Patents by Inventor Misaki HATTAHA

Misaki HATTAHA 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: 11946992
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an MRI system includes at least one magnetic field assembly and at least one image generator. The at least one magnetic field assembly includes an open main magnet configured to generate a main magnetic field for dominantly determining a magnetic resonance frequency, a gradient coil configured to generate a gradient magnetic field, and an RF coil configured to generate a radio frequency magnetic field. The at least one image generator is configured to generate a magnetic resonance image of an object by using the main magnetic field, the gradient magnetic field, and the radio frequency magnetic field generated by the at least one magnetic field assembly. The main magnet is disposed between adjacent examination rooms. The main magnetic field generated by the open main magnet is commonly used in each of the adjacent examination rooms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misaki Hattaha, Sadanori Tomiha
  • Publication number: 20240077556
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes: a static magnet provided with a superconducting coil and configured to generate a static magnetic field having static magnetic field distribution in an open space outside the superconducting coil; control circuitry configured to adjust the static magnetic field distribution; and a reconstruction processing circuit configured to generate a magnetic resonance image on the basis of magnetic resonance signals emitted from an object that is at least partially placed in the open space outside the superconducting coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro SHIBUYA, Hiromi KAWAMOTO, Sadanori TOMIHA, Misaki HATTAHA
  • Patent number: 11726154
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes: a current-driven magnet configured to generate a magnetic field that predominantly determine a magnetic resonance frequency; a detector configured to detect a position of an object to be imaged in a movable state in the magnetic field; and control circuitry configured to set an imaging region of the object depending on a motion of the object by controlling a drive current of the current-driven magnet based on the detected position of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misaki Hattaha, Sadanori Tomiha
  • Publication number: 20220317212
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an MRI system includes at least one magnetic field assembly and at least one image generator. The at least one magnetic field assembly includes an open main magnet configured to generate a main magnetic field for dominantly determining a magnetic resonance frequency, a gradient coil configured to generate a gradient magnetic field, and an RF coil configured to generate a radio frequency magnetic field. The at least one image generator is configured to generate a magnetic resonance image of an object by using the main magnetic field, the gradient magnetic field, and the radio frequency magnetic field generated by the at least one magnetic field assembly. The main magnet is disposed between adjacent examination rooms. The main magnetic field generated by the open main magnet is commonly used in each of the adjacent examination rooms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misaki HATTAHA, Sadanori TOMIHA
  • Publication number: 20220229130
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes: a current-driven magnet configured to generate a magnetic field that predominantly determine a magnetic resonance frequency; a detector configured to detect a position of an object to be imaged in a movable state in the magnetic field; and control circuitry configured to set an imaging region of the object depending on a motion of the object by controlling a drive current of the current-driven magnet based on the detected position of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misaki HATTAHA, Sadanori TOMIHA