Patents by Inventor Masahiro Ando
Masahiro Ando 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: 11429229Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a position detection illumination unit; an image recognition illumination unit; an illumination control unit; an imaging unit; and an image processing unit. The position detection illumination unit outputs position detection illumination light. The position detection illumination light is used for position detection on a position detection object. The image recognition illumination unit outputs image recognition illumination light. The image recognition illumination light is used for image recognition on an image recognition object. The illumination control unit controls the position detection illumination unit and the image recognition illumination unit to cause the position detection illumination light and the image recognition illumination light to be outputted at timings different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Ando
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Publication number: 20220019301Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a position detection illumination unit; an image recognition illumination unit; an illumination control unit; an imaging unit; and an image processing unit. The position detection illumination unit outputs position detection illumination light. The position detection illumination light is used for position detection on a position detection object. The image recognition illumination unit outputs image recognition illumination light. The image recognition illumination light is used for image recognition on an image recognition object. The illumination control unit controls the position detection illumination unit and the image recognition illumination unit to cause the position detection illumination light and the image recognition illumination light to be outputted at timings different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventor: MASAHIRO ANDO
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Patent number: 11199688Abstract: A stage apparatus for a microscope includes a first stage provided on a mirror base of the microscope and fixed to a stage member that moves in an optical axis direction, a second stage that relatively moves over a surface of the first stage in a first direction, a third stage that relatively moves over a surface of the second stage in a second direction, the third stage having a placement portion for placing a microscope slide, and an exterior cover for covering at least a portion of the second stage and the third stage, the exterior cover being fixed to the first stage or the stage member. The exterior cover provides a space for the second stage and the third stage to move, and exposes the placement portion of the third stage.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Precision Inc.Inventors: Tsuguhide Sakata, Masahiro Ando, Osamu Nagatsuka, Koichiro Nishikawa, Koji Kimura, Shigeki Sakurai, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takuji Okamoto
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Patent number: 11137589Abstract: A stage apparatus that reduces generation of a slight movement of a stage position (observation position) when switching between the automatic mode and the manual mode. The stage apparatus comprises: a first stage; a second stage that moves relatively in a first direction on a surface of the first stage; a first driving unit configured for driving a first driven portion configured to move the second stage relatively in the first direction by a manual driving force; and a second driving unit configured for driving a second driven portion configured to move the second stage relatively in the first direction by an electromotive driving force, wherein the first driven portion and the second driven portion have a common operating axis at least partially.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuguhide Sakata, Masahiro Ando, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takuji Okamoto
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Patent number: 10725309Abstract: A microscope system includes a microscope body, an XY stage mounted on the microscope body and including a stage configured to place a slide as an observation target and move in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction perpendicular to each other, and an XY two-dimensional scale plate fixed to the stage. The XY two-dimensional scale plate is provided with a first mark that provides axis information in the X-axis direction throughout a movable range of the stage in the Y-axis direction and a second mark that provides axis information in the Y-axis direction throughout a movable range of the stage in the X-axis direction, which are used to recognize X- and Y-coordinates of the stage.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Michiie Sakamoto, Akinori Hashiguchi, Shinobu Masuda, Tsuguhide Sakata, Masahide Hasegawa, Masahiro Ando, Osamu Nagatsuka
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Publication number: 20200192205Abstract: An illumination unit includes a laser light source that intermittently emits laser light as a source of illumination light at a predetermined light emission frequency, a vibration device disposed in an optical path of the laser light, and a driver that vibrates the vibration device at a predetermined vibration frequency to change coherence of the laser light, in which, with respect to a design frequency fA that satisfies fA?0.5?f?A?fA+0.5, when a minimum value m (other than 0) that satisfies m(fA/fLD)?Round[m(fA/fLD)]=0 is determined, 3?m?6 is satisfied, where fLD is the light emission frequency and f?A is the vibration frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: TOSHIFUMI YASUI, YOSHIYUKI TERAOKA, MASAHIRO ANDO
