Patents by Inventor Shouji Kuwabara

Shouji Kuwabara 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: 8160202
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detecting device with detecting elements arranged two-dimensionally, a radiation grid with absorbing foil strips for removing scattered radiation, a physical quantity acquiring device for calculating predetermined physical quantities based on outputs of the radiation detecting device, a physical quantity map generating device for generating a physical quantity map by mapping the predetermined physical quantities, and a physical quantity map smoothing device for smoothing the physical quantities arranged on the physical quantity map in a direction of extension of the absorbing foil strips, thereby to generate an average value map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Hirooka, Shouji Kuwabara
  • Publication number: 20100272236
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detecting device with detecting elements arranged two-dimensionally, a radiation grid with absorbing foil strips for removing scattered radiation, a physical quantity acquiring device for calculating predetermined physical quantities based on outputs of the radiation detecting device, a physical quantity map generating device for generating a physical quantity map by mapping the predetermined physical quantities, and a physical quantity map smoothing device for smoothing the physical quantities arranged on the physical quantity map in a direction of extension of the absorbing foil strips, thereby to generate an average value map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Ken Hirooka, Shouji Kuwabara