This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Hamamatsu-Photonics K.k.. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Masato Asai: Inventor in Signal Processing
Introduction
Masato Asai is an inventor based in Hamamatsu, Japan, associated with Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. His patent work concerns signal processing for flow cytometry, a technique used to analyze particles and cells.
Latest Patents
The available information lists one patent for Asai: “Signal Processing Method, Signal Processing Device, and Signal Processing System.” The invention describes a processor that acquires intensity signals from photomultiplier tubes in a flow cytometer. It calculates a virtual photon quantity by dividing each signal’s digital value by the photomultiplier tube’s gain and signal-light quantum efficiency, then uses that quantity for data analysis. This approach provides a basis for analyzing flow-cytometry signals in terms of estimated photon quantities.
Career Highlights
Asai’s listed patent reflects work at the intersection of photodetection, signal processing, and flow-cytometry data analysis. The available information identifies Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. as his company and records 1 patent.
Collaborations
Kenta Tsujii and Koji Takemiya are identified as Asai’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated on it.
Conclusion
Masato Asai’s listed invention focuses on converting photomultiplier-tube intensity signals into virtual photon quantities for flow-cytometry analysis, highlighting his contribution to signal-processing technology.
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