Patents by Inventor Masahiko Yano
Masahiko Yano 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: 20210179905Abstract: A stratum corneum-collecting adhesive composition includes a hydrophobic component having adhesiveness, and a hydrophilic component that is present in a dispersed state in the hydrophobic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Shiseido Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chika TANAKA, Tomoko ONODERA, Masaya TAKAGI, Chieko MIZUMOTO, Daisuke KUBOTA, Masahiko YANO
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Patent number: 10231710Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a transmitter, a generator, and an output controller. The transmitter transmits, from an ultrasound probe, push pulses that cause displacement of body tissue according to an acoustic radiation force and transmits, from the ultrasound probe, tracking pulses for observing the displacement of body tissue, which is caused according to the push pulses, in a given scanning area. The generator generates transmission area image data displaying a position to which the push pulses are transmitted. The output controller outputs the generated transmission area image data such that the transmission area image data is superimposed onto medical image data that contains the transmission area.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Yuko Kanayama, Masahiko Yano
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Patent number: 9597058Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a transmitter, a generator, and an output controller. The transmitter transmits, from an ultrasound probe, push pulses that cause displacement of body tissue according to an acoustic radiation force and transmits, from the ultrasound probe, tracking pulses for observing the displacement of body tissue, which is caused according to the push pulses, in a given scanning area. The generator generates transmission area image data displaying a position to which the push pulses are transmitted. The output controller outputs the generated transmission area image data such that the transmission area image data is superimposed onto medical image data that contains the transmission area.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Yuko Kanayama, Masahiko Yano
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Publication number: 20160338672Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a transmitter, a generator, and an output controller. The transmitter transmits, from an ultrasound probe, push pulses that cause displacement of body tissue according to an acoustic radiation force and transmits, from the ultrasound probe, tracking pulses for observing the displacement of body tissue, which is caused according to the push pulses, in a given scanning area. The generator generates transmission area image data displaying a position to which the push pulses are transmitted. The output controller outputs the generated transmission area image data such that the transmission area image data is superimposed onto medical image data that contains the transmission area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Yuko KANAYAMA, Masahiko YANO
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Patent number: 9084556Abstract: An apparatus and method for indicating locus of an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves toward a part of a subject wherein a position or movement of the ultrasonic probe is detected, and a locus of the ultrasonic probe on an image of the part of the subject is indicated according to the detected position or movement.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignees: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, NATIONAL CANCER CENTERInventors: Akihiro Kakee, Masahiko Yano, Noriyuki Moriyama, Nachiko Uchiyama, Minoru Machida
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Publication number: 20150141828Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a transceiver part, a signal processing part and an image generation part. The transceiver part controls an ultrasonic probe to perform a first and second scans. The first scan transmits a first ultrasonic wave and an ultrasonic wave, obtained by modulating an amplitude of the first ultrasonic wave, to scanning lines distributed three dimensionally, and receives first reflected waves. The second scan transmits a second ultrasonic wave to scanning lines distributed two dimensionally during the first scan, and receives second reflective waves. The transceiver part obtains first and second reception signals based on the first and second reflected waves. The signal processing part generates composite signals by combining the first reception signals. The image generation part generates three dimensional ultrasonic image data based on the composite signals, and two dimensional ultrasonic image data based on the second reception signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicants: Toshiba Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Hiroki Yoshiara, Akihiro Kakee, Cong Yao, Tetsuya Kawagishi, Hiroyuki Ohuchi, Yasunori Honjo, Masahiko Yano, Yoshitaka Mine
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Publication number: 20150073275Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a transmitter, a generator, and an output controller. The transmitter transmits, from an ultrasound probe, push pulses that cause displacement of body tissue according to an acoustic radiation force and transmits, from the ultrasound probe, tracking pulses for observing the displacement of body tissue, which is caused according to the push pulses, in a given scanning area. The generator generates transmission area image data displaying a position to which the push pulses are transmitted. The output controller outputs the generated transmission area image data such that the transmission area image data is superimposed onto medical image data that contains the transmission area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Yuko KANAYAMA, Masahiko YANO
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Patent number: 8693999Abstract: A communication apparatus for receiving maintenance data required for maintaining a device to be maintained and supplying maintenance data to the device to be maintained, and method are provided. The communication apparatus includes an acquisition unit for acquiring identification information for identifying the device and a sending unit for sending identification information acquired by the acquisition unit. The apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving maintenance data including the identification information sent by the sending unit and a supply unit for supplying said maintenance data received by said receiving unit to said device to be maintained.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Masahiro Niimi, Masahiko Yano
