Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Watanabe

Tatsuya Watanabe 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: 10863962
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes reconstruction circuitry and control circuitry. The reconstruction circuitry is configured to, at the time of the monitoring scan, based on an output of an X-ray detector for detecting X-rays having passed through the object, reconstruct a first image concerning the object at the time of administration of the contrast medium and a second image concerning the object after a predetermined period elapses since administration of the contrast medium. The control circuitry is configured to shift from the monitoring scan to the actual scan based on a change amount of a CT value obtained when the entire reconstructed first image is compared with the entire reconstructed second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Gatayama, Tatsuya Watanabe, Katsuhiko Ishida, Shinya Kawanabe
  • Patent number: 10531843
    Abstract: A couch device according to an embodiment includes a couchtop, shape control members, and driving circuitry. The couchtop includes a movable base couchtop and a transformable couchtop mounted above the movable base couchtop and capable of bending a part thereof from a flat shape. The shape control members control the shape of the transformable couchtop. The driving circuitry moves the couchtop to an opening of a gantry device that collects data for taking medical images. The transformable couchtop includes divided couchtops, and transformation support members for fixing the transformable couchtop to the movable base couchtop are fitted to divided sections. Each of the shape control members adjusts a position of a specific transformation support member so that an installation location thereof is a fixed point of the movable base couchtop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Gatayama, Masao Yamahana, Hiroyuki Onuki, Shinya Kawanabe, Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10504621
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to extract a first medical image relating to a region of interest from a second medical image. The processing circuitry is configured to add, to the second medical image, reconstruction matrix information added to the first medical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Ishida, Tatsuya Watanabe, Kazuki Gatayama
  • Patent number: 10498969
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an image pickup unit that generates an image signal by shooting an object when light from the object is focused on an image pickup element by a lens unit, an image processing unit that generates an image from the image signal, an edge detection unit that detects an edge based on a window frame of an accessory accommodating the apparatus in the image, a calculation unit that determines an area on the basis of edge information and obtain a central position of the area, a lens driving unit including an adjustment unit that drives the lens unit and adjusts a zooming position such that the area is adjusted with respect to an image shooting range and a storage unit that stores the adjusted zooming position, and an exposure adjustment unit that performs an exposure adjustment in the image at the at least one adjusted zooming position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10417808
    Abstract: An image processing system is provided, including an accepting unit, an acquisition unit, a measuring unit, and an output unit. The accepting unit accepts the setting of two coordinates in a stereoscopic image of a subject displayed on a stereoscopic image display device. The acquisition unit acquires volume data coordinates that are coordinates corresponding to stereoscopic image coordinates indicating the accepted coordinates. The measuring unit executes a measuring process of measuring the distance between the two coordinates accepted by the accepting unit, based on the volume data coordinates acquired by the acquisition unit. The output unit outputs a result of measurement by the measuring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Noshi, Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Go Mukumoto, Hiroyuki Onuki, Shinya Kawanabe, Atsushi Fukano, Tatsuya Watanabe, Tomonori Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20190176737
    Abstract: The automatic unlocking device for a vehicle causes a monitoring device to monitor a suspicious person around the vehicle if the vehicle is in the predetermined movement stop state. If no suspicious person is detected, a door of the vehicle is unlocked, and if a suspicious person is detected, the door of the vehicle is kept locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10255672
    Abstract: A medical apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a setting part, a creating part, and a display controller. The setting part is used for setting an insertion route of a puncture needle for a subject onto an image based on volume data. The creating part creates a graphic schematically indicating the volume data. The display controller displays the graphic on a display, and displays a route image corresponding to the insertion route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Hiraoka, Go Mukumoto, Katsuhiko Ishida, Naoki Yamashita, Atsushi Fukano, Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10252214
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide separation and recovery system includes: an adsorption reactor, which adsorbs, by an adsorbent, carbon dioxide contained in a to-be-treated gas, discharges the to-be-treated gas from which the carbon dioxide has been removed, and discharges the adsorbent that has adsorbed the carbon dioxide; a desorption reactor, which receives the adsorbent discharged from the adsorption reactor, condenses desorbing steam on the adsorbent to cause carbon dioxide to desorb from the adsorbent, and then discharges the adsorbent; and an adsorbent dryer, which receives the adsorbent discharged from the desorption reactor, dries the adsorbent until a water content ratio thereof becomes a predetermined value greater than or equal to a water content ratio limit by causing, with use of a drying gas, condensation water contained in the adsorbent to evaporate as steam, and then discharges the adsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Okumura, Yoshiharu Nonaka, Tomoyuki Ogino, Shohei Nishibe, Takatoshi Shoji, Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180367718
    Abstract: An imaging device includes, an element installation plane configured to install light emitting elements in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. The element installation plane includes a first installation position relatively long in distance from an optical axis of a lens unit and a second installation position relatively short in distance therefrom. At least one of the light emitting elements is installed at the second installation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10110793
    Abstract: An imaging device includes, an element installation plane configured to install light emitting elements in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. The element installation plane includes a first installation position relatively long in distance from an optical axis of a lens unit and a second installation position relatively short in distance therefrom. At least one of the light emitting elements is installed at the second installation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180182480
