Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Koyama

Katsuhiko Koyama 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).

  • Patent number: 5163076
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an X-ray image display apparatus to display an image of an object under test to which X-ray is irradiated comprising an image processor which the following functions: to form for right and left eyes a pair of stereoscopic subtraction X-ray images of the object under test that is to be given contrast medium and the object under test that has been given contrast medium, to form for either one of the right and left eyes a monoscopic subtraction X-ray image of the object under test that is to given contrast medium and the object under test that has been given insertion, to synthesize for the either one eye the stereoscopic subtraction X-ray image and the monoscopic subtraction X-ray image, and to display for the either one eye the X-ray image synthesized and for the other eye the stereoscopic subtraction X-ray image. The X-ray iamge display apparatus makes it possible to provide sterepscopic views of a desired part of the object under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Koyama
  • Patent number: 5159622
    Abstract: An X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus capable of taking the fluoroscopic images of an arbitrary portion of an object to be examined from all directions without moving the object to be examined itself. The apparatus includes an arm member for supporting a fluoroscopic imaging device to be slidable along a circle centered around an isocenter; a supporting member for supporting the arm member to be rotatable in a vertical plane; and a carrier member for moving the support member in a horizontal plane, and for rotating the supporting member in the horizontal plane around a pivotal center not identical to the isocenter; where the carrier member, the supporting member, and the arm member are controlled such that the fluoroscopic imaging device can effectively be moved among positions distributed spherically around the isocenter, without changing an orientation of the supporting member with respect to the isocenter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sakaniwa, Satoshi Ohta, Katsuhiko Koyama
  • Patent number: 5155757
    Abstract: An x-ray diagnosing apparatus includes a holding unit including an x-ray source, an x-ray image detector, an a rotating/driving unit for integrally rotating the x-ray source and the x-ray image detector about first, second, and third axes which are perpendicular to each other, sensors for detecting rotational angles with respect to the first, second, and third axes, respectively, calculating unit for calculating clinically defined diagnostic angles by using the rotational angles detected by the detectors with respect to the first, second, and third axes, a memory for storing the diagnostic angles calculated by the calculating unit, and a control system for performing write control to write the diagnostic angles, of the holding unit in a photographing operation, in the memory, performing read control to read out the diagnostic angles from the memory in a re-photographing operation, and performing control to supply a command to the rotating/driving unit to set the holding unit in the same state as the photograp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sakaniwa, Satoshi Ohta, Katsuhiko Koyama
  • Patent number: 4884293
    Abstract: An X-ray photographing apparatus includes first and second systems for photographing an object from different directions. A first arm of the first system supports a first X-ray tube thereon and is arranged to be rotatable. A second arm of the second system supports a second X-ray tube thereon and is arranged to be rotatable. When at least one of the arms is rotated, interference between the arms is prevented by an interference preventing device. The device has a storing section storing data relating to relative positions between the arms when at least one of the arms is rotated while an iso-center, i.e., the crossing point of X-ray beams emitted from the X-ray tubes coincides with the rotational centers of the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Koyama
  • Patent number: 4766603
    Abstract: An aperture device defines X-ray beams emitted from X-ray focal points L and R spaced apart from each other along the first direction. This defining operation is performed along the first direction and a second direction crossing the first position, thereby shaping a rectangular X-ray radiation area. Blades defining the two edges of the X-ray beam along the first direction and blades defining two edges of the X-ray beam along the second direction are supported by engaging portions into which screw portions of screw rods are screwed and engaging portions slidably fitted around round portions of the screw rods, respectively. When the screw rods are rotated by activation of corresponding stepping motors, the corresponding engaging portions are moved parallel to the screw rods. The respective blades can be variably moved along the first or second direction, thereby forming an X-ray radiation area having any shape in any position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1988
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kanichi Okabe, Hirotsugu Suzuki, Kohsaku Nishio, Katsuhiko Koyama
  • Patent number: 4544247
    Abstract: A stereoscopic projecting apparatus has a polyhedral prism and two types of polarizing filters which are arranged at the incident (or emerging) planes of the prism and which have orthogonal deflecting directions. Left and right-eye pictures are alternately formed on the consecutive frames of a cinefilm. The cinefilm is driven in such a way as to cross the projection region of light emitted from a lamp. An optical image transmitted from the cinefilm is projected onto a screen by the polyhedral prism, through a relay lens, a projection lens or the like. The left and right-eye images are deflected in directions 90.degree. apart from each other, by the polarizing filters at the respective incident or emerging planes of the prism. A viewer can stereoscopically observe the image superimposed on the screen, using polarized viewing glasses having polarized lenses deflected in the deflecting directions of the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignees: Photron Ltd., Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshio Ohno, Katsuhiko Koyama, Kohsaku Nishio