Imaging system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9625386
APP PUB NO 20160069807A1
SERIAL NO

14482614

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An imaging system includes: a first lighting device for irradiating an imaging target object with visible light; a second lighting device for irradiating the imaging target object with near-infrared light; and an image sensor for photodetecting visible light caused by the visible light and coming from the imaging target object and fluorescence caused by the near-infrared light and coming from the imaging target object during a predetermined shutter open period every frame of a predetermined period. The image sensor outputs photodetection signals corresponding to photodetection amounts of the visible light and the fluorescence. The imaging system also includes a controller that generates a composite image of a visible image and a fluorescence image based on the photodetection signals, and has a lighting controller that turns on the second lighting device with optical power corresponding to the shutter open period in synchronism with the shutter open period.

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IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD1-1-7 HIGASHINIHONBASHI CHUO-KU TOKYO 1030004 ?1030004
KOCHI UNIVERSITY2-5-1 AKEBONO-CHO KOCHI-SHI KOCHI 780-8520

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hatanaka, Mitsuyuki Gyoda, JP 107 1539
Kajiwara, Nozomu Gyoda, JP 2 8
Komiya, Takaaki Gyoda, JP 37 1344
Sato, Takashi Gyoda, JP 973 9680
Sato, Takayuki Kochi, JP 237 2041

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