Patents by Inventor Takeshi Yatsuo

Takeshi Yatsuo 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: 20040041673
    Abstract: A magnet device provided with a shield current carrying means in which two sets of magneto-static field generating source for generating magnetic fields directed towards a first direction are disposed facing each other across a finite region and at least one set of the magneto-static field generating sources are disclosed on at least two almost concentric circles, wherein, on a first plane including a first axis, a second axis and a first point, the first point being a point of insertion between the first axis parallel to the first direction and passing the almost center of the shield current carrying means and the second axis crossing at right angles the first axis and spaced almost equal distance from the two sets of the generating sources, positive and negative current carrying directions of one set out of two sets of magneto-static field generating sources or those in respective sets are arranged alternately, when an angle formed by a half line at the n-th point position from the first point to extend tow
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Shigeru Kakugawa, Katsunori Azuma, Tsuyoshi Wakuda, Yoshihide Wadayama, Hirotaka Takeshima, Kenji Sakakibara, Takeshi Yatsuo, Takao Honmei
  • Patent number: 6600318
    Abstract: A magnet device is provided with two static magnetic field generating sources 14a and 14b disposed so as to oppose each other while placing a person to be inspected therebetween, a vessel 15 containing the static magnetic field generating source 14a and a vessel 16 containing the static magnetic field generating source 14b, and the vessels 15 and 16 are disposed at positions asymmetric with respect to the person to be inspected. Thereby, a magnet device and an MRI device using the same which can extend a space above the person to be inspected on a bed while avoiding introduction of a large scale device which causes to increase the manufacturing cost thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Kakugawa, Shouji Kitamura, Nobuhiro Hara, Akiyoshi Komura, Noriaki Hino, Hajime Kawano, Takao Honmei, Hirotaka Takeshima, Takeshi Yatsuo, Hiroshi Tazaki
  • Publication number: 20020180571
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet apparatus. By forming one or more holes in each of platelike ferromagnetic substances forming a magnetic shield for focusing the magnetic flux generated by superconducting coils, the flow of lines of magnetic flux is adjusted. Thereby, a static magnetic field in a measurement space is corrected. By disposing coupling tubes for supporting two cooling vessels housing superconducting coils on the rear side with respect to a central axis (Z axis) of the measurement space of the vertical direction, access to the subject is facilitated. In addition, the magnetic shield has an opening portion wider than the superconducting magnet on its side face. After the magnetic shield has been assembled, the superconducting magnet can be inserted from the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takeshima, Takao Hommei, Hajime Kawano, Hiroshi Tazaki, Takeshi Yatsuo, Shigenori Kuroda, Hajime Tanabe
  • Patent number: 6437672
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet apparatus. By forming one or more holes in each of platelike ferromagnetic substances forming a magnetic shield for focusing the magnetic flux generated by superconducting coils, the flow of lines of magnetic flux is adjusted. Thereby, a static magnetic field in a measurement space is corrected. By disposing coupling tubes for supporting two cooling vessels housing superconducting coils on the rear side with respect to a central axis (Z axis) of the measurement space of the vertical direction, access to the subject is facilitated. In addition, the magnetic shield has an opening portion wider than the superconducting magnet on its side face. After the magnetic shield has been assembled, the superconducting magnet can be inserted from the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi Medical Corporation, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Takeshima, Takao Hommei, Hajime Kawano, Hiroshi Tazaki, Takeshi Yatsuo, Shigenori Kuroda, Hajime Tanabe