Patents by Inventor Yasunobu Kato

Yasunobu Kato 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: 20240125690
    Abstract: To provide a technology of maintaining light detection accuracy at a high level irrespective of individual variations in flow rate of microparticles flowing through a flow channel. The present technology provides a microparticle measuring apparatus including: a plurality of light detection sections configured to detect, at different positions, optical information emitted from microparticles flowing through a flow channel; and a detection timing control section configured to control a detection timing of each light detection section, on the basis of a trigger signal detected at a first reference channel provided in a first light detection section, and an optical signal detected at a second reference channel provided in a second light detection section that detects optical information emitted from the microparticles, at a position different from a position of the first light detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: YASUNOBU KATO
  • Patent number: 11898952
    Abstract: Provided is a microparticle measuring apparatus including a plurality of light detection sections that detects, at different positions, optical information emitted from microparticles flowing through a flow channel. The microparticle measuring apparatus further includes a detection timing control section that controls a detection timing of each light detection section, on the basis of a trigger signal detected at a first reference channel provided in a first light detection section, and an optical signal detected at a second reference channel provided in a second light detection section that detects optical information emitted from the microparticles, at a position different from a position of the first light detection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasunobu Kato
  • Publication number: 20230349819
    Abstract: A fluorescent spectrum correcting method includes comparing fluorescent spectrum obtained from micro-particles labeled with a plurality of fluorescent pigments with reference spectrum to separating the fluorescent spectrum into fluorescent spectrum for each pigment, and previously measured spectrum data is used as the reference spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: MASAYA KAKUTA, KOJI FUTAMURA, YOSHITSUGU SAKAI, YASUNOBU KATO
  • Publication number: 20230296492
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a dimension compression section that generates dimension-compressed data for input data on the basis of a learning model generated by a neural network in which same data acquired from a biologically derived substance is applied to an input layer and an output layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yudai Yanashita, Yasunobu Kato, Kenji Yamane
  • Publication number: 20230266225
    Abstract: There is provided a fine-particle sorting apparatus, including: a determination unit that performs sorting determination of a particle, the determination unit performing the determination using rule data defining, in accordance with a particle population to which a particle that is a sorting-determination target belongs and a particle population to which a different particle within a predetermined range around the particle belongs, a relationship between the particles, particle populations to which the particle that is a sorting-determination target and the different particle within the predetermined range may belong including the following particle populations of (a) a particle population of particles to be sorted, (b) a particle population of particles that are not to be sorted but are ignorable in the determination, and (c) a particle population of particles that are neither the particles to be sorted nor the ignorable particles, the ignorable particles including red blood cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yudai Yanashita, Yasunobu Kato, Kazuya Takahashi, Masahiro Matsumoto, Hirotaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11726031
    Abstract: A fluorescent spectrum correcting method includes comparing fluorescent spectrum obtained from micro-particles labeled with a plurality of fluorescent pigments with reference spectrum to separating the fluorescent spectrum into fluorescent spectrum for each pigment, and previously measured spectrum data is used as the reference spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya Kakuta, Koji Futamura, Yoshitsugu Sakai, Yasunobu Kato
  • Publication number: 20220412881
    Abstract: A fluorescent spectrum correcting method includes comparing fluorescent spectrum obtained from micro-particles labeled with a plurality of fluorescent pigments with reference spectrum to separating the fluorescent spectrum into fluorescent spectrum for each pigment, and previously measured spectrum data is used as the reference spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: MASAYA KAKUTA, KOJI FUTAMURA, YOSHITSUGU SAKAI, YASUNOBU KATO
  • Patent number: 11480513
    Abstract: The fine particle measurement apparatus according to the present technology includes a detection section, a multiplication factor setting section, a correction factor calculation section, and a spectrum generation section. The detection section has a plurality of detectors for detecting light from fine particles. The multiplication factor setting section sets a multiplication factor for each of the plurality of detectors. The correction factor calculation section calculates a correction factor on the basis of the set multiplication factor. The spectrum generation section generates spectral data by correcting a value detected by the detector, with the calculated correction factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Umetsu, Masaaki Hara, Nobuhiro Hayashi, Yasunobu Kato
