Patents by Inventor Kouzi Kitamura

Kouzi Kitamura 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).

  • Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus employing optical viewing screen
    Patent number: 5134373
    Abstract: In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus wherein an object under examination is positioned within a imaging hole so as to acquire magnetic resonance imaging information derived therefrom by causing a magnetic resonance phenomenon therein, there are provided an image information source for producing image information other than the magnetic resonance imaging information; an optical unit for optically transferring the image information derived from the image information source; and, a viewing screen positioned within the imaging hole, on which the image information optically transferred from the optical unit is optically projected, whereby the object under examination can observe the image information projected on the viewing screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daihachiro Tsuruno, Kouzi Kitamura, Satoshi Sugiura