Patents by Inventor Hisatsugu Horiuchi

Hisatsugu Horiuchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230015140
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes a support table in which an attachment surface having an arc surface shape is formed, a sensor panel which has a rectangular plate shape and in which pixels that include TFTs and detect radiation are two-dimensionally arranged, a circuit board, a flexible cable, and a reduction structure. The sensor panel is attached to the attachment surface while being curved following the arc surface shape. The flexible cables connect a curved side of the sensor panel and a reading circuit board and are arranged along the curved side. The flexible cable is bent to dispose the reading circuit board at an angle of 90° with respect to the sensor panel. The reduction structure reduces a bias of a stretching force applied to the flexible cable caused by the curved side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Sho Shimizukawa, Munetaka Kato, Tatsuya Taneichi, Naoyuki Nishino
  • Publication number: 20230018119
    Abstract: A radiation detector has a sensor panel unit which includes two sensor panels and in which end portions of the two sensor panels are arranged to overlap each other in a thickness direction. An image processing unit acquires two projection images from the two sensor panels. A combination unit of the image processing unit performs a process related to image quality on the projection image in a case in which a tomographic image which is a diagnosis image to be used for a doctor's diagnosis is generated and does not perform the process related to image quality on the projection image in a case in which a scout image which is a confirmation image for confirming a reflected state of the subject is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Sho SHIMIZUKAWA, Masakazu FUKUYO, Naoyuki NISHINO, Takashi TAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20230016138
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes a sensor panel unit, a support table to which the sensor panel unit is attached, and two fixing members. The sensor panel unit includes two sensor panels. The sensor panel has pixels that sense visible light converted from radiation and generate charge. The sensor panel unit has a configuration in which an end portion of one sensor panel and an end portion of the other sensor panel are arranged to overlap each other in a thickness direction. A first fixing member fixes two sensor panels in an overlap region in which the end portions overlap. A second fixing member fixes the sensor panel unit and the support table in the overlap region. The second fixing member at least partially overlaps the first fixing member in the overlap region in a plan view of the sensor panel unit in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Munetaka KATO, Tatsuya TANEICHI, Naoyuki NISHINO, Takeyasu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230019809
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes a support table, a sensor panel, a fixing member, and a contact member. An attachment surface having an arc surface shape is formed in the support table. The sensor panel has an imaging region in which a plurality of pixels detecting radiation are two-dimensionally arranged. A first surface of the sensor panel is attached to the attachment surface following the arc surface shape. The fixing member partially fixes the first surface to the attachment surface. The contact member comes into contact with a second surface of the sensor panel which is opposite to the first surface to suppress the lifting of the sensor panel from the support table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Takashi TAJIMA, Masakazu FUKUYO, Naoyuki NISHINO, Takeyasu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220346743
    Abstract: A CT apparatus includes an annular frame that rotates around a subject positioned in a bore, three columns that hold the frame to be rotatable and movable up and down in a vertical, an elevation mechanism that moves up and down the frame, and a rotation mechanism that rotates the frame. A radiation source and a radiation detector are attached to the frame at positions facing each other. The frame has a width smaller than a width of the radiation source and the radiation detector in a height direction over a whole periphery. An imaging controller performs control for operating the elevation mechanism in response to a return instruction from an operator to move the frame to a retreat height position set at a position of a highest point in an elevation range of the frame on an upper end side of the columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi TAJIMA, Munetaka KATO, Masakazu FUKUYO, Takeyasu KOBAYASHI, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220346729
    Abstract: A CT apparatus includes a radiation source that emits radiation, a radiation detector that detects the radiation, an annular frame to which the radiation source and the radiation detector are attached and in which a subject is positioned in a bore, and three columns that hold the frame to be movable up and down in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi TAJIMA, Masakazu FUKUYO, Sho SHIMIZUKAWA, Takeyasu KOBAYASHI, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Naoyuki NISHINO
  • Patent number: 11382581
    Abstract: There is provided a radiation detection device capable of protecting a radiation detection panel stored thereinside. A radiation detection device includes: a front surface member; a rear surface member that is assembled with the front surface member and that comprises a first rib formed along an outer edge and a second rib formed along the first rib inside the first rib; and a radiation detection panel that is disposed between the front surface member and the rear surface member and detects radiation incident from the front surface member side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Masateru Tateishi, Shinsuke Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20220099847
