Patents by Inventor Hiroto Kondo
Hiroto Kondo 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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Publication number: 20240128492Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium ion secondary cell that uses an additive that can suppress gas generation due to the decomposition of the non-aqueous electrolytic solution and has a low environmental risk.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira KOHYAMA, Hiroto ASANO, Shimpei KONDO
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Publication number: 20230181145Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes a housing having an incident face and a side face, a reflective member accommodated within the housing, the reflective member having a reflective face which reflects radio waves, and an antenna element accommodated within the housing. The side face of the housing includes a conductor region and a transmissive region, the transmissive region having a higher radio wave transmittance than the conductor region. The reflective member is disposed in a position at which a first radio wave, which proceeds directly from the antenna element toward the transmissive region, and a second radio wave, which reaches the reflective face from the antenna element and is reflected toward the transmissive region by the reflective face, strengthen each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Makoto Aoki, Tomohisa Ishigami, Hajime Shimura, Tomoyasu Soma, Yutaka Ishinari, Hiroto Kondo, Motoki Tagawa
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Publication number: 20230184965Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes a housing that includes an incidence surface and a back surface located on the opposite side of the incidence surface, a sensor panel that is housed in the housing and configured to convert radiation incident from the incidence surface into an electrical signal, a conductive plate that is housed in the housing and extends in a direction intersecting with a normal to the incidence surface, and an antenna element housed in the housing. The conductive plate is located between the sensor panel and the back surface. The antenna element is located between the conductive plate and the back surface. The antenna element includes a portion that extends in the direction intersecting with the normal to the incidence surface. The conductive plate is configured to function as a ground for the antenna element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Hajime Shimura, Tomoyasu Soma, Makoto Aoki, Motoki Tagawa, Hiroto Kondo, Yutaka Ishinari
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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: 11320546Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises a radiation detection unit configured to convert received radiation into an electrical signal, a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with an external device, and an exterior at least partially formed by a non-conductive member and configured to contain the radiation detection unit and the communication unit, wherein a conductor is formed so as to cover the radiation detection unit, and the communication unit is arranged between the exterior and the conductor.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Katsushi Kato, Shichihei Sakuragi
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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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Patent number: 10955571Abstract: A radiographing apparatus includes a radiation detection panel that detects radiation, a casing that encloses the radiation detection panel, and a wireless power reception portion. The casing includes an entrance portion via which radiation enters, a bottom portion arranged on the opposite side of the entrance portion, and a plurality of side portions. The casing also includes a connection portion that continuously connects the bottom portion and the side portions at a position located inside a first extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the bottom portion, and a second extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the side portions. The wireless power reception portion is arranged at the connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hiroto Kondo, Shichihei Sakuragi, Akiya Nakayama, Katsushi Kato
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Patent number: 10914845Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus for supplying power in a non-contact manner includes a power reception coil disposed inside a housing together with a radiation detector and a detector contact conductive member, and configured to receive electric energy to be supplied to the radiation detector in a non-contact manner from a power feeding coil disposed outside the housing. The power reception coil is disposed in a second range including a first range in which the detector contact conductive member is formed in the normal direction (y direction) to an incident surface of the radiation detector where the radiation is incident so that an orientation of the center of a generated magnetic flux coincides with an in-plane direction (x direction) of the incident surface and coincides with a direction toward the radiation detector.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shichihei Sakuragi, Masataka Suzuki, Katsushi Kato, Hiroto Kondo
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Publication number: 20200348427Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises a radiation detection unit configured to convert received radiation into an electrical signal, a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with an external device, and an exterior at least partially formed by a non-conductive member and configured to contain the radiation detection unit and the communication unit, wherein a conductor is formed so as to cover the radiation detection unit, and the communication unit is arranged between the exterior and the conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Hiroto Kondo, Masataka Suzuki, Katsushi Kato, Shichihei Sakuragi
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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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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: 10653373Abstract: An accommodation apparatus that accommodates a radiation imaging apparatus, the accommodation apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit including a bottom surface, a first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and provided at a position facing the first wall surface, wherein the length in a horizontal direction of the first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and the length in the horizontal direction of the second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface are different.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo, Masaaki Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takaaki Gonda
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Patent number: 10602997Abstract: A radiographing apparatus includes a radiation detection panel including an effective image-acquisition area configured to detect radiation and a casing configured to house the radiation detection panel. The casing includes an incidence surface on which the radiation is incident, a back surface opposite the incidence surface, and a side surface between the incidence surface and the back surface. On the side surface of the casing, a level-difference portion indicating a position based on the effective image-acquisition area and a protrusion protruding more outward than the level-difference portion are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masataka Suzuki, Takaaki Gonda, Masaaki Kobayashi, Shichihei Sakuragi, Hiroto Kondo
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Publication number: 20190310383Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus for supplying power in a non-contact manner includes a power reception coil disposed inside a housing together with a radiation detector and a detector contact conductive member, and configured to receive electric energy to be supplied to the radiation detector in a non-contact manner from a power feeding coil disposed outside the housing. The power reception coil is disposed in a second range including a first range in which the detector contact conductive member is formed in the normal direction (y direction) to an incident surface of the radiation detector where the radiation is incident so that an orientation of the center of a generated magnetic flux coincides with an in-plane direction (x direction) of the incident surface and coincides with a direction toward the radiation detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Shichihei Sakuragi, Masataka Suzuki, Katsushi Kato, Hiroto Kondo
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Publication number: 20190293812Abstract: A radiographing apparatus includes a radiation detection panel that detects radiation, a casing that encloses the radiation detection panel, and a wireless power reception portion. The casing includes an entrance portion via which radiation enters, a bottom portion arranged on the opposite side of the entrance portion, and a plurality of side portions. The casing also includes a connection portion that continuously connects the bottom portion and the side portions at a position located inside a first extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the bottom portion, and a second extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the side portions. The wireless power reception portion is arranged at the connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hiroto Kondo, Shichihei Sakuragi, Akiya Nakayama, Katsushi Kato
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Patent number: 10416320Abstract: To provide a radiographic imaging apparatus having an airtight internal space and capable of reducing a difference in air pressure between the inside and the outside thereof, a radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiation detector configured to detect radiation transmitted through an object to be examined and convert the radiation into an electrical signal, and sealing members configured to seal an opening in a housing of the apparatus, wherein the sealing members have the function of reducing a difference in air pressure between the inside and the outside of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroto Kondo
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Publication number: 20190209109Abstract: An accommodation apparatus that accommodates a radiation imaging apparatus, the accommodation apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit including a bottom surface, a first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and provided at a position facing the first wall surface, wherein the length in a horizontal direction of the first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and the length in the horizontal direction of the second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo, Masaaki Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takaaki Gonda
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Patent number: 10271805Abstract: An accommodation apparatus that accommodates a radiation imaging apparatus, the accommodation apparatus comprising: an accommodation unit including a bottom surface, a first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and provided at a position facing the first wall surface, wherein the length in a horizontal direction of the first wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface and the length in the horizontal direction of the second wall surface adjacent to the bottom surface are different.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahiro Koyanagi, Hiroto Kondo, Masaaki Kobayashi, Youjirou Hiratsuka, Takaaki Gonda