Patents by Inventor Makiko Itaya

Makiko Itaya 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).

  • Mammography apparatus
    Patent number: 7756245
    Abstract: A mammography apparatus includes a rotatably supported arm, an X-ray tube to generate X-rays, which is held on one end of the arm, an imaging stage which is held on the other end of the arm, an X-ray detector which detects the X-rays having passed through patient's breast and is contained in the imaging stage, and an armrest which has an armrest main body portion having a convexly curved surface, and a continuous base portion to fix the armrest main body on the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Kanemitsu, Rina Takahashi, Makiko Itaya, Naoko Kuratomi, Noriaki Baba, Kenji Ido, Yuko Saito, Naoko Chikuma, Masatsugu Kawamata, Takehito Tomaru
  • MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090003520
    Abstract: A mammography apparatus includes a rotatably supported arm, an X-ray tube to generate X-rays, which is held on one end of the arm, an imaging stage which is held on the other end of the arm, an X-ray detector which detects the X-rays having passed through patient's breast and is contained in the imaging stage, and an armrest which has an armrest main body portion having a convexly curved surface, and a continuous base portion to fix the armrest main body on the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Shingo Kanemitsu, Rina Takahashi, Makiko Itaya, Naoko Kuratoma, Noriaki Baba, Kenji Ido, Yuko Saito, Naoko Chikuma, Masatsugu Kawamata, Takehito Tomaru