Patents by Inventor Masataka Suzuki

Masataka Suzuki 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).

  • Publication number: 20190293812
    Abstract: A radiographing apparatus includes a radiation detection panel that detects radiation, a casing that encloses the radiation detection panel, and a wireless power reception portion. The casing includes an entrance portion via which radiation enters, a bottom portion arranged on the opposite side of the entrance portion, and a plurality of side portions. The casing also includes a connection portion that continuously connects the bottom portion and the side portions at a position located inside a first extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the bottom portion, and a second extension plane, which is an extension of the surface of the side portions. The wireless power reception portion is arranged at the connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Atsushi Takeuchi, Hiroto Kondo, Shichihei Sakuragi, Akiya Nakayama, Katsushi Kato
  • Patent number: 10274613
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing of a cuboid shape that accommodates the radiation detection panel. The housing has a front surface that the radiation enters, a rectangular back surface arranged on a side opposite to a side of the front surface, and four side surfaces configured to connect the front surface and the back surface. The apparatus further includes a grip portion which is concave toward the radiation detection panel, formed in a peripheral region on the back surface. The grip portion has at least one of a depth not less than one-half a distance between the front surface and the back surface, and a depth not less than a distance between the back surface and a center of gravity of the radiation imaging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190025116
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing configured to accommodate the radiation detection panel, and a buffer member. The housing has an opening in a corner. The buffer member includes a first portion fixed inside the housing and a second portion protruding from the opening of the housing to an outside of the housing. An elastic modulus of the second portion of the buffer member is lower than an elastic modulus of a portion of the housing which forms the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa, Kensuke Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180321392
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection panel; an electrical component electrically connected to the radiation detection panel; and a housing for housing the radiation detection panel including a top configured to cause the radiation to enter the housing and impinge on the radiation detection panel, and a bottom arranged on a side opposite to the top. An inner surface of the bottom on a side of the radiation detection panel includes a supporting surface configured to support the radiation detection panel. A concave portion defined by a part of an outer surface of the bottom is formed on a side of the bottom opposite to the side of the radiation detection panel i.e. on the outside of the housing. The electrical component is arranged in the concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: MASATAKA SUZUKI, Hidetomo Suwa
  • Patent number: 10119859
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing configured to accommodate the radiation detection panel, and a buffer member. The housing has an opening in a corner. The buffer member includes a first portion fixed inside the housing and a second portion protruding from the opening of the housing to an outside of the housing. An elastic modulus of the second portion of the buffer member is lower than an elastic modulus of a portion of the housing which forms the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa, Kensuke Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10085710
    Abstract: A radiographing system includes a plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses and a composition processing unit which composites a plurality of radiation images acquired from the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses to generate a long-length image. Each of the radiation imaging apparatuses includes a radiation detecting panel which has a plurality of pixels arrayed in a two-dimensional matrix and converts radiated radiation into an image signal, and a position acquiring unit which acquires positional information by communicating with an external apparatus. A position deciding unit decides an order, in which the plurality of radiation images to be composited by the composition processing unit are composited, based on the positional information acquired by the position acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Shichihei Sakuragi, Ryo Suzaki, Motoki Tagawa
  • Patent number: 10061042
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a housing including an incident surface of radiation, an imaging panel stored in the housing and including an effective region for detecting radiation incident through the incident surface, a buffer member arranged between the incident surface and the imaging panel, and an electrically conductive member fixed to the buffer member. An edge of the electrically conductive member surrounds an edge of the effective region in a planar view with respect to the incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Motoki Tagawa, Hiroto Kondo, Shinichi Nishimura, Takashi Sato
  • Patent number: 10024980
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection panel; an electrical component electrically connected to the radiation detection panel; and a housing for housing the radiation detection panel including a top configured to cause the radiation to enter the housing and impinge on the radiation detection panel, and a bottom arranged on a side opposite to the top. An inner surface of the bottom on a side of the radiation detection panel includes a supporting surface configured to support the radiation detection panel. A concave portion defined by a part of an outer surface of the bottom is formed on a side of the bottom opposite to the side of the radiation detection panel i.e. on the outside of the housing. The electrical component is arranged in the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa
  • Patent number: 9974499
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes: multiple radiation imaging apparatuses each including a radiation detecting panel and an enclosure enveloping the radiation detecting panel. The multiple radiation imaging apparatuses are arrayed so that a part of each of the radiation imaging apparatuses spatially overlap as seen from a radiation irradiation side, and a radiation image is acquired based on image signals from each of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses. The enclosure of at least one radiation imaging apparatus of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses is formed so that a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines the overlapping region is higher than a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines a different region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hidetomo Suwa, Masataka Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9976897
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel configured to detect radiation irradiated by a radiation generation unit, a first member and second member arranged on the incident direction side of the radiation, and a third member and fourth member arranged on a side opposite to the incident direction of the radiation. The second member is arranged between the first member and the radiation detection panel, and the third member is arranged between the radiation detection panel and the fourth member. The second member and the third member are lower in elastic modulus than the first member and the fourth member, and the elastic modulus of the second member is equal to or lower than that of the third member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9968311
