Patents by Inventor Koji Kita

Koji Kita 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: 20230349809
    Abstract: Multicolor analysis is enabled while suppressing increase in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 11649558
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a jig electrolytic stripper that can sufficiently remove palladium adhered to the current-conducting portion of a plating jig, that can remove palladium adhered to the insulating-material-coated portion of the jig, and that exhibits reduced erosion of the metal of the current-conducting portion of the jig. The jig electrolytic stripper comprises the following components (A) to (C): (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of nitric acid and salts thereof, (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of ammonia, ammonium salts, ethylene amine compounds, alkyl diamine compounds, and amino acids, and (C) a bromide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: OKUNO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Yoshikane, Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20220404262
    Abstract: Deterioration of optical characteristics is suppressed. An optical measurement device according to an embodiment includes: an excitation light source (101 to 103) that emits excitation light having a wavelength of at least 450 nanometers or less; a lens structure (116) that condenses the excitation light at a predetermined position; a fluorescence detection system (140) that detects fluorescence emitted from a particle by excitation of the particle present at the predetermined position by the excitation light; and a scattered light detection system (130) that detects scattered light generated by the excitation light being scattered by the particle present at the predetermined position, and the lens structure includes a plurality of lenses (21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28) arranged along an optical axis of the excitation light and a lens frame (10) that holds the plurality of lenses, and a position of at least one of the plurality of lenses in the lens frame is determined by abutting on a lens adjacent to the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: SATOSHI NAGAE, KOJI KITA, TAKASHI KATO
  • Publication number: 20220349806
    Abstract: To provide an adjusting method of a positional relationship between a flow path position and a light irradiation position. The present technology provides a position adjusting method provided with an imaging step of imaging, while moving a flow path through which a microparticle is able to flow in an optical axis direction, the flow path in a plurality of positions in the optical axis direction, a movement step of moving the flow path in the optical axis direction on the basis of a focus index for each of a plurality of images acquired at the imaging step, and an adjustment step of specifying a feature position of the flow path from an image of the flow path in a position after movement at the movement step, and adjusting a positional relationship between the feature position and a reference position in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Kai, Junji Kajihara, Koji Kita, Naohisa Sakamoto, Kazuya Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11238578
    Abstract: A foil-stamped print inspection apparatus includes: a region selecting unit that selects a foil-stamped region based on data for inspection for a printed material; and an inspection unit that inspects a foil-stamped state of the printed material and determines that foil is unsatisfactory if the foil-stamped region in an image acquired by reading the printed material has a gray level that falls outside a predetermined range. A method of inspecting foil-stamped print includes: a region selecting step of selecting a foil-stamped region based on data for inspection for a printed material; and an inspecting step of inspecting a foil-stamped state of the printed material and determining that foil is unsatisfactory if the foil-stamped region in an image acquired by reading the printed material has a gray level that falls outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 11216929
    Abstract: A decorative print inspection apparatus includes: a type selecting unit that selects a type of decoration; a region selecting unit that selects a decorative region regarding the type of decoration based on data for inspection for a printed material; a setting unit that sets a determination criterion in accordance with the type of decoration; and an inspection unit that determines a state of decoration by inspecting the decorative region in an image acquired by reading the printed material, based on the determination criterion that is set in accordance with the type of decoration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 11047052
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin plating method using an etching bath containing manganese as an active ingredient, the method being capable of maintaining stable etching performance even during continuous use. The resin plating method includes: an etching step, which uses a resin material-containing article as an object to be treated and etches the article using an acidic etching bath containing manganese; a catalyst application step, which uses palladium as a catalyst metal; and an electroless plating step; and the method further includes a step of maintaining the palladium concentration in the acidic etching bath at 100 mg/L or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: OKUNO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Nagamine, Koji Kita, Kuniaki Otsuka
  • Patent number: 11015781
    Abstract: A light source apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technique includes a plurality of laser light sources, a holding section, one or more first lenses, and a lens section. The plurality of laser light sources include, with a predetermined number of laser light sources arranged along a first direction being a laser light source group, one or more laser light source groups. The holding section has heat conductivity and holds the plurality of laser light sources. The one or more first lenses are arranged in the holding section in correspondence with the one or more laser light source groups and control a spread angle of light emitted from the laser light sources of the laser light source groups, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The lens section is formed as one member and controls a spread angle of light from the plurality of laser light sources emitted via the one or more first lenses, in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20200407854
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pretreatment composition for electroless plating, a pretreatment method, and an electroless plating method that exhibit high plating deposition performance without using harmful chromic acid and expensive palladium, while reducing the number of steps. The present invention provides a pretreatment composition for electroless plating that contains 10 mg/L or more of manganese ions and 10 mg/L or more of monovalent silver ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: OKUNO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Nagamine, Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 10852630
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having a first wavelength; and a fluorescent member that includes a fluorescent substance that, when it is irradiated with the excitation light, emits light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, transmits a part of the excitation light and reflects another part of the excitation light, and a first reflective film provided at a side of the fluorescent substance, which is opposite to an excitation light incidence side, the fluorescent member emitting multiplexed light including an excitation light component reflected from the fluorescent substance and the first reflective film and a light component emitted from the fluorescent substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20200184626
