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: 20160195236
    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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji KITA
  • Patent number: 9323046
    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: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20160037142
    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: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jyunpei NAKAJIMA, Koji KITA
  • Publication number: 20150350630
    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: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji KITA, Jyunpei NAKAJIMA, Yuji MANABE
  • Publication number: 20150344777
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for etching treatment of a resin material, the composition comprising an aqueous solution having a permanganate ion concentration of 0.2 mmol/L or more and a total acid concentration of 10 mol/L or more, and the aqueous solution satisfying at least one of the following conditions (1) to (3): (1) containing an organic sulfonic acid in an amount of 1.5 mol/L or more, (2) setting the divalent manganese ion molar concentration to 15 or more times higher than the permanganate ion molar concentration, and (3) setting the addition amount of an anhydrous magnesium salt to 0.1 to 1 mol/L. The composition for etching treatment of the present invention is a composition containing no hexavalent chromium and having excellent etching performance and good bath stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: OKUNO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Nagamine, Koji Kita, Kuniaki Otsuka
  • Patent number: 9202286
    Abstract: The image processing apparatus for detecting a moving object in a moving image includes a background generation unit configured to generate a background image of the moving image while updating the background image over time. The background generation unit includes a model derivation unit configured to derive a mixed distribution model having one or more distribution models for each pixel of interest, and a background value derivation unit configured to derive one or more background pixel values respectively corresponding to the one or more distribution models. The model derivation unit is configured to generate a new distribution model from pixel values of a plurality of pixels within a local region containing the pixel of interest in a first frame, and update the existing distribution model using a pixel value of the pixel of interest in a second frame that is different from the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: NK WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20150322585
    Abstract: This invention relates to a conductive-coating bath comprising an aqueous solution containing (A) a copper compound, (B) a complexing agent, (C) an alkali metal hydroxide, (D) a C2-5 aliphatic polyalcohol compound, and (E) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of reducing compounds having a —COOM group, wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, or a —NH4 group, and reducing saccharides having six or more carbon atoms. The present invention provides a composition for forming a conductive coating having excellent properties as a base layer for electroplating, which is effectively used to form a uniform decorative coating having excellent appearance by electroplating on a non-conductive plastic molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: OKUNO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junji Yoshikawa, Yukiya Takeuchi, Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 9129357
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an image processing unit and configured to generate an enlarged image of an original image. The image processing unit is configured to generate the enlarged image by sequentially and repeatedly executing an edge-enhancement and enlargement process on the original image. The edge-enhancement and enlargement process is a process for enhancing edges in an image while enlarging the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: NK Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Kita, Yukiko Murata, Takahiro Miyamoto, Yumiko Nakagawa, Tomoo Nakano
  • Patent number: 9063294
    Abstract: A wavelength plate includes: a first quartz plate unit including a plurality of quartz plates which have main surfaces disposed in the same plane and are jointed with each other; and a second quartz plate unit including a plurality of quartz plates which have main surfaces disposed on a main surface of the first quartz plate unit and are jointed with each other in a position different from a joint position of the first quartz plate unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoko Horikoshi, Yuichi Takahashi, Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 9025905
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a first image processing unit and a second image processing unit. The first image processing unit is configured to calculate a parameter for image processing based on a first image, but not based on a second image, and execute the image processing on the first image using the parameter. The second image processing unit is configured to execute the image processing on the second image using the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: NK Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Kita, Yukiko Murata, Takahiro Miyamoto, Yumiko Nakagawa, Tomoo Nakano
  • Patent number: 8953880
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a dispersion calculation portion, an ? deriving portion, and a filtering portion, and eliminates mosquito noise from a digitally compressed image having a plurality of color components. The dispersion calculation portion is configured to calculate, for each of the color components of each pixel contained in the digitally compressed image, a dispersion of pixel values of a plurality of pixels contained in a first region in which that pixel serves as a representative pixel. The ? deriving portion is configured to derive, for each pixel contained in the digitally compressed image, a greatest value of the plurality of dispersions that respectively correspond to the plurality of color components of that pixel, or a corrected value of the greatest value, as an ? value of an ? filter for that pixel. The filtering portion is configured to apply the ? filter to the digitally compressed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: NK Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20150023554
    Abstract: The image processing apparatus for detecting a moving object in a moving image includes a background generation unit configured to generate a background image of the moving image while updating the background image over time. The background generation unit includes a model derivation unit configured to derive a mixed distribution model having one or more distribution models for each pixel of interest, and a background value derivation unit configured to derive one or more background pixel values respectively corresponding to the one or more distribution models. The model derivation unit is configured to generate a new distribution model from pixel values of a plurality of pixels within a local region containing the pixel of interest in a first frame, and update the existing distribution model using a pixel value of the pixel of interest in a second frame that is different from the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: NK WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20140327886
    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: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20140307005
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light source unit including a laser light source, at least one reflection-type light modulation element configured to modulate light to be incident thereon and reflect the modulated light, an optical system that includes an optical element configured to cause light from the light source unit to be incident on the at least one reflection-type light modulation element, and to transmit light modulated by the at least one reflection-type light modulation element therethrough, and is configured to emit the modulated light transmitted through the optical element to a projection optical system capable of projecting light, and at least one polarizing plate that is arranged in the optical system, is configured to control a polarizing direction of the modulated light transmitted through the optical element, and has an extinction ratio of equal to or less than 50:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 8820940
    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: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20140241701
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a storage unit having a first storage area and a second storage area, as well as an output processing unit, a record storage unit, and a display control unit. The output processing unit executes output processing for exporting and/or printing on one or more frames selected by a user from a video stored in the first storage area. The record storage unit stores, in the second storage area, a record of the output processing that includes an identifier for each frame that was subjected to the output processing. The display control unit references the second storage area and displays a record screen for displaying the record of the output processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NK WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoo Nakano, Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20140245153
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a selection unit, a registration unit, a re-selection unit, and a frame processing unit. The selection unit allows a user to select any segment on a timeline of a video. The registration unit receives a registration instruction from the user and executes registration processing for registering the segment that is currently selected on the timeline. The re-selection unit allows the user to select the registered segment. The frame processing unit executes image processing, export processing, or print processing on a frame group belonging to the segment that is currently selected on the timeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NK WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoo Nakano, Koji Kita
  • Patent number: 8810740
    Abstract: An illumination optical system includes a two-dimensional laser-array light source including a plurality of laser light sources arranged in a two-dimensional array on a plane; an integrator optical system configured to superpose incident light and emit the light to an irradiated surface; a plurality of first lenses disposed parallel to the plane and configured to superpose beams from the two-dimensional laser-array light source in a first axis direction and emit the beams to the integrator optical system while limiting a divergence angle in the first axis direction of the two-dimensional array; and a plurality of second lenses disposed rearward of the first lenses and configured to superpose the beams from the two-dimensional laser-array light source in a second axis direction orthogonal to the first axis direction and emit the beams to the integrator optical system while limiting a divergence angle in the second axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Iori Taketsu, Koji Kita, Tomoki Ono, Tetsuya Kita
  • Publication number: 20140223368
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that can be connected to a display device and removes blurring from a first-order image is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a generation unit, a display control unit, and a selection reception unit. The generation unit generates multiple I-th order intermediate images by performing blur correction in multiple blur directions on an I-th order image. The display control unit causes the multiple I-th order intermediate images to be displayed on the display device. The selection reception unit allows the user to select an (I+1)-th order image from among the displayed multiple I-th order intermediate images as a corrected image whose blurring has been reduced more than in the I-th order image. The generation unit, the display control unit, and the selection reception unit execute the above processing in order with respect to I=1, 2, . . . , K (K being a natural number).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: NK WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoo Nakano, Koji Kita
  • Publication number: 20140016815
    Abstract: A recording medium storing an image processing program according to one aspect of the present invention is a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an image processing program to make a computer execute image processing on an image group on one timeline, the image processing program making the computer execute deriving a difference value that is based on a difference between pixel values of images that are adjacent in time series in the image group, and displaying a time-series difference image showing a time-series change in the difference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Koji Kita, Tomoo Nakano