Patents by Inventor Kouhei Hatamoto

Kouhei Hatamoto 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: 10451534
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a particle sorting apparatus, a particle sorting method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program that enable sorting object particles to be sorted with high precision, even when the sorting object particles are large. In the particle sorting apparatus, a charging unit that applies charges to at least a part of liquid droplets ejected from an orifice to generate a fluid stream and a charging control unit that adjusts a charge application end time in the charging unit according to sizes of particles included in the liquid droplets are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumitaka Otsuka, Hiroto Kasai, Takashi Miyata, Takayuki Kato, Kouhei Hatamoto
  • Publication number: 20180045638
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a particle sorting apparatus, a particle sorting method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program that enable sorting object particles to be sorted with high precision, even when the sorting object particles are large. In the particle sorting apparatus, a charging unit that applies charges to at least a part of liquid droplets ejected from an orifice to generate a fluid stream and a charging control unit that adjusts a charge application end time in the charging unit according to sizes of particles included in the liquid droplets are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: FUMITAKA OTSUKA, HIROTO KASAI, TAKASHI MIYATA, TAKAYUKI KATO, KOUHEI HATAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9804075
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a particle sorting apparatus, a particle sorting method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program that enable sorting object particles to be sorted with high precision, even when the sorting object particles are large. In the particle sorting apparatus, a charging unit that applies charges to at least a part of liquid droplets ejected from an orifice to generate a fluid stream and a charging control unit that adjusts a charge application end time in the charging unit according to sizes of particles included in the liquid droplets are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumitaka Otsuka, Hiroto Kasai, Takashi Miyata, Takayuki Kato, Kouhei Hatamoto
  • Publication number: 20170010203
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a particle sorting apparatus, a particle sorting method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program that enable sorting object particles to be sorted with high precision, even when the sorting object particles are large. In the particle sorting apparatus, a charging unit that applies charges to at least a part of liquid droplets ejected from an orifice to generate a fluid stream and a charging control unit that adjusts a charge application end time in the charging unit according to sizes of particles included in the liquid droplets are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: FUMITAKA OTSUKA, HIROTO KASAI, TAKASHI MIYATA, TAKAYUKI KATO, KOUHEI HATAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9029724
    Abstract: A microparticle sorting device that automatically and accurately adjusts the positions of a fluid stream and a collection container is provided. The microparticle sorting device including a pair of deflecting plates that face each other with a passage area of a fluid stream therebetween, a camera that captures the image of the fluid stream, and a fluid stream detection light source that emits light parallel to a direction in which the deflecting plates face each other and that is movable in a direction perpendicular to the fluid stream and the light is provided. In the microparticle sorting device, the collection container that receives the fluid stream is mounted so as to be movable in the direction perpendicular to the fluid stream and the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Gakuji Hashimoto, Akiko Tsuji, Yosuke Muraki, Kouhei Hatamoto
  • Publication number: 20140144817
    Abstract: A microparticle sorting device that automatically and accurately adjusts the positions of a fluid stream and a collection container is provided. The microparticle sorting device including a pair of deflecting plates that face each other with a passage area of a fluid stream therebetween, a camera that captures the image of the fluid stream, and a fluid stream detection light source that emits light parallel to a direction in which the deflecting plates face each other and that is movable in a direction perpendicular to the fluid stream and the light is provided. In the microparticle sorting device, the collection container that receives the fluid stream is mounted so as to be movable in the direction perpendicular to the fluid stream and the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Gakuji Hashimoto, Akiko Tsuji, Yosuke Muraki, Kouhei Hatamoto