    Abstract: A decorative print inspection apparatus includes: a type selecting unit that selects a type of decoration; a region selecting unit that selects a decorative region regarding the type of decoration based on data for inspection for a printed material; a setting unit that sets a determination criterion in accordance with the type of decoration; and an inspection unit that determines a state of decoration by inspecting the decorative region in an image acquired by reading the printed material, based on the determination criterion that is set in accordance with the type of decoration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Koji KITA
  • Publication number: 20200184631
    Abstract: A foil-stamped print inspection apparatus includes: a region selecting unit that selects a foil-stamped region based on data for inspection for a printed material; and an inspection unit that inspects a foil-stamped state of the printed material and determines that foil is unsatisfactory if the foil-stamped region in an image acquired by reading the printed material has a gray level that falls outside a predetermined range. A method of inspecting foil-stamped print includes: a region selecting step of selecting a foil-stamped region based on data for inspection for a printed material; and an inspecting step of inspecting a foil-stamped state of the printed material and determining that foil is unsatisfactory if the foil-stamped region in an image acquired by reading the printed material has a gray level that falls outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Koji KITA
  • Publication number: 20200133109
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having a first wavelength; and a fluorescent member that includes a fluorescent substance that, when it is irradiated with the excitation light, emits light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, transmits a part of the excitation light and reflects another part of the excitation light, and a first reflective film provided at a side of the fluorescent substance, which is opposite to an excitation light incidence side, the fluorescent member emitting multiplexed light including an excitation light component reflected from the fluorescent substance and the first reflective film and a light component emitted from the fluorescent substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 10571790
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having a first wavelength; and a fluorescent member that includes a fluorescent substance that, when it is irradiated with the excitation light, emits light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, transmits a part of the excitation light and reflects another part of the excitation light, and a first reflective film provided at a side of the fluorescent substance, which is opposite to an excitation light incidence side, the fluorescent member emitting multiplexed light including an excitation light component reflected from the fluorescent substance and the first reflective film and a light component emitted from the fluorescent substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 10506208
    Abstract: An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light source section, one or more reflection type light modulators, an optical system, and a light shielding plate. The light source section includes at least one or more laser light sources. The one or more reflection type light modulators modulate and reflect incident light. The optical system splits light from the light source section into a plurality of split light beams, superimposes the plurality of split light beams on the one or more reflection type light modulators, and causes them to enter. The light shielding plate is provided in the optical system and includes an aperture provided on a path of each of the plurality of split light beams and a light shielding portion that shields reflection light from the reflection type light modulator to the light source section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jyunpei Nakajima, Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20190219910
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having a first wavelength; and a fluorescent member that includes a fluorescent substance that, when it is irradiated with the excitation light, emits light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, transmits a part of the excitation light and reflects another part of the excitation light, and a first reflective film provided at a side of the fluorescent substance, which is opposite to an excitation light incidence side, the fluorescent member emitting multiplexed light including an excitation light component reflected from the fluorescent substance and the first reflective film and a light component emitted from the fluorescent substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 10317784
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having a first wavelength; and a fluorescent member that includes a fluorescent substance that, when it is irradiated with the excitation light, emits light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, transmits a part of the excitation light and reflects another part of the excitation light, and a first reflective film provided at a side of the fluorescent substance, which is opposite to an excitation light incidence side, the fluorescent member emitting multiplexed light including an excitation light component reflected from the fluorescent substance and the first reflective film and a light component emitted from the fluorescent substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 10311550
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device by which graininess of a target image is eliminated while outlines in the target image are maintained. The image processing device includes a smoothing unit and a weighted averaging unit. The smoothing unit is configured to generate a smooth image by smoothing the target image. The weighted averaging unit is configured to generate a weighted average image by performing weighted averaging of the target image and a difference image. The difference image is an image that is obtained by subtracting the target image from the smooth image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NORITSU PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 10298918
    Abstract: Provided is an image projection apparatus including: one or more light sources; one or more illumination optical systems; a first reflection-type light valve group including three light valves and being configured to modulate incident light based on first image information; a second reflection-type light valve group including three light valves and being configured to modulate incident light based on second image information; a first prism-type photosynthesizing member having a function of synthesizing, on one optical axis, light that is reflected by the first reflection-type light valve group; a second prism-type photosynthesizing member having a function of synthesizing, on one optical axis, light that is reflected by the second reflection-type light valve group; and a prism-type beam splitter configured to synthesize, on one optical axis, light that has been reflected by the first reflection-type light valve group and light that has been reflected by the second reflection-type light valve group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kita, Jyunpei Nakajima, Yuji Manabe
  • Publication number: 20180259835
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: an excitation light source that emits excitation light having a first wavelength; and a fluorescent member that includes a fluorescent substance that, when it is irradiated with the excitation light, emits light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, transmits a part of the excitation light and reflects another part of the excitation light, and a first reflective film provided at a side of the fluorescent substance, which is opposite to an excitation light incidence side, the fluorescent member emitting multiplexed light including an excitation light component reflected from the fluorescent substance and the first reflective film and a light component emitted from the fluorescent substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita