Patents by Inventor Fumiaki NODA
Fumiaki NODA 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).
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Patent number: 11849533Abstract: In a circular accelerator that applies a radiofrequency wave in a main magnetic field to accelerate charged particle beam while increasing an orbit radius, another radiofrequency wave with a frequency different from the radiofrequency wave used for acceleration is applied to the charged particle beam in order to extract the charged particle beam. Thereby, in the circular accelerator that accelerates charged particle beam while increasing an orbit radius by applying a radiofrequency wave in a main magnetic field, the high precision control on extraction of the charged particle beam from the circular accelerator is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Takamitsu Hae, Takayoshi Seki, Kazuyoshi Saitou, Fumiaki Noda, Takamichi Aoki, Kazuo Hiramoto
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Publication number: 20230105721Abstract: In a circular accelerator that applies a radiofrequency wave in a main magnetic field to accelerate charged particle beam while increasing an orbit radius, another radiofrequency wave with a frequency different from the radiofrequency wave used for acceleration is applied to the charged particle beam in order to extract the charged particle beam. Thereby, in the circular accelerator that accelerates charged particle beam while increasing an orbit radius by applying a radiofrequency wave in a main magnetic field, the high precision control on extraction of the charged particle beam from the circular accelerator is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takamitsu Hae, Takayoshi Seki, Kazuyoshi Saitou, Fumiaki Noda, Takamichi Aoki, Kazuo Hiramoto
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Patent number: 11570881Abstract: In a circular accelerator that applies a radiofrequency wave in a main magnetic field to accelerate charged particle beam while increasing an orbit radius, another radiofrequency wave with a frequency different from the radiofrequency wave used for acceleration is applied to the charged particle beam in order to extract the charged particle beam. Thereby, in the circular accelerator that accelerates charged particle beam while increasing an orbit radius by applying a radiofrequency wave in a main magnetic field, the high precision control on extraction of the charged particle beam from the circular accelerator is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takamitsu Hae, Takayoshi Seki, Kazuyoshi Saitou, Fumiaki Noda, Takamichi Aoki, Kazuo Hiramoto
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Publication number: 20210195725Abstract: In a circular accelerator that applies a radiofrequency wave in a main magnetic field to accelerate charged particle beam while increasing an orbit radius, another radiofrequency wave with a frequency different from the radiofrequency wave used for acceleration is applied to the charged particle beam in order to extract the charged particle beam. Thereby, in the circular accelerator that accelerates charged particle beam while increasing an orbit radius by applying a radiofrequency wave in a main magnetic field, the high precision control on extraction of the charged particle beam from the circular accelerator is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takamitsu Hae, Takayoshi Seki, Kazuyoshi Saitou, Fumiaki Noda, Takamichi Aoki, Kazuo Hiramoto
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Patent number: 9084889Abstract: To provide a preferred device configuration and arrangement capable of forming a large irradiation field, miniaturizing a gantry and reducing weight of the gantry. A gantry includes a bending magnet configured to bend a beam orbit, a plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets which are first scanning magnets configured to scan the beam orbit in a horizontal direction which is a first direction, and a vertical direction scanning magnet which is a second scanning magnet configured to scan the beam orbit in a vertical direction which is a second direction. The plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets is arranged so that ? is equal to or less than 90° when it is assumed that a phase difference between the horizontal direction scanning magnets is 180n°±?. The bending magnet is arranged between the plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Fumiaki Noda, Takahiro Yamada
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Publication number: 20150084548Abstract: A circular accelerator of the present invention includes an electrode that applies a high frequency electric field for accelerating a charged particle beam, an electromagnetic device that bends the charged particle beam, and a direct current (or DC) power supply device that applies a direct current (or DC) electric field to the previous described electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Shigemitsu HARA, Fumiaki NODA, Takamichi AOKI
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Publication number: 20150083927Abstract: To provide a preferred device configuration and arrangement capable of forming a large irradiation field, miniaturizing a gantry and reducing weight of the gantry. A gantry includes a bending magnet configured to bend a beam orbit, a plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets which are first scanning magnets configured to scan the beam orbit in a horizontal direction which is a first direction, and a vertical direction scanning magnet which is a second scanning magnet configured to scan the beam orbit in a vertical direction which is a second direction. The plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets is arranged so that ? is equal to or less than 90° when it is assumed that a phase difference between the horizontal direction scanning magnets is 180n°±?. The bending magnet is arranged between the plurality of horizontal direction scanning magnets.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Fumiaki Noda, Takahiro Yamada
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Patent number: 8598971Abstract: To provide a magnetic field control apparatus capable of reducing a width of a correcting plate. The magnetic field control apparatus includes a conductive vacuum duct 1 disposed between dipole magnet magnetic poles 3 and a conductive correcting plate 2. The correcting plate 2 is formed of a material having an electric conductivity higher than that of the vacuum duct 1. A plurality of conductive correcting plates 2 are disposed in each of four areas, the four areas being formed by dividing a cross section of a vacuum duct 1 extending perpendicularly to a direction in which a charged particle beam travels by a symmetrical surface having each of both magnetic poles of the dipole magnet defined as a mirror image and a plane which extends perpendicularly to the symmetrical surface and through which a center of gravity of the charged particle beam passes.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Yamada, Fumiaki Noda
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Patent number: 8436325Abstract: Disclosed herein are provided an arrangement of devices suitable to downsize a synchrotron, a synchrotron using such an arrangement, and a particle therapy system using the synchrotron. In the synchrotron, a plurality of deflection magnets and a single defocusing quadrupole magnet are arranged between a first extraction deflector and a second extraction deflector. The defocusing quadrupole magnet is arranged between deflection magnets among the plurality of deflection magnets, a focusing quadrupole magnet is arranged on the side of an inlet of the first extraction deflector, and a focusing quadrupole magnet is arranged on the side of an outlet of the second extraction deflector.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Fumiaki Noda, Kazuo Hiramoto, Takahiro Yamada
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Publication number: 20120267543Abstract: Disclosed herein are provided an arrangement of devices suitable to downsize a synchrotron, a synchrotron using such an arrangement, and a particle therapy system using the synchrotron. In the synchrotron, a plurality of deflection magnets and a single defocusing quadrupole magnet are arranged between a first extraction deflector and a second extraction deflector. The defocusing quadrupole magnet is arranged between deflection magnets among the plurality of deflection magnets, a focusing quadrupole magnet is arranged on the side of an inlet of the first extraction deflector, and a focusing quadrupole magnet is arranged on the side of an outlet of the second extraction deflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Fumiaki NODA, Kazuo HIRAMOTO, Takahiro YAMADA
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Publication number: 20120133305Abstract: To provide a magnetic field control apparatus capable of reducing a width of a correcting plate. The magnetic field control apparatus includes a conductive vacuum duct 1 disposed between dipole magnet magnetic poles 3 and a conductive correcting plate 2. The correcting plate 2 is formed of a material having an electric conductivity higher than that of the vacuum duct 1. A plurality of conductive correcting plates 2 are disposed in each of four areas, the four areas being formed by dividing a cross section of a vacuum duct 1 extending perpendicularly to a direction in which a charged particle beam travels by a symmetrical surface having each of both magnetic poles of the dipole magnet defined as a mirror image and a plane which extends perpendicularly to the symmetrical surface and through which a center of gravity of the charged particle beam passes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Takahiro YAMADA, Fumiaki NODA