Patents by Inventor Kentaro NOMA

Kentaro NOMA 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: 20240140399
    Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, a control command is output for operating an actuator unit mounted in a vehicle, so as to obtain a control moment including at least one of a roll moment, a pitch moment, and a yaw moment that are generated for the vehicle before a curve on a traveling road on which the vehicle runs, based on a physical quantity about a curvature ahead on the traveling road and a physical quantity about a speed of the vehicle. In this way, the passenger's sense of security when the vehicle runs on the curve may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke NOMA, Kentaro UENO, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Masato ABE
  • Publication number: 20230255577
    Abstract: There is provided a radiation detector including: a radiation detection unit that generates and outputs a radiation image from an electric charge generated in response to emitted radiation; and a communication unit that operates as a master to perform wireless communication with a slave and that is prevented from being directly connected to a global network, in a case of transmitting the radiation image generated by the radiation detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Koichi KITANO, Kentaro NOMA
  • Publication number: 20220265737
    Abstract: A medicine, a food or a drink and feed which are effective for preventing and/or improving decline, occurring with age (senescence), in memory and learning ability are provided. A novel microorganism having the effect of preventing and/or improving decline, occurring with age (senescence,) in memory and learning ability is provided. More specifically, the microorganism is characterized by being a microorganism belonging to Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Streptococcus, Leuconostoc or Pediococcus, more specifically a microorganism belonging to any of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus gallinarum, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii, Bifidobacterium catenulatum, Bifidobacterium pseudolongum, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium longum, Streptococcus thermophiles, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum, Leuconostoc lactis, Pediococcus acidilactici and Pediococcus pentosaceus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi HIGURASHI, Kentaro NOMA, Ikue MORI, Shunji NAKANO, Yuki TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220137240
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes a memory controller and a sleep control unit. The sleep control unit supplies a power supply power to a main control unit and cuts off supply of the power supply power to at least a part other than the main control unit in a first power consumption reduction mode. In addition, the sleep control unit cuts off supply of the power supply power to at least a part of the main control unit and at least a part other than the main control unit in a second power consumption reduction mode. In addition, the memory controller prevents a volatile memory from being deactivated during the second power consumption reduction mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Koichi KITANO, Kentaro NOMA
  • Publication number: 20220141398
    Abstract: A radiation detector can perform wireless communication and includes a CPU that is provided in a housing accommodating a radiation detection unit. The CPU receives an instruction to change a connection destination of the wireless communication which is input by operating an operation button that is provided in the housing to input the instruction to change the connection destination and specifies a connection destination corresponding to the change instruction from a plurality of preset connection destinations in a case in which the change instruction is received. The CPU determines whether or not a connection to the plurality of connection destinations by the wireless communication is possible. The CPU performs control to display information indicating that the connection is not possible on a display unit provided in the housing in a case in which it is determined that the connection to the specified connection destination by the wireless communication is not possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Koichi KITANO, Sho SHIMIZUKAWA, Kentaro NOMA
  • Patent number: 11020080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique capable of enhancing usability of a radiographic image capturing apparatus, system, control method of the radiographic image capturing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a control program, for a user. A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: an I/F unit and an imaging control unit that function as a communication unit that selectively performs communication with any one of a portable information terminal and a console which are plural control apparatuses that have different image processing capacities with respect to a radiographic image and respectively perform a control relating to capturing of the radiographic image; and an imaging control unit that functions as a selection unit that selects any one of plural imaging modes predetermined with respect to the capturing of the radiographic image according to the image processing capacity of the control apparatus that performs communication with the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi Oda, Jun Enomoto, Ryo Imamura, Takashi Tajima, Takeshi Koishi, Kentaro Noma, Takeshi Kuwabara, Tetsuya Tsuji, Hiroaki Yasuda, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa
  • Publication number: 20200015770
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique capable of enhancing usability of a radiographic image capturing apparatus, system, control method of the radiographic image capturing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a control program, for a user. A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: an I/F unit and an imaging control unit that function as a communication unit that selectively performs communication with any one of a portable information terminal and a console which are plural control apparatuses that have different image processing capacities with respect to a radiographic image and respectively perform a control relating to capturing of the radiographic image; and an imaging control unit that functions as a selection unit that selects any one of plural imaging modes predetermined with respect to the capturing of the radiographic image according to the image processing capacity of the control apparatus that performs communication with the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yasufumi ODA, Jun Enomoto, Ryo Imamura, Takashi Tajima, Takeshi Koishi, Kentaro Noma, Takeshi Kuwabara, Tetsuya Tsuji, Hiroaki Yasuda, Harusayu Nakatsugawa
  • Patent number: 10485506
