Patents by Inventor Keiichiro Sato
Keiichiro Sato 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).
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Patent number: 8853644Abstract: A radiation image capture device is provided with a radiation detection panel, a signal processing board, a flexible printed circuit, a casing, and a first conductor. The radiation detection panel includes optoelectronic conversion elements that convert radiation to electronic signals. The signal processing board is disposed to oppose the radiation detection panel and performs signal processing of the electronic signals provided by the radiation detection panel. One end of the flexible printed circuit is electrically connected to the radiation detection panel and the other end is electrically connected to the signal processing board. The casing accommodates the radiation detection panel and the signal processing board, and accommodates the flexible printed circuit in a state of being separated from inner walls of the casing. The first conductor is provided at a region of the flexible printed circuit that comes in contact with the casing by movements of the flexible printed circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Nakahashi, Keiichiro Sato, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 8829447Abstract: A photoelectric conversion substrate includes: plural pixels, each provided with a sensor portion and a switching element that are formed on the substrate, the sensor portion including a photoelectric conversion element that generates charge according to illuminated light, and the switching element reading the charge from the sensor portion, a flattening layer that flattens the surface of the substrate having the switching elements and the sensor portions formed thereon, a conducting member formed over the whole face of the flattening layer; and a connection section that connects the conducting member to ground.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yasunori Ohta, Keiichiro Sato, Naoyuki Nishino, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Publication number: 20140223383Abstract: This invention provides a remote control with a touch operation unit comprising multiple sensor elements disposed thereon, said remote control provided with functionality to discriminate which sensor elements are active according to, for example, the type of user interface. Specifically, the remote control has: a touch operation unit with multiple sensor elements disposed on a touch surface for the purpose of reading gestures; a first identification information acquisition unit that acquires first identification information, which is information that identifies the sensor element to make active in order to read the aforementioned gesture; and a gesture reading unit that reads the gesture using sensor signals from active sensor elements only.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Yarita, Keiichiro Sato, Takamasa Shimizu, Hiromichi Ito
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Patent number: 8748836Abstract: A portable radiographic imaging device including: a radiation detection panel including optoelectric conversion elements that convert irradiated radiation into an electrical signal; a signal processing substrate performing predetermined signal processing on the input electrical signal; a holding base provided between the radiation detection panel and the signal processing substrate and holding the signal processing substrate; a flexible substrate including a flexed portion, with one end of the flexible substrate being connected to the radiation detection panel and the other end of the flexible substrate being connected to the signal processing substrate; a casing in which the radiation detection panel, the signal processing substrate, the holding base and the flexible substrate are installed; and a contact avoidance portion formed at at least one of the signal processing substrate, the holding base or the casing such that contact of with the flexible substrate is avoided, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Keiichiro Sato, Yusuke Kitagawa, Naoto Iwakiri, Yasunori Ohta, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 8751962Abstract: In regards to the conventional technology for performing operational inputs by referring a GUI and by means of a touch sensor, there exists a problem in which the relationship of correspondence between on-screen locations of selection items on a GUI and touchpad locations cannot be accurately grasped. Moreover, cases in which a touch panel equipped with an information display function instead of a touch sensor is used cause problems in that the cost thereof or power consumed thereby can be relatively high, etc. In order to solve the problems described as above, the present invention provides a remote control that selects an icon on a GUI as a target of operation using a touch sensor, and which is characterized by a configuration that allows a user to easily identify the relationship of correspondence by brightening of a touch sensor on a touchpad corresponding to icon arrangement on a GUI.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Yarita, Keiichiro Sato, Takamasa Shimizu, Jiro Okada
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Patent number: 8647965Abstract: A method of producing a radiographic image detector includes: preparing a thin-film transistor substrate comprising an insulating substrate and a thin-film transistor that is disposed on a surface of the insulating substrate at a first side; attaching, to the thin-film transistor substrate, a protective member comprising a protective member support and an adhesive layer that includes conductive particles and that is disposed on the protective member support, such that the adhesive layer and a surface of the thin-film transistor substrate at the first side contact each other; polishing a surface of the thin-film transistor substrate at a second side opposite to the first side, after the attaching of the protective member; separating and removing the protective member from the thin-film transistor substrate after the polishing; and providing a scintillator layer on a surface of the thin-film transistor substrate at the first side, after the removing of the protective member.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Keiichiro Sato
