Patents by Inventor Naomichi KIKUCHI

Naomichi KIKUCHI 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: 20240068925
    Abstract: A particle analyzer (100) includes: a light source that emits excitation light (EL1) including light having a wavelength of 400 nm or less; a lens structure (41) that collects excitation light (EL1) at a predetermined position (51s) in a flow path (53); a detection unit (7) that detects light (FL) emitted from a particle as the particle (51) flowing through the predetermined position is excited by the excitation light (EL1); and a processing unit (120) that processes detection data acquired by the detection unit (7). The lens structure (41) includes a plurality of lenses (411) arranged along an optical axis of the excitation light (EL1); and a lens frame (412) holding the plurality of lenses (411). At least one (G12) of the plurality of lenses (411) is positioned in the lens frame (412) by abutting on a lens adjacent to the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Hatakeyama, Satoshi Nagae, Masanobu Nonaka, Kenji Ishida, Naomichi Kikuchi, Takashi Kato
  • Publication number: 20230350218
    Abstract: A rigid-scope optical system includes: an image-formation optical system that causes an image in each of wavelength bands to be formed in a predetermined imaging device, the wavelength bands including a fluorescence wavelength band and a visible light wavelength band; and a color-separation-prism optical system having a dichroic film that separates an optical path of light to be imaged into an optical path of the visible light wavelength band and an optical path of the fluorescence wavelength band, in which the image-formation optical system causes the respective images to be formed in a fluorescence imaging device and a visible light imaging device, the fluorescence imaging device and the visible light imaging device being disposed to cause an amount of misalignment to correspond to a difference between an optical path length of fluorescence and an optical path length of visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Naomichi KIKUCHI, Satoshi NAGAE
  • Patent number: 11675204
    Abstract: A rigid-scope optical system includes: an image-formation optical system that causes an image in each of wavelength bands to be formed in a predetermined imaging device, the wavelength bands including a fluorescence wavelength band and a visible light wavelength band; and a color-separation-prism optical system having a dichroic film that separates an optical path of light to be imaged into an optical path of the visible light wavelength band and an optical path of the fluorescence wavelength band, in which the image-formation optical system causes the respective images to be formed in a fluorescence imaging device and a visible light imaging device, the fluorescence imaging device and the visible light imaging device being disposed to cause an amount of misalignment to correspond to a difference between an optical path length of fluorescence and an optical path length of visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naomichi Kikuchi, Satoshi Nagae
  • Publication number: 20230079285
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program enabling images to be checked in real time. A display control device includes: a receiving unit that receives small volume data that is information on current imaging by an artificial satellite; and a control unit that displays a live view image based on the small volume data on a display unit, wherein the receiving unit receives a satellite image corresponding to the live view image as large volume data at a timing different from that of the small volume data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a satellite image processing system that processes satellite images captured by artificial satellites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo UMEDA, Itaru SHIMIZU, Naomichi KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230015980
    Abstract: There is provided an image generation device, an image generation method, and a program capable of observing any point on the ground from a free viewpoint in the sky at any time. The image generation device includes an image generation unit that generates a free viewpoint image of a predetermined point on the ground viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint in the sky using a 3D model of a stationary subject generated using a satellite image captured by an artificial satellite and dynamic subject identification information that identifies a dynamic subject. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image generation device and the like that generate a free viewpoint image from a satellite image captured by an artificial satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Itaru SHIMIZU, Tetsuo UMEDA, Naomichi KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220346631
    Abstract: An imaging optical system according to the present disclosure includes: an aperture stop; an image-forming optical system that causes an image to be formed toward an imaging plane of an image sensor; and an optical phase modulator that includes a substance having a birefringence index, and gives two pupil functions to the image-forming optical system. The following conditional expressions are satisfied: 1?(2×L×tan(w)+D)/D<1.4 ??(1) ?/4*0.75<Re<?/4*1.1 ??(2), where L: a distance between the aperture stop and the optical phase modulator; D: an aperture diameter (diameter) of the aperture stop; w: a maximum angle of incidence of a principal light ray that enters the aperture stop; ?: a wavelength of light; and Re: phase retardation caused by birefringence of the optical phase modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: NAOMICHI KIKUCHI, MIKI NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210030263
    Abstract: A rigid-scope optical system includes: an image-formation optical system that causes an image in each of wavelength bands to be formed in a predetermined imaging device, the wavelength bands including a fluorescence wavelength band and a visible light wavelength band; and a color-separation-prism optical system having a dichroic film that separates an optical path of light to be imaged into an optical path of the visible light wavelength band and an optical path of the fluorescence wavelength band, in which the image-formation optical system causes the respective images to be formed in a fluorescence imaging device and a visible light imaging device, the fluorescence imaging device and the visible light imaging device being disposed to cause an amount of misalignment to correspond to a difference between an optical path length of fluorescence and an optical path length of visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naomichi KIKUCHI, Satoshi NAGAE