Patents by Inventor Chifuyu Inagaki

Chifuyu Inagaki 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: 10383587
    Abstract: A radiation CT apparatus includes a rotation unit configured to rotate about a rotation axis, a radiation generation unit and a radiation detector which are fixed on either side of the rotation axis in the rotation unit, and a gantry cover containing the radiation generation unit and the radiation detector and including a breast insert portion configured to insert a breast of an object. An opening portion that can be opened and closed is placed on the gantry cover of the radiation CT apparatus. The radiation generation unit and the radiation detector are stopped to form a space that allows a user to access the breast insert portion from the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Tsujii, Tetsuo Shimada, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Takahiro Noguchi, Hitomi Ogasawara, Chifuyu Inagaki
  • Patent number: 10231683
    Abstract: A breast imaging apparatus includes a gantry which includes a radiation generation unit configured to generate radiation and a radiation detection unit configured to detect radiation generated by the radiation generation unit, the radiation generation unit and the radiation detection unit being capable of rotating facing each other, wherein the gantry is provided with a front cover configured to protect a subject from the radiation generation unit and the radiation detection unit which rotate during CT imaging, and the front cover has an opening in which the breast of the subject is inserted, and a breast holding portion configured to hold the breast of the subject inserted in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimada, Osamu Tsujii, Hiroshi Komatsu, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Takahiro Noguchi, Hitomi Ogasawara, Chifuyu Inagaki, Yoshinori Hirano
  • Publication number: 20170000435
    Abstract: A breast imaging apparatus includes a gantry which includes a radiation generation unit configured to generate a radiation and a radiation detection unit configured to detect the radiation generated from the radiation generation unit, and a support leg portion configured to support the gantry on a floor. The radiation generation unit and the radiation detection unit are capable of rotating in a state where the radiation generation unit and the radiation detection unit face each other. The support leg portion has a recess portion to insert feet of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimada, Osamu Tsujii, Hiroshi Komatsu, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Takahiro Noguchi, Hitomi Ogasawara, Chifuyu Inagaki, Yoshinori Hirano
  • Publication number: 20170000434
    Abstract: A radiation CT apparatus includes a rotation unit configured to rotate about a rotation axis, a radiation generation unit and a radiation detector which are fixed on either side of the rotation axis in the rotation unit, and a gantry cover containing the radiation generation unit and the radiation detector and including a breast insert portion configured to insert a breast of an object. An opening portion that can be opened and closed is placed on the gantry cover of the radiation CT apparatus. The radiation generation unit and the radiation detector are stopped to form a space that allows a user to access the breast insert portion from the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Osamu Tsujii, Tetsuo Shimada, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Takahiro Noguchi, Hitomi Ogasawara, Chifuyu Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20170000436
    Abstract: A breast imaging apparatus includes a gantry which includes a radiation generation unit configured to generate radiation and a radiation detection unit configured to detect radiation generated by the radiation generation unit, the radiation generation unit and the radiation detection unit being capable of rotating facing each other, wherein the gantry is provided with a front cover configured to protect a subject from the radiation generation unit and the radiation detection unit which rotate during CT imaging, and the front cover has an opening in which the breast of the subject is inserted, and a breast holding portion configured to hold the breast of the subject inserted in the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Tetsuo Shimada, Osamu Tsujii, Hiroshi Komatsu, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Takahiro Noguchi, Hitomi Ogasawara, Chifuyu Inagaki, Yoshinori Hirano
  • Publication number: 20170000449
    Abstract: A breast imaging apparatus, capable of performing mammogram imaging and CT imaging by a radiation imaging unit that holds a radiation generation unit and a radiation detection unit configured to detect radiation irradiation from the radiation generation unit such that the radiation generation unit and the radiation detection unit face each other, includes: a housing elevating unit configured to vertically move a housing support unit configured to support the radiation imaging unit; and a control unit configured to control the vertical movement of the housing elevating unit based on an imaging type that is one of mammogram imaging and CT imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Osamu Tsujii, Tetsuo Shimada, Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Takahiro Noguchi, Hitomi Ogasawara, Chifuyu Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20170000433
    Abstract: A breast imaging apparatus includes a radiation imaging unit capable of performing mammogram imaging and CT imaging. The breast imaging apparatus includes: a cover detection unit configured to detect a state of a cover that separates an object from the radiation imaging unit; and a control unit configured to switch between the mammogram imaging and the CT imaging based on the state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Osamu Tsujii, Tetsuo Shimada, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Takahiro Noguchi, Hitomi Ogasawara, Chifuyu Inagaki
  • Patent number: 8873945
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a camera body 1 including a monitor unit 11, a lens barrel 2 and a lens body 3 which include an image pickup optical system L, a rotary portion 8 provided between the camera body 1 and the lens body 3, and rotatably supporting the lens body 3 with respect to the camera body 1, absorption portions 12a and 12b attached to the camera body 1, and a cover portion 4 movably connected with respect to the camera body 1 and covering the absorption portions 12a and 12b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chifuyu Inagaki, Hiroshi Akada, Makoto Miyawaki
  • Publication number: 20140212126
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a camera body 1 including a monitor unit 11, a lens barrel 2 and a lens body 3 which include an image pickup optical system L, a rotary portion 8 provided between the camera body 1 and the lens body 3, and rotatably supporting the lens body 3 with respect to the camera body 1, absorption portions 12a and 12b attached to the camera body 1, and a cover portion 4 movably connected with respect to the camera body 1 and covering the absorption portions 12a and 12b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chifuyu Inagaki, Hiroshi Akada, Makoto Miyawaki
  • Patent number: D809517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Inventors: Osamu Sakata, Takahiro Noguchi, Emi Nagamine, Chifuyu Inagaki