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique capable of enhancing usability of a radiographic image capturing apparatus, system, control method of the radiographic image capturing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a control program, for a user. A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: an I/F unit and an imaging control unit that function as a communication unit that selectively performs communication with any one of a portable information terminal and a console which are plural control apparatuses that have different image processing capacities with respect to a radiographic image and respectively perform a control relating to capturing of the radiographic image; and an imaging control unit that functions as a selection unit that selects any one of plural imaging modes predetermined with respect to the capturing of the radiographic image according to the image processing capacity of the control apparatus that performs communication with the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi Oda, Jun Enomoto, Ryou Imamura, Takashi Tajima, Kentaro Noma, Takeshi Kuwabara, Tetsuya Tsuji, Hiroaki Yasuda, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa, Takeshi Koishi
  • Publication number: 20180228459
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique capable of enhancing usability of a radiographic image capturing apparatus, system, control method of the radiographic image capturing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a control program, for a user. A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: an I/F unit and an imaging control unit that function as a communication unit that selectively performs communication with any one of a portable information terminal and a console which are plural control apparatuses that have different image processing capacities with respect to a radiographic image and respectively perform a control relating to capturing of the radiographic image; and an imaging control unit that functions as a selection unit that selects any one of plural imaging modes predetermined with respect to the capturing of the radiographic image according to the image processing capacity of the control apparatus that performs communication with the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi ODA, Jun ENOMOTO, Ryou IMAMURA, Takashi TAJIMA, Kentaro NOMA, Takeshi KUWABARA, Tetsuya TSUJI, Hiroaki YASUDA, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA, Takeshi KOISHI
  • Patent number: 9980696
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique capable of enhancing usability of a radiographic image capturing apparatus, system, control method of the radiographic image capturing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a control program, for a user. A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: an I/F unit and an imaging control unit that function as a communication unit that selectively performs communication with any one of a portable information terminal and a console which are plural control apparatuses that have different image processing capacities with respect to a radiographic image and respectively perform a control relating to capturing of the radiographic image; and an imaging control unit that functions as a selection unit that selects any one of plural imaging modes predetermined with respect to the capturing of the radiographic image according to the image processing capacity of the control apparatus that performs communication with the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi Oda, Jun Enomoto, Ryou Imamura, Takashi Tajima, Kentaro Noma, Takeshi Kuwabara, Tetsuya Tsuji, Hiroaki Yasuda, Haruyasu Nakatsugawa, Takeshi Koishi
  • Publication number: 20160228087
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique capable of enhancing usability of a radiographic image capturing apparatus, system, control method of the radiographic image capturing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a control program, for a user. A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes: an I/F unit and an imaging control unit that function as a communication unit that selectively performs communication with any one of a portable information terminal and a console which are plural control apparatuses that have different image processing capacities with respect to a radiographic image and respectively perform a control relating to capturing of the radiographic image; and an imaging control unit that functions as a selection unit that selects any one of plural imaging modes predetermined with respect to the capturing of the radiographic image according to the image processing capacity of the control apparatus that performs communication with the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi ODA, Jun ENOMOTO, Ryou IMAMURA, Takashi TAJIMA, Kentaro NOMA, Takeshi KUWABARA, Tetsuya TSUJI, Hiroaki YASUDA, Haruyasu NAKATSUGAWA, Takeshi KOISHI
  • Patent number: 9239392
    Abstract: In the radiographic imaging device, a portion of a second effective imaging region at a first side or a second side of a sensor unit of a second radiation detection panel, and a portion of a first effective imaging region at a third side or a fourth side of the sensor unit of a first radiation detection panel, are overlapped in a radiation irradiating direction. A portion of a second effective imaging region at the third side or the fourth side of the sensor unit of the second radiation detection panel, and a portion of a third effective imaging region at the third side or the fourth side of the sensor unit of the third radiation detection panel, are overlapped in the radiation irradiating direction. The second radiation detection panel is disposed at a side opposite the radiation irradiating section side of the first radiation detection panel and the third radiation detection panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Gemma, Kohei Ota, Tetsuya Tsuji, Kentaro Noma
  • Publication number: 20150247936
    Abstract: In the radiographic imaging device, a portion of a second effective imaging region at a first side or a second side of a sensor unit of a second radiation detection panel, and a portion of a first effective imaging region at a third side or a fourth side of the sensor unit of a first radiation detection panel, are overlapped in a radiation irradiating direction. A portion of a second effective imaging region at the third side or the fourth side of the sensor unit of the second radiation detection panel, and a portion of a third effective imaging region at the third side or the fourth side of the sensor unit of the third radiation detection panel, are overlapped in the radiation irradiating direction. The second radiation detection panel is disposed at a side opposite the radiation irradiating section side of the first radiation detection panel and the third radiation detection panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Kohei GEMMA, Kohei OTA, Tetsuya TSUJI, Kentaro NOMA
