Patents by Inventor Hidetomo Suwa
Hidetomo Suwa 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: 11353600Abstract: In a radiation imaging apparatus, a first recessed portion is formed in at least one side surface among a plurality of side surfaces forming a frame body of a casing. Moreover, a second recessed portion is formed in a peripheral region of a back surface of a back-surface housing, which is a region opposite to the first recessed portion with respect to a boundary between the back surface and the at least one side surface of the casing including the first recessed portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Riku Egawa, Hidetomo Suwa, Shichihei Sakuragi
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Patent number: 11333777Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes an internal unit having a radiation detector arranged to convert a radiation that is passed through a subject into electric signals. A base plate is arranged to support the radiation detector. A case having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is arranged to accommodate the internal unit. A fitting member is interposed between an inner wall of the case and an end portion of the internal unit, and fitted to the inner wall of the case and the end portion of the internal unit in a planar view as seen from an incident direction of the radiation.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akiya Nakayama, Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Shichihei Sakuragi, Atsushi Takeuchi, Riku Egawa, Tetsuo Watanabe, Takaaki Gonda
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Patent number: 11141120Abstract: In a radiographing apparatus, a buffer material is arranged between a support base and a side wall portion to which an incidence surface (first surface) of a casing that is positioned on an incident side of radiation R, and a back surface (second surface) of the casing that is opposite to the incidence surface are bonded, the support base is provided with a first protruding portion protruding toward the back surface, the casing is provided with a second protruding portion protruding from the back surface toward the support base, and the following relationship is satisfied: distance X<distance Y, where a distance between the buffer material and the support base is a distance X, and a distance between the first protruding portion of the support base and the second protruding portion of the casing is a distance Y.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shichihei Sakuragi, Hidetomo Suwa, Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Riku Egawa
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Publication number: 20200333483Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes an internal unit having a radiation detector arranged to convert a radiation that is passed through a subject into electric signals. A base plate is arranged to support the radiation detector. A case having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is arranged to accommodate the internal unit. A fitting member is interposed between an inner wall of the case and an end portion of the internal unit, and fitted to the inner wall of the case and the end portion of the internal unit in a planar view as seen from an incident direction of the radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akiya Nakayama, Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Shichihei Sakuragi, Atsushi Takeuchi, Riku Egawa, Tetsuo Watanabe, Takaaki Gonda
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Publication number: 20200309967Abstract: In a radiation imaging apparatus, a first recessed portion is formed in at least one side surface among a plurality of side surfaces forming a frame body of a casing. Moreover, a second recessed portion is formed in a peripheral region of a back surface of a back-surface housing, which is a region opposite to the first recessed portion with respect to a boundary between the back surface and the at least one side surface of the casing including the first recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Riku Egawa, Hidetomo Suwa, Shichihei Sakuragi
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Patent number: 10722195Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation detector, a heat generating member, a lower housing including a recess disposed at a position facing the heat generating member, and a heat transfer portion for transferring heat from the heat generating member to the lower housing. The heat transfer portion is disposed between the heat generating member and the recess, and is continuously disposed along the inner surface of the lower housing in a region other than the recess.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akiya Nakayama
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Publication number: 20200187884Abstract: In a radiographing apparatus, a buffer material is arranged between a support base and a side wall portion to which an incidence surface (first surface) of a casing that is positioned on an incident side of radiation R, and a back surface (second surface) of the casing that is opposite to the incidence surface are bonded, the support base is provided with a first protruding portion protruding toward the back surface, the casing is provided with a second protruding portion protruding from the back surface toward the support base, and the following relationship is satisfied: distance X<distance Y, where a distance between the buffer material and the support base is a distance X, and a distance between the first protruding portion of the support base and the second protruding portion of the casing is a distance Y.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Shichihei Sakuragi, Hidetomo Suwa, Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Riku Egawa
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Patent number: 10648854Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing configured to accommodate the radiation detection panel, and a buffer member. The housing has an opening in a corner. The buffer member includes a first portion fixed inside the housing and a second portion protruding from the opening of the housing to an outside of the housing. An elastic modulus of the second portion of the buffer member is lower than an elastic modulus of a portion of the housing which forms the opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa, Kensuke Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20190025116Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing configured to accommodate the radiation detection panel, and a buffer member. The housing has an opening in a corner. The buffer member includes a first portion fixed inside the housing and a second portion protruding from the opening of the housing to an outside of the housing. An elastic modulus of the second portion of the buffer member is lower than an elastic modulus of a portion of the housing which forms the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa, Kensuke Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20190011574Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation detector, a heat generating member, a lower housing including a recess disposed at a position facing the heat generating member, and a heat transfer portion for transferring heat from the heat generating member to the lower housing. The heat transfer portion is disposed between the heat generating member and the recess, and is continuously disposed along the inner surface of the lower housing in a region other than the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akiya Nakayama
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Publication number: 20180321392Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection panel; an electrical component electrically connected to the radiation detection panel; and a housing for housing the radiation detection panel including a top configured to cause the radiation to enter the housing and impinge on the radiation detection panel, and a bottom arranged on a side opposite to the top. An inner surface of the bottom on a side of the radiation detection panel includes a supporting surface configured to support the radiation detection panel. A concave portion defined by a part of an outer surface of the bottom is formed on a side of the bottom opposite to the side of the radiation detection panel i.e. on the outside of the housing. The electrical component is arranged in the concave portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: MASATAKA SUZUKI, Hidetomo Suwa
