Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Sekiguchi

Yoshifumi Sekiguchi 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: 11906420
    Abstract: This invention is capable of improving performance of a biochemical analyzer and facilitating the maintenance. A light source includes: a first LED that emits ultraviolet light and a second LED that has a light emission spectrum different from that of the first LED, the first LED and the second LED being disposed in parallel; a reflection surface that is opposite to the first LED and reflects light of the first LED; and a dichroic surface that is opposite to the second LED, reflects light of the first LED, and allows light of the second LED to penetrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Shin Imamura, Takahiro Ando, Tomoto Kawamura, Yuya Matsuoka, Sakuichiro Adachi, Yasuhiro Keta, Eiichiro Takada
  • Publication number: 20230374377
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to increase the amount of near-infrared light emitted by a phosphor excited by near-ultraviolet light to blue light. The present invention relates to a phosphor containing gallium oxide Ga2O3 as the base composition, one or two elements selected from Cr and Fe as the light-emitting center, and aluminum fluoride AlF3 as the flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Masaaki KOMATSU, Shin IMAMURA, Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Takahiro ANDO, Eiichiro TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20230266485
    Abstract: A charged-particle detecting device 108, 108a, 108b, 108c, 108d, 108e, 108f, 108g or a radiation detecting device 203 detects charged particles or radiation as a detection target. These detection devices are each provided with: a scintillator 109 provided with a fluorescent layer 109a that converts the detection target into light 112; a light detector 111, 111b that detects the light 112 emitted from the scintillator 109; a light guide 110, 117 provided between the scintillator 109 and the light detector 111, 111b; and a blocking part 113, 114 that blocks a portion of the detection target incident on the scintillator 109 or the light emitted from the scintillator 109.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Laila Ambar SARI, Shin IMAMURA, Takumu IWANAKA, Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11694873
    Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus using a light guide that improves light utilization efficiency includes a detector including a scintillator for emitting light when a charged particle is incident, a light receiving element, and a light guide for guiding the light from the scintillator to the light receiving element. The light guide includes: an incident surface that faces a light emitting surface of the scintillator and to which the light emitted by the scintillator is incident; an emitting surface that is configured to emit light; and a reflecting surface that is inclined with respect to the incident surface so that the light from the incident surface is reflected toward the emitting surface. The emitting surface is smaller than the incident surface. A slope surface is provided between the incident surface and the emitting surface, faces the reflecting surface, and is inclined with respect to the incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Shin Imamura, Shunsuke Mizutani, Shahedul Hoque, Uki Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11650450
    Abstract: A color display device comprises an array of a plurality of sub-pixels including a red sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel, a first green sub-pixel and a second green sub-pixel. The first green sub-pixel and the second green sub-pixel are smaller than that of the red sub-pixel or the blue sub-pixel. The two adjacent first green sub-pixels are arranged in a first direction, the two adjacent second green sub-pixels are arranged in the first direction. The blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the red sub-pixel in a second direction; the blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the two first green sub-pixels and the two second green sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Hirota, Shinichi Komura, Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Masaya Adachi
  • Publication number: 20230050424
    Abstract: Provided are a charged particle detector and a radiation detector capable of obtaining an observation image with correct contrast without saturation even when the number of signal electrons incident on a detector is increased due to an increase in the current of a primary electron beam. The charged particle detector is characterized by having a scintillator (109) having a signal electron detection surface (109a) for detecting signal electrons emitted when a specimen is irradiated with primary electrons and converting the signal electrons into light, a light detector (111) having a light detection surface (111a) for detecting the light emitted from the scintillator (109), and a light guide (110) disposed between the scintillator (109) and the light detector (111), wherein the area of the light detection surface (111a) is larger than the area of the signal electron detection surface (109a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Takumu IWANAKA, Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Toshiaki KUSUNOKI, Shin IMAMURA, Hajime KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20230030651
    Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus using a light guide that improves light utilization efficiency includes a detector including a scintillator for emitting light when a charged particle is incident, a light receiving element, and a light guide for guiding the light from the scintillator to the light receiving element. The light guide includes: an incident surface that faces a light emitting surface of the scintillator and to which the light emitted by the scintillator is incident; an emitting surface that is configured to emit light; and a reflecting surface that is inclined with respect to the incident surface so that the light from the incident surface is reflected toward the emitting surface. The emitting surface is smaller than the incident surface. A slope surface is provided between the incident surface and the emitting surface, faces the reflecting surface, and is inclined with respect to the incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Shin IMAMURA, Shunsuke MIZUTANI, Shahedul HOQUE, Uki IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20220413169
