Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Okuma

Kiyoshi Okuma 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).

  • Reference image display method for ultrasonography and ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus
    Patent number: 9471981
    Abstract: An ultrasonic image is captured by an ultrasonic probe. A reference image is obtained by extracting a tomographic image corresponding to the scan plane of the ultrasonic image from volume image data that is pre-obtained by a diagnostic imaging apparatus and that is stored in a volume-data storing unit. The ultrasonic image and the reference image are displayed on the same screen. In this case, of the reference image, a portion corresponding to the view area of the ultrasonic image is extracted and the resulting reference image having the same region as the ultrasonic image is displayed as a fan-shaped image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Arai, Takao Iwasaki, Tsuyoshi Mitake, Koichi Oshio, Kiyoshi Okuma, Hiroshi Shinmoto
  • Reference image display method for ultrasonography and ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus
    Patent number: 8226560
    Abstract: An ultrasonic image 105, 106 is captured by an ultrasonic probe 104. A reference image 111 is obtained by extracting a tomographic image corresponding to the scan plane of the ultrasonic image from volume image data that is pre-obtained by a diagnostic imaging apparatus 102 and that is stored in a volume-data storing unit 107. The ultrasonic image and the reference image 111 are displayed on the same screen 114. In this case, of the reference image, a portion corresponding to the view area of the ultrasonic image is extracted and the resulting reference image having the same region as the ultrasonic image is displayed as a fan-shaped image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Arai, Takao Iwasaki, Tsuyoshi Mitake, Koichi Oshio, Kiyoshi Okuma, Hiroshi Shinmoto
  • REFERENCE IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD FOR ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120184851
    Abstract: An ultrasonic image is captured by an ultrasonic probe. A reference image is obtained by extracting a tomographic image corresponding to the scan plane of the ultrasonic image from volume image data that is pre-obtained by a diagnostic imaging apparatus and that is stored in a volume-data storing unit. The ultrasonic image and the reference image are displayed on the same screen. In this case, of the reference image, a portion corresponding to the view area of the ultrasonic image is extracted and the resulting reference image having the same region as the ultrasonic image is displayed as a fan-shaped image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Osamu ARAI, Takao IWASAKI, Tsuyoshi MITAKE, Koichi OSHIO, Kiyoshi OKUMA, Hiroshi SHINMOTO
  • REFERENCE IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD FOR ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120184852
    Abstract: An ultrasonic image is captured by an ultrasonic probe. A reference image is obtained by extracting a tomographic image corresponding to the scan plane of the ultrasonic image from volume image data that is pre-obtained by a diagnostic imaging apparatus and that is stored in a volume-data storing unit. The ultrasonic image and the reference image are displayed on the same screen. In this case, of the reference image, a portion corresponding to the view area of the ultrasonic image is extracted and the resulting reference image having the same region as the ultrasonic image is displayed as a fan-shaped image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Osamu ARAI, Takao Iwasaki, Tsuyoshi Mitake, Koichi Oshio, Kiyoshi Okuma, Hiroshi Shinmoto
  • REFERENCE IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD FOR ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120179040
    Abstract: An ultrasonic image is captured by an ultrasonic probe. A reference image is obtained by extracting a tomographic image corresponding to the scan plane of the ultrasonic image from volume image data that is pre-obtained by a diagnostic imaging apparatus and that is stored in a volume-data storing unit. The ultrasonic image and the reference image are displayed on the same screen. In this case, of the reference image, a portion corresponding to the view area of the ultrasonic image is extracted and the resulting reference image having the same region as the ultrasonic image is displayed as a fan-shaped image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Osamu ARAI, Takao IWASAKI, Tsuyoshi MITAKE, Koichi OSHIO, Kiyoshi OKUMA, Hiroshi SHINMOTO
  • Method and apparatus for producing a laminated viscoelastic product
    Patent number: 5702556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a laminated product in which the deformation of a base element and the squeeze-out of a viscoelastic element from the periphery of the base element can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Okuma, Koichiro Saegusa, Ryozo Shiono