Patents by Inventor Satoshi Oota

Satoshi Oota 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: 20240020903
    Abstract: A virtual space sharing system 1 for causing a first moving body 10 and a second moving body 12 is disclosed. The virtual space sharing system includes: a virtual space display unit 20, 22; a delay time measurement unit 30 that measures a communication delay time between the first moving body 10 and the second moving body 12; a motion prediction unit 40 and the second moving body 12; and a display control unit 50 that displays, on the virtual space display unit 20, 22, a motion of the first moving body 10 predicted by the motion prediction unit 40 to be occurring at a point of time into the future by the communication delay time and a motion of the second moving body 12 predicted by the motion prediction unit 40 to be occurring at a point of time into the future by the communication delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Akihiko MURAI, Masaaki MOCHIMARU, Satoshi OOTA, Shigeho NODA
  • Patent number: 9724053
    Abstract: There is provided an X-ray CT apparatus including: an X-ray source; a wedge which is disposed between the X-ray source and a subject and in which a shield blocking apart of an X ray is formed; a wedge driving unit for moving position of the wedge; and a system control unit controlling the wedge driving unit during a scan execution period to control the position of the wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Oota, Sakae Kimishima
  • Publication number: 20160015335
    Abstract: There is provided an X-ray CT apparatus including: an X-ray source; a wedge which is disposed between the X-ray source and a subject and in which a shield blocking apart of an X ray is formed; a wedge driving unit for moving position of the wedge; and a system control unit controlling the wedge driving unit during a scan execution period to control the position of the wedge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi OOTA, Sakae KIMISHIMA
  • Patent number: 9173619
    Abstract: There is provided an X-ray CT apparatus including: an X-ray source; a wedge which is disposed between the X-ray source and a subject and in which a shield blocking a part of an X ray is formed; a wedge driving unit for moving position of the wedge; and a system control unit controlling the wedge driving unit during a scan execution period to control the position of the wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Oota, Sakae Kimishima
  • Publication number: 20120257709
    Abstract: There is provided an X-ray CT apparatus including: an X-ray source; a wedge which is disposed between the X-ray source and a subject and in which a shield blocking a part of an X ray is formed; a wedge driving unit for moving position of the wedge; and a system control unit controlling the wedge driving unit during a scan execution period to control the position of the wedge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi OOTA, Sakae Kimishima
  • Patent number: 7172340
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiating unit configured to irradiate an X-ray to an object, an X-ray detecting unit configured to detect the irradiated X-ray, an image creating unit configured to create X-ray image data based on data detected by the X-ray detecting unit, a moving mechanism configured to move the X-ray detecting unit to the object, a capacitance sensing unit, including an electrode which is positioned so as to cover at least part of a detection plane of the X-ray detecting unit, configured to obtain a capacitance value of the X-ray detecting unit by the electrode and a distance measurement unit configured to measure a distance between the object and the X-ray detecting unit based on the capacitance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Oota
  • Publication number: 20050117703
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiating unit configured to irradiate an X-ray to an object, an X-ray detecting unit configured to detect the irradiated X-ray, an image creating unit configured to create X-ray image data based on data detected by the X-ray detecting unit, a moving mechanism configured to move the X-ray detecting unit to the object, a capacitance sensing unit, including an electrode which is positioned so as to cover at least part of a detection plane of the X-ray detecting unit, configured to obtain a capacitance value of the X-ray detecting unit by the electrode and a distance measurement unit configured to measure a distance between the object and the X-ray detecting unit based on the capacitance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Oota
  • Patent number: 6508586
    Abstract: An IVR-CT apparatus of the present invention includes a bed including a table top movable in its longitudinal direction, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus including an arm movably placed in the vicinity of the bed, an X-ray CT apparatus including a CT gantry movably placed in the vicinity of the bed, a position memory for storing a plurality of position data sets containing position data of the arm and position data of the CT gantry, a control panel including a plurality of positioning switches for selecting an arbitrary one of the plurality of position data sets, and a controller for controlling the movements of the arm and the movements of the CT gantry in accordance with the selected position data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Satoshi Oota
  • Publication number: 20020039403
    Abstract: An IVR-CT apparatus of the present invention includes a bed including a table top movable in its longitudinal direction, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus including an arm movably placed in the vicinity of the bed, an X-ray CT apparatus including a CT gantry movably placed in the vicinity of the bed, a position memory for storing a plurality of position data sets containing position data of the arm and position data of the CT gantry, a control panel including a plurality of positioning switches for selecting an arbitrary one of the plurality of position data sets, and a controller for controlling the movements of the arm and the movements of the CT gantry in accordance with the selected position data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventor: Satoshi Oota
  • Patent number: 6134066
    Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus using a cassette, which is capable of being set to a write-protect mode for a stored recording medium, includes a head for recording data inputted from an outside of the apparatus in the recording medium and reproducing data recorded in the recording medium; a detector for detecting whether the cassette is set to a record-possible mode or the write-protect mode; and a controller for controlling the apparatus so as to record input data from the outside of the apparatus and attribute information of the recording medium in the recording medium when the cassette is set to the record-possible mode and record the attribute information but not the input data in the recording medium when the cassette is set to the write-protect mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Takayama, Takao Hiramoto, Satoshi Oota