Patents by Inventor Keiichi Tanno

Keiichi Tanno 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: 11723620
    Abstract: The radiographic imaging apparatus includes a preset setting unit for presetting a dose of X-rays, a standard state setting unit for setting the preset dose as a standard state, and a dose change unit for relatively changing the dose of X-rays from the standard state to at least one of a high-dose state in which the dose of the X-rays is higher than that in the standard state by a predetermined dose and a low-dose state in which the dose of the X-rays is lower than that in the standard state by a predetermined dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Keiichi Tanno
  • Publication number: 20230200760
    Abstract: This X-ray imaging apparatus (100) is provided with an X-ray irradiation unit (2), an X-ray detection unit (3), a pulse width setting unit (72) for setting a pulse width of X-rays to be emitted, an X-ray irradiation control unit (71) for causing the X-rays to emit from the X-ray irradiation unit (2), an X-ray image generation unit (73) for generating an X-ray image (10), and a device detection unit (74) for detecting, based on a trained model (80) generated by machine learning, the device (200) reflected in the X-ray image (10). The pulse width is a blur suppression pulse width equal to or less than a pulse width at which detection accuracy of detecting the device (200) based on the trained model (80) is maximized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Keiichi TANNO
  • Patent number: 11426139
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes an image generator configured to generate a plurality of first images and a plurality of second images, and an image processor configured to align common regions between the plurality of first images and generate a difference long image by splicing images obtained by subtracting a plurality of corrected images from the plurality of second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Tanno, David Thibault Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20220125399
    Abstract: The radiographic imaging apparatus includes a preset setting unit for presetting a dose of X-rays, a standard state setting unit for setting the preset dose as a standard state, and a dose change unit for relatively changing the dose of X-rays from the standard state to at least one of a high-dose state in which the dose of the X-rays is higher than that in the standard state by a predetermined dose and a low-dose state in which the dose of the X-rays is lower than that in the standard state by a predetermined dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Keiichi TANNO
  • Patent number: 11179131
    Abstract: In this radiation fluoroscopic imaging apparatus, an image processing unit is configured to generate a first image by performing first image processing that clarifies a blood vessel as an imaging target when capturing a plurality of contrast agent images and generate a plurality of second images used to generate a differential long image by performing second image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: David Thibault Pelletier, Naoki Hasegawa, Keiichi Tanno, Takaya Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11138697
    Abstract: An image processor (13) of an X-ray imaging apparatus (100) is configured to be switchable to a full period image composition mode in which a composite image (M) is generated by superimposing images in an entirety of an image generation period and a partial period image composition mode in which the composite image is generated by superimposing the images in a part of the image generation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Dargis, Takanori Yoshida, Keiichi Tanno
  • Patent number: 11094046
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes an image generation unit that generates radiation images, and an image processing unit that synthesizes a plurality of radiation images to generate an enhanced image. The image processing unit is configured to synthesize the plurality of radiation images by weighting each of the plurality of radiation images in accordance with a feature point distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Keiichi Tanno
  • Publication number: 20200315564
    Abstract: In this radiation fluoroscopic imaging apparatus, an image processing unit is configured to generate a first image by performing first image processing that clarifies a blood vessel as an imaging target when capturing a plurality of contrast agent images and generate a plurality of second images used to generate a differential long image by performing second image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: David THIBAULT PELLETIER, Naoki HASEGAWA, Keiichi TANNO, Takaya YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200289079
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes an image generator configured to generate a plurality of first images and a plurality of second images, and an image processor configured to align common regions between the plurality of first images and generate a difference long image by splicing images obtained by subtracting a plurality of corrected images from the plurality of second images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Keiichi TANNO, David THIBAULT PELLETIER
  • Publication number: 20200151856
    Abstract: An image processor (13) of an X-ray imaging apparatus (100) is configured to be switchable to a full period image composition mode in which a composite image (M) is generated by superimposing images in an entirety of an image generation period and a partial period image composition mode in which the composite image is generated by superimposing the images in a part of the image generation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Michel DARGIS, Takanori YOSHIDA, Keiichi TANNO
  • Publication number: 20200043153
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes an image generation unit that generates radiation images, and an image processing unit that synthesizes a plurality of radiation images to generate an enhanced image. The image processing unit is configured to synthesize the plurality of radiation images by weighting each of the plurality of radiation images in accordance with a feature point distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Keiichi Tanno