  • Publication number: 20150085980
    Abstract: A radiological image-capturing device includes: a first read control section that executes a first read mode in which electric signals stored in a plurality of pixels are read out simultaneously in units of a plurality of rows; and an emission-start determining section that determines that the emission of radiation from a radiation source onto an image-capturing panel has started when the values of the electric signals read by the first read control section have become greater than an arbitrarily settable threshold. If it is determined by the emission-start determining section that the emission of the radiation has started, the first read control section terminates the reading of the electric signals, and thereby brings the image-capturing panel into an exposure state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi KITANO, Yasunori OHTA, Kentaro NOMA, Naoto IWAKIRI, Katsumi SHIMADA, Keita WATANABE, Shou SHIMIZUKAWA, Takahiro IWAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8983035
    Abstract: A flat panel detector has pixels for obtaining image signals and detective pixels for detecting the amount of incident x-rays. A signal processing circuit is of a pipeline-type, wherein first and second buffer memories are connected to the output of an A/D converter. In a dose detecting operation, the signal processing circuit repeats primary cycles alternately with secondary cycles of a shorter length than the primary cycles. In the primary cycle, a dose detection signal based on electric charges from the detective pixels is input in the first buffer memory and, simultaneously, a dummy signal is output from the second buffer memory. In secondary cycle, the dose detection signal is output from the first buffer memory and, simultaneously, a second dummy signal is input in the second buffer memory. On the basis of the dose detection signals, a start-of-radiation detector detects the start of x-ray radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Noma, Kenji Nakamura, Naoto Iwakiri, Kouichi Kitano, Keita Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8953744
    Abstract: An FPD, being offline from an X-ray source, detects X-ray irradiation from the X-ray source to detect an X-ray image. The FPD includes pixels arranged in two dimensions, scan lines corresponding to respective rows of the pixels, signal lines corresponding to respective columns of the pixels, and switching elements provided to the respective pixels to allow performing accumulation operation or readout operation. At least one of the pixels is used as a detection pixel to detect a start of the X-ray irradiation. First and second voltage signals are obtained successively through the signal line to which the detection pixel is connected. The start of the X-ray irradiation is judged based on a difference between the first and second voltage signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Watanabe, Kentaro Noma
  • Patent number: 8933413
    Abstract: A radiological image-capturing device includes: a first read control section that executes a first read mode in which electric signals stored in a plurality of pixels are read out simultaneously in units of a plurality of rows; and an emission-start determining section that determines that the emission of radiation from a radiation source onto an image-capturing panel has started when the values of the electric signals read by the first read control section have become greater than an arbitrarily settable threshold. If it is determined by the emission-start determining section that the emission of the radiation has started, the first read control section terminates the reading of the electric signals, and thereby brings the image-capturing panel into an exposure state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Kitano, Yasunori Ohta, Kentaro Noma, Naoto Iwakiri, Katsumi Shimada, Keita Watanabe, Shou Shimizukawa, Takahiro Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 8866101
    Abstract: Binning readout reads out electric charge accumulated in pixels to signal lines in blocks of a plurality of adjoining pixel-rows. A correction image generator of a line defect corrector scales up an image size of a reference frame image RP outputted by the binning readout and corrects pixel values of the reference frame image RP, to produce a correction image RPC to be used for correction of a line defect occurring in an X-ray image XP. The scale-up is performed by applying row interpolation processing to the reference frame image RP. The correction of the pixel values is performed by multiplying the reference frame image RP after being subjected to the row interpolation processing by a correction coefficient. An adder adds the correction image RPC to the X-ray image XP, and produces an X-ray image XPC in which the line defect is corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Watanabe, Kentaro Noma, Yasufumi Oda
  • Publication number: 20140291541
    Abstract: Binning readout reads out electric charge accumulated in pixels to signal lines in blocks of a plurality of adjoining pixel-rows. A correction image generator of a line defect corrector scales up an image size of a reference frame image RP outputted by the binning readout and corrects pixel values of the reference frame image RP, to produce a correction image RPC to be used for correction of a line defect occurring in an X-ray image XP. The scale-up is performed by applying row interpolation processing to the reference frame image RP. The correction of the pixel values is performed by multiplying the reference frame image RP after being subjected to the row interpolation processing by a correction coefficient. An adder adds the correction image RPC to the X-ray image XP, and produces an X-ray image XPC in which the line defect is corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keita WATANABE, Kentaro NOMA, Yasufumi ODA
  • Patent number: 8841628
    Abstract: A radiological image-capturing device includes: a first read control section that executes a first read mode in which electric signals stored in a plurality of pixels are read out simultaneously in units of a plurality of rows; and an emission-start determining section that determines that the emission of radiation from a radiation source onto an image-capturing panel has started when the values of the electric signals read by the first read control section have become greater than an arbitrarily settable threshold. If it is determined by the emission-start determining section that the emission of said radiation has started, the first read control section terminates the reading of the electric signals, and thereby brings the image-capturing panel into an exposure state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Kitano, Yasunori Ohta, Kentaro Noma, Naoto Iwakiri, Katsumi Shimada, Keita Watanabe, Shou Shimizukawa, Takahiro Iwamoto