Patents by Inventor Hajime Ishimoto

Hajime Ishimoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20230273328
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes the following, a radiation detector that detects radiation; an electronic circuit; a plurality of electric wiring that connects the electronic circuit; a supporter that supports the radiation detector; and a case that includes a front surface portion in which radiation is incident and a rear surface portion facing the front surface portion with the radiation detector in between. The case stores the radiation detector, the electronic circuit, the plurality of electric wiring and the supporter. The plurality of electric wiring is positioned between the supporter and the rear surface portion, and at different positions in a thickness direction of the radiation imaging apparatus. The plurality of electric wiring include GND wiring that is used for a power supply. The GND wiring is positioned in a position farther from the radiation detector than other wiring in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Junichiro OTAKI, Makoto Sumi, Hajime Ishimoto
  • Publication number: 20230273329
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus that images a radiation image includes a radiation detector that detects radiation; a supporter that includes charging material and that supports the radiation detector, a conductive layer provided between the radiation detector and the supporter, an electronic circuit; and an electric wiring that passes a lateral surface of the supporter and that connects the radiation detector with the electronic circuit. The conductive layer is positioned on a surface of the supporter outside a plan view region of the radiation detector in a position facing at least a portion of the electric wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Junichiro OTAKI, Masaki SUZUKI, Hajime ISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230258835
    Abstract: A breakage timing prediction system of a radiation detector includes: a sensor that detects a physical quantity applied to a radiation detector; a first hardware processor that collects information on the physical quantity detected by the sensor and analyses the collected information on the physical quantity to predict a breakage timing of the radiation detector; and a notifier that gives a notification of information on the predicted breakage timing of the radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Junichiro OTAKI, Makoto SUMI, Masaki SUZUKI, Hajime ISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230152476
    Abstract: A radiation detecting device includes a radiation detector and a supporter. The radiation detector includes a substrate that has flexibility and a semiconductor element formed on an imaging surface of the substrate. The supporter is formed of foam and supports the radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Junichiro OTAKI, Takafumi MATSUO, Makoto SUMI, Hajime ISHIMOTO, Masaki SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230054965
    Abstract: A sterilizer includes: a holder that holds a portable radiographic imager; and an LED row in which a plurality of LEDs that emit an ultraviolet ray are arranged in a row and which directly or indirectly irradiates a radiation incident surface of the radiographic imager with the ultraviolet ray emitted by each LED, the radiographic imager being held by the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hajime ISHIMOTO, Makoto SUMI
  • Patent number: 11579316
    Abstract: A radiation detecting device includes a radiation detector and a supporter. The radiation detector includes a substrate that has flexibility and a semiconductor element formed on an imaging surface of the substrate. The supporter is formed of foam and supports the radiation detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Junichiro Otaki, Takafumi Matsuo, Makoto Sumi, Hajime Ishimoto, Masaki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220299659
    Abstract: Provided is a radiation detector that converts an intensity of received radiation into an electrical signal and a case that houses the radiation detector. An area of the case other than a predetermined area is formed of a material having durability against a disinfectant solution that has a higher disinfection effect than ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto SUMI, Hajime ISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210325551
    Abstract: A radiation detecting device includes a radiation detector and a supporter. The radiation detector includes a substrate that has flexibility and a semiconductor element formed on an imaging surface of the substrate. The supporter is formed of foam and supports the radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Junichiro OTAKI, Takafumi MATSUO, Makoto SUMI, Hajime ISHIMOTO, Masaki SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200138397
    Abstract: An operation management system for managing a mobile radiation generating device includes a hardware processor that repeatedly acquires positional information including a position at which the mobile radiation generating device is present and a time when the mobile radiation generating device is present at the position, sequentially records positional information as repeatedly acquired in a memory, generates operation information related to a past operation of the mobile radiation generating device on the basis of a plurality of pieces of positional information as recorded, and causes a display to display the operation information as generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki SUZUKI, Hajime ISHIMOTO, Takafumi MATSUO
  • Patent number: 9675314
    Abstract: A method of testing waterproof performance of a radiological imaging apparatus including: a sensor panel including a plurality of radiation detecting elements two-dimensionally arranged; a housing containing the sensor panel; and an air pressure measuring unit configured to measure an air pressure in the housing having a vent hole allowing the air to flow into and out of the housing, includes: a load application step of continuing to apply a load to the housing; an air pressure measurement step of measuring the air pressure in the housing with the air pressure measuring unit, the air pressure changing while the load is being applied to the housing; and a waterproof performance determination step of determining whether the waterproof performance of the radiological imaging apparatus is normal based on a pattern of change in the measured air pressure in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuma Ota, Hajime Ishimoto, Yoshihiko Eguchi, Atsunori Shikino
  • Publication number: 20160143611
    Abstract: A method of testing waterproof performance of a radiological imaging apparatus including: a sensor panel including a plurality of radiation detecting elements two-dimensionally arranged; a housing containing the sensor panel; and an air pressure measuring unit configured to measure an air pressure in the housing having a vent hole allowing the air to flow into and out of the housing, includes: a load application step of continuing to apply a load to the housing; an air pressure measurement step of measuring the air pressure in the housing with the air pressure measuring unit, the air pressure changing while the load is being applied to the housing; and a waterproof performance determination step of determining whether the waterproof performance of the radiological imaging apparatus is normal based on a pattern of change in the measured air pressure in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Ikuma OTA, Hajime ISHIMOTO, Yoshihiko EGUCHI, Atsunori SHIKINO
  • Publication number: 20060170756
    Abstract: This heat-development recording apparatus 1 provides with an exposure section 15 that forms the latent image by exposing the film F, heating sections 10 and 13 that develop the film by heating, a rapid cooling section 14 that cools the heated film, a density correction section 18 that mates with the heated film transported to the cooling section and that controls the final density of the film by varying the quantity of heat absorbed from the film, and a control section that controls the density correction section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Hajime Ishimoto
  • Patent number: 6911994
    Abstract: A thermal development apparatus capable of preventing thermal development failure because of improvement on a characteristic required of a resilient member. The thermal development apparatus has: a heating section for heating thermal development photosensitive material within which a latent image is established, and maintaining temperature of the thermal development photosensitive material at thermal development temperature; and a conveyance section for conveying the thermal development photosensitive material with the heating section, wherein the heating section has a cylindrical sleeve, a heat source provided inside of the cylindrical sleeve, and a resilient member on an external surface of the cylindrical sleeve, and the resilient member has a smooth layer as an outermost layer thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sumi, Hajime Ishimoto
  • Publication number: 20040080605
    Abstract: A thermal development apparatus capable of preventing thermal development failure because of improvement on a characteristic required of a resilient member. The thermal development apparatus has: a heating section for heating thermal development photosensitive material within which a latent image is established, and maintaining temperature of the thermal development photosensitive material at thermal development temperature; and a conveyance section for conveying the thermal development photosensitive material with the heating section, wherein the heating section has a cylindrical sleeve, a heat source provided inside of the cylindrical sleeve, and a resilient member on an external surface of the cylindrical sleeve, and the resilient member has a smooth layer as an outermost layer thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Makoto Sumi, Hajime Ishimoto