Patents by Inventor Shingo Imanishi
Shingo Imanishi 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: 20220404263Abstract: A detection optical system includes an objective lens, a first relay lens, a second relay lens, and an imaging lens, which are arranged in order from a side of a specimen along an optical path of light from the specimen illuminated by a light source. A primary imaging plane is provided on the optical path between the first relay lens and the second relay lens. An aspherical correction plate that corrects spherical aberration is arranged at a position located between the second relay lens and the imaging lens and substantially conjugate with a pupil position of the objective lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: TAKESHI HATAKEYAMA, SHINGO IMANISHI, YOSHIKI OKAMOTO
-
Patent number: 11156544Abstract: The present technology provides a technology for stabilizing break-off timings. Therefore, according to the present technology, there is provided a microparticle analysis device or the like including at least: a flow path in which a fluid including a sample flow containing microparticles and a sheath flow flowing to contain the sample flow; a droplet formation unit configured to form a droplet in the fluid by imparting vibration to the fluid using a vibration element; an electric charge application unit configured to apply electric charge to a droplet containing the microparticles; an imaging unit configured to obtain a photo of a phase of a certain time; and a control unit configured to control a timing at which the droplet breaks off on a basis of the photo.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuya Suzuki, Fumitaka Otsuka, Masashi Kimoto, Shingo Imanishi, Yoshitsugu Sakai
-
Publication number: 20200173905Abstract: The present technology provides a technology for stabilizing break-off timings. Therefore, according to the present technology, there is provided a microparticle analysis device or the like including at least: a flow path in which a fluid including a sample flow containing microparticles and a sheath flow flowing to contain the sample flow; a droplet formation unit configured to form a droplet in the fluid by imparting vibration to the fluid using a vibration element; an electric charge application unit configured to apply electric charge to a droplet containing the microparticles; an imaging unit configured to obtain a photo of a phase of a certain time; and a control unit configured to control a timing at which the droplet breaks off on a basis of the photo.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuya Suzuki, Fumitaka Otsuka, Masashi Kimoto, Shingo Imanishi, Yoshitsugu Sakai
-
Patent number: 10591400Abstract: The present technology provides a technology for stabilizing break-off timings. Therefore, according to the present technology, there is provided a microparticle analysis device or the like including at least: a flow path in which a fluid including a sample flow containing microparticles and a sheath flow flowing to contain the sample flow; a droplet formation unit configured to form a droplet in the fluid by imparting vibration to the fluid using a vibration element; an electric charge application unit configured to apply electric charge to a droplet containing the microparticles; an imaging unit configured to obtain a photo of a phase of a certain time; and a control unit configured to control a timing at which the droplet breaks off on a basis of the photo.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuya Suzuki, Fumitaka Otsuka, Masashi Kimoto, Shingo Imanishi, Yoshitsugu Sakai
-
Publication number: 20190301994Abstract: The present technology provides a technology for stabilizing break-off timings. Therefore, according to the present technology, there is provided a microparticle analysis device or the like including at least: a flow path in which a fluid including a sample flow containing microparticles and a sheath flow flowing to contain the sample flow; a droplet formation unit configured to form a droplet in the fluid by imparting vibration to the fluid using a vibration element; an electric charge application unit configured to apply electric charge to a droplet containing the microparticles; an imaging unit configured to obtain a photo of a phase of a certain time; and a control unit configured to control a timing at which the droplet breaks off on a basis of the photo.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuya Suzuki, Fumitaka Otsuka, Masashi Kimoto, Shingo Imanishi, Yoshitsugu Sakai
-
Patent number: 10371632Abstract: To provide a technique capable of highly accurately measure the intensity and the spectrum of fluorescence and scattered light by effectively correcting measurement error that occurs due to variation of flow positions of fine particles in a channel. A data correction method for a fine particle measurement device is provided, which includes an intensity detection procedure capable of detecting light generated from a fine particle by emitting light onto the fine particle flowing through a channel, and obtaining intensity information about the light, a position detection procedure capable of obtaining position information about the fine particle, and a correction procedure for correcting the intensity information on the basis of the position information.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Nao Nitta, Shingo Imanishi, Taichi Takeuchi
-
Patent number: 9816913Abstract: A microparticle measuring apparatus for highly accurately detecting the position of a microparticle flowing through a flow channel includes a light irradiation unit for irradiating a microparticle flowing through a flow channel with light, and a scattered light detection unit for detecting scattered light from the microparticle, including an objective lens for collecting light from the microparticle, a light splitting element for dividing the scattered light from the light collected by the objective lens, into first and second scattered light, a first scattered light detector for receiving an S-polarized light component, and an astigmatic element disposed between the light splitting element and the first scattered light detector, and making the first scattered light astigmatic. A relationship between a length L from a rear principal point of the objective lens to a front principal point of the astigmatic element, and a focal length f of the astigmatic element satisfies the following formula I. 1.5f?L?2.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Taichi Takeuchi, Shingo Imanishi
