Patents by Inventor Nao Kobayashi

Nao Kobayashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240135542
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to make it possible to objectively evaluate the details of an actual surgery. In the present invention, a surgery details evaluation system 1 evaluates the details of a surgery carried out by a surgeon, the surgery details evaluation system 1 comprising: an acquisition means 11 for acquiring a surgical image, which is a captured image of the body of a patient undergoing surgery carried out by a surgeon; an analysis unit 12 for analyzing body information indicating the state of the body and/or instrument information indicating the state of an instrument being operated by the surgeon in the surgical image; and an evaluation unit 14 for evaluating the details of the surgery being carried out by the surgeon, the evaluation being performed on the basis of the body information and/or the instrument information analyzed by the analysis unit 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Nao Kobayashi, Yuta Kumazu, Seigo Senya
  • Publication number: 20240087113
    Abstract: A computer program causing a computer to execute processing includes acquiring an operative field image obtained by imaging an operative field of scopic surgery, and recognizing a target tissue portion included in the acquired operative field image so as to be distinguished from a blood vessel tissue portion appearing on a surface of the target tissue portion by using a learning model trained to output information regarding a target tissue when the operative field image is input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Nao Kobayashi, Yuta Kumazu, Seigo Senya
  • Publication number: 20240049944
    Abstract: A computer program causes a computer to execute processing of acquiring an operation field image obtained by shooting an operation field of a scopic surgery, and distinctively recognizing blood vessels included in the acquired operation field image and a notable blood vessel among the blood vessels by using a learning model trained to output information relevant to a blood vessel when the operation field image is input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Nao Kobayashi, Yuta Kumazu, Seigo Senya
  • Publication number: 20230281968
    Abstract: A computer readable non-transitory recording medium storing a computer program causing a computer to execute processing of: acquiring an operation field image obtained by shooting an operation field of an endoscopic surgery; and recognizing a loose connective tissue part included in the surgical field image by inputting the surgical field image acquired to a learning model so trained as to output information related to loose connective tissue when the operation field image is input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nao Kobayashi, Yuta Kumazu, Seigo Senya
  • Publication number: 20230098859
    Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium recoding a program that causes a computer to execute processing includes: acquiring an operation field image obtained by imaging an operation field of an endoscopic surgery; inputting the acquired operation field image to a learning model trained to output information on a connective tissue between a preservation organ and a resection organ in a case where the operation field image is input, and acquiring information on the connective tissue included in the operation field image; and outputting navigation information when treating the connective tissue between the preservation organ and the resection organ on the basis of the information acquired from the learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki Kitamura, Yuta Kumazu, Nao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230069802
    Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium recoding a program that causes a computer to execute processing includes: recording operation field images obtained by chronologically shooting an operation field under endoscopic surgery; determining presence or absence of a predetermined or larger amount of bleeding based on the operation field images; and playing back partial images according to a set playback mode in a time range from a time before a start of bleeding to the time after the bleeding among the recorded operation field images, when it is determined that the predetermined or larger amount of bleeding is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki Kitamura, Yuta Kumazu, Nao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11501899
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor according to an embodiment includes an oxide superconducting layer includes a single crystal having a continuous perovskite structure containing at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of yttrium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium, barium, and copper, containing praseodymium in a part of the site of the rare earth element in the perovskite structure, and having a molar ratio of praseodymium of 0.00000001 or more and 0.2 or less with respect to the sum of the at least one rare earth element and praseodymium; fluorine in an amount of 2.0×1015 atoms/cc or more and 5.0×1019 atoms/cc or less; and carbon in an amount of 1.0×1017 atoms/cc or more and 5.0×1020 atoms/cc or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mariko Hayashi, Takeshi Araki, Hiroyuki Fuke, Nao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11492729
    Abstract: A fiber processing device includes a drum having a plurality of openings on an outer peripheral surface, sieving a raw material containing fibers, and configured to rotate about a rotation axis, a housing that supports the drum, a guide portion (convex portion) provided on an outer peripheral surface of the drum; and a restriction portion (bearing) that restricts movement of the drum in a direction of the rotation axis by contacting the convex portion. At least one of the restriction portion and the guide portion is configured to rotate about an axis (rotation axis) orthogonal to the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11335481
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure containing rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements contain a first element which is praseodymium (Pr), at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), and gadolinium (Gd), at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), and holmium (Ho), and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Araki, Hirotaka Ishii, Nao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11328846
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure including rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements include a first element which is praseodymium, at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium, samarium, europium, and gadolinium, at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium, terbium, dysprosium, and holmium, and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. When the number of atoms of the first element is N(PA), the number of atoms of the second element is N(SA), and the number of atoms of the fourth element is N(CA), 1.5×(N(PA)+N(SA))?N(CA) or 2×(N(CA)?N(PA))?N(SA) is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Araki, Hirotaka Ishii, Nao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210233684
