Publication number: 20210164897Abstract: A defect detection device 10 is provided with: a laser light source 11 for irradiating laser light to a measurement region R of a surface of an inspection object S; a laser light source control unit 15 for controlling the laser light source so as to cause laser light to be outputted continuously or quasi-continuously for a time longer than a period of vibration generated in the inspection object; an interferometer (speckle shearing interferometer 14) for generating interference light in which reflected light of the laser light reflected in the measurement region and reference laser light emitted from the laser light source 11 interfere; a detector (image sensor 145) for detecting the intensity of the interference light for each point in the measurement region R; a phase shifter 143 for shifting the phase of the reflected laser light or the reference laser light; an integrated intensity pattern determination unit 16 for obtaining an integrated intensity obtained by integrating the intensity for each point overType: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO
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Publication number: 20210096085Abstract: A vibration measurement device 10 includes an excitation unit (signal generator 11 and vibrator 12) for exciting an elastic wave to an inspection target S, an illumination unit (wavelength stabilized laser beam source 13 and illumination light lens 14) for performing stroboscopic illumination to a measurement region of a surface of the inspection target S using a wavelength stabilized laser beam source 13, a displacement measurement unit (speckle-sharing interferometer 15) for collectively measuring a displacement of each point of the measurement region in the back-and-forth direction by speckle interferometry or speckle-sharing interferometer. By using the wavelength stabilized laser beam source 13, an interference image can be obtained even when the inspection target S has large surface irregularities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Yuya NAGATA, Kenji TAKUBO
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Publication number: 20210080399Abstract: A defect inspection apparatus generates a surface layer inspection image which is an image representing displacement of an inspection target in a measurement region based on an intensity pattern of interfered laser light. The defect inspection apparatus is configured to generate an appearance inspection image which is an image of an outer surface of the measurement region based on an intensity pattern of incoherent light.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Takahide HATAHORI, Kenji TAKUBO, Koki YOSHIDA