Patents by Inventor Masae Sato
Masae Sato 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: 9062287Abstract: A process for producing a cell mass containing natural killer cells, characterized by involving a step of carrying out the expansion culture of a cell mass containing natural killer cells and/or cells capable of being differentiated into natural killer cells in the presence of a biological response modifier and cells that has been so treated as to lose a proliferation capability, and others.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: TAKARA BIO INC.Inventors: Mitsuko Ideno, Mie Yabuuchi, Meiko Jin, Masae Sato, Naoko Ashida, Tatsuji Enoki
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Patent number: 8385011Abstract: An image pickup lens includes a first lens block with a positive refractive power, a second lens block with a negative refractive power, and an aperture stop. The first lens block includes a first lens substrate, and lens portions 1a and 1b arranged on the first lens substrate. The lens portions 1a and 1b are different from the first lens substrate in at least one of a refractive index and an Abbe number. The second lens block includes a second lens substrate, and lens portions 2a and 2b arranged on the second lens substrate. The lens portions 2a and 2b are different from the second lens substrate in at least one of a refractive index and an Abbe number. The image pickup lens satisfies predetermined conditions relating to a refractive index of the lens portion 2b, and composite thicknesses of the first lens block and the second lens block.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Masae Sato, Takashi Kawasaki
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Patent number: 8274745Abstract: An image pickup lens, comprises sequentially from an object side: an aperture stop, a first lens being a positive meniscus lens which has a convex surface at the object side and a concave surface at an image side opposite to the object side, and a second lens having a concave surface at the object side and an image side surface whose radius of curvature on an paraxial region is infinite or a negative value, wherein the first lens is the second lens and the image side surface of the second lens includes an aspheric surface to make a positive power strong toward a lens peripheral region, and wherein the image pickup lens is made to satisfy the following conditional formulas. 1.55<n1<1.80??(1) 0.4<D3/f<0.6??(2) 40.0<?2<90.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Yasunari Fukuta, Masae Sato, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuki Matsui
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Publication number: 20120171173Abstract: A process for producing a cell mass containing natural killer cells, characterized by involving a step of carrying out the expansion culture of a cell mass containing natural killer cells and/or cells capable of being differentiated into natural killer cells in the presence of a biological response modifier and cells that has been so treated as to lose a proliferation capability, and others.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Mitsuko Ideno, Mie Yabuuchi, Meiko Jin, Masae Sato, Naoko Ashida, Tatsuji Enoki
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Publication number: 20110195746Abstract: An image pickup lens, comprises sequentially from an object side: an aperture stop, a first lens being a positive meniscus lens which has a convex surface at the object side and a concave surface at an image side opposite to the object side, and a second lens having a concave surface at the object side and an image side surface whose radius of curvature on an paraxial region is infinite or a negative value, wherein the first lens is the second lens and the image side surface of the second lens includes an aspheric surface to make a positive power strong toward a lens peripheral region, and wherein the image pickup lens is made to satisfy the following conditional formulas. 1.55<n1<1.80??(1) 0.4<D3/f<0.6??(2) 40.0<?2<90.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Yasunari FUKUTA, Masae Sato, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuki Matsui
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Patent number: 7948689Abstract: An image pickup lens, comprises sequentially from an object side: an aperture stop, a first lens being a positive meniscus lens which has a convex surface at the object side and a concave surface at an image side opposite to the object side, and a second lens having a concave surface at the object side and an image side surface whose radius of curvature on an paraxial region is infinite or a negative value, wherein the first lens is the second lens and the image side surface of the second lens includes an aspheric surface to make a positive power strong toward a lens peripheral region, and wherein the image pickup lens is made to satisfy the following conditional formulas: 1.55<n1<1.80??(1) 0.4<D3/f<0.6??(2) 40.0<?2<90.0??(3).Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Yasunari Fukuta, Masae Sato, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuki Matsui
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Publication number: 20100328787Abstract: An image pickup lens, comprises sequentially from an object side: an aperture stop, a first lens being a positive meniscus lens which has a convex surface at the object side and a concave surface at an image side opposite to the object side, and a second lens having a concave surface at the object side and an image side surface whose radius of curvature on an paraxial region is infinite or a negative value, wherein the first lens is the second lens and the image side surface of the second lens includes an aspheric surface to make a positive power strong toward a lens peripheral region, and wherein the image pickup lens is made to satisfy the following conditional formulas. 1.55<n1<1.80??(1) 0.4<D3/f<0.6??(2) 40.0<?2<90.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Yasunari Fukuta, Masae Sato, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuki Matsui