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to extract a first medical image relating to a region of interest from a second medical image. The processing circuitry is configured to add, to the second medical image, reconstruction matrix information added to the first medical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Ishida, Tatsuya Watanabe, Kazuki Gatayama
  • Patent number: 9981598
    Abstract: An alighting notification device configured to identify when an occupant will get out of a vehicle, only when necessary is provided. The alighting notification device includes: an alighting determination unit that determines whether or not an occupant will get out of the vehicle; a surrounding area determination unit that determines whether or not a person or another vehicle in a surrounding area around the vehicle is approaching the vehicle; and a notification unit that notifies of alighting based on a result of determination by the alighting determination unit and a result of determination by the surrounding area determination unit. For example, when it has been determined that an occupant will get out of the vehicle, if a person or another vehicle is approaching the vehicle, the notification unit notifies the external target of alighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9974510
    Abstract: An imaging condition setting unit sets imaging conditions for a pre-contrast enhancement scan, a monitoring scan, and a post-contrast enhancement scan. A ROI setting unit sets a region of interest for the monitoring scan in a reference image generated by a reference image scan executed before the pre-contrast enhancement scan, the monitoring scan, and the post-contrast enhancement scan. The scan control unit controls an X-ray generation unit and an X-ray detection unit to sequentially execute, based on the imaging conditions, the pre-contrast enhancement scan, the monitoring scan, and the post-contrast enhancement scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Gatayama, Tatsuya Watanabe, Go Mukumoto, Kazumasa Arakita
  • Publication number: 20180079356
    Abstract: An alighting notification device configured to identify when an occupant will get out of a vehicle, only when necessary is provided. The alighting notification device includes: an alighting determination unit that determines whether or not an occupant will get out of the vehicle; a surrounding area determination unit that determines whether or not a person or another vehicle in a surrounding area around the vehicle is approaching the vehicle; and a notification unit that notifies of alighting based on a result of determination by the alighting determination unit and a result of determination by the surrounding area determination unit. For example, when it has been determined that an occupant will get out of the vehicle, if a person or another vehicle is approaching the vehicle, the notification unit notifies the external target of alighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180069997
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an image pickup unit that generates an image signal by shooting an object when light from the object is focused on an image pickup element by a lens unit, an image processing unit that generates an image from the image signal, an edge detection unit that detects an edge based on a window frame of an accessory accommodating the apparatus in the image, a calculation unit that determines an area on the basis of edge information and obtain a central position of the area, a lens driving unit including an adjustment unit that drives the lens unit and adjusts a zooming position such that the area is adjusted with respect to an image shooting range and a storage unit that stores the adjusted zooming position, and an exposure adjustment unit that performs an exposure adjustment in the image at the at least one adjusted zooming position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9814147
    Abstract: A housing includes a first chassis and a second chassis which are each formed of a metal sheet. Support projections integrally formed with support pieces formed in the first chassis are fitted into support holes of a circuit board on both left and right sides of a connector. A lower surface of the circuit board is supported by receiving portions formed in the support pieces, and part of the circuit board facing the connector is pressed downward by a pressing projection formed in the second chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Igari, Shinobu Kida, Tatsuya Watanabe, Takao Okabe
  • Publication number: 20170181722
    Abstract: An imaging condition setting unit sets imaging conditions for a pre-contrast enhancement scan, a monitoring scan, and a post-contrast enhancement scan. A ROI setting unit sets a region of interest for the monitoring scan in a reference image generated by a reference image scan executed before the pre-contrast enhancement scan, the monitoring scan, and the post-contrast enhancement scan. The scan control unit controls an X-ray generation unit and an X-ray detection unit to sequentially execute, based on the imaging conditions, the pre-contrast enhancement scan, the monitoring scan, and the post-contrast enhancement scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki GATAYAMA, Tatsuya Watanabe, Go Mukumoto, Kazumasa Arakita
  • Patent number: 9597051
    Abstract: An imaging condition setting unit sets imaging conditions for a pre-contrast enhancement scan, a monitoring scan, and a post-contrast enhancement scan. A ROI setting unit sets a region of interest for the monitoring scan in a reference image generated by a reference image scan executed before the pre-contrast enhancement scan, the monitoring scan, and the post-contrast enhancement scan. The scan control unit controls an X-ray generation unit and an X-ray detection unit to sequentially execute, based on the imaging conditions, the pre-contrast enhancement scan, the monitoring scan, and the post-contrast enhancement scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Gatayama, Tatsuya Watanabe, Go Mukumoto, Kazumasa Arakita
  • Publication number: 20170026557
    Abstract: An imaging device includes, an element installation plane configured to install light emitting elements in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. The element installation plane includes a first installation position relatively long in distance from an optical axis of a lens unit and a second installation position relatively short in distance therefrom. At least one of the light emitting elements is installed at the second installation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Tatsuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160151025
    Abstract: A couch device according to an embodiment includes a couchtop, shape control members, and driving circuitry. The couchtop includes a movable base couchtop and a transformable couchtop mounted above the movable base couchtop and capable of bending a part thereof from a flat shape. The shape control members control the shape of the transformable couchtop. The driving circuitry moves the couchtop to an opening of a gantry device that collects data for taking medical images. The transformable couchtop includes divided couchtops, and transformation support members for fixing the transformable couchtop to the movable base couchtop are fitted to divided sections. Each of the shape control members adjusts a position of a specific transformation support member so that an installation location thereof is a fixed point of the movable base couchtop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki GATAYAMA, Masao YAMAHANA, Hiroyuki ONUKI, Shinya KAWANABE, Tatsuya WATANABE