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Patent number: 10674122Abstract: A light source unit of the disclosure includes a plurality of light source sections, a light quantity detector, and a controller. The plurality of light source sections emit rays of colors different from each other. The light quantity detector receives a plurality of color rays emitted by the plurality of light source sections as spatially common light. The controller controls a light emission timing of each of the plurality of light source sections and a gain of the light quantity detector, and measures light quantities of the respective plurality of color rays at different timings and with different gains on a basis of a detection result of the light.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Ando
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Patent number: 10634897Abstract: A microscope system comprises a microscope body, an image sensor mounted on the microscope body, and a stage that moves in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, and places a slide as an observation object. The stage includes a mark used to indicate a stage reference position. The microscope system obtains positions of the stage in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, and detects the stage reference position indicated by a mark provided on the stage and a slide reference position indicated by a mark provided on a slide placed on the stage. The microscope system manages the position of the stage by coordinates based on the slide reference position if the slide reference position is detected, and manages the position of the stage by coordinates based on the stage reference position if the slide reference position is not detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Michiie Sakamoto, Akinori Hashiguchi, Shinobu Masuda, Tsuguhide Sakata, Masahide Hasegawa, Masahiro Ando, Osamu Nagatsuka, Koichiro Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20200057292Abstract: A stage apparatus for a microscope comprises a first stage provided on a minor base of the microscope and fixed to a stage member that moves in an optical axis direction, a second stage that relatively moves over a surface of the first stage in a first direction, a third stage that relatively moves over a surface of the second stage in a second direction, the third stage having a placement portion for placing a microscope slide, and an exterior cover for covering at least a portion of the second stage and the third stage, the exterior cover being fixed to the first stage or the stage member. The exterior cover provides a space for the second stage and the third stage to move, and exposes the placement portion of the third stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Tsuguhide Sakata, Masahiro Ando, Osamu Nagatsuka, Koichiro Nishikawa, Koji Kimura, Shigeki Sakurai, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takuji Okamoto
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Publication number: 20190306473Abstract: A light source unit of the disclosure includes a plurality of light source sections, a light quantity detector, and a controller. The plurality of light source sections emit rays of colors different from each other. The light quantity detector receives a plurality of color rays emitted by the plurality of light source sections as spatially common light. The controller controls a light emission timing of each of the plurality of light source sections and a gain of the light quantity detector, and measures light quantities of the respective plurality of color rays at different timings and with different gains on a basis of a detection result of the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventor: MASAHIRO ANDO
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Patent number: 10371930Abstract: A stage apparatus includes a first stage, a second stage movable in a first direction relative to the first stage, a sensor which reads a scale moving in the first direction together with the second stage and a sensor base which is formed from a material having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than the first stage and fixes the sensor to the first stage. The sensor base is fixed to the first stage at two fixing positions located near a second axis having a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and passing through a specific position and sandwiching the specific position, and is fixed to the first stage at a fixing position located near a first axis having the first direction and passing through the specific position and the arrangement position of the sensor so as to be movable in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masahiro Ando
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Patent number: 10368042Abstract: A light source unit of the disclosure includes a plurality of light source sections, a light quantity detector, and a controller. The plurality of light source sections emit rays of colors different from each other. The light quantity detector receives a plurality of color rays emitted by the plurality of light source sections as spatially common light. The controller controls a light emission timing of each of the plurality of light source sections and a gain of the light quantity detector, and measures light quantities of the respective plurality of color rays at different timings and with different gains on a basis of a detection result of the light.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Ando
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Publication number: 20190107703Abstract: A stage apparatus that reduces generation of a slight movement of a stage position (observation position) when switching between the automatic mode and the manual mode. The stage apparatus comprises: a first stage; a second stage that moves relatively in a first direction on a surface of the first stage; a first driving unit configured for driving a first driven portion configured to move the second stage relatively in the first direction by a manual driving force; and a second driving unit configured for driving a second driven portion configured to move the second stage relatively in the first direction by an electromotive driving force, wherein the first driven portion and the second driven portion have a common operating axis at least partially.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Tsuguhide Sakata, Masahiro Ando, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takuji Okamoto
