Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Iizuka
Kunihiko Iizuka 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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Patent number: 11327002Abstract: A size reduction in an optical system that detects a fluorescent photon is achieved. A photon detection operation of a photon detection unit (21) is controlled on the basis of timing of an irradiation operation of an excitation light source (50), and after excitation light emitted to a microfluidic channel (10) is switched off, a fluorescent photon generated by a target flowing in the microfluidic channel (10) is detected.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Kunihiko Iizuka, Yoshihisa Fujimoto, Takeshi Mitsunaka, Teruo Fujii, Soo-Hyeon Kim
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Patent number: 11325072Abstract: An object trapping device enables efficiently trapping a plurality of objects in a specific combination. Each of a first electrode pair (13), a second electrode pair (14), and a third electrode pair (15) in an electrode pair group (3) is applied with an individual AC voltage and traps an object by dielectrophoresis generated in accordance with the AC voltage that is applied.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, The University of TokyoInventors: Kunihiko Iizuka, Takeshi Mitsunaka, Yoshihisa Fujimoto, Teruo Fujii, Soo-Hyeon Kim
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Patent number: 11158658Abstract: [Object] To achieve a radiation detector capable of suppressing variation in the amount of radiation detected. [Solution] A first gate electrode (52) is connected to a light receiving device, and a second gate electrode (53) is configured to have the same potential as that of the first gate electrode (52).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Shiota, Shigenari Taguchi, Takahiro Shindoh, Kunihiko Iizuka, Nobuyuki Ashida
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Patent number: 11146222Abstract: The circuit area of an amplifier provided in a photon-counting radiation detector is decreased compared with the related art. A pulse amplification measurement circuit includes: an inverting amplification circuit that inverts and amplifies an input signal to generate an inverted amplified output; a feedback transistor that connects an input unit and an output unit of the inverting amplification circuit to each other; and a pulse measurement circuit that generates an output signal corresponding to the number of pulses of the inverted amplified output. The pulse measurement circuit is capable of supplying the output signal toward the feedback transistor.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Shindoh, Kunihiko Iizuka, Shigenari Taguchi
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Patent number: 11067535Abstract: Provided are a fluorescent testing system, a dielectrophoresis device, and a molecular testing method that measure only fluorescence emitted from a test object without separating excitation light and the fluorescence by an optical filter and that are able to prevent reduction of an application range of a type of the fluorescence.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, The University of TokyoInventors: Kunihiko Iizuka, Yoshihisa Fujimoto, Takeshi Mitsunaka, Soo-Hyeon Kim, Teruo Fujii
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Patent number: 10996198Abstract: An integrated circuit sensor that enables, regardless of a type of an inspection object, the inspection object and a front surface of the integrated circuit sensor to be in reliable contact with each other in a large region is provided. A through silicon via (11) that electrically connects an inside of an integrated circuit sensor (4) and an outside of the integrated circuit sensor (4) is formed in the inside of the integrated circuit sensor (4) so as to reach a rear surface of the integrated circuit sensor (4), which faces the front surface of the integrated circuit sensor (4).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kunihiko Iizuka, Akira Saito, Takeshi Mitsunaka, Nobuyuki Ashida
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Publication number: 20210101115Abstract: An object trapping device enables efficiently trapping a plurality of objects in a specific combination. Each of a first electrode pair (13), a second electrode pair (14), and a third electrode pair (15) in an electrode pair group (3) is applied with an individual AC voltage and traps an object by dielectrophoresis generated in accordance with the AC voltage that is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, The University of TokyoInventors: KUNIHIKO IIZUKA, TAKESHI MITSUNAKA, YOSHIHISA FUJIMOTO, TERUO FUJII, SOO-HYEON KIM
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Patent number: 10890528Abstract: Provided are a fluorescent testing system, a molecular testing method, and a fluorescent testing method that can avoid enlargement and complication. A fluorescent testing system (1) includes: an excitation light source (23) that radiates excitation light (L1) to protein to which a fluorescent probe is added; a silicon integrated circuit (10) including a photon detection unit (13) that detects light by a photodiode (12); a holding layer (30) including a microwell (31) that is provided above the photodiode (12) and holds the protein to which the fluorescent probe is added; and a control unit (24) that causes the excitation light source (23) to radiate the excitation light (L1) to the protein which. is held and to which the fluorescent probe is added and causes the photon detection unit (13), after extinguishment of the excitation light (L1), to detect fluorescence emitted from the protein to which the fluorescent probe is added.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, The University of TokyoInventors: Kunihiko Iizuka, Yoshihisa Fujimoto, Soo-Hyeon Kim, Teruo Fujii
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Patent number: 10886314Abstract: [Object] To achieve a high-sensitivity radiation detector. [Solution] An amplifying transistor (3) is configured such that a photodiode (1) receives light with the amplifying transistor (3) conductive.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Shiota, Shigenari Taguchi, Takahiro Shindoh, Kunihiko Iizuka, Nobuyuki Ashida
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Patent number: 10866332Abstract: An imaging system includes an input voltage setting unit that applies an input voltage to an Amp transistor, a setting output value acquisition unit that acquires a corresponding output for each pixel, and a calibration characteristic deriving unit that derives an input-output characteristic indicating a correspondence relationship between the input voltage and the output and derives a calibration characteristic to be used for calibration based on an inverse characteristic of the input-output characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigenari Taguchi, Seiichi Hama, Nobuyuki Ashida, Kunihiko Iizuka, Takahiro Shindoh, Isao Nakamura
