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).
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Patent number: 12048577Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Koki Yoshida, Fumiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11944478Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Koki Yoshida, Fumiaki Tanaka, Ryusuke Watanabe
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Patent number: 11801026Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takanori Yoshida, Fumiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11717245Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Koki Yoshida, Fumiaki Tanaka, Ryusuke Watanabe
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Patent number: 11672499Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Fumiaki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20220249048Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Fumiaki Tanaka, Ryusuke Watanabe
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Publication number: 20220233158Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Fumiaki TANAKA, Ryusuke WATANABE
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Publication number: 20220218299Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Fumiaki TANAKA
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Patent number: 11344274Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Koki Yoshida, Yoshihide Magari, Fumiaki Tanaka, Takanori Yoshida, Shinya Hasebe
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Publication number: 20210228174Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Koki YOSHIDA, Yoshihide MAGARI, Fumiaki TANAKA, Takanori YOSHIDA, Shinya HASEBE
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Patent number: 11051778Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: ShimadzuInventor: Fumiaki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20200323505Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventor: Fumiaki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20200146755Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Takanori YOSHIDA, Fumiaki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20180214109Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: FUMIAKI TANAKA
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Patent number: 9964324Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Ritsushi Taira, Shinji Sugiyama, Kenji Haruyama, Syun Iwano, Fumiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 9726384Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Ritsushi Taira, Shinji Sugiyama, Kenji Haruyama, Syun Iwano, Fumiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 9250028Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Ritsushi Taira, Shinji Sugiyama, Kenji Haruyama, Syun Iwano, Fumiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 8854820Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Shingo Yamamoto, Akio Sumiya, Yasuo Matsuda, Naoto Inoue, Makoto Tami, Ryo Sugihara, Fumiaki Tanaka, Shintaro Hara, Shota Akinaga
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Publication number: 20130284417Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Ritsushi TAIRA, Shinji SUGIYAMA, Kenji HARUYAMA, Syun IWANO, Fumiaki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20130284411Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Ritsushi TAIRA, Shinji SUGIYAMA, Kenji HARUYAMA, Syun IWANO, Fumiaki TANAKA