Patents by Inventor Etsuji Katono

Etsuji Katono 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).

  • Medical image diagnostic apparatus and remote maintenance system
    Patent number: 8204832
    Abstract: A remote maintenance system for medical image diagnostic apparatuses capable of preventing leak of personal information on the patient attached to a medical image. The system comprises an MRI apparatus (100), a server (300) installed in a service center of a company performing the maintenance service on the MRI apparatus (100), and a network facility (200) for interconnecting the server (300) and the MRI apparatus (100). The server (300) transmits a permission request for remote connection to the MRI apparatus (100) through the network facility (200). If the remote connection is permitted, a VPN control unit (8a) of the MRI apparatus (100) converts the personal information on the medical image into a concealed mark and transmits it along with the medical image to the server (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Minagawa, Etsuji Katono
  • MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND REMOTE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100316266
    Abstract: A remote maintenance system for medical image diagnostic apparatuses capable of preventing leak of personal information on the patient attached to a medical image. The system comprises an MRI apparatus (100), a server (300) installed in a service center of a company performing the maintenance service on the MRI apparatus (100), and a network facility (200) for interconnecting the server (300) and the MRI apparatus (100). The server (300) transmits a permission request for remote connection to the MRI apparatus (100) through the network facility (200). If the remote connection is permitted, a VPN control unit (8a) of the MRI apparatus (100) converts the personal information on the medical image into a concealed mark and transmits it along with the medical image to the server (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Minagawa, Etsuji Katono
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1078773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yayoi Konishi, Etsuji Katono, Miho Mizutani
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1089283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yayoi Konishi, Etsuji Katono