Patents by Inventor Teruo Takahashi
Teruo Takahashi 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: 11921245Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
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Patent number: 11835667Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
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Patent number: 11796692Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
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Publication number: 20230324570Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHi
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Publication number: 20230251392Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
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Patent number: 11709284Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
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Patent number: 11656374Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
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Publication number: 20220066055Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20220035056Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
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Patent number: 11215717Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
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Patent number: 11204432Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Maruno, Eiji Toda, Mao Nakajima, Teruo Takahashi, Takafumi Higuchi
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Publication number: 20200374478Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200371261Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltage output from the amplifier of each of the plurality of pixels to a digital value and output the digital value, a correction unit configured to correct the digital value output from the A/D converter so that an influence of a variation in a gain and an offset value among the plurality of pixels is curbed, a calculation unit configured to output a summed value obtained by summing the corrected digital values corresponding to at least two pixels, and a conversion unit configured to convert the summed value output from the calculation unit to a number of photons.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tadashi MARUNO, Eiji TODA, Mao NAKAJIMA, Teruo TAKAHASHI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180176489Abstract: A camera unit includes an image sensor having a light-receiving surface in which pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, the pixels having a photodiode for converting input light into an electrical signal and outputting an analog signal and an AD conversion unit for converting the analog signal into a digital signal based on a dark offset value indicating a black level of an image, and an image processing circuit having a clip value set in accordance with the dark offset value and configured to perform a conversion process of converting a digital value of a digital signal having a digital value that is smaller than the clip value into the clip value and output image data based on a digital signal after the conversion process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tokuhiro KOIKE, Takayuki INOUE, Teruo TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20130120563Abstract: An image generation device 1 comprises a laser light source 3, a laser output control unit 11, a laser scanner 5, a modulation pattern control unit 15 for such control as to irradiate the object with illumination light having a plurality of spatial modulation patterns, an electric signal detector 7 for detecting an electric signal issued from the object A, an electric signal imaging unit 17 for generating a two-dimensional characteristic image including characteristic distribution information associating illumination position information with characteristic information, and an image data operation unit 19 for generating a pattern image of the object A according to a plurality of characteristic images generated so as to correspond to the plurality of spatial modulation patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Hirotoshi Terada, Yoshitake Iwaki, Tomonori Nakamura, Teruo Takahashi
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Patent number: 8053946Abstract: A coreless and brushless direct-current motor includes an armature coil wound without core and formed in the shape of a saddle; an outside rotor magnet formed by a permanent magnet, the outside rotor magnet being provided at an outside of the armature coil in the shape of a cylinder so as to face the armature coil, the outside rotor magnet being rotated by the magnetic field; an inside rotor magnet formed by a permanent magnet, the inside rotor magnet being provided in the shape of a cylinder at an inside of the armature coil so that the inside rotor magnet has a pole opposite to the outside rotor magnet and a rotational shaft is independently provided; an output shaft connected to the inside rotor magnet; and a sealing part of a barrier structure which sealing part partitions the armature coil and the outside rotor magnet to an outside of the inside rotor magnet and seals the armature coil and the outside rotor magnet.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Koizumi, Tomohiro Koyama, Teruo Takahashi, Makoto Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7719160Abstract: A coreless and brushless direct-current motor includes an armature coil wound without core and formed in the shape of a saddle; an outside rotor magnet formed by a permanent magnet, the outside rotor magnet being provided at an outside of the armature coil in the shape of a cylinder so as to face the armature coil, the outside rotor magnet being rotated by the magnetic field; an inside rotor magnet formed by a permanent magnet, the inside rotor magnet being provided in the shape of a cylinder at an inside of the armature coil so that the inside rotor magnet has a pole opposite to the outside rotor magnet and a rotational shaft is independently provided; an output shaft connected to the inside rotor magnet; and a sealing part of a barrier structure which sealing part partitions the armature coil and the outside rotor magnet to an outside of the inside rotor magnet and seals the armature coil and the outside rotor magnet.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Koizumi, Tomohiro Koyama, Teruo Takahashi, Makoto Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20090280988Abstract: A coreless and brushless direct-current motor includes an armature coil wound without core and formed in the shape of a saddle; an outside rotor magnet formed by a permanent magnet, the outside rotor magnet being provided at an outside of the armature coil in the shape of a cylinder so as to face the armature coil, the outside rotor magnet being rotated by the magnetic field; an inside rotor magnet formed by a permanent magnet, the inside rotor magnet being provided in the shape of a cylinder at an inside of the armature coil so that the inside rotor magnet has a pole opposite to the outside rotor magnet and a rotational shaft is independently provided; an output shaft connected to the inside rotor magnet; and a sealing part of a barrier structure which sealing part partitions the armature coil and the outside rotor magnet to an outside of the inside rotor magnet and seals the armature coil and the outside rotor magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tatsuo Koizumi, Tomohiro Koyama, Teruo Takahashi, Makoto Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20080024034Abstract: A coreless and brushless direct-current motor includes an armature coil wound without core and formed in the shape of a saddle; an outside rotor magnet formed by a permanent magnet, the outside rotor magnet being provided at an outside of the armature coil in the shape of a cylinder so as to face the armature coil, the outside rotor magnet being rotated by the magnetic field; an inside rotor magnet formed by a permanent magnet, the inside rotor magnet being provided in the shape of a cylinder at an inside of the armature coil so that the inside rotor magnet has a pole opposite to the outside rotor magnet and a rotational shaft is independently provided; an output shaft connected to the inside rotor magnet; and a sealing part of a barrier structure which sealing part partitions the armature coil and the outside rotor magnet to an outside of the inside rotor magnet and seals the armature coil and the outside rotor magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tatsuo Koizumi, Tomohiro Koyama, Teruo Takahashi, Makoto Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7273508Abstract: An iron-based sintered alloy material for a valve seat having improved wear resistance and reduced opposite aggressibility to a mating valve. The iron-based sintered alloy material contains 10% to 20% by area of first hard particles and 15% to 35% by area of second hard particles dispersed in a base matrix phase, the first and the second hard particles accounting for 25% to 55% by area in total. The first hard particles are composed of a cobalt-based intermetallic compound and have a size of 10 to 150 ?m and a hardness of at least 500HV0.1 and less than 800HV0.1. The second hard particles are composed of a cobalt-based intermetallic compound and have a size of 10 to 150 ?m and a hardness of at least 800HV0.1 and less than 1100HV0.1. Solid lubricant particles may also be dispersed in the base matrix phase.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2005Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignees: Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Sato, Arata Kakiuchi, Teruo Takahashi, Tomoki Okita, Masahiro Takehana