Patents by Inventor Eiichi Kito

Eiichi Kito 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: 9186119
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a second image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of the subject, the second image capturing apparatus having a specification different from that of the first image capturing apparatus, an image correcting device for correcting the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus such that the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus has the same magnification as that of the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the first image capturing apparatus, and a display unit for displaying the corrected radiation image. The radiation images captured by the image capturing apparatus of different specifications are corrected to have the same magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Naoki Mochizuki, Daiki Harada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Eiichi Kito, Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Takeshi Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20140056409
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a second image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of the subject, the second image capturing apparatus having a specification different from that of the first image capturing apparatus, an image correcting device for correcting the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus such that the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus has the same magnification as that of the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the first image capturing apparatus, and a display unit for displaying the corrected radiation image. The radiation images captured by the image capturing apparatus of different specifications are corrected to have the same magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Yasunori OHTA, Naoki MOCHIZUKI, Daiki HARADA, Hiroshi FUKUDA, Eiichi KITO, Keiji TSUBOTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Takeshi KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 8600127
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a second image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of the subject, the second image capturing apparatus having a specification different from that of the first image capturing apparatus, an image correcting device for correcting the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus such that the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus has the same magnification as that of the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the first image capturing apparatus, and a display unit for displaying the corrected radiation image. The radiation images captured by the image capturing apparatus of different specifications are corrected to have the same magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Naoki Mochizuki, Daiki Harada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Eiichi Kito, Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Takeshi Kamiya
  • Patent number: 8552392
    Abstract: A radiation detecting cassette houses therein a detector for detecting a load applied to the radiation detecting cassette when a patient has moved. It is determined whether or not the patient has moved in an image capturing process based on the load detected by the detector. If it is judged that the patient has moved, then a warning is displayed, and a radiation image of the subject is inhibited from being captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Kito, Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Tsuyoshi Tanabe, Takuya Yoshimi, Takeshi Kuwabara, Kazuharu Ueta, Makoto Iriuchijima
  • Patent number: 8421024
    Abstract: A cradle for use with a radiation conversion device includes a cradle for carrying out charging of a radiation conversion device, which is disposed in the vicinity of an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, and which detects radiation that has passed through the subject and converts the radiation into image information. The cradle is equipped with a charging processor for carrying out charging with respect to a battery mounted in the radiation conversion device, an information acquiring section for acquiring information that includes subject information pertaining to the subject and includes image capturing conditions when the image information of the subject is captured, and a display unit for displaying the acquired information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Eiichi Kito, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Patent number: 8357908
    Abstract: A wireless communication control unit controls a transmitting and receiving apparatus so as to prohibit transmission of radiation image information to the outside by wireless communication or power supply from the outside to an electric power source by wireless communication in accordance with an exposure detecting signal from an exposure detecting unit or a conversion detecting signal from a conversion detecting unit. Thus, this can control the transmitting and receiving apparatus not to carry out, at the same period of time, the irradiation of a radiation (X) to a radiation detector, a conversion operation of the radiation image information in the radiation detector, and wireless communication by the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuwabara, Eiichi Kito, Tsuyoshi Tanabe, Takuya Yoshimi, Kazuharu Ueta, Makoto Iriuchijima, Yasunori Ohta
  • Patent number: 8330597
    Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus and a radiation image capturing system according to the present invention includes an electronic cassette equipped with a casing, and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, while converting the radiation into radiation image information. The electronic cassette includes a sensor for sensing that the casing has been lifted, a power supply controller for supplying power based on a detection signal from the sensor, a discriminating unit for discriminating whether the radiation detection apparatus has transitioned to an image capturing capable mode, and a warning signal output unit for outputting a warning signal, for issuing a warning when the radiation detection apparatus cannot transition to the image capturing capable mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Eiichi Kito, Yasunori Ohta, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Patent number: 8295438
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus for acquiring radiation image information of a subject by controlling radiation sources according to predetermined image capturing conditions, a controller for controlling the image capturing apparatus according to the image capturing conditions set therein, and a plurality of display devices associated respectively with the image capturing apparatus, for displaying radiation image information acquired from the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Harada, Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Naoki Mochizuki, Wataru Ito, Yoshiro Kitamura, Eiichi Kito, Akio Sato
  • Patent number: 8264543
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing system includes at least one image capturing apparatus including a radiation detector, at least one image capturing apparatus including a stimulable phosphor panel for generating radiation image information, which is readable by an image reading apparatus, and at least one control device for controlling at least the image capturing apparatus and the image reading apparatus based on image capturing instruction information supplied from an external source. The control device includes a change setting unit for changing settings of the image capturing instruction information depending on whether the image capturing apparatus and the image reading apparatus are usable or not, and a controller for controlling the image capturing apparatus and the image reading apparatus based on the changed settings of the image capturing instruction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Harada, Naoki Mochizuki, Yasunori Ohta, Hiroshi Fukuda, Kazuharu Ueta, Eiichi Kito, Naoyuki Nishino
  • Patent number: 8229202