-
Patent number: 9766174Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical measuring device including: a light applying section configured to apply exciting light to a sample flowing in a channel; and a scattered light detecting section configured to detect scattered light generated from the sample irradiated with the exciting light on the downstream side of the sample in the traveling direction of the exciting light; the scattered light detecting section including a scattered light separating mask for separating the scattered light into a low numerical aperture component having a numerical aperture not greater than a specific value and a high numerical aperture component having a numerical aperture greater than the specific value; a first detector for detecting the low numerical aperture component; and a second detector for detecting the high numerical aperture component.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunpei Suzuki, Shingo Imanishi, Gakuji Hashimoto, Suguru Dowaki
-
Publication number: 20170030824Abstract: A microparticle measuring apparatus for highly accurately detecting the position of a microparticle flowing through a flow channel includes a light irradiation unit for irradiating a microparticle flowing through a flow channel with light, and a scattered light detection unit for detecting scattered light from the microparticle, including an objective lens for collecting light from the microparticle, a light splitting element for dividing the scattered light from the light collected by the objective lens, into first and second scattered light, a first scattered light detector for receiving an S-polarized light component, and an astigmatic element disposed between the light splitting element and the first scattered light detector, and making the first scattered light astigmatic. A relationship between a length L from a rear principal point of the objective lens to a front principal point of the astigmatic element, and a focal length f of the astigmatic element satisfies the following formula I. 1.5f?L?2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: TAICHI TAKEUCHI, SHINGO IMANISHI
-
Patent number: 9429508Abstract: A microparticle measuring apparatus for highly accurately detecting the position of a microparticle flowing through a flow channel includes a light irradiation unit for irradiating a microparticle flowing through a flow channel with light, and a scattered light detection unit for detecting scattered light from the microparticle, including an objective lens for collecting light from the microparticle, a light splitting element for dividing the scattered light from the light collected by the objective lens, into first and second scattered light, a first scattered light detector for receiving an S-polarized light component, and an astigmatic element disposed between the light splitting element and the first scattered light detector, and making the first scattered light astigmatic. A relationship between a length L from a rear principal point of the objective lens to a front principal point of the astigmatic element, and a focal length f of the astigmatic element satisfies the following formula I. 1.5f?L?2.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Taichi Takeuchi, Shingo Imanishi
-
Publication number: 20150276575Abstract: A microparticle measuring apparatus for highly accurately detecting the position of a microparticle flowing through a flow channel includes a light irradiation unit for irradiating a microparticle flowing through a flow channel with light, and a scattered light detection unit for detecting scattered light from the microparticle, including an objective lens for collecting light from the microparticle, a light splitting element for dividing the scattered light from the light collected by the objective lens, into first and second scattered light, a first scattered light detector for receiving an S-polarized light component, and an astigmatic element disposed between the light splitting element and the first scattered light detector, and making the first scattered light astigmatic. A relationship between a length L from a rear principal point of the objective lens to a front principal point of the astigmatic element, and a focal length f of the astigmatic element satisfies the following formula I. 1.5f?L?2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Taichi Takeuchi, Shingo Imanishi
-
Publication number: 20150112627Abstract: To provide a technique capable of highly accurately measure the intensity and the spectrum of fluorescence and scattered light by effectively correcting measurement error that occurs due to variation of flow positions of fine particles in a channel. A data correction method for a fine particle measurement device is provided, which includes an intensity detection procedure capable of detecting light generated from a fine particle by emitting light onto the fine particle flowing through a channel, and obtaining intensity information about the light, a position detection procedure capable of obtaining position information about the fine particle, and a correction procedure for correcting the intensity information on the basis of the position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Nao Nitta, Shingo Imanishi, Taichi Takeuchi
-
Patent number: 8994940Abstract: Disclosed is a fine particle measurement apparatus including a light condensing unit that condenses irradiated light irradiated to a sample flow where fine particles pass through and directly propagates the light without scattering, and scattered light scattered by the fine particles to an optical receiver divided into a plurality of regions; a position controller that controls the relative positions of members of an optical path; and a control unit that detects positions of condensing spots of the irradiated light and the scattered light based on signal intensities of each region of the optical receiver, and controls the position controller such that the positions of the condensing spots of the irradiated light and the scattered light match with each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Suguru Dowaki, Shingo Imanishi, Gakuji Hashimoto, Shunpei Suzuki
