Patents by Inventor Sota NAKANISHI
Sota NAKANISHI 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).
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Patent number: 12225313Abstract: An image capturing device including a pixel chip having pixel blocks each including one or more pixels; and a signal processing chip having a first control block including a first converting unit for converting a signal from a pixel in at least a first pixel block into a digital signal, and a first storage unit storing the digital signal, and a second control block next to the first control block in a column direction and including a second converting unit for converting a signal from a pixel included in at least a second pixel block into a digital signal, and a second storage unit storing the digital signal, wherein the second converting unit and the second storage unit in the second control block are reversed vertically to the first converting unit and the first storage unit in the first control block.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota Nakanishi, Shigeru Matsumoto, Tomoki Hirata
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Publication number: 20240421168Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including: a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit that perform photoelectric conversion upon light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a charge; a first accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the first conversion unit; a second accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the second conversion unit; a third accumulation unit that accumulates the charges generated by the first and second conversion units; a first transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the first conversion unit to the first accumulation unit; a second transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the second onversion unit to the second accumulation unit; and a third transfer unit that transfers the charges generated by the first and second conversion units to the third accumulation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota NAKANISHI, Wataru FUNAMIZU, Masahiro JUEN
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Patent number: 12107098Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including: a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit that perform photoelectric conversion upon light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a charge; a first accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the first conversion unit; a second accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the second conversion unit; a third accumulation unit that accumulates the charges generated by the first and second conversion units; a first transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the first conversion unit to the first accumulation unit; a second transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the second conversion unit to the second accumulation unit; and a third transfer unit that transfers the charges generated by the first and second conversion units to the third accumulation unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota Nakanishi, Wataru Funamizu, Masahiro Juen
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Publication number: 20240107198Abstract: An image capturing element includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixel blocks including at least one pixel, the plurality of pixel blocks being arranged to be aligned in a row direction and a column direction, and a second substrate having a plurality of control blocks including a conversion unit which converts a signal output from the pixel into a digital signal and a through electrode unit configured to output the signal converted into the digital signal by the conversion unit, the plurality of control blocks being arranged to be aligned in the row direction and the column direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Sota NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20230411428Abstract: An element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements to photoelectrically convert light received from an object, a convolution processing unit to perform convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processing unit, based on a predetermined condition. The convolution operation of the convolution processing unit and the sampling of the pooling processing unit are repeated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Sota NAKANISHI, Tomohisa ISHIDA, Atsushi MIYAMOTO, Kiyoshi UCHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11791363Abstract: An element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements to photoelectrically convert light received from an object, a convolution processing unit to perform convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processing unit, based on a predetermined condition. The convolution operation of the convolution processing unit and the sampling of the pooling processing unit are repeated.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Matsumoto, Sota Nakanishi, Tomohisa Ishida, Atsushi Miyamoto, Kiyoshi Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20230126104Abstract: An image capturing device including a pixel chip having pixel blocks each including one or more pixels; and a signal processing chip having a first control block including a first converting unit for converting a signal from a pixel in at least a first pixel block into a digital signal, and a first storage unit storing the digital signal, and a second control block next to the first control block in a column direction and including a second converting unit for converting a signal from a pixel included in at least a second pixel block into a digital signal, and a second storage unit storing the digital signal, wherein the second converting unit and the second storage unit in the second control block are reversed vertically to the first converting unit and the first storage unit in the first control block.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota NAKANISHI, Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Tomoki HIRATA
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Patent number: 11626436Abstract: An imaging device, includes: an imaging unit in which are disposed a plurality of pixels, each including a filter that is capable of changing a wavelength of light passing therethrough to a first wavelength and to a second wavelength and a light reception unit that receives light that has passed through the filter, and that captures an image via an optical system; an analysis unit that analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit; and a control unit that controls the wavelength of the light to be transmitted, by the filter based upon a result of analysis by the analysis unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Sota Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20220328543Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including: a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit that perform photoelectric conversion upon light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a charge; a first accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the first conversion unit; a second accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the second conversion unit; a third accumulation unit that accumulates the charges generated by the first and second conversion units; a first transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the first conversion unit to the first accumulation unit; a second transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the second conversion unit to the second accumulation unit; and a third transfer unit that transfers the charges generated by the first and second conversion units to the third accumulation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota NAKANISHI, Wataru FUNAMIZU, Masahiro JUEN
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Patent number: 11387267Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including: a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit that perform photoelectric conversion upon light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a charge; a first accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the first conversion unit; a second accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the second conversion unit; a third accumulation unit that accumulates the charges generated by the first and second conversion units; a first transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the first conversion unit to the first accumulation unit; a second transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the second conversion unit to the second accumulation unit; and a third transfer unit that transfers the charges generated by the first and second conversion units to the third accumulation unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota Nakanishi, Wataru Funamizu, Masahiro Juen