    Abstract: A radiography apparatus includes a substrate on which a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels that accumulate charges generated in response to incident radiations are arranged is formed on one surface of a flexible base material, a housing which accommodates the substrate and includes a front portion having an incident surface through which the radiations are incident on the substrate, a first buffer layer which is disposed between the front portion and the substrate in a thickness direction of the housing, the first buffer layer having an outer circumference provided inside the pixel region of the substrate in a plan view, and a structure which is disposed between the front portion and the substrate in the thickness direction at a position overlapping with the first buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Kotatsu KAWAGUCHI, Masateru TATEISHI, Shinsuke NOGUCHI, Daisuke OGAWA
  • Patent number: 11099286
    Abstract: A radiation detection device includes: a radiation detection panel; a supporting member having a first surface and a second surface being opposite to the first surface, wherein the radiation detection panel is provided at a side of the first surface; an electronic component that is provided on the second surface of the supporting member and drives the radiation detection panel or processes an electric signal output from the radiation detection panel; and a housing that accommodates the radiation detection panel, the supporting member, and the electronic component, a bottom of the housing which faces the second surface comprises a flat portion and a slope portion that is adjacent to the flat portion and becomes closer to the second surface as becoming further away from the flat portion, and the electronic component is provided at a position as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Masateru Tateishi, Shinsuke Noguchi
  • Patent number: 11079503
    Abstract: A radiation detection device includes: a radiation detection panel; a supporting member having a first surface and a second surface being opposite to the first surface, wherein the radiation detection panel is provided at a side of the first surface; first and second power supply units that supply operating electric power of the radiation detection panel; a housing that accommodates the radiation detection panel, the supporting member, and the first power supply unit; and a holder portion which is provided on the second surface of the supporting member and to which the second power supply unit is detachably attached, the holder portion includes a pair of frames that protrude toward a bottom of the housing which faces the second surface of the supporting member and a concave portion as defined herein, and the bottom of the housing has an opening portion through which the concave portion is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIJFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Masateru Tateishi, Shinsuke Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20210204891
    Abstract: A radiography apparatus includes an operation controller that invalidates an operation of a collimator using a first operating unit in a case where a radiation generation unit is present vertically downward relatively to a radiography unit, and validates the operation of the collimator using the first operating unit in a case where the radiation generation unit is present vertically upward relatively to the radiography unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji IKEDA, Masahito SAMBUICHI, Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Masayoshi MATSUURA, Ryo IMAMURA
  • Patent number: 10983228
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a radiation detector in which a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges corresponding to emitted radiation are arranged in a two-dimensional manner; a control unit that controls the radiation detector; a radiation emission unit that emits radiation; a changing unit that integrally changes angles of the radiation detector and the control unit with respect to a predetermined direction; a heat sink in which a guiding unit for guiding an air flow in a predetermined guiding direction is provided and which dissipates heat of the control unit; and a housing unit in which the radiation detector, the control unit, and the heat sink are housed and which has a radiation detection surface irradiated with the radiation emitted from the radiation emission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Shinichi Kano
  • Patent number: 10973476
    Abstract: A radiation detection device includes: a radiation detection panel; a housing in which the radiation detection panel is housed; a support member that is disposed between a surface of the radiation detection panel on a side opposite to a radiation incidence side and an inner surface of the housing; a plurality of columnar first protruding portions that are formed on a surface of the support member on an opposite side to a surface of the support member on a side of the radiation detection panel; and a second protruding portion that is formed at other region of the surface of the support member on the opposite side than regions of the surface of the support member on the opposite side at which the first protruding portions are formed as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Shinsuke Noguchi, Masateru Tateishi