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus reads out image signals from a radiation detecting section that detects radiation which has passed through a subject, and outputs the read out image signals as wireless signals. The signal strength of communications of a cassette transmitter/receiver is set to be lower during readout of the image signals than the signal strength of communications of the cassette transmitter/receiver at times other than during readout of image signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Kito, Takuya Yoshimi, Tsuyoshi Tanabe, Yasunori Ohta
  • Patent number: 8212219
    Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation conversion panel for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, and a casing for storing the radiation conversion panel as a roll when the subject is not being irradiated with radiation. When the subject is irradiated with radiation, the radiation conversion panel stored as a roll in the casing is unrolled and pulled out of the casing, and the radiation conversion panel is extended flatwise against the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Tsubota, Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Yutaka Yoshida, Eiichi Kito, Shinji Imai, Yasuhiro Seto
  • Patent number: 8198593
    Abstract: A radiation conversion device includes a radiation detection device, which detects radiation having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information, and a battery unit for supplying electrical power to at least the radiation detection device. The battery unit is equipped with at least two batteries, and set with a required capacity for capturing at least one radiation image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Kito, Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Hiroshi Tamaoki, Tatsuo Iiyama
  • Patent number: 8194823
    Abstract: A cassette allows radiation image information stored therein to be used immediately after an X-ray radiation image is captured in a patient's room, and a mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus incorporates such a cassette. The mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus has a cradle serving as a mount for receiving the cassette which has a radiation detector. The mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus captures a radiation image of the patient (subject) in the patient's room. The cassette serves as a mobile station. While the cassette (mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus) is moving, the radiation image information stored in the cassette is transmitted to a server via a transmitting and receiving terminal, a mobile hospital communication network, and a hospital LAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Tsuyoshi Tanabe, Takuya Yoshimi
  • Patent number: 8173969
    Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a flexible radiation conversion panel for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, and grips disposed on ends of the radiation conversion panel. A hardness of the grips is greater than that of the radiation conversion panel. Holes are formed in the grips for enabling the grips to be gripped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasuhiro Seto, Yutaka Yoshida, Keiji Tsubota, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Shinji Imai
  • Patent number: 8170178
    Abstract: The radiation image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus of different specifications for capturing a radiation image of a subject, plural processors for controlling respective image capturing apparatus, a processor selector for selecting one processor from processors based on supplied capture information, an image capturing condition setting unit for setting the image capturing conditions to be appropriate for an image capturing apparatus selected from among the plurality of image capturing apparatus, and an image capturing condition changer for, when the image capturing apparatus is changed, changing the image capturing conditions to be appropriate for the changed image capturing apparatus. The processor controls the changed image capturing apparatus according to the changed image capturing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Naoki Mochizuki, Daiki Harada, Hiroshi Fukuda, Eiichi Kito, Yasunori Ohta
  • Patent number: 8164049
    Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation conversion panel for detecting the radiation which has passed through the subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the radiation conversion panel, and a sensitivity corrector for correcting at least one of a sensitivity, a dark current, a density step, and a residual image of the radiation conversion panel based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Eiichi Kito, Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Shinji Imai, Yasuhiro Seto
  • Patent number: 8160449
    Abstract: A system including a device equipped with a reception section, a reception condition detection section and a control section. A partner device emits laser light and modulates the laser light in accordance with transfer subject information. Relative positions of the partner device and the device are adjusted to a communication-possible position, at which the laser light from the partner device is incident in a light reception region of the device. In this state, the reception section receives the transmission subject information from the partner device by detecting the incident laser light and demodulating the transmission subject information therefrom. The reception condition detection section detects a deterioration in a reception condition. If a deterioration in the reception condition is detected, the control section produces a warning or stops emissions of laser light from the partner device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito
  • Patent number: 8153974
    Abstract: A transportable electronic cassette and an image reading device carry out communication by laser light between themselves, with the separation distance to the casing of the opposing device detected by separation distance sensors provided respectively to the electronic cassette and the image reading device. The value of the separation distance detected is monitored to see whether or not the separation distance exceeds a reference value of the detected value at the start of communication by a specific value or more. Conclusion can be made that there has been a relatively large change in the relative position of the electronic cassette and the image reading device if the detected value of the separation distance becomes greater than the reference value by the specific value or more, and consequently emission is halted of the laser light from the electronic cassette and the image reading device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito
  • Patent number: 8113712
    Abstract: A radiation detecting cassette is disposed in a desired position between a bed and a patient in an operating room. After a detector-side connector and a bed-side connector are connected to each other by a cable, an image capturing apparatus captures and records radiation image information of the patient in a radiation detector. The recorded radiation image information is transmitted from a transceiver of the bed to a console by way of wireless communications in a communication range selected by a selector of the bed, then processed by the console, and transmitted to a display device, which displays a radiation image based on the supplied radiation image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Tanabe, Eiichi Kito, Takuya Yoshimi, Takeshi Kuwabara, Kazuharu Ueta, Makoto Iriuchijima, Yasunori Ohta
  • Patent number: 8112000
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing having a laser light reception region on its outer surface, a receiver that receives transmission data from a partner device, and a suppression member that suppresses leakage of the laser light between the partner device and the electronic device. The partner device includes a laser light emission component and a laser light modulator. The receiver detects, in a state where the partner device and the electronic device are positioned in to communicable positions where the laser light from the partner device is made incident inside the light reception region of the electronic device, the laser light incident inside the light reception region and demodulates the transmission data from the laser light detection result. The suppression member is disposed in at least an area surrounding the light reception region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Kenta Matsubara