Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Numajiri
Yasuyuki Numajiri 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: 11214823Abstract: The present invention relates to sample-to-answer systems, devices, cartridges, and method of using the same for detecting the presence of microorganisms in a sample, such as bacteria.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Abhijit Dohale, Arvind Virmani, Brian Scrivens, Christopher Sneeder, Denis Alias, George Maltezos, Hanyoup Kim, Harini Shandilya, Hongye Liang, Jason Zsak, Johnathan Stuart Coursey, Kenton C. Hasson, Melissa Gosse, Shulin Zeng, Yasuyuki Numajiri, Makoto Ogusu, Yoichi Murakami, Kunihiro Sakai
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Patent number: 10687701Abstract: A tomographic-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a tomographic image in response to a signal input from a signal input unit. Then, a display unit is controlled so as to display the captured tomographic image. An eyeground-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a two-dimensional image in response to a signal input from the signal input unit while the tomographic image is displayed on the display unit. Therewith, the user can more easily perform imaging, and the time load on the subject is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji Muto, Yasuyuki Numajiri, Nobuhito Suehira, Makoto Sato, Yukio Sakagawa, Akihiro Katayama
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Publication number: 20170327867Abstract: The present invention relates to sample-to-answer systems, devices, cartridges, and method of using the same for detecting the presence of microorganisms in a sample, such as bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Abhijit Dohale, Arvind Virmani, Brian Scrivens, Christopher Sneeder, Denis Alias, George Maltezos, Hanyoup Kim, Harini Shandilya, Hongye Liang, Jason Zsak, Johnathan Stuart Coursey, Kenton C. Hasson, Melissa Gosse, Shulin Zeng, Yasuyuki Numajiri, Makoto Ogusu, Yoichi Murakami, Kunihiro Sakai
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Publication number: 20160213246Abstract: A tomographic-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a tomographic image in response to a signal input from a signal input unit. Then, a display unit is controlled so as to display the captured tomographic image. An eyeground-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a two-dimensional image in response to a signal input from the signal input unit while the tomographic image is displayed on the display unit. Therewith, the user can more easily perform imaging, and the time load on the subject is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Kenji Muto, Yasuyuki Numajiri, Nobuhito Suehira, Makoto Sato, Yukio Sakagawa, Akihiro Katayama
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Patent number: 9326678Abstract: A tomographic-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a tomographic image in response to a signal input from a signal input unit. Then, a display unit is controlled so as to display the captured. tomographic image. An eyeground-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a two-dimensional image in response to a signal input from the signal input unit while the tomographic image. is displayed on the display unit. Therewith, the user can more easily perform imaging, and the time load on the subject is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenji Muto, Yasuyuki Numajiri, Nobuhito Suehira, Makoto Sato, Yukio Sakagawa, Akihiro Katayama
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Patent number: 9237845Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmologic image pickup apparatus for measuring movement of an eye to be inspected at higher speed than a conventional one. The ophthalmologic image pickup apparatus for acquiring an image of an eye to be inspected based on return light from the eye to be inspected which is irradiated with measuring light via a scanning unit, includes: a position acquiring unit for acquiring a plurality of positions of characteristic portions in the image of the eye to be inspected based on the return light from the eye to be inspected corresponding respectively to a plurality of scanning lines of the scanning unit in the image of the eye to be inspected; and a measuring unit for measuring movement of the eye to be inspected based on the plurality of positions.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyuki Numajiri, Tomoyuki Makihira
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Patent number: 9072424Abstract: To avoid, with a simple configuration and easy scanning, blocking of illumination light due to an eyelash or an eyelid of a subject, provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus, including: an optical system for scanning illumination light on an eye to be inspected in an up and down direction; a fixation target indicating unit for indicating a fixation target to the eye to be inspected at a selected position; a deflecting unit for changing an angle of the scanning for the eye to be inspected in a downward direction; and a fixation position shifting unit for shifting an indication position of the fixation target in a downward direction in accordance with the changed angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasuyuki Numajiri
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Patent number: 8831783Abstract: A biochemical processing apparatus is provided having a stage receiving a biochemical reaction cartridge which includes chambers and flow paths communicating therebetween, a moving system for moving liquid via the flow paths, and a detector for detecting the presence of the liquid in a chamber and/or the amount of the liquid. In addition, a determining device determines a result of the movement of the liquid from the information of the liquid in the chamber detected by the detector.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuyuki Numajiri
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Schematic eye and adjustment method and evaluation method for optical coherence tomography apparatus
Patent number: 8699015Abstract: A schematic eye is used for the evaluation of the optical system of an optical coherence tomography apparatus which captures a tomogram of the fundus. The eye includes a first optical member which irradiated light from the optical system strikes and a second optical member which irradiated light from the first optical member strikes. A plurality of layers having different scattering intensities in the incident direction of irradiated light are formed on the second optical member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Saito, Shuichi Kobayashi, Mitsuro Sugita, Yasuyuki Numajiri -
Publication number: 20140063465Abstract: To avoid, with a simple configuration and easy scanning, blocking of illumination light due to an eyelash or an eyelid of a subject, provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus, including: an optical system for scanning illumination light on an eye to be inspected in an up and down direction; a fixation target indicating unit for indicating a fixation target to the eye to be inspected at a selected position; a deflecting unit for changing an angle of the scanning for the eye to be inspected in a downward direction; and a fixation position shifting unit for shifting an indication position of the fixation target in a downward direction in accordance with the changed angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventor: Yasuyuki Numajiri
