Patents by Inventor Shinichi Fujimoto

Shinichi Fujimoto 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: 11985275
    Abstract: A digital camera with a printer includes an imaging unit, a print unit that prints an image on a medium and discharges the printed medium, a display unit, a first operation member that is rotated from a first position in a first direction around a rotation axis against biasing force, and is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction by the biasing force to be returned to the first position in a case in which the first operation member is released, and a processor. The processor performs specific control in accordance with operation of the first operation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masako Yoshida, Masayuki Sakai, Akimasa Kaya, Shinichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240134509
    Abstract: An input interface receives a trigger signal. A processor displays a first screen or a second screen on a display device based on the trigger signal. The first screen provides first medical information for each of a plurality of subjects. The second screen provides, for at least one of the plurality of subjects, second medical information that is not included in the first medical information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke Horiguchi, Wataru Matsuzawa, Mitsuhiro Oura, Haruo Fujimoto, Shinichi Sato, Masashi Sato
  • Patent number: 11965665
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes an air conditioning apparatus, and a controller. The air conditioning apparatus performs air conditioning of an air-conditioning target space. The controller is connectable to a plurality of types of thermostats. The controller performs communication with the thermostat connected thereto. The controller performs a performance determination process for the refrigeration cycle apparatus. The controller performs different performance determination processes according to whether a first type of thermostat is connected thereto unit or whether a second type of thermostat is connected thereto. Alternatively, the air conditioning apparatus changes a method for using information received by the controller from the thermostat according to whether being in a determination processing time over which the performance determination process is performed or in a non-determination processing time over which the performance determination process is not performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shizuka Sadai, Akihiro Inao, Shuji Fujimoto, Shinichi Kasahara
  • Patent number: 11935234
    Abstract: A computer obtains a chest X-ray image, detects boundary lines in the chest X-ray image using a model constructed through machine learning, sets a third lung area including at least one of a first lung area or a second lung area, extracts a vascular index indicating at least one of thickness or density of at least one pulmonary blood vessel present in an area included in the third lung area, determines whether the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state on a basis of the vascular index and a reference index based on indices extracted in advance from an area in chest X-ray images in a normal state corresponding to the area included in the third lung area, and outputs, if determining that the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state, information indicating a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Kondo, Jun Ozawa, Hirohiko Kimura, Harumi Itoh, Masato Tanaka, Shinichi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20240085023
    Abstract: A premixed combustion burner including: an outer tube having an inlet opening on a first side in an axial direction and an outlet opening on a second side in the axial direction; an inner tube formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the axial direction and spaced inside the outer tube, and forming a film air flow path between the inner and outer tubes; and a strut extending inward from the inner wall surface of the outer tube and supporting the inner tube. An end of the inner tube on the first side is located further towards the second side than the outer tube inlet opening. An end of the inner tube on the second side is located further towards the first side than the outlet opening of the outer tube. The outer tube, the strut, and the inner tube are formed with a fuel injection flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kiyoshi FUJIMOTO, Tomo KAWAKAMI, Kenji MIYAMOTO, Keisuke MIURA, Shinichi FUKUBA
  • Patent number: 11903316
    Abstract: A thermoelectric module includesa plurality of electrodes (high temperature side electrodes and low temperature side electrodes, thermoelectric conversion elements (p-type element and n-type element) arranged between the two electrodes, and a bonding layer disposed between the electrodes and the thermoelectric conversion elements. The bonding layer includes copper-containing particles, copper balls each having a particle diameter of 30 ?m or more, an intermetallic compound of copper and tin, and a fired resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: KELK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kishizawa, Shinichi Fujimoto, Manabu Ishii, Hideaki Yamagishi, Fumitaka Ueno
  • Publication number: 20230410981
    Abstract: A medical image display system is a medical image display system that displays a medical image. The medical image includes an image in which at least one annotation indicating a detection result of at least one anatomical structure shown in a captured image of a subject is superimposed on the captured image. The medical image display system includes: a display that displays the medical image; and a controller that, when a size of an annotation indicating an anatomical structure having an abnormality among the at least one annotation is less than a threshold value, causes the display to superimpose a probabilistic atlas indicating a normal structure assumed in a case where the anatomical structure having the abnormality is normal, on the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoharu NOTOSHI, Masahiro ISHII, Kenji KONDO, Hirohiko KIMURA, Toyohiko SAKAI, Masato TANAKA, Shinichi FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230298178
