Patents by Inventor Fumiaki Tanaka

Fumiaki Tanaka 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: 11944478
    Abstract: An X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus reduces the number of memory switches and performs an auto-positioning for a larger number of rotation positions. The apparatus includes a C-arm 9 supporting the X-ray tube 5 and the X-ray detector 7 face to be rotatable around two axes orthogonal to each other. A rotation position memory storage element 61 stores the rotation position information of the C-arm 9 in correspondence with any of memory switches 55; and a touch panel 43 displays the rotation position information stored in correspondence with selected memory switches 55. The rotation position memory storage element 61 stores a plurality of rotation position information corresponding to the respective memory switches 55, and the touch panel 43 displays any of the plurality of rotation position information stored in correspondence with the memory switches 55 in a predetermined display manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koki Yoshida, Fumiaki Tanaka, Ryusuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11801026
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes an image processor configured to perform image processing on a radiation image generated by an image generator, and a display configured to display a processed image that has been subjected to the image processing in the image processor. The image processor is configured to perform control to create the processed image showing an expanded portion in which a balloon introduced into a subject is expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Yoshida, Fumiaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11717245
    Abstract: An X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus executes an operation of rotating a C-arm continuously using a sequence mode function. The apparatus including a C-arm 9 that supports an X-ray tube 5 and an X-ray detector 7 facing each other, a memory storage element 37 stores a plurality of positions information relative to the C-arm 9 corresponding to an order information related to rotation of C-arm 9 to such a position as a sequence information, a touch panel 43 displays the position information included in the sequence information in parallel along the order of rotation of the C-arm 9, and a display control element 55 controls the touch panel 43 to display the next target rotation information, at which the C-arm 9 irradiates the X-ray, among the position information included is a sequence information SQ1 in a predetermined fixed region R1 of the touch panel 43.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koki Yoshida, Fumiaki Tanaka, Ryusuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11672499
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiation element, an X-ray detection element, an X-ray image generation element, and an image processing analysis element. The image processing analysis element reflects the analysis point on each frame based on a respective relative location between a characteristic point 10 of the X-ray image consisting of a plurality of frames. In addition, an image analysis element analyzes the time-course variation of the blood flow in the blood vessel of the heart based on the variation of the pixel value at the analysis point of each frame of the X-ray image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumiaki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20220249048
    Abstract: An X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus executes an operation of rotating a C-arm continuously using a sequence mode function. The apparatus including a C-arm 9 that supports an X-ray tube 5 and an X-ray detector 7 facing each other, a memory storage element 37 stores a plurality of positions information relative to the C-arm 9 corresponding to an order information related to rotation of C-arm 9 to such a position as a sequence information, a touch panel 43 displays the position information included in the sequence information in parallel along the order of rotation of the C-arm 9, and a display control element 55 controls the touch panel 43 to display the next target rotation information, at which the C-arm 9 irradiates the X-ray, among the position information included is a sequence information SQ1 in a predetermined fixed region R1 of the touch panel 43.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Fumiaki Tanaka, Ryusuke Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220233158
    Abstract: An X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus reduces the number of memory switches and performs an auto-positioning for a larger number of rotation positions. The apparatus includes a C-arm 9 supporting the X-ray tube 5 and the X-ray detector 7 face to be rotatable around two axes orthogonal to each other. A rotation position memory storage element 61 stores the rotation position information of the C-arm 9 in correspondence with any of memory switches 55; and a touch panel 43 displays the rotation position information stored in correspondence with selected memory switches 55. The rotation position memory storage element 61 stores a plurality of rotation position information corresponding to the respective memory switches 55, and the touch panel 43 displays any of the plurality of rotation position information stored in correspondence with the memory switches 55 in a predetermined display manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Fumiaki TANAKA, Ryusuke WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220218299
    Abstract: In this X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus, a control unit includes a first determination unit for determining whether or not X-ray imaging has been performed and is configured to perform control to switch to the target position to the next target position when it is determined by a first determination unit that X-ray imaging has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Fumiaki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11344274
    Abstract: Provided is a radiographic imaging apparatus capable of easily and properly performing a selection operation or a playback operation of the moving image and a frame feeding operation of the moving image. An operation unit is provided with a tiltable lever and a rotation input portion provided at an upper end of the lever. The image processing unit performs a selection operation or a playback operation of the moving image to be displayed on the display unit according to a tilting operation of the lever, and performs a frame feeding operation of the moving image to be displayed on the display unit according to a rotating operation of the rotation input portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Koki Yoshida, Yoshihide Magari, Fumiaki Tanaka, Takanori Yoshida, Shinya Hasebe
  • Publication number: 20210228174
    Abstract: Provided is a radiographic imaging apparatus capable of easily and properly performing a selection operation or a playback operation of the moving image and a frame feeding operation of the moving image. An operation unit is provided with a tiltable lever and a rotation input portion provided at an upper end of the lever. The image processing unit performs a selection operation or a playback operation of the moving image to be displayed on the display unit according to a tilting operation of the lever, and performs a frame feeding operation of the moving image to be displayed on the display unit according to a rotating operation of the rotation input portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Yoshihide MAGARI, Fumiaki TANAKA, Takanori YOSHIDA, Shinya HASEBE
  • Patent number: 11051778
    Abstract: This X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus is provided with an image processing unit that corrects magnification of a plurality of X-ray images based on first height information and generates a first long image by stitching the images together. The image processing unit is configured to generate a second long image in which the magnification of the plurality of X-ray images is corrected based on second height information upon acceptance of an input of second height information after generating the first long image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu
