Patents by Inventor Keiji Tsubota
Keiji Tsubota 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: 20100135464Abstract: A portable radiographic imaging device includes an operation unit, a controller, and an execution unit. The operation unit is operated when a target function is selected from plural different functions relating to radiographic image capturing. When a first condition, that expresses that a predetermined region has been placed at a predetermined placement portion, is established, the controller carries out control such that a function that should be effective when the first condition is established is selected. When a second condition, that expresses that the predetermined region is not placed at the placement portion, is established, the controller carries out control such that a function that should be effective when the second condition is established is selected. When the operation unit is operated, the execution unit executes a function that is controlled by the controller to be selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Keiji TSUBOTA, Yasunori OHTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Takashi SHOJI, Kiyoshi KONDOU, Yuji KURACHI
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Publication number: 20100079273Abstract: A radio communication terminal includes a radio communication unit that performs radio communication with another device, a detector that detects radio waves in a predetermined frequency range emitted from a medical device that is used integrally with a human body, and a prohibition unit that prohibits radio communication by the radio communication unit when radio waves in the predetermined frequency range have been detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji TSUBOTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Yasunori OHTA, Naoyuki NISHINO, Takeshi KAMIYA
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Publication number: 20100078583Abstract: A radiation image capturing system is provided. A radiation source control device includes a first timing component, and a control component that, when a time of the first timing component has reached a pre-specified exposure start time, controls a radiation source, which emits radiation, and performs control to cause radiation to be irradiated for a predetermined duration from the radiation source. A radiation image capturing device includes a second timing component that measures time, which is synchronized with the first timing component, a sensor portion that generates charges in accordance with irradiation of radiation and that is irradiated with the radiation from the radiation source, and a generation component that, after a time of the second timing component has passed through the predetermined duration from the exposure start time, reads out the charges generated at the sensor portion and generates image data representing a radiation image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji TSUBOTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Kouichi KITANO, Naoyuki NISHINO, Yasunori OHTA
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Publication number: 20100080437Abstract: There is provided an image capturing control apparatus including: a communication unit which communicates with a radiographic imaging apparatus which captures a radiographic image represented by irradiated radiation and generates image information indicating the captured radiographic image; a radiation irradiating unit which is provided with a radiation source for generating the radiation and irradiates the radiation from the radiation source; a storage unit which stores correction information for correcting the radiographic image generated by the radiographic imaging apparatus; and a controller which controls an alarm unit to issue an alarm in a case where the radiation source provided to the radiation irradiating unit or a part which influences irradiation by the radiation source is replaced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka YOSHIDA, Keiji TSUBOTA, Takeshi KAMIYA, Yasunori OHTA, Naoyuki NISHINO
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Publication number: 20100078573Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a flexible radiation detector for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information. The flexible radiation detector includes a flexible substrate, and a plurality of solid block bodies mounted in a two-dimensional array on the flexible radiation detector. The radiation detecting apparatus is capable of avoiding excessive deformations in the radiation detector, and prevents image distortions of the radiation image information. The radiation detecting apparatus also prevents disconnections in the radiation detector. There is also provided a radiation image capturing system incorporating such a radiation detecting apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohta, Yasuhiro Seto, Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Eiichi Kito, Shinji Imai
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Publication number: 20100080360Abstract: There is provided a radiographic imaging table including: a test object mounting plate capable of allowing radiation to penetrate therethrough, on which a test object is mounted; a detector mounting plate which is disposed under the test object mounting plate to movably mount a radiographic image detector which detects radiation penetrating the test object and the test object mounting plate, and which generates an image according to the detected radiation; and a connection device which is disposed on the detector mounting plate such that it is connectable to the radiographic image detector in order to perform at least one of charging the radiographic image detector mounted on the detector mounting plate or facilitating communication between the radiographic image detector and an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori OHTA, Keiji TSUBOTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Naoyuki NISHINO, Kazuyuki HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20100078565Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation conversion panel for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, and a casing for storing the radiation conversion panel as a roll when the subject is not being irradiated with radiation. When the subject is irradiated with radiation, the radiation conversion panel stored as a roll in the casing is unrolled and pulled out of the casing, and the radiation conversion panel is extended flatwise against the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Keiji Tsubota, Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Yutaka Yoshida, Eiichi Kito, Shinji Imai, Yasuhiro Seto