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Patent number: 10119859Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing configured to accommodate the radiation detection panel, and a buffer member. The housing has an opening in a corner. The buffer member includes a first portion fixed inside the housing and a second portion protruding from the opening of the housing to an outside of the housing. An elastic modulus of the second portion of the buffer member is lower than an elastic modulus of a portion of the housing which forms the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa, Kensuke Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10024980Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection panel; an electrical component electrically connected to the radiation detection panel; and a housing for housing the radiation detection panel including a top configured to cause the radiation to enter the housing and impinge on the radiation detection panel, and a bottom arranged on a side opposite to the top. An inner surface of the bottom on a side of the radiation detection panel includes a supporting surface configured to support the radiation detection panel. A concave portion defined by a part of an outer surface of the bottom is formed on a side of the bottom opposite to the side of the radiation detection panel i.e. on the outside of the housing. The electrical component is arranged in the concave portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa
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Patent number: 9974499Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes: multiple radiation imaging apparatuses each including a radiation detecting panel and an enclosure enveloping the radiation detecting panel. The multiple radiation imaging apparatuses are arrayed so that a part of each of the radiation imaging apparatuses spatially overlap as seen from a radiation irradiation side, and a radiation image is acquired based on image signals from each of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses. The enclosure of at least one radiation imaging apparatus of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses is formed so that a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines the overlapping region is higher than a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines a different region.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motoki Tagawa, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hidetomo Suwa, Masataka Suzuki
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Publication number: 20180028135Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes: multiple radiation imaging apparatuses each including a radiation detecting panel and an enclosure enveloping the radiation detecting panel. The multiple radiation imaging apparatuses are arrayed so that a part of each of the radiation imaging apparatuses spatially overlap as seen from a radiation irradiation side, and a radiation image is acquired based on image signals from each of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses. The enclosure of at least one radiation imaging apparatus of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses is formed so that a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines the overlapping region is higher than a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines a different region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hidetomo Suwa, Masataka Suzuki
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Patent number: 9801596Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes: multiple radiation imaging apparatuses each including a radiation detecting panel and an enclosure enveloping the radiation detecting panel. The multiple radiation imaging apparatuses are arrayed so that a part of each of the radiation imaging apparatuses spatially overlap as seen from a radiation irradiation side, and a radiation image is acquired based on image signals from each of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses. The enclosure of at least one radiation imaging apparatus of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses is formed so that a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines the overlapping region is higher than a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines a different region.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motoki Tagawa, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hidetomo Suwa, Masataka Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170038252Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing configured to accommodate the radiation detection panel, and a buffer member. The housing has an opening in a corner. The buffer member includes a first portion fixed inside the housing and a second portion protruding from the opening of the housing to an outside of the housing. An elastic modulus of the second portion of the buffer member is lower than an elastic modulus of a portion of the housing which forms the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa, Kensuke Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160157797Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes: multiple radiation imaging apparatuses each including a radiation detecting panel and an enclosure enveloping the radiation detecting panel. The multiple radiation imaging apparatuses are arrayed so that a part of each of the radiation imaging apparatuses spatially overlap as seen from a radiation irradiation side, and a radiation image is acquired based on image signals from each of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses. The enclosure of at least one radiation imaging apparatus of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses is formed so that a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines the overlapping region is higher than a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines a different region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hidetomo Suwa, Masataka Suzuki
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Publication number: 20150293237Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection panel; an electrical component electrically connected to the radiation detection panel; and a housing for housing the radiation detection panel including a top configured to cause the radiation to enter the housing and impinge on the radiation detection panel, and a bottom arranged on a side opposite to the top. An inner surface of the bottom on a side of the radiation detection panel includes a supporting surface configured to support the radiation detection panel. A concave portion defined by a part of an outer surface of the bottom is formed on a side of the bottom opposite to the side of the radiation detection panel i.e. on the outside of the housing. The electrical component is arranged in the concave portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa
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Patent number: 9104097Abstract: A radiographic apparatus including an X-ray generating means which irradiates an object with X-rays, the apparatus comprises a first housing which includes an X-ray reception unit formed by a member having a higher X-ray transmittance than a frame member, a buffer material which is placed on the first housing and reduces a load on the X-ray generating means, an X-ray detection sensor which is placed on the buffer material and detects X-rays transmitted through the object, a support member whose support surface to support the X-ray detection sensor is placed on the X-ray detection sensor, and a second housing which includes a concave portion engaging with the convex portion formed on the support member and constrains movement of the support member.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hidetomo Suwa