    Abstract: Provided are a scintillator and the like capable of improving emission intensity. A scintillator (S) comprises a sapphire substrate (6), a GaN layer (4) that is provided on the incident side to the sapphire substrate (6) and includes GaN, a quantum well structure (3) provided on the incident side to the GaN layer (4), and a conductive layer (2) provided on the incident side to the quantum well structure (3), wherein a plurality of emitting layers (21) including InGaN and a plurality of barrier layers (22) including GaN are alternatively stacked in the quantum well structure (3), and an oxygen-containing layer (23) including oxygen is provided between the quantum well structure (3) and the conductive layer (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Shin IMAMURA, Toshiaki KUSUNOKI, Eri TAKAHASHI, Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Takayuki KANDA
  • Patent number: 11515120
    Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus using a light guide that improves light utilization efficiency includes a detector including a scintillator for emitting light when a charged particle is incident, a light receiving element, and a light guide for guiding the light from the scintillator to the light receiving element. The light guide includes: an incident surface that faces a light emitting surface of the scintillator and to which the light emitted by the scintillator is incident; an emitting surface that is configured to emit light; and a reflecting surface that is inclined with respect to the incident surface so that the light from the incident surface is reflected toward the emitting surface. The emitting surface is smaller than the incident surface. A slope surface is provided between the incident surface and the emitting surface, faces the reflecting surface, and is inclined with respect to the incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Shin Imamura, Shunsuke Mizutani, Shahedul Hoque, Uki Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220276530
    Abstract: A color display device comprises an array of a plurality of sub-pixels including a red sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel, a first green sub-pixel and a second green sub-pixel. The first green sub-pixel and the second green sub-pixel are smaller than that of the red sub-pixel or the blue sub-pixel. The two adjacent first green sub-pixels are arranged in a first direction, the two adjacent second green sub-pixels are arranged in the first direction. The blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the red sub-pixel in a second direction; the blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the two first green sub-pixels and the two second green sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shoichi HIROTA, Shinichi KOMURA, Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Tsunenori YAMAMOTO, Masaya ADACHI
  • Patent number: 11398055
    Abstract: A calculation device comprises a color evaluation unit that acquires a sensor color and four or more reference colors from photography data from a measurement time when an indication object was photographed in a second photography environment; determines coefficients for color conversion between a first and the second photography environments based on the amount of change from color information for the reference colors in the first photography environment, which has been read from a calculation device storage unit, to color information for the reference colors in the second photography environment, which has been acquired from the photography data; and uses the sensor color acquired from the photography data from the measurement time and the color conversion coefficients to correct the sensor color to the color that would have been photographed in the first photography environment by solving a conversion formula including terms representing an affine transformation consisting of translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Suwa, Kohhei Aida, Shunsuke Mori, Shigetaka Tsubouchi, Masahiro Kawasaki, Yoshifumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20220214266
    Abstract: This invention is capable of improving performance of a biochemical analyzer and facilitating the maintenance. A light source includes: a first LED that emits ultraviolet light and a second LED that has a light emission spectrum different from that of the first LED, the first LED and the second LED being disposed in parallel; a reflection surface that is opposite to the first LED and reflects light of the first LED; and a dichroic surface that is opposite to the second LED, reflects light of the first LED, and allows light of the second LED to penetrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Shin IMAMURA, Takahiro ANDO, Tomoto KAWAMURA, Yuya MATSUOKA, Sakuichiro ADACHI, Yasuhiro KETA, Eiichiro TAKADA
  • Patent number: 11347100
    Abstract: A color display device comprises an array of a plurality of sub-pixels including a red sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel, a first green sub-pixel and a second green sub-pixel. The first green sub-pixel and the second green sub-pixel are smaller than that of the red sub-pixel or the blue sub-pixel. The two adjacent first green sub-pixels are arranged in a first direction, the two adjacent second green sub-pixels are arranged in the first direction. The blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the red sub-pixel in a second direction; the blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the two first green sub-pixels and the two second green sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Hirota, Shinichi Komura, Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Masaya Adachi
  • Publication number: 20210183614
    Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus using a light guide that improves light utilization efficiency includes a detector including a scintillator for emitting light when a charged particle is incident, a light receiving element, and a light guide for guiding the light from the scintillator to the light receiving element. The light guide includes: an incident surface that faces a light emitting surface of the scintillator and to which the light emitted by the scintillator is incident; an emitting surface that is configured to emit light; and a reflecting surface that is inclined with respect to the incident surface so that the light from the incident surface is reflected toward the emitting surface. The emitting surface is smaller than the incident surface. A slope surface is provided between the incident surface and the emitting surface, faces the reflecting surface, and is inclined with respect to the incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Shin IMAMURA, Shunsuke MIZUTANI, Shahedul HOQUE, Uki IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210158574
    Abstract: A calculation device comprises a color evaluation unit that acquires a sensor color and four or more reference colors from photography data from a measurement time when an indication object was photographed in a second photography environment; determines coefficients for color conversion between a first and the second photography environments based on the amount of change from color information for the reference colors in the first photography environment, which has been read from a calculation device storage unit, to color information for the reference colors in the second photography environment, which has been acquired from the photography data; and uses the sensor color acquired from the photography data from the measurement time and the color conversion coefficients to correct the sensor color to the color that would have been photographed in the first photography environment by solving a conversion formula including terms representing an affine transformation consisting of translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji SUWA, Kohhei AIDA, Shunsuke MORI, Shigetaka TSUBOUCHI, Masahiro KAWASAKI, Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210149243
    Abstract: A color display device comprises an array of a plurality of sub-pixels including a red sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel, a first green sub-pixel and a second green sub-pixel. The first green sub-pixel and the second green sub-pixel are smaller than that of the red sub-pixel or the blue sub-pixel. The two adjacent first green sub-pixels are arranged in a first direction, the two adjacent second green sub-pixels are arranged in the first direction. The blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the red sub-pixel in a second direction; the blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the two first green sub-pixels and the two second green sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Shoichi HIROTA, Shinichi KOMURA, Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Tsunenori YAMAMOTO, Masaya ADACHI
  • Patent number: 10935834
    Abstract: A color display device comprises an array of a plurality of sub-pixels including a red sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel, a first green sub-pixel and a second green sub-pixel. The first green sub-pixel and the second green sub-pixel are smaller than that of the red sub-pixel or the blue sub-pixel. The two adjacent first green sub-pixels are arranged in a first direction, the two adjacent second green sub-pixels are arranged in the first direction. The blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the red sub-pixel in a second direction; the blue sub-pixel is directly adjacent to the two first green sub-pixels and the two second green sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Hirota, Shinichi Komura, Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Tsunenori Yamamoto, Masaya Adachi
  • Publication number: 20200203120
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device includes a scintillator and a light guide. The light guide has an incident surface configured to incident a light from the scintillator, an emission surface configured to emit a light incident from the incident surface, and a first surface configured to guide the light incident from the incident surface to a side of the emission surface. The light guide has a bent portion. The bent portion has a second surface configured to guide the light to the side of the emission surface in regions excluding a region between the incident surface and the emission surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshifumi SEKIGUCHI, Shin IMAMURA, Hajime KAWANO, Shahedul HOQUE
  • Patent number: 10679821
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device includes a scintillator and a light guide. The light guide has an incident surface configured to incident a light from the scintillator, an emission surface configured to emit a light incident from the incident surface, and a first surface configured to guide the light incident from the incident surface to a side of the emission surface. The light guide has a bent portion. The bent portion has a second surface configured to guide the light to the side of the emission surface in regions excluding a region between the incident surface and the emission surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Shin Imamura, Hajime Kawano, Shahedul Hoque
  • Patent number: 10641607
    Abstract: A height detection apparatus is configured to project a pattern on a sample arranged at any of a plurality of reference positions and configured to detect a height of the sample. The apparatus includes: a projection optical system that generates a plurality of spatially separated light beams each having the pattern and projects the generated spatially separated light beams onto the sample; an imaging element that images the pattern reflected from the sample; a detection optical system that guides the pattern reflected from the sample to the imaging element; and at least one optical path length correction member disposed on an optical path different from an optical path having a shortest optical path length among a plurality of optical paths corresponding to the plurality of light beams at a position where the plurality of light beams is spatially separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Naoya Nakai, Koichi Taniguchi, Makoto Suzuki