  • Patent number: 11454588
    Abstract: A fluorescent spectrum correcting method includes comparing fluorescent spectrum obtained from micro-particles labeled with a plurality of fluorescent pigments with reference spectrum to separating the fluorescent spectrum into fluorescent spectrum for each pigment, and previously measured spectrum data is used as the reference spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya Kakuta, Koji Futamura, Yoshitsugu Sakai, Yasunobu Kato
  • Publication number: 20220260491
    Abstract: A fluorescence intensity calculating apparatus, includes a measuring section configured to receive fluorescences generated from plural fluorescent dyes excited by radiating a light to a microparticle multiply-labeled with the plural fluorescent dyes having fluorescence wavelength bands overlapping one another by photodetectors which correspond to different received light wavelength bands, respectively, and whose number is larger than the number of fluorescent dyes, and obtain measured spectra by collecting detected values from the photodetectors, and a calculating section configured to approximate the measured spectra based on a linear sum of single-dyeing spectra obtained from the microparticle individually labeled with the fluorescent dyes, thereby calculating intensities of the fluorescences generated from the fluorescent dyes, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Yasunobu KATO, Yoshitsugu SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220205899
    Abstract: Techniques for sorting biological particles are described. The techniques may include applying a data compression process to data indicating light emitted from biological particles and outputting, based on a result of the data compression process, one or more groups of the biological particles to sort into additional groups of the biological particles. The techniques may further include using at least some of the data corresponding to the one or more groups of the biological particles in training at least one statistical model, wherein an output of the at least one statistical model specifies an indication to sort one or more of the biological particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Yamane, Yasunobu Kato, Hirotaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11340167
    Abstract: A fluorescence intensity calculating apparatus, includes a measuring section configured to receive fluorescences generated from plural fluorescent dyes excited by radiating a light to a microparticle multiply-labeled with the plural fluorescent dyes having fluorescence wavelength bands overlapping one another by photodetectors which correspond to different received light wavelength bands, respectively, and whose number is larger than the number of fluorescent dyes, and obtain measured spectra by collecting detected values from the photodetectors, and a calculating section configured to approximate the measured spectra based on a linear sum of single-dyeing spectra obtained from the microparticle individually labeled with the fluorescent dyes, thereby calculating intensities of the fluorescences generated from the fluorescent dyes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Kato, Yoshitsugu Sakai
  • Patent number: 11262305
    Abstract: A fluorescence intensity calculating apparatus, includes a measuring section configured to receive fluorescences generated from plural fluorescent dyes excited by radiating a light to a microparticle multiply-labeled with the plural fluorescent dyes having fluorescence wavelength bands overlapping one another by photodetectors which correspond to different received light wavelength bands, respectively, and whose number is larger than the number of fluorescent dyes, and obtain measured spectra by collecting detected values from the photodetectors, and a calculating section configured to approximate the measured spectra based on a linear sum of single-dyeing spectra obtained from the microparticle individually labeled with the fluorescent dyes, thereby calculating intensities of the fluorescences generated from the fluorescent dyes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Kato, Yoshitsugu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20220034784
    Abstract: To provide a technology of maintaining light detection accuracy at a high level irrespective of individual variations in flow rate of microparticles flowing through a flow channel. The present technology provides a microparticle measuring apparatus including: a plurality of light detection sections configured to detect, at different positions, optical information emitted from microparticles flowing through a flow channel; and a detection timing control section configured to control a detection timing of each light detection section, on the basis of a trigger signal detected at a first reference channel provided in a first light detection section, and an optical signal detected at a second reference channel provided in a second light detection section that detects optical information emitted from the microparticles, at a position different from a position of the first light detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: YASUNOBU KATO
