Patents by Inventor Kaneyuki Nakano

Kaneyuki Nakano 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: 8664615
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation image capturing device including a control section which detects at least a start of irradiation based on a current value of a current detected by a current detection section, wherein the control section applies an ON-state voltage having a predetermined voltage value from a scan driving section to a switch section via each of scan lines simultaneously so as to perform reset processing of each of radiation detection elements before radiation image capturing, and thereafter, decreases the voltage value of the ON-state voltage simultaneously, monitors the current value outputted from the current detection section while keeping the decreased voltage value of the ON-state voltage, and waits for the start of the irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouji Amitani, Hideaki Tajima, Kaneyuki Nakano
  • Publication number: 20130341525
    Abstract: A radiation image capturing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit alternately carries out (a) a leak data readout process to read out electric charges leaking from radiation detection elements via switch elements set in an OFF state as leak data and (b) a reset process of the radiation detection elements. When a value of the leak data read out in the leak data readout process is equal to or greater than a threshold, the control unit repeats the leak data readout process, skipping the reset process. The control unit detects start of irradiation of the radiation image capturing apparatus when a value of the leak data read out in the repeated readout process is again equal to or greater than the threshold, and does not detect start of the irradiation when the value is smaller than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Yuuichi MARUTA, Kaneyuki NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20120132825
    Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation image capturing device including a control section which detects at least a start of irradiation based on a current value of a current detected by a current detection section, wherein the control section applies an ON-state voltage having a predetermined voltage value from a scan driving section to a switch section via each of scan lines simultaneously so as to perform reset processing of each of radiation detection elements before radiation image capturing, and thereafter, decreases the voltage value of the ON-state voltage simultaneously, monitors the current value outputted from the current detection section while keeping the decreased voltage value of the ON-state voltage, and waits for the start of the irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Kouji Amitani, Hideaki Tajima, Kaneyuki Nakano