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Patent number: 10838080Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes a substrate in which pixels are arranged in a matrix, the pixels each including a sensor element for generating an electrical signal corresponding to a dose of an incident radiation, a read transistor for outputting the electrical signal, and a reset transistor for performing initialization, and a shift register that outputs a control signal for sequentially selecting pixels of each row, in which a control signal used to control read transistors in pixels of a row and a control signal used to control reset transistors in pixels of another row are identical.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kunihiko Iizuka
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Patent number: 10718730Abstract: A change in an imaginary part of a complex dielectric constant of an inspection object containing moisture is detected as a change in an oscillation frequency. A sensor device includes an oscillation unit that is formed in a semiconductor integrated circuit and an oscillation frequency detection unit that detects an oscillation frequency of the oscillation unit. The oscillation unit has capacitors that are connected to an inspection object in series and changes the oscillation frequency in accordance with a complex dielectric constant of the inspection object.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuyuki Ashida, Kunihiko Iizuka, Akira Saito, Takeshi Mitsunaka
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Publication number: 20200213552Abstract: [Object] To reduce 1/f noise by utilizing the functionality of controlling row selection, with which a typical solid-state imaging element is provided. [Solution] A solid-state imaging element (1A) includes a pixel array (A) in which a plurality of columns of pixels (P) are arranged, a row selection unit (13) that specifies a readout row of the pixel array (A), and a control device (30) that sweeps information carried by each pixel (P) a plurality of times by controlling the row selection unit (13) and outputs an output value in accordance with results of a plurality of readouts of the information obtained from each pixel (P) by the sweeping.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: NOBUYUKI ASHIDA, KUNIHIKO IIZUKA, SHIGENARI TAGUCHI, MASAHIRO SHIOTA
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Patent number: 10690611Abstract: A sensor device (30) includes an oscillation unit formed in a semiconductor integrated circuit (40) and having an oscillation frequency which changes in accordance with a physical property of an analyte which comes into contact with the oscillation unit; an oscillation frequency detection unit configured to detect the oscillation frequency, and one or more electrode pairs (36) configured to move a specific analyte dispersed in liquid to an arbitrary location.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Saito, Daiki Sato, Takeshi Mitsunaka, Kunihiko Iizuka
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Publication number: 20200177141Abstract: The circuit area of an amplifier provided in a photon-counting radiation detector is decreased compared with the related art. A pulse amplification measurement circuit includes: an inverting amplification circuit that inverts and amplifies an input signal to generate an inverted amplified output; a feedback transistor that connects an input unit and an output unit of the inverting amplification circuit to each other; and a pulse measurement circuit that generates an output signal corresponding to the number of pulses of the inverted amplified output. The pulse measurement circuit is capable of supplying the output signal toward the feedback transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: TAKAHIRO SHINDOH, KUNIHIKO IIZUKA, SHIGENARI TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200158620Abstract: A size reduction in an optical system that detects a fluorescent photon is achieved. A photon detection operation of a photon detection unit (21) is controlled on the basis of timing of an irradiation operation of an excitation light source (50), and after excitation light emitted to a microfluidic channel (10) is switched off, a fluorescent photon generated by a target flowing in the microfluidic channel (10) is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: KUNIHIKO IIZUKA, YOSHIHISA FUJIMOTO, TAKESHI MITSUNAKA, TERUO FUJII, SOO-HYEON KIM
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Patent number: 10578574Abstract: Provided is a technology for detecting a change in an inspection target containing moisture. A sensor circuit (1) for inspecting property of an inspection target includes an oscillator (20) having a resonance frequency of 30 to 200 GHz, and a detection circuit (3) that estimates an oscillation frequency of the oscillator.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Mitsunaka, Akira Saito, Nobuyuki Ashida, Kunihiko Iizuka
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Patent number: 10571422Abstract: To detect changes in the physical properties of an examination object as changes in a plurality of different oscillation frequencies using signals with the oscillation frequencies, a sensor circuit includes: an oscillation circuit (1) with a first resonant frequency; an oscillation circuit (2) with a second resonant frequency different from the first resonant frequency; and a detection circuit (4) that detects oscillation frequencies of the oscillation circuit (1) and the oscillation circuit (2).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Mitsunaka, Kunihiko Iizuka, Akira Saito, Nobuyuki Ashida
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Publication number: 20200016608Abstract: A particle sorting apparatus a channel that includes a trunk channel formed along a specific upper surface and deflection electrode pairs that sort a non-target minute particle and a target minute particle respectively in a direction substantially perpendicular to the specific upper surface and a direction along the specific upper surface by dielectrophoresis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: KUNIHIKO IIZUKA, TAKESHI MITSUNAKA, DAIKI SATO, TERUO FUJII, SOO-HYEON KIM
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Publication number: 20200014863Abstract: [Object] To realize an image capturing apparatus capable of suppressing noise in an image. [Solution] An image capturing apparatus (100) includes a plurality of pixels (110) arranged in a matrix form. Each pixel includes a switching element (112) configured to control outputting of a charge accumulated in a sensor element (111). Pixels in each column are grouped into blocks (120). Each block includes a block switching element (122) configured to control outputting.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: MASAHIRO SHIOTA, SHIGENARI TAGUCHI, KUNIHIKO IIZUKA, NOBUYUKI ASHIDA