Patents by Inventor Masaki Shikami

Masaki Shikami 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: 7738102
    Abstract: Provided are a layered film defect detection device capable of performing defect detection considering irregularities of optical performance of a phase difference layer constituting the layered film without requiring insertion of a new part into an optical path; and a layered film defect detection method. A defect detection device used for a layered film (11) having a polarizing plate (1) and a phase difference layer (separator (2)) includes: a light source (12) arranged at one side of the film surfaces of the layered film (11), an imaging unit (13) arranged on the other side of the film surface; an inspection polarization filter (15) arranged between the light source (12) and the imaging unit (13); a defect detection unit (14b) for detecting a defect existing on the polarizing plate (1) according to the captured image; and an optical axis adjusting unit (16) for adjusting a relative angle position of the polarization axis (L2) of a polarizing filter (15) and a polarization axis (L1) of a polarizer (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Takamasa Kobayashi, Masaki Shikami, Yasuyuki Mikasa
  • Publication number: 20090009864
    Abstract: Provided are a layered film defect detection device capable of performing defect detection considering irregularities of optical performance of a phase difference layer constituting the layered film without requiring insertion of a new part into an optical path; and a layered film defect detection method. A defect detection device used for a layered film (11) having a polarizing plate (1) and a phase difference layer (separator (2)) includes: a light source (12) arranged at one side of the film surfaces of the layered film (11), an imaging unit (13) arranged on the other side of the film surface; an inspection polarization filter (15) arranged between the light source (12) and the imaging unit (13); a defect detection unit (14b) for detecting a defect existing on the polarizing plate (1) according to the captured image; and an optical axis adjusting unit (16) for adjusting a relative angle position of the polarization axis (L2) of a polarizing filter (15) and a polarization axis (L1) of a polarizer (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamasa Kobayashi, Masaki Shikami, Yasuyuki Mikasa
  • Patent number: 7260244
    Abstract: A method of inspecting a defect on a surface of a printed matter includes a step of applying a gray scale erosion filter to a non-defect surface of a printed matter to prepare a gray scale erosion filter applied image and then adding a predetermined density value to the gray scale erosion filter applied image, thereby preparing a reference image, a step of subtracting a captured image of the surface of the printed matter to be inspected from the reference image, thereby preparing a differential image, and a step of applying a density compensation process to the differential image to prepare a density compensated image, then applying an edge detection filter to the density compensated image to prepare an edge detection filter applied image and then converting the edge detection filter applied image into binary data according to a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Shikami, Hirofumi Torita
  • Publication number: 20040057629
    Abstract: A method of inspecting a defect on a surface of a printed matter includes a step of applying a gray scale erosion filter to a non-defect surface of a printed matter to prepare a gray scale erosion filter applied image and then adding a predetermined density value to the gray scale erosion filter applied image, thereby preparing a reference image, a step of subtracting a captured image of the surface of the printed matter to be inspected from the reference image, thereby preparing a differential image, and a step of applying a density compensation process to the differential image to prepare a density compensated image, then applying an edge detection filter to the density compensated image to prepare an edge detection filter applied image and then converting the edge detection filter applied image into binary data according to a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Masaki Shikami, Hirofumi Torita