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Patent number: 7821725Abstract: An image pickup lens includes a first lens block with a positive power and a second lens block with a positive or negative power. The first lens block includes a first lens substrate, and lens portions 1a and 1b arranged on opposing surfaces of the first lens substrate. The lens portions 1a and 1b are different from the first lens substrate in at least one of a refractive index and an Abbe number. The second lens block includes a second lens substrate, and lens portions 2a and 2b arranged on opposing surfaces of the second lens substrate. The lens portions 2a and 2b are different from the second lens substrate in at least one of a refractive index and an Abbe number. The image pickup lens satisfies a condition relating to focal lengths of the lens portions 1a and 2b.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Masae Sato, Yasunari Fukuta, Takashi Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20100188759Abstract: An image pickup lens includes a first lens block with a positive refractive power, a second lens block with a negative refractive power, and an aperture stop. The first lens block includes a first lens substrate, and lens portions 1a and 1b arranged on the first lens substrate. The lens portions 1a and 1b are different from the first lens substrate in at least one of a refractive index and an Abbe number. The second lens block includes a second lens substrate, and lens portions 2a and 2b arranged on the second lens substrate. The lens portions 2a and 2b are different from the second lens substrate in at least one of a refractive index and an Abbe number. The image pickup lens satisfies predetermined conditions relating to a refractive index of the lens portion 2b, and composite thicknesses of the first lens block and the second lens block.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Masae SATO, Takashi Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20100053770Abstract: An image pickup lens includes a first lens block with a positive power and a second lens block with a positive or negative power. The first lens block includes a first lens substrate, and lens portions 1a and 1b arranged on opposing surfaces of the first lens substrate. The lens portions 1a and 1b are different from the first lens substrate in at least one of a refractive index and an Abbe number. The second lens block includes a second lens substrate, and lens portions 2a and 2b arranged on opposing surfaces of the second lens substrate. The lens portions 2a and 2b are different from the second lens substrate in at least one of a refractive index and an Abbe number. The image pickup lens satisfies a condition relating to focal lengths of the lens portions 1a and 2b.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Masae SATO, Yasunari FUKUTA, Takashi KAWASAKI
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Patent number: 7613389Abstract: The image taking lens has the minimum effective diameter lens whose effective diameter is minimum, and the maximum effective diameter lens whose effective diameter is maximum on the most image side, and in the space generated in the minimum effective diameter lens periphery by the difference of the outer diameter of the minimum effective diameter lens and the outer diameter of the maximum effective diameter lens, at least a part of an actuator for driving focusing lens group moving at the time of focusing is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Masae Sato, Susumu Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 7573648Abstract: In this invention, to provide a compact zoom lens having a small number of optical element groups to be driven and a simple moving mechanism, at least one of a plurality of optical element groups arranged in the lens system includes a refractive power variable element of a transmission type which has a compensation function to correct focus movement caused by zooming and a focus function to correct focus movement caused by a variation in inter-object distance. The refractive power variable element is a liquid optical element including a first liquid having a conductivity or a polarity and a second liquid which is not mixed with the first liquid, the first liquid and the second liquid being enclosed in a container fluid-tight so as to define an interface therebetween having a predetermined shape, the liquid optical element being arranged such that a refractive power thereof is adjusted by changing a curvature of the interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Shoji Kogo, Masae Sato, Susumu Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Sato, Yuuichi Atarashi
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Patent number: 7486328Abstract: A picture-taking lens for forming an image of an object image on a solid picture-taking element, comprising in order from the object side: a first lens having a positive refractive power and directing a convex surface toward the object side; an aperture stop, a second lens having a positive refractive power and a meniscus shape directing a convex surface toward the image side; and a third lens having a negative refractive power and directing a concave surface toward the image side, wherein the picture-taking lens satisfies the following conditional expression: 0.20<R1/f<0.42, 0.10<D2/f<0.40, where R1 is a radius of curvature of the object side surface of the first lens, D2 is an air gap on the axis between the first lens and the second lens, f is a focal length of a whole system of the picture-taking lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Masae Sato, Eigo Sano