-
Publication number: 20140293273Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical measuring device including: a light applying section configured to apply exciting light to a sample flowing in a channel; and a scattered light detecting section configured to detect scattered light generated from the sample irradiated with the exciting light on the downstream side of the sample in the traveling direction of the exciting light; the scattered light detecting section including a scattered light separating mask for separating the scattered light into a low numerical aperture component having a numerical aperture not greater than a specific value and a high numerical aperture component having a numerical aperture greater than the specific value; a first detector for detecting the low numerical aperture component; and a second detector for detecting the high numerical aperture component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunpei Suzuki, Shingo Imanishi, Gakuji Hashimoto, Suguru Dowaki
-
Patent number: 8780338Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical measuring device including: a light applying section configured to apply exciting light to a sample flowing in a channel; and a scattered light detecting section configured to detect scattered light generated from the sample irradiated with the exciting light on the downstream side of the sample in the traveling direction of the exciting light; the scattered light detecting section including a scattered light separating mask for separating the scattered light into a low numerical aperture component having a numerical aperture not greater than a specific value and a high numerical aperture component having a numerical aperture greater than the specific value; a first detector for detecting the low numerical aperture component; and a second detector for detecting the high numerical aperture component.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shunpei Suzuki, Shingo Imanishi, Gakuji Hashimoto, Suguru Dowaki
-
Patent number: 8553229Abstract: A fine particle measuring method of performing optical measurement of fine particles introduced into a plurality of sample fluidic channels provided at predetermined distances on a substrate by scanning light to the sample fluidic channels is disclosed. The method includes: sequentially irradiating the light to at least two or more reference regions provided together with the sample fluidic channels; detecting a change of optical property occurring in the light due to the reference regions; and controlling timing of emission of the light to the sample fluidic channels.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Motohiro Furuki, Shingo Imanishi, Masataka Shinoda, Akitoshi Suzuki, Kazushi Miyake
-
Patent number: 8545969Abstract: A pattern-formed substrate is provided. The pattern-formed substrate includes a substrate base, an organic thin film and an inorganic resist film stacked on the substrate base in this order, and patterns having predetermined aspect ratios formed on the organic thin film and the inorganic resist film, respectively. The pattern of the organic thin film is formed by selective etching using the pattern of the inorganic resist film as a mask.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shingo Imanishi
-
Patent number: 8487273Abstract: A microchip includes a sample liquid feed channel permitting a sample liquid containing particulates to flow through, at least one pair of sheath liquid feed channels configured to merge to the sample liquid feed channel from both sides thereof for permitting a sheath liquid to flow through surrounding the sample liquid, a merging channel connected to the sample liquid feed channel and the one pair of the sheath liquid feed channels for permitting the sample liquid and the sheath liquid to merge and flow through the merging channel, a vacuum suction unit for drawing into the particulate subject to collection, connected to the merging channel, and at least one pair of discharge channels formed on both sides of the vacuum suction unit for permitting to flow through from the merging channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporaitonInventors: Tatsumi Ito, Masaya Kakuta, Shingo Imanishi, Nao Nitta, Koji Futamura, Toru Takashimizu, Koji Ashizaki, Motohiro Furuki
-
Patent number: 8467055Abstract: An optical measuring device includes: a light applying section configured to apply laser light to a sample flowing in a channel; and a fluorescence detecting section configured to detect fluorescence generated from the sample irradiated with the laser light; the fluorescence detecting section including a multichannel photomultiplier tube having a plurality of detection channels capable of simultaneously detecting a plurality of light beams, a light separator configured to separate the fluorescence according to wavelengths to provide the plurality of light beams, the light separator being provided by a transmission grating or a prism, and a telecentric condenser lens configured to receive the plurality of light beams from the light separator and direct the plurality of light beams toward the plurality of detection channels of the multichannel photomultiplier tube so that the optical axes of the plurality of light beams are parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shingo Imanishi, Takeo Arai, Suguro Dowaki
-
Patent number: 8309000Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microlens includes forming a microlens by pressing a microlens mold having a reverse shape of a microlens formed therein on a microlens-forming film formed on a substrate to transfer the reverse shape of the microlens to the microlens-forming film. The microlens mold is formed by irradiating an inorganic resist film which is formed on a mold substrate with exposure light by relative two-dimensional scanning, and etching an exposed region of the inorganic resist film to form the reverse shape of the microlens. The irradiation intensity of the exposure light is adjusted to correspond to the depth of the reverse shape of the microlens from the surface of the inorganic resist film on the basis of profile data of the reverse shape of the microlens.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Goro Fujita, Seiji Kobayashi, Kimihiro Saito, Shingo Imanishi