  • Publication number: 20210077040
    Abstract: There is provided a radiation detection device capable of protecting a radiation detection panel stored thereinside. A radiation detection device includes: a front surface member; a rear surface member that is assembled with the front surface member and that comprises a first rib formed along an outer edge and a second rib formed along the first rib inside the first rib; and a radiation detection panel that is disposed between the front surface member and the rear surface member and detects radiation incident from the front surface member side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Masateru TATEISHI, Shinsuke NOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10921469
    Abstract: Provided are a radiation detection device, in which the peeling of a sheet material that covers the outer peripheral surface can be suppressed, and a method of manufacturing a radiation detection device. A radiation detection device includes: a front surface member; a rear surface member assembled with the front surface member; a radiation detection panel disposed between the front surface member and the rear surface member and detecting radiation incident from the front surface member side; a sheet material that covers an outer peripheral surface of at least one of the front surface member or the rear surface member; a packing, the sheet material being interposed between the packing and the front surface member or the rear surface member; and a holding portion provided in at least one of the front surface member or the rear surface member and holding the packing in a pressed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Masateru Tateishi, Shinsuke Noguchi
  • Patent number: 10895650
    Abstract: There is provided a radiation detection device capable of realizing both suppression of deformation and weight reduction of a support plate to which a radiation detection panel is fixed. A radiation detection device includes: a radiation detection panel that detects radiation; a support plate which is formed of a MgLi alloy and to which the radiation detection panel is fixed in contact with the support plate; a plurality of tubular support posts that are formed in contact with a surface of the support plate not facing the radiation detection panel; and a housing (rear surface member) in which the radiation detection panel, the support plate, and the support posts are housed and which is disposed in contact with the support posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Masateru Tateishi, Shinsuke Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20210007693
    Abstract: The mammography apparatus includes an imaging stand that includes a recess that cuts out at least a part of a contact face that comes in contact with a chest wall of a subject, in which the recess has a shape in which between a first ridge portion where the contact face and an upper face are connected to each other, and a second ridge portion where the contact face and a lower face are connected to each other, at least a part of the second ridge portion is cut out, and the first ridge portion is not cut out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu HORIUCHI, Yoshie FUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10874363
    Abstract: There is provided a radiation detection device capable of protecting a radiation detection panel stored thereinside. A radiation detection device includes: a front surface member; a rear surface member that is assembled with the front surface member and that comprises an outer rib formed along an outer edge and an inner rib formed along the outer rib inside the outer rib; and a radiation detection panel that is disposed between the front surface member and the rear surface member and detects radiation incident from the front surface member side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Masateru Tateishi, Shinsuke Noguchi
  • Patent number: 10827997
    Abstract: The mammography apparatus includes an imaging stand that includes a recess that cuts out at least a part of a contact face that comes in contact with a chest wall of a subject, in which the recess has a shape in which among a first ridge portion where the contact face and an upper face are connected to each other, a second ridge portion where the contact face and a lower face are connected to each other, a third ridge portion where the contact face and a first side face are connected to each other, and a fourth ridge portion where the contact face and a second side face are connected to each other, at least a part of the second ridge portion is cut out, and the first ridge portion, the third ridge portion, and the fourth ridge portion are not cut out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Yoshie Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 10802162
    Abstract: A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: a radiation detector in which a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges corresponding to emitted radiation are arranged; a control unit that controls the radiation detector; a radiation emission unit that emits radiation; a housing unit in which the radiation detector and the control unit are housed and which has a heat dissipation port and a radiation detection surface irradiated with the radiation emitted from the radiation emission unit; and a support unit that supports the radiation emission unit at a position facing the radiation detection surface and has a hollow portion forming a space continuing from an inside of the housing unit through the heat dissipation port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Horiuchi, Shinichi Kano