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Patent number: 8308297Abstract: A connection adapter constituting an optical tomographic imaging apparatus has a small installation space and high use efficiency. The connection adapter is disposed between a fundus camera main body portion and a camera portion to be attached to the fundus camera main body portion for imaging a surface image of a fundus as an object in an optical tomographic imaging apparatus, and connects them in a detachable manner. The connection adapter includes: a first light guide unit for guiding tomographic image measuring beams guided from the fundus camera main body portion for imaging the tomographic image to a tomographic imaging portion; and a second light guide unit for guiding fundus image measuring beams guided from the fundus camera main body portion for imaging the surface image of the fundus to the camera portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Futoshi Hirose, Yasuyuki Numajiri, Shuichi Kobayashi, Kenji Muto, Hirofuni Yoshida
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Publication number: 20120092617Abstract: A tomographic-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a tomographic image in response to a signal input from a signal input unit. Then, a display unit is controlled so as to display the captured. tomographic image. An eyeground-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a two-dimensional image in response to a signal input from the signal input unit while the tomographic image. is displayed on the display unit. Therewith, the user can more easily perform imaging, and the time load on the subject is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji Muto, Yasuyuki Numajiri, Nobuhito Suehira, Makoto Sato, Yukio Sakagawa, Akihiro Katayama
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Publication number: 20110306033Abstract: A biochemical processing apparatus is provided having a stage receiving a biochemical reaction cartridge which includes chambers and flow paths communicating therebetween, a moving system for moving liquid via the flow paths, and a detector for detecting the presence of the liquid in a chamber and/or the amount of the liquid. In addition, a determining device determines a result of the movement of the liquid from the information of the liquid in the chamber detected by the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasuyuki Numajiri
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Publication number: 20110301455Abstract: Provided is an optical tomographic imaging apparatus that, at imaging a tomographic image in an OCT system with a high lateral resolution, can more reduce blurring in the image due to movement of an object, including: a scanning device for scanning, on the object, a first irradiation beam having a large spot diameter and a second irradiation beam having a small spot diameter synchronized with each other, an image information acquiring device for acquiring first and second image information obtained with the irradiation beams, respectively, by scanning the first and second irradiation beams, and a position correcting device for identifying a position of the first image information based on reference image information acquired in advance, and, based on correlation of a positional relation between the first and second image information, correcting a position of the second image information by associating the position with the identified first image information's position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyuki Numajiri, Kazuro Yamada, Futoshi Hirose
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SCHEMATIC EYE AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND EVALUATION METHOD FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS
Publication number: 20110249236Abstract: A schematic eye used for the evaluation of the optical system of an optical coherence tomography apparatus which captures a tomogram of the fundus includes the first optical member which irradiated light from the optical system strikes and the second optical member which irradiated light from the first optical member strikes. A plurality of layers having different scattering intensities in the incident direction of irradiated light are formed on the second optical member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi Saito, Shuichi Kobayashi, Mitsuro Sugita, Yasuyuki Numajiri -
Patent number: 8025853Abstract: A biochemical processing apparatus is provided having a stage receiving a biochemical reaction cartridge which includes chambers and flow paths communicating therebetween, a moving system for moving liquid via the flow paths, and a detector for detecting the presence of the liquid in a chamber and/or the amount of the liquid. In addition, a determining device determines a result of the movement of the liquid from the information of the liquid in the chamber detected by the detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuyuki Numajiri
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Patent number: 7988913Abstract: A biochemical reaction cartridge includes an injection port for injecting a specimen, a chamber for containing the specimen therein, a chamber for containing a reagent for treating the specimen, nozzle ports for applying or reducing pressure by using fluid. In the cartridge, the specimen is subjected to a biochemical reaction by controlling the fluid. The cartridge is mounted in a biochemical reaction apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuyuki Numajiri
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Publication number: 20110104794Abstract: A biochemical processing apparatus includes a thermal cycle section, a processing section for performing a processing not requiring heating or cooling, and a cooling section. These sections are arranged in that order and opposed to a container with a plurality of wells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideaki Okamoto, Yasuyuki Numajiri
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Patent number: 7879595Abstract: A biochemical processing apparatus includes a thermal cycle section, a processing section for performing a processing not requiring heating or cooling, and a cooling section. These sections are arranged in that order and opposed to a container with a plurality of wells.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideaki Okamoto, Yasuyuki Numajiri
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Patent number: 7754476Abstract: A biochemical reaction cartridge includes an injection port for a liquid specimen, and a chamber for containing the liquid specimen. The chamber includes at least a portion which is a transparent portion through which the liquid specimen in the chamber is visually observable externally, with the transparent portion being provided with an indicator which indicates a predetermined amount of the liquid specimen.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2005Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Itoh, Yasuyuki Numajiri