Patents by Inventor Kunihiro Takayama

Kunihiro Takayama 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: 9864022
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a structure that can effectively reduce quench in an open superconducting magnet. In order to do so, a pair of superconducting magnets is respectively provided with a primary coil, a shield coil to suppress a leakage magnetic field of the primary coil, and a coil bobbin. The coil bobbin has a cylindrical part on which the primary coil is wound, a ring-shaped end plate on which the inner periphery part is fixed to an end of the imaging space side of the cylindrical part, and a support member preventing the outer periphery part of the ring-shaped end plate from being displaced on the imaging space side. Hence, deformation of the end plate is suppressed to prevent deformation of the primary coil. This can reduce quench caused by the deformation of the primary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jun Kawamura, Kunihiro Takayama, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Yousuke Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20150234018
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a structure that can effectively reduce quench in an open superconducting magnet. In order to do so, a pair of superconducting magnets is respectively provided with a primary coil, a shield coil to suppress a leakage magnetic field of the primary coil, and a coil bobbin. The coil bobbin has a cylindrical part on which the primary coil is wound, a ring-shaped end plate on which the inner periphery part is fixed to an end of the imaging space side of the cylindrical part, and a support member preventing the outer periphery part of the ring-shaped end plate from being displaced on the imaging space side. Hence, deformation of the end plate is suppressed to prevent deformation of the primary coil. This can reduce quench caused by the deformation of the primary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Jun Kawamura, Kunihiro Takayama, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Yousuke Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 7961067
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet apparatus obtains high magnetic field uniformity without increasing the volume of a magnetic material even against disturbances. The superconducting magnet apparatus has a circular superconducting coil which generates a magnetic field; a coil vessel which contains the superconducting coil 11 together with refrigerant; a thermal shield arranged so as to surround the coil vessel; a vacuum vessel with inside kept vacuum which surrounds the thermal-shield; and magnetic materials and for correcting the magnetic field, the magnetic materials being arranged in the vacuum vessel; wherein the magnetic materials and are supported by a heat-insulation support medium fixed to the coil vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering & Services Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Chiba, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kunihiro Takayama, Jun Kawamura, Mitsushi Abe, Takeshi Nakayama, Yoshio Hamadate
  • Patent number: 7528605
    Abstract: A superconductive magnet device includes: a pair of coil vessels configured to house a plurality of superconductive coils formed circularly, together with a refrigerant; a pair of vacuum vessels configured to house the coil vessels in the vacuum vessels, respectively; a pair of supports configured to connect the vacuum vessels to each other in a state of the vacuum vessels being faced to each other in an up and down direction, wherein a space between the vacuum vessels is made into a uniform magnetic field space; and a refrigerator and a power lead port configured to be provided at an upper portion of one vacuum vessel positioned upper than the other out of the vacuum vessels, wherein the refrigerator is disposed above one support out of the supports, and the power lead port is disposed above the other support different from the one support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Kyowa Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Chiba, Kunihiro Takayama, Jun Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20080191697
    Abstract: A superconductive magnet device includes: a pair of coil vessels configured to house a plurality of superconductive coils formed circularly, together with a refrigerant; a pair of vacuum vessels configured to house the coil vessels in the vacuum vessels, respectively; a pair of supports configured to connect the vacuum vessels to each other in a state of the vacuum vessels being faced to each other in an up and down direction, wherein a space between the vacuum vessels is made into a uniform magnetic field space; and a refrigerator and a power lead port configured to be provided at an upper portion of one vacuum vessel positioned upper than the other out of the vacuum vessels, wherein the refrigerator is disposed above one support out of the supports, and the power lead port is disposed above the other support different from the one support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Tomoo Chiba, Kunihiro Takayama, Jun Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20080024254
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet apparatus obtains high magnetic field uniformity without increasing the volume of a magnetic material even against disturbances. The superconducting magnet apparatus has a circular superconducting coil which generates a magnetic field; a coil vessel which contains the superconducting coil 11 together with refrigerant; a thermal shield arranged so as to surround the coil vessel; a vacuum vessel with inside kept vacuum which surrounds the thermal-shield; and magnetic materials and for correcting the magnetic field, the magnetic materials being arranged in the vacuum vessel; wherein the magnetic materials and are supported by a heat-insulation support medium fixed to the coil vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Tomoo Chiba, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kunihiro Takayama, Jun Kawamura, Mitsushi Abe, Takeshi Nakayama, Yoshio Hamadate
  • Patent number: 7276908
    Abstract: In the MRI apparatus of the present invention, a reinforcing member is firmly provided so as to enhance the rigidity strength of two connecting tubes connecting upper and lower cryostats, thereby suppression of vibration caused by a gradient magnetic field coil and suppression of variation of static magnetic field can be realized. Further, in the MRI apparatus of the present invention, the reinforcing member is provided in upper and lower portions of the connecting tubes of the vacuum vessels, thereby suppression of vibration caused by the gradient magnetic field coil and suppression of variation of static magnetic field can be realized. Further, in the MRI apparatus of the present invention, the reinforcing member is provided in upper and lower parts of the vacuum vessels, thereby suppression of vibration caused by the gradient magnetic field coil and suppression of variation of static magnetic field can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Medical Corporation, Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihito Suzuki, Hirofumi Motoshiromizu, Kunihiro Takayama, Yoshihide Wadayama, Akira Kurome, Shin Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20050285596
    Abstract: In the MRI apparatus of the present invention, a reinforcing member is firmly provided so as to enhance the rigidity strength of two connecting tubes connecting upper and lower cryostats, thereby suppression of vibration caused by a gradient magnetic field coil and suppression of variation of static magnetic field can be realized. Further, in the MRI apparatus of the present invention, the reinforcing member is provided in upper and lower portions of the connecting tubes of the vacuum vessels, thereby suppression of vibration caused by the gradient magnetic field coil and suppression of variation of static magnetic field can be realized. Further, in the MRI apparatus of the present invention, the reinforcing member is provided in upper and lower parts of the vacuum vessels, thereby suppression of vibration caused by the gradient magnetic field coil and suppression of variation of static magnetic field can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Kunihito Suzuki, Hirofumi Motoshiromizu, Kunihiro Takayama, Yoshihide Wadayama, Akira Kurome, Shin Hoshino