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes a holding unit configured to hold a plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses configured to convert radiation emitted onto the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses into image signals. The radiation imaging system is configured to obtain a long radiographic image based on the image signals respectively from the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses. The holding unit is configured to hold the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses having imaging areas of different sizes, in such a manner that the plurality of radiation imaging apparatuses is partially overlapped with each other spatially, by a predetermined overlapping area as viewed from a radiation incident side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Masataka Suzuki, Ryo Suzaki, Shichihei Sakuragi
  • Patent number: 9933303
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel configured to detect radiation irradiated by a radiation generation unit, a first member and second member arranged on the incident direction side of the radiation, and a third member and fourth member arranged on a side opposite to the incident direction of the radiation. The second member is arranged between the first member and the radiation detection panel, and the third member is arranged between the radiation detection panel and the fourth member. The second member and the third member are lower in elastic modulus than the first member and the fourth member, and the elastic modulus of the second member is equal to or lower than that of the third member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180028135
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes: multiple radiation imaging apparatuses each including a radiation detecting panel and an enclosure enveloping the radiation detecting panel. The multiple radiation imaging apparatuses are arrayed so that a part of each of the radiation imaging apparatuses spatially overlap as seen from a radiation irradiation side, and a radiation image is acquired based on image signals from each of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses. The enclosure of at least one radiation imaging apparatus of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses is formed so that a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines the overlapping region is higher than a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines a different region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hidetomo Suwa, Masataka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170347892
    Abstract: To detect at least either of the states of an attachment target and a surrounding environment without any time restriction. Provided is an information processing device including: a power generation signal acquisition unit configured to acquire a power generation signal based on power generation by at least one power generation device; and a determination unit configured to determine at least either of states of an environment surrounding the power generation device and an attachment target to which the power generation device is attached, on the basis of the power generation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, HIDEO NIIKURA, MASATAKA SUZUKI, YAYOI FUCHIKI
  • Publication number: 20170336763
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a wearable device capable of being configured by selecting a desired power generation device. [Solution] A wearable device includes: at least one power generation device; or a power generation device and at least one of an electrical storage device, a computation device, a storage device, and a communication device. Any one of or a combination of those devices is configured of a unit block that is modularized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: MASAKAZU YAJIMA, HIDEO NIIKURA, MASATAKA SUZUKI, YAYOI FUCHIKI
  • Publication number: 20170311913
    Abstract: A radiographing apparatus includes a radiation detection panel including an effective image-acquisition area configured to detect radiation and a casing configured to house the radiation detection panel. The casing includes an incidence surface on which the radiation is incident, a back surface opposite the incidence surface, and a side surface between the incidence surface and the back surface. On the side surface of the casing, a level-difference portion indicating a position based on the effective image-acquisition area and a protrusion protruding more outward than the level-difference portion are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Takaaki Gonda, Masaaki Kobayashi, Shichihei Sakuragi, Hiroto Kondo
  • Patent number: 9801596
    Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes: multiple radiation imaging apparatuses each including a radiation detecting panel and an enclosure enveloping the radiation detecting panel. The multiple radiation imaging apparatuses are arrayed so that a part of each of the radiation imaging apparatuses spatially overlap as seen from a radiation irradiation side, and a radiation image is acquired based on image signals from each of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses. The enclosure of at least one radiation imaging apparatus of the multiple radiation imaging apparatuses is formed so that a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines the overlapping region is higher than a radiation transmittance of the enclosure which defines a different region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Motoki Tagawa, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hidetomo Suwa, Masataka Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9757863
    Abstract: A hand at a robot arm leading end is provided with a mounting portion for a finger. The mounting portion includes a guiding unit that guides a supported portion of the finger so as to enable the supported portion to pass through from one end part of the guiding unit 31 to another end part thereof. The mounting portion further includes a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism moves the supported portion from any of end parts of the guiding unit 31 toward a mount position between the end parts, to thereby bring the supported portion of the finger into a restricting state at the mount position. Moreover, the lock mechanism moves the supported portion toward any of the end parts from the restricting state, to thereby bring the supported portion from the restricting state into a releasing state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170090044
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing of a cuboid shape that accommodates the radiation detection panel. The housing has a front surface that the radiation enters, a rectangular back surface arranged on a side opposite to a side of the front surface, and four side surfaces configured to connect the front surface and the back surface. The apparatus further includes a grip portion which is concave toward the radiation detection panel, formed in a peripheral region on the back surface. The grip portion has at least one of a depth not less than one-half a distance between the front surface and the back surface, and a depth not less than a distance between the back surface and a center of gravity of the radiation imaging apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Masataka Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170038252
    Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a housing configured to accommodate the radiation detection panel, and a buffer member. The housing has an opening in a corner. The buffer member includes a first portion fixed inside the housing and a second portion protruding from the opening of the housing to an outside of the housing. An elastic modulus of the second portion of the buffer member is lower than an elastic modulus of a portion of the housing which forms the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Masataka Suzuki, Hidetomo Suwa, Kensuke Kobayashi