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor according to an embodiment includes an oxide superconducting layer includes a single crystal having a continuous perovskite structure containing at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of yttrium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium, barium, and copper, containing praseodymium in a part of the site of the rare earth element in the perovskite structure, and having a molar ratio of praseodymium of 0.00000001 or more and 0.2 or less with respect to the sum of the at least one rare earth element and praseodymium; fluorine in an amount of 2.0×1015 atoms/cc or more and 5.0×1019 atoms/cc or less; and carbon in an amount of 1.0×1017 atoms/cc or more and 5.0×1020 atoms/cc or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mariko HAYASHI, Takeshi ARAKI, Hiroyuki FUKE, Nao KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210181216
    Abstract: An analysis method is for determining an abundance ratio of first lipid particles containing an objective substance in a lipid particle group. The analysis method includes irradiating a solution including the lipid particle group with light, measuring at least two of the total number of the plurality of lipid particles, the number of the first lipid particles, and the number of second lipid particles not containing the objective substance in the solution by detecting scattered light, and calculating an abundance ratio of the first lipid particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Nao KOBAYASHI, Mitsuko ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11001966
    Abstract: The thickness of accumulated fiber can be appropriately measured when accumulating and processing fiber. A measuring device includes a distributor 60 that disperses material containing fiber; a mesh belt 72 that accumulates material dispersed by the distributor 60; a roller unit 650 that compresses a second web W2 accumulated on the mesh belt 72; and a measurement device 400 that measures the thickness of the second web W2 after compression by the roller unit 650.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210095400
    Abstract: A fiber processing device includes a drum having a plurality of openings on an outer peripheral surface, sieving a raw material containing fibers, and configured to rotate about a rotation axis, a housing that supports the drum, a guide portion (convex portion) provided on an outer peripheral surface of the drum; and a restriction portion (bearing) that restricts movement of the drum in a direction of the rotation axis by contacting the convex portion. At least one of the restriction portion and the guide portion is configured to rotate about an axis (rotation axis) orthogonal to the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Nao KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10954631
    Abstract: Provided is technology enabling appropriately maintaining or adjusting the thickness of accumulated fiber when accumulating and processing fiber. A sheet manufacturing apparatus 100 has a distributor 60 that distributes a mixture MX containing fiber; a second web former 70 that forms a second web W2; a mesh belt 72 that conveys the second web W2 in a conveyance direction F1; a roller unit 650 that compresses the second web W2; a measurement device 400 that measures the distribution of the thickness of the second web W2 in a second direction intersecting the conveyance direction F1 while the second web W2 is being compressed by the roller unit 650, or after the second web W2 is compressed by the roller unit 650; and a controller 110 that compares a measurement from the measurement device 400 with a set thickness distribution, and controls the thickness distribution of the second web W2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10916361
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor according to an embodiment includes an oxide superconducting layer includes a single crystal having a continuous perovskite structure containing at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of yttrium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium, barium, and copper, containing praseodymium is a part of the site of the rare earth element in the perovskite structure, and having a molar ratio of praseodymium of 0.00000001 or more and 0.2 or less with respect to the sum of the at least one rare earth element and praseodymium; fluorine in an amount of 2.0×1015 atoms/cc or more and 5.0×1019 atoms/cc or less; and carbon in an amount of 1.0×1017 atoms/cc or more and 5.0×1020 atoms/cc or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mariko Hayashi, Takeshi Araki, Hiroyuki Fuke, Nao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200328016
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure including rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements include a first element which is praseodymium, at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium, samarium, europium, and gadolinium, at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium, terbium, dysprosium, and holmium, and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. When the number of atoms of the first element is N(PA), the number of atoms of the second element is N(SA), and the number of atoms of the fourth element is N(CA), 1.5×(N(PA)+N(SA))?N(CA) or 2×(N(CA)?N(PA))?N(SA) is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi ARAKI, Hirotaka ISHII, Nao KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200265975
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure containing rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements contain a first element which is praseodymium (Pr), at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), and gadolinium (Gd), at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), and holmium (Ho), and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi ARAKI, Hirotaka Ishii, Nao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10692634
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure including rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements include a first element which is praseodymium, at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium, samarium, europium, and gadolinium, at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium, terbium, dysprosium, and holmium, and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. When the number of atoms of the first element is N(PA), the number of atoms of the second element is N(SA), and the number of atoms of the fourth element is N(CA), 1.5×(N(PA)+N(SA))?N(CA) or 2×(N(CA)?N(PA))?N(SA) is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Araki, Hirotaka Ishii, Nao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10679779
    Abstract: An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure containing rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements contain a first element which is praseodymium (Pr), at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), and gadolinium (Gd), at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), and holmium (Ho), and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Araki, Hirotaka Ishii, Nao Kobayashi