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Publication number: 20210296386Abstract: An imaging device, includes: an imaging unit in which are disposed a plurality of pixels, each including a filter that is capable of changing a wavelength of light passing therethrough to a first wavelength and to a second wavelength and a light reception unit that receives light that has passed through the filter, and that captures an image via an optical system; an analysis unit that analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit; and a control unit that controls the wavelength of the light to be transmitted, by the filter based upon a result of analysis by the analysis unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Sota NAKANISHI
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Patent number: 11057578Abstract: An image-capturing device allowing skew reduction, and an image-capturing system allowing skew reduction are provided. An image-capturing device is provided, including a plurality of photoelectric converting units; and a plurality of light-receiving units that are arranged corresponding to a plurality of blocks each constituted by one or more photoelectric converting units, and receive drive light instructing driving of the photoelectric converting units to output a drive signal to a corresponding photoelectric converting unit among the photoelectric converting units. In addition, an image-capturing system is provided, including the image-capturing device; and a light-emitting unit that is spaced apart from the plurality of light-receiving units, and emits the drive light to the plurality of light-receiving units.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Juen, Toru Takagi, Osamu Saruwatari, Wataru Funamizu, Sota Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11056521Abstract: An imaging device, includes: an imaging unit in which are disposed a plurality of pixels, each including a filter that is capable of changing a wavelength of light passing therethrough to a first wavelength and to a second wavelength and a light reception unit that receives light that has passed through the filter, and that captures an image via an optical system; an analysis unit that analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit; and a control unit that controls the wavelength of the light to be transmitted, by the filter based upon a result of analysis by the analysis unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Sota Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20210105426Abstract: An element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements to photoelectrically convert light received from an object, a convolution processing unit to perform convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processing unit, based on a predetermined condition. The convolution operation of the convolution processing unit and the sampling of the pooling processing unit are repeated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Sota NAKANISHI, Tomohisa ISHIDA, Atsushi MIYAMOTO, Kiyoshi UCHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20210104562Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including: a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit that perform photoelectric conversion upon light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a charge; a first accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the first conversion unit; a second accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the second conversion unit; a third accumulation unit that accumulates the charges generated by the first and second conversion units; a first transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the first conversion unit to the first accumulation unit; a second transfer unit that transfers the charge generated by the second conversion unit to the second accumulation unit; and a third transfer unit that transfers the charges generated by the first and second conversion units to the third accumulation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Sota NAKANISHI, Wataru FUNAMIZU, Masahiro JUEN
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Patent number: 10904471Abstract: A feature extracting element including: a light-receiving substrate where a plurality of light-receiving elements for photoelectrically converting received light are two-dimensionally arrayed; and one or more other substrates that are laminated on the light-receiving substrate, wherein the other substrate has: a convolution processor which has a plurality of multiplying circuits that are correspondingly provided per the light-receiving element or per a block that is configured of a plurality of the light-receiving elements, and performs convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements using the plurality of multiplying circuits; a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processor, based on a predetermined condition; and a connection wiring to pass the sampled signal to the plurality of multiplying circuits.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Matsumoto, Sota Nakanishi, Tomohisa Ishida, Atsushi Miyamoto, Kiyoshi Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20200058694Abstract: An imaging device, includes: an imaging unit in which are disposed a plurality of pixels, each including a filter that is capable of changing a wavelength of light passing therethrough to a first wavelength and to a second wavelength and a light reception unit that receives light that has passed through the filter, and that captures an image via an optical system; an analysis unit that analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit; and a control unit that controls the wavelength of the light to be transmitted, by the filter based upon a result of analysis by the analysis unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Sota NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20190191111Abstract: An image-capturing device allowing skew reduction, and an image-capturing system allowing skew reduction are provided. An image-capturing device is provided, including a plurality of photoelectric converting units; and a plurality of light-receiving units that are arranged corresponding to a plurality of blocks each constituted by one or more photoelectric converting units, and receive drive light instructing driving of the photoelectric converting units to output a drive signal to a corresponding photoelectric converting unit among the photoelectric converting units. In addition, an image-capturing system is provided, including the image-capturing device; and a light-emitting unit that is spaced apart from the plurality of light-receiving units, and emits the drive light to the plurality of light-receiving units.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro JUEN, Toru TAKAGI, Osamu SARUWATARI, Wataru FUNAMIZU, Sota NAKANISHI
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Patent number: 10291831Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including as image acquiring section that acquires a plurality of images obtained by imaging, at different times, a subject irradiated with lights intensity-modulated with a plurality of modulation frequencies or modulation frequency bands; and a demodulating section that demodulates pixel values of the plurality of images with a plurality of demodulation frequencies or demodulation frequency bands based on the plurality of modulation frequencies or modulation frequency bands, for each pixel, thereby generating a plurality of pieces of pixel information indicating subject light amounts from the subject caused by each of the lights intensity-modulated with the plurality of modulation frequencies or modulation frequency bands, for each pixel.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru Funamizu, Hiroshi Ohki, Shigeru Aoki, Naoki Ohkouchi, Toru Takagi, Yojiro Tezuka, Sota Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20190034748Abstract: A feature extracting element including: a light-receiving substrate where a plurality of light-receiving elements for photoelectrically converting received light are two-dimensionally arrayed; and one or more other substrates that are laminated on the light-receiving substrate, wherein the other substrate has: a convolution processor which has a plurality of multiplying circuits that are correspondingly provided per the light-receiving element or per a block that is configured of a plurality of the light-receiving elements, and performs convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements using the plurality of multiplying circuits; a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processor, based on a predetermined condition; and a connection wiring to pass the sampled signal to the plurality of multiplying circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Matsumoto, Sota Nakanishi, Tomohisa Ishida, Atsushi Miyamoto, Kiyoshi Uchikawa