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: 8969820Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes an X-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of X-rays, a body internally containing the X-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the X-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the X-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the X-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akio Saigusa, Tetsuo Watanabe
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Patent number: 8916844Abstract: A container apparatus that is able to contain a radiographic imaging apparatus having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The container apparatus includes a container portion into which the radiographic imaging apparatus is insertable in a direction perpendicular to a radiation detecting surface of the radiographic imaging apparatus and a protecting member that covers side surfaces of the radiographic imaging apparatus contained in the container portion, the side surfaces of the radiographic imaging apparatus being adjacent to the radiation detecting surface. The container apparatus also includes a holding portion that engages with the radiographic imaging apparatus contained in the container portion in order to hold the radiographic imaging apparatus in the container portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuo Watanabe, Hidetomo Suwa
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Patent number: 8744044Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates X-rays, a detection unit which detects the X-rays transmitted through an object, and a housing which contains the detection unit. The housing includes a first housing in which an X-ray transmission member which transmits the X-rays is placed in an incident range of the X-rays irradiated from the X-ray irradiation unit; a second housing which supports the detection unit while being spaced apart from the X-ray transmission member on an opposite side to an incident side on which the X-rays strike the X-ray transmission member; and a plurality of connecting members which connect the first housing to the second housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Masaaki Kobayashi, Tetsuo Watanabe
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Patent number: 8592774Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes an x-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of x-rays, a body internally containing the x-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the x-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the x-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the x-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akio Saigusa, Tetsuo Watanabe
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Publication number: 20130266121Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes an X-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of X-rays, a body internally containing the X-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the X-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the X-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the X-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akio Saigusa, Tetsuo Watanabe
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Publication number: 20130070906Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a portable X-ray imaging apparatus including an X-ray plane detection unit and a carrying handle unit, and a positioning member configured to position a photographing center of the storage unit and a photographing center of the portable X-ray imaging apparatus by deviating a position of the portable X-ray imaging apparatus stored in the storage unit by an offset of the handle unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Tetsuo Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120280601Abstract: A container apparatus that is able to contain a radiographic imaging apparatus having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The container apparatus includes a container portion into which the radiographic imaging apparatus is insertable in a direction perpendicular to a radiation detecting surface of the radiographic imaging apparatus and a protecting member that covers side surfaces of the radiographic imaging apparatus contained in the container portion, the side surfaces of the radiographic imaging apparatus being adjacent to the radiation detecting surface. The container apparatus also includes a holding portion that engages with the radiographic imaging apparatus contained in the container portion in order to hold the radiographic imaging apparatus in the container portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuo Watanabe, Hidetomo Suwa
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Publication number: 20120250826Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection unit configured to detect radiation that has passed through an object, a protection member capable of being detachably attached to the radiation detection unit to protect the radiation detection unit, a first display unit disposed on the radiation detection unit and configured to display a state of the radiation detection unit, and a second display unit disposed on the protection member and configured to display the state of the radiation detection unit in accordance with a display of the first display unit when the protection member is attached to the radiation detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuo Watanabe, Hidetomo Suwa, Takahiro Koyanagi
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Publication number: 20120195409Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hidetomo Suwa
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Publication number: 20120039441Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates X-rays, a detection unit which detects the X-rays transmitted through an object, and a housing which contains the detection unit. The housing includes a first housing in which an X-ray transmission member which transmits the X-rays is placed in an incident range of the X-rays irradiated from the X-ray irradiation unit; a second housing which supports the detection unit while being spaced apart from the X-ray transmission member on an opposite side to an incident side on which the X-rays strike the X-ray transmission member; and a plurality of connecting members which connect the first housing to the second housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Masaaki Kobayashi, Tetsuo Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110163240Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes an x-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of x-rays, a body internally containing the x-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the x-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the x-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the x-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetomo Suwa, Akio Saigusa, Tetsuo Watanabe
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Patent number: 7236644Abstract: To provide an image processing apparatus capable of always providing a high image quality recording image. A storage unit stores pattern information used for recording a target image on a recording medium at the unit of a pixel by means of a plurality of recording elements provided on the individual of the recording head (a plurality of pattern information items about use/no use of each recording agent in the recording elements together with a reference information item for deciding the pattern information used in recording the target pixel corresponding thereto. A correction unit corrects the information in the storage unit on the basis of the measured result of the density of the given image (test pattern) recorded in advance on the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2001Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa
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Patent number: 6739772Abstract: When printing materials are supplied from a printhead, which is used to supply a plurality of types of printing materials having the same color and different densities on the basis of CD and printing OD value values obtained from image data, onto each pixel to print an image including a plurality of pixels expressed by combinations of the plurality of types of printing materials on a printing medium, a table storing pieces of ink information #1 to #8 representing combinations of inks in correspondence with pieces of address information A1 to A16 representing the positions of a plurality of pixels for the respective CD values ranging from 0 to 4096 with respect to the respective CD and OD values is looked up, combination information of inks to be used to print a target pixel is acquired on the basis of the CD and OD values and address information A1 to A16 of the target pixel, and the target pixel is printed by supplying inks from a printhead onto the target pixel on the basis of the combination informType: GrantFiled: August 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenichi Suzuki, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Hidetomo Suwa
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Publication number: 20020081135Abstract: When printing materials are supplied from a printhead, which is used to supply a plurality of types of printing materials having the same color and different densities on the basis of CD and printing OD value values obtained from image data, onto each pixel to print an image including a plurality of pixels expressed by combinations of the plurality of types of printing materials on a printing medium, a table storing pieces of ink information #1 to #8 representing combinations of inks in correspondence with pieces of address information A1 to A16 representing the positions of a plurality of pixels for the respective CD values ranging from 0 to 4096 with respect to the respective CD and OD values is looked up, combination information of inks to be used to print a target pixel is acquired on the basis of the CD and OD values and address information A1 to A16 of the target pixel, and the target pixel is printed by supplying inks from a printhead onto the target pixel on the basis of the combination informType: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Kenichi Suzuki, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Hidetomo Suwa
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Publication number: 20020067519Abstract: To provide an image processing apparatus capable of always providing a high image quality recording image. A storage unit stores pattern information used for recording a target image on a recording medium at the unit of a pixel by means of a plurality of recording elements provided on the individual of the recording head (a plurality of pattern information items about use/no use of each recording agent in the recording elements together with a reference information item for deciding the pattern information used in recording the target pixel corresponding thereto. A correction unit corrects the information in the storage unit on the basis of the measured result of the density of the given image (test pattern) recorded in advance on the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2001Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: Kenichi Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa
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Patent number: 4954840Abstract: An automatic ticket dispenser of the type which prints onto a ticket, as or before it is dispensed, information including that as to time and date is provided. The ticket dispenser employs an electronic time clock advantageously with a battery back-up power supply and an electronic print head such as a dot matrix print head in the path of movement of tickets being dispensed. The ticket dispenser is of a type which is particularly suitable for use at entrances to parking areas and the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1990Date of Patent: September 4, 1990Assignee: Latilla Holdings (Guernsey) LimitedInventors: John R. Maud, Allan S. Cooper