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Publication number: 20100072379Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a flexible radiation conversion panel for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, and grips disposed on ends of the radiation conversion panel. A hardness of the grips is greater than that of the radiation conversion panel. Holes are formed in the grips for enabling the grips to be gripped.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yashuhiro Seto, Yutaka Yoshida, Keiji Tsubota, Yasunori Ohta, Eiichi Kito, Shinji Imai
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Publication number: 20100061616Abstract: A management device that includes an acquiring component and a numericalizetion component is provided. The acquiring component acquires correlation information that correlates with a degree of deterioration of a radiation detection component from plurality of imaging devices, each of the plurality of imaging devices comprising a radiation detection component that detects radiation that has passed through respective investigation subjects, and each of the plurality of imaging devices performing image capture by generating image data representing a radiographic image according to the amount of radiation detected by the radiation detection component, and storing the image data in a predetermined storage region. The numericalization component numericalizes the degree of deterioration of each of the respective radiation detection components of the plurality of imaging devices based on the correlation information acquired by the acquiring component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Takeshi Kamiya, Naoyuki Nishino, Yasunori Ohita, Keiichiro Sato
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Publication number: 20100054416Abstract: A radiographic imaging assistance device is provided. An acquisition component acquires position information representing positions of defective pixels of an imaging device, the imaging device being plurally provided with pixels comprising detection elements which detect radiation that has passed through a subject of imaging, and the imaging device carrying out imaging by generating image information which represents a radiographic image in accordance with radiation amounts detected by the detection elements and storing the image information in a pre-specified storage region. A judgment component, based on detection region information, which represents a detection region with a size corresponding to the subject of imaging, and the acquired position information, judges whether or not an influence from the defective pixels in a detection region that is represented by the detection region information is within an acceptable level that accepts imaging a radiographic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji TSUBOTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Takeshi KAMIYA, Naoyuki NISHINO, Yasunori OHTA
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Publication number: 20100054624Abstract: There is provided a radiographic imaging device including: a radiation detector having plural sensor portions; a receiving unit that receives request data requesting radiation irradiation permission from a control device that controls a radiation source; a control unit that controls the radiation detector such that an accumulation extraction operation is repeatedly performed that extracts charge that has accumulated in each sensor portions of the radiation detector, the accumulation extraction operation being performed after a specific accumulation period has elapsed that is greater than the irradiation period of radiation; a determination unit that determines whether or not radiation irradiation of the irradiation period from the radiation source is possible within the accumulation period of the accumulation extraction operation; and a permission unit that permits radiation irradiation if the determination unit has determined that irradiation is possible, and otherwise that permits radiographic image after sType: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Kouichi KITANO, Keiji TSUBOTA, Yasunori OHTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20100051795Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation conversion panel for detecting the radiation which has passed through the subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the radiation conversion panel, and a sensitivity corrector for correcting at least one of a sensitivity, a dark current, a density step, and a residual image of the radiation conversion panel based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Keiji Tsubota, Yutaka Yoshida, Eiichi Kito, Yasunori Ohta, Naoyuki Nishino, Shinji Imai, Yasuhiro Seto
