Patents by Inventor Takuya Kishimoto

Takuya Kishimoto 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: 10031023
    Abstract: Provided is a highly accurate imaging technology that utilizes the speckle interference. The present technology provides a speckle imaging device including: an irradiation condition setting unit that sets an irradiation condition for coherent light with which an imaging object is irradiated; an imaging unit that captures scattered light obtained from the imaging object irradiated with the coherent light; an image generation unit that generates a speckle-enhanced image from a captured image captured by the imaging unit; and a leveling processing unit that generates a leveled speckle image from speckle-enhanced images corresponding to two or more different irradiation conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi Tanaka, Yusaku Nakashima, Isamu Nakao, Noriyuki Kishii, Takuya Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20180110414
    Abstract: The location of a tumor can be more easily and accurately recognized in the photodynamic diagnosis in which: a fluorescence image is produced by radiating excitation light having a specific wavelength from an excitation light source and capturing an image of fluorescence from a photosensitizer excited by the excitation light by a fluorescence imaging device; and an integrated image is produced by integrating the fluorescence image with a first image representing a positional relation of at least a part of a human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro KISHIMA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Takuya KISHIMOTO, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Kazuki IKESHITA
  • Publication number: 20180093104
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light irradiation method using a pulse laser, which can be applied to technology of PDD and/or PDT, and a system for treating a tumor, which has an enhanced tumoricidal effect. A light irradiation method of irradiating a cell into which a photosensitive compound capable of generating singlet oxygen has been incorporated with a pulse laser having a wavelength within a Soret band is provided. The pulse width of the pulse laser can be set to 100 psec or less, and the wavelength can be set to 405±10 nm. As the photosensitive compound capable of generating singlet oxygen, an agent for photodynamic therapy (PDT) or an agent for photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: KAZUKI IKESHITA, TAKUYA KISHIMOTO, TAKASHI YAMAGUCHI, KOICHIRO KISHIMA, HIROSHI MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20180003557
    Abstract: Provided is a highly accurate imaging technology that utilizes the speckle interference. The present technology provides a speckle imaging device including: an irradiation condition setting unit that sets an irradiation condition for coherent light with which an imaging object is irradiated; an imaging unit that captures scattered light obtained from the imaging object irradiated with the coherent light; an image generation unit that generates a speckle-enhanced image from a captured image captured by the imaging unit; and a leveling processing unit that generates a leveled speckle image from speckle-enhanced images corresponding to two or more different irradiation conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: EIICHI TANAKA, YUSAKU NAKASHIMA, ISAMU NAKAO, NORIYUKI KISHII, TAKUYA KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170188853
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus includes a light source that emits coherent light to image an object. The imaging apparatus also includes an optical apparatus that optically processes light from the object. The optical apparatus has a numerical aperture. The imaging apparatus also includes an imager that receives the light optically processed by the optical apparatus. The imaging apparatus also includes circuitry configured to obtain speckle data based on the light received by the imager and control the numerical aperture of the optical apparatus based on the speckle data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Nakao, Eiichi Tanaka, Takuya Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20170156605
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus, an imaging method, methods, and image processing apparatuses. There is provided an imaging apparatus including: a light separation unit configured to separate coherent light into object light and reference light, wherein the object light irradiates an object; an optical element configured to cause interference between: scattered light emitted from a region irradiated by the object light and the reference light; an imaging unit configured to image a plurality of interference fringes having different phase differences between the object light and the reference light; and an image formation unit configured to form, from a plurality of images of the plurality of interference fringes, a three dimensional image including a speckle component comprising a random interference or diffraction pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Nakao, Takuya Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 9576787
    Abstract: A substrate treatment method includes a substrate holding unit which horizontally holds a substrate; a rotating unit which rotates the substrate held by the substrate holding unit about a vertical axis; and a first nozzle having an opposing face to be opposed to a lower surface of the substrate inward of a peripheral portion of the substrate in spaced relation to the lower surface of the substrate during rotation of the substrate by the rotating unit and a treatment liquid spout provided in the opposing face for filling a space defined between the lower surface of the substrate and the opposing face with a treatment liquid spouted from the treatment liquid spout to keep the space in a liquid filled state; wherein the treatment liquid spreads outwardly over the lower surface of the substrate and further, flows around to a peripheral portion of an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Kishimoto, Koji Ando