    Abstract: A medical image display system displays a medical image including: a first display area for displaying a processed image in which at least one annotation indicating a result of detection of at least one anatomical structure shown in a captured image of a subject is superimposed on the captured image; and a second display area for displaying at least one structure label for identifying the at least one anatomical structure. The medical image display system includes: a display that displays the medical image; and a controller that changes, in response to an input received for one of (i) the at least one annotation and (ii) the at least one structure label from a user, a display form of the other of (i) the at least one annotation and (ii) the at least one structure label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoharu NOTOSHI, Masahiro ISHII, Kenji KONDO, Hirohiko KIMURA, Toyohiko SAKAI, Masato TANAKA, Shinichi FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230289965
    Abstract: An abnormality detection system is a system that detects, based on a medical image, whether a prespecified anatomical structure included in the medical image is abnormal, and includes: an obtainer that obtains block information indicating one or more blocks that are each a region in which pixels representing the anatomical structure are connected in the medical image; and a determiner that determines and outputs whether the anatomical structure is abnormal, based on the number of blocks indicated by the block information obtained by the obtainer, wherein the determiner determines that the anatomical structure is not abnormal when the number of blocks indicated by the block information is 1, and determines that the anatomical structure is abnormal when the number of blocks indicated by the block information is 2 or more and the two or more blocks indicated by the block information satisfy a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro ISHII, Kenji KONDO, Masato TANAKA, Shinichi FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230123990
    Abstract: Provided is a digital camera with a printer having good operability. A digital camera with a printer includes an imaging unit, a print unit that prints an image on a medium and discharges the printed medium, a display unit, a first operation member that is rotated from a first position in a first direction around a rotation axis against biasing force, and is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction by the biasing force to be returned to the first position in a case in which the first operation member is released, and a processor. The processor performs specific control in accordance with operation of the first operation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masako YOSHIDA, Masayuki SAKAI, Akimasa KAYA, Shinichi FUJIMOTO, Yasushi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11475568
    Abstract: A method for controlling display of an abnormality includes obtaining a target chest X-ray image, detecting a structure including a linear structure formed of a first linear area that has been drawn by projecting anatomical structures whose X-ray transmittances are different from each other or a second linear area drawn by projecting an anatomical structure including a wall of a trachea, a wall of a bronchus, or a hair line, calculating an indicator for determining the abnormal state from the structure, comparing the indicator with a reference indicator, and determining whether the structure is in the abnormal state, and displaying, if it is determined that the structure is in the abnormal state, an image of an area of the target chest X-ray image including the structure determined to be in the abnormal state and details of the abnormal state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Kondo, Jun Ozawa, Hirohiko Kimura, Harumi Itoh, Shinichi Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 11406340
    Abstract: A method for converting tone of a chest X-ray image includes obtaining a target chest X-ray image, detecting, in the target chest X-ray image using a model obtained as a result of machine learning, a structure including a linear structure formed of a first linear area that has been drawn by projecting anatomical structures whose X-ray transmittances are different from each other or a second linear area drawn by projecting an anatomical structure including a wall of a trachea, a wall of a bronchus, or a hair line, extracting a pixel group corresponding to a neighboring area of the structure, generating a contrast conversion expression for histogram equalization using a histogram of the pixel group, and converting luminance of each pixel value in entirety of the target chest X-ray image using the contrast conversion expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Kondo, Jun Ozawa, Hirohiko Kimura, Harumi Itoh, Shinichi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20220124207
    Abstract: There are provided a data playback system, a data playback method, a data playback terminal, a printer, and a server which are capable of playing sound from a printout and viewing a favorable image. Image data of an image printed on an instant film and sound data associated with the image data are stored in a data storage server. In a case where a two-dimensional code printed with the image on the instant film is read by a data playback terminal, access information to the image data of the printed image and the sound data associated with the image data is obtained. The data playback terminal accesses the data storage server based on the obtained access information, and downloads and plays the image data of the printed image and the sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi FUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11252282