  • Publication number: 20210404940
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, a particle sorting system, a program, and a particle sorting method that practice a spectral type analysis usable for sorting particles. [Solving Means] The information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology includes: an analysis unit; a learning unit; and a discrimination unit. The analysis unit calculates fluorophore information indicating respective amounts of luminescence of a plurality of types of fluorophores on the basis of detection data indicating amounts of luminescence of fluorescence at respective wavelength bands, the fluorescence having been emitted from a particle irradiated with excitation light, discriminates whether or not to treat the particle as a process target in accordance with the fluorophore information, and generates teaching data by associating a result of the discrimination with the detection data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Yamane, Shigeatsu Yoshioka, Yasunobu Kato
  • Publication number: 20210331172
    Abstract: Provided is a technology for preparing a mixture including multiple types of microparticles in accordance with a predetermined ratio. The present technology provides a microparticle sorting device (100) including a control unit (103) comprising a determination unit that determines whether microparticles are sorted, on the basis of light generated by irradiating, with light, the microparticles flowing through a flow channel (155), in which the determination unit performs a primary sorting determination to determine, on the basis of characteristics of the light generated, whether the microparticles belong to any one of two or more different microparticle populations, and then performs a secondary sorting determination to determine whether the microparticles determined to belong to any one of the microparticle populations in the primary sorting determination are sorted, on the basis of the particle constituent ratio specified for the two or more different microparticle populations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsumi Ito, Gakuji Hashimoto, Kazuya Takahashi, Hirotaka Yoshida, Yasunobu Kato
  • Patent number: 11137338
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, a particle sorting system, a program, and a particle sorting method that practice a spectral type analysis usable for sorting particles. [Solving Means] The information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology includes: an analysis unit; a learning unit; and a discrimination unit. The analysis unit calculates fluorophore information indicating respective amounts of luminescence of a plurality of types of fluorophores on the basis of detection data indicating amounts of luminescence of fluorescence at respective wavelength bands, the fluorescence having been emitted from a particle irradiated with excitation light, discriminates whether or not to treat the particle as a process target in accordance with the fluorophore information, and generates teaching data by associating a result of the discrimination with the detection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Yamane, Shigeatsu Yoshioka, Yasunobu Kato
  • Patent number: 11131622
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a statistical processing unit that performs statistical processing for a group of spectra obtained by applying light to a group of microparticles that exhibit one response property with respect to light, and on a basis of a result of the statistical processing, exclude a spectrum indicating an outlier from the group of spectra, and a reference spectrum calculation unit that calculates a reference spectrum using the group of spectra from which the spectrum indicating the outlier has been excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Umetsu, Yasunobu Kato, Nobuhiro Hayashi, Naoki Ide
  • Publication number: 20210285879
    Abstract: A fluorescence intensity calculating apparatus, includes a measuring section configured to receive fluorescences generated from plural fluorescent dyes excited by radiating a light to a microparticle multiply-labeled with the plural fluorescent dyes having fluorescence wavelength bands overlapping one another by photodetectors which correspond to different received light wavelength bands, respectively, and whose number is larger than the number of fluorescent dyes, and obtain measured spectra by collecting detected values from the photodetectors, and a calculating section configured to approximate the measured spectra based on a linear sum of single-dyeing spectra obtained from the microparticle individually labeled with the fluorescent dyes, thereby calculating intensities of the fluorescences generated from the fluorescent dyes, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yasunobu Kato, Yoshitsugu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20210123859
    Abstract: A fluorescent spectrum correcting method includes comparing fluorescent spectrum obtained from micro-particles labeled with a plurality of fluorescent pigments with reference spectrum to separating the fluorescent spectrum into fluorescent spectrum for each pigment, and previously measured spectrum data is used as the reference spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: MASAYA KAKUTA, KOJI FUTAMURA, YOSHITSUGU SAKAI, YASUNOBU KATO