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Publication number: 20180364468Abstract: A stage apparatus includes a first stage, a second stage movable in a first direction relative to the first stage, a sensor which reads a scale moving in the first direction together with the second stage and a sensor base which is formed from a material having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than the first stage and fixes the sensor to the first stage. The sensor base is fixed to the first stage at two fixing positions located near a second axis having a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and passing through a specific position and sandwiching the specific position, and is fixed to the first stage at a fixing position located near a first axis having the first direction and passing through the specific position and the arrangement position of the sensor so as to be movable in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventor: Masahiro Ando
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Publication number: 20180343423Abstract: A light source unit of the disclosure includes a plurality of light source sections, a light quantity detector, and a controller. The plurality of light source sections emit rays of colors different from each other. The light quantity detector receives a plurality of color rays emitted by the plurality of light source sections as spatially common light. The controller controls a light emission timing of each of the plurality of light source sections and a gain of the light quantity detector, and measures light quantities of the respective plurality of color rays at different timings and with different gains on a basis of a detection result of the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventor: MASAHIRO ANDO
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Publication number: 20180267288Abstract: A microscope system comprises a microscope body, an image sensor mounted on the microscope body via mounting means and configured to capture an observation image under a microscope, and a stage that moves in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, which are orthogonal to each other, and places a slide as an observation object and includes a mark used to indicate a stage reference position. The microscope system obtains positions of the stage in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, and detects, from an image captured by the image sensor, the stage reference position indicated by a mark provided on the stage and a slide reference position indicated by a mark provided on a slide placed on the stage. The microscope system manages the position of the stage by coordinates based on the slide reference position if the slide reference position is detected, and manages the position of the stage by coordinates based on the stage reference position if the slide reference position is not detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Michiie Sakamoto, Akinori Hashiguchi, Shinobu Masuda, Tsuguhide Sakata, Masahide Hasegawa, Masahiro Ando, Osamu Nagatsuka, Koichiro Nishikawa
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Patent number: 10075682Abstract: A light source unit of the disclosure includes a plurality of light source sections, a light quantity detector, and a controller. The plurality of light source sections emit rays of colors different from each other. The light quantity detector receives a plurality of color rays emitted by the plurality of light source sections as spatially common light. The controller controls a light emission timing of each of the plurality of light source sections and a gain of the light quantity detector, and measures light quantities of the respective plurality of color rays at different timings and with different gains on a basis of a detection result of the light quantity detector.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Ando
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Publication number: 20170332056Abstract: A light source unit of the disclosure includes a plurality of light source sections, a light quantity detector, and a controller. The plurality of light source sections emit rays of colors different from each other. The light quantity detector receives a plurality of color rays emitted by the plurality of light source sections as spatially common light. The controller controls a light emission timing of each of the plurality of light source sections and a gain of the light quantity detector, and measures light quantities of the respective plurality of color rays at different timings and with different gains on a basis of a detection result of the light quantity detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventor: MASAHIRO ANDO
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Patent number: 9791373Abstract: A composition ratio of a component targeted for quantification in a liquid, solid, or gaseous mixture is determined without taking the effort of performing measurement while stepwise changing an addition concentration as in an existing standard addition method.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SPECTROSCOPIC SCIENCE LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiro-o Hamaguchi, Masahiro Ando
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Publication number: 20170269346Abstract: A microscope system includes a microscope body, an XY stage mounted on the microscope body and including a stage configured to place a slide as an observation target and move in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction perpendicular to each other, and an XY two-dimensional scale plate fixed to the stage. The XY two-dimensional scale plate is provided with a first mark that provides axis information in the X-axis direction throughout a movable range of the stage in the Y-axis direction and a second mark that provides axis information in the Y-axis direction throughout a movable range of the stage in the X-axis direction, which are used to recognize X- and Y-coordinates of the stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Michiie Sakamoto, Akinori Hashiguchi, Shinobu Masuda, Tsuguhide Sakata, Masahide Hasegawa, Masahiro Ando, Osamu Nagatsuka