公开(公告)号：US11494884B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US16795949

申请日：2020-02-20

Applicant: Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Kazunari Kawabata

IPC: G06T5/20 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N1/62 ,  H04N1/40

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method are provided which quantifies sharpness of one or more areas in an image. The sharpness processing includes acquiring an image from an image capturing apparatus, obtaining an object information characterizing a position of an object within the captured image, and controlling, based on a sharpness of each of a plurality of regions identified within the captured image according to the object information, an unit such that a sharpness information representing a numeric value regarding a sharpness of the captured image is displayed with the captured image.

公开(公告)号：US20220212382A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17611498

申请日：2020-05-13

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Yuichi Yanahara ,  Junko Tajima ,  Yohei Minatoya

IPC: B29C45/17 ,  B29C45/04

Abstract: A method for an injection molding system including an injection molding machine that includes a supporting member for movably supporting the mold at a molding operation position and a conveyance apparatus that includes a supporting member for supporting the mold and that extends from the conveyance apparatus into the injection molding machine includes performing an injection molding process with a first mold at the molding operation position, unloading the first mold from the molding operation position, loading a second mold to the molding operation position, and opening the second mold at the molding operation position while at least a part of the first mold is on a section of the supporting member of the conveying apparatus extending into injection molding machine.

公开(公告)号：US20220202277A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17552286

申请日：2021-12-15

Applicant: Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Showna Hsu-Hwa Chang ,  Takahisa Kato

IPC: A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/00

Abstract: A medical device, system, and methods of using the medical device and system are provided. Embodiments of the disclosure include a medical apparatus including a bendable body having a driving wire configured in the bendable body. A distal end of a break-out wire is attached to a proximal end of the driving wire where a distal guide tube guiding the driving wire, the distal tube ending before the break-out wire with a space. A resilient element abutting the driving wire along at least a portion of a longitudinal direction of the driving wire, and expands or contracts along the longitudinal direction of the driving wire. An actuator retracts and advances the driving wire via the break-out wire and maneuvers the bendable body, wherein the resilient element stays within the space between a proximal end of the distal guide tube and the distal end of the break-out wire.

公开(公告)号：US20220202274A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17564534

申请日：2021-12-29

Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Charles George Hwang ,  Takahisa Kato

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B6/03 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B1/267 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/14

Abstract: A medical system including a medical device having an outer diameter, a display device, and a controller. The controller is configured to acquire data regarding a biological lumen such as an airway structure, acquire an image of the airway structure, generate an overlay representing the outer diameter of the medical device, and display, on the display device, the overlay representing the outer diameter of the medical device on the acquired image of the airway structure. The overlay is scaled relative to a diameter of the airway structure at a focal plane of the airway structure based on the acquired data.

公开(公告)号：US11351545B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US15664843

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: Canon U.S.A., Inc. ,  University of Utah Research Foundation

Inventor： Robert J. Pryor ,  Carl T. Wittwer ,  Scott O. Sundberg ,  Ivor T. Knight ,  Joseph T. Myrick ,  Robert A. Palais ,  Jeanette Y. Paek

IPC: C12Q1/6827 ,  B01L3/00 ,  C12Q1/68 ,  B01L7/00 ,  C12Q1/6806

Abstract: A method and system have been provided to perform high speed nucleic acid melting analysis while still obtaining accurate melting curve sufficient for genotyping. This rapid ability to interrogate DNA should be useful whenever time to result is important, such as in molecular point of care testing. Specifically, microfluidics enables genotyping by melting analysis at rates up to 50° C./s, requiring less than is to acquire an entire melting curve. High speed melting reduces the time for melting analysis, decreases errors, and improves genotype discrimination of small amplicons.

公开(公告)号：US20220161473A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17602266

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Koki Kodaira ,  Yuichi Yanahara ,  Yohei Minatoya ,  Kenta Inaba

IPC: B29C45/17 ,  B29C45/04

Abstract: An injection molding system includes a conveyor apparatus that moves a mold, and an injection molding apparatus that performs, using an injection cylinder and a screw, injection molding with the mold, wherein the improvement of the injection molding system includes at least one structure located in proximity to at least a part of the conveyor apparatus, wherein the at least one structure includes at least one element that is moveable, and wherein, when the screw is removed from the injection cylinder, the at least one element is in a position to prevent the at least one element from contacting the screw.

公开(公告)号：US20220104786A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17427052

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Mie Kunio

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/12 ,  G06T7/33

Abstract: One or more devices, systems, methods and storage mediums for optical imaging medical devices, such as, but not limited to, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and/or multi-modal OCT apparatuses and systems, and methods and storage mediums for use with same, for performing coregistration and/or selecting a co-registration algorithm are provided herein. One or more embodiments may involve using an image frame, such as, but not limited to, an angiography image frame, to display an imaging catheter path and calculate a reliability of co-registration between multiple imaging modalities. In one or more embodiments, coregistration feature(s) may be available in any image acquisition option(s), such as, but not limited to, any angiography image acquisition option(s), and coregistration may be performed even in a case where a user finishes an imaging pullback, such as, but not limited to, an intravascular imaging pullback.

公开(公告)号：US11278366B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US15959800

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: Canon U.S.A. Inc.

Inventor： Hidekazu Kose ,  Kiyoshi Takagi

IPC: A61B34/00

Abstract: The present application relates to a flexible manipulator including at least one flexible member (bend) controlled by an input device in the form of a joystick. Specifically, to prevent the flexible manipulator inserted into a narrow space from contacting surrounding objects, the flexible manipulator according to the present invention is configured to maintain the shape when the operator releases the joystick. However, when the flexible manipulator is shaped to be at a target position and subsequently needs to be returned to the original shape, the operator manipulates the joystick using complicated and time consuming manipulation techniques. A control device in communication with the flexible manipulator is configured to allow the operator to select an input method for maintaining the shape of the flexible manipulator after the joystick is released. In addition, an input method for returning the flexible manipulator to the original shape may be selected. This enables the operator to use an appropriate input method in accordance with the purpose of a medical procedure.

公开(公告)号：US20220030165A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17384107

申请日：2021-07-23

Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Bradley Scott Denney ,  Yunzhe Zhao ,  Stephanie Kwok Suzuki

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  G06K9/46

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically adjusting a collection of images based on their lighting conditions is provided. The apparatus obtains one or more images, determines a first lighting condition scores for each lighting condition and for each of the one or more images using a trained prediction model, and labels the each of the one or more images based on the determined first lighting condition scores.

公开(公告)号：US11214823B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US15389372

申请日：2016-12-22

Applicant: Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： 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

IPC: C12P19/34 ,  C12Q1/6806 ,  B01L7/00 ,  B01L3/00 ,  C12Q1/686 ,  G01N1/40

Abstract: 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.