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Publication number: 20100054406Abstract: There is provided a radiographic imaging system including: a radiographic imaging device including a generating section that captures a radiographic image expressed by irradiated radiation and generates image information expressing the captured radiographic image, and a first communication section that transmits, plural times and by wireless communication and even during a response wait time period, imaging start instructing information that instructs starting of imaging when preparations for capturing a radiographic image by the generating section have been completed; and a control device having a second communication section that can communicate by wireless communication with the first communication section, and a control section that controls a radiation irradiating section such that radiation is irradiated with respect to the radiographic imaging device in a case in which the second communication section receives any of the imaging start instructing information that are transmitted plural times from the fType: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Kouichi KITANO, Keiji TSUBOTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Fumito NARIYUKI, Yasunori OHTA, Naoyuki NISHINO
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Publication number: 20100054399Abstract: A radiographic image detection device includes a radiation detector and a handle portion. The radiation detector detects radiation that has passed through a subject and has been irradiated thereon, and outputs image information expressing a radiographic image corresponding to a detected radiation amount. The handle portion is provided at a side surface of the radiation detector and configured to be grasped, and has a notification section that gives notice of an operating state of the radiation detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoyuki Nishino, Yutaka Yoshida, Yasunori Ohta, Keiji Tsubota, Takeshi Kamiya
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Publication number: 20100044574Abstract: A portable radiation detector includes: a housing accommodating therein a radiation detecting section that detects radiation; a structural member disposed at an outer side of the housing and formed integrally with the housing; and an antenna, provided at the structural member, for carrying out wireless communication of image data of a radiation image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Yasunori OHTA, Keiji TSUBOTA, Takeshi KAMIYA
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Publication number: 20100038549Abstract: There is provided a radiographic image detection device including: a radiation detection portion that includes an irradiation surface at which radiation is irradiated and is provided, at a plurality of locations on side faces, with attachment portions at which a handle is attachable, the radiation detection portion detecting radiation that has passed through a subject of imaging and been irradiated through the irradiation surface, and outputting image information that represents a radiographic image in accordance with detected radiation amounts; and a handle portion that is attachable and detachable at the attachment portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Yasunori OHTA, Keiji TSUBOTA, Takeshi KAMIYA
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PORTABLE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CONVERSION DEVICE, WARNING DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
Publication number: 20100019900Abstract: A determination unit of a portable radiographic image conversion device determines, when image information has been generated by an electronic circuit, whether or not a state of connection between a connection terminal and a communication cable is abnormal. Then, when it has been determined by the determination unit that the state of connection is not abnormal, a control unit causes the image information that has been generated to be transmitted by a communication unit, and, when it has been determined by the determination unit that the state of connection is abnormal, the control unit causes the image information that has been generated to be stored in a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Yasunori OHTA, Keiji TSUBOTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA -
Publication number: 20100013657Abstract: A warning device includes an acquisition unit which acquires history information that expresses a history of past connected states between a communication cable and a connection terminal of a radiographic device. On the basis of the acquired history information, a judgment unit judges whether or not the communication cable that is connected to the connection terminal is unsuitable for transfer of image information. If it is judged that the communication cable connected to the connection terminal is unsuitable for transfer of the image information, warning unit is controlled such that a warning is given.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori OHTA, Naoyuki NISHINO, Keiji TSUBOTA, Yutaka YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20090309034Abstract: An electronic cassette has a casing that houses a radiation converter thereinside. The radiation converter detects radiation from a radiation source that has been transmitted through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiographic image information. Plural handles are disposed on the casing of the electronic cassette, so that a person can grip the plural handles and carry the electronic cassette. Thus, the person can grip and carry the electronic cassette while dispersing the weight of the electronic cassette, so carrying the electronic cassette becomes easy. Further, when the person loads the electronic cassette into a shooting table or the like, the person can grip either of the plural handles and load the electronic cassette. For this reason, handling of the electronic cassette becomes easy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka YOSHIDA, Yasunori OHTA, Naoyuki NISHINO, Keiji TSUBOTA, Takeshi KAMIYA
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Publication number: 20090294676Abstract: The present invention provides a cooling device that can cool an electronic device in a short amount of time. When an electronic cassette has been accommodated in a housing device, the cooling device performs heat absorption by spraying an antiseptic liquid from nozzles onto the electronic cassette.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Naoyuki NISHINO, Yasunori OHTA, Keiji TSUBOTA