    Inventor: Fumiaki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200323505
    Abstract: This X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus is provided with an image processing unit that corrects magnification of a plurality of X-ray images based on first height information and generates a first long image by stitching the images together. The image processing unit is configured to generate a second long image in which the magnification of the plurality of X-ray images is corrected based on second height information upon acceptance of an input of second height information after generating the first long image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Fumiaki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200146755
    Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes an image processor configured to perform image processing on a radiation image generated by an image generator, and a display configured to display a processed image that has been subjected to the image processing in the image processor. The image processor is configured to perform control to create the processed image showing an expanded portion in which a balloon introduced into a subject is expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Takanori YOSHIDA, Fumiaki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180214109
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiation element, an X-ray detection element, an X-ray image generation element, and an image processing analysis element. The image processing analysis element reflects the analysis point on each frame based on a respective relative location between a characteristic point 10 of the X-ray image consisting of a plurality of frames. In addition, an image analysis element analyzes the time-course variation of the blood flow in the blood vessel of the heart based on the variation of the pixel value at the analysis point of each frame of the X-ray image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: FUMIAKI TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9964324
    Abstract: A first fan controlling section of a controller circuit is configured to control a first blower fan so as to induce the discharge of the airflow of a cool air through a first air outlet defined in a first enclosure of an indoor unit of the air conditioner. A second fan controlling section is configured to control second blower fans so as to induce the discharge of the airflows of a room air through second air outlets, respectively, defined in a pair of second enclosures disposed on the opposite sides of the first enclosure. An enclosure attitude controlling section is configured to change the respective attitude of the second enclosures relative to the first enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ritsushi Taira, Shinji Sugiyama, Kenji Haruyama, Syun Iwano, Fumiaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9726384
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a main unit having an enclosure defining an air outlet. The enclosure contains a heat exchanger generating a cool air or a warm air forming airflow running out of the air outlet. A pair of fan units are disposed on the opposite sides of the air outlet. The fan units are configured to suck a room air and to blow the room air. The airflow of the room air can be utilized to control the direction and/or movement of the airflow of the cool air or the warm air. The cool air or the warm air can be conveyed to desired locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ritsushi Taira, Shinji Sugiyama, Kenji Haruyama, Syun Iwano, Fumiaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9250028
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a main unit having an enclosure defining an air outlet. The enclosure contains a heat exchanger generating a cool air or a warm air forming airflow running out of the air outlet. A pair of fan units are disposed on the opposite sides of the air outlet. The fan units are configured to suck a room air and to blow the room air. The heat exchanger includes a rear section having a length larger than that of a front section in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet. The rear section extends into at least one of spaces respectively defined behind the fan units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ritsushi Taira, Shinji Sugiyama, Kenji Haruyama, Syun Iwano, Fumiaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8854820
    Abstract: A power module can prevent damages due to cracking or breakage of an insulating substrate when molding even if a heat plate constituting a power module pre-product is made areally smaller than the insulating substrate, and can also sufficiently satisfy demand for minimization. Specifically, the power module pre-product is sealed by a molding resin layer in a state where externally exposed end portion on one end side in both external connecting terminals and the other surface side of a heat plate are each exposed to the outside. The power module substrate constituting a multilayer substrate body includes an aligning hole, into which an aligning pin is inserted, the pin being included in a lower molding die constituting a molding die with an upper molding die that molds a molding resin layer, so as to position the power module pre-product inside a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Yamamoto, Akio Sumiya, Yasuo Matsuda, Naoto Inoue, Makoto Tami, Ryo Sugihara, Fumiaki Tanaka, Shintaro Hara, Shota Akinaga
  • Publication number: 20130284411
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a main unit having an enclosure defining an air outlet. The enclosure contains a heat exchanger generating a cool air or a warm air forming airflow running out of the air outlet. A pair of fan units are disposed on the opposite sides of the air outlet. The fan units are configured to suck a room air and to blow the room air. The heat exchanger includes a rear section having a length larger than that of a front section in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet. The rear section extends into at least one of spaces respectively defined behind the fan units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ritsushi TAIRA, Shinji SUGIYAMA, Kenji HARUYAMA, Syun IWANO, Fumiaki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130284410
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a main unit having an enclosure defining an air outlet. The enclosure contains a heat exchanger generating a cool air or a warm air forming airflow running out of the air outlet. A pair of fan units are disposed on the opposite sides of the air outlet. The fan units are configured to suck a room air and to blow the room air. The airflow of the room air can be utilized to control the direction and/or movement of the airflow of the cool air or the warm air. The cool air or the warm air can be conveyed to desired locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ritsushi TAIRA, Shinji SUGIYAMA, Kenji HARUYAMA, Syun IWANO, Fumiaki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130284417
    Abstract: A first fan controlling section of a controller circuit is configured to control a first blower fan so as to induce the discharge of the airflow of a cool air through a first air outlet defined in a first enclosure of an indoor unit of the air conditioner. A second fan controlling section is configured to control second blower fans so as to induce the discharge of the airflows of a room air through second air outlets, respectively, defined in a pair of second enclosures disposed on the opposite sides of the first enclosure. An enclosure attitude controlling section is configured to change the respective attitude of the second enclosures relative to the first enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ritsushi TAIRA, Shinji SUGIYAMA, Kenji HARUYAMA, Syun IWANO, Fumiaki TANAKA