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Patent number: 8282555Abstract: An apparatus and method for indicating locus of an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves toward a part of a subject wherein a position or movement of the ultrasonic probe is detected, and a locus of the ultrasonic probe on an image of the part of the subject is indicated according to the detected position or movement.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignees: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, National Cancer CenterInventors: Akihiro Kakee, Masahiko Yano, Noriyuki Moriyama, Nachiko Uchiyama, Minoru Machida
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Publication number: 20090088149Abstract: A communication apparatus for receiving maintenance data required for maintaining a device to be maintained and supplying maintenance data to the device to be maintained, and method are provided. The communication apparatus includes an acquisition unit for acquiring identification information for identifying the device and a sending unit for sending identification information acquired by the acquisition unit. The apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving maintenance data including the identification information sent by the sending unit and a supply unit for supplying said maintenance data received by said receiving unit to said device to be maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Masahiro NIIMI, Masahiko Yano
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Publication number: 20070239004Abstract: An apparatus and method for indicating locus of an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves toward a part of a subject wherein a position or movement of the ultrasonic probe is detected, and a locus of the ultrasonic probe on an image of the part of the subject is indicated according to the detected position or movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro KAKEE, Masahiko Yano
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Patent number: 5447158Abstract: In ultrasonic imaging method/system, a deep interior portion of a biological body under medical examination can be scanned by blood-flow image scanning beams with a wide view field.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1993Date of Patent: September 5, 1995Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hirotaka Nakajima, Noriaki Yoshikawa, Masahiko Yano
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Patent number: 5379771Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprised of an ultrasonic transducer array that transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject under examination and receives ultrasonic waves reflected from within the subject under examination and a scan controller that controls the transducer array to transmit/receive the ultrasonic waves in the same direction repeatedly and to change the transmitting/receiving direction of the ultrasonic waves in a sectional plane of the subject under examination. The apparatus also includes a detector that detects Doppler shifted frequency data at a plurality of points in the sectional plane from a received signal by the transducer array and a display that displays blood flow of the subject. A memory stores a plurality of types of patterns having a maximum velocity, a minimum velocity and a number of frames per unit time of blood flow to be detected in various combinations.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1994Date of Patent: January 10, 1995Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shuichi Kawasaki, Masahiko Yano, Jiro Higuchi
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Patent number: 5355587Abstract: An ultrasonic cutter suitable for cutting a fixation dressing used for orthopedic treatment of affected body parts so as to remove the dressing from an orthopedically bandaged body part, wherein in order to ensure structural simplification as well as a safe and easy cutting operation, the ultrasonic cutter includes a cutting blade (4) which is provided with a cutting edge on a side face (4A) only thereof, the leading end portion (4B) of the cutting blade (4) being round in shape and being provided with no cutting edge.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1992Date of Patent: October 18, 1994Assignees: Suzuki Motor Corporation, Alcare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naomitsu Takekawa, Yukihiro Katou, Masahiko Yano, Atsushi Horiuchi, Tomoyuki Fujisaki
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Patent number: 4959998Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer, and a delay circuit section. The transducer has an array of ultrasonic transducer elements, and emits ultrasonic waves and receives echo waves to convert these waves into echo signals. The delay circuit section delays the echo signals by delay times determined by at least the directions in which the ultrasonic waves have been emitted from the transducer. This circuit has first and second memories for alternately writing and reading the echo signals, and a circuit for addressing the first and second memories by applying these memories with addresses, the number of which corresponds to the delay time.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1989Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Masahiko Yano
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Patent number: 4664122Abstract: In an ultrasonic transducer array used in an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, the pitch of transducer elements of peripheral subarrays is made smaller than that of a central subarray. The central transducer elements are adapted for acquiring a tomogram of an object to be examined, and the peripheral transducer elements are adapted for acquiring flow rate information of the object, sound velocity information of tissue of the object or tomographic information using an electronic sector scan.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1985Date of Patent: May 12, 1987Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Masahiko Yano