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Masashi Hirota
Also filed as: HIROTA MASASHI
44 granted patents·7 pending applications·105 citations·filing 2001–2025
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51 records- 0195US10150548B2Outboard motor and marine vesselYAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 11, 2018·7 cites·16 claims
- 0293US8811698B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumKONO TAKASHI·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 19, 2014·23 cites·16 claims
- 0385US9186051B2Image processing device, computer-readable recording device, and image processing methodHIROTA MASASHI·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 17, 2015·12 cites·21 claims
- 0485US8837821B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable recording mediumHIROTA MASASHI·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 16, 2014·9 cites·8 claims
- 0583US10891743B2Image processing device, operation method performed by image processing device and computer readable recording medium for performing different enhancement processings based on context of update determined from latest image acquiredOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 12, 2021·4 cites·16 claims
- 0681US2025095110A1Endoscope processor, method for operating endoscope processor, and storage mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0779US11361406B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable recording mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 14, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 0879US10356378B2Image processing device, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·2 cites·23 claims
- 0978US8457376B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumKITAMURA MAKOTO·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 4, 2013·5 cites·25 claims
- 1076US2025127377A1Endoscope apparatus, operating method of endoscope apparatus, and information storage mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1173US12190482B2Endoscope processor, method for operating endoscope processor, and storage mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 1272US8938122B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording deviceKANDA YAMATO·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 20, 2015·3 cites·11 claims
- 1372US8670622B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumKONO TAKASHI·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 11, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 1471US9349185B2Image processing device, image processing method, and computer readable recording deviceKONO TAKASHI·Filed 2012·Granted May 24, 2016·3 cites·18 claims
- 1571US9165370B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording deviceHIROTA MASASHI·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 20, 2015·3 cites·17 claims
- 1671US8798344B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer-readable recording deviceKITAMURA MAKOTO·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 5, 2014·3 cites·27 claims
- 1770US8620043B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumKITAMURA MAKOTO·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·3 cites·24 claims
- 1869US10194783B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium for determining abnormal region based on extension information indicating state of blood vessel region extending in neighborhood of candidate regionOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·1 cites·15 claims
- 1968US9743825B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 29, 2017·3 cites·10 claims
- 2068US2025194910A1Endoscope control device, method of changing wavelength characteristics of illumination light, and information storage mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2167US9639927B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 2, 2017·3 cites·15 claims
- 2265US8989467B2Image processing apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium for detecting abnormal area based on difference between pixel value and reference surfaceHIROTA MASASHI·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 24, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 2365US8811676B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable recording deviceKITAMURA MAKOTO·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·2 cites·23 claims
- 2465US8682048B2Image processing device, image processing method, computer-readable recording deviceHIROTA MASASHI·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·2 cites·17 claims
- 2565US8620042B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumKITAMURA MAKOTO·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·2 cites·32 claims
- 2664US12262874B2Endoscope control device, method of changing wavelength characteristics of illumination light, and information storage mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·10 claims
- 2763US12207788B2Endoscope apparatus, operating method of endoscope apparatus, and information storage mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 2862US9916666B2Image processing apparatus for identifying whether or not microstructure in set examination region is abnormal, image processing method, and computer-readable recording deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 13, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 2961US9672610B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 6, 2017·1 cites·17 claims
- 3061US8781233B2Image processing apparatus, method of processing image, and computer-readable recording mediumKANDA YAMATO·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 15, 2014·1 cites·22 claims
- 3160US9672612B2Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program for classification of region of interest from intraluminal images based on initial region feature and expansion region featureHIROTA MASASHI·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 6, 2017·2 cites·13 claims
- 3260US9065968B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable storage deviceKONO TAKASHI·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
- 3357US9129412B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 8, 2015·1 cites·32 claims
- 3455US12023007B2Endoscope apparatus and operation method of endoscope apparatusOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 3555US11039077B2Image processing device, endoscope system, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 15, 2021·0 cites·6 claims
- 3651US9928590B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording device for determining whether candidate region is abnormality or residueOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 27, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 3751US2023415876A1Outboard motor and boatYAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3850US12053148B2Endoscope apparatus, operating method of endoscope apparatus, and information storage mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·5 claims
- 3950US10292577B2Image processing apparatus, method, and computer program productOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted May 21, 2019·0 cites·35 claims
- 4049US10178941B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording deviceOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 15, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 4148US10555660B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing programOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 11, 2020·0 cites·7 claims
- 4248US8948479B2Image processing device, image processing method and computer readable recording deviceKANDA YAMATO·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·0 cites·16 claims
- 4347US9053533B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium for extracting a dark portion area from an intraluminal imageHIROTA MASASHI·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2015·0 cites·25 claims
- 4447US8805086B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer-readable recording deviceKITAMURA MAKOTO·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 12, 2014·0 cites·24 claims
- 4546US8774521B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording deviceKANDA YAMATO·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·0 cites·7 claims
- 4645US8913806B2Texture homogeneity based in-vivo image identifying device, method, and computer-readable recording deviceKONO TAKASHI·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 16, 2014·0 cites·18 claims
- 4744US9299137B2Image processing device, image processing method, and computer readable storage deviceKITAMURA MAKOTO·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 29, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 4842US2017112355A1Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4940US8897520B2Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumKANDA YAMATO·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 25, 2014·0 cites·22 claims
- 5039US2015363932A1Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording mediumOLYMPUS CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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