  • Publication number: 20160284081
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a cell analysis system, a cell analysis program and a cell analysis method suitable for analyzing the movement of ions or molecules across cell membranes. [Solving Means] A cell analysis system according to the present disclosure includes a motion information extracting unit and a motion characteristics calculating unit. The motion information extracting unit extracts motion information arising from a movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane, out of a cell image obtained from imaging a cell in time series. The motion characteristics calculating unit calculates motion characteristics of the motion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Takuya Kishimoto, Eriko Matsui
  • Publication number: 20160213244
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method, and particularly to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of suppressing an increase in a load on a subject and obtaining a captured image of the subject with higher image quality. An imaging unit reduces a light amount and performs a plurality of imagings of the fundus of the eye so as to generate a plurality of fundus images. A biological information alignment processing unit aligns the fundus images by using biological information of a subject. A super-resolution processing unit superimposes an aligned input image on a previous super-resolution result image so as to generate a new super-resolution result image. The super-resolution processing unit stores or outputs the super-resolution result image in a storage unit or from an output unit, and supplies the super-resolution result image to a super-resolution result image buffer so as to be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuki AISAKA, Seiji KOBAYASHI, Takuya KISHIMOTO, Tomoyuki OOTSUKI
  • Patent number: 9361667
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method, and particularly to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of suppressing an increase in a load on a subject and obtaining a captured image of the subject with higher image quality. An imaging unit reduces a light amount and performs a plurality of imagings of the fundus of the eye so as to generate a plurality of fundus images. A biological information alignment processing unit aligns the fundus images by using biological information of a subject. A super-resolution processing unit superimposes an aligned input image on a previous super-resolution result image so as to generate a new super-resolution result image. The super-resolution processing unit stores or outputs the super-resolution result image in a storage unit or from an output unit, and supplies the super-resolution result image to a super-resolution result image buffer so as to be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Aisaka, Seiji Kobayashi, Takuya Kishimoto, Tomoyuki Ootsuki
  • Publication number: 20150369742
    Abstract: Provided is a measuring apparatus including: a light source unit to emit pulsed laser light used for pump light and Stokes light that excite a molecular vibration of a sample; a Stokes light generating unit to modulate an intensity of the pulsed laser light and to generate Stokes light using the pulsed laser light having the modulated intensity; a time delaying unit to delay the pump light using the pulsed laser light or the Stokes light; a detecting unit to detect, by lock-in detection, light transmitted through the sample irradiated with the pump light and the Stokes light having a controlled time delay amount, or reflected light from the sample; and an arithmetic processing device to perform arithmetic processing on the basis of anti-Stokes light detected by the lock-in detection while controlling the intensity modulation and the time delay amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sakuya TAMADA, Isamu NAKAO, Takuya KISHIMOTO, Kazuki IKESHITA
  • Patent number: 9192185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an extract obtained by extracting useful components containing equol from an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl, and to a method for producing the same. The present invention makes it possible to efficiently obtain useful components containing equol from the fermented soybean hypocotyl by subjecting an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution as an extractant. The present invention reduces the content of saponin, which causes an unpleasant taste, by sequentially subjecting the equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution and ethanol, while efficiently extracting equol and glycitein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki Tominaga, Takao Taki, Toshiaki Matsumoto, Izumi Hanya, Takuma Imada, Kunihiko Matsuoka, Takuya Kishimoto, Yuko Uchiyama, Hiromasa Tsuneishi, Machiko Tsuji, Tania Valdes-Gonzalez, Kentaro Tadano, Kyoko Kameda
  • Publication number: 20150276608
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a biomolecule detection apparatus including a light emission unit, a measuring unit and an analysis unit. The light emission unit is configured to emit excitation light to living cells, the living cells having been in contact with an antitumor drug in advance. The measuring unit is configured to measure a Raman spectrum of the living cells. The analysis unit is configured to analyze whether or not the antitumor drug and a target biomolecule are bound with each other on the surface or inside of the living cells, based on the Raman spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusaku Nakashima, Takuya Kishimoto, Akio Yasuda, Noriyuki Kishii, Kazuki Ikeshita
  • Patent number: 9066682
    Abstract: Provided is a fundus imaging apparatus including a wavefront adjuster and a detector. The wavefront adjuster is configured to adjust a wavefront of a femtosecond pulsed laser beam incident on an ocular fundus to be examined. The detector is configured to detect fluorescence generated in a multi-photon excitation process by the femtosecond pulsed laser beam incident on the ocular fundus to be examined. The wavefront adjuster is further configured to adjust the wavefront so that an intensity of the fluorescence to be detected by the detector becomes a maximum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Kishimoto, Sakuya Tamada
