Patents by Inventor Junpei SAKAGUCHI

Junpei SAKAGUCHI 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).

  • Patent number: 11123037
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source, a detector for detecting X-rays, an imaging unit, an operation unit, a notification unit, and a control unit. The control unit generates an image of an inside of an examination room. Further, when detecting that a person other than a subject is present in the examination room based on the image of the inside of the examination room, the control unit performs control to issue caution information indicating that a person other than a subject is present in the examination room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okumura, Ken Shirota, Junpei Sakaguchi, Toshiya Kawabata
  • Patent number: 11116460
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a controller configured or programmed to perform control to change an amount of assist from a drive in manually moving a moving body based on at least one of operation of an operation button configured to receive an operation for moving the moving body or an operation for aligning the moving body and a current position and target position of the moving body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Shirota, Junpei Sakaguchi, Hiroshi Okumura
  • Patent number: 11064962
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a moving body movable in a predetermined direction, a moving mechanism, a motor, an operating force detector configured to detect an operating force, and a controller configured or programmed to perform mode switching control to switch, based on whether or not an operation to enable manual movement of the moving body has been detected, a control mode to a torque control mode or a position control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Shirota, Junpei Sakaguchi, Hiroshi Okumura
  • Publication number: 20210192030
    Abstract: A patient authentication system is provided with: an authentication unit configured to authenticate a subject based on a reference database, a patient authentication bio-information acquired by a patient bio-information acquisition unit, and patient identification information acquired by a patient identification information acquisition unit, the reference database storing patient reference bio-information acquired in advance as bio-information to be referred to when authenticating the patient and patient reference identification information to be referred to when authenticating the patient in association with each other; and a device control unit configured to perform control of a medical device based on an authentication result which is a result of authentication by the authentication unit
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Kana OYA, Hiroshi OKUMURA, Junpei SAKAGUCHI, Tomoharu OKUNO
  • Patent number: 11006913
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a moving body configured to support at least one of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector in such a manner that at least the one of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector is movable in a predetermined direction, a drive configured to provide an amount of assist for moving the moving body in the predetermined direction, and a controller configured or programmed to perform control to change the amount of assist to be provided to the moving body by the drive according to a height position of the moving body when the moving body is manually moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Shirota, Junpei Sakaguchi, Hiroshi Okumura
  • Publication number: 20200367848
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source, a detector for detecting X-rays, an imaging unit, an operation unit, a notification unit, and a control unit. The control unit generates an image of an inside of an examination room. Further, when detecting that a person other than a subject is present in the examination room based on the image of the inside of the examination room, the control unit performs control to issue caution information indicating that a person other than a subject is present in the examination room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi OKUMURA, Ken SHIROTA, Junpei SAKAGUCHI, Toshiya KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20200214656
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a moving body movable in a predetermined direction, a moving mechanism, a motor, an operating force detector configured to detect an operating force, and a controller configured or programmed to perform mode switching control to switch, based on whether or not an operation to enable manual movement of the moving body has been detected, a control mode to a torque control mode or a position control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ken SHIROTA, Junpei SAKAGUCHI, Hiroshi OKUMURA
  • Publication number: 20200214655
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a moving body configured to support at least one of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector in such a manner that at least the one of the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector is movable in a predetermined direction, a drive configured to provide an amount of assist for moving the moving body in the predetermined direction, and a controller configured or programmed to perform control to change the amount of assist to be provided to the moving body by the drive according to a height position of the moving body when the moving body is manually moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ken SHIROTA, Junpei SAKAGUCHI, Hiroshi OKUMURA
  • Publication number: 20200205759
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a controller configured or programmed to perform control to change an amount of assist from a drive in manually moving a moving body based on at least one of operation of an operation button configured to receive an operation for moving the moving body or an operation for aligning the moving body and a current position and target position of the moving body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ken SHIROTA, Junpei SAKAGUCHI, Hiroshi OKUMURA
  • Patent number: 9763632
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus and method of obtaining images using a radiographic apparatus are disclosed. The radiographic apparatus and method use a filter having different regions for different radiation states. The filter is configured to be moved during different irradiating radiation steps. The radiation from the different steps is detected and may be used to generate an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Notohara, Junpei Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20160113601
    Abstract: A radiographic apparatus and method of obtaining images using a radiographic apparatus are disclosed. The radiographic apparatus and method use a filter having different regions for different radiation states. The filter is configured to be moved during different irradiating radiation steps. The radiation from the different steps is detected and may be used to generate an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Daisuke NOTOHARA, Junpei SAKAGUCHI