Patents by Inventor Yoshiyasu Kuroda

Yoshiyasu Kuroda 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).

  • Detector module, light shielding member, radiation detecting apparatus, and radiation imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 8890080
    Abstract: A detector module configured to be included in an array of a plurality of detector modules that form a radiation detector is provided. The detector module includes a light emitting element configured to emit fluorescence upon receiving radiation, a light receiving element configured to convert the fluorescence into an electrical signal, and at least one support member located on a side opposite from said light emitting element, said at least one support member configured to support a light shielding member which covers a gap formed between adjacent detector modules in the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshiyasu Kuroda, Kotatsu Kawaguchi
  • Radiation tomographic imaging apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6650727
    Abstract: A radiation tomographic imaging apparatus and method are provided in which the slice thickness can be dynamically switched during scanning, and the emission center of radiation can be arbitrarily moved in a direction of carrying a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventor: Yoshiyasu Kuroda
  • Radiation tomographic imaging apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20020080910
    Abstract: A radiation tomographic imaging apparatus and method are provided in which the slice thickness can be dynamically switched during scanning, and the emission center of radiation can be arbitrarily moved in a direction of carrying a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Yoshiyasu Kuroda