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Patent number: 8605856Abstract: A radiation image capturing device is provided with plural pixels, a detection unit and a control unit. The pixels are each provided with a sensor portion and a switching element that reads out charges generated at the sensor portion and outputs the charges to a signal line. The detection unit detects the start of irradiation if electronic signals according to the charges satisfy a pre-specified condition for irradiation detection. After the start of irradiation of radiation is detected, the control unit acquires electronic signals corresponding to the charges and determines whether the acquired electronic signals include an electronic signal caused by noise. If the electronic signal caused by noise is included, the control unit controls a reporting unit so as to report this.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Keiichiro Sato
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Publication number: 20130320224Abstract: A radiation image capturing device is provided with plural pixels, a detection unit and a control unit. The pixels are each provided with a sensor portion and a switching element that reads out charges generated at the sensor portion and outputs the charges to a signal line. The detection unit detects the start of irradiation if electronic signals according to the charges satisfy a pre-specified condition for irradiation detection. After the start of irradiation of radiation is detected, the control unit acquires electronic signals corresponding to the charges and determines whether the acquired electronic signals include an electronic signal caused by noise. If the electronic signal caused by noise is included, the control unit controls a reporting unit so as to report this.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporatioinInventor: Keiichiro SATO
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Publication number: 20130318554Abstract: The television (1) includes: an infrared radiation receiver (119) which receives from a user an instruction to select a program cell; and a CPU (118) which generates a user interface screen of an electronic program table to be displayed on an LCD (110). The CPU (118) generates the user interface screen of the electronic program table such that a time zone item column located in a left direction of a selected program cell and a time zone item column located in a right direction of the selected program cell are indicated with deep blue, and other time zone item columns are indicated with light blue.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aya Minehara, Ai Terashima, Yoshinori Oonishi, Kinya Fujimoto, Kazunori Yoshizawa, Yoshinori Ohmura, Yukimi Kawaguchi, Yuhji Ohi, Keiichiro Sato, Yumiko Saimen, Akihiko Ito
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Publication number: 20130290901Abstract: In regards to the conventional technology for performing operational inputs by referring a GUI and by means of a touch sensor, there exists a problem in which the relationship of correspondence between on-screen locations of selection items on a GUI and touchpad locations cannot be accurately grasped. Moreover, cases in which a touch panel equipped with an information display function instead of a touch sensor is used cause problems in that the cost thereof or power consumed thereby can be relatively high, etc. In order to solve the problems described as above, the present invention provides a remote control that selects an icon on a GUI as a target of operation using a touch sensor, and which is characterized by a configuration that allows a user to easily identify the relationship of correspondence by brightening of a touch sensor on a touchpad corresponding to icon arrangement on a GUI.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Yarita, Keiichiro Sato, Takamasa Shimizu, Jiro Okada
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Patent number: 8542796Abstract: A radiation image capturing device is provided with plural pixels, a detection unit and a control unit. The pixels are each provided with a sensor portion and a switching element that reads out charges generated at the sensor portion and outputs the charges to a signal line. The detection unit detects the start of irradiation if electronic signals according to the charges satisfy a pre-specified condition for irradiation detection. After the start of irradiation of radiation is detected, the control unit acquires electronic signals corresponding to the charges and determines whether the acquired electronic signals include an electronic signal caused by noise. If the electronic signal caused by noise is included, the control unit controls a reporting unit so as to report this.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Keiichiro Sato
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Publication number: 20130222703Abstract: To provide an electronic apparatus that can, in operating the electronic apparatus using a remote control (and especially, a touch remote controller), identify the content of operation by adding an interpretation on the basis of rules held outside the remote control instead of uniquely identifying the content of operation by a transmission signal from the remote control. Provided is an electronic apparatus which has display output means, means for acquiring gesture information acquiring gesture information indicating a user's finger action, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Yarita, Keiichiro Sato, Takamasa Shimizu, Hiromichi Ito
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Patent number: 8513609Abstract: A management device that includes an acquiring component and a numericalizetion component is provided. The acquiring component acquires correlation information that correlates with a degree of deterioration of a radiation detection component from plurality of imaging devices, each of the plurality of imaging devices comprising a radiation detection component that detects radiation that has passed through respective investigation subjects, and each of the plurality of imaging devices performing image capture by generating image data representing a radiographic image according to the amount of radiation detected by the radiation detection component, and storing the image data in a predetermined storage region. The numericalization component numericalizes the degree of deterioration of each of the respective radiation detection components of the plurality of imaging devices based on the correlation information acquired by the acquiring component.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Takeshi Kamiya, Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Keiichiro Sato