    Abstract: There are provided a data playback system, a data playback method, a data playback terminal, a printer, and a server which are capable of playing sound from a printout and viewing a favorable image. Image data of an image printed on an instant film and sound data associated with the image data are stored in a data storage server. In a case where a two-dimensional code printed with the image on the instant film is read by a data playback terminal, access information to the image data of the printed image and the sound data associated with the image data is obtained. The data playback terminal accesses the data storage server based on the obtained access information, and downloads and plays the image data of the printed image and the sound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20220028072
    Abstract: A computer obtains a chest X-ray image, detects boundary lines in the chest X-ray image using a model constructed through machine learning, sets a third lung area including at least one of a first lung area or a second lung area, extracts a vascular index indicating at least one of thickness or density of at least one pulmonary blood vessel present in an area included in the third lung area, determines whether the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state on a basis of the vascular index and a reference index based on indices extracted in advance from an area in chest X-ray images in a normal state corresponding to the area included in the third lung area, and outputs, if determining that the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state, information indicating a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: KENJI KONDO, JUN OZAWA, HIROHIKO KIMURA, HARUMI ITOH, MASATO TANAKA, SHINICHI FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210391524
    Abstract: A thermoelectric module includes a substrate, a plurality of electrodes arranged on a surface of the substrate, a plurality of thermoelectric elements respectively connected to the plurality of electrodes, and at least three terminals respectively connected to the different electrodes and connected to one or both of a first load and a second load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Toshihiko KISHIZAWA, Shinichi FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210351333
    Abstract: A thermoelectric module 1 includes: a plurality of electrodes (high temperature side electrodes 11 and low temperature side electrodes 12); thermoelectric conversion elements (p-type element 21 and n-type element 22) arranged between the two electrodes; and a bonding layer 30 disposed between the electrodes and the thermoelectric conversion elements. The bonding layer 30 contains copper-containing particles, copper balls each having a particle diameter of 30 ?m or more, an intermetallic compound of copper and tin, and a fired resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Toshihiko KISHIZAWA, Shinichi FUJIMOTO, Manabu ISHII, Hideaki YAMAGISHI, Fumitaka UENO
  • Publication number: 20210049766
    Abstract: A method for controlling display of an abnormality includes obtaining a target chest X-ray image, detecting a structure including a linear structure formed of a first linear area that has been drawn by projecting anatomical structures whose X-ray transmittances are different from each other or a second linear area drawn by projecting an anatomical structure including a wall of a trachea, a wall of a bronchus, or a hair line, calculating an indicator for determining the abnormal state from the structure, comparing the indicator with a reference indicator, and determining whether the structure is in the abnormal state, and displaying, if it is determined that the structure is in the abnormal state, an image of an area of the target chest X-ray image including the structure determined to be in the abnormal state and details of the abnormal state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: KENJI KONDO, JUN OZAWA, HIROHIKO KIMURA, HARUMI ITOH, SHINICHI FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210045704
    Abstract: A method for converting tone of a chest X-ray image includes obtaining a target chest X-ray image, detecting, in the target chest X-ray image using a model obtained as a result of machine learning, a structure including a linear structure formed of a first linear area that has been drawn by projecting anatomical structures whose X-ray transmittances are different from each other or a second linear area drawn by projecting an anatomical structure including a wall of a trachea, a wall of a bronchus, or a hair line, extracting a pixel group corresponding to a neighboring area of the structure, generating a contrast conversion expression for histogram equalization using a histogram of the pixel group, and converting luminance of each pixel value in entirety of the target chest X-ray image using the contrast conversion expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: KENJI KONDO, JUN OZAWA, HIROHIKO KIMURA, HARUMI ITOH, SHINICHI FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200321503
    Abstract: A thermoelectric generation device includes a thermoelectric generation module, a fan rotatable about a rotation axis and disposed on one side of the thermoelectric generation module in a first axis direction parallel to the rotation axis, a cover member which includes a facing plate disposed on one side of the fan in the first axis direction and facing the fan and a side plate disposed around the fan from the one side of the fan toward the other side thereof, a first intake port in the facing plate, a second intake port which is provided in the side plate and of which at least a portion is disposed on the one side with respect to the fan in the first axis direction, and an exhaust port in the side plate and disposed on the other side with respect to the fan in the first axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Toshihiko KISHIZAWA, Yoshitsugu KITSU, Shinichi FUJIMOTO