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Publication number: 20080174886Abstract: The present invention relates to an image pickup lens, an image pickup apparatus, and a mobile terminal. An image pickup lens relating to the present invention is provided for forming an object image on a photoelectrical converter of a solid-state image pickup element. The image pickup lens includes a plurality of lenses. A lens having a maximum positive refractive power among the plurality of lenses is a glass lens, and the rest of the plurality of lenses are resin lenses formed of a curable resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventor: Masae Sato
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Publication number: 20080080064Abstract: In this invention, to provide a compact zoom lens having a small number of optical element groups to be driven and a simple moving mechanism, at least one of a plurality of optical element groups arranged in the lens system includes a refractive power variable element of a transmission type which has a compensation function to correct focus movement caused by zooming and a focus function to correct focus movement caused by a variation in inter-object distance. The refractive power variable element is a liquid optical element including a first liquid having a conductivity or a polarity and a second liquid which is not mixed with the first liquid, the first liquid and the second liquid being enclosed in a container fluid-tight so as to define an interface therebetween having a predetermined shape, the liquid optical element being arranged such that a refractive power thereof is adjusted by changing a curvature of the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Inventors: Shoji Kogo, Masae Sato, Susumu Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Sato, Yuuichi Atarashi
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Patent number: 7317580Abstract: In this invention, to provide a compact zoom lens having a small number of optical element groups to be driven and a simple moving mechanism, at least one of a plurality of optical element groups arranged in the lens system includes a refractive power variable element of a transmission type which has a compensation function to correct focus movement caused by zooming and a focus function to correct focus movement caused by a variation in inter-object distance. The refractive power variable element is a liquid optical element including a first liquid having a conductivity or a polarity and a second liquid which is not mixed with the first liquid, the first liquid and the second liquid being enclosed in a container fluid-tight so as to define an interface therebetween having a predetermined shape, the liquid optical element being arranged such that a refractive power thereof is adjusted by changing a curvature of the interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Shoji Kogo, Masae Sato, Susumu Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Sato, Yuuichi Atarashi
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Patent number: 7215492Abstract: An image pickup lens for forming a subject image on an photoelectric converter of a solid-sate image pickup element, includes: an aperture stop; a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens having a negative refractive power. The aperture stop and the first to fourth lenses are arranged in this order from an object side of the image pickup lens, and the image pickup lens satisfies predefined condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Masae Sato, Eigo Sano
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Publication number: 20070047938Abstract: The present invention provides the image taking apparatus which, in order to provide the image taking apparatus, while the focusing operation can be carried out, having more compact structure, has the image taking lens having a plurality of lenses, the solid-state image sensor, the substrate in which the solid-state image sensor is equipped and which has the terminal for external connection for sending and receiving the electric signal, and the casing formed of the light shielding member fixed to the substrate in such a manner to surround the periphery of the solid-state image sensor and the image taking lens, and in which at the time of focusing, a part or whole of the image taking lens is moved along the optical axis, and the image taking lens has the minimum effective diameter lens whose effective diameter is minimum, and the maximum effective diameter lens whose effective diameter is maximum on the most image side, and in the space generated in the minimum effective diameter lens periphery by the differenType: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Masae Sato, Susumu Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 7158312Abstract: An image-capturing lens includes a plastic lens formed with use of a material in which particles each having the maximum length of 30 nanometer or less are dispersed in a plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Susumu Yamaguchi, Masae Sato, Eigo Sano
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Publication number: 20060209429Abstract: An image pickup lens for forming a subject image on an photoelectric converter of a solid-sate image pickup element, includes: an aperture stop; a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens having a negative refractive power. The aperture stop and the first to fourth lenses are arranged in this order from an object side of the image pickup lens, and the image pickup lens satisfies predefined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2006Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Masae Sato, Eigo Sano