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Publication number: 20130075609Abstract: A portable radiographic imaging device including: a radiation detection panel including optoelectric conversion elements that convert irradiated radiation into an electrical signal; a signal processing substrate performing predetermined signal processing on the input electrical signal; a holding base provided between the radiation detection panel and the signal processing substrate and holding the signal processing substrate; a flexible substrate including a flexed portion, with one end of the flexible substrate being connected to the radiation detection panel and the other end of the flexible substrate being connected to the signal processing substrate; a casing in which the radiation detection panel, the signal processing substrate, the holding base and the flexible substrate are installed; and a contact avoidance portion formed at at least one of the signal processing substrate, the holding base or the casing such that contact of with the flexible substrate is avoided, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Keiichiro SATO, Yusuke KITAGAWA, Naoto IWAKIRI, Yasunori OHTA, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA
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Publication number: 20130048862Abstract: A radiation detector is provided including plural pixels, a planarizing layer, a conductive layer and a light emitting layer. Each of the pixels is provided with a sensor portion including a switching element formed on a substrate and a photoelectric conversion element that is formed on the substrate and generates charge according to illuminated light. The planarizing layer is formed on the plural pixels. The conductive layer is formed on the planarizing layer in a mesh formation. The light emitting layer is formed with a non-columnar member of grain-shaped crystals that emit light according to irradiated radiation laminated on the planarizing layer and the conductive layer and a columnar member of columnar crystals formed on the non-columnar member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA, Keiichiro SATO, Naoyuki NISHINO, Yasunori OHTA
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Publication number: 20130051524Abstract: A radiation image capturing device is provided with plural pixels, a detection unit and a control unit. The pixels are each provided with a sensor portion and a switching element that reads out charges generated at the sensor portion and outputs the charges to a signal line. The detection unit detects the start of irradiation if electronic signals according to the charges satisfy a pre-specified condition for irradiation detection. After the start of irradiation of radiation is detected, the control unit acquires electronic signals corresponding to the charges and determines whether the acquired electronic signals include an electronic signal caused by noise. If the electronic signal caused by noise is included, the control unit controls a reporting unit so as to report this.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Keiichiro SATO
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Publication number: 20130051525Abstract: Bias lines are provided for respective columns of pixels, and of a plurality of bias lines, bias lines provided at an interval of 10 mm are connected to a bias power source through a current detector. The remaining bias lines are connected directly to the bias power source without passing through the current detector. In each pixel, if electric charge is generated by a radiation detection element in accordance with the dose of irradiated radiation, a current flows in the bias line in accordance with the generated electric charge. The current detector detects the current flowing in the bias line, and a control unit detects, as the timing of starting irradiation of a radiation, when the detected current (current value) is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and starts radiographing of a radiological image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Keiichiro SATO
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Publication number: 20130048861Abstract: A radiation detector is provided that includes: plural pixels, each provided with a sensor portion including a switching element formed on a substrate and a photoelectric conversion element that is formed on the substrate and generates charge according to illuminated light; a planarizing layer formed on the plural pixels and including a light-blocking member with antistatic properties formed in a portion of the planarizing layer; and a light emitting layer that is formed on the planarizing layer and emits light according to irradiated radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori OHTA, Keiichiro SATO, Naoyuki NISHINO, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA
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Publication number: 20130048865Abstract: There are provided a radiation detector and a radiological image radiographing apparatus capable of improving the quality of an obtained radiological image while suppressing the deterioration of the sensitivity of a phosphor layer according to the cumulative dose of radiation. In the radiation detector, a second scintillator which absorbs lower radiation energy than radiation energy absorbed by a first scintillator and whose deterioration of sensitivity according to the cumulative dose of radiation is larger than that of the first scintillator is provided at the downstream side of the first scintillator in the emission direction of the radiation. In addition, two substrates of a first substrate, which mainly acquires electric charges corresponding to light generated by the first scintillator, and a second substrate, which mainly acquires electric charges corresponding to light generated by the second scintillator, are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA, Yasunori OHTA, Keiichiro SATO
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Publication number: 20130048863Abstract: A photoelectric conversion substrate includes: plural pixels, each provided with a sensor portion and a switching element that are formed on the substrate, the sensor portion including a photoelectric conversion element that generates charge according to illuminated light, and the switching element reading the charge from the sensor portion, a flattening layer that flattens the surface of the substrate having the switching elements and the sensor portions formed thereon, a conducting member formed over the whole face of the flattening layer; and a connection section that connects the conducting member to ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori OHTA, Keiichiro SATO, Naoyuki NISHINO, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA