Patents by Inventor Atsushi Taneda

Atsushi Taneda 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: 20240090864
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging support system that supports positioning of a radiographing site of a subject with respect to a radiographic imaging apparatus, includes a hardware processor that acquires image information based on an optical image obtained by capturing an image of the radiographing site with an optical camera, generates first target position information regarding a target position of the radiographing site, and outputs the generated first target position information. The first target position information includes information corresponding to a size of the radiographing site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tatsuya TAKAGI, Atsushi TANEDA, Kenichi YANAGISAWA, Naoki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230410297
    Abstract: A control device includes a hardware processor that obtains a plurality of radiographs satisfying a predetermined condition, and identifies a radiograph to be subjected to a predetermined process, from among the plurality of radiographs obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi TANEDA, Akira HIROSHIGE, Naoki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230410311
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control device, comprising: a hardware processor that acquires a radiographic image, wherein the hardware processor acquires an imaging condition of the radiographic image, automatically selects a type and a processing condition of predetermined processing to be executed on the acquired radiographic image based on the acquired imaging condition, and executes the selected predetermined processing on the radiographic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Akira HIROSHIGE, Atsushi TANEDA, Naoki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11721368
    Abstract: A radiographic image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor and an image processor. The hardware processor obtains moving image data captured by a radiographic imaging apparatus, causes a display to display a moving image based on the moving image data, and specifies a part of the moving image data that is to be output to an external device. The image processor performs image processing on the part of the moving image data. The hardware processor outputs, to the external device, the part of the moving image data on which the image processing has been performed by the image processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Atsushi Taneda
  • Publication number: 20230161055
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system including: a radiation generator that includes a radiation source generating a radiation pulse by receiving a tube current of a preset amount; a radiation detector that includes a plurality of charge accumulators which accumulate and release electric charges to be read out as signal values according to received radiation and that generates a dynamic image formed of a plurality of frames; and a hardware processor. The hardware processor sets an amount of the tube current and a length of an accumulation time for which the charge accumulators are allowed to accumulate the electric charges, calculates such a proper range of the tube current that start and end of generation of one radiation pulse by the radiation generator are within one accumulation time to perform an imaging with the accumulation time, and regulates setting of a value out of the proper range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi NUKANOBU, Keisuke KOEDA, Mao EGUCHI, Atsushi TANEDA, Hiroaki NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20230153995
    Abstract: There is provided a radiographic image processing apparatus including: an acquirer that acquires a dynamic image including a plurality of frame images captured by a radiographic imaging apparatus; a hardware processor that determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the dynamic image by using some of the frame images of the acquired dynamic image; and a notifier that notifies of a result of the determination by the hardware processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi TANEDA, Satoshi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230062154
    Abstract: A mobile radiographic imaging apparatus that performs dynamic imaging by using radiation, includes a detector, a wireless communication interface, and a hardware processor. The detector detects a first wireless access point and a second wireless access point. The wireless communication interface connects to the first wireless access point as a connection point and outputs a dynamic image including a plurality of frames acquired in the dynamic imaging to the first wireless access point. The hardware processor controls a change of the connection point from the first wireless access point to the second wireless access point. The hardware processor further performs control to inhibit the change of the connection point in a period when the frame images are still being output to the first wireless access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yuuichi NISHIJIMA, Atsushi TANEDA, Naoki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220409163
    Abstract: A radiography control apparatus includes a storage; a communicator that obtains irradiation information from an irradiation apparatus; and a hardware processor that: upon determining that the communicator obtains the irradiation information before a specific timing, executes image processing based on the irradiation information obtained from the communicator; and upon determining that the communicator does not obtain the irradiation information before the specific timing, executes the image processing based on information stored in advance in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke Fukazu, Ryohei Ito, Atsushi Taneda
  • Publication number: 20220188980
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an image data generator that generates preview image data and main-image image data on the basis of an image signal acquired by a radiographic imaging apparatus; an image processor that performs enhancement processing for enhancing a signal component of a predetermined structure other than a human body on the preview image data generated by the image data generator; and a display controller that displays, on a display, a preview image based on the preview image data in which the signal component of the predetermined structure has been enhanced by the image processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: ATSUSHI TANEDA
  • Publication number: 20220036924
    Abstract: A radiographic image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor and an image processor. The hardware processor obtains moving image data captured by a radiographic imaging apparatus, causes a display to display a moving image based on the moving image data, and specifies a part of the moving image data that is to be output to an external device. The image processor performs image processing on the part of the moving image data. The hardware processor outputs, to the external device, the part of the moving image data on which the image processing has been performed by the image processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Atsushi TANEDA
  • Patent number: 11062735
    Abstract: A radiation image display apparatus that includes: a hardware processor that generates the moving image for preview based on the pieces of image data of the plurality of frames obtained by moving image photographing of an object with radiation; and a holder that holds the moving image, wherein the hardware processor further: performs reproduction control on the moving image, performs image adjustment on the moving image, displays the moving image on the display during photographing the moving image, and displays the moving image according to the reproduction control or the moving image subjected to the image on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Atsushi Taneda
  • Publication number: 20210165113
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system including: a radiation generator that includes a radiation source generating a radiation pulse by receiving a tube current of a preset amount; a radiation detector that includes a plurality of charge accumulators which accumulate and release electric charges to be read out as signal values according to received radiation and that generates a dynamic image formed of a plurality of frames; and a hardware processor. The hardware processor sets an amount of the tube current and a length of an accumulation time for which the charge accumulators are allowed to accumulate the electric charges, calculates such a proper range of the tube current that start and end of generation of one radiation pulse by the radiation generator are within one accumulation time to perform an imaging with the accumulation time, and regulates setting of a value out of the proper range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi NUKANOBU, Keisuke KOEDA, Mao EGUCHI, Atsushi TANEDA, Hiroaki NAKANO
  • Patent number: 10898148
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes the following. An input unit is used to input that a captured radiation image is a capturing failure. A storage stores irradiating amount information regarding capturing set as the capturing failure when there is input that the captured radiation image is the capturing failure. An output unit outputs the irradiating amount information regarding the capturing set as the capturing failure stored in the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Atsushi Taneda
  • Publication number: 20180277159
    Abstract: A radiation image display apparatus that includes: a hardware processor that generates the moving image for preview based on the pieces of image data of the plurality of frames obtained by moving image photographing of an object with radiation; and a holder that holds the moving image, wherein the hardware processor further: performs reproduction control on the moving image, performs image adjustment on the moving image, displays the moving image on the display during photographing the moving image, and displays the moving image according to the reproduction control or the moving image subjected to the image on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Atsushi Taneda
  • Publication number: 20170238892
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes the following. An input unit is used to input that a captured radiation image is a capturing failure. A storage stores irradiating amount information regarding capturing set as the capturing failure when there is input that the captured radiation image is the capturing failure. An output unit outputs the irradiating amount information regarding the capturing set as the capturing failure stored in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Atsushi TANEDA
  • Patent number: 8829383
    Abstract: Based on a discharging gap value and machining allowance value stored in a corner-control-information storing means 20, a speed-ratio calculating means 23 being a machining-volume calculating means calculates machining volumes of a straight line portion and a corner portion to calculate a volume ratio therebetween. A corner-portion-speed calculating means 24 calculates a machining feed speed at the corner portion based on a volume ratio calculated by the speed-ratio calculating means 23, and then outputs to a servo amplifier 8 on the basis of the length of a pre-corner section outputted by a pre-corner-section calculating means 21 and the length of a post-corner section outputted by a post-corner-section calculating means 22, instructions about machining feed speeds from entering the pre-corner section till getting out of the post-corner section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Onodera, Tamayo Ohata, Tatsushi Sato, Hidetaka Miyake, Takashi Yuzawa, Atsushi Taneda
  • Publication number: 20110100959
    Abstract: Based on a discharging gap value and machining allowance value stored in a corner-control-information storing means 20, a speed-ratio calculating means 23 being a machining-volume calculating means calculates machining volumes of a straight line portion and a corner portion to calculate a volume ratio therebetween. A corner-portion-speed calculating means 24 calculates a machining feed speed at the corner portion based on a volume ratio calculated by the speed-ratio calculating means 23, and then outputs to a servo amplifier 8 on the basis of the length of a pre-corner section outputted by a pre-corner-section calculating means 21 and the length of a post-corner section outputted by a post-corner-section calculating means 22, instructions about machining feed speeds from entering the pre-corner section till getting out of the post-corner section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Onodera, Tamayo Ohata, Tatsushi Sato, Hidetaka Miyake, Takashi Yuzawa, Atsushi Taneda
  • Patent number: 6930273
    Abstract: A power supply unit for wire electrical discharge machining using an ac high-frequency power supply for applying an ac high-frequency voltage between a wire electrode (1a) and a workpiece (2) includes a high-frequency oscillation and amplification circuit (4) and a pulse power supply (5) which is an ac-high-frequency-voltage intermittently supplying unit for effecting the application of the ac high-frequency voltage between the electrode and the workpiece and a pause thereof. In wire electrical discharge machining using this power supply unit for wire electrical discharge machining, it is possible to suppress the vibration of the wire electrode (1a) due tog the electrostatic force acting between the wire electrode (1a) and the workpiece (2), making it possible to improve the straightness accuracy of a machined surface of the workpiece (2) and make surface roughness small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshio Nakashima, Kouichirou Hattori, Yoshikazu Ukai, Atsushi Taneda, Akihiro Goto, Takashi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 6806434
    Abstract: An electric discharge machine in which electric power for working is supplied between an electrode and workpiece by an electric power unit so as to generate electric discharge between the electrode and workpiece and conduct machining on the workpiece, the electric discharge machine having a voltage detector for detecting output voltage V of a DC electric power source of the electric power unit; a current detector for detecting output current I of the DC electric power source of the electric power unit; a calculator for calculating product V·I of V and I; and a controller for controlling output electric power of the electric power unit to be constant on the basis of a difference between a working command signal for giving a predetermined electric power command and V·I. Even when load impedance fluctuates, it is possible to suppress the fluctuation of electric discharge power, so that surface roughness on a machined face of the workpiece can be made uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Akihiko Iwata, Takashi Hashimoto, Yoshikazu Tsunoda, Hideaki Hayashi, Atsushi Taneda
  • Patent number: 6630641
    Abstract: An electric discharge machining apparatus includes a wire electrode for machining a workpiece, and a first voltage applying unit for applying a voltage pulse. The voltage pulse has a rise time longer than a discharge formative time lag when a rectangular voltage pulse is applied, when a distance between the workpiece and the wire is an average value in machining, and rises to the same voltage as the rectangular voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taichiro Tamida, Takashi Hashimoto, Akihiro Suzuki, Akihiko Iwata, Atsushi Taneda