Patents by Inventor Reiko Arita

Reiko Arita 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: 11779205
    Abstract: In classifying images by machine learning, provided are an image classification method, device, and program for classifying the image from which the feature difference is hardly detected, in particular, classifying the interference fringe image of tear fluid layer by the dry eye types. The method includes a step of acquiring a feature value from an interference fringe image of tear fluid layer for learning, a step of constructing a model for classifying an image from the feature value acquired from the interference fringe image of tear fluid layer for learning, a step of acquiring the feature value from an interference fringe image of tear fluid layer for testing, and a step of performing classification processing for classifying the interference fringe image of tear fluid layer for testing by types of dry eye using the model and the feature value acquired from the interference fringe image of tear fluid layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Reiko Arita, Katsumi Yabusaki
  • Publication number: 20230025493
    Abstract: An ophthalmic image of an evaluation target is acquired, a plurality of subsection images is extracted from the ophthalmic image, a state of a subject's eye is predicted for each of the subsection images based on a learned model in which learning has been performed in advance regarding extracting a plurality of subsection images from an ophthalmic image for learning, and predicting a state of a subject's eye for the each of subsection image by machine learning using correct answer data related to a state of each subsection image, and the subsection image is extracted from the ophthalmic image so as to have an image size corresponding to a state of a subject's eye of an evaluation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Kowa Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Reiko ARITA, Katsumi YABUSAKI, Miyako SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11514570
    Abstract: Provided are a method, a computer program and a device for noninvasively evaluating a state of a tear fluid and a tear fluid amount of a tear meniscus. Included are a binarization step of binarizing a tear meniscus image, obtained by capturing at least a part of a tear meniscus of a subject, using a predetermined threshold value; an extraction step of extracting a high luminance region indicating a tear meniscus part from the binarized image; and an evaluation step of evaluating a tear fluid state on the basis of the high luminance region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Reiko Arita, Katsumi Yabusaki
  • Publication number: 20210212561
    Abstract: In classifying images by machine learning, provided are an image classification method, device, and program for classifying the image from which the feature difference is hardly detected, in particular, classifying the interference fringe image of tear fluid layer by the dry eye types. The method includes a step of acquiring a feature value from an interference fringe image of tear fluid layer for learning, a step of constructing a model for classifying an image from the feature value acquired from the interference fringe image of tear fluid layer for learning, a step of acquiring the feature value from an interference fringe image of tear fluid layer for testing, and a step of performing classification processing for classifying the interference fringe image of tear fluid layer for testing by types of dry eye using the model and the feature value acquired from the interference fringe image of tear fluid layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Reiko ARITA, Katsumi YABUSAKI
  • Publication number: 20200167915
    Abstract: Provided are a method, a computer program and a device for noninvasively evaluating a state of a tear fluid and a tear fluid amount of a tear meniscus. Included are a binarization step of binarizing a tear meniscus image, obtained by capturing at least a part of a tear meniscus of a subject, using a predetermined threshold value; an extraction step of extracting a high luminance region indicating a tear meniscus part from the binarized image; and an evaluation step of evaluating a tear fluid state on the basis of the high luminance region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Reiko ARITA, Katsumi YABUSAKI
  • Patent number: 9877975
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an agent for treating meibomian gland dysfunction. The present invention provides an agent for treating meibomian gland dysfunction, which contains activated vitamin D3 or a derivative thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Keio University
    Inventors: Kazuo Tsubota, Reiko Arita, Masataka Ito
  • Publication number: 20160220588
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an agent for treating meibomian gland dysfunction. The present invention provides an agent for treating meibomian gland dysfunction, which contains activated vitamin D3 or a derivative thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kazuo TSUBOTA, Reiko ARITA, Masataka ITO
  • Patent number: 9320439
    Abstract: Ophthalmological image analysis techniques that can present objective information about the state of distribution of the Meibomian glands are provided. An ophthalmological image analyzer 1 comprises a designator 22, an extractor 23 and a calculator 24. The designator 22 is configured to designate an area A to be analyzed in a photographed image I of an eyelid of an eye. The extractor 23 is configured to extract Meibomian-gland subareas B that represent Meibomian glands in the eyelid, on the basis of the luminance value of each pixel in the area A being analyzed which is designated by the designator 22. The calculator 24 is configured to acquire distribution information of Meibomian glands in the area A being analyzed, on the basis of the Meibomian-gland subareas B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Reiko Arita, Jun Suehiro
  • Publication number: 20150141837
    Abstract: Ophthalmological image analysis techniques that can present objective information about the state of distribution of the Meibomian glands are provided. An ophthalmological image analyzer 1 comprises a designator 22, an extractor 23 and a calculator 24. The designator 22 is configured to designate an area A to be analyzed in a photographed image I of an eyelid of an eye. The extractor 23 is configured to extract Meibomian-gland subareas B that represent Meibomian glands in the eyelid, on the basis of the luminance value of each pixel in the area A being analyzed which is designated by the designator 22. The calculator 24 is configured to acquire distribution information of Meibomian glands in the area A being analyzed, on the basis of the Meibomian-gland subareas B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Reiko Arita, Jun Suehiro
  • Publication number: 20110273550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for observing the meibomian glands enables a ready observation necessary for examination without a direct contact of an examination probe to the eyelid and an observation of all of the upper and lower meibomian glands in a relatively short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Shiro Amano, Reiko Arita, Yoshinori Kamoto