  • Patent number: 8993014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an extract obtained by extracting useful components containing equol from an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl, and to a method for producing the same. The present invention makes it possible to efficiently obtain useful components containing equol from the fermented soybean hypocotyl by subjecting an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution as an extractant. The present invention reduces the content of saponin, which causes an unpleasant taste, by sequentially subjecting the equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution and ethanol, while efficiently extracting equol and glycitein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Tominaga, Takao Taki, Toshiaki Matsumoto, Izumi Hanya, Takuma Imada, Kunihiko Matsuoka, Takuya Kishimoto, Yuko Uchiyama, Hiromasa Tsuneishi, Machiko Tsuji, Tania Valdes-Gonzalez, Kentaro Tadano, Kyoko Kameda
  • Patent number: 8900645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an extract obtained by extracting useful components containing equol from an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl, and to a method for producing the same. The present invention makes it possible to efficiently obtain useful components containing equol from the fermented soybean hypocotyl by subjecting an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution as an extractant. The present invention reduces the content of saponin, which causes an unpleasant taste, by sequentially subjecting the equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution and ethanol, while efficiently extracting equol and glycitein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Tominaga, Takao Taki, Toshiaki Matsumoto, Izumi Hanya, Takuma Imada, Kunihiko Matsuoka, Takuya Kishimoto, Yuko Uchiyama, Hiromasa Tsuneishi, Machiko Tsuji, Tania Valdes-Gonzalez, Kentaro Tadano, Kyoko Kameda
  • Publication number: 20140334981
    Abstract: Provided is a microbead analysis method for a microbead. The microbead is formed in a columnar shape having a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other, as placed almost in parallel, and a side surface extending therefrom, and carries an identification pattern formed on at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface and a substance immobilized on a surface thereof having affinity to an analyte substance. The method includes detecting fluorescence emitted from the microbead surface due to interaction of the analyte substance with the substance having affinity to the analyte substance from a region including a region of the top surface and the bottom surface where there is no identification pattern formed and the side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenzo Machida, Noriyuki Kishii, Mari Ichimura, Kazumine Ito, Takuya Kishimoto, Naohisa Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20140297878
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication control device includes a first connecting unit, a connection maintaining unit, and a disconnection detector. The first connecting unit is configured to connect to a server via a network and establish connection with the server. The connection maintaining unit is configured to transmit a packet for maintaining the connection to the server when a non-communication state of the connection continues for a predetermine time. The disconnection detector is configured to detect a packet stoppage state. When the disconnection detector has detected the packet stoppage state, the connection maintaining unit shortens the predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keisuke Minami, Daisuke Ajitomi, Masataka Goto, Takayuki Yamamoto, Tatsuya Nakagawa, Takuya Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20140285356
    Abstract: A power measuring system according to an embodiment includes a power measuring device configured to measure power consumption of a measurement target provided indoors. The power measuring system includes a gateway provided indoors, communicably connectable to the power measuring device, and including a managing unit configured to manage first power measuring device information indicating the measurement target. The power measuring system includes a server communicably connectable to the gateway and including a server storing unit configured to be capable of storing second power measuring device information indicating the measurement target. If content of one of the first power measuring device information and the second power measuring device information is set or updated, the power measuring system synchronizes content of the other with the set or updated content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Kishimoto, Koichi Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20140202989
    Abstract: A substrate treatment method includes a substrate holding unit which horizontally holds a substrate; a rotating unit which rotates the substrate held by the substrate holding unit about a vertical axis; and a first nozzle having an opposing face to be opposed to a lower surface of the substrate inward of a peripheral portion of the substrate in spaced relation to the lower surface of the substrate during rotation of the substrate by the rotating unit and a treatment liquid spout provided in the opposing face for filling a space defined between the lower surface of the substrate and the opposing face with a treatment liquid spouted from the treatment liquid spout to keep the space in a liquid filled state; wherein the treatment liquid spreads outwardly over the lower surface of the substrate and further, flows around to a peripheral portion of an upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya KISHIMOTO, Koji ANDO