Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Ikenaga
Yuichiro Ikenaga 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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Publication number: 20250067673Abstract: An imaging system includes a light source emitting light at least a first excitation wavelength band to excite a first fluorescence material emitting a first fluorescence in a near-infrared wavelength band and light a second excitation wavelength band to excite a second fluorescence material emitting a second fluorescence in a visible wavelength band, a first image sensor receiving light including the first fluorescence and outputs a first imaging signal, a second image sensor receives light including the second fluorescence and output a second imaging signal, an optical element that separates the first fluorescence into a first optical branch and the second fluorescence into a second optical branch; and a pass filter in the first optical branch transmitting light having a near-infrared wavelength band and block light having a wavelength equal to or less than a predetermined wavelength belonging the visible wavelength band.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuichiro IKENAGA, Satoshi NAGAE, Yuuichirou KITA
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Patent number: 12169175Abstract: An imaging system includes a light source emitting light at least a first excitation wavelength band to excite a first fluorescence material emitting a first fluorescence in a near-infrared wavelength band and light a second excitation wavelength band to excite a second fluorescence material emitting a second fluorescence in a visible wavelength band, a first image sensor receiving light including the first fluorescence and outputs a first imaging signal, a second image sensor receives light including the second fluorescence and output a second imaging signal, an optical element that separates the first fluorescence into a first optical branch and the second fluorescence into a second optical branch; and a pass filter in the first optical branch transmitting light having a near-infrared wavelength band and block light having a wavelength equal to or less than a predetermined wavelength belonging the visible wavelength band.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuichiro Ikenaga, Satoshi Nagae, Yuuichirou Kita
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Publication number: 20240011909Abstract: An imaging system includes a light source emitting light at least a first excitation wavelength band to excite a first fluorescence material emitting a first fluorescence in a near-infrared wavelength band and light a second excitation wavelength band to excite a second fluorescence material emitting a second fluorescence in a visible wavelength band, a first image sensor receiving light including the first fluorescence and outputs a first imaging signal, a second image sensor receives light including the second fluorescence and output a second imaging signal, an optical element that separates the first fluorescence into a first optical branch and the second fluorescence into a second optical branch; and a pass filter in the first optical branch transmitting light having a near-infrared wavelength band and block light having a wavelength equal to or less than a predetermined wavelength belonging the visible wavelength band.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuichiro IKENAGA, Satoshi NAGAE, Yuuichirou KITA
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Patent number: 11788966Abstract: An imaging system includes a light source emitting light at least a first excitation wavelength band to excite a first fluorescence material emitting a first fluorescence in a near-infrared wavelength band and light a second excitation wavelength band to excite a second fluorescence material emitting a second fluorescence in a visible wavelength band, a first image sensor receiving light including the first fluorescence and outputs a first imaging signal, a second image sensor receives light including the second fluorescence and output a second imaging signal, an optical element that separates the first fluorescence into a first optical branch and the second fluorescence into a second optical branch; and a pass filter in the first optical branch transmitting light having a near-infrared wavelength band and block light having a wavelength equal to or less than a predetermined wavelength belonging the visible wavelength band.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro Ikenaga, Satoshi Nagae, Yuuichirou Kita
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Publication number: 20220120689Abstract: An imaging system includes a light source emitting light at least a first excitation wavelength band to excite a first fluorescence material emitting a first fluorescence in a near-infrared wavelength band and light a second excitation wavelength band to excite a second fluorescence material emitting a second fluorescence in a visible wavelength band, a first image sensor receiving light including the first fluorescence and outputs a first imaging signal, a second image sensor receives light including the second fluorescence and output a second imaging signal, an optical element that separates the first fluorescence into a first optical branch and the second fluorescence into a second optical branch; and a pass filter in the first optical branch transmitting light having a near-infrared wavelength band and block light having a wavelength equal to or less than a predetermined wavelength belonging the visible wavelength band.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuichiro IKENAGA, Satoshi NAGAE, Yuuichirou KITA
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Patent number: 11221296Abstract: Provided is an imaging system including a light source which emits light in at least a portion of a wavelength band of an excitation wavelength with respect to each of a first fluorescent material emitting fluorescence belonging to a near-infrared wavelength band and a second fluorescent material emitting fluorescence belonging to a visible wavelength band, a first image sensor that detects a first fluorescent image of the target in the near-infrared wavelength band, a second image sensor that detects the second fluorescent image of the target in the visible wavelength band, and optics to direct the first fluorescent image to the first image sensor and the second fluorescent image to the second image sensor. The optics include a dichroic film that directs light of the near-infrared wavelength band into a first optical branch and at least a portion of light of the visible wavelength band into a second optical branch, separate from the first optical branch.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro Ikenaga, Satoshi Nagae, Yuuichirou Kita
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Publication number: 20190170647Abstract: [Object] To enable picking up a fluorescent image corresponding to a fluorescent material to be used, in a more suitable mode even under a situation where a plurality of types of fluorescent materials is selectively used. [Solution] Provided is an imaging system including a light source apparatus which emits light including a component in at least a portion of a wavelength band of an excitation wavelength with respect to each of a plurality of types of fluorescent materials including a first fluorescent material emitting fluorescence belonging to a near-infrared wavelength band and a second fluorescent material emitting fluorescence belonging to a visible light wavelength band, an optical system unit, and an image pickup apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro IKENAGA, Satoshi NAGAE, Yuuichirou KITA
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Patent number: 9826124Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an interface unit configured to input an image signal from an imaging apparatus that exposes a specimen dyed with a fluorescent dye to excitation light and images fluorescence by a color imaging element; and a color correction circuit configured to retain information on a percentage of each of a component of a second color and a component of a third color with respect to a component of a first color corresponding to the excitation light in the image signal, which is determined in advance based on color filter spectral characteristics of the color imaging element, and reduce each of an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the second color and an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the third color from the input image signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro Ikenaga, Toru Shiono, Tetsuro Hoshino
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Patent number: 9545190Abstract: An endoscope including a lens barrel in which a partial region including at least a distal end is inserted inside a body cavity of a person under measurement, an imaging module is provided in the distal end of the lens barrel, and the imaging module having at least one pair of image sensors arranged in parallel at a mutually prescribed distance are described. The imaging module may be switched between a storage state in which the imaging module is stored within the lens barrel in a manner that an extension direction of imaging surfaces of the image sensors becomes a direction along a first direction, and a photographing state in which the imaging module is projected outside of the lens barrel in a manner that the extension direction of the imaging surfaces of the image sensors becomes a direction along a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuichiro Ikenaga
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Publication number: 20160173734Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an interface unit configured to input an image signal from an imaging apparatus that exposes a specimen dyed with a fluorescent dye to excitation light and images fluorescence by a color imaging element; and a color correction circuit configured to retain information on a percentage of each of a component of a second color and a component of a third color with respect to a component of a first color corresponding to the excitation light in the image signal, which is determined in advance based on color filter spectral characteristics of the color imaging element, and reduce each of an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the second color and an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the third color from the input image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuichiro IKENAGA, Toru Shiono, Tetsuro Hoshino
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Patent number: 9294656Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an interface unit configured to input an image signal from an imaging apparatus that exposes a specimen dyed with a fluorescent dye to excitation light and images fluorescence by a color imaging element; and a color correction circuit configured to retain information on a percentage of each of a component of a second color and a component of a third color with respect to a component of a first color corresponding to the excitation light in the image signal, which is determined in advance based on color filter spectral characteristics of the color imaging element, and reduce each of an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the second color and an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the third color from the input image signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro Ikenaga, Toru Shiono, Tetsuro Hoshino
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Publication number: 20150139527Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an interface unit configured to input an image signal from an imaging apparatus that exposes a specimen dyed with a fluorescent dye to excitation light and images fluorescence by a color imaging element; and a color correction circuit configured to retain information on a percentage of each of a component of a second color and a component of a third color with respect to a component of a first color corresponding to the excitation light in the image signal, which is determined in advance based on color filter spectral characteristics of the color imaging element, and reduce each of an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the second color and an amount corresponding to the percentage of the component of the third color from the input image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuichiro Ikenaga, Toru Shiono, Tetsuro Hoshino
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Publication number: 20140228644Abstract: There is provided an endoscope including a lens barrel in which a partial region including at least a distal end is inserted inside a body cavity of a person under measurement, and an imaging module provided in the distal end of the lens barrel, the imaging module has at least one pair of image sensors arranged in parallel at a mutually prescribed distance. The imaging module is switched between a storage state in which the imaging module is stored within the lens barrel in a manner that an extension direction of imaging surfaces of the image sensors becomes a direction along a first direction, and a photographing state in which the imaging module is projected outside of the lens barrel in a manner that the extension direction of the imaging surfaces of the image sensors becomes a direction along a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yuichiro Ikenaga
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Patent number: 6818986Abstract: An IC (semiconductor device) comprises a package substrate provided on its face side with a plurality of wiring patterns such as electrode lands and wirings and provided on its back side with a plurality of electrode bumps corresponding to the wiring patterns, an IC chip mounted on the face side of the package substrate in a face-up manner, a sealing resin sealing the IC chip, and an indication provided on the back side of the package substrate for indicating the position of the IC chip. A method of inspecting a failure reason in the case of some failure of the IC chip comprises the steps of forming an opening by removing from the back side the package substrate in the region surrounded by the indication, mounting the IC chip on a test substrate, passing an electric current to the IC chip for operation, and inspecting and analyzing the reason of failure by a photo-emission analyzing method.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2001Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuichiro Ikenaga, Yasushi Otsuka
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Publication number: 20020063250Abstract: An IC (semiconductor device) comprises a package substrate provided on its face side with a plurality of wiring patterns such as electrode lands and wirings and provided on its back side with a plurality of electrode bumps corresponding to the wiring patterns, an IC chip mounted on the face side of the package substrate in a face-up manner, a sealing resin sealing the IC chip, and an indication provided on the back side of the package substrate for indicating the position of the IC chip. A method of inspecting a failure reason in the case of some failure of the IC chip comprises the steps of forming an opening by removing from the back side the package substrate in the region surrounded by the indication, mounting the IC chip on a test substrate, passing an electric current to the IC chip for operation, and inspecting and analyzing the reason of failure by a photo-emission analyzing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Inventors: